US 9729658

US patent 9729658, titled "System for managing web-based content data and applications", was invented by Chris Trahan and David Olszewski. The patent was filed on October 11, 2011, and issued on August 8, 2017.

The abstract describes a cloud-based computer system and architecture designed for managing and navigating web-based content and applications from multiple sources or service providers in real-time. The system features a log-in or master server that acts as a single point of access, supporting a single user interface, preferably an icon-based master web-page. This master web-page incorporates a slide tool, enabling a user to scroll or page through content and applications from various sources in real-time from a logged-in remote computer device.

Here is a plain-language overview of each independent claim:

• Independent Claim 1 (Cloud-based Computer System): This claim describes a cloud-based computer system that includes a master server with a processor and memory. This master server is accessible by users from remote computer devices over the internet or intranet. The server stores and executes a "master application" software that organizes content and applications from multiple, user-pre-selected content sources or service providers. This content is streamed to the master server simultaneously in real-time and displayed on a "master web-page" viewable on the remote devices. The master application also programs the remote computer device to operate a "slide tool" program, which allows the user to scroll or page through this aggregated content and applications in real-time directly from the master web-page. Additionally, the system includes a "remote tool box feature application" that allows the user to customize how content subsets are received, displayed, or organized by writing, selecting, or deleting code. The master server collects analytics based on these enabled tool features to target specific products, services, or information to the user.

• Independent Claim 7 (Computer System): This claim describes a computer system featuring a master server with memory and a processor. This master server stores and executes a "master application" that includes a "remote tool box feature". This feature programs a processor on a remote computer with a "slide tool program" for simultaneously scrolling or paging through content and applications from multiple user-enabled sources on a web-page created by the master application and hosted on the master server. The content streams in real-time from the various service providers to a user's account on the master server. The remote tool box allows the user to write, select, or delete code to enable or disable tool features, thereby controlling how subsets of content or applications are received, displayed, or organized. The master server collects history analytics based on the enabled tool features to target specific products, services, or information to the user.

• Independent Claim 12 (Method of Navigation): This claim outlines a method for navigating content and applications from multiple service providers through a master web-page created and hosted on a cloud-based master server, all from a remote computer. The method involves:

  • Setting up an account on the cloud-based master server, which then streams content and applications simultaneously from the multiple service providers to the master server.
  • Constructing the master web-page on the cloud-based master server from the remote computer, utilizing a "tool box software" stored and executed on the master server and accessible from the remote computer. A user navigates this content in real-time using a "slide tool program" executed from the remote computer. The tool box software enables the user to customize how content subsets are received, displayed, or organized by writing, selecting, or deleting code.
  • Simultaneously searching analytics based on enabled tool features to target specific products, services, or information to the user.
  • Purchasing these targeted products, services, or information directly from at least one of the multiple content sources or service providers through the master web-page.

Regarding CAFC 2026 dockets for US9729658, current litigation data indicates cases filed in district courts (California Northern District Court and Illinois Northern District Court) and a PTAB case (IPR2025-00307). There is no authoritative information found in the provided patent text or from the initial search specifically mentioning dockets for US9729658 in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) for 2026. Therefore, I cannot confirm any ongoing CAFC dockets for 2026 based on the provided data.

Known litigation involving US patent 9729658 includes the following cases:

• Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court

  • Case Number: 3:24-cv-03638
  • Filing Date: The case number indicates a 2024 filing year.
  • Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided patent text.
  • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided patent text.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Litigation, tagged as "Critical".

• Jurisdiction: Illinois Northern District Court

  • Case Number: 1:19-cv-04610
  • Filing Date: The case number indicates a 2019 filing year.
  • Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided patent text.
  • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided patent text.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Litigation.

• Jurisdiction: Illinois Northern District Court

  • Case Number: 1:19-cv-05703
  • Filing Date: The case number indicates a 2019 filing year.
  • Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided patent text.
  • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided patent text.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Litigation.

• Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court

  • Case Number: 5:24-cv-03638
  • Filing Date: The case number indicates a 2024 filing year.
  • Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided patent text.
  • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided patent text.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Litigation.

• Jurisdiction: PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board)

  • Case Number: IPR2025-00307
  • Filing Date: The "IPR2025" designation indicates the petition was filed in the fiscal year 2025 (starting October 1, 2024).
  • Plaintiff(s): Petitioner (not named in the provided text).
  • Defendant(s): Patent Owner (Razdog Holdings LLC is the current assignee).
  • Outcome/Current Status: Pending - Instituted.

• Jurisdiction: Illinois Northern District Court

  • Case Number: 1:19-cv-05704
  • Filing Date: The case number indicates a 2019 filing year.
  • Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided patent text.
  • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided patent text.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Litigation.

The patent also notes "First worldwide family litigation filed" with a link to Darts-ip, indicating broader litigation related to the patent family, but without specific US case details.

Proceedings overview

There is one AIA trial proceeding on file for US patent 9729658, IPR2025-00307, which has reached a Final Written Decision. The outcome of the Final Written Decision at a claim-level is not publicly available in the provided search results. Therefore, the defensive posture for a defendant regarding this specific IPR is currently unclear, as the patent's claims could be either invalidated or sustained.

IPR2025-00307 — Twitch Interactive, Inc. et al. v. Razdog Holdings LLC

• Type: Inter Partes Review
• Filed: 2024-12-23
• Status: Final Written Decision — The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has issued its final determination in the proceeding. The last modification to this status was on 2026-07-27.
• Judge panel: The Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Coke Morgan Stewart, oversaw the discretionary denial phase. The specific Administrative Patent Judges comprising the panel for the institution decision on the merits and the Final Written Decision are not publicly available in the provided information.
• Petition grounds: The specific claims challenged, the prior art asserted, and the statutory bases (§ 102 / § 103 / § 112) of the petition are not publicly detailed in the provided search results.
• Institution decision: The Acting Director, Coke Morgan Stewart, denied Patent Owner Razdog Holdings LLC's request for discretionary denial of institution on May 16, 2025, in Paper 18. The reasoning for denying discretionary denial was that there was no currently scheduled trial date in the co-pending district court litigation in the Northern District of California (NDCA). The projected final written decision (FWD) due date for the IPR was estimated to be July 30, 2026, which would be significantly before the estimated district court trial date of February 2027. Furthermore, the Petitioner provided evidence suggesting a high likelihood that a stay would be granted in the district court litigation if an IPR trial were instituted. This decision meant the petition was referred to the Board to handle the case in the normal course, including a decision on institution addressing the merits. While the status indicates a Final Written Decision was issued, explicit details regarding the institution decision on the merits (e.g., whether all claims were instituted or partially instituted) are not publicly available in the provided search results.
• Final Written Decision (if issued): A Final Written Decision was issued on 2026-07-27. However, the specific verdict at a claim-level granularity, including which independent or dependent claims were canceled or held patentable, is not publicly available in the provided search results.
• Settlement / termination: No information regarding settlement or termination is publicly available in the provided search results.
• Appeal: No information regarding an appeal to the Federal Circuit is publicly available in the provided search results.
• Defensive value: The impact of this IPR on a defendant facing assertion of US patent 9729658 today is unknown, as the specific outcomes of the Final Written Decision at a claim level are not publicly available from the current search. Without knowing which, if any, claims were invalidated or sustained, it is difficult to assess the patent's strength or weakness.

Strategic summary

The single PTAB proceeding, IPR2025-00307, on US patent 9729658 has concluded with a Final Written Decision on 2026-07-27. Crucially, the detailed outcome of this decision, specifically which claims (if any) were canceled or sustained, is not publicly available in the provided search results. Therefore, it is impossible to definitively state which claims of US9729658 are CANCELED vs. SUSTAINED vs. UNTESTED as a result of this proceeding. The patent has been subjected to an IPR trial, but the resulting claim landscape remains opaque without the FWD details.

Regarding the estoppel landscape, if claims were indeed invalidated in the FWD, 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2) would bar Twitch Interactive, Inc. (and any parties in privity with them) from raising any ground they raised or reasonably could have raised during this IPR against the invalidated claims in future litigation. However, without the FWD content, it's impossible to identify the specific prior-art grounds that would be subject to estoppel. For other potential defendants, the grounds and prior art used in this IPR might still be available for challenges if they are not in privity with Twitch.

There are no apparent pattern signals beyond the single IPR. The fact that Twitch Interactive, Inc. was the petitioner suggests a potential litigation context involving streaming or web-based content, aligning with the patent's subject matter. No defensive aggregators like Unified Patents are explicitly mentioned as petitioners in this specific IPR, though Unified Patents' data does list the litigation history of the patent.

Recommended next steps

As a defendant, the immediate next step would be to obtain and thoroughly review the Final Written Decision (FWD) for IPR2025-00307, issued on 2026-07-27. The FWD will explicitly state the PTAB's findings regarding the patentability of the challenged claims, including any claims that were canceled or found to be patentable. This document is typically publicly accessible via the USPTO PTAB Decisions portal. Without this document, any strategic planning remains speculative.

Inventors

The inventors named on US Patent 9729658 are Chris Trahan and David Olszewski. The patent text does not specify their employer at the time of filing, as the "Original Assignee" is listed as "Individual". This indicates that the inventors likely held ownership of the patent rights initially.

Original assignee

The patent lists the "Original Assignee" as "Individual". This implies that the inventors, Chris Trahan and David Olszewski, were the initial owners of the patent rights. There is no information available in the patent document or from general knowledge to suggest that these individuals, or any entity directly associated with them as an "original assignee" in a corporate sense, shipped a product embodying the claims of US9729658. Their primary line of business cannot be determined from the provided information.

Assignment timeline

• 2019-07-06 (executed) / recorded 2019-07-08 — Reel 049683/0713

  • Conveyance: Assignment of Assignors Interest
  • Assignor: Olszewski, David; Trahan, Christopher (the inventors)
  • Assignee: Razdog LLC
  • Correspondent: McDonald, Mark A. McDonald Patent Law, PLLC, 321 South Boston Avenue Suite 200, Tulsa, OK 74103. This correspondent also appears later in this chain.
  • Context: Transfer-to-asserter, as the patent moved from the inventors to an entity identified as an NPE.

• 2024-04-10 (executed) / recorded 2024-11-15 — Reel 069282/0424

  • Conveyance: Assignment of Assignors Interest
  • Assignor: Razdog LLC
  • Assignee: Razdog Holdings LLC
  • Correspondent: Mark A. McDonald McDonald Patent Law PLLC, 321 S Boston Ave Ste 200, Tulsa, OK 74103. This correspondent recurred in this chain.
  • Context: Internal reorganization/transfer-to-asserter within an NPE family.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 9729658
    2011 : Filed by Individual Inventors
    2017 : Issued to Individual Inventors
    2019 : Assigned to Razdog LLC
         : First litigation filed
    2024 : Assigned to Razdog Holdings LLC
         : Litigation filed

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — Present. The patent was transferred from the individual inventors to Razdog LLC (Reel 049683/0713), and then from Razdog LLC to Razdog Holdings LLC (Reel 069282/0424). Razdog LLC and Razdog Holdings LLC are identified as patent assertion entities with no known products.
2. Known asserter in the chain — Present. Razdog LLC and Razdog Holdings LLC are known patent assertion entities (NPEs) frequently involved in patent litigation, as evidenced by multiple court cases and tracking by organizations like Unified Patents.
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — Present. Mark A. McDonald of McDonald Patent Law, PLLC, is the correspondent of record for both assignments (Reel 049683/0713 and Reel 069282/0424).
4. Cascading transfers — Not present. While there are two transfers in the chain, they are spaced approximately five years apart (2019 and 2024), which does not indicate rapid, consecutive transfers typically associated with cascading transfers (usually within 24 months).
5. Pre-litigation transfer — Present.
   • The assignment to Razdog LLC was executed on 2019-07-06 and recorded on 2019-07-08 (Reel 049683/0713). The first infringement suit (1:19-cv-04610) was filed on 2019-07-09, placing the assignment directly before litigation.
   • The assignment to Razdog Holdings LLC was executed on 2024-04-10 and recorded on 2024-11-15 (Reel 069282/0424). A subsequent infringement suit (3:24-cv-03638) was filed on 2024-06-12, indicating this transfer also occurred within six months of litigation.
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — Not present. No information suggests the patent was transferred as part of bankruptcy proceedings.
7. Privateering — Unclear. While the pattern strongly suggests NPE activity, there is no explicit information from SEC filings or other public sources to confirm if an operating company is transferring patents to Razdog LLC/Holdings for assertion against competitors on their behalf.
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — Not present. The chain terminates with Razdog Holdings LLC, which is a patent assertion entity, not a defensive aggregator. While Unified Patents (an anti-NPE organization) has filed an IPR against this patent (IPR2025-00307), it is not an assignee in the ownership chain.

Verdict

NPE — high confidence. The presence of multiple strong signals, including transfers to known patent assertion entities (Razdog LLC and Razdog Holdings LLC), the same correspondent attorney handling both assignments (Mark A. McDonald), and two instances of pre-litigation transfers (the 2019-07-06 assignment preceding the 2019-07-09 litigation and the 2024-04-10 assignment preceding the 2024-06-12 litigation), strongly indicate a patent assertion entity pattern.

Verification: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/

To identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 9729658, I will examine the "Patent Citations" section from the Google Patents entry for US9729658B2. This section lists patents cited by the examiner during prosecution. The current date is April 26, 2026.

Here is an analysis of the patent citations:

US6247032B1

• Full Citation: US6247032B1, "Automated system and method for approving web site content"
• Publication Date: June 12, 2001 (Priority Date: June 19, 1997)
• Brief Description: This patent describes an automated system and method for approving website content, involving various approval stages and user roles. While it deals with web content, it focuses on content management for approval processes, not the real-time, multi-source aggregation and scrolling functionality of 9729658.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): Unlikely to anticipate claims of US9729658 directly as its focus is different. However, it might be relevant to the general concept of "managing web-based content data" in a very broad sense, particularly aspects of content organization, but lacks the specific "single point of access," "slide tool," "real-time streaming from multiple sources," and "tool box feature with analytics" as claimed in 9729658.

US20020149630A1

• Full Citation: US20020149630A1, "Providing hand-written and hand-drawn electronic mail service"
• Publication Date: October 17, 2002 (Priority Date: April 16, 2001)
• Brief Description: This application describes a system for providing handwritten and hand-drawn electronic mail service. It relates to a specific type of content creation and delivery (e-mail with unique input methods) rather than the broad aggregation and navigation of diverse web-based content from multiple sources.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): While it touches upon e-mail, which is mentioned as a "personal content account" in claims 2, 3, 11, and 14 of US9729658, it does not describe a system for aggregating multiple content sources or the "slide tool" navigation. Therefore, it's unlikely to anticipate the core claims of 9729658, but might be considered for the general concept of email access.

US20040193413A1

• Full Citation: US20040193413A1, "Architecture for controlling a computer using hand gestures"
• Publication Date: September 30, 2004 (Priority Date: March 25, 2003)
• Brief Description: This application describes controlling a computer using hand gestures. This focuses on a user input method.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference primarily concerns input methods, specifically hand gestures, which could be considered a form of operating a "slide tool" or "scrolling tool" (e.g., "touch screen" mentioned in 9729658). However, it does not describe the multi-source content aggregation, real-time streaming, master server architecture, or tool box features of 9729658. It might potentially be relevant to the mechanism of a slide tool's operation, but not the overall system or method.

US20050015357A1

• Full Citation: US20050015357A1, "System and method for content development"
• Publication Date: January 20, 2005 (Priority Date: May 21, 2003)
• Brief Description: This application details a system and method for content development. This relates to the creation and organization of content.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): Similar to US6247032B1, this reference's focus on content development differs from 9729658's focus on managing and navigating existing content from multiple sources. It's unlikely to anticipate the specific architectural and functional elements of 9729658, especially the real-time aggregation and slide tool.

US20050078170A1

• Full Citation: US20050078170A1, "System and method for performing distributed video conferencing"
• Publication Date: April 14, 2005 (Priority Date: October 8, 2003)
• Brief Description: This application describes a system and method for distributed video conferencing. This is a specific application for real-time communication.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): While it involves real-time data transmission, its specific application to video conferencing does not directly address the broader problem of aggregating and navigating diverse web-based content and applications from multiple, disparate content sources through a single master web-page with a slide tool and configurable tool box as claimed in 9729658.

US20050108328A1

• Full Citation: US20050108328A1, "Distributed multipoint conferencing with automatic endpoint address detection and dynamic endpoint-server allocation"
• Publication Date: May 19, 2005 (Priority Date: October 30, 2003)
• Brief Description: This patent application describes distributed multipoint conferencing with automatic endpoint address detection and dynamic endpoint-server allocation. Similar to the previous citation, this is another specific application involving real-time communication and resource allocation.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): Like US20050078170A1, this reference focuses on real-time communication for conferencing, which is a different problem domain than the multi-source content aggregation and management system of 9729658.

US6931660B1

• Full Citation: US6931660B1, "Interactive television system and method for simultaneous transmission and rendering of multiple MPEG-encoded video streams"
• Publication Date: August 16, 2005 (Priority Date: January 28, 2000)
• Brief Description: This patent describes an interactive television system for simultaneous transmission and rendering of multiple MPEG-encoded video streams. It deals with displaying multiple content streams simultaneously.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference is relevant to the "simultaneously displaying content data and/or content applications from multiple content sources simultaneously" aspect of US9729658, particularly in the description and figures (e.g., FIG. 2A). However, it may not detail the "single point of access" via a master server, the "slide tool" for scrolling through web-based content and applications, or the "remote tool box feature application" for customization and analytics, which are key features of 9729658. Therefore, while it might challenge some aspects of simultaneous display, it is unlikely to fully anticipate claims 1, 7, or 12.

US20050278643A1

• Full Citation: US20050278643A1, "Display control apparatus, information display apparatus, display system, display control program and display control method"
• Publication Date: December 15, 2005 (Priority Date: June 15, 2004)
• Brief Description: This application describes a display control apparatus and method for displaying information. It relates generally to how information is presented on a screen.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This is a broad patent on display control. Without more specific details about how it handles multiple web-based content sources, a unified interface, real-time streaming, a slide tool, and a configurable tool box with analytics, it's unlikely to anticipate the specific combination of elements claimed in 9729658.

US20070044086A1

• Full Citation: US20070044086A1, "Software Architecture for Displaying Information Content from Plug-In Modules in a User Interface"
• Publication Date: February 22, 2007 (Priority Date: August 19, 2005)
• Brief Description: This application describes a software architecture for displaying information content from plug-in modules in a user interface. This is relevant to integrating content from different sources into a single interface.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent is highly relevant. The concept of "displaying information content from plug-in modules in a user interface" could be seen as anticipating the "organizing content data and content applications from multiple content sources or service providers... on a master web-page" aspect of 9729658, particularly claims 1 and 7. However, the unique combination of real-time streaming to a master server, the client-side programmed "slide tool" for scrolling across multiple streamed sources in real-time on a single page, and the "remote tool box feature application" for code-based customization and analytics might still distinguish 9729658. The Background section of 9729658 explicitly discusses a "plug-in and play" software that "is not capable of being integrating directly into web-based application, such as to allow the user to migrates through content data from multiple content data sources through a single user interface in real time". This suggests the inventors believed their invention improved upon existing plug-in solutions.

US20070234388A1

• Full Citation: US20070234388A1, "Generating a genre-based video mosaic in a cable services network"
• Publication Date: October 4, 2007 (Priority Date: February 10, 2006)
• Brief Description: This application describes generating a genre-based video mosaic in a cable services network. This involves displaying multiple video streams in an organized manner.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): Similar to US6931660B1, this patent deals with displaying multiple content streams (video) simultaneously. It could be relevant to the "simultaneously displaying content data" aspect but may not fully anticipate the "web-based content data and content applications" from disparate service providers, the "single point of access" master server, the specific "slide tool" for real-time scrolling across aggregated web content, or the "remote tool box feature application" for user-customized code and analytics as claimed in 9729658.

US20080246851A1

• Full Citation: US20080246851A1, "Video data display system and method for mobile terminal"
• Publication Date: October 9, 2008 (Priority Date: April 3, 2007)
• Brief Description: This application describes a video data display system and method for mobile terminals.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference focuses on video display on mobile devices. While 9729658 mentions mobile devices as remote computing devices, this patent does not appear to address the core problem of aggregating diverse web-based content and applications from multiple sources through a single master server interface with the specific "slide tool" and "tool box" functionality.

US20090089352A1

• Full Citation: US20090089352A1, "Distributed live multimedia switching mechanism and network"
• Publication Date: April 2, 2009 (Priority Date: September 28, 2007)
• Brief Description: This application describes a distributed live multimedia switching mechanism and network, likely for broadcast or streaming services.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference deals with multimedia streaming and switching, which is related to real-time content delivery. However, it's generally focused on a different problem than the user-centric aggregation, management, and interactive navigation of diverse web-based content and applications from multiple service providers as described in 9729658.

US20090138562A1

• Full Citation: US20090138562A1, "Method and system for aggregation of electronic messages"
• Publication Date: May 28, 2009 (Priority Date: November 28, 2007)
• Brief Description: This application describes a method and system for aggregation of electronic messages.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent is highly relevant to the "multiple content sources or service providers" and "single point of access" aspects of 9729658, especially regarding "e-mail accounts" (claims 2, 3, 11, 14). However, 9729658 claims go beyond merely aggregating electronic messages to include general "web-based content data and content applications" from diverse sources, coupled with the "slide tool" for real-time scrolling on a master web-page, and the unique "remote tool box feature application" for customization and analytics. While it anticipates aspects of content aggregation, it might not fully anticipate the comprehensive system and method of 9729658.

US20100146464A1

• Full Citation: US20100146464A1, "Architecture For Controlling A Computer Using Hand Gestures"
• Publication Date: June 10, 2010 (Priority Date: March 25, 2003)
• Brief Description: This is a continuation of US20040193413A1, also describing architecture for controlling a computer using hand gestures.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): Same as US20040193413A1. It might be relevant to the mechanism of a slide tool's operation (e.g., gestures on a touch screen), but not the overall system or method for multi-source content aggregation and management as claimed.

US7930419B2

• Full Citation: US7930419B2, "System and method for delivering video and audio content over a network"
• Publication Date: April 19, 2011 (Priority Date: December 4, 2005)
• Brief Description: This patent describes a system and method for delivering video and audio content over a network.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference focuses on delivery of video and audio content, which falls under "content data" in 9729658. However, it does not describe the specific architecture for aggregating multiple diverse content sources and applications, a single master web-page with a slide tool for real-time scrolling across these aggregated sources, or the customizable tool box and analytics features of 9729658.

US20110107220A1

• Full Citation: US20110107220A1, "User interface, system and method for controlling a video stream"
• Publication Date: May 5, 2011 (Priority Date: December 10, 2002)
• Brief Description: This application describes a user interface, system, and method for controlling a video stream.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference focuses on controlling a single video stream. While a video stream could be a type of content, it does not address the core inventive concept of 9729658, which is the aggregation and interactive navigation of multiple web-based content and applications from multiple sources.

US20110122063A1

• Full Citation: US20110122063A1, "System and method for remote-hosted video effects"
• Publication Date: May 26, 2011 (Priority Date: December 10, 2002)
• Brief Description: This application describes a system and method for remote-hosted video effects.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): Similar to the previous, this focuses on video processing, a specific application, and does not seem to address the broader system of 9729658.

US20110136511A1

• Full Citation: US20110136511A1, "Method, apparatus and computer program to perform location specific information retrieval using a gesture-controlled handheld mobile device"
• Publication Date: June 9, 2011 (Priority Date: December 3, 2009)
• Brief Description: This application describes a method and apparatus for location-specific information retrieval using a gesture-controlled handheld mobile device.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference combines gesture control (similar to the "slide tool" concept) with mobile devices and information retrieval. It's more specific to location-based information. While it has elements that overlap with 9729658, it lacks the multi-source web-based content and application aggregation, the master server architecture for a single point of access, and the configurable "tool box feature" with analytics for targeted information as broadly claimed in 9729658.

US20110150430A1

• Full Citation: US20110150430A1, "Media playback system and method for monitoring usage of media contents"
• Publication Date: June 23, 2011 (Priority Date: December 18, 2009)
• Brief Description: This application describes a media playback system and method for monitoring usage of media contents. This is relevant to the "collects analytics" aspect of 9729658.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent is relevant to the "collects analytics" and "user history analytics" aspects found in claims 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, and 18 of 9729658. However, this reference focuses on media playback and monitoring, not the broader context of aggregating multiple web-based content and application sources via a master server and allowing customizable navigation with a "slide tool" and "remote tool box feature application" for controlling content subsets. It could be considered a partial anticipation or relevant for the analytics component.

US20110161802A1

• Full Citation: US20110161802A1, "Methods, processes and systems for centralized rich media content creation, custimization, and distributed presentation"
• Publication Date: June 30, 2011 (Priority Date: December 31, 2009)
• Brief Description: This application describes methods, processes, and systems for centralized rich media content creation, customization, and distributed presentation.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference is relevant to "centralized... customization, and distributed presentation" which could broadly relate to the master server and master web-page aspects of 9729658. "Content creation" and "customization" are also somewhat related to the "tool box feature" in 9729658. However, the unique combination of real-time streaming from multiple external content sources, the "slide tool" for scrolling across these multiple sources, and the specific "remote tool box feature application" for allowing a user to write, select or delete code to control content subsets as claimed in 9729658 may distinguish it.

US20110231796A1

• Full Citation: US20110231796A1, "Methods for navigating a touch screen device in conjunction with gestures"
• Publication Date: September 22, 2011 (Priority Date: February 16, 2010)
• Brief Description: This application describes methods for navigating a touch screen device in conjunction with gestures.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): Similar to US20040193413A1 and US20100146464A1, this patent focuses on gesture-based navigation on touch screens. It is relevant to the mechanism of operating a "slide tool" (specifically "swipe" gestures mentioned in the Background of 9729658), but it does not address the broader system of multi-source web-content aggregation, the master server architecture, or the customizable tool box as claimed in 9729658.

US20110242317A1

• Full Citation: US20110242317A1, "System and method for distributing digital video streams from remote video surveillance cameras to display devices"
• Publication Date: October 6, 2011 (Priority Date: April 5, 2010)
• Brief Description: This application describes a system and method for distributing digital video streams from remote video surveillance cameras to display devices.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference deals with a very specific type of content (surveillance video) and distribution. While it involves remote streaming, it doesn't describe the general aggregation of diverse web-based content and applications from multiple service providers into a single user-configurable master web-page with a slide tool, as claimed in 9729658.

US20110289143A1

• Full Citation: US20110289143A1, "Aggregation system"
• Publication Date: November 24, 2011 (Priority Date: June 27, 2006)
• Brief Description: This application describes an aggregation system.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent is broadly named an "Aggregation system," which is highly relevant to the core concept of 9729658 – "managing web-based content data and applications from multiple content data sources". However, the specificity of 9729658's claims, particularly concerning the "single point of access" master server, the client-side programmed "slide tool" for real-time scrolling across multiple streamed sources on a master web-page, and the unique "remote tool box feature application" for user-coded customization and analytics, would need to be thoroughly compared against the details of this aggregation system to determine the extent of anticipation.

US20120023410A1

• Full Citation: US20120023410A1, "Computing device and displaying method at the computing device"
• Publication Date: January 26, 2012 (Priority Date: July 20, 2010)
• Brief Description: This application describes a computing device and a method for displaying at the computing device.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This is a very general title. Without further details, it is difficult to assess its relevance, but it seems to relate to generic display methods on computing devices. It is unlikely to anticipate the specific system and method of 9729658.

US20120023431A1

• Full Citation: US20120023431A1, "Computing device, operating method of the computing device using user interface"
• Publication Date: January 26, 2012 (Priority Date: July 20, 2010)
• Brief Description: This application describes a computing device and its operating method using a user interface.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): Similar to the previous, this is a general patent about user interfaces on computing devices. It is unlikely to anticipate the specific system and method of 9729658 without more specific details about its application to multi-source web content.

US20120113239A1

• Full Citation: US20120113239A1, "System and method for displaying an image stream"
• Publication Date: May 10, 2012 (Priority Date: November 8, 2010)
• Brief Description: This application describes a system and method for displaying an image stream.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This focuses on displaying image streams. While image streams are a form of content, this reference does not appear to address the broader inventive concept of 9729658, which is the aggregation and interactive navigation of multiple web-based content and applications from multiple sources.

US8490002B2

• Full Citation: US8490002B2, "Projected display shared workspaces"
• Publication Date: July 16, 2013 (Priority Date: February 11, 2010)
• Brief Description: This patent describes projected display shared workspaces.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference focuses on shared workspaces with projected displays, which is a different domain than the individual user's web-based content management system of 9729658.

US20140006930A1

• Full Citation: US20140006930A1, "System and method for internet publishing"
• Publication Date: January 2, 2014 (Priority Date: June 15, 2012)
• Brief Description: This application describes a system and method for internet publishing.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent is about internet publishing, which relates to generating and making content available online. While it deals with web content, it doesn't inherently describe the aggregation of multiple, external content sources and applications, a single master server for access, a client-side programmed slide tool for scrolling across these aggregated sources, or a customizable tool box for code-based modification and analytics in the manner claimed by 9729658.

US20140019492A1

• Full Citation: US20140019492A1, "Methods and Apparatus for Device-Specific Analytics Data Visualization"
• Publication Date: January 16, 2014 (Priority Date: December 22, 2011)
• Brief Description: This application describes methods and apparatus for device-specific analytics data visualization.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent is highly relevant to the "collects analytics" and "history analytics" aspects of 9729658 (claims 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 18). However, its focus is on device-specific analytics visualization, not the broader system for aggregating and navigating multiple web-based content sources with a slide tool and a tool box for controlling content subsets based on user-enabled features, as is the inventive step in 9729658. It could be considered a partial anticipation or relevant for the analytics component itself.

Most Relevant Prior Art Identification:

Based on the analysis, the following patents appear to be the most relevant and could potentially anticipate certain elements of US9729658, particularly regarding content aggregation, display, and user interface concepts:

1. US20070044086A1 ("Software Architecture for Displaying Information Content from Plug-In Modules in a User Interface"): This reference is highly relevant because it addresses displaying content from "plug-in modules" in a "user interface," which directly relates to organizing content from multiple sources on a single interface, a key aspect of claims 1 and 7. The distinguishing factor for 9729658 might lie in the "real-time streaming," the specific "slide tool" for scrolling across multiple streamed sources, and the "remote tool box feature application" for customization via code.

2. US20090138562A1 ("Method and system for aggregation of electronic messages"): This patent is very relevant to the concept of aggregating content from multiple sources, specifically electronic messages, which is a type of "content data" as defined in 9729658 and explicitly referenced in claims 2, 3, 11, and 14. The distinction for 9729658 would be its broader scope to include all "web-based content data and content applications," the real-time nature, the slide tool, and the customizable tool box for content subset control.

3. US20110289143A1 ("Aggregation system"): As a general "Aggregation system," this patent's relevance would depend heavily on its detailed description. If it describes aggregating diverse content from multiple online sources into a single, navigable interface, it could be a strong piece of prior art. The differentiating aspects of 9729658 would likely be the explicit "master server" acting as a "single point of access," the client-side programmed "slide tool" for real-time scrolling across these aggregated sources, and the "remote tool box feature application" allowing users to modify content display and organization through code.

4. US6931660B1 ("Interactive television system and method for simultaneous transmission and rendering of multiple MPEG-encoded video streams") and US20070234388A1 ("Generating a genre-based video mosaic in a cable services network"): These references are relevant to the simultaneous display of multiple content streams. While they are in the context of television/cable, the concept of displaying multiple content sources at once is present, which could be argued against the "simultaneously displaying content data" aspect of 9729658's independent claims (e.g., as shown in FIG. 2A). However, they lack the "web-based content data and applications," "master server," "slide tool" for real-time scrolling across aggregated web-based sources, and the "tool box feature" with analytics.

5. US20040193413A1, US20100146464A1, and US20110231796A1 (all related to "hand gestures" or "navigating a touch screen device in conjunction with gestures"): These are relevant to the "slide tool" mechanism, specifically concerning gesture-based input, which is a way a user might operate the slide tool. However, they don't describe the broader system of multi-source content aggregation or the master server architecture with the customizable tool box.

6. US20110150430A1 ("Media playback system and method for monitoring usage of media contents") and US20140019492A1 ("Methods and Apparatus for Device-Specific Analytics Data Visualization"): These patents are relevant to the "collects analytics" and "history analytics" features of 9729658. However, they are generally focused on analytics themselves, rather than the complete system for content aggregation, navigation, and customizable organization.

For a full anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102, a single prior art reference would need to disclose every element of one of the independent claims of US9729658, either explicitly or inherently. While the identified references touch upon various components, it is the specific combination of a cloud-based master server, real-time streaming of diverse web-based content and applications from multiple external sources to a single master web-page, a client-side programmed "slide tool" for real-time scrolling across this aggregated content, and a "remote tool box feature application" allowing users to write, select or delete code to enable/disable tool features for content subsets and collect analytics that forms the inventive concept of US9729658. No single prior art reference identified appears to explicitly disclose all these combined elements.

Obviousness Analysis of US Patent 9729658 under 35 U.S.C. § 103

A person having ordinary skill in the art (PHOSITA) at the time of the invention (priority date October 12, 2010) would be a software engineer or web developer with experience in cloud computing, web application development, user interface (UI) design, and database integration, familiar with content aggregation, personalization, and web analytics.

The background of US Patent 9729658 explicitly identifies a problem with existing cloud-based computing systems, stating they "requires multiple log-in procedures for accessing the multiple sources of content data and/or services and/or do not provide for the ability to manage the content data and/or services from multiple sources through a single user interface." This acknowledged problem provides a clear motivation for a PHOSITA to combine known elements to create a more integrated and user-friendly experience.

The following analysis identifies combinations of prior art references that would render the independent claims of US9729658 obvious, along with the motivation for such combinations.

Independent Claim 1: Cloud-based Computer System

Claim 1 describes a cloud-based computer system with a master server, a master application for organizing real-time streamed, user-pre-selected content from multiple sources on a master web-page, a slide tool program for scrolling this content on remote devices, and a remote tool box for customizing content display/organization with analytics for targeting.

A PHOSITA would find Claim 1 obvious by combining the teachings of Sampath (US20070044086A1), Confluence Commons (US20110289143A1), and Jia (US20110161802A1), along with general knowledge of web-based scrolling tools, cloud computing architecture, and user analytics.

• Sampath (US20070044086A1) discloses a "Software Architecture for Displaying Information Content from Plug-In Modules in a User Interface". This directly teaches displaying content from multiple sources (plug-in modules) in a single user interface, fulfilling the core concept of aggregating and presenting content from "multiple content sources or service providers" on a "master web-page".
• Confluence Commons (US20110289143A1) explicitly teaches an "Aggregation system", further reinforcing the concept of gathering data from multiple sources. A PHOSITA would find it obvious to apply a general aggregation system as taught by Confluence Commons to the plug-in module architecture of Sampath to gather diverse online content.
• Jia (US20110161802A1) teaches "Methods, processes and systems for centralized rich media content creation, custimization, and distributed presentation". The "customization" of content presentation directly addresses the "remote tool box feature application that allows the user to write code, select code or delete code to enable and disable tool features that control how sub-sets of the content data or the content applications from the multiple content sources or service providers are received, displayed or organized". A centralized system in Jia is analogous to the "master server" concept. A PHOSITA would be motivated to integrate customization features, as taught by Jia, into Sampath's aggregated user interface to allow users to personalize their view of the aggregated content, as user personalization was a common demand for web applications by 2010.
• Cloud-based master server and real-time streaming: The patent itself defines cloud-based computing as providing services without requiring knowledge of physical location, often involving a "master sever that networks to other service provider servers and streams content data to the master server that is then accessed through the remote computing device". This demonstrates that the architectural components of a cloud-based master server aggregating streamed content were well-known. Furthermore, references like Opentv (US6931660B1) taught "simultaneous transmission and rendering of multiple MPEG-encoded video streams", demonstrating real-time display of multiple content streams.
• Slide tool program for scrolling or paging: The concept of scrolling or paging through content was well-known in web browsers and mobile devices prior to 2010, as acknowledged in the patent's background which discusses "scrolling software" on mobile devices and "plug-in and play" software for "scrolling or migrating through various web-pages". A PHOSITA would find it an obvious design choice to implement such a tool for navigating aggregated web content, with the master application programming the remote device for client-side interactivity being a standard web development technique.
• Analytics collection for targeting: By the priority date of 2010, the practice of collecting user activity analytics on web platforms to target specific products, services, or information was a widespread and commercially motivated practice (e.g., personalized advertising, content recommendations). A PHOSITA would be motivated to incorporate such analytics into a customizable aggregated content platform to enhance user experience and commercial opportunities.

Motivation for Combination: A PHOSITA would combine these elements to address the known problem of fragmented online experiences and to provide a more comprehensive, personalized, and interactive platform for managing diverse web content from a single point of access, which was a clear market need and technical goal at the time.

Independent Claim 7: Computer System

Claim 7 describes a computer system with a master server and master application including a remote toolbox feature that programs a remote computer with a slide tool program for scrolling/paging content from multiple user-enabled sources on a web-page created by the master application, with real-time streaming and analytics collection based on enabled tool features for targeting.

Claim 7 is rendered obvious for reasons substantially similar to Claim 1, relying on the combination of Sampath (US20070044086A1), Confluence Commons (US20110289143A1), and Jia (US20110161802A1), along with general knowledge of web technologies for client-side scripting and user analytics.

• The aggregation and single user interface aspects are taught by Sampath and Confluence Commons.
• Jia's teachings on "customization" within a "centralized system" directly cover the "remote tool box feature that allows the user to write code, select code or delete code to enable and disable tool features that control how sub-sets of the content data or the content applications from the multiple content sources or service providers are received, displayed or organized". A PHOSITA would understand that such customization in a web-based system would involve client-side scripting delivered from the master server.
• The "slide tool program for scrolling or paging" is, as discussed, a conventional UI element, and the master application "programming a processor on a remote computer with a slide tool program" is an ordinary implementation detail for enabling dynamic scrolling on a web page delivered by a server.
• The collection of "history analytics based which tool features are enabled to target specific products, services or information to the user" was a known practice in web services for personalization and advertising prior to 2010.

Motivation for Combination: A PHOSITA would be motivated to integrate these known components to provide a comprehensive, interactive, and customizable platform that efficiently manages web content from diverse sources, addressing the recognized desire for a single point of access and personalized user experience.

Independent Claim 12: Method of Navigation

Claim 12 outlines a method for navigating content from multiple service providers through a master web-page hosted on a cloud-based master server from a remote computer. The method includes setting up an account, constructing the master web-page with a customizable tool box and slide tool, searching analytics for targeting, and purchasing targeted products/services from the master web-page.

A PHOSITA would find Claim 12 obvious by combining the teachings of Sampath (US20070044086A1), Confluence Commons (US20110289143A1), Jia (US20110161802A1), and Loyal Technology Solutions (US20090138562A1), along with general knowledge of web-based accounts, e-commerce, and user analytics.

• a) Setting up an account on the cloud-based master server which streams the content data or content applications from the multiple servers... simultaneously: Setting up user accounts on a server for accessing personalized or aggregated content was a standard practice in web applications prior to 2010. The aggregation of content from multiple sources is taught by Sampath ("plug-in modules") and Confluence Commons ("Aggregation system"). Loyal Technology Solutions (US20090138562A1) provides a specific example of "aggregation of electronic messages" from multiple sources, reinforcing the concept of aggregating content to a user's account.
• b) Constructing the master web-page... via a tool box software... user navigates... using a slide tool program... tool box software allows the user to write code, select code or delete code to enable and disable tool features...:
  • The "master web-page" displaying aggregated content is taught by Sampath.
  • The "tool box software" allowing users to customize content reception/display is taught by Jia's "customization" within a "centralized system". This software being stored and executed on the master server and accessible from the remote computer is standard for web-based configuration tools.
  • The "slide tool program executed from the remote computer" for navigation is a common UI component, and implementing it via client-side code downloaded from the master server is an ordinary web development technique.
• c) Simultaneously searching analytics based which tool features are enabled to target specific products, services or information to the user; and d) purchasing the specific products, services or information from at least one of the multiple content sources or service providers from the master web-page: The collection and use of analytics for targeting products/services was a pervasive practice in online advertising and e-commerce prior to 2010. Integrating purchasing functionality into a web interface that displays products or services from various sources, especially when targeting is involved, would be a straightforward commercial motivation for a PHOSITA given the prevalence of e-commerce and affiliate marketing models.

Motivation for Combination: A PHOSITA would be motivated to combine these known methods to provide a comprehensive, interactive, and commercially viable platform for users to manage, consume, and act upon (e.g., purchase) web content from multiple sources through a single, personalized interface. This combination directly addresses the problem of fragmented user experience and leverages user data for commercial opportunities, all of which were recognized goals in web development prior to the invention.