Claim 37 Evidence

37. A 

computer 

readable 

storage 

medium or 

media 

encoded 

with one or 

more 

computer 

programs 

including 

instructions 

for effecting 

the 

provision of 

content over 

a network, 

comprising:

Defendant (Valve Corporation) provides an app i.e., the media encoded with a computer program (Steam app), and

includes instructions for effecting the provision of content (i.e., Games) over a network (i.e., internet).

Source: https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/about

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/about/

Infringement Claim Chart for U.S. Pat. No. 7,650,376 V. Valve Corporation (“Defendant”)

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Source: https://store.steampowered.com/about/

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/about/

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/about/

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Source: https://store.steampowered.com/tags/en/Action/?flavor=contenthub_topsellers

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a) 

instructions

for receiving 

a request 

from a client 

for specified 

content;

As shown below, the Steam app provides a user interface (presented through instructions within the app) that 

presents an interface to receive an input request from a user for specified content like games by different genres.

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/about/

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/

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Source: https://store.steampowered.com/

Source:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.valvesoftware.android.steam.community&hl=en&gl=US&p

li=1

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b) 

instructions

for 

communicat

ing to the 

client the 

identity of a 

node server 

having the 

specified 

content 

stored 

thereon,

As shown below, when a user searches for any content (e.g., search games by different genres) in the search bar of 

the Steam application/web page, the instructions stored on the main server communicate the identity of the various 

serving nodes (i.e., various game developer or publisher) to the client device.

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/about/

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/

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Source: https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_Global_Offensive/

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c) thereby 

enabling the 

client to 

request 

transmissio

n of the 

specified 

content 

from the 

node 

server; and

As shown below, the user may request transmission (i.e., play) of the specified content (e.g., games of different 

genres) from various serving nodes (i.e., various game developers or publishers) that are providing the specified 

content.

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_Global_Offensive/

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d)

instructions 

for 

ascertaining 

that the 

node server 

transmitted 

the 

specified 

content to 

the client,

As shown below, Steam at the request of the user, then ascertains that the specified content is being transmitted to 

the user from the requested node server.

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/about/

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/

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Source: https://store.steampowered.com/

Source:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.valvesoftware.android.steam.community&hl=en&gl=US&p

li=1

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Source: https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_Global_Offensive/

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e) wherein 

an owner of 

the node 

server is 

offered an 

incentive as 

compensati

on for 

transmissio

n of the 

specified 

content to 

the client.

As shown below, Steam offers a payment approach for cloud services. So, it must be a game developer or publisher

who offers an incentive as compensation to the owner of the node server (e.g., Steam) for storage and transmission 

of the content to the user.

Source: https://partner.steamgames.com/steamdirect

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_(service)#Steam_Direct

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Source: http://media.steampowered.com/apps/valve/2022/steamDeck_booklet_EN.pdf

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