What patents have been issued to VCSY?


Below is a list patents that have been issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the "USPTO") to VCSY.

  • U.S. Patent No. 6,718,103 (the ‘103 Patent) for an invention titled “Transmission of Images over a Single Filament Fiber Optic Cable” (granted in April 2004).
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,826,744 (the ‘744 Patent) for an invention titled “System and Method for Generating Web Sites in an Arbitrary Object Framework” (granted in November 2004). This patent, with the ‘629 continuation patent (see below) covers our SiteFlash™ family of products.
  • U.S. Patent No. 7,716,629 (the ‘629 Patent), a continuation of the ‘744 Patent (granted in May 2010). All pending new claims were granted in the continuation patent, which has increased the scope of the original patent by adding 32 new claims to the original claims of the 744 Patent. Together, these patents cover our SiteFlash™ family of products.
  • U.S. Patent No. 8,949,780 (the ‘780 Patent), a continuation of the ‘629 Patent (granted in February 2015). All pending new claims were granted in the continuation patent, which has increased the scope of the continuation patent (‘744) by adding 24 new claims to the continuation claims of the 780 Patent. Together, these patents cover our SiteFlash™ family of products.
  • U.S. Patent No. 7,076,521 (the ‘521 Patent) for an invention titled “Web-based collaborative data collection system” (granted in July 2006). This patent covers various aspects of the Emily™ XML Enabler Agent and the Emily™ XML Broker.
  • U.S. Patent No. 8,578,266 (the ‘266 Patent) for an invention titled “Method and System for Providing a Framework for Processing Markup Language Document” (granted in November 2013). This patent covers our Emily™ (MLE) programming language.
  • U.S. Patent No. 9,112,832 (the ‘832 Patent) for an invention titled “System and Method for Running a Web Server on a Mobile Internet Device” (granted in August 18, 2015). This patent is part of our Mobile Framework (the “MLE Framework") and covers the TinyWebServer, which is also a component of our MLE Framework.


Could the underlying technologies for the ’744 Patent, the ‘629 Patent, the ‘521 Patent, or any of VCSY's patent applications serve as an alternative to or as a replacement for HTML5 or AJAX?


No. Both HTML5 and AJAX are client-side technologies. VCSY’s technologies do not address that. VCSY technologies cannot do what AJAX and HTML5 does, and vice-versa.


Are ’744 Patent, the ‘629 Patent, or the ‘521 Patent related to each other or otherwise combined?


The ‘629 Patent is a continuation of the ‘744 Patent. In essence, they are identical patents where the continuation patent (the ‘629 Patent) has a new set of claims. Both of these patents are related to our SiteFlash™ family of products.

The ‘521 Patent is completely unrelated to the ‘744 Patent, the ‘629 patent and the ‘780 Patent. The ‘521 Patent is related to our Emily™ family of products.

The ‘266 Patent is related to ‘521 because it was a continuation-in-part of ‘521 and share some of ‘521’s specification. The ‘266 patent protects an aspect of our Emily™ language.


What are the benefits of the ‘521 Patent?


The ‘521 Patent essentially protects our XML Agent/XML Broker/XML Portal technologies under our Emily™ product line. This patent allows multiple, distributed databases to be combined and viewed in a single location as if it was a single database. These products can be used as an alternative to using Web Services.


What are the benefits of the ‘744 Patent?


The ‘744 Patent is a method patent that enables the creation, management and deployment of arbitrary objects. “Arbitrary objects” is a term coined on the patent itself and describes a unique type of objects for a web site or an application. It allows content creators, screen designers and software developers to operate independently from each other, among other advantages described in the patent specification. This patent essentially protects our SiteFlash™ line of products.


What are the benefits of the ‘629 Patent?


The ‘629 Patent is a continuation of the ‘744 Patent, but with a different set of claims. The ‘629 Patent is a system patent.


What are the benefits of the ‘780 Patent?


The ‘780 Patent is a continuation of the ‘629 Patent (which is a continuation of the ‘744 Patent), but with a different set of claims. The ‘780 Patent is a system patent.


What are the benefits of the ‘266 Patent?


The ‘266 Patent allows a programming language to have the ability to very easily download Markup Documents (such as HTML or XML) from web servers (as if it was an internet browser), store and parse such documents in their discreet parts. Among other benefits, it can help a programmer more easily write “spiders” and “crawlers” programs. VCSY has used the underlying technology of this patent to write its Emily™ XML Enabler Agent, Emily™ XML Broker and Emily™ Portal products.


What is U.S. Patent 8,903,371, which lists Luiz Valdetaro as an inventor and what rights does VCSY have in this patent?


U.S. Patent 8,903,371 (the ‘371 Patent) is a patent for a “Cellular telephone system and method” of which Luiz Valdetaro is a co-inventor. Mr. Valdetaro is the Chief Technology officer of VCSY. Consequently, VCSY has all the ownership rights in the ‘371 patent that Mr. Valdetaro is entitled to have under United States patent law as a co-inventor of this technology.


What does the ‘371 patent do?


The ‘371 Patent is a cell phone system whereby most of the phone’s computing work is offloaded to the cell owner’s home computers.


Is the ‘371 patent being used in current VCSY projects or products?


No


What rights does VCSY have in the ‘371 patent?


Since Mr. Valdetaro is obligated to assign all rights he has as a co-inventor of this patent to VCSY, VCSY has all rights in this patent that Mr. Valdetaro has, which include the right to use, license, or enforce the patent, independently of the other co-inventors.


What is the meaning of a "Fully Paid-up License" in the context a patent license?


A "fully paid up" license for a patent means that the licensee is free to use under that patent without the payment of any additional compensation. The licensee does not have the permission to license any rights with respect to another party’s products.


Is there any future compensation, monetary or otherwise, to come from the Microsoft, LG, Samsung or Interwoven settlements that have been signed


Since each of the Microsoft, LG, Samsung, and Interwoven settlements were for a “Fully Paid-Up License” as described in our SEC filings, no additional compensation or royalties will be due from any of these parties to VCSY. In connection with these settlements, each party received a license for the ‘744 Patent and its successor patents, which include the ‘629 Patent and any continuation patents like the ‘780 Patent. There are no ongoing business relationships between VCSY and these companies, except in the ordinary course of business. VCSY is a customer of some products from those companies.


Do the confidentiality provisions on the Microsoft, LG, Samsung, or Interwoven settlement agreements that have been signed expire?


No.


Are Microsoft, LG, Samsung, or Interwoven involved in licensing VCSY's ‘629 Patent (and applies to the ‘744 Patent as well as any future continuation patents of the ‘744 patent and the ‘629 and ‘780 patents) to third parties on behalf of VCSY?


No. As noted above, Microsoft, LG, Samsung, and Interwoven only have the right to use these ‘629 and ‘744 patents and continuations of those in connection with their own respective products and may sell such products. Microsoft, LG, Samsung, and Interwoven do not have the right to license these patents to any third party.


What are the benefits of the 832 Patent?


The 832 Patent provides a system and method for a web server that remains active even when the mobile internet device (MID) is being used for telephony. Examples of MID’s include smart phones, tablets, and personal computers (laptops and desktops). It also enables two MIDs, or a MID and a computer (such as a laptop or other PC) to communicate directly with each other via the HTTP protocol (the main protocol used on the internet) on a peer-to-peer basis.