DOWNLOAD WINNING PRIOR ART: https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/6/19/intellectual-ventures-networking-patents-prior-art-found Unified is seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of US-7949785-B2. The patent is owned by Intellectual Ventures LLC. The patent concerns a software-based network technology. The software is stored on various storage media and can program processors to enable devices to form a virtual community network (VCN) using both public and private networks. Hardware requirements include processors, memory, storage devices, network interfaces, and I/O devices. The system allows for agent-based communication between devices and a virtual network manager which can also detect NAT devices. The patent has been asserted against JP Morgan Chase, Comerica, and Liberty Mutual. For more information about the patent: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/patents/patent/US-7949785-B2 IPscreener shows an AI generated list of relevant prior art also helping Patroll searchers to faster read and understand of documents found by highlighting relevant passages. Access is free for the exploring the contest case, to view, comment and export identified texts. The link can be found here: https://my.ipscreener.com/token/IdldrNsNONoTsC63pDEHSN View the Similar Documents (patents + scholarly publications) generated by Google Patents: Patents: https://patents.google.com/?q=(~patent%2fUS7949785B2)&before=filing:20030331 NPL: https://patents.google.com/?q=(~patent%2fUS7949785B2)&before=filing:20030331&patents=false&scholar ** PLEASE READ THE RULES FOR THIS CONTEST BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE. ** ** TO QUALIFY FOR CONSIDERATION, A CLAIM CHART IS REQUIRED. ** ** PLEASE USE THE PROVIDED CLAIM CHART AS A TEMPLATE ** ** PRIOR ART THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY CITED DURING PROSECUTION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. **