Internet protocol-based interstitial advertising
First Claim
1. A method for delivering advertising content to a visual display adapted to display a user interface for use by a user, said method comprising the steps of:
- timing a user session, the session commencing upon the user interacting with the user interface;
determining an elapsed time during the user session; and
delivering the advertising content to the visual display based on a selected interval of the elapsed time during the user session.
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Abstract
The present invention delivers interstitial media content, such as advertisements during a user'"'"'s navigation of an Internet protocol-based product, for example, a graphical user interface. The present invention may display advertisement content positioned within a web page or may display a full screen advertisement before a new web page is presented. As an interstitial advertisement, the advertisement appears between web page requests such that when a user action requests a new page, the present invention can launch an ad before displaying the requested content. The ads are preferably non-interruptible, such that the user cannot fast-forward or skip the advertisement. A preferred method detects a web page address request and delivers advertising content in an Internet protocol format to the user independently of any code associated with the requested web address. The invention may also deliver ads only after a specified time delay has elapsed, thus regulating the frequency of advertisements independent of the user'"'"'s movement through the Internet protocol-based product. In another preferred embodiment, the invention may also deliver ads only after a specified number of address changes have been detected. An additional preferred embodiment may also deliver an advertisement unrelated to whether a user makes a web page request.
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68 Claims
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1. A method for delivering advertising content to a visual display adapted to display a user interface for use by a user, said method comprising the steps of:
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timing a user session, the session commencing upon the user interacting with the user interface;
determining an elapsed time during the user session; and
delivering the advertising content to the visual display based on a selected interval of the elapsed time during the user session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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25. A method for delivering advertising content to a visual display adapted to display a user interface for use by a user, said method comprising the steps of:
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measuring an amount of time between interactions with the user interface; and
launching the advertising content to the visual display after a selected elapsed interval of time.
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42. A method for delivering advertising content to a visual display adapted to display a user interface for use by a user, said method comprising the steps of:
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time-stamping a user session profile during a user session, the user session commencing upon the user interacting with the user interface;
detecting an address requested by the user;
saving the address after a selected interval of time has elapsed since said time-stamping step; and
delivering the advertising content to the visual display. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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49. A method for delivery of advertising content to a visual display adapted to display a user interface for use by a user, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting an address request; and
delivering the advertising content to the user independently of any code associated with the address.
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62. A method for delivering advertising content to a visual display adapted to display a user interface for use by a user, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting an address request; and
delivering the advertising content to fill a substantial portion of the visual display independently of any code associated with the address. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64)
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65. A method for inhibiting the interruption of advertising content delivery to a visual display adapted to display a user interface for use by a user, said method comprising the steps of:
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delivering the advertising content to the user; and
hiding on-screen user interface controls during said delivering step. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68)
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