Method and apparatus for facilitating display of an advertisement with software
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating display of an advertisement with a portion of software, comprising:
- determining a portion of software;
determining an advertisement; and
establishing a relationship between said portion of software and said advertisement such that an interruption of use of said portion of software on a device can occur, said interruption of use associated with at least one display of said advertisement by said device.
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Abstract
A system, method, apparatus, and computer program code for facilitating the display of an advertisement with software. According to embodiments of the present invention, a method includes determining a portion of software; determining an advertisement; and establishing a relationship between said portion of software and said advertisement such that an interruption of use of said portion of software on a device can occur, said interruption of use associated with at least one display of said advertisement by said device. In some embodiments, a benefit may be associated with the advertisement that is based, at least in part, on display of the advertisement.
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57 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating display of an advertisement with a portion of software, comprising:
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determining a portion of software;
determining an advertisement; and
establishing a relationship between said portion of software and said advertisement such that an interruption of use of said portion of software on a device can occur, said interruption of use associated with at least one display of said advertisement by said device. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for facilitating display of an advertisement with a portion of software, comprising:
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bundling a portion of software and an advertisement such that an interruption of use of said portion of software may occur during at least a portion of at least one display of said advertisement; and
providing a notification of a benefit associated with said bundled arrangement of said portion of software and said advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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37. A method for facilitating display of an advertisement with a portion of software, comprising:
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determining a first advertising unit available with a portion of executable software, wherein operation of said portion of software is interruptible by a display of an advertisement; and
determining a first advertisement to fill said first advertising unit.
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43. A method for facilitating display of an advertisement with a portion of executable software, comprising:
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determining a plurality of advertising units available with a portion of executable software, wherein operation of said portion of executable software is interruptible by a display of an advertisement;
determining an first advertisement to fill a first of said plurality of advertising units and a second advertisement to fill a second of said plurality of advertising units; and
bundling said portion of executable software, said first advertisement and said second advertisement.
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44. A method for facilitating display of an advertisement with a portion of executable software, comprising:
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bundling a portion of software and at least one advertisement such that an attribute of said portion of software is at least partially dependent on display of said at least one advertisement on a device; and
providing a notification of said attribute. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for providing a benefit for display of an advertisement associated with a portion of software, comprising:
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identifying a bundling of a portion of software and an advertisement such that said advertisement may be displayed by a device when said portion of software is operated with said device;
determining a benefit associated with at least one display of said advertisement; and
providing a notification of said benefit. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52)
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53. A method for using an advertisement with a portion of software, comprising:
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receiving a portion of software;
receiving an advertisement, said advertisement being associated with said software such that operation of said portion of executable software on a device can be interrupted during at least a portion of at least one display of said advertisement by said device; and
operating said portion of software.
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54. A software program, comprising a portion of executable software and at least one advertisement, wherein operation of said portion of executable software on a device can be interrupted during at least a portion of at least one display of said at least one advertisement by said device.
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55. A software program, comprising a portion of executable software and at least on advertisement, wherein performance of said portion of executable software on a device can be altered as a result of at least one display of said at least one advertisement by said device.
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56. A system for facilitating display of an advertisement, comprising:
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a memory;
a communication port; and
a processor connected to said memory and said communication port, said processor being operative to;
determine a portion of software;
determine an advertisement; and
establish a relationship between said portion of software and said advertisement such that an interruption of use of said portion of software on a device can occur, said interruption of use associated with at least one display of said advertisement by said device.
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57. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for facilitating display of an advertisement, comprising:
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first instructions for identifying a portion of software;
second instructions for identifying an advertisement; and
third instructions for causing an interruption of use of said portion of software on a device, said interruption of use associated with at least one display of said advertisement by said device.
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Specification