Automatic information delivery system and method
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1. An information delivery system, comprising a client station operative to connect to a network resource, the client station including a screen saver application maintained thereon;
- a server operative to transfer information maintained therein in response to a query; and
a communication medium for transferring information between the client station and the server, wherein the server transfers the information maintained thereon to the client station in response to a request from the screen saver application and the transferred information is presented on the client station offline.
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Abstract
A system and corresponding method for automatically delivering information to a user is disclosed. A client, through a screen saver application, requests information be transferred thereto. The transferred information is stored in a corresponding portion of the screen saver application and presented to the user during a time period when the client is idle or inactive.
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1. An information delivery system, comprising
a client station operative to connect to a network resource, the client station including a screen saver application maintained thereon; -
a server operative to transfer information maintained therein in response to a query; and
a communication medium for transferring information between the client station and the server, wherein the server transfers the information maintained thereon to the client station in response to a request from the screen saver application and the transferred information is presented on the client station offline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a client station including a memory, an automatic method for delivering information, comprising:
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receiving information from a network resource;
saving the received information in a local application; and
displaying the received information on the client station as a screen saver offline. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An article comprising a computer-readable medium that stores executable instructions for causing a computer system to:
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during an idle period of the computer system, receive information from a network resource;
display the received information on the computer system, wherein the receipt and subsequent display of received information is performed without user intervention. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An article comprising a computer-readable medium that stores executable instructions for causing a computer system to:
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during an idle period of the computer system, connect the computer system to a network resource;
receive information from the network resource;
disconnect the computer system from the network resource; and
display the received information as a screen saver offline. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. An information delivery system, comprising:
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a server operative to transfer information maintained therein in response to a query from a client station, the client station having a screen saver application maintained thereon; and
a connection to a communication medium for transferring information between the server and the client station, wherein the server transfers the requested information maintained therein to the client station and the client station and the requested information is presented on the client station as a screen saver. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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