Allowing a user to determine whether to view web content based on cost
First Claim
1. A method for receiving on a user device a web page content from a network content server, said method comprising:
- requesting, from a user device and via a billing server, a web page content from a network content server;
displaying on the user device at least one offer from the billing server to view at least a portion of the web page content for a cost;
selecting at the user device at least one of the at least one offers;
receiving at the user device the at least a portion of the web page content; and
displaying on the user device the at least a portion of the web page content.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program for delivering content from an Internet content server to a user device that has a limited sized display, such as found on a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). A billing server, which may be the Internet web page content server or an intermediary web server, sends a cost option to the user device. The user of the device has an option of receiving, if at all, the content from the web page for a cost. The cost may be dependent on how many, if any, advertising displays the user is willing to receive as part of the web page content. The cost may be dependent on options offered the user, such as how old the content is in the case of time sensitive information such as stock quotes. In a preferred embodiment, the cost option is included in the web page header as a script using a format such as extensible Markup Language (XML) or its equivalent for the user device, such as Wireless Markus Language (WML).
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42 Claims
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1. A method for receiving on a user device a web page content from a network content server, said method comprising:
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requesting, from a user device and via a billing server, a web page content from a network content server;
displaying on the user device at least one offer from the billing server to view at least a portion of the web page content for a cost;
selecting at the user device at least one of the at least one offers;
receiving at the user device the at least a portion of the web page content; and
displaying on the user device the at least a portion of the web page content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for receiving on a user device a web page content from a network content server, said system comprising:
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means for requesting, from a user device and via a billing server, a web page content from a network content server;
means for displaying on the user device at least one offer from the billing server to view at least a portion of the web page content for a cost;
means for selecting at the user device at least one of the at least one offers;
means for receiving at the user device the at least a portion of the web page content; and
means for displaying on the user device the at least a portion of the web page content. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for receiving on a user device a web page content from a network content server, said computer program product comprising:
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computer program code for requesting, from a user device and via a billing server, a web page content from a network content server;
computer program code for displaying on the user device at least one offer from the billing server to view at least a portion of the web page content for a cost;
computer program code for selecting at the user device at least one of the at least one offers;
computer program code for receiving at the user device the at least a portion of the web page content; and
computer program code for displaying on the user device the at least a portion of the web page content. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for transmitting web page content from a network content server to a user device, said method comprising:
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receiving at a billing server a request from a user device for a web page content from a network content server;
sending to the user device from the billing server a display of at least one offer to view at least a portion of the web page content for a cost;
receiving from the user device at least one selection of the at least one offers; and
sending the at least a portion of the web page content to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for transmitting web page content from a network content server to a user device, said method comprising:
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means for receiving at a billing server a request from a user device for a web page content from a network content server;
means for sending to the user device from the billing server a display of at least one offer to view at least a portion of the web page content for a cost;
means for receiving from the user device at least one selection of the at least one offers; and
means for sending the at least a portion of the web page content to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer program product for transmitting web page content from a network content server to a user device, said computer program product comprising:
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computer program code for receiving at a billing server a request from a user device for a web page content from a network content server;
computer program code for sending to the user device from the billing server a display of at least one offer to view at least a portion of the web page content for a cost;
computer program code for receiving from the user device at least one selection of the at least one offers; and
computer program code for sending the at least a portion of the web page content to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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