E-mail software and method and system for distributing advertisements to client devices that have such e-mail software installed thereon
First Claim
1. A system for distributing advertisements to a multiplicity of client devices each of which is configured for communications via a communications network, the system comprising:
- an advertisement distribution facility that communicates with each of the client devices over the communications network, via a respective advertisement download communication link;
wherein each of the client devices downloads advertisements from the advertisement distribution facility via the respective advertisement download communication link; and
wherein each of the client devices communicates with a data communications service provider over the communications network via a respective data communications link that is separate from the respective advertisement download communication link.
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Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention provides a system for distributing advertisements to a multiplicity of client devices each of which is configured for communications via a communications network, which system includes an advertisement distribution facility that communicates with each of the client devices over the communications network, via a respective advertisement download communication link. Preferably, each of the client devices downloads advertisements from the advertisement distribution facility via the respective advertisement download communication link, and each of the client devices communicates with a data communications service provider over the communications network via a respective data communications link that is separate from the respective advertisement download communication link.
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1. A system for distributing advertisements to a multiplicity of client devices each of which is configured for communications via a communications network, the system comprising:
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an advertisement distribution facility that communicates with each of the client devices over the communications network, via a respective advertisement download communication link;
wherein each of the client devices downloads advertisements from the advertisement distribution facility via the respective advertisement download communication link; and
wherein each of the client devices communicates with a data communications service provider over the communications network via a respective data communications link that is separate from the respective advertisement download communication link. - 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, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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29. The system as set forth in 26, wherein the user activity comprises any of the following user actions:
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movement of a mouse associated with the client device on which the advertisements are to be displayed;
clicking of a mouse button associated with the mouse; and
movement of one or more keys of a keyboard associated with the client device on which the advertisements are to be displayed.
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