Method and system for including advertisements in output tasks
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1. A method for providing advertisements for an output device, the method comprising:
- (a) providing merchant data to the output device from a merchant, the merchant data including data describing at least one advertisement of the merchant to be available to be output by the output device; and
(b) providing data updates that are received by the output device, the data updates modifying the advertisements or the parameters by which the advertisements are chosen to be output by the output device.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for including advertisements in output tasks. In one aspect of the invention, merchant data is provided to the output device from a merchant, the merchant data including data describing at least one advertisement of the merchant to be available to be output by the output device. Data updates are provided that are received by the output device, where the data updates modify the advertisements or the parameters by which the advertisements are chosen to be output by the output device. The advertisements and information requested by a user can be output by the output device.
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1. A method for providing advertisements for an output device, the method comprising:
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(a) providing merchant data to the output device from a merchant, the merchant data including data describing at least one advertisement of the merchant to be available to be output by the output device; and
(b) providing data updates that are received by the output device, the data updates modifying the advertisements or the parameters by which the advertisements are chosen to be output by the output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for receiving and transmitting advertisements to be output on an output device, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving merchant data from a merchant, the merchant data including data describing at least one advertisement of the merchant to be available to be output by the output device;
(b) receiving data updates, the data updates modifying the advertisements or the parameters by which the advertisements are chosen to be output by the output device; and
(c) providing advertisement data derived from the merchant data and data updates to the output device, wherein the advertisements are to be output with other data requested by a customer operating the output device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for providing output data from an output device to a customer, the method comprising:
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(a) providing the output device;
(b) receiving merchant data at the output device, the merchant data derived from parameters provided by at least one merchant pertaining to advertisements provided by the merchant which are available to be output by the output device;
(c) receiving a request for output data at the output device from the customer; and
(d) outputting the requested output data for the customer, wherein at least one advertisement from at least one of the merchants is included in the output data based at least in part on the merchant data from the merchant, the merchant data including a merchant bid for priority to advertise on the output device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An apparatus for providing output data to a customer, the apparatus comprising:
- a receiving device capable of receiving merchant data, the merchant data derived from parameters provided by at least one merchant with respect to advertisements provided by the merchant and available to be output by the apparatus;
an input device capable of receiving a request for output data at the output device from the customer; and
an output device capable of outputting the requested output data for the customer, wherein at least one advertisement from at least one of the merchants is included in the output data based at least in part on the merchant data and real-time updates from the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
- a receiving device capable of receiving merchant data, the merchant data derived from parameters provided by at least one merchant with respect to advertisements provided by the merchant and available to be output by the apparatus;
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57. A method for providing advertisements from an output device, the method comprising:
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(a) providing at least one advertisement from a merchant, wherein the advertisement is to be output by the output device; and
(b) allowing the merchant to directly and substantially immediately adjust the content of the advertisement via a computer network in response to the merchant'"'"'s immediate business needs. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60)
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61. A computer readable medium including program instructions to be implemented by a computer, the program instructions for providing advertisements for an output device, and implementing steps comprising:
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(a) providing merchant data to the output device from a merchant, the merchant data including data describing at least one advertisement of the merchant to be available to be output by the output device; and
(b) providing data updates that are received by the output device, the data updates modifying the advertisements or the parameters by which the advertisements are chosen to be output by the output device.
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