COMPUTERIZED NETWORKING DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED ADVANCED CONTENT AND WEB TRAFFIC MONETIZATION FUNCTIONALITY
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1. A computerized networking apparatus comprising:
- a. a first interface operable to establish a network connection with a client computer;
b. a second interface operable to establish a network connection with an Internet; and
c. a redirector module operable to;
i. receive a web address information from the client computer;
ii. determine whether the received web address information is associated with a partner web service on the internet; and
iii. if the received web address information is associated with the partner web service, to redirect the client computer to the partner web service via an affiliate link.
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Abstract
A networking device which may be positioned in a data stream between Internet users and Internet content providers, such that all Internet traffic between the users and the providers passes through the device. The device acts upon the passing network traffic to provide the end user with internet content/information/advertising and also redirects the http traffic from the end user using partner links of affiliated content providers such as to generate partner revenues in accordance with the affiliate ecommerce business model.
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30 Claims
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1. A computerized networking apparatus comprising:
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a. a first interface operable to establish a network connection with a client computer;
b. a second interface operable to establish a network connection with an Internet; and
c. a redirector module operable to;
i. receive a web address information from the client computer;
ii. determine whether the received web address information is associated with a partner web service on the internet; and
iii. if the received web address information is associated with the partner web service, to redirect the client computer to the partner web service via an affiliate link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer programming product embodied on a computer-readable medium, comprising:
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a. Code for receiving a web address information from the client computer; and
b. Code for determining whether the received web address information is associated with a partner web service on the internet; and
if the received web address information is associated with the partner web service, redirecting the client computer to the partner web service via an affiliate link. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method comprising:
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a. receiving a web address information from the client computer;
b. determining whether the received web address information is associated with a partner web service on the internet; and
c. if the received web address information is associated with the partner web service, redirecting the client computer to the partner web service via an affiliate link.
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