Systems and methods for providing targeted marketing
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1. A method comprising:
- automatically searching an end user computing system for configuration information of the end user computing system;
sending the configuration information across a network to a centralized system; and
receiving targeted marketing from the centralized system across the network, the targeted marketing based on the configuration information.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for automatically collecting information from a computer system and sending the collected information across a network to a centralized system. The information can include configuration information that describes the configuration of the computing system, such as the installed software, internal hardware, and attached peripherals. The centralized system is configured to return targeted marketing based on the collected information. Providing the centralized system with automatically collected configuration and other information allows for better targeted marketing.
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1. A method comprising:
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automatically searching an end user computing system for configuration information of the end user computing system; sending the configuration information across a network to a centralized system; and receiving targeted marketing from the centralized system across the network, the targeted marketing based on the configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a centralized system, configuration information of an end user computing system, the receiving occurring across a network from the end user computing system; determining targeted marketing based on the configuration information; and sending the targeted marketing from the centralized system across the network to the end user computing system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium having stored thereupon computing instructions comprising:
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a code segment to automatically search an end user computing system for configuration information of the end user computing system; a code segment to send the configuration information across a network to a centralized system; and a code segment to receive targeted marketing from the centralized system across the network, the targeted marketing based on the configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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