SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC COUPONS
First Claim
1. A method for controlling access to an advertisement in a network, comprising:
- assigning an identifier to a client computer;
receiving a request from a client application operating on the client computer to access the advertisement, the request including the identifier assigned to the client computer, the advertisement having an access limit, the access limit comprising a number of times that the client computer is permitted to access the advertisement;
determining a number of times that the advertisement has been accessed by the client computer based on the identifier;
comparing the number of times the advertisement has been accessed to the access limit; and
providing the client computer with access to the advertisement based on the comparison.
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Abstract
A method for controlling access to an advertisement in a network includes assigning an identifier to a client computer and receiving a request from a client application operating on the client computer to access the advertisement. The request includes the identifier assigned to the client computer. The advertisement has an access limit and the access limit includes a number of times that the client computer is permitted to access the advertisement. The method further includes determining a number of times that the advertisement has been accessed by the client computer based on the identifier and comparing the number of times the advertisement has been accessed to the access limit. The method also includes providing the client computer with access to the advertisement based on the comparison.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for controlling access to an advertisement in a network, comprising:
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assigning an identifier to a client computer; receiving a request from a client application operating on the client computer to access the advertisement, the request including the identifier assigned to the client computer, the advertisement having an access limit, the access limit comprising a number of times that the client computer is permitted to access the advertisement; determining a number of times that the advertisement has been accessed by the client computer based on the identifier; comparing the number of times the advertisement has been accessed to the access limit; and providing the client computer with access to the advertisement based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for monitoring access to an advertisement comprising:
a processing circuit configured to receive a request for access to an advertisement, to determine an advertisement access limit and a number of times the advertisement has been accessed, and to provide access to the advertisement based on the advertisement access limit and number of times the advertisement has been accessed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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