CAPTCHA ADVERTISING
First Claim
1. An automated method performed by a content host computer for determining whether a client user is a human, the method comprising:
- receiving from a client user a request for access to content residing on the content host computer;
presenting at least one advertising video clip to the client user, wherein an entire authenticating reference pass phrase is communicated to the user in exactly one advertising video clip;
receiving as input from the user a pass phrase;
making a comparison of the pass phrase as received by the user to the authenticating reference pass phrase; and
if the comparison shows identity, granting access to the requested content.
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Abstract
An automated method performed by a content host computer determines whether a client user is a human. A request for access to content residing on the content host computer is received from a client user. One or more advertising video clips are presented to the client user. An entire authenticating reference pass phrase is communicated to the client user in exactly one advertising video clip. An input passphrase is received from the client user. The input pass phrase is compared to the authenticating reference pass phrase. If the comparison shows identity, the client user is granted access to the requested content.
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21 Claims
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1. An automated method performed by a content host computer for determining whether a client user is a human, the method comprising:
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receiving from a client user a request for access to content residing on the content host computer; presenting at least one advertising video clip to the client user, wherein an entire authenticating reference pass phrase is communicated to the user in exactly one advertising video clip; receiving as input from the user a pass phrase; making a comparison of the pass phrase as received by the user to the authenticating reference pass phrase; and if the comparison shows identity, granting access to the requested content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An advertising clip delivery system, comprising:
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a content datastore containing electronic content data; content delivery module receiving a request for the advertising content data from a client device over a communications network; an advertising video clip delivery module employing an output of the client device to present an advertising video clip, wherein an entire authenticating reference pass phrase is presented in exactly one advertising video clip; an advertisement video delivery verification module receiving an input passphrase from the client device and making a comparison of the passphrase to the authenticating reference passphrase, wherein said content delivery module delivers the electronic content data to the client device contingent on the comparison ascertaining a successful match between the passphrase and the authenticating reference passphrase. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A content host computer, comprising:
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a computer readable medium recording electronic content data; an input port receiving a request for the electronic content data from a client device over a communications network; an output port sending one or more advertising video clips to the client device over the communications network, wherein an entirety of an authenticating reference passphrase is presented in exactly one of the advertising video clips, wherein said input port receives a passphrase from the client device; and a computer processor executing machine code instructions in computer memory, wherein the machine code instructions operatively connect said computer readable medium, said input port, and said output port to grant the client device access to the electronic content data contingent on results of a verification indicating a successful match of the passphrase to the authenticating reference passphrase. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. An advertising server, comprising:
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a computer readable medium recording advertising video clips; an input port receiving a request for one or more advertising video clips from a requester; an output port communicating the advertising video clips to the requester, wherein an entirety of an authenticating reference passphrase is presented in exactly one of the advertising video clips; and a computer processor executing machine code instructions in a computer memory, wherein said machine code instructions operatively connect said computer readable medium, said input port, and said output port to process the request and to record in said computer readable medium results of a verification indicating a successful match of the authenticating reference passphrase to a passphrase supplied by a user of a client device by which the advertising video clips are presented to the user.
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