APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PROVIDER-SELECTED MESSAGE IN RESPONSE TO A USER REQUEST FOR USER-SELECTED INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method of delivering information across a computer network, comprising:
- receiving, at a web server, a first request from a client program for user-selected information;
determining, at the web server, if a provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program within a time period determined by the web server;
if, based on the determining step, it is determined the provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program within the time period, then transmitting, from the web server, the user-selected information to the client program for display; and
if, based on the determining step, it is determined the provider-selected message has not been previously transmitted to the client program within the time period, then;
a) transmitting, from the web server, the provider-selected message to the client program for display, the provider-selected message being configured to cause the client program to transmit a second request for the user-selected information; and
b) receiving, at the web server, the second request;
and c) transmitting, from the web server, in response to the second request, the user-selected information to the client program for display.
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Abstract
A method for providing a provider-selected message in response to a user request for user-selected information is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request from a client program for user-selected information. If a provider-selected message has not been previously transmitted to the client program, the method further includes transmitting provider-selected information to the client program. If a provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program, the method further includes transmitting the user-selected information. In one embodiment, the method also includes receiving a second request from the client program for the user-selected information after the provider-selected information is displayed for a limited time.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of delivering information across a computer network, comprising:
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receiving, at a web server, a first request from a client program for user-selected information; determining, at the web server, if a provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program within a time period determined by the web server; if, based on the determining step, it is determined the provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program within the time period, then transmitting, from the web server, the user-selected information to the client program for display; and if, based on the determining step, it is determined the provider-selected message has not been previously transmitted to the client program within the time period, then;
a) transmitting, from the web server, the provider-selected message to the client program for display, the provider-selected message being configured to cause the client program to transmit a second request for the user-selected information; and
b) receiving, at the web server, the second request;and c) transmitting, from the web server, in response to the second request, the user-selected information to the client program for display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of delivering information across a computer network, comprising:
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sending, from a client computer, a first request to a web server for user-selected information; receiving, at the client computer, a provider-selected message for display, in response to the first request, the provider-selected message having not been previously received at the client computer within a time period, the provider-selected message being configured to cause the client program to automatically send a second request for the user-selected information; displaying, at the client computer, the provider-selected message for a limited time; sending, from the client computer, the second request for the user-selected information, after displaying the provider-selected message for the limited time; receiving, at the client computer, the user-selected information for display, after sending the second request; and displaying, at the client computer, the user-selected information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for delivering information across a computer network, comprising:
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a client computer running a client browser program; and a web server connected to the client computer through the Internet; wherein the web server is configured to; a) receive a first request from the client program for user-selected information; b) determine if a provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program within a time period determined by the web server; c) transmit the user-selected information to the client program for display if it is determined the provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program within the time period; d) transmit the provider-selected message to the client program for display if it is determined the provider-selected message has not been previously transmitted to the client program within the time period, the provider-selected message being configured to cause the client program to transmit a second request for the user-selected information; e) receive the second request; and f) transmit, in response to the second request, the user-selected information to the client program for display. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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