METHOD, NETWORK SERVER AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING ADVERTISEMENT INFORMATION RELATING TO MAP INFORMATION
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, with a network server from a web browser, a map information request;
determining, with the network server, based on at least one criterion a set of advertisements relating to the requested map information;
sending the requested map information and the determined set of advertisements to the web browser;
receiving a zoom or transition request of the previously sent map information;
determining, with the network server, based on at least one criterion a new set of advertisements relating to the requested map information; and
sending the requested map information and the new set of advertisements to the web browser.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a solution in which advertisement icons displayed together with map information relate to the displayed map information. In one embodiment of the invention, some or all of the advertisement icons are from service providers situated within the geographical area displayed by the map information.
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13 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, with a network server from a web browser, a map information request; determining, with the network server, based on at least one criterion a set of advertisements relating to the requested map information; sending the requested map information and the determined set of advertisements to the web browser; receiving a zoom or transition request of the previously sent map information; determining, with the network server, based on at least one criterion a new set of advertisements relating to the requested map information; and sending the requested map information and the new set of advertisements to the web browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A network server comprising:
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a map application; a map information storage connected to the map application or a connection to the map information storage; an advertisement storage connected to the map application or a connection to the advertisement storage;
wherein the map application is configured to;receive, from a web browser, a map information request; determine based on at least one criterion a set of advertisements relating to the requested map information; send the requested map information and the determined set of advertisements to the web browser; receive a zoom or transition request of the previously sent map information; determine based on at least one criterion a new set of advertisements relating to the requested map information; and send the requested map information and the new set of advertisements to the web browser. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium, comprising code adapted to perform the following steps when executed in a data processing device:
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receiving, from a web browser, a map information request; determining based on at least one criterion a set of advertisements relating to the requested map information; sending the requested map information and the determined set of advertisements to the web browser; receiving a zoom or transition request of the previously sent map information; determining based on at least one criterion a new set of advertisements relating to the requested map information; and sending the requested map information and the new set of advertisements to the web browser. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A network server comprising:
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map application means for running a map application; map information storage means for storing map information, said map information storing means connected to the map application or a connection to the map information storage means; advertisement storage means for storing advertised information, connected to the map application or a connection to the advertisement storage means; wherein the map application means is configured for; receiving, from a web browser, a map information request; determining based on at least one criterion a set of advertisements relating to the requested map information; sending the requested map information and the determined set of advertisements to the web browser; receiving a zoom or transition request of the previously sent map information; determining based on at least one criterion a new set of advertisements relating to the requested map information; and sending the requested map information and the new set of advertisements to the web browser.
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