DIGITAL SIGNATURES FOR ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT SECURITY
First Claim
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1. A method of presenting an advertisement, the method comprising:
- using a processor to perform acts comprising;
requesting said advertisement from a provider;
receiving said advertisement from said provider, said advertisement including a digital signature;
verifying said digital signature; and
either rendering, or determining not to render, said advertisement based on a result of said verifying.
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Abstract
Online advertisements may be verified before being rendered. In one example, an ad control is incorporated into an application or web page. When the ad control is to present an ad, the ad control requests an ad from an ad provider. Ads that are provided to the ad control have previously been submitted for certification, and have received a certificate. When the ad control receives the ad, it verifies the certificate using a digital signature. If the certificate verifies, then the ad is deemed acceptable to render, and the ad control renders the ad. Otherwise, the ad is not deemed acceptable to render, and the ad control requests another ad from the ad provider.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of presenting an advertisement, the method comprising:
using a processor to perform acts comprising; requesting said advertisement from a provider; receiving said advertisement from said provider, said advertisement including a digital signature; verifying said digital signature; and either rendering, or determining not to render, said advertisement based on a result of said verifying. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device-readable medium that stores executable instructions for presenting an advertisement, the executable instructions, when executed by a device, causing the device to perform acts comprising:
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requesting said advertisement from a provider; receiving said advertisement from said provider, said advertisement including a digital signature; verifying said digital signature; and either rendering, or determining not to render, said advertisement based on a result of said verifying. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device that presents an advertisement, said device comprising:
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a memory; a processor; a display; and an application that is stored in said memory, that executes on said processor, and that comprises an ad control, said ad control requesting said advertisement from a provider, said advertisement including a digital signature, said ad control verifying said digital signature, said ad control determining whether to render said advertisement on said display based on whether a result of said verifying. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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