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Method and apparatus for distributing over a network unsolicited information to a targeted audience

  • US 6,119,164 A
  • Filed: 04/15/1997
  • Issued: 09/12/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A client node for presenting displays of unsolicited information customized according to operator preferences to the operator of the client node, the client node comprising:

  • a first communications device connected to a remote server for communications with the remote server;

    an operator input device for receiving input from the user of the client node;

    a display device for displaying various information to the user of the client node;

    a first processing device coupled to said first communications device, said input device and said display device, wherein said first processing device further comprising means for automatically gathering profile information about the operator of the client node based on choices and activities indicated by the operator input device, means for determining if the profile information is to be sent to the remote server, and means for displaying the display information received from the remote server in response to the profile information, the display information including unsolicited information customized according to the user profile of the user of the client node, wherein the user profile information comprises the operator'"'"'s choice of a software application being executed by the client node and wherein the unsolicited information comprises one or more of information about defect fixes for the particular software application and information about upgrades to the software application.

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