System for providing non-intrusive dynamic content to a client device

• US 6,772,200 B1
• Filed: 12/30/1997
• Issued: 08/03/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Bakshi, Bikram Singh, Knauerhase, Robert Conrad, Tso, Michael Man-Hak
• Primary Examiner(s): Thompson, Marc D.
• Application Number:
  US09/000,760
• Time in Patent Office: 2,408 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/224, 709/227, 709/248, 709/218, 709/217, 709/219, 705/14, 705/26, 705/30
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents

Abstract

A system for presenting dynamic content to a user of a client device in a non-intrusive manner is implemented in a method including the steps of retrieving dynamic content to be presented to a user, and presenting the dynamic content to the user at a time selected in accordance with a predetermined condition.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

installing a dynamic executable module on a client device coupled to a network device, the dynamic executable module to retrieve dynamic content to be presented to a user and control presentation of the dynamic content;

presenting the dynamic content at a time selected in accordance with a predetermined condition comprising existence of an open connection between the client device and the network device;

estimating a time period over which the connection between the client device and the network device will remain open; and

presenting the dynamic content for a time period equal to no more than the estimated time period.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said presenting the dynamic content further comprises presenting the dynamic content while the connection between the client device and the network device remains open.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising extending the time period for presenting the dynamic content in response to a user request.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of periodically monitoring the connection between the client device and the network device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic content comprises advertising information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition further comprises expiration of a predetermined time interval.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said presenting the dynamic content further comprises presenting the dynamic content periodically.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 6, wherein said machine-readable medium comprises a magnetic storage device.

8. A client device to present dynamic content to a user, said client device comprising a computer including:

a browser to present data to a user; and

a dynamic executable module to retrieve dynamic content and to control presentation of the dynamic content at a time selected in accordance with a predetermined condition including existence of an open connection between the client device and the network device;

said dynamic executable module to present the dynamic content for a time period equal to no more than an estimated time period for which the connection will remain open.

9. The client device of claim 8, wherein said dynamic executable module is integrated with said browser.

10. The client device of claim 8, wherein said dynamic executable module is to present the dynamic content while the connection between the client device and the network device remains open.

11. The client device of claim 8, wherein said dynamic executable module is further to calculate the estimated time period.

12. The client device of claim 8, wherein said dynamic executable module is to periodically monitor the connection between the client device and the network device.

13. The client device of claim 8, wherein the dynamic content comprises advertising information.

14. The client device of claim 8, wherein the predetermined condition further comprises expiration of a predetermined time interval.

15. The client device of claim 14, wherein said dynamic executable module is to present the dynamic content periodically.

16. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of executable instructions to perform a method comprising:

retrieving dynamic content;

controlling presentation of the dynamic content at a time selected in accordance with a predetermined condition including existence of an open connection between a client device and a network device; and

presenting the dynamic content for a time period equal to no more than an estimated time period for which the connection will remain open.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the method further comprises:

calculating the estimated time period.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the method further comprises:

periodically monitoring the connection between the client device and the network device.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the method further comprises:

periodically presenting the dynamic content.

21. The machine-readable medium of claim 16 wherein the method further comprises:

retrieving advertising information.