Method and system for providing advanced notice of cost to access web content
First Claim
1. In a communication system wherein web content is transmitted over a communication path from a content server to a client station, the web content defining a hyperlink to be presented by a browser running on the client station, the hyperlink pointing to referenced web content, a method comprising:
- during transmission of the web content within the communication path, between the content server and the client station, (i) making a determination that a user of the client station does not have a paid-up right to access the referenced web content, and (ii) in response to the determination, adding into the web content, in conjunction with the hyperlink, an indication of how much the referenced web content will cost to access, such that the indication will be presented to the user when the web content is presented to the user.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing advanced notice of cost to access web content. During transmission of web content over a communication path between a content server and a client station, an intermediation system adds into the web content, in conjunction with a hyperlink to web content, an indication of cost to access the referenced web content. The indication of cost will then be presented to a user when the web content is presented to the user, thereby giving the user an advanced notice of the cost to access the referenced content.
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1. In a communication system wherein web content is transmitted over a communication path from a content server to a client station, the web content defining a hyperlink to be presented by a browser running on the client station, the hyperlink pointing to referenced web content, a method comprising:
during transmission of the web content within the communication path, between the content server and the client station, (i) making a determination that a user of the client station does not have a paid-up right to access the referenced web content, and (ii) in response to the determination, adding into the web content, in conjunction with the hyperlink, an indication of how much the referenced web content will cost to access, such that the indication will be presented to the user when the web content is presented to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 9, 10)
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4. In a communication system wherein web content is transmitted over a communication path from a content server to a client station, the communication path comprising an access channel to the client station, a method comprising:
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during transmission of the web content within the access channel, (i) receiving the web content, (ii) detecting a hyperlink within the web content, wherein the hyperlink points to referenced web content, (iii) making a determination that a user of the client station does not have a paid-up right to access the referenced web content, (iv) in response to the determination, adding into the web content, in conjunction with the hyperlink, an indication of how much the referenced web content will cost to access, and (v) sending the web content, including the indication, along the access channel to the client station, whereby the indication will be presented to the user when the web content is presented to the user, thereby giving the user an advanced notice of the cost to access to the referenced web content. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
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