Method of delivering information over a communications network
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1. A method of delivering information to subscribers on a communications network, wherein a plurality of data providers and a plurality of processing devices, each processing device uniquely associated with a subscriber, are connected to said network, comprising the steps of:
- selecting at least one data provider by each subscriber using a web browser of an associated processing device to display data that is received from said at least one data provider from said network;
receiving a sequence of information from a plurality of INFO sources connected to said network to be displayed on said web browser of said associated processing device; and
continuously displaying said sequence of information not selected by said each subscriber simultaneously with said data selected by said each subscriber in said web browser of said associated processing device such that said sequence of information and said data requested by said each subscriber are simultaneously viewable in said web browser of said associated device; and
wherein the display of said data in said web browser is controllable by said each subscriber but the display of said sequence of information in said web browser of said associated processing device cannot be disabled and is not controllable by said each subscriber; and
wherein the display of said sequence of information in said web browser does not change in response to selection of said data by said each subscriber.
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Abstract
A technique and apparatus for delivering information to the subscribers (terminals) on a communications network. The information is simultaneously displayed in a web browser without interfering with the display of subscriber'"'"'s selected data in the web browser.
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1. A method of delivering information to subscribers on a communications network, wherein a plurality of data providers and a plurality of processing devices, each processing device uniquely associated with a subscriber, are connected to said network, comprising the steps of:
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selecting at least one data provider by each subscriber using a web browser of an associated processing device to display data that is received from said at least one data provider from said network; receiving a sequence of information from a plurality of INFO sources connected to said network to be displayed on said web browser of said associated processing device; and continuously displaying said sequence of information not selected by said each subscriber simultaneously with said data selected by said each subscriber in said web browser of said associated processing device such that said sequence of information and said data requested by said each subscriber are simultaneously viewable in said web browser of said associated device; and wherein the display of said data in said web browser is controllable by said each subscriber but the display of said sequence of information in said web browser of said associated processing device cannot be disabled and is not controllable by said each subscriber; and
wherein the display of said sequence of information in said web browser does not change in response to selection of said data by said each subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for delivering information to subscribers on a communications network, comprising:
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a plurality of data providers connected to said network; a plurality of INFO sources connected to said network for providing a sequence of information; and a plurality of processing devices connected to said network, each uniquely associated with a subscriber to provide an associated processing device and having a web browser for receiving said sequence of information from said plurality of INFO sources, selecting at least one data provider by said subscriber, and continuously displaying said sequence of information not selected by said each subscriber simultaneously with said data received from said at least one data provider selected by said subscriber in a display device such that said sequence of information and said data requested by said subscriber are simultaneously viewable; and wherein the display of said data in said web browser is controllable by said subscriber but the display of said sequence of information in said web browser of said associated processing device cannot be disabled and is not controllable by said subscriber; and
wherein the display of said sequence of information in said web browser does not change in response to selection of said data by said subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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