Method and system for confirming the launch of interstitial content on an end user computer
First Claim
1. ) A method of determining the status of the launch and/or display of a pop window comprising predetermined pop data, and taking corrective action to address the failure to launch and/or display said pop window, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) a pop data distribution server receiving a request to download a pop data unit to a user computer running a browser program;
b) downloading a first unit of pop data to the user computer, the pop data unit comprising;
user viewable data; and
software containing at least;
i) launch command language instructing the browser program to launch a pop window in a display operably connected to the user computer and to display the user viewable data in the display; and
ii) status command language to determine whether or not the pop window is launched or open, and the user viewable data is or was displayed in the display, thereby determining whether or not the pop window was launched and the user viewable data was displayed, optionally for at least a predetermined period of time; and
iii) failure command language for responding to a failure to display the user viewable data in the pop window and causing the launching of a data unit using an alternative method and display of its user viewable data using an alternative display method;
c) in the user computer, executing the launch command language;
d) in the user computer, executing the status command language thereby determining whether or not the pop window was launched and the user viewable data was displayed, optionally for at least a predetermined period of time; and
e) if it is determined that the pop window was not launched and/or the user viewable data was not displayed at least for the predetermined period of time, executing the failure command language.
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Abstract
A network advertising system and method includes a network server, a computer user, pop data packet, multiple web page files, and a display. The pop data packet includes user viewable data, launch command language, status command language, and failure command language. The user viewable data is displayed interstitially or non-interstitially on the monitor in a pop window of a browser program. The present system ensures that user viewable data intended for display in a pop window is actually displayed. The system determines whether or not a pop window was opened and whether or not the user viewable data was displayed in the pop window. Optionally, the system also determines whether or not the user viewable data was displayed for at least a minimum predefined period of time. If either of these conditions occurs, the failure command language directs display of the user viewable data by alternate means. Optionally, the failure command language directs the end user computer to download another pop data packet or user viewable data packet for display in a pop window.
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22 Claims
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1. ) A method of determining the status of the launch and/or display of a pop window comprising predetermined pop data, and taking corrective action to address the failure to launch and/or display said pop window, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) a pop data distribution server receiving a request to download a pop data unit to a user computer running a browser program;
b) downloading a first unit of pop data to the user computer, the pop data unit comprising;
user viewable data; and
software containing at least;
i) launch command language instructing the browser program to launch a pop window in a display operably connected to the user computer and to display the user viewable data in the display; and
ii) status command language to determine whether or not the pop window is launched or open, and the user viewable data is or was displayed in the display, thereby determining whether or not the pop window was launched and the user viewable data was displayed, optionally for at least a predetermined period of time; and
iii) failure command language for responding to a failure to display the user viewable data in the pop window and causing the launching of a data unit using an alternative method and display of its user viewable data using an alternative display method;
c) in the user computer, executing the launch command language;
d) in the user computer, executing the status command language thereby determining whether or not the pop window was launched and the user viewable data was displayed, optionally for at least a predetermined period of time; and
e) if it is determined that the pop window was not launched and/or the user viewable data was not displayed at least for the predetermined period of time, executing the failure command language. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. ) A system for distributing pop data over a network, the system comprising:
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a) plural end user computers connected to the network, one or more of the end user computers having a display operably connected thereto and being equipped with a browser program; and
b) at least one pop data distribution network server connected to the network and comprising accessible storage comprising plural pop data units, wherein a pop data unit comprises;
user viewable data, and a pop data recipient computer connected to the network and comprising accessible storage comprising;
i) launch command language instructing the browser program to launch a pop window in a display operably connected to the pop data recipient computer and to display the user viewable data in the display;
ii) status command language to determine whether or not the pop window is launched and the user viewable data has been displayed in the display for at least the predefined period of time; and
iii) failure command language for responding to a failure to display the user viewable data in the pop window and causing the display of data using an alternative display method.
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