Advertising through digital watermarks
First Claim
1. A networked environment for displaying a digital advertisement with content in a client device'"'"'s display area, the networked environment comprising:
- a client device having a display area capable of displaying content and a digital advertisement as a digital watermark advertisement;
an ad provider that distributes digital advertisements; and
a content provider communicatively coupled to the client device and to the ad provider, wherein the content provider, in response to a content request from the client device;
combines the requested content with a digital advertisement obtained from the ad provider such that the digital advertisement will be displayed as a digital watermark advertisement with the requested content in the client device'"'"'s display area; and
returns the requested content with the digital advertisement to the client device for display on the client device'"'"'s display area.
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Abstract
Various aspects of displaying digital watermark advertisements with display content on a client device is presented. According to one embodiment, in response to a content request from a client device, a content provider obtains a digital advertisement from an ad provider. The content provider combines the digital advertisement with the content and returns it to the client device, such that the digital advertisement is displayed as a digital watermark advertisement to the content on the client device. Digital advertisements may be pre-loaded onto a client device, such as during idle times. A digital advertisement is then selected for display on the display device according to an advertisement selector.
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28 Claims
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1. A networked environment for displaying a digital advertisement with content in a client device'"'"'s display area, the networked environment comprising:
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a client device having a display area capable of displaying content and a digital advertisement as a digital watermark advertisement;
an ad provider that distributes digital advertisements; and
a content provider communicatively coupled to the client device and to the ad provider, wherein the content provider, in response to a content request from the client device;
combines the requested content with a digital advertisement obtained from the ad provider such that the digital advertisement will be displayed as a digital watermark advertisement with the requested content in the client device'"'"'s display area; and
returns the requested content with the digital advertisement to the client device for display on the client device'"'"'s display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for displaying content with a digital watermark advertisement on a client device, the method comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of digital advertisements and storing them on the client device;
receiving an advertisement selector for selecting one of the plurality of digital advertisements stored on the client device; and
displaying the digital advertisement selected by the advertisement selector on the client device as a digital watermark advertisement with other content displayed on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for displaying content and a digital advertisement on a client device while maximizing the display area for the content in the client device'"'"'s display area, the method comprising:
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obtaining a digital advertisement to be displayed in the display area;
displaying the digital advertisement as a digital watermark advertisement in the display area such that the entire display area is available for displaying content; and
displaying content over the digital watermark advertisement in the display area. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for displaying content and a digital advertisement on a mobile phone device having a display area capable of displaying content and a digital advertisement, the method comprising:
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downloading a digital advertisement onto the mobile phone device;
displaying the digital advertisement as a digital watermark advertisement on the mobile phone device'"'"'s display area; and
displaying other content over the digital watermark advertisement on the mobile phone device'"'"'s display area. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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