Pushing content to browsers

• US 20070094071A1
• Filed: 10/21/2005
• Published: 04/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Henry, Seraji, Seana, Ramig, Randy, Stroupe, Autumn
• Application Number:
  US11/256,262
• Publication Number:
  US 20070094071A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0239 Online discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices

Abstract

Users can interact with networked content by using browsers. Certain content (and/or links to certain content) can be pushed to a browser for convenient selection by a user of the browser.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for pushing content to a browser, the method comprising:

providing a user interface for browsing;

receiving a list of pushed content entries for content to be pushed to the user interface;

selecting at least one entry from the list of pushed content entries in response to receiving a string of characters from a user; and

displaying on the user interface at least one of the selected pushed content entries.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the list of pushed content entries is received via a cell broadcast message.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the list of pushed content entries is received via a subscriber identity module.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the list of pushed content entries is received during provisioning of a device used to provide the user interface.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein an entry from the list of pushed content entries comprises a coupon.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein an entry from the list of pushed content entries comprises a link to real time content.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein one of the at least one of the displayed pushed content entries is a full-screen advertisement.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed pushed content is displayed in accordance with an ordering policy.

9. A computer-implemented system for pushed content browsing, the system comprising:

a user interface that is configured to receive commands from a user for entering a string of characters for specifying desired content;

a file reader that is configured to receive a list of pushed content entries for content to be pushed to the user interface;

a selector that is configured to select entries from the pushed content list in response to a desired content string; and

a display that is configured to display an image representing at least one of the selected pushed content entries.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the list of pushed content entries is generated by an internet service provider.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the list of pushed content entries is received via the web.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein the list of pushed content entries contains entries that are localized with respect to a determined location of the user.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein an entry from the list of pushed content entries comprises a link to a coupon.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein the displayed pushed content is displayed in accordance with a monetary ordering policy.

15. A computer-implemented system for pushed content browsing, the system comprising:

means for receiving a list of pushed content entries for content to be pushed to a user interface;

means for receiving commands from a user for entering a string of characters; and

means for displaying on the user interface at least one of the selected pushed content entries in response to the received entered string of characters.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the means for receiving commands comprises a touch screen.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein means for displaying on the user interface is further configured to change displayed data when the string of characters is concatenated with an additional character.

18. The system of claim 15 wherein one of the at least one of the displayed pushed, content entries comprises a link to a full-screen advertisement.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the system further comprises means for receiving content that is generated in response to a user selecting one of the selected pushed content entries.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein the displayed pushed content is displayed in accordance with a most recently used ordering policy.