DELIVERING INFORMATION TO A CLIENT DEVICE IN A COMMUNICATION-CHALLENGED ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method for delivering an information item to a client device over a communication coupling characterized by at least episodes of non-real-time response performance, comprising:
- selecting at least one information item in response to an item download event; and
forwarding said at least one information item to the client device for storage,wherein the client device delivers said at least one information item upon the occurrence of at least one delivery event.
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Abstract
A strategy is described for delivering information items to a client device in response to download events. At some time later, the client devices present the information items to users in response to respective delivery events. The strategy is particularly beneficial in those environments characterized by non-real-time request-response performance, such as network environments characterized by significant levels of latency and/or intermittent connectivity. The strategy overcomes this non-real-time performance by downloading relevant information items to users before the items are delivered, thus making the information items more readily available when actually needed. Other provisions are provided for ensuring that valid accounting is applied to the delivery of information items, and for allocating revenue based on this accounting. In one implementation, the information items correspond to advertisements.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for delivering an information item to a client device over a communication coupling characterized by at least episodes of non-real-time response performance, comprising:
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selecting at least one information item in response to an item download event; and forwarding said at least one information item to the client device for storage, wherein the client device delivers said at least one information item upon the occurrence of at least one delivery event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for delivering an information item to a client device over a communication coupling characterized by at least episodes of non-real-time response performance, comprising:
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receiving at least one information item from a network-accessible information downloading service in response to an item download event; storing said at least one information item in a client-side information item store; identifying an item delivery event, subsequent to the item download event; retrieving said at least one information item from the client-side information item store in response to the item delivery event; and presenting said at least one information item to a user for the user'"'"'s consumption. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for delivering information items, comprising:
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at least one client device configured to present at least one information item, wherein said at least one client device includes an information item store for retaining said at least one information item in advance of its presentation; an information downloading service for forwarding said at least one information item to the information item store in response to a download event; an information item source for providing said at least one information item to the information downloading service; and a communication coupling, connecting said at least one client device with the information downloading service, characterized by at least episodes of non-real-time response performance.
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