Updating Content of Presentation Vehicle in a Computer Network

• US 20100179947A1
• Filed: 10/12/2009
• Published: 07/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gula Consulting Limited Liability Company (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Carhamm Limited LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Martin, Anthony G., Goulden, David L., Vandevelde, Scott
• Granted Patent: US 8,316,003 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/706
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching

Abstract

Exemplary systems and methods for updating content on a computer network are provided. In exemplary embodiments, a method includes receiving from a message delivery program on a client computer a first keyword submitted by a web browser on the client computer to an original search engine, the original search engine not being a part of the server computer, the web browser being separate from the message delivery program and providing the client computer a first search result that is different from a search result provided by the original search engine.

Claims

1. A method to be performed in a server computer, the method comprising:

receiving from a message delivery program on a client computer a first keyword submitted by a web browser on the client computer to an original search engine, the original search engine not being a part of the server computer, the web browser being separate from the message delivery program; and

providing the client computer a first search result that is different from a search result provided by the original search engine.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving from the client computer a second keyword submitted to the original search engine; and

providing the client computer a second search result that is different from another search result provided by the original search engine.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the first search result is displayed in a presentation vehicle that is updated to display the second search result.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the presentation vehicle comprises a pop-under.

5. An apparatus for receiving information over a computer network, the apparatus comprising:

a client computer configured to submit, by a browser, a first search request and to receive a first search result and a second search result responsive to the first search request, the first search result to be displayed in a first window and a second search result to be displayed in a second window, the first window being displayed in the browser, the second window being displayed in a presentation vehicle separate from the browser.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the second window is displayed under the first window.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the client computer is further configured to receive a third search result that is responsive to another search request, the third search result is to be displayed in the second window.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the first window comprises a web browser pointed to a search engine and the second window comprises a pop-under.

9. An apparatus for receiving information over the Internet, the apparatus comprising:

a client computer configured to display a search result in a pop-under.

10. A method of presenting information to an end-user in a computer network:

detecting a first end-user behavior in a browser;

displaying a first content in a presentation vehicle separate from the browser, the first content being

responsive to the first end-user behavior;

detecting a second end-user behavior; and

updating the presentation vehicle with a second content responsive to the second end-user behavior.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the first end-user behavior comprises submitting a first search request and the second end-user behavior comprises submitting a second search request.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the first content comprises a first search result and the second content comprises a second search result.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the first end-user behavior comprises navigating to a first web page and the second end-user behavior comprises navigating to a second web page.

14. A computer readable medium, the computer readable medium comprising executable instructions, the instructions executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving from a message delivery program on a client computer a first keyword submitted by a web browser on the client computer to an original search engine, the original search engine not being a part of the server computer, the web browser being separate from the message delivery program; and

providing the client computer a first search result that is different from a search result provided by the original search engine.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

receiving from the client computer a second keyword submitted to the original search engine; and

providing the client computer a second search result that is different from another search result provided by the original search engine.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the first search result is displayed in a presentation vehicle that is updated to display the second search result.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the presentation vehicle comprises a pop-under.

18. A computer readable medium, the computer readable medium comprising executable instructions, the instructions executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

detecting a first end-user behavior in a browser;

displaying a first content in a presentation vehicle separate from the browser, the first content being

responsive to the first end-user behavior;

detecting a second end-user behavior; and

updating the presentation vehicle with a second content responsive to the second end-user behavior.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the first end-user behavior comprises submitting a first search request and the second end-user behavior comprises submitting a second search request.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein the first content comprises a first search result and the second content comprises a second search result.

21. The method of claim 18 wherein the first end-user behavior comprises navigating to a first web page and the second end-user behavior comprises navigating to a second web page.