AUTOMATED CONTENT SCHEDULER AND DISPLAYER

• US 20120226553A1
• Filed: 04/18/2012
• Published: 09/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robocast, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Robocast, Inc.
• Inventors: TORRES, DAMON
• Granted Patent: US 8,606,819 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.54
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2216/07 Guided tours
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A method for providing content via a communications network on a user'"'"'s computer, obtained from a plurality of resources in an organized arrangement is provided. The method includes creating a show structure of nodes, each node identifying a resource from a plurality of accessible resources, at least some of which are network accessible resources. Without requiring user input, a plurality of the network accessible resources, identified by a corresponding node, are automatically accessed. Content corresponding to each of the accessed resources is automatically presented through the user'"'"'s computer in accordance with the show structure. Advertisement content is presented to the user in connection with the automatic presentation of the content through the user'"'"'s computer.

Claims

1. A method for providing content via a communications network on a user'"'"'s computer, obtained from a plurality of resources in an organized arrangement comprising the steps of:

creating a show structure of nodes, each node identifying a resource from a plurality of accessible resources, at least some of which are network accessible resources;

without requiring user input, automatically accessing a plurality of said network accessible resources identified by a corresponding node;

causing content corresponding to each of said accessed resources to be automatically presented through said user'"'"'s computer in accordance with said show structure; and

causing advertisement content to be presented to said user in connection with said automatic presentation of said content through said user'"'"'s computer.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said advertisement content is dynamic content.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said advertisement content is a default set of advertisement content.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said show structure of nodes is interspersed with said advertisement content.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said advertisement content is presented in a persistent content window.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said advertisement content is presented using a node in said show structure of nodes.

7. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said advertisement content is presented using a URL.

8. The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of providing said advertisement content in accordance with a user'"'"'s profile.

9. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said advertisement content is a resource accessible via the Internet.

10. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said advertisement content is a resource accessible via an Internet website.

11. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said advertisement content is video content.

12. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said advertisement content is displayable content.

13. The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of altering the show structure in response to user action related to said advertisement content.

14. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said computer is a mobile device.

15. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said content is presented through said user'"'"'s computer using a web browser.

16. A method for providing content via a communications network on a users computer, obtained from a plurality of resources in an organized arrangement comprising the steps of:

receiving a request for an online search from a remote user;

providing a plurality of search results and their corresponding resource locators in response to said request,

creating a show structure of nodes based on said search results, each node identifying a resource from a plurality of accessible resources, at least some of which are network accessible resources;

without requiring user input, automatically accessing a plurality of said network accessible resources identified by a corresponding node;

causing content corresponding to each of said accessed resources to be automatically presented through said user'"'"'s computer in accordance with said show structure; and

causing advertisement content to be presented to said user in connection with said automatic presentation of said content through said user'"'"'s computer.

17. The method in accordance with claim 16, wherein said user request comprises a search of accessible Internet content.

18. The method in accordance with claim 16, wherein said user request comprises a search of a web site.

19. The method in accordance with claim 16, wherein said user request comprises a search of a remote server.

20. The method in accordance with claim 16, wherein said show structure is presented to said user.

21. The method in accordance with claim 20, wherein said show structure is presented to said user while said content is being delivered.

22. The method in accordance with claim 16, wherein the step of causing the presentation of said retrieved content automatically in accordance with said show structure includes the presentation of content from at least two nodes presented simultaneously.

23. A method for providing content via a communications network on a user'"'"'s computer, obtained from a plurality of resources in all organized arrangement comprising the steps of:

creating a show structure of nodes, each node identifying a resource from a plurality of accessible resources, at least some of which are network accessible resources;

without requiring user input, automatically accessing a plurality of said network accessible resources identified by a corresponding node;

causing content corresponding to each of said accessed resources to be automatically presented through said user'"'"'s computer in accordance with said show structure; and

causing advertisement content to be presented to said user in a persistent content window in connection with said automatic presentation of said content through said user'"'"'s computer.

24. The method as claimed in claim 23, wherein said content corresponding to each of said accessed resources is displayed through said user'"'"'s computer and wherein said persistent content window is a separate window from said displayed content.

25. The method as claimed in claim 23, wherein said persistent content window is displayed simultaneously with said displayed content presented through said user'"'"'s computer.

26. A method for providing content via a communications network on a users computer, obtained from a plurality of resources in an organized arrangement comprising the steps of:

creating a show structure of nodes, each node identifying a resource from a plurality of accessible resources, at least some of which are network accessible resources;

without requiring user input, automatically accessing a plurality of said network accessible resources identified by a corresponding node;

causing content corresponding to each of said accessed resources to be automatically presented through said user'"'"'s computer in accordance with said show structure; and

causing targeted advertisement content to be presented to said user in connection with said automatic presentation of said content through said user'"'"'s computer.

27. A method as claimed in claim 26, wherein said targeted advertisement content is based on a user profile.

28. A method as claimed in claim 27, wherein said profile includes past actions taken by said user.

29. A method as claimed in claim 28, wherein said targeting of said advertisement content is based on past skipping actions taken by said user on previously presented advertisement content, stored in said user profile.

30. A method as claimed in claim 26, wherein targeted advertisement content is selected based on said content in said show structure of nodes.