Apparatus and method for providing a provider-selected message in response to a user request for user-selected information
First Claim
1. A method of delivering information across a computer network, comprising:
- receiving, at a server computer, a first request from a client program for user-selected information;
transmitting, from the server computer, a provider-selected message to the client program for display, in response to the first request, if the provider-selected message has not been previously transmitted to the client program within a time period, the provider-selected message being configured to cause the client program to transmit a second request for the user-selected information;
receiving, at the server computer, the second request; and
transmitting, from the server computer, in response to the second request, the user-selected information to the client program for display, if the provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program within the time period.
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Abstract
A method for providing a provider-selected message in response to a user request for user-selected information is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request from a client program for user-selected information. If a provider-selected message has not been previously transmitted to the client program, the method further includes transmitting provider-selected information to the client program. If a provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program, the method further includes transmitting the user-selected information. In one embodiment, the method also includes receiving a second request from the client program for the user-selected information after the provider-selected information is displayed for a limited time.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of delivering information across a computer network, comprising:
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receiving, at a server computer, a first request from a client program for user-selected information; transmitting, from the server computer, a provider-selected message to the client program for display, in response to the first request, if the provider-selected message has not been previously transmitted to the client program within a time period, the provider-selected message being configured to cause the client program to transmit a second request for the user-selected information; receiving, at the server computer, the second request; and transmitting, from the server computer, in response to the second request, the user-selected information to the client program for display, if the provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program within the time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for delivering information across a computer network, comprising:
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a computer network; and a server configured to receive a first request for user-selected information from a client program; wherein the server is configured to transmit a provider-selected message to the client program for display, in response to the first request, if the provider-selected message has not been previously transmitted to the client program within a time period; wherein the server is further configured to transmit the user-selected information to the client program for display, if the provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program within the time period; wherein the provider-selected message is configured to cause the client program to transmit a second request for the user-selected information, and wherein the server is further configured to receive the second request, and to transmit the user-selected information in response to the second request. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of delivering information across a computer network, comprising:
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sending, from a client computer, a first request to a server for user-selected information; and receiving, at the client computer, a provider-selected message from the server for display, in response to the first request, if the provider-selected message has not been previously received within a time period, the provider-selected message being configured to cause the client program to send a second request for the user-selected information; sending, from the client computer, the second request to the server for the user-selected information; and receiving, at the client computer, the user-selected information from the server for display, in response to the second request, if the provider-selected message has been previously received within the time period. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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