| Targeted Patent: Patent: US8787895B2 Filed: 2007-03-20 Issued: 2014-07-22 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Timothy R. Jackson (Current Assignee) Adim8 LLC Inventor(s): Timothy R. Jackson Title: System and method for providing advertising on a device | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20070061300A1 Filed: 2005-09-14 Issued: 2007-03-15 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Individual (Current Assignee) Blue Hills Series 95 Of Allied Security Trust I Inventor(s): Jorey Ramer, Adam Soroca, Dennis Doughty Title: Mobile advertisement syndication |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] method | mechanism, means, capable, first method, module, server, provider | [FEATURE ID: 1] method, system, syndication facility |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] device, computer, display time duration, mobile device | processor, client, display, mobile, terminal, subscriber, communication | [FEATURE ID: 2] webpage, mobile communication facility, user, user ', receiver |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] accessing, having, comprising | including, of, by, with, includes, providing, featuring | [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] comprising, associating, using |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] network, processor, first time passage indicator | website, location, device, communication, browser, computer, query | [FEATURE ID: 4] webpage request, query entry facility, user demographic, search query |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] display | network, user, database, subscriber, category, browser, merchant | [FEATURE ID: 5] parental control, mobile service provider |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] time, time periods, portion | period, duration, hour, days, phase, cycle, space | [FEATURE ID: 6] time |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] disposed | configured, located, positioned, implemented, provided, arranged | [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] adapted |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] loading, updating, providing | obtaining, determining, identifying, communicating, acquiring, transmitting, processing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] presenting, receiving |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] second time passage indicator | code, value, cookie, database | [FEATURE ID: 9] user characteristic |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] detecting | obtaining, identifying, determining, receiving | [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] request |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] graphic advertisement | location, schedule, user, rating, profile, category, time | [FEATURE ID: 11] text query entry, voice recognition query entry, search history, carrier business rule, type |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] application information, animation | content, time, information, advertising, advertisement, status, profile | [FEATURE ID: 12] mobile subscriber characteristic information, location information, user transaction history information |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] entity, service | interest, activity, information, item, identity, action, event | [FEATURE ID: 13] advertisement, explicit query request, implicit query request, user history information, present location information |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] product | merchant, user, business, brand | [FEATURE ID: 14] capability |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] claim | claimed, fig, clair, paragraph, embodiment, item, figure | [FEATURE ID: 15] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] fee metric, data transfer activity | time, software, billing, bandwidth, tariff, revenue, status | [FEATURE ID: 16] sponsorship information |
| [FEATURE ID: 17] latency | changes, movement, traffic, connectivity | [FEATURE ID: 17] proximity |
| 1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of advertising via a device [FEATURE ID: 2] accessing [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] a network [FEATURE ID: 4] , the device having [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] a computer [FEATURE ID: 2] - readable medium , a processor [FEATURE ID: 4] , a display [FEATURE ID: 5] , and a first time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 4] to indicate a passage of time [FEATURE ID: 6] during idle - time periods [FEATURE ID: 6] , wherein the first time passage indicator is disposed [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] on or in the computer - readable medium , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] : loading [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] a second time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 9] onto or into the computer - readable medium of the device before detecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] a first idle - time period , wherein the second time passage indicator is different from the first time passage indicator and the second time passage indicator ( i ) is representative of a graphic advertisement [FEATURE ID: 11] and ( ii ) indicates a passage of time during the first idle - time period ; updating [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] application information [FEATURE ID: 12] on or in the device and thereby providing [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] the first idle - time period ; displaying the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during the first idle - time period , wherein the first idle - time period includes a time corresponding to updating application information on or in the device and wherein the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator is associated with an entity [FEATURE ID: 13] , product [FEATURE ID: 14] and / or service [FEATURE ID: 13] ; and animating the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during at least a portion [FEATURE ID: 6] of the first idle - time period . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 15] 1 further including removing the graphic advertisement after the idle - time period expires . 3 . The method of claim 1 further including : determining a fee metric [FEATURE ID: 16] corresponding to the display of the graphic advertisement ; and outputting the fee metric . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the fee metric correlates to a number of displays of the graphic advertisement , a display time duration [FEATURE ID: 2] of the graphic advertisement and / or an amount of animation [FEATURE ID: 12] of the graphic advertisement . 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein during the first idle - time period , the updated application information is not presented on the display of the device due to data processing activity by the processor , data transfer activity [FEATURE ID: 16] , congestion and / or latency [FEATURE ID: 17] in the network . 6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device is a mobile device [FEATURE ID: 2] |
1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of presenting [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] an advertisement [FEATURE ID: 13] in association with a webpage [FEATURE ID: 2] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] : receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] a webpage request [FEATURE ID: 4] from a mobile communication facility [FEATURE ID: 2] ; receiving information associated with the mobile communication facility ; associating [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] at least one advertisement with the webpage at least in part based on the information relating to the mobile communication facility ; and presenting the webpage to the mobile communication facility . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 15] 1 wherein the request [FEATURE ID: 10] is made using [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] a query entry facility [FEATURE ID: 4] of the mobile communication facility . 3 . The method of claim 2 wherein the query entry facility is adapted [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] to receive an explicit query request [FEATURE ID: 13] from a user [FEATURE ID: 2] of the mobile communication facility . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the explicit query request is based at least in part on a text query entry [FEATURE ID: 11] . 5 . The method of claim 3 wherein the explicit query request is based at least in part on a voice recognition query entry [FEATURE ID: 11] . 6 . The method of claim 2 wherein the query entry facility receives an implicit query request [FEATURE ID: 13] . 7 . The method of claim 6 wherein the implicit query request is based at least in part on time [FEATURE ID: 6] of day . 8 . The method of claim 6 wherein the implicit query request is based at least in part on location . 9 . The method of claim 6 wherein the implicit query request is based at least in part on proximity [FEATURE ID: 17] to a location . 10 . The method of claim 1 wherein the information relating to the mobile communication facility is mobile subscriber characteristic information [FEATURE ID: 12] . 11 . The method of claim 1 wherein the information relating to the mobile communication facility is location information [FEATURE ID: 12] . 12 . The method of claim 1 wherein the information relating to the mobile communication facility is based at least in part on a search history [FEATURE ID: 11] . 13 . The method of claim 1 wherein the information relating to the mobile communication facility is based at least in part on a parental control [FEATURE ID: 5] . 14 . The method of claim 1 wherein the information relating to the mobile communication facility is a carrier business rule [FEATURE ID: 11] . 15 . The method of claim 1 wherein the information relating to the mobile communication facility is sponsorship information [FEATURE ID: 16] . 16 . The method of claim 1 wherein the information relating to the mobile communication facility is related to a type [FEATURE ID: 11] of the mobile communication facility . 17 . The method of claim 1 wherein the information relating to the mobile communication facility is related to a capability [FEATURE ID: 14] of the mobile communication facility . 18 - 21 . ( canceled ) 22 . The method of claim 1 wherein the association is further based at least in part on a user characteristic [FEATURE ID: 9] associated with the mobile communication facility . 23 . The method of claim 22 wherein the user characteristic is related to user history information [FEATURE ID: 13] . 24 . The method of claim 22 wherein the user characteristic is related to a user demographic [FEATURE ID: 4] . 25 . The method of claim 22 wherein the user characteristic is related to user transaction history information [FEATURE ID: 12] . 26 . The method of claim 22 wherein the user characteristic is related to a user ' [FEATURE ID: 2] s present location information [FEATURE ID: 13] . 27 - 30 . ( canceled ) 31 . The method of claim 1 wherein the webpage request is a search query [FEATURE ID: 4] . 32 - 57 . ( canceled ) 58 . The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one advertisement is associated with the webpage based further at least in part on information relating to a mobile service provider [FEATURE ID: 5] . 59 - 64 . ( canceled ) 65 . A system [FEATURE ID: 1] of presenting an advertisement in association with a webpage , comprising : a receiver [FEATURE ID: 2] adapted to receive a webpage request from a mobile communication facility , the receiver further adapted to receive information associated with the mobile communication facility ; a syndication facility [FEATURE ID: 1] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US8787895B2 Filed: 2007-03-20 Issued: 2014-07-22 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Timothy R. Jackson (Current Assignee) Adim8 LLC Inventor(s): Timothy R. Jackson Title: System and method for providing advertising on a device | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US7188169B2 Filed: 2001-06-08 Issued: 2007-03-06 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Fair Isaac Corp (Current Assignee) Fair Isaac Corp Inventor(s): Bryan Buus, Randall Gaz, Tom Malaher, Michael Muller, Keith Schwartz Title: System and method for monitoring key performance indicators in a business |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] method | mechanism, network, process, device, technique | [FEATURE ID: 1] system |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] advertising, updating, providing | identifying, acquiring, processing, detecting, displaying, presenting, determining | [FEATURE ID: 2] monitoring |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] device, mobile device | computer, browser, display, client, processor, terminal, workstation | [FEATURE ID: 3] dashboard controller, user, display device, monitor, pager, VoiceXML interface, proprietary data source |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] accessing, having, comprising, detecting | including, providing, implementing, of, includes, comprises, defining | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising, having |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] network, graphic advertisement, product, service | location, content, user, display, database, website, browser | [FEATURE ID: 5] networked environment, visual configuration file, memory cache, legacy data source |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] processor | monitor, communicator, network, browser, speaker, receiver, keyboard | [FEATURE ID: 6] reaper, cellular phone |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] display, first time passage indicator | controller, second, user, configuration, first, memory, sensor | [FEATURE ID: 7] second configuration parameter |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] disposed | defined, provided, arranged, implemented, constructed, programmed, executable | [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] configured, operative |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] second time passage indicator, display time duration | content, file, representation, display, type, data, code | [FEATURE ID: 9] predefined format, date, Markup Language |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] application information, data transfer activity | information, resources, parameters, data, time, storage, traffic | [FEATURE ID: 10] business performance indicators, schedule |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] entity | article, appliance, application, enterprise, object | [FEATURE ID: 11] agent |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] claim | claimed, item, claim of, of claim, statement, figure, clause | [FEATURE ID: 12] claim |
| 1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of advertising [FEATURE ID: 2] via a device [FEATURE ID: 3] accessing [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a network [FEATURE ID: 5] , the device having [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a computer - readable medium , a processor [FEATURE ID: 6] , a display [FEATURE ID: 7] , and a first time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 7] to indicate a passage of time during idle - time periods , wherein the first time passage indicator is disposed [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] on or in the computer - readable medium , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : loading a second time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 9] onto or into the computer - readable medium of the device before detecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a first idle - time period , wherein the second time passage indicator is different from the first time passage indicator and the second time passage indicator ( i ) is representative of a graphic advertisement [FEATURE ID: 5] and ( ii ) indicates a passage of time during the first idle - time period ; updating [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] application information [FEATURE ID: 10] on or in the device and thereby providing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the first idle - time period ; displaying the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during the first idle - time period , wherein the first idle - time period includes a time corresponding to updating application information on or in the device and wherein the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator is associated with an entity [FEATURE ID: 11] , product [FEATURE ID: 5] and / or service [FEATURE ID: 5] ; and animating the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during at least a portion of the first idle - time period . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 12] 1 further including removing the graphic advertisement after the idle - time period expires . 3 . The method of claim 1 further including : determining a fee metric corresponding to the display of the graphic advertisement ; and outputting the fee metric . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the fee metric correlates to a number of displays of the graphic advertisement , a display time duration [FEATURE ID: 9] of the graphic advertisement and / or an amount of animation of the graphic advertisement . 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein during the first idle - time period , the updated application information is not presented on the display of the device due to data processing activity by the processor , data transfer activity [FEATURE ID: 10] , congestion and / or latency in the network . 6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device is a mobile device [FEATURE ID: 3] |
1 . A system [FEATURE ID: 1] for monitoring [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] business performance indicators [FEATURE ID: 10] in a networked environment [FEATURE ID: 5] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : a data source having [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a predefined format [FEATURE ID: 9] ; an agent [FEATURE ID: 11] communicatively coupled to the data source , wherein the agent is configured [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] according to the data source format and wherein the agent is operative [FEATURE ID: 8] to gather data from the data source and translate the data into a modified data ; a reaper [FEATURE ID: 6] communicatively coupled to the agent and configured to retrieve the modified data from the agent ; a data repository communicatively coupled to the reaper and configured to store the modified data ; an alert detector communicatively coupled to the data repository and configured to compare the modified data with a first configuration parameter ; and a dashboard controller [FEATURE ID: 3] communicatively coupled to the data repository and configured to display the modified data in a format defined by a second configuration parameter [FEATURE ID: 7] ; wherein an agent polling configuration file is communicatively coupled to the reaper and configured to a store data polling schedule and provide schedule [FEATURE ID: 10] to the reaper . 2 . The system of claim [FEATURE ID: 12] 1 , further comprising an alert configuration file communicatively coupled to the alert detector and adapted to store the first configuration parameter . 3 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a visual configuration file [FEATURE ID: 5] communicatively coupled to the dashboard controller and adapted to store the second configuration parameter . 4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the dashboard controller comprises an interface for translating the modified data into a user [FEATURE ID: 3] - readable format . 5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the dashboard controller further comprises a memory cache [FEATURE ID: 5] . 6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the dashboard controller comprises a plurality of interfaces for translating the modified data into a plurality of user - readable formats . 7 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a display device [FEATURE ID: 3] communicatively coupled to the dashboard controller and adapted to present the modified date [FEATURE ID: 9] in a user - readable format . 8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the user - readable format is Hyper - Text Markup Language [FEATURE ID: 9] . 9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the user - readable format is Wireless Markup Language . 10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the display device is a monitor [FEATURE ID: 3] . 11 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the display device is a cellular phone [FEATURE ID: 6] . 12 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the display device is a pager [FEATURE ID: 3] . 13 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a VoiceXML interface [FEATURE ID: 3] communicatively coupled with the dashboard controller . 14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the data source is a proprietary data source [FEATURE ID: 3] . 15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the data source is a legacy data source [FEATURE ID: 5] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US8787895B2 Filed: 2007-03-20 Issued: 2014-07-22 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Timothy R. Jackson (Current Assignee) Adim8 LLC Inventor(s): Timothy R. Jackson Title: System and method for providing advertising on a device | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20070033102A1 Filed: 2005-03-29 Issued: 2007-02-08 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Microsoft Corp (Current Assignee) Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC Inventor(s): Alexander Frank, Isaac Ahdout, James Duffus, Thomas Phillips Title: Securely providing advertising subsidized computer usage |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] method | provision, mode, first method, dynamic method, computer method, way, process | [FEATURE ID: 1] method |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] advertising, having | providing, presenting, processing, viewing, billing, payment, charging | [FEATURE ID: 2] attestation, displaying, crediting, selection |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] device, processor, display, first time passage indicator, product, service, mobile device | system, network, client, browser, terminal, server, receiver | [FEATURE ID: 3] computer, user, full screen, machine, remote computer, face recognition value |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] accessing | and, including, by, comprising | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprises |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] network, computer | processor, device, location, source, calculator, controller, system | [FEATURE ID: 5] secure module, screen location |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] comprising | including, includes, involving, comprises, having, compromising, involves | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] comprising |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] loading, detecting, providing | obtaining, defining, entering, determining, identifying, establishing, triggering | [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] receiving |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] second time passage indicator | value, code, cookie, token, file, signature, certificate | [FEATURE ID: 8] message, hash, correct response, screen coordinate |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] graphic advertisement | symbol, pattern, display, character, message, font, string | [FEATURE ID: 9] advertisement unobstructed, question, watermark, graphic |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] updating | receiving, processing, identifying, monitoring, determining | [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] analyzing |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] application information, displays, data transfer activity | applications, software, information, resources, programs, storage, images | [FEATURE ID: 11] advertising, value credits |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] entity | image, account, incentive, application, information, object, offer | [FEATURE ID: 12] advertisement |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] claim | claimed, item, claim of, preceding claim, statement, figure, clause | [FEATURE ID: 13] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] fee metric | fee, reward, charge, consideration, transaction, score, quantity | [FEATURE ID: 14] value, value credit process |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] number, time passage indicator | plurality, value, range, portion, subset, sequence, collection | [FEATURE ID: 15] stylized combination |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] display time duration | content, presentation, display, placement | [FEATURE ID: 16] subject matter |
| [FEATURE ID: 17] animation | presentation, usage, insertion, exposure | [FEATURE ID: 17] consumption |
| [FEATURE ID: 18] time passage indicators | graphics, images, indicia, icons | [FEATURE ID: 18] characters |
| 1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of advertising [FEATURE ID: 2] via a device [FEATURE ID: 3] accessing [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a network [FEATURE ID: 5] , the device having [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a computer [FEATURE ID: 5] - readable medium , a processor [FEATURE ID: 3] , a display [FEATURE ID: 3] , and a first time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 3] to indicate a passage of time during idle - time periods , wherein the first time passage indicator is disposed on or in the computer - readable medium , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] : loading [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] a second time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 8] onto or into the computer - readable medium of the device before detecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] a first idle - time period , wherein the second time passage indicator is different from the first time passage indicator and the second time passage indicator ( i ) is representative of a graphic advertisement [FEATURE ID: 9] and ( ii ) indicates a passage of time during the first idle - time period ; updating [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] application information [FEATURE ID: 11] on or in the device and thereby providing [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] the first idle - time period ; displaying the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during the first idle - time period , wherein the first idle - time period includes a time corresponding to updating application information on or in the device and wherein the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator is associated with an entity [FEATURE ID: 12] , product [FEATURE ID: 3] and / or service [FEATURE ID: 3] ; and animating the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during at least a portion of the first idle - time period . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 further including removing the graphic advertisement after the idle - time period expires . 3 . The method of claim 1 further including : determining a fee metric [FEATURE ID: 14] corresponding to the display of the graphic advertisement ; and outputting the fee metric . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the fee metric correlates to a number [FEATURE ID: 15] of displays [FEATURE ID: 11] of the graphic advertisement , a display time duration [FEATURE ID: 16] of the graphic advertisement and / or an amount of animation [FEATURE ID: 17] of the graphic advertisement . 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein during the first idle - time period , the updated application information is not presented on the display of the device due to data processing activity by the processor , data transfer activity [FEATURE ID: 11] , congestion and / or latency in the network . 6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device is a mobile device [FEATURE ID: 3] . 7 . The method of claim 1 wherein updating application information on or in the device further includes receiving application information on or in the device . 8 . The method of claim 7 wherein receiving application information further includes wirelessly receiving application information . 9 . The method of claim 1 further including : pre-loading a plurality of time passage indicators [FEATURE ID: 18] in the computer - readable medium of the device , wherein each time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 15] |
1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of attestation [FEATURE ID: 2] for paid consumption [FEATURE ID: 17] of advertising [FEATURE ID: 11] on a computer [FEATURE ID: 3] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] : receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] an advertisement [FEATURE ID: 12] and a challenge corresponding to the advertisement ; displaying [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the advertisement and the challenge ; receiving input from a user [FEATURE ID: 3] comprising a response to the challenge ; analyzing [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] the response against a criteria ; and crediting [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the user with a value [FEATURE ID: 14] associated with the consumption of the advertisement when the response meets the criteria . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 , wherein the displaying the advertisement comprises [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] presenting the advertisement unobstructed [FEATURE ID: 9] by other display elements over the full screen [FEATURE ID: 3] of the computer . 3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the challenge is human discernable and not machine [FEATURE ID: 3] - readable . 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the challenge is a question [FEATURE ID: 9] corresponding to subject matter [FEATURE ID: 16] of the advertisement . 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the challenge is one of an audible segment , a watermark [FEATURE ID: 9] and a graphic [FEATURE ID: 9] including a stylized combination [FEATURE ID: 15] of characters [FEATURE ID: 18] . 6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising processing the response to the challenge at the computer , wherein crediting the user with the value comprises processing the credit at a secure module [FEATURE ID: 5] in the computer . 7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising processing the response to the challenge at the computer , wherein crediting the user with the value comprises sending a signal to a remote computer [FEATURE ID: 3] to initiate a value credit process [FEATURE ID: 14] . 8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising processing the response to the challenge at a remote computer , wherein crediting the user with the value comprises sending a message [FEATURE ID: 8] comprising value credits [FEATURE ID: 11] from the remote computer to the computer . 9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving input from the user comprises receiving input at a secure module for cryptographically verifying the response to the challenge against a cryptographically protected value corresponding to the advertisement . 10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the cryptographically protected value is at least one of a hash [FEATURE ID: 8] of the correct response [FEATURE ID: 8] , an encrypted value associated with the correct response , and an encrypted screen coordinate [FEATURE ID: 8] corresponding to a screen location [FEATURE ID: 5] of the correct response . 11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein crediting the user with the value associated with the consumption of the advertisement comprises matching a face recognition value [FEATURE ID: 3] with a user associated with criteria for selection [FEATURE ID: 2] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US8787895B2 Filed: 2007-03-20 Issued: 2014-07-22 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Timothy R. Jackson (Current Assignee) Adim8 LLC Inventor(s): Timothy R. Jackson Title: System and method for providing advertising on a device | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20070011020A1 Filed: 2005-07-05 Issued: 2007-01-11 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Claria Corp (Current Assignee) Gula Consulting LLC Inventor(s): Anthony Martin Title: Categorization of locations and documents in a computer network |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] method | system, program, methods, methodology, technique, computer, mechanism | [FEATURE ID: 1] method, message server computer |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] device, computer, processor, first time passage indicator, second time passage indicator, graphic advertisement, mobile device | client, network, browser, program, display, server, user | [FEATURE ID: 2] computer, server computer, client computer, website, database, message delivery program |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] accessing, comprising | including, by, having, of, implementing, encompassing, involves | [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] comprising |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] network | website, computer, internet, database, server, user, program | [FEATURE ID: 4] search, end, system, Internet, utility program, cost, category database |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] having | providing, storing, collecting, locating, presenting, defining, containing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] finding, including |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] display | database, monitor, browser, controller | [FEATURE ID: 6] category manager |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] indicate | determine, establish, define, provide, identify | [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] find |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] loading, updating, providing | obtaining, determining, storing, acquiring, detecting, identifying, sending | [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] receiving |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] detecting | determining, creating, receiving, providing, identifying | [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] obtaining |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] entity | item, information, article, application, account, asset, offer | [FEATURE ID: 10] advertisement |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] product, service | user, merchant, group, item, content, entity, company | [FEATURE ID: 11] category, same category |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] portion, amount | duration, order, percentage, period, extent, end, average | [FEATURE ID: 12] amount |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] claim | claimed, item, claim of, preceding claim, statement, figure, clause | [FEATURE ID: 13] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] displays | users, advertisements, clicks, pages, links, applications, categories | [FEATURE ID: 14] search results, client computers, qualified web pages, searches |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] animation | information, advertisement, advertising, data | [FEATURE ID: 15] advertisements |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] latency | changes, movement, traffic, connectivity | [FEATURE ID: 16] navigation |
| [FEATURE ID: 17] time passage indicators | information, data, images, pages, times, documents, advertisements | [FEATURE ID: 17] candidate web pages, results |
| [FEATURE ID: 18] time passage indicator | plurality, subset, number, portion | [FEATURE ID: 18] set |
| 1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of advertising via a device [FEATURE ID: 2] accessing [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] a network [FEATURE ID: 4] , the device having [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a computer [FEATURE ID: 2] - readable medium , a processor [FEATURE ID: 2] , a display [FEATURE ID: 6] , and a first time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 2] to indicate [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] a passage of time during idle - time periods , wherein the first time passage indicator is disposed on or in the computer - readable medium , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] : loading [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] a second time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 2] onto or into the computer - readable medium of the device before detecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] a first idle - time period , wherein the second time passage indicator is different from the first time passage indicator and the second time passage indicator ( i ) is representative of a graphic advertisement [FEATURE ID: 2] and ( ii ) indicates a passage of time during the first idle - time period ; updating [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] application information on or in the device and thereby providing [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] the first idle - time period ; displaying the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during the first idle - time period , wherein the first idle - time period includes a time corresponding to updating application information on or in the device and wherein the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator is associated with an entity [FEATURE ID: 10] , product [FEATURE ID: 11] and / or service [FEATURE ID: 11] ; and animating the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during at least a portion [FEATURE ID: 12] of the first idle - time period . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 further including removing the graphic advertisement after the idle - time period expires . 3 . The method of claim 1 further including : determining a fee metric corresponding to the display of the graphic advertisement ; and outputting the fee metric . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the fee metric correlates to a number of displays [FEATURE ID: 14] of the graphic advertisement , a display time duration of the graphic advertisement and / or an amount [FEATURE ID: 12] of animation [FEATURE ID: 15] of the graphic advertisement . 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein during the first idle - time period , the updated application information is not presented on the display of the device due to data processing activity by the processor , data transfer activity , congestion and / or latency [FEATURE ID: 16] in the network . 6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device is a mobile device [FEATURE ID: 2] . 7 . The method of claim 1 wherein updating application information on or in the device further includes receiving application information on or in the device . 8 . The method of claim 7 wherein receiving application information further includes wirelessly receiving application information . 9 . The method of claim 1 further including : pre-loading a plurality of time passage indicators [FEATURE ID: 17] in the computer - readable medium of the device , wherein each time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 18] |
1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] to be performed by a computer [FEATURE ID: 2] , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] : receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] a plurality of search results [FEATURE ID: 14] from a plurality of client computers [FEATURE ID: 14] , the search [FEATURE ID: 4] results being from Internet searches performed by end [FEATURE ID: 4] - users ; finding [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a keyword for a category [FEATURE ID: 11] ; finding a set [FEATURE ID: 18] of search results among the plurality of search results , the set of search results being responsive to the keyword ; obtaining [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] candidate web pages [FEATURE ID: 17] from the set of search results ; qualifying the candidate web pages to find [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] qualified web pages [FEATURE ID: 14] ; and including [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] the qualified web pages in the category . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 wherein the plurality of search results is obtained by monitoring searches [FEATURE ID: 14] performed by end - users and providing the search results to a server computer [FEATURE ID: 2] . 3 . The method of claim 1 wherein qualifying the candidate web pages comprises : determining which of the candidate web pages were clicked by end - users from search results . 4 . The method of claim 1 wherein qualifying the candidate web pages comprises : determining an amount [FEATURE ID: 12] of time end - users spent viewing the candidate web pages clicked by end - users from search results . 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the keyword is a synonym of the category . 6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising : detecting navigation [FEATURE ID: 16] of a client computer [FEATURE ID: 2] to a website [FEATURE ID: 2] ; determining a category of the website ; finding an advertisement [FEATURE ID: 10] configured for delivery to client computers navigating to websites belonging to the same category [FEATURE ID: 11] as the website ; and displaying the advertisement in the client computer . 7 . A system [FEATURE ID: 4] for delivering advertisements [FEATURE ID: 15] to client computers , the system comprising : a message server computer [FEATURE ID: 1] configured to receive from a plurality of client computers a plurality of search results , the plurality of search results being from Internet searches performed by end - users ; a search results database [FEATURE ID: 2] in the message server computer , the search results database containing the plurality of search results ; a category manager [FEATURE ID: 6] in the message server computer , the category manager being configured to find a set of search results from the plurality of search results , the set of search results containing search results that are responsive to a keyword for a category , the category manager being configured to parse the set of search results to obtain websites listed in the set of set results [FEATURE ID: 17] and include the websites in the category ; and a message delivery program [FEATURE ID: 2] in each of the plurality of client computers , the message delivery program being configured to provide search results to the server computer and to receive from the server computer an advertisement in the same category as a website visited by an end - user using a client computer in the plurality of client computers . 8 . The system of claim 7 wherein the message server computer and the plurality of client computers communicate over the Internet [FEATURE ID: 4] . 9 . The system of claim 7 wherein the message delivery program in each of the plurality of client computers is provided in a client computer along with a utility program [FEATURE ID: 4] that is provided at no cost [FEATURE ID: 4] . 10 . The system of claim 7 further comprising a category database [FEATURE ID: 4] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US8787895B2 Filed: 2007-03-20 Issued: 2014-07-22 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Timothy R. Jackson (Current Assignee) Adim8 LLC Inventor(s): Timothy R. Jackson Title: System and method for providing advertising on a device | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US7162221B2 Filed: 2001-12-14 Issued: 2007-01-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) InPhonic Inc (Current Assignee) Zama Innovations LLC ; Fifth Third Bank NA Inventor(s): David Spitz, Brian Watkins, Steve Cox, Jay Thrash, Matthew Squire, Dana Borger Title: Systems, methods, and computer program products for registering wireless device users in direct marketing campaigns |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] method | medium, system, mechanism, process, device, program, methodology | [FEATURE ID: 1] method, direct marketing method, result, computer usable storage medium |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] advertising, updating, providing, data transfer activity | processing, identifying, loading, obtaining, communications, presenting, activating | [FEATURE ID: 2] providing, direct marketing campaign identification information, users |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] device, computer, processor, mobile device | server, display, network, receiver, machine, client, communication | [FEATURE ID: 3] wireless device, user, user identification, communication portion, computer program product |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] accessing, having, detecting | including, using, providing, supporting, operating, implementing, includes | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] registering, comprising |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] network, display, first time passage indicator, passage, product, service | device, user, content, communication, system, memory, location | [FEATURE ID: 5] direct marketing campaign, display, user identification information, communication address, wireless device display, computer readable program code |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] disposed | arranged, displayed, positioned, provided | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] configured |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] comprising | including, comprises, having, involves | [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] includes |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] loading | reading, providing, storing, receiving, entering | [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] obtaining |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] second time passage indicator, display time duration | message, content, display, notification, location, presentation, selection | [FEATURE ID: 9] portion, content portion, user request, telephone number, communication |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] graphic advertisement | message, network, location, logo, picture, user | [FEATURE ID: 10] user email address |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] indicates | has, identifies, comprises, describes, defines, facilitates, reflects | [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] displays |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] application information | activity, programming, code, instructions, input, parameters, access | [FEATURE ID: 12] content, user activation, information, direct marketing campaigns |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] entity, amount | image, item, object, identifier, application, avatar, offer | [FEATURE ID: 13] identification, HTTP header, interactive form, email address, advertisement |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] claim | claim of, clair, paragraph, embodiment, item, figure, clause | [FEATURE ID: 14] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] animation | information, data, usage, content | [FEATURE ID: 15] wireless device users |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] time passage indicators | events, messages, entries, items | [FEATURE ID: 16] communications |
| 1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of advertising [FEATURE ID: 2] via a device [FEATURE ID: 3] accessing [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a network [FEATURE ID: 5] , the device having [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a computer [FEATURE ID: 3] - readable medium , a processor [FEATURE ID: 3] , a display [FEATURE ID: 5] , and a first time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 5] to indicate a passage [FEATURE ID: 5] of time during idle - time periods , wherein the first time passage indicator is disposed [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] on or in the computer - readable medium , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] : loading [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] a second time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 9] onto or into the computer - readable medium of the device before detecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a first idle - time period , wherein the second time passage indicator is different from the first time passage indicator and the second time passage indicator ( i ) is representative of a graphic advertisement [FEATURE ID: 10] and ( ii ) indicates [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] a passage of time during the first idle - time period ; updating [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] application information [FEATURE ID: 12] on or in the device and thereby providing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the first idle - time period ; displaying the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during the first idle - time period , wherein the first idle - time period includes a time corresponding to updating application information on or in the device and wherein the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator is associated with an entity [FEATURE ID: 13] , product [FEATURE ID: 5] and / or service [FEATURE ID: 5] ; and animating the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during at least a portion of the first idle - time period . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 14] 1 further including removing the graphic advertisement after the idle - time period expires . 3 . The method of claim 1 further including : determining a fee metric corresponding to the display of the graphic advertisement ; and outputting the fee metric . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the fee metric correlates to a number of displays of the graphic advertisement , a display time duration [FEATURE ID: 9] of the graphic advertisement and / or an amount [FEATURE ID: 13] of animation [FEATURE ID: 15] of the graphic advertisement . 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein during the first idle - time period , the updated application information is not presented on the display of the device due to data processing activity by the processor , data transfer activity [FEATURE ID: 2] , congestion and / or latency in the network . 6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device is a mobile device [FEATURE ID: 3] . 7 . The method of claim 1 wherein updating application information on or in the device further includes receiving application information on or in the device . 8 . The method of claim 7 wherein receiving application information further includes wirelessly receiving application information . 9 . The method of claim 1 further including : pre-loading a plurality of time passage indicators [FEATURE ID: 16] |
1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of registering [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] wireless device users [FEATURE ID: 15] in a direct marketing campaign [FEATURE ID: 5] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : providing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] content [FEATURE ID: 12] within a display [FEATURE ID: 5] of a wireless device [FEATURE ID: 3] , wherein the content includes [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] a portion [FEATURE ID: 9] that is responsive to user activation [FEATURE ID: 12] and that displays [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] an identification [FEATURE ID: 13] of a direct marketing campaign , and wherein the content portion [FEATURE ID: 9] , responsive to user activation , is configured [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] to register a user [FEATURE ID: 3] to receive one or more communications [FEATURE ID: 16] from the direct marketing campaign ; obtaining [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] user identification information [FEATURE ID: 5] and direct marketing campaign identification information [FEATURE ID: 2] in response to user activation of the content portion , wherein the user identification [FEATURE ID: 3] includes a communication address [FEATURE ID: 5] where the user can receive communications from the direct marketing campaign via the wireless device ; and registering the user in the identified direct marketing campaign in response to obtaining user identification information . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 14] 1 , wherein obtaining user identification information comprises extracting user identification information from an HTTP header [FEATURE ID: 13] associated with a user request [FEATURE ID: 9] generated in response to user activation of the content portion . 3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein an interactive form [FEATURE ID: 13] associated with the content portion is displayed within the wireless device display [FEATURE ID: 5] , and wherein obtaining user identification information comprises retrieving information [FEATURE ID: 12] provided by the user in the interactive form . 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining user identification information comprises parsing information within a clickthrough URL associated with the content portion . 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining direct marketing campaign identification information comprises parsing information within a clickthrough URL associated with the content portion . 6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication address comprises an email address [FEATURE ID: 13] . 7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication address comprises a telephone number [FEATURE ID: 9] . 8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the content portion comprises an advertisement [FEATURE ID: 13] . 9 . A direct marketing method [FEATURE ID: 1] for users [FEATURE ID: 2] of wireless devices , comprising : providing content within a display of a wireless device , wherein the content includes a portion that is responsive to user activation and that displays an identification of a direct marketing campaign , and wherein the content portion , responsive to user activation , is configured to register a user to receive one or more communications from the direct marketing campaign ; obtaining user identification information and direct marketing campaign identification information in response to user activation of the content portion , wherein the user identification includes a communication address where the user can receive communications from the direct marketing campaign via the wireless device ; registering the user in the identified direct marketing campaign in response to obtaining user identification information ; and sending a communication [FEATURE ID: 9] from the direct marketing campaign to the user at the communication address . 10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the communication includes a portion that is responsive to user activation and that identifies the direct marketing campaign , wherein the communication portion [FEATURE ID: 3] is configured to unregister the user from the direct marketing campaign in response to user activation of the communication portion , and wherein the method further comprises : obtaining user identification information and direct marketing campaign identification information in response to user activation of the communication portion ; and unregistering the user from the direct marketing campaign in response to obtaining user identification information and direct marketing campaign identification information . 11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein obtaining user identification information comprises extracting user identification information from an HTTP header associated with a user request generated as a result [FEATURE ID: 1] of user activation of the content portion . 12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein obtaining user identification information comprises extracting user identification information from an HTTP header associated with a user request generated as a result of user activation of the communication portion . 13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein an interactive form associated with the content portion is displayed within the wireless device display , and wherein obtaining user identification information comprises retrieving information provided by the user in the interactive form . 14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein an interactive form associated with the communication portion is displayed within the wireless device display , and wherein obtaining user identification information comprises retrieving information provided by the user in the interactive form . 15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein obtaining direct marketing campaign identification information comprises parsing information within a clickthrough URL associated with the content portion . 16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein obtaining direct marketing campaign identification information comprises parsing information within a clickthrough URL associated with the communication portion . 17 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the communication address includes a user email address [FEATURE ID: 10] . 18 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the communication address includes a user telephone number . 19 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the content portion comprises an advertisement . 20 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the communication portion comprises an advertisement . 21 . A computer program product [FEATURE ID: 3] that registers wireless device users in direct marketing campaigns [FEATURE ID: 12] , the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium [FEATURE ID: 1] having computer readable program code [FEATURE ID: 5] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US8787895B2 Filed: 2007-03-20 Issued: 2014-07-22 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Timothy R. Jackson (Current Assignee) Adim8 LLC Inventor(s): Timothy R. Jackson Title: System and method for providing advertising on a device | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20060282316A1 Filed: 2005-06-14 Issued: 2006-12-14 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Nokia Oyj (Current Assignee) Nokia Oyj Inventor(s): Matthew Snyder, Murali Venkata Title: Ad click cache on a user device and method |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] method, portion, fee metric | mechanism, period, procedure, process, time, system, computer method | [FEATURE ID: 1] method, condition |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] advertising, updating, providing, data processing activity | processing, use, identifying, detecting, determining, polling, displaying | [FEATURE ID: 2] tracking, display |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] device, computer, idle, mobile device | user, display, client, terminal, server, controller, system | [FEATURE ID: 3] device, network entity, mobile station, user input mechanism, graphical user interface, processor |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] accessing, comprising | of, implementing, having, involving, using, by, performing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising, concerning, initiating |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] network, processor, second time passage indicator | device, computer, display, controller, transceiver, receiver, medium | [FEATURE ID: 5] memory, user, wireless link, graphical display interface, communications network, digital processor, display interface |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] having, loading | providing, presenting, transferring, saving, defining, incorporating, placing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] storing, sending |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] display | database, memory, network, communication | [FEATURE ID: 7] single message |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] first time passage indicator | device, first, second, calendar, display | [FEATURE ID: 8] finite time period |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] indicate | advertise, present, show, provide | [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] display |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] passage, time period, display time duration, amount | time, duration, interval, timing, period, occurrence, instance | [FEATURE ID: 10] distinct instance |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] detecting | triggering, activating, enabling, launching, initiating | [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] using |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] graphic advertisement | advertisement, graphics, video, advertising, message, content, display | [FEATURE ID: 12] advertisement responsive, advertisements |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 13] indicates | presents, comprises, shows, provides, includes | [TRANSITIVE ID: 13] displays |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] application information, animation, data transfer activity, time passage indicators | information, data, time, storage, software, advertising, display | [FEATURE ID: 14] electronic activity, applications |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] entity, product, service, time passage indicator | item, event, object, information, agent, identifier, activity | [FEATURE ID: 15] advertisement, application, update request message, electronic device, ad cache |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] claim | claimed, clair, clam, paragraph, embodiment, item, figure | [FEATURE ID: 16] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 17] number | range, frequency, rate, sum, plurality, set, total | [FEATURE ID: 17] number |
| [FEATURE ID: 18] displays | pages, intervals, indications, clicks, days, events, frames | [FEATURE ID: 18] occasions, times |
| 1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of advertising [FEATURE ID: 2] via a device [FEATURE ID: 3] accessing [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a network [FEATURE ID: 5] , the device having [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] a computer [FEATURE ID: 3] - readable medium , a processor [FEATURE ID: 5] , a display [FEATURE ID: 7] , and a first time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 8] to indicate [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] a passage [FEATURE ID: 10] of time during idle [FEATURE ID: 3] - time periods , wherein the first time passage indicator is disposed on or in the computer - readable medium , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : loading [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] a second time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 5] onto or into the computer - readable medium of the device before detecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] a first idle - time period [FEATURE ID: 10] , wherein the second time passage indicator is different from the first time passage indicator and the second time passage indicator ( i ) is representative of a graphic advertisement [FEATURE ID: 12] and ( ii ) indicates [TRANSITIVE ID: 13] a passage of time during the first idle - time period ; updating [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] application information [FEATURE ID: 14] on or in the device and thereby providing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the first idle - time period ; displaying the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during the first idle - time period , wherein the first idle - time period includes a time corresponding to updating application information on or in the device and wherein the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator is associated with an entity [FEATURE ID: 15] , product [FEATURE ID: 15] and / or service [FEATURE ID: 15] ; and animating the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during at least a portion [FEATURE ID: 1] of the first idle - time period . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 16] 1 further including removing the graphic advertisement after the idle - time period expires . 3 . The method of claim 1 further including : determining a fee metric [FEATURE ID: 1] corresponding to the display of the graphic advertisement ; and outputting the fee metric . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the fee metric correlates to a number [FEATURE ID: 17] of displays [FEATURE ID: 18] of the graphic advertisement , a display time duration [FEATURE ID: 10] of the graphic advertisement and / or an amount [FEATURE ID: 10] of animation [FEATURE ID: 14] of the graphic advertisement . 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein during the first idle - time period , the updated application information is not presented on the display of the device due to data processing activity [FEATURE ID: 2] by the processor , data transfer activity [FEATURE ID: 14] , congestion and / or latency in the network . 6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device is a mobile device [FEATURE ID: 3] . 7 . The method of claim 1 wherein updating application information on or in the device further includes receiving application information on or in the device . 8 . The method of claim 7 wherein receiving application information further includes wirelessly receiving application information . 9 . The method of claim 1 further including : pre-loading a plurality of time passage indicators [FEATURE ID: 14] in the computer - readable medium of the device , wherein each time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 15] |
1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] for tracking [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] electronic activity [FEATURE ID: 14] on a device [FEATURE ID: 3] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : locally storing [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] an advertisement [FEATURE ID: 15] on a memory [FEATURE ID: 5] of a device ; using [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] the device to display [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] the advertisement on at least two distinct occasions ; for each individual occasion , locally storing information concerning [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] display [FEATURE ID: 2] of the advertisement by the device ; and responsive to a triggering condition [FEATURE ID: 1] , sending [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] the information of the at least two occasions [FEATURE ID: 18] in a single message [FEATURE ID: 7] to a network entity [FEATURE ID: 3] . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 16] 1 , wherein the device displays [TRANSITIVE ID: 13] the advertisement responsive [FEATURE ID: 12] to initiating [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] an application [FEATURE ID: 15] that is stored in a memory of the device . 3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information concerning display comprises a number [FEATURE ID: 17] of times [FEATURE ID: 18] over a finite time period [FEATURE ID: 8] that the advertisement was displayed . 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information concerning display comprises a number of times over a finite time period that the advertisement was selected by a user [FEATURE ID: 5] of the device . 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the information comprises wirelessly sending the information . 6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the triggering condition comprises at least one of : a number of times the advertisement was displayed and a number of times the advertisement was selected by a user of the device . 7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the triggering condition comprises at least one of a recurring and a non-recurring chronologically based event . 8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the triggering condition comprises an update request message [FEATURE ID: 15] received at the device . 9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the update request message is received over a wireless link [FEATURE ID: 5] . 10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a mobile station [FEATURE ID: 3] . 11 . An electronic device [FEATURE ID: 15] for presenting advertisements [FEATURE ID: 12] to a user , comprising : a graphical display interface [FEATURE ID: 5] ; a memory comprising an ad cache [FEATURE ID: 15] for storing an advertisement and applications [FEATURE ID: 14] ; a user input mechanism [FEATURE ID: 3] ; means for linking to a broader communications network [FEATURE ID: 5] ; and a digital processor [FEATURE ID: 5] coupled to each of the display interface [FEATURE ID: 5] , the memory , the user input mechanism , and the means for linking , wherein for each distinct instance [FEATURE ID: 10] at which the advertisement is displayed at the graphical user interface [FEATURE ID: 3] , the processor [FEATURE ID: 3] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US8787895B2 Filed: 2007-03-20 Issued: 2014-07-22 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Timothy R. Jackson (Current Assignee) Adim8 LLC Inventor(s): Timothy R. Jackson Title: System and method for providing advertising on a device | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US7146327B1 Filed: 1996-07-01 Issued: 2006-12-05 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Electronic Data Systems LLC (Current Assignee) Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP Inventor(s): Dale S. Howard, L. Joy Griebenow, Kim Lenger Title: Electronic publication distribution method and system |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] method, network | device, process, website, technique, computer, mechanism, facility | [FEATURE ID: 1] system |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] advertising, having, detecting, updating | providing, presenting, displaying, processing, obtaining, executing, maintaining | [FEATURE ID: 2] distributing |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] device, computer, processor, display, first time passage indicator, second time passage indicator, service | network, system, controller, client, memory, server, browser | [FEATURE ID: 3] computer network, consumer computer, consumer, publisher computer |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] accessing, comprising | including, by, having, of, includes, involving, comprises | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] indicate | provide, communicate, convey, download, issue, forward, send | [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] retrieve, deliver, present |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] disposed | provided, located, resident, stored, implemented, operating, used | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] associated, operable, running |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] loading | copying, placing, transmitting, transferring, writing, providing, communicating | [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] sending |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] entity, product | item, event, article, advertisement, object, area, interface | [FEATURE ID: 8] electronic publication, operator interface portion operable, application |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] claim | either claim, fig, paragraph, embodiment, item, figure, clause | [FEATURE ID: 9] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] mobile device | pc, computer, client, terminal | [FEATURE ID: 10] electronic mail address |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] time passage indicators | entries, messages, images, information, data, values | [FEATURE ID: 11] items |
| 1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of advertising [FEATURE ID: 2] via a device [FEATURE ID: 3] accessing [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a network [FEATURE ID: 1] , the device having [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a computer [FEATURE ID: 3] - readable medium , a processor [FEATURE ID: 3] , a display [FEATURE ID: 3] , and a first time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 3] to indicate [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a passage of time during idle - time periods , wherein the first time passage indicator is disposed [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] on or in the computer - readable medium , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : loading [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] a second time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 3] onto or into the computer - readable medium of the device before detecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a first idle - time period , wherein the second time passage indicator is different from the first time passage indicator and the second time passage indicator ( i ) is representative of a graphic advertisement and ( ii ) indicates a passage of time during the first idle - time period ; updating [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] application information on or in the device and thereby providing the first idle - time period ; displaying the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during the first idle - time period , wherein the first idle - time period includes a time corresponding to updating application information on or in the device and wherein the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator is associated with an entity [FEATURE ID: 8] , product [FEATURE ID: 8] and / or service [FEATURE ID: 3] ; and animating the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during at least a portion of the first idle - time period . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 9] 1 further including removing the graphic advertisement after the idle - time period expires . 3 . The method of claim 1 further including : determining a fee metric corresponding to the display of the graphic advertisement ; and outputting the fee metric . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the fee metric correlates to a number of displays of the graphic advertisement , a display time duration of the graphic advertisement and / or an amount of animation of the graphic advertisement . 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein during the first idle - time period , the updated application information is not presented on the display of the device due to data processing activity by the processor , data transfer activity , congestion and / or latency in the network . 6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device is a mobile device [FEATURE ID: 10] . 7 . The method of claim 1 wherein updating application information on or in the device further includes receiving application information on or in the device . 8 . The method of claim 7 wherein receiving application information further includes wirelessly receiving application information . 9 . The method of claim 1 further including : pre-loading a plurality of time passage indicators [FEATURE ID: 11] |
1 . A system [FEATURE ID: 1] for distributing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] an electronic publication [FEATURE ID: 8] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : a computer network [FEATURE ID: 3] ; a consumer computer [FEATURE ID: 3] coupled to the computer network and associated [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] with a consumer [FEATURE ID: 3] ; a publisher computer [FEATURE ID: 3] which is coupled to the computer network and which is operable [FEATURE ID: 6] to retrieve [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] an electronic publication , and to deliver [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] the electronic publication to the consumer by electronically sending [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] the electronic publication to the consumer ' s electronic mail address [FEATURE ID: 10] ; an operator interface portion operable [FEATURE ID: 8] to present [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] the electronic publication to the consumer ; and an application [FEATURE ID: 8] running [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] on the consumer computer , the application being operable to control the export of items [FEATURE ID: 11] from the electronic publication by the consumer . 2 . The system of claim [FEATURE ID: 9] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US8787895B2 Filed: 2007-03-20 Issued: 2014-07-22 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Timothy R. Jackson (Current Assignee) Adim8 LLC Inventor(s): Timothy R. Jackson Title: System and method for providing advertising on a device | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20060271415A1 Filed: 2005-05-03 Issued: 2006-11-30 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Accenture Global Services GmbH (Current Assignee) Accenture Global Services GmbH Inventor(s): Hillery Simmons, Sanjay Mathur, Adam Tarkowski, Charles Portell Title: Customer insight at a common location |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] method | process, methodology, mechanism, methods, system, technology, way | [FEATURE ID: 1] method |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] accessing, comprising | of, including, by, having, providing, using, comprises | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] comprising |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] network, second time passage indicator, fee metric | display, website, database, processor, message, cookie, value | [FEATURE ID: 3] ticket, determined area |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] having | employing, utilizing, storing, incorporating | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] combining |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] indicate | provide, identify, determine, establish, derive, compile, compute | [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] obtain, form |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] passage, portion | length, sequence, cycle, duration, time, segment, amount | [FEATURE ID: 6] period, path, specified period |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] time, time period, graphic advertisement, amount | duration, event, interval, timing, date, schedule, level | [FEATURE ID: 7] time |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] detecting, providing | determining, identifying, establishing, defining, acquiring, creating, triggering | [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] deriving, obtaining |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] updating | monitoring, identifying, modifying, processing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] using |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] application information, animation, data transfer activity | information, time, activity, traffic, data, metadata, parameters | [FEATURE ID: 10] customer characterization data, non-customer data, movement, ticket data |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] entity, service | event, action, application, area, exit, activity, egress | [FEATURE ID: 11] experience, airport, advertisement |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] product | group, program, subject, person, commodity, property, customer | [FEATURE ID: 12] common location, participant, registered participant, service, product |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] claim | claimed, claim of, clair, paragraph, embodiment, item, figure | [FEATURE ID: 13] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] number | collection, plurality, level, volume, type, quantity, series | [FEATURE ID: 14] group, number |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] display time duration | presentation, display, location, selection, price, performance, type | [FEATURE ID: 15] purchase, use |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] time passage indicators | graphics, indicia, codes, values, information | [FEATURE ID: 16] identification information |
| [FEATURE ID: 17] time passage indicator | each, individual, member, portion, respective, other, one | [FEATURE ID: 17] said, customer |
| 1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of advertising via a device accessing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a network [FEATURE ID: 3] , the device having [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a computer - readable medium , a processor , a display , and a first time passage indicator to indicate [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a passage [FEATURE ID: 6] of time [FEATURE ID: 7] during idle - time periods , wherein the first time passage indicator is disposed on or in the computer - readable medium , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : loading a second time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 3] onto or into the computer - readable medium of the device before detecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] a first idle - time period [FEATURE ID: 7] , wherein the second time passage indicator is different from the first time passage indicator and the second time passage indicator ( i ) is representative of a graphic advertisement [FEATURE ID: 7] and ( ii ) indicates a passage of time during the first idle - time period ; updating [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] application information [FEATURE ID: 10] on or in the device and thereby providing [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] the first idle - time period ; displaying the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during the first idle - time period , wherein the first idle - time period includes a time corresponding to updating application information on or in the device and wherein the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator is associated with an entity [FEATURE ID: 11] , product [FEATURE ID: 12] and / or service [FEATURE ID: 11] ; and animating the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during at least a portion [FEATURE ID: 6] of the first idle - time period . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 further including removing the graphic advertisement after the idle - time period expires . 3 . The method of claim 1 further including : determining a fee metric [FEATURE ID: 3] corresponding to the display of the graphic advertisement ; and outputting the fee metric . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the fee metric correlates to a number [FEATURE ID: 14] of displays of the graphic advertisement , a display time duration [FEATURE ID: 15] of the graphic advertisement and / or an amount [FEATURE ID: 7] of animation [FEATURE ID: 10] of the graphic advertisement . 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein during the first idle - time period , the updated application information is not presented on the display of the device due to data processing activity by the processor , data transfer activity [FEATURE ID: 10] , congestion and / or latency in the network . 6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device is a mobile device . 7 . The method of claim 1 wherein updating application information on or in the device further includes receiving application information on or in the device . 8 . The method of claim 7 wherein receiving application information further includes wirelessly receiving application information . 9 . The method of claim 1 further including : pre-loading a plurality of time passage indicators [FEATURE ID: 16] in the computer - readable medium of the device , wherein each time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 17] |
1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] for deriving [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] insight relative to a group [FEATURE ID: 14] of occupants at a common location [FEATURE ID: 12] , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] : ( a ) obtaining [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] identifying information for each registered participant [FEATURE ID: 12] ; ( b ) using [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] the identifying information to obtain [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] customer characterization data [FEATURE ID: 10] for each said [TRANSITIVE ID: 17] registered participant [FEATURE ID: 12] ; ( c ) combining [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] the identifying information and the customer characterization data to form [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] combined data ; and ( d ) aggregating the combined data for each said registered participant to obtain a characterization profile of the group of participants . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 , wherein the group of registered participants comprises members who have purchased a service [FEATURE ID: 12] that requires the members to be in a predetermined location at a predetermined time [FEATURE ID: 7] . 3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein ( a ) comprises extracting identification information [FEATURE ID: 16] from a ticket [FEATURE ID: 3] . 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the customer characterization data includes customer demographic data . 5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising : ( e ) correlating the combined data with non-customer data [FEATURE ID: 10] . 6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the non-customer data characterizes the common location . 7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the group of registered participants comprises members who are located at a predetermined location at a predetermined time . 8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the predetermined location and the predetermined time are based on a purchase [FEATURE ID: 15] of a product [FEATURE ID: 12] or a service . 9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the predetermined location and the predetermined time are based on a use [FEATURE ID: 15] of a product or a service . 10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the predetermined location and the predetermined time are based on an experience [FEATURE ID: 11] . 11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising : ( d ) trending the combined data over a period [FEATURE ID: 6] of time to form trended data . 12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising : ( e ) predicting the characterization profile from the trended data . 13 . The method of claim 6 , wherein ( e ) comprises : ( e ) ( i ) determining a path [FEATURE ID: 6] of at least one registered participant through the common location . 14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein ( e ) ( i ) comprises : ( e ) ( i ) ( 1 ) extrapolating movement [FEATURE ID: 10] of the at least one registered participant from a predetermined location and a predetermined time . 15 . A method for deriving insight relative to a group of customers at an airport [FEATURE ID: 11] , comprising : ( a ) obtaining ticket data [FEATURE ID: 10] for at least one customer [FEATURE ID: 17] of the group of customers ; ( b ) obtaining customer data for each of the at least one customer ; ( c ) merging the ticket data and the customer data for each of the at least one customer to form merged data for each of the at least one customer ; ( d ) correlating the merged data with location data to form correlated data , the location data characterizing the airport ; and ( e ) aggregating the correlated data to form a traffic metric . 16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising : ( f ) providing an advertisement [FEATURE ID: 11] at a determined area [FEATURE ID: 3] based on the traffic metric . 17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein ( d ) comprises : ( i ) determining a number [FEATURE ID: 14] of customers from the group of customers for a specified location within the airport during a specified period [FEATURE ID: 6] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US8787895B2 Filed: 2007-03-20 Issued: 2014-07-22 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Timothy R. Jackson (Current Assignee) Adim8 LLC Inventor(s): Timothy R. Jackson Title: System and method for providing advertising on a device | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US7142840B1 Filed: 2003-02-20 Issued: 2006-11-28 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Sprint Spectrum LLC (Current Assignee) Sprint Spectrum LLC Inventor(s): Martin Geddes, Farni Weaver, Piyush Jethwa, Christopher Ginn, Von McConnell, David Anderson Title: Method and system for multi-network authorization and authentication |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] method, graphic advertisement, product, service | system, device, network, process, content, resource, location | [FEATURE ID: 1] interface, user |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] advertising | presenting, providing, displaying, performing, indicating | [FEATURE ID: 2] sending |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] device, first time passage indicator, second time passage indicator | network, computer, database, server, system, display, processor | [FEATURE ID: 3] confirmation communication channel, second communication interface, user access, service, first user, service provider, wireless mobile telephone network, short message entity |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] accessing | having, comprising, of, and | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] including |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] network, display, animation, mobile device | communication, content, user, gateway, device, connection, database | [FEATURE ID: 5] second communication interface connectable, first communication interface, restricted, access Web site, confirmation code |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] having, comprising, indicates | including, comprises, has, providing, featuring, containing, with | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] comprising, includes |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] processor, data transfer activity | processing, memory, circuitry, storage, transceiver, software, functionality | [FEATURE ID: 7] first communication interface connectable, service control logic, access control logic |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] disposed | arranged, implemented, configured, provided, operable, coupled, enabled | [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] operative, operational |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] loading, updating, providing | obtaining, determining, entering, identifying, acquiring, monitoring, transferring | [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] receiving |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] detecting | executing, using, receiving, identifying | [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] testing |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] application information | software, rules, cookies, functionality, firmware, logic, memory | [FEATURE ID: 11] message interpretation logic, confirmation codes |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] entity | application, article, information, event, object, enterprise, account | [FEATURE ID: 12] authentication system, access request |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] claim | claimed, clair, paragraph, embodiment, item, figure, clause | [FEATURE ID: 13] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] application information further | also, data, information, further | [FEATURE ID: 14] user data storage |
| 1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of advertising [FEATURE ID: 2] via a device [FEATURE ID: 3] accessing [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a network [FEATURE ID: 5] , the device having [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] a computer - readable medium , a processor [FEATURE ID: 7] , a display [FEATURE ID: 5] , and a first time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 3] to indicate a passage of time during idle - time periods , wherein the first time passage indicator is disposed [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] on or in the computer - readable medium , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] : loading [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] a second time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 3] onto or into the computer - readable medium of the device before detecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] a first idle - time period , wherein the second time passage indicator is different from the first time passage indicator and the second time passage indicator ( i ) is representative of a graphic advertisement [FEATURE ID: 1] and ( ii ) indicates [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] a passage of time during the first idle - time period ; updating [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] application information [FEATURE ID: 11] on or in the device and thereby providing [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] the first idle - time period ; displaying the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during the first idle - time period , wherein the first idle - time period includes a time corresponding to updating application information on or in the device and wherein the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator is associated with an entity [FEATURE ID: 12] , product [FEATURE ID: 1] and / or service [FEATURE ID: 1] ; and animating the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during at least a portion of the first idle - time period . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 further including removing the graphic advertisement after the idle - time period expires . 3 . The method of claim 1 further including : determining a fee metric corresponding to the display of the graphic advertisement ; and outputting the fee metric . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the fee metric correlates to a number of displays of the graphic advertisement , a display time duration of the graphic advertisement and / or an amount of animation [FEATURE ID: 5] of the graphic advertisement . 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein during the first idle - time period , the updated application information is not presented on the display of the device due to data processing activity by the processor , data transfer activity [FEATURE ID: 7] , congestion and / or latency in the network . 6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device is a mobile device [FEATURE ID: 5] . 7 . The method of claim 1 wherein updating application information on or in the device further includes receiving application information on or in the device . 8 . The method of claim 7 wherein receiving application information further [FEATURE ID: 14] |
1 . An authentication system [FEATURE ID: 12] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] : a first communication interface connectable [FEATURE ID: 7] to an access communication channel ; a second communication interface connectable [FEATURE ID: 5] to a confirmation communication channel [FEATURE ID: 3] ; service control logic [FEATURE ID: 7] in communication with the first communication interface [FEATURE ID: 5] for receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] through the first communication interface [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] an access request [FEATURE ID: 12] associated with a user [FEATURE ID: 1] ; user data storage [FEATURE ID: 14] including [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a confirmation - channel address associated with the user ; access control logic [FEATURE ID: 7] in communication with the second communication interface [FEATURE ID: 3] for sending [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a pass code request to the user at the confirmation - channel address , receiving a confirmation message from the user , and testing [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] the received confirmation message to determine whether the received commation message includes [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] a valid pass code . 2 . The system of claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 , wherein the service control logic is operative [FEATURE ID: 8] to enable the user access [FEATURE ID: 3] to a service [FEATURE ID: 3] only after the access control logic determines that the received confirmation message includes a valid pass code . 3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the confirmation message is received by the access control logic through the second communication interface . 4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the service control logic is operative to provide a service to the first user [FEATURE ID: 3] only after the access control logic determines that the received confirmation message includes a valid pass code . 5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the service control logic is operative to send an authentication message to a service provider [FEATURE ID: 3] to inform the service provider that the user is authenticated only after the access control logic determines that the received confirmation message includes a valid pass code . 6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the service control logic includes an Internet server and the service is a restricted [FEATURE ID: 5] - access Web site [FEATURE ID: 5] . 7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the second communication interface comprises an interface to a wireless mobile telephone network [FEATURE ID: 3] . 8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the second communication interface comprises a short message entity [FEATURE ID: 3] . 9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the access control logic includes SMS message interpretation logic [FEATURE ID: 11] . 10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the user data storage includes confirmation codes [FEATURE ID: 11] , the access control logic being operational [FEATURE ID: 8] to compare the received confirmation message with a confirmation code [FEATURE ID: 5] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US8787895B2 Filed: 2007-03-20 Issued: 2014-07-22 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Timothy R. Jackson (Current Assignee) Adim8 LLC Inventor(s): Timothy R. Jackson Title: System and method for providing advertising on a device | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20060259365A1 Filed: 2003-10-06 Issued: 2006-11-16 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) UTBK Inc (Current Assignee) Thryv Inc Inventor(s): Anuj Agarwal, Nitin Ahuja, Ebbe Altberg, Scott Faber, Mark Halstead, Sean Linden Title: Methods and apparatuses for pay-per-call advertising in mobile/wireless applications |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] method, first time passage indicator | device, mechanism, technology, medium, system, technique, network | [FEATURE ID: 1] method, communication, media channel |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] device, display, idle, product, display time duration | user, computer, mobile, server, network, terminal, camera | [FEATURE ID: 2] mobile device, cellular phone, personal digital assistant, advertisements, third party, wireless media, device |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] accessing, having, comprising | including, includes, by, of, employing, implementing, operating | [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] comprising |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] network, second time passage indicator, time passage indicator | message, device, website, computer, content, value, location | [FEATURE ID: 4] communication reference, non-web, wireless access zone, visual format, telephone directory |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] processor | browser, keypad, receiver, camera, keyboard, microprocessor, modem | [FEATURE ID: 5] user, computer |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] indicate | advertise, provide, specify, define, convey, determine, identify | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] include |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] loading, detecting, updating, providing | receiving, obtaining, determining, entering, identifying, activating, transmitting | [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] providing, inputting |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] graphic advertisement, application information, fee metric | time, location, content, duration, programming, text, status | [FEATURE ID: 8] telephone number, conditional promotion, user preferences |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] entity, amount | application, object, announcement, incentive, identifier, address, image | [FEATURE ID: 9] advertisement, advertiser, operator, electronic coupon |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] service | event, device, content, category, product | [FEATURE ID: 10] location |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] claim | claimed, figure, claim of, preceding claim, either claim, statement, clause | [FEATURE ID: 11] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] animation, application information further, time passage indicators | information, data, the, advertising, advertisement information, messages, content | [FEATURE ID: 12] content information |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] mobile device | telephone, browser, pager, television, mobile | [FEATURE ID: 13] Wireless Application Protocol |
| 1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of advertising via a device [FEATURE ID: 2] accessing [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] a network [FEATURE ID: 4] , the device having [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] a computer - readable medium , a processor [FEATURE ID: 5] , a display [FEATURE ID: 2] , and a first time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 1] to indicate [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] a passage of time during idle [FEATURE ID: 2] - time periods , wherein the first time passage indicator is disposed on or in the computer - readable medium , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] : loading [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] a second time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 4] onto or into the computer - readable medium of the device before detecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] a first idle - time period , wherein the second time passage indicator is different from the first time passage indicator and the second time passage indicator ( i ) is representative of a graphic advertisement [FEATURE ID: 8] and ( ii ) indicates a passage of time during the first idle - time period ; updating [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] application information [FEATURE ID: 8] on or in the device and thereby providing [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] the first idle - time period ; displaying the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during the first idle - time period , wherein the first idle - time period includes a time corresponding to updating application information on or in the device and wherein the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator is associated with an entity [FEATURE ID: 9] , product [FEATURE ID: 2] and / or service [FEATURE ID: 10] ; and animating the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during at least a portion of the first idle - time period . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 11] 1 further including removing the graphic advertisement after the idle - time period expires . 3 . The method of claim 1 further including : determining a fee metric [FEATURE ID: 8] corresponding to the display of the graphic advertisement ; and outputting the fee metric . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the fee metric correlates to a number of displays of the graphic advertisement , a display time duration [FEATURE ID: 2] of the graphic advertisement and / or an amount [FEATURE ID: 9] of animation [FEATURE ID: 12] of the graphic advertisement . 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein during the first idle - time period , the updated application information is not presented on the display of the device due to data processing activity by the processor , data transfer activity , congestion and / or latency in the network . 6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device is a mobile device [FEATURE ID: 13] . 7 . The method of claim 1 wherein updating application information on or in the device further includes receiving application information on or in the device . 8 . The method of claim 7 wherein receiving application information further [FEATURE ID: 12] includes wirelessly receiving application information . 9 . The method of claim 1 further including : pre-loading a plurality of time passage indicators [FEATURE ID: 12] in the computer - readable medium of the device , wherein each time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 4] |
1 - 20 . ( canceled ) 21 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] : providing [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] an advertisement [FEATURE ID: 9] to a mobile device [FEATURE ID: 2] via Short Message Service ( SMS ) or Wireless Application Protocol [FEATURE ID: 13] ( WAP ) , the advertisement to include [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] a communication reference [FEATURE ID: 4] to be used by the mobile device to communicate with an advertiser [FEATURE ID: 9] via a non-web [FEATURE ID: 4] based communication [FEATURE ID: 1] ; and billing the advertiser for the advertisement in response to an initiation of a communication between the mobile device and the advertiser via the communication reference . 22 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 11] 21 , wherein the initiation of the communication is performed without a user [FEATURE ID: 5] of the mobile device manually inputting [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] the communication reference . 23 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the communication reference includes a telephone number [FEATURE ID: 8] corresponding to the advertiser . 24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the telephone number is an encoded telephone number corresponding to the advertiser . 25 . The method of claim 24 , wherein the encoded telephone number identifies a media channel [FEATURE ID: 1] used to provide the encoded telephone number . 26 . The method of claim 24 , wherein the encoded telephone number identifies an operator [FEATURE ID: 9] of a media channel used to provide the encoded telephone number . 27 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the mobile device comprises at least a cellular phone [FEATURE ID: 2] , a personal digital assistant [FEATURE ID: 2] , or a computer [FEATURE ID: 5] . 28 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the advertisement comprises at least a conditional promotion [FEATURE ID: 8] or an electronic coupon [FEATURE ID: 9] . 29 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the advertisement is location [FEATURE ID: 10] - dependent . 30 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the advertisement is dependent on a location of the mobile device . 31 . The method of claim 21 , wherein said providing comprises providing the advertisement in response to the mobile device entering a wireless access zone [FEATURE ID: 4] . 32 . The method of claim 21 , wherein said providing comprises providing the advertisements [FEATURE ID: 2] based on user preferences [FEATURE ID: 8] . 33 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the communication between the mobile device and the advertiser comprises telephonic audio communication . 34 . A method , comprising : providing content information [FEATURE ID: 12] in a visual format [FEATURE ID: 4] to a mobile device , the content information including a communication reference to be used by the mobile device to communicate with a third party [FEATURE ID: 2] via a non-web based communication ; and billing the third party for the providing of the content information in response to an initiation of a communication between the mobile device and the third party via the communication reference . 35 . The method of claim 34 , wherein said providing comprises a telephone directory [FEATURE ID: 4] providing the advertisement . 36 . The method of claim 34 , wherein the content information comprises an advertisement ; and the third party comprises an advertiser of the advertisement . 37 . The method of claim 36 , wherein the communication between the mobile device and the advertiser is packet switched , circuit switched , partially packet switched , or partially circuit switched . 38 . A method , comprising : providing an advertisement in a visual format via a wireless media [FEATURE ID: 2] , the advertisement including a communication reference to be used by a receiving device [FEATURE ID: 2] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US8787895B2 Filed: 2007-03-20 Issued: 2014-07-22 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Timothy R. Jackson (Current Assignee) Adim8 LLC Inventor(s): Timothy R. Jackson Title: System and method for providing advertising on a device | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US7136871B2 Filed: 2001-11-21 Issued: 2006-11-14 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Microsoft Corp (Current Assignee) Zhigu Holdings Ltd Inventor(s): Stuart Ozer, Michael Patrick Hart, Wei Wei Ada Cho, Carolyn Khanh Chau Title: Methods and systems for selectively displaying advertisements |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] method | process, methodology, mechanism, methods, system, medium, technology | [FEATURE ID: 1] method |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] device, first time passage indicator, mobile device | client, terminal, display, system, computer, television, server | [FEATURE ID: 2] viewer, processor, control module |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] accessing | comprising, including, having, to, of, and | [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] defining |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] network, display, second time passage indicator | device, database, processor, memory, browser, platform, controller | [FEATURE ID: 4] system |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] having, comprising | including, includes, implementing, featuring, performing, providing, encompassing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] comprising |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] indicate | advertise, present, communicate, show, provide, convey | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] display |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] passage | period, point, position, timing, sequence, duration | [FEATURE ID: 7] frequency |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] time | predetermined time, use, space, duration, period, information, day | [FEATURE ID: 8] time |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] disposed | stored, provided, configured, maintained, defined, implemented, included | [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] executed |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] detecting, updating, providing | determining, identifying, obtaining, acquiring, establishing, defining, activating | [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] receiving |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] graphic advertisement, service | content, user, item, schedule, event, product, message | [FEATURE ID: 11] advertisement |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] application information, data transfer activity | information, content, memory, resources, storage, time, bandwidth | [FEATURE ID: 12] advertising inventory, data |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] entity | incentive, event, advertising, activity, action, offer, opportunity | [FEATURE ID: 13] advertising plan, advertising campaign |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] product | user, merchant, sponsor, person, brand, system, viewer | [FEATURE ID: 14] advertisement type, provider |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] fee metric | fee, value, period, duration, revenue, time | [FEATURE ID: 15] impression frequency |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] number | value, amount, size, length, frequency, range, cost | [FEATURE ID: 16] particular period, weight, proportional allocation |
| [FEATURE ID: 17] display time duration | size, content, frequency, display, schedule, time, date | [FEATURE ID: 17] location, advertising type |
| [FEATURE ID: 18] animation | data, information, content, the, space, display, that | [FEATURE ID: 18] advertisements, inventory, advertising |
| [FEATURE ID: 19] time passage indicators | programs, messages, advertisements, images, items, displays, information | [FEATURE ID: 19] advertisement content |
| 1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of advertising via a device [FEATURE ID: 2] accessing [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] a network [FEATURE ID: 4] , the device having [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a computer - readable medium , a processor , a display [FEATURE ID: 4] , and a first time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 2] to indicate [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] a passage [FEATURE ID: 7] of time [FEATURE ID: 8] during idle - time periods , wherein the first time passage indicator is disposed [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] on or in the computer - readable medium , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] : loading a second time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 4] onto or into the computer - readable medium of the device before detecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] a first idle - time period , wherein the second time passage indicator is different from the first time passage indicator and the second time passage indicator ( i ) is representative of a graphic advertisement [FEATURE ID: 11] and ( ii ) indicates a passage of time during the first idle - time period ; updating [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] application information [FEATURE ID: 12] on or in the device and thereby providing [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] the first idle - time period ; displaying the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during the first idle - time period , wherein the first idle - time period includes a time corresponding to updating application information on or in the device and wherein the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator is associated with an entity [FEATURE ID: 13] , product [FEATURE ID: 14] and / or service [FEATURE ID: 11] ; and animating the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during at least a portion of the first idle - time period . 2 . The method of claim 1 further including removing the graphic advertisement after the idle - time period expires . 3 . The method of claim 1 further including : determining a fee metric [FEATURE ID: 15] corresponding to the display of the graphic advertisement ; and outputting the fee metric . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the fee metric correlates to a number [FEATURE ID: 16] of displays of the graphic advertisement , a display time duration [FEATURE ID: 17] of the graphic advertisement and / or an amount of animation [FEATURE ID: 18] of the graphic advertisement . 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein during the first idle - time period , the updated application information is not presented on the display of the device due to data processing activity by the processor , data transfer activity [FEATURE ID: 12] , congestion and / or latency in the network . 6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device is a mobile device [FEATURE ID: 2] . 7 . The method of claim 1 wherein updating application information on or in the device further includes receiving application information on or in the device . 8 . The method of claim 7 wherein receiving application information further includes wirelessly receiving application information . 9 . The method of claim 1 further including : pre-loading a plurality of time passage indicators [FEATURE ID: 19] |
1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] for delivering advertisement content [FEATURE ID: 19] to a viewer [FEATURE ID: 2] according to an advertising plan [FEATURE ID: 13] that is executed [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] in a system [FEATURE ID: 4] that includes at least one processor [FEATURE ID: 2] configured to display [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] advertisements [FEATURE ID: 18] to a viewer at a frequency [FEATURE ID: 7] determined by the advertising plan , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] the acts of : receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] , at a control module [FEATURE ID: 2] , for each advertisement [FEATURE ID: 11] , a schedule defining [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] a particular period [FEATURE ID: 16] of time [FEATURE ID: 8] during which the advertisement should be displayed , a location [FEATURE ID: 17] for the display of the advertisement , an indicator of the advertisement type [FEATURE ID: 14] , and a weight [FEATURE ID: 16] for the advertisement , wherein the weight is used to determine a frequency to display the advertisement during the defined period of time as defined by an advertising plan ; generating a data file defining , for each advertisement , the advertising type [FEATURE ID: 17] , weight , location , and schedule for display of the advertisement content for the advertisement , wherein defining the weight comprises defining an absolute weight for each committed advertisement that corresponds to a guaranteed impression frequency [FEATURE ID: 15] for displaying each said committed advertisement during the period of time , and defining a relative weight to each flexible advertisement that corresponds to a proportional allocation [FEATURE ID: 16] of remaining advertising inventory [FEATURE ID: 12] that can be used for displaying each said flexible advertisement , wherein each committed advertisement is an advertisement that a provider [FEATURE ID: 14] has committed to broadcasting as part of an advertising campaign [FEATURE ID: 13] , and wherein each flexible advertisement is an advertisement that operates as a filler advertisement to be displayed when advertising inventory [FEATURE ID: 18] exists in excess of advertising [FEATURE ID: 18] utilized by the committed advertisement ; and upon retrieving the advertisement content for the advertisement , delivering the advertisement content and the data file , including data [FEATURE ID: 12] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US8787895B2 Filed: 2007-03-20 Issued: 2014-07-22 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Timothy R. Jackson (Current Assignee) Adim8 LLC Inventor(s): Timothy R. Jackson Title: System and method for providing advertising on a device | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20060242267A1 Filed: 2005-04-25 Issued: 2006-10-26 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) DIGITAL SIDEBAR Inc (Current Assignee) Sidebar Inc Inventor(s): Stephanie Grossman Title: System and method for consumer engagement and revenue optimization |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] method, computer | device, mechanism, server, means, process, computerized, methodology | [FEATURE ID: 1] repository, system, method |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] advertising | providing, viewing, use, marketing, commerce | [FEATURE ID: 2] revenue optimization |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] device, processor, first time passage indicator, product, mobile device | display, computer, receiver, user, transceiver, client, system | [FEATURE ID: 3] communications device, display screen, processor, later time |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] accessing, having, comprising, representative | including, of, includes, containing, by, featuring, compromising | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising, consisting |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] network | computer, portal, connection, web, website | [FEATURE ID: 5] clamshell communications device |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] display | browser, timer, camera, screen | [FEATURE ID: 6] web browser |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] passage, time, time period, portion, number, display time duration, amount, data transfer activity | duration, period, timing, length, point, interval, transition | [FEATURE ID: 7] time, completion, specified period |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] loading, updating, providing | receiving, obtaining, transmitting, transferring, posting, triggering, storing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] placing, sending, uploading, downloading |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] second time passage indicator | database, file, display, message | [FEATURE ID: 9] visual format |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] detecting | triggering, using, running, launching, starting | [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] launch |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] graphic advertisement, time passage indicators | video, graphics, news, picture, product, service, message | [FEATURE ID: 11] media, promotion, value proposition |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 12] indicates | generates, provides, signifies, causes, signals, depicts, comprises | [TRANSITIVE ID: 12] displays, triggers |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] application information | content, state, events, application, activity | [FEATURE ID: 13] event |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] entity | event, application, item, avatar, object, action, interest | [FEATURE ID: 14] event unrelated, advertisement, audio format |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] service | event, user, device, function | [FEATURE ID: 15] user action |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] claim | claimed, item, of claim, figure, clause, paragraph, clair | [FEATURE ID: 16] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 17] animation | display, consumption, usage, presentation | [FEATURE ID: 17] access |
| 1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of advertising [FEATURE ID: 2] via a device [FEATURE ID: 3] accessing [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a network [FEATURE ID: 5] , the device having [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a computer [FEATURE ID: 1] - readable medium , a processor [FEATURE ID: 3] , a display [FEATURE ID: 6] , and a first time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 3] to indicate a passage [FEATURE ID: 7] of time [FEATURE ID: 7] during idle - time periods , wherein the first time passage indicator is disposed on or in the computer - readable medium , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : loading [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] a second time passage indicator [FEATURE ID: 9] onto or into the computer - readable medium of the device before detecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] a first idle - time period [FEATURE ID: 7] , wherein the second time passage indicator is different from the first time passage indicator and the second time passage indicator ( i ) is representative [FEATURE ID: 4] of a graphic advertisement [FEATURE ID: 11] and ( ii ) indicates [TRANSITIVE ID: 12] a passage of time during the first idle - time period ; updating [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] application information [FEATURE ID: 13] on or in the device and thereby providing [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] the first idle - time period ; displaying the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during the first idle - time period , wherein the first idle - time period includes a time corresponding to updating application information on or in the device and wherein the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator is associated with an entity [FEATURE ID: 14] , product [FEATURE ID: 3] and / or service [FEATURE ID: 15] ; and animating the graphic advertisement of the second time passage indicator on the display of the device during at least a portion [FEATURE ID: 7] of the first idle - time period . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 16] 1 further including removing the graphic advertisement after the idle - time period expires . 3 . The method of claim 1 further including : determining a fee metric corresponding to the display of the graphic advertisement ; and outputting the fee metric . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the fee metric correlates to a number [FEATURE ID: 7] of displays of the graphic advertisement , a display time duration [FEATURE ID: 7] of the graphic advertisement and / or an amount [FEATURE ID: 7] of animation [FEATURE ID: 17] of the graphic advertisement . 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein during the first idle - time period , the updated application information is not presented on the display of the device due to data processing activity by the processor , data transfer activity [FEATURE ID: 7] , congestion and / or latency in the network . 6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the device is a mobile device [FEATURE ID: 3] . 7 . The method of claim 1 wherein updating application information on or in the device further includes receiving application information on or in the device . 8 . The method of claim 7 wherein receiving application information further includes wirelessly receiving application information . 9 . The method of claim 1 further including : pre-loading a plurality of time passage indicators [FEATURE ID: 11] |
1 . A communications device [FEATURE ID: 3] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : a display screen [FEATURE ID: 3] ; and a processor [FEATURE ID: 3] that receives content and displays [TRANSITIVE ID: 12] the content on the display screen in response to a user action [FEATURE ID: 15] that triggers [TRANSITIVE ID: 12] an event unrelated [FEATURE ID: 14] to the content . 2 . The communications device of claim [FEATURE ID: 16] 1 wherein the content is selected from a group consisting [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] of an advertisement [FEATURE ID: 14] , media [FEATURE ID: 11] , a promotion [FEATURE ID: 11] , a call to action , and a value proposition [FEATURE ID: 11] . 3 . The communications device of claim 1 wherein the event [FEATURE ID: 13] is selected from a group consisting of a launch [FEATURE ID: 10] of a web browser [FEATURE ID: 6] , a placing [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] or receiving of a phone call , a sending [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] of an SMS or MMS , an opening of a clamshell communications device [FEATURE ID: 5] , a turning on or off of the communications device , and an uploading [FEATURE ID: 8] or downloading [FEATURE ID: 8] of the content . 4 . The communications device of claim 1 wherein the content is in a visual format [FEATURE ID: 9] , an audio - visual format or an audio format [FEATURE ID: 14] . 5 . The communications device of claim 1 further comprising a repository [FEATURE ID: 1] for storing the content for access [FEATURE ID: 17] at a later time [FEATURE ID: 3] . 6 . The communications device of claim 1 wherein the content is displayed on the display screen at a time [FEATURE ID: 7] that is between the user action and a completion [FEATURE ID: 7] of the event . 7 . The communications device of claim 1 wherein the content is available to the user for a specified period [FEATURE ID: 7] of time or requires a response within a specified period of time . 8 . The communications device of claim 1 wherein the user can interact with the content and interrupt the event . 9 . The communications device of claim 1 wherein the content can be displayed until the user instructs the processor to remove the content . 10 . A system [FEATURE ID: 1] for displaying targeted content comprising : a display screen ; a repository coupled to the display screen for storing content ; and a processor for receiving the content and displaying the content on the display screen in response to an event initiated by a user . 11 . The system of claim 10 wherein the content is selected from a group consisting of an advertisement , media , a promotion , a call to action , and a value proposition . 12 . The system of claim 10 wherein the event is selected from a group consisting of a launch of a web browser , a placing or receiving of a phone call , a sending of an SMS or MMS , an opening of a clamshell communications device , a turning on or off of the communications device , and an uploading or downloading of the content . 13 . The system of claim 10 wherein the content is available to the user for a specified period of time or requires a response within a specified period of time . 14 . The system of claim 10 wherein the user can interact with the content and interrupt the event . 15 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] for revenue optimization [FEATURE ID: 2] |