Apparatus and method for providing a provider-selected message in response to a user request for user-selected information
OwnerThomas C. Amon, Dan M. Baerinventors
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Abstract
A method of delivering information across a computer network includes receiving a request from a client program for user-selected information, and transmitting provider-selected information in response to the request if no qualifying provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program.
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A method of delivering information across a computer network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request from a client program for user-selected information;
- transmitting provider-selected information in response to the request if no qualifying provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program.
An apparatus for delivering information across a computer network, comprising:
- a computer network;
- an information server for receiving a request for user-selected information from a client program;
- the server being configured to transmit provider-selected information in response to the request if no qualifying provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program.
A method of delivering information across a computer network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request from a client program for user-selected information;
- transmitting provider-selected information in response to the request if no qualifying provider-selected message has been transmitted to the client program within at least one provider-selected interval.
An apparatus for delivering information across a computer network, comprising:
- at computer network;
- an information server for receiving a request for user-selected information from a client program;
- the server being configured to transmit provider-selected information in response to the request if no qualifying provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program within at least one provider-selected interval.
A method of delivering information across a computer network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request from a client program for user-selected information;
- transmitting provider-selected information in response to the request if no qualifying provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program;
- the provider-selected information causing the client program to transmit a second request for user-selected information.
An apparatus for delivering information across a computer network, comprising:
- a computer network;
- an information server for receiving a request for user-selected information from a client program;
- the server being configured to transmit provider-selected information in response to the request if no qualifying provider-selected message has been previously transmitted to the client program;
- the provider-selected information causing the client program to transmit a second request for user-selected information.
A method of delivering information across a computer network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving an HTTP GET request from a client program for user-selected information;
- transmitting from a server a provider-selected information in response to the HTTP GET request;
- the provider-selected message causing the client program to transmit an HTTP POST request;
- transmitting the user-selected information in response to the HTTP POST request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.