US 2008/0082402 A1 · Advertisement server for wireless access points

Abstract

A local advertising system provides wireless network access and advertisements to users. The local advertising system includes a connection with a wide-area network, such as the internet, and with a local-area network, which connects with users. The local advertising system intercepts network communications between users and the wide-area network. The local advertising system adds advertisements to users' network communications. Upon receiving a request for a network resource, such as a web page, the local advertising system determines whether the user should receive an advertisement. If so, the local advertising system selects and presents an advertisement appropriate for the user. Upon termination of the advertisement, the local advertising system provides the requested network resource to the user. The local advertising system may retrieve and cache requested network resources while the advertisement is presented to the user, and then provide the cached network resources to the user upon termination of the advertisement.

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Dependent claims

A system for providing advertising to network users, the system comprising:

a network interface configured to connect with at least one network user via a local-area network and to connect the system with a wide-area network, wherein the network interface includes logic adapted to direct a network resource request from the network user for a network resource provided by the wide-area network to the system;
logic adapted to determine if an advertisement should be provided to the network user;
logic adapted to select an advertisement in response to the determination that an advertisement should be provided to the network user;
logic adapted to communicate the advertisement to the network user;
logic adapted to retrieve the network resource provided by the wide-area network;
logic adapted to detect the termination of the advertisement;
and
in response to the termination of the advertisement, logic adapted to communicate the network resource with the network user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Advertisement server for wireless access points

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Advertisement server for wireless access points

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Abstract

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