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US 6,108,637 AGranted
Content display monitor
AssigneesNielsen Media Research, Inc., Engage Technologies Corp.
InventorTrevor Blumenau
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AssigneesNielsen Media Research, Inc., Engage Technologies Corp.
InventorTrevor Blumenau
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The invention can enable monitoring of the display of content by a computer system. Moreover, the invention can enable monitoring of the displayed content to produce monitoring information from which conclusions may be deduced regarding the observation of the displayed content by an observer. The invention can also enable monitoring of the display at a content display site of content that is provided by a content provider site over a network to the content display site. Additionally, the invention can enable the expeditious provision of updated and/or tailored content over a network from a content provider site to a content display site so that the content provider's current and appropriately tailored content is always displayed at the content display site. Aspects of the invention related to transfer of content over a network are generally applicable to any type of network. However, it is contemplated that the invention can be particularly useful with a computer network, including private computer networks (e.g., America Online.TM.) and public computer networks (e.g., the Internet). In particular, the invention can be advantageously used with computer networks or portions of computer networks over which video and/or audio content are transferred from one network site to another network site for observation, such as the World Wide Web portion of the Internet.
A system for monitoring display of content by a computer system, comprising:
A system for monitoring display of content by a computer system, comprising:
A system for monitoring display of content by a computer system, wherein the content is displayed in response to an instruction that is provided from a source external to the computer system and the system for monitoring, comprising:
A system for monitoring display at a content display site of content that is provided by a content provider site over a network to the content display site, comprising:
A system for monitoring display at a content display site of content that is provided by a content provider site over a network to the content display site, wherein the network operates according to a protocol that enables new content to be transferred to a content display site in response to selection of a portion of content currently being displayed at the content display site, the system comprising:
A system for monitoring display at a content display site of content that is provided by a content provider site over a network to the content display site, comprising:
A system for providing updated and/or tailored content from a first content provider site to a content display site, comprising:
A computer readable medium encoded with one or more computer programs for enabling monitoring of the display of content by a computer system, comprising:
A computer readable medium encoded with one or more computer programs for enabling monitoring of the display of content by a computer system, comprising;
A computer readable medium encoded with one or more computer programs for enabling monitoring of display of content by a computer system, for use with a computer system in which content is displayed in response to a content display instruction that is provided from a source external to the computer system and not part of the monitoring computer program or programs, comprising:
A computer readable medium encoded with one or more computer programs for enabling monitoring of display of content by a computer system, comprising:
A computer readable medium encoded with one or more computer programs for enabling monitoring of display of content at a content display site, comprising:
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