Method for software distribution and compensation with replenishable advertisements
US6216112A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/60
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for offering and distributing software wherein advertisements are incorporated into the software product, wherein author compensation is based on advertisement generated revenues. In accordance with the features of this invention, the advertisements are loaded into the Random Access Memory of the computer whenever the software is invoked and are displayed before the software can be used. Moreover, advertisements are periodically refreshed by automatically accessing computer servers on the Internet and downloading and installing the advertisements on the computer's hard disk and usage records which can be used for author compensation are uploaded to the server. Computer users are given the option of disabling the advertisements by paying for the software.
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