System and method for distributing data over a communications network for display during start-up
US6317791A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/535
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for distributing and presenting data such as video advertisements from a host server to a browsing device through a communications network. The method involves detecting an extended period of nonuse of the browsing device, establishing contact between the browsing device and the host server, preloading data from the host server to the browsing device, storing the data in the browsing device, detecting a start-up operation of the browsing device, and presenting the data through the browsing device.
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