Securely providing advertising subsidized computer usage
US8099324B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2101
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for assuring delivery of paid advertising to a user may involve asking a question about an advertisement or requiring data about the advertisement to be entered. In one embodiment, a human presence indicator, such as stylized letters, may be displayed during or after the presentation of an advertisement to be copied by a user to indicate presence during the advertisement. When the challenge relating to ad viewing is correctly answered, a value associated with viewing the ad may be credited to a user account, either locally or at a clearinghouse or other repository.
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