Patent ID: 6763379
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
A system for presenting unsolicited data over a wide area network to a user, wherein the user operates a browser in a user computer connected to the wide area network, the system comprising:a server computer adapted for connecting to the wide area network; content data for presentation in a web-browser window on the user computer, wherein the web-browser window is a stand-alone application operating on the user computer and is adapted to be displayed on a desktop of the user computer when activated, and the content data is stored in a memory of the server computer; a monitoring application in a memory of the server computer, the monitoring application configured to be sent to the user with content data requested by the user, to be linked to at least the web-browser window such that the monitoring application is closed when the web-browser window is closed, and to automatically execute on the user computer after being received by the user, the monitoring application comprising instructions for monitoring browser activity of the user; a server application in a memory of the server computer, the server application comprising instructions for receiving a request for the content data from the user, sending the content data to the user computer, and sending the monitoring application with the content data to the user computer; and unsolicited data for presentation to the user operating the user computer, the unsolicited data stored in a memory of the server computer; wherein the server application further comprises instructions for receiving a request for the unsolicited data over the wide area network and for sending the unsolicited data to the computer of the user of the wide area network; wherein the request for unsolicited data is generated by the monitoring application on the user computer and the unsolicited data is presented to the user operating the user computer only after a discontinuation of use by the user of the web-browser window presenting the content data for a predetermined period of time; wherein the unsolicited data is presented to the user by the web-browser window presenting the content data; and wherein the unsolicited data remains on the web-browser window after a continuation of use by the user of the web-browser window.