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Patent US7895088 - System permitting the display of video or still image content on selected ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsCommercial advertisers, such as consumer product companies and the advertising agents that represent them, directly access a network of thousands of large, high resolution electronic displays located in high traffic areas and directly send their own advertisements electronically to the network to be...http://www.google.com/patents/US7895088?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7895088 - System permitting the display of video or still image content on selected displays of an electronic display network according to customer dictatesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7895088 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/133,396Publication dateFeb 22, 2011Filing dateApr 29, 2002Priority dateApr 28, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6424998, US20010013015, US20020162113, US20070186253Publication number10133396, 133396, US 7895088 B2, US 7895088B2, US-B2-7895088, US7895088 B2, US7895088B2InventorsCharles Eric HunterOriginal AssigneeNovus Partners, LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (424), Non-Patent Citations (152), Referenced by (6), Classifications (35), Legal Events (9) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem permitting the display of video or still image content on selected displays of an electronic display network according to customer dictates
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