Patent ID: 7348935

Claim:
A system for engaging the peripheral attention of a person in the vicinity of a display device of an apparatus, comprising: a communication device; and a content display system associated with the display device, the content display system including: a processing device coupled to the communication device and configured to receive via the communication device (1) from a remote content providing system a set of content data and (2) from a remote application manager system separate from the remote content providing system a set of instructions for displaying on the display device, in an unobtrusive manner that does not distract a user of the apparatus from a primary interaction with the apparatus, an image or images generated from the set of content data, wherein the set of instructions includes: acquisition instructions for enabling acquisition of the set of content data; content data update instructions for enabling acquisition of an updated set of content data that corresponds to a previously acquired set of content data; and scheduling data indicating a schedule for displaying the set of content data.