Patent ID: 7574671

Claim:
A method of using a desktop of a computer system of a user for commercial purposes, the desktop being a first screen displayed automatically by the computer system upon the computer system being turned on, the method comprising: associating a first desktop with a network address; automatically comparing the network address associated with the first desktop to a network address assigned to the computer system when the computer system is turned on in order to determine the first screen to be automatically displayed by the computer system; displaying the first desktop in response to determining that the network address associated with the first desktop is equal to the network address assigned to the computer system, the first desktop being the first screen automatically displayed by the computer system upon the computer system being turned on; enabling the computer system to access a Website, the Website having a second desktop for use for commercial purposes, the commercial purposes including sales of goods and advertisements in response to determining that the network address associated with the first desktop is not equal to the network address assigned to the computer system; enabling the computer system to download the second desktop; and displaying the second desktop, the second desktop being the first screen automatically displayed by the computer system upon the computer system being turned on.