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System and method for scheduling and controlling delivery of advertising in a communications network
Assignee: Alcatel Lucent SAS
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Filing: 1997-04-02
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Granted: 1999-12-28
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Expires: 2017-04-02
Abstract
Abstract A system and method for scheduling and controlling delivery of advertising in a communications network and a communications network and remote computer program employing the system or the method. The system includes: (1) a time allocation controller that allocates time available in a particular advertising region in a display device of a remote computer between at least two advertisements as a function of one of a desired user frequency, a desired time frequency, or a desired geometry, for each of the at least two advertisements and (2) data communication controller, coupled to the time allocation controller, that delivers the at least two advertisements to said remote computer for display in the advertising region according to the allocating of the time.
Inventors
- 👤 Micah A. Adler
- 👤 Phillip B. Gibbons
- 👤 Yossi Matias
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 00:28
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0241; G06Q30/0251; G06Q30/0264; G06Q30/0277
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A system for scheduling and controlling delivery of advertising in a communications network, comprising: a time allocation controller that allocates time available in an advertising region in a display device of a remote computer between at least two advertisements as a function of a desired user frequency, a desired time frequency and a desired geometry, for each of said at least two advertisements; said time allocation controller employing a geometry of each of said advertisements to allocate space within said advertising region that allows at least one of said advertisements to be displayed in said advertising region; and data communication controller, associated with said time allocation controller, that delivers said advertisements to said remote computer for display in said advertising region according to an allocation of said time and said space.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
A system for scheduling and controlling delivery of advertising in a communications network, comprising: a time allocation controller that allocates time available in an advertising region in a display device of a remote computer between at least two advertisements as a function of a desired user frequency, a desired time frequency and a desired geometry, for each of said at least two advertisements; said time allocation controller employing a geometry of each of said advertisements to allocate space within said advertising region that allows at least one of said advertisements to be displayed in said advertising region; and data communication controller, associated with said time allocation controller, that delivers said advertisements to said remote computer for display in said advertising region according to an allocation of said time and said space.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said at least two advertisements are graphical representations having a width and a height.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said data communication controller delivers said at least two advertisements to said advertising region in a pseudo-random order.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said advertising region is located within a display file delivered by a server on said communications network.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said advertising region is located within a screen associated with a remote computer program interacting with said communications network.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said communications network is the Internet.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for scheduling and controlling delivery of advertising in a communications network, comprising the steps of: allocating time available in an advertising region in a display device of a remote computer between at least two advertisements as a function of a desired user frequency, a desired time frequency, and a desired geometry, for each of said advertisements; allocating space within said advertising region to allow at least one of said advertisements to be displayed in said advertising region based upon based upon a geometry of each of said advertisements; and delivering said at least two advertisements to said remote computer for display in said advertising region according to an allocation of said time and said space.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for scheduling and controlling delivery of advertising in a communications network, comprising the steps of: allocating time available in an advertising region in a display device of a remote computer between at least two advertisements as a function of a desired user frequency, a desired time frequency, and a desired geometry, for each of said advertisements; allocating space within said advertising region to allow at least one of said advertisements to be displayed in said advertising region based upon based upon a geometry of each of said advertisements; and delivering said at least two advertisements to said remote computer for display in said advertising region according to an allocation of said time and said space.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as recited in claim 7 wherein said at least two advertisements are graphical representations having a width and a height.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as recited in claim 7 wherein said step of delivering comprises the step of delivering said at least two advertisements to said advertising region in a pseudo-random order.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as recited in claim 7 wherein said advertising region is located within a display file delivered by a server on said communications network.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method as recited in claim 7 wherein said advertising region is associated with a screen of a remote computer program interacting with said communications network.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method as recited in claim 7 wherein said communications network is the Internet.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
155 words
A communications network, comprising: a data communication controller that makes display files available to remote computers, at least some of said display files having an advertising region therein; and a system for scheduling and controlling delivery of advertising to said advertising region, said system allocating time available in said advertising region of said display files between at least two advertisements as a function of a desired user frequency, a desired time frequency, and a desired geometry, for each of said advertisements, said system employing a geometry of each of said advertisements to allocate space within said advertising region that allows at least one of said advertisements to be displayed in said advertising region, and said data communication controller delivering said advertisements to said at least some of said display files and making said display files available to ones of said remote computers for display therein according to an allocation of said time and said space.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
155 words
A communications network, comprising: a data communication controller that makes display files available to remote computers, at least some of said display files having an advertising region therein; and a system for scheduling and controlling delivery of advertising to said advertising region, said system allocating time available in said advertising region of said display files between at least two advertisements as a function of a desired user frequency, a desired time frequency, and a desired geometry, for each of said advertisements, said system employing a geometry of each of said advertisements to allocate space within said advertising region that allows at least one of said advertisements to be displayed in said advertising region, and said data communication controller delivering said advertisements to said at least some of said display files and making said display files available to ones of said remote computers for display therein according to an allocation of said time and said space.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The communications network as recited in claim 13 wherein said at least two advertisements are graphical representations having a width and a height.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
The communications network as recited in claim 13 wherein said data communication controller delivers said at least two advertisements in a pseudo-random order.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
The communications network as recited in claim 13 wherein said communications network is the Internet.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
The communications network as recited in claim 16 wherein at least one of said data communication controller and said system is associated with an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
173 words
A remote computer program that is capable of executing within a remote computer of a communications network, said remote computer program comprising: a data communication controller that makes display files received from said communications network available for display to a display screen of said remote computer, said display screen having an advertising region therein; and a scheduling controller that controls delivery of advertising to said advertising region by allocating time available in said advertising region between at least two advertisements as a function of a desired user frequency, a desired time frequency, and a desired geometry, for each of said at least two advertisements, said scheduling controller employing a geometry of each of said advertisements to allocate space within said advertising region that allows at least one of said advertisements to be displayed in said advertising regions and said data communication controller delivering said advertisements with at least some of said display files to said remote computer for display on said display screen according to an allocation of said time and said space.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
173 words
A remote computer program that is capable of executing within a remote computer of a communications network, said remote computer program comprising: a data communication controller that makes display files received from said communications network available for display to a display screen of said remote computer, said display screen having an advertising region therein; and a scheduling controller that controls delivery of advertising to said advertising region by allocating time available in said advertising region between at least two advertisements as a function of a desired user frequency, a desired time frequency, and a desired geometry, for each of said at least two advertisements, said scheduling controller employing a geometry of each of said advertisements to allocate space within said advertising region that allows at least one of said advertisements to be displayed in said advertising regions and said data communication controller delivering said advertisements with at least some of said display files to said remote computer for display on said display screen according to an allocation of said time and said space.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
The remote computer program as recited in claim 18 wherein said at least two advertisements are graphical representations having a width and a height.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
The remote computer program as recited in claim 18 wherein said data communication controller delivers said at least two advertisements in a pseudo-random order.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
16 words
The remote computer program as recited in claim 18 wherein said communications network is the Internet.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
20 words
The remote computer program as recited in claim 21 wherein said remote computer program is a World Wide Web browser.
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