Advertising banners for destination web sites

Claim 3

The method of claim 1 , wherein the server delays sending the requested information at least until the client completes a task that the client logs on to the destination site to perform.

Claim 4

The method of claim 2 , wherein the server delays sending the requested information until a scheduled time.

Claim 5

The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of collating and correlating information inferred when the client makes the request for information.

Claim 6

The method of claim 4 , further comprising the step of storing the collated and correlating information in a data base.

Claim 7

The method of claim 4 , wherein the collating and correlating step involves generating demographic information.

Claim 8

The method of claim 4 , wherein the collating and correlating step involves generating sales lead and marketing information.

Claim 9

The method of claim 1 , wherein the server sends the requested information to the client by electronic mail.

Claim 10

The method of claim 1 , wherein server sends the requested information to the client by push technology.

Claim 11

The method of claim 1 , wherein the uniform hypertextual protocol comprises the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP).

Claim 12

The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of creating, at the client, a personalized web page according to the requested information.

Claim 13

The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of creating, at the server, a personalized web page according to the requested information.

Claim 14

A server coupled to a client-server network supporting a uniform hypertextual protocol, the server comprising: a system bus; a processor connected to the bus; memory connected to the bus; and a data communications device coupled between the bus and the communications network; wherein the memory storing instruction codes, the instruction codes when executed by the processor performing the following steps: receiving a request for information related to an advertisement banner on a destination site from a client, and in response to the request, monitoring whether a user has finished a task for which the user logged on to a destination site and transmitting the information related to an advertisement banner if the user has completed said task, wherein said transmission of said requested information does not interfere with a running application receiving other information over the internet.

Claim 15

A server coupled to a client-server network supporting a uniform hypertextual protocol, the server comprising: a system bus; a processor connected to the bus; memory connected to the bus; and a data communications device coupled between the bus and the communications network; wherein the memory storing instruction codes, the instruction codes when executed by the processor performing the following steps: receiving a request for information related to an advertisement banner on a destination site from a client, and in response to the request, monitoring whether a user has finished a task for which the user logged on to a destination site and transmitting the information related to an advertisement banner if the user has completed said task, wherein said transmission of said requested information does not interfere with a running application receiving other information over the internet.

Claim 16

The server of claim 13 , wherein the server delays sending the requested information at least until the client completes a task that the client logs on to the destination site to perform.

Claim 17

The server of claim 14 , wherein the server delays sending the requested information until a scheduled time.

Claim 18

The server of claim 13 further comprising the step of collating and correlating information inferred when the client makes the request for information.

Claim 19

The server of claim 16 , further comprising the step of storing the collated and correlating information in a data base.

Claim 20

The server of claim 16 , wherein the collating and correlating step involves generating demographic information.

Claim 21

The server of claim 16 , wherein the collating and correlating step involves generating sales lead and marketing information.

Claim 22

The server of claim 13 , wherein the server sends the requested information to the client by electronic mail.

Claim 23

The server of claim 13 , wherein server sends the requested information to the client by push technology.

Claim 24

The server of claim 13 , wherein the uniform hypertextual protocol comprises the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP).