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Methods and systems for prompting users of computing devices

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#230METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISING MESSAGES TO USERS OF HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICES

Applies to Claims 1,21,4,6,7,8

Submitted by: Yeen ThamLast updated: almost 5 years ago

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Summary / Description

Summary / Description

A method for providing advertisement to a handheld computer device. The device includes a screen for displaying visual content received from the network and configured for playing an audio message associated with the visual content. The method includes receiving a request for content from the handheld computer and associating an advertisement with the request for content. The requested content is sent to the handheld computer for display on the screen of the computer and the associated advertisement is sent to the computer for playing over an audio output of the device.

Basic Information

Type of Prior Art	Issued Patents - US

Country	United States of America

Patent/Application #	PCT/US2001/008393

Kind Code	United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A

Patentee Name	NETWORKS ASSOCIATES TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines	1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 21

URL	http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo...

Filing Date	March 15, 2001

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Claims

A method implemented on a first computing device having a display, the first computing device associated with a user, the method comprising: according to a schedule, prompting for a first input from the user;

responding to the first input from the user by instructing an application on the first computing device to play a first media file; and

responding to a second input from the user by making an entry in a play history database.

Relevance

Similar to prior art's claim 1: a. receiving a request for content from the handheld computer; b. associating an advertisement with the request for content; c. sending the requested content to the handheld computer for display on the screen of the computer; and d. sending the associated advertisement to the handheld computer for playing over an audio output device of the handheld computer. Whereas P2P appl's claim method follows a "schedule", prior art's requested content is "content received from the network."

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The method of Claim 1 where the media files are one of audio files and video files.

Relevance

Similar to prior art's claim 1: "a screen for displaying visual content received from the network and configured for playing an audio message associated with the visual content"

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The method of Claim 1 wherein prompting for the first input from the user comprises at least one of vibrating the first computing device, causing the first computing device to make a sound, displaying text on the display, and displaying graphics on the display.

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Many of prior art's claims are similar (e.g., claim 14 "... sending the associated advertisement comprises sending the advertisement in an audio format"; claim 15 " ... sending the associated advertisement comprises sending the advertisement in a text format that can be converted to speech"; claim 16 with regards to visual content)

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The method of Claim 1 further comprising displaying a message on the display in response to an event associated with the playing of the first media file.

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Many of prior art's claims are similar (e.g., claims 14, 15, 16)

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The method of Claim 7 where the event corresponds to a notification from an application that played the first media file.

Relevance

Many of prior art's claims are similar (e.g., claims 14, 15, 16)

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A method implemented on a first computing device having a display, the first computing device associated with a user, the method comprising: according to a schedule, instructing an application on the first computing device to play a first media file; and

responding to an input from the user by making an entry in a play history database, wherein the input from the user is associated with the playing of the first media file.

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See Prior art's claim 1

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