System and method for using web browser to display advertising materials to user
View Patent ↗A computer-implemented system including a memory, a storage device and a processing unit, the memory storing a set of instructions, which, when executed by the processing unit cause the processing unit to perform a method for displaying promotional materials to a user using a browser executing on a client computer. The method involves determining websites in a browsing history of the browser; sending a request to one or more internet resources, the requests being related to the determined websites; receiving the promotional materials from the one or more internet resources in response to the request; associating the received promotional materials with the websites in the browsing history of the browser; and displaying websites in the browsing history of the browser together with the associated promotional materials.
1. A computer-implemented method for displaying promotional materials to a user using a browser executing on a client computer, comprising:
a. Determining websites in a browsing history of the browser;
b. Sending a request to one or more internet resources, the request being based on the determined websites in the browsing history of the browser;
c. Receiving the promotional materials from the one or more internet resources in response to the request, the promotional materials comprising a plurality of advertisements;
d. Associating the received advertisements with the websites in the browsing history of the browser; and
e. Displaying websites in the browsing history of the browser together with the associated advertisements, wherein the websites in the browsing history of the browser and the associated advertisements are displayed in a drop down web history menu of the browser address bar, wherein the associated advertisements are displayed in a first area of the drop down web history menu and the websites in the browsing history of the browser are displayed in a second area of the drop down web history menu,
wherein the associated advertisements are displayed within the drop down web history menu adjacently positioned to a side of the corresponding websites in the browsing history of the browser,
wherein the websites in the browsing history of the browser that are displayed in the second area include at least domain names of the websites,
wherein the request specifies demographics of the user determined on the client computer using online history of the user and wherein the promotional materials are based on the demographics of the user.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first area is below the second area.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more internet resources are the determined websites.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more internet resources is a centralized server providing information on the promotional materials relating to the determined websites.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the request specifies likely preferences of the user determined on the client computer using online history of the user and wherein the promotional materials are based on the likely preferences of the user.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the request specifies likely intention of the user determined on the client computer using online history of the user and wherein the promotional materials are based on the likely intention of the user.
7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform a method for displaying promotional materials to a user using a browser executing on a client computer, the method comprising:
a. Determining websites in a browsing history of the browser;
b. Sending a request to one or more internet resources, the request being based on the determined websites in the browsing history of the browser;
c. Receiving the promotional materials from the one or more internet resources in response to the request, the promotional materials comprising a plurality of advertisements;
d. Associating the received advertisements with the websites in the browsing history of the browser; and
e. Displaying websites in the browsing history of the browser together with the associated advertisements, wherein the websites in the browsing history of the browser and the associated advertisements are displayed in a drop down web history menu of the browser address bar, wherein the associated advertisements are displayed in a first area of the drop down web history menu and the websites in the browsing history of the browser are displayed in a second area of the drop down web history menu,
wherein the associated advertisements are displayed within the drop down web history menu adjacently positioned to a side of the corresponding websites in the browsing history of the browser,
wherein the websites in the browsing history of the browser that are displayed in the second area includes at least domain names of the websites,
wherein the request specifies demographics of the user determined on the client computer using online history of the user and wherein the promotional materials are based on the demographics of the user.
8. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the first area is below the second area.
9. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the one or more internet resources are the determined websites.
10. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the one or more internet resources is a centralized server providing information on the promotional materials relating to the determined websites.
11. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the request specifies likely preferences of the user determined on the client computer using online history of the user and wherein the promotional materials are based on the likely preferences of the user.
12. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the request specifies likely intention of the user determined on the client computer using online history of the user and wherein the promotional materials are based on the likely intention of the user.
13. A computerized system comprising a memory, a storage device and a processing unit, the memory storing a set of instructions, which, when executed by the processing unit cause the processing unit to perform a method for displaying promotional materials to a user using a browser executing on a client computer, the method comprising:
a. Determining websites in a browsing history of the browser;
b. Sending a request to one or more internet resources, the request being based on the determined websites in the browsing history of the browser;
c. Receiving the promotional materials from the one or more internet resources in response to the request, the promotional materials comprising a plurality of advertisements;
d. Associating the received advertisements with the websites in the browsing history of the browser; and
e. Displaying websites in the browsing history of the browser together with the associated advertisements, wherein the websites in the browsing history of the browser and the associated advertisements are displayed in a drop down web history menu of the browser address bar,
wherein the associated advertisements are displayed in a first area of the drop down web history menu and the websites in the browsing history of the browser are displayed in a second area of the drop down web history menu,
wherein the associated advertisements are displayed within the drop down web history menu adjacently positioned to a side of the corresponding websites in the browsing history of the browser,
wherein the websites in the browsing history of the browser that are displayed in the second area includes at least domain names of the websites,
wherein the request specifies demographics of the user determined on the client computer using online history of the user and wherein the promotional materials are based on the demographics of the user.
14. A computer-implemented method for displaying promotional materials to a user using a browser executing on a client computer, comprising:
a. Determining websites in a bookmark store of the browser;
b. Sending a request to one or more internet resources, the request being based on the determined websites in the browsing history of the browser;
c. Receiving the promotional materials from the one or more internet resources in response to the request, the promotional materials comprising a plurality of advertisements;
d. Associating the received advertisements with the websites in the bookmark store of the browser; and
e. Displaying websites in a bookmark display area of the browser together with the associated advertisements, wherein the websites in the bookmark display of the browser and the associated advertisements are displayed in a drop down menu of the browser,
wherein the associated advertisements are displayed in a first area of the drop down menu and the websites in the browsing history of the browser are displayed in a second area of the drop down menu,
wherein the associated advertisements are displayed within the drop down menu adjacently positioned to a side of the corresponding websites in the bookmark display of the browser,
wherein the websites in the bookmark display of the browser that are displayed in the second area include at least domain names of the websites,
wherein the request specifies demographics of the user determined on the client computer using online history of the user and wherein the promotional materials are selected based on the demographics of the user.
15. A computer-implemented method for displaying promotional materials to a user using a browser executing on a client computer, comprising:
a. Determining websites in a browsing history of the browser;
b. Sending a request to one or more internet resources, the request being based on the determined websites in the browsing history of the browser;
c. Receiving the promotional materials from the one or more internet resources in response to the request, the promotional materials comprising a plurality of advertisements;
d. Associating the received advertisements with the websites in the browsing history of the browser; and
e. Displaying websites in the browsing history of the browser together with the associated advertisements, wherein the websites in the browsing history of the browser and the associated advertisements are displayed in a drop down web history menu of the browser address bar,
wherein the associated advertisements are displayed in a first area of the drop down web history menu and the websites in the browsing history of the browser are displayed in a second area of the drop down web history menu,
wherein the associated advertisements are displayed within the drop down web history menu adjacently positioned to a side of the corresponding websites in the browsing history of the browser,
wherein the websites in the browsing history of the browser that are displayed in the second area include at least domain names of the websites, wherein the request specifies likely intention of the user determined on the client computer using online history of the user and wherein the promotional materials are selected based on the likely intention of the user.