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20110112914 | DYNAMIC INTEGRATION AND LINEAR PRESENTATION OF ADVERTISING CONTENT AND MEDIA CONTENT - Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for dynamic integration and linear presentation of advertising content and media content. The method includes receiving a request for media content; combining the requested media content and advertising content to provide an interactive advertising unit; and transmitting the interactive advertising unit for presentation on the remote computing device, wherein the advertising content is presented before the requested media content. The interactive advertising unit includes a first content layer including the requested media content and a media player, a second content layer including the advertising content, and an integration module for coordinating interaction between the layers. Coordinating interaction between the layers includes: managing the spatial presentation of the requested media content and the advertising content, synchronizing the temporal presentation of the requested media content and the advertising content, and controlling the presentation priority of the requested media content and the advertising content. | 05-12-2011 |
20110112915 | DYNAMIC INTEGRATION AND NON-LINEAR PRESENTATION OF ADVERTISING CONTENT AND MEDIA CONTENT - Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for dynamic integration and non-linear presentation of advertising content and media content. The method includes receiving a request for media content; combining the requested media content and advertising content to provide an interactive advertising unit; and transmitting the interactive advertising unit for presentation on the remote computing device, wherein the advertising content and media content are presented concurrently. The interactive advertising unit includes a first content layer including the requested media content and a media player, a second content layer including the advertising content, and an integration module for coordinating interaction between the layers. Coordinating interaction between the layers includes: managing the spatial presentation of the requested media content and the advertising content, synchronizing the temporal presentation of the requested media content and the advertising content, and controlling the presentation priority of the requested media content and the advertising content. | 05-12-2011 |
20120158524 | Integration of a Video Player Pushdown Advertising Unit and Digital Media Content - Described are systems and methods for dynamic integration and presentation of advertising content and media content. The method includes receiving a request for media content from a remote computing device and providing, in response to the request, an interactive advertising unit. The interactive advertising unit includes a first content layer including the requested media content and a media player, a second content layer including the advertising content, wherein the advertising content comprises static content and interactive content, an integration module configured to display the requested media content in the media player, and reveal the advertising content in an area extending from a boundary of a playback window of the media player, wherein revealing the advertising content includes moving web page content to accommodate the advertising content. The method includes transmitting the interactive advertising unit for presentation on the remote computing device. | 06-21-2012 |
20120222064 | INTEGRATION OF AN INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING UNIT CONTAINING A FULLY FUNCTIONAL VIRTUAL OBJECT AND DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT - Described are methods and apparatuses for dynamic integration and presentation of advertising content and media content. A server computing device receives a request for media content from a remote computing device. The server computing device provides, in response to the request, an interactive advertising unit which includes a first content layer with the requested media content and a media player, a second content layer with the advertising content, wherein the advertising content includes a virtual representation of an advertised product, and an integration module which displays the requested media content in the media player, displays the advertising content in the second content layer, wherein the virtual representation provides at least a portion of the functionality provided by the advertised product on which the virtual representation is based, and receives input associated with the functionality provided by the virtual representation from the remote computing device. | 08-30-2012 |
20120239510 | INTEGRATION OF AN ADVERTISING UNIT CONTAINING INTERACTIVE RESIDUAL AREAS AND DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT - Described are systems and methods for dynamic integration and presentation of advertising content and media content. The method includes receiving a request for media content from a remote computing device. The method also includes providing an interactive advertising unit, which comprises a first content layer including the requested media content and a media player, a second content layer including the advertising content, wherein the advertising content comprises video content and website content, and an integration module configured to display the video content to match the boundaries of the media player, extend the display area of the video content, reduce the display area of the video content after a period of time, display the website content in an area outside of the boundaries of the media player, and display the requested media content in the media player. The method also includes transmitting the interactive advertising unit for presentation on the remote computing device. | 09-20-2012 |
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20090171948 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR SELECTING ADVERTISING SPOTS - A method for selecting advertisement spots that comprises providing parameters, each associated with one or more references to web documents which are retrieved by it, receiving a description of a product, identifying a match between the received description and at least one of the parameters, and generating a list of references which are associated with the at least one parameter. | 07-02-2009 |
20100088321 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISING - A method for selecting an advertisement to be presented to a network user. The method comprises identifying a reference to a specific product in a document, reviewing an advertisement database to select an advertisement related to the specific product, and delivering an indication to the advertisement, thereby allowing the advertisement to be presented to a network user accessing the document. | 04-08-2010 |
20100125502 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING WEB DOCUMENTS FOR ADVERTISEMENTS - A method for identifying web documents for presenting an advertisement. The method comprises receiving an advertisement for members of one or more demographic segment, identifying at least one web document with an editing style of an author from the demographic segment and allowing a presentation of the advertisement to at least one visitor of the at least one identified web document. | 05-20-2010 |
20100125523 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR CERTIFYING A DOCUMENT FOR ADVERTISEMENT APPROPRIATENESS - A method for selecting advertisement spots. The method comprises certifying a digital document having a placeholder for at least one advertisement, identifying at least one characteristic indicative of appropriateness of the digital document, assigning an appropriateness score to the digital document according to the at least one characteristic and associating a digital certificate indicative of the appropriateness score with the digital document, wherein the digital certificate is used for associating an advertisement with the placeholder. | 05-20-2010 |
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20100138341 | Method and system for saving money with a group of mobile devices - A plurality of users have a savings goal, and a plurality of mobile devices each belong to a user. An electronic message from a user's mobile device is received. The electronic message comprises a description of a service or product not purchased and the amount of money not spent because it was not purchased. The description and amount are stored and a running total of the amount of money not spent is computed. A second electronic message is transmitted to all of the plurality of mobile devices except the first mobile device. The second electronic message comprises the description, amount, and an identifier of the user of the first mobile. Receiving, storing, computing, and transmitting are repeated until the savings goal is reached. A system includes the plurality of mobile devices, at least one communication network, and a computer in communication with the communication network. The system may also include a bank. | 06-03-2010 |
20120072345 | Method and system for impulse savings - Impulse saves are made by a user of a first computing device. A first electronic message is received from the first computing device. The first electronic message comprises an amount of money not spent by a user of the computing device. A running total of the amount of money not spent is computed. A second electronic message to at least one other computing device is transmitted. The second electronic message comprises at least some of the running total. An electronic transfer of the amount the amount of the second electronic message is made from one account to another account. | 03-22-2012 |
20120239569 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPULSE SAVINGS - A method of saving money using a mobile phone to reach a savings goal. The method includes creating an electronic account; computing a periodic sum of money to be saved by the user according to the savings goal; receiving a first electronic message from the mobile device, the first electronic message includes a description of a service or product not purchased by the user and an amount of money not spent; storing the description and the amount in the account; computing a running total of the amount of money not spent. The method may also include transmitting a second electronic message, the second electronic message acknowledging the first electronic message, the amount not spent by the user, the amount remaining to be saved to reach the savings goal and/or the total amount not spent. | 09-20-2012 |
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20110241115 | Schottky Junction Source/Drain FET Fabrication Using Sulfur or Flourine Co-Implantation - A Schottky field effect transistor (FET) includes a gate stack located on a silicon on insulator (SOI) layer, the gate stack comprising a gate silicide region; and source/drain silicide regions located in the SOI layer, the source/drain silicide regions comprising and at least one of sulfur and fluorine, wherein an interface comprising arsenic is located between each of the source/drain silicide regions and the SOI layer. A method of forming a contact, the contact comprising a silicide region adjacent to a silicon region, includes co-implanting the silicide region with arsenic and at least one of sulfur and fluorine; and drive-in annealing the co-implanted silicide region to diffuse the arsenic to an interface between the silicide region and the silicon region. | 10-06-2011 |
20110241116 | FET with FUSI Gate and Reduced Source/Drain Contact Resistance - A method for forming a field effect transistor (FET) includes forming a gate stack on a silicon layer, the gate stack comprising a gate polysilicon on top of a gate oxide layer; forming a fully silicided gate from the gate polysilicon and forming source/drain silicide regions in the silicon layer; implanting the gate silicide and the source/drain silicide with dopants; and performing rapid thermal annealing to form a gate interfacial layer in between the gate silicide and the gate oxide layer, and source/drain interfacial layers between the source/drain silicide regions and the silicon layer. | 10-06-2011 |
20120299102 | FET with FUSI Gate and Reduced Source/Drain Contact Resistance - A field effect transistor (FET) includes source/drain silicide regions located in a silicon layer; source/drain interfacial layers located in between the source/drain silicide regions and the silicon layer; and a fully silicided gate stack comprising a gate oxide layer located on the silicon layer, a gate interfacial layer located on the gate oxide layer, and a gate silicide located on the gate interfacial layer. | 11-29-2012 |
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20100106130 | METHOD FOR TREATING OBESITY BY EXTRACTING FOOD - The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for treating obesity. An artificial obstruction is introduced into the patient's gastrointestinal tract, and a tube is positioned that passes through a patient's abdominal wall into the upper digestive system of the patient. The patient is allowed to carry out his/her everyday affairs including ingesting food. After the patient has ingested food, the food is extracted by pumping it out of the upper digestive system through the tube. The present invention is less invasive than current surgical procedures for reducing weight and allows patients to live a normal and active lifestyle without experiencing adverse side effects. | 04-29-2010 |
20100106131 | METHOD FOR TREATING OBESITY BY EXTRACTING FOOD - The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for treating obesity. A tube is positioned that passes through a patient's abdominal wall into the upper digestive system of the patient. The patient is allowed to carry out his/her everyday affairs including ingesting food. After the patient has ingested food, the food is extracted by pumping it out of the upper digestive system through the tube. The present invention is less invasive than current surgical procedures for reducing weight and allows patients to live a normal and active lifestyle without experiencing adverse side effects. | 04-29-2010 |
20100241090 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING OBESITY BY EXTRACTING FOOD - The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for treating obesity. A tube is positioned that passes through a patient's abdominal wall into the upper digestive system of the patient. The patient is allowed to carry out his/her everyday affairs including ingesting food. After the patient has ingested food, the food is extracted by pumping it out of the upper digestive system through the tube. The present invention is less invasive than current surgical procedures for reducing weight and allows patients to live a normal and active lifestyle without experiencing adverse side effects. | 09-23-2010 |
20110082442 | EXTERNALLY REINFORCED PERCUTANEOUS GASTROSTOMY TUBE WITH CUSTOMIZABLE SMOOTH TUBE LENGTH - The length of a reinforced tube that is made of a fluid-tight tube with an external helical support structure and an elastomeric material disposed at least in the trough between successive turns of the helical support can be adjusted by peeling a strip of the elastomeric material away from the trough. This renders a portion of the helical support structure usable as an external thread, after which an internally threaded structure can be screwed down onto the helical support structure. | 04-07-2011 |
20110178480 | Shunt Apparatus For Treating Obesity By Extracting Food - To treat obesity, a tube is positioned so that it passes through a patient's abdominal wall into the upper digestive system of the patient. The patient is allowed to carry out his/her everyday affairs including ingesting food. After ingestion, food is extracted by pumping it out of the upper digestive system through the tube. The embodiments described herein take advantage of some properties of ePTFE to provide a number of significant advantages. | 07-21-2011 |
20130006166 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING OBESITY BY EXTRACTING FOOD - The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for treating obesity. A tube is positioned that passes through a patient's abdominal wall into the upper digestive system of the patient. The patient is allowed to carry out his/her everyday affairs including ingesting food. After the patient has ingested food, the food is extracted by pumping it out of the upper digestive system through the tube. The present invention is less invasive than current surgical procedures for reducing weight and allows patients to live a normal and active lifestyle without experiencing adverse side effects. | 01-03-2013 |