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Custom localized information in a networked server for display to an end user

A cost effective method for generating and delivering localized multimedia content targeted at specific groups of end users via client computers coupled to local servers by a diverse computer network which includes local…

Granted 2000activeExpired 2017Owned by Microsoft CorpInvented by Navin Chaddha

Original patent title: “Custom localized information in a networked server for display to an end user

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A cost effective method for generating and delivering localized multimedia content targeted at specific groups of end users via client computers coupled to local servers by a diverse computer network which includes local area networks (LANS) and/or wide area networks (WANs) such as the internet. In one embodiment, a global server provides global content via a computer network to a local server. The local server retrieves local content from a local database. Customized information which includes both the global and local content is then delivered to a group of end users via client computers coupled to the computer network. Global and local content may or may not be related. An example of related global/local content is an action movie and an accompanying local language subtitle. Conversely, an example of unrelated global/local content is an action movie and an advertisement for running shoes. Exemplary criteria for sub-dividing groups of end users include geography, climate, demography, national boundaries or combinations thereof. Such an arrangement is advantageous because the local content is targeted at a group of end users who have a higher probability of interest in the local content based on the subdivision criteria.

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    Patent Abstract

    Patent abstract

    A cost effective method for generating and delivering localized multimedia content targeted at specific groups of end users via client computers coupled to local servers by a diverse computer network which includes local area networks (LANS) and/or wide area networks (WANs) such as the internet. In one embodiment, a global server provides global content via a computer network to a local server. The local server retrieves local content from a local database. Customized information which includes both the global and local content is then delivered to a group of end users via client computers coupled to the computer network. Global and local content may or may not be related. An example of related global/local content is an action movie and an accompanying local language subtitle. Conversely, an example of unrelated global/local content is an action movie and an advertisement for running shoes. Exemplary criteria for sub-dividing groups of end users include geography, climate, demography, national boundaries or combinations thereof. Such an arrangement is advantageous because the local content is targeted at a group of end users who have a higher probability of interest in the local content based on the subdivision criteria.

    Patent Journey

    From filing to expiry

    Patent Filed

    1997

    Patent Granted

    2000 · 3yr after filing

    Highly Cited

    111 patents cite this

    Patent Expired

    2017

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    Impact Score

    80/ 100

    High impact

    Citation count

    40/40

    Highly cited

    Claim breadth

    20/20

    Very broad protection

    Recency

    0/20

    Older than 20 years

    Assignee scale

    20/20

    Major technology company

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