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`Hassett et al.
`
`USOO6807558B1
`US 6,807,558 B1
`*Oct. 19, 2004
`
`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
`
`(54) UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION “PUSH”
`TECHNOLOGY
`(75) Inventors: Gregory P. Hassett, Cupertino, CA
`(US); Jason Douglas, San Francisco,
`CA (US); Max Mancini, San Jose, CA
`(US)
`(73) Assignee: Pointcast, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
`(*) Notice:
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`
`This patent is Subject to a terminal dis-
`1
`CaC
`(21) Appl. No.: 09/089,056
`(22) Filed:
`Jun. 2, 1998
`Related U.S. Application Data
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`08/489,591, filed on Jun. 12, 1995, now Pat. No. 5,740,549
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`1997.
`(51) Int. Cl." ................................................ Golf 15/16
`
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`s
`
`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`An apparatus and computer-implemented method for dis
`
`(52) U.S. C. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 709/203; 707/7
`
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`
`tributing information tO
`
`plurality of client devices O
`
`network is disclosed. The computer-implemented method
`includes the Steps of: 1) receiving a variety of information
`from a plurality of Sources, 2) organizing the variety of
`information into information categories, and 3) distributing
`the variety of information to the plurality of client devices
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`46 Claims, 36 Drawing Sheets
`
`CLENT COMPUTER
`
`INFORMATION SERVER
`
`Connection Scheduler
`
`Initiate Connection --
`
`Send User Profile and --Assign Application Server
`Advertising Display
`Statistics
`--> Application server
`Select and Send news items,
`load received datalo-EPat
`local database, Delete
`specified items in local
`information database.
`Update data access
`tables,
`
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