The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2007
Jonathan Strauss, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Derrick Whittle, Marietta, GA (US);
Marco Boerries, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Ashit Gandhi, Marietta, GA (US);
Johnny J. Speaks, Canton, GA (US);
Jonathan Strauss, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Derrick Whittle, Marietta, GA (US);
Marco Boerries, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Ashit Gandhi, Marietta, GA (US);
Johnny J. Speaks, Canton, GA (US);
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of notifying a user about the existence of relevant software and facilitating the installation of such software using a browser. A user's interactions with the browser are monitored to determine a context for a given browsing session, and it is determined whether software relevant to the context is available. If such software is available, it is recommended to the user, and if the user wishes to install the software, the installation can be performed via the browser. The software can be recommended to the user through a variety of means, including incorporating the recommendation in a static web page, incorporating the recommendation in a dynamic web page, and delivering the recommendation as part of advertising content. The recommendation may include a link to installation scripts or the like which facilitate the installation of the software by the browser.