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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2004
Harri Myllynen, Helsinki, FI;
Pasi Leino, London, GB;
Antti Ohrling, London, GB;
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for distributing mobile applications includes receiving, processing and displaying advertisements on mobile terminals. Data is visualized on a display area of a mobile terminal that receives process data including an executable process. The mobile terminal receives a visualization request from the process; selects data in accordance with the visualization request; and displays the selected data the display area. Execution of at least part of the executable process is paused until the visualization process has completed. Thus mobile terminals process an executable process which makes calls for data to be displayed to a user. The displayed data may be advertisement data selected based on user preferences. The executable process may be a game which is paused at a particular level to display the data. The executable process might also be a news relaying application to retrieve and display news stories.