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Patent No.:

US 9661374 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017

Filed:

May. 23, 2012
Applicants:

David Erdmann, Edmonds, WA (US);

Brett R. Taylor, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);

Jonathan A. Jenkins, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

David Erdmann, Edmonds, WA (US);

Brett R. Taylor, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);

Jonathan A. Jenkins, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Reno, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/433 (2011.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4331 (2013.01); G06F 17/30902 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0277 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various features are described for caching, tagging, and exchanging advertisements associated with network-accessible content. Advertisements may be retrieved and cached on mobile devices and other types of client devices prior to obtaining content containing references to advertisements. When content with an embedded reference to an advertisement is obtained, a previously retrieved advertisement can be loaded from the cache. Advertisements may also be tagged for later viewing. Users may revisit tagged advertisements at a future time, such as when wireless network connectivity is restored or when the user has more available time. Additional features facilitate bidding, by an advertisement server directly or indirectly associated with a client device, on advertising inventory associated with requested network content. In response to acceptance of the bid by a 3rd party advertising server, an advertisement from the associated advertisement server may be displayed.


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