Systems, Devices and Methods for Displaying Digital Content on a Display

Abstract

The present disclosure is related to systems, methods, and/or processor readable media for presenting advertisements and/or other digital content. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to systems and/or methods for presenting advertisement and/or other digital content on devices where advertisements and/or other digital content are displayed on the device on unlocking of the device and prior to, immediately following, or at a preset time after, the display of the homepage of the device.

1 .- 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A method for displaying digital content on a mobile device, the method comprising:
 receiving an input from a user with the aid of a user interface,   generating a first electrical signal corresponding to the input;   transmit the electrical signal to a processor;   interpreting the first electrical signal to determine whether the input from the user is a request to unlock the device,   generating a second electrical signal corresponding to a request for the digital content;   determining whether the device is connected to the Internet;   transmitting the second electrical signal to a remote server comprising a first library of digital content, if the device is connected to the Internet;   receiving the digital content from the remote server if the device is connected to the Internet, or from a local memory if the device is not connected to the Internet;   displaying the digital content after the device receives the request to unlock the device and prior to, immediately following, or at a preset time after, the display of the homepage of the device.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the digital content is an advertisement. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the digital content is news content. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the digital content is loyalty offers or membership deals. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the digital content is audio content. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the digital content is audio/visual content. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the remote server is an ad server. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein at least a portion of the second library of digital content stored in the memory of the mobile device is pushed to the mobile device at a predetermined time before receiving the request to unlock the mobile device. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein at least a portion of the library of digital content stored in the memory of the mobile device is pushed to the mobile device at a predetermined time before receiving the request to unlock the mobile device. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the digital content contained within the first library of digital content is different than the digital content contained in the second library of digital content. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the request for digital content includes data specific to the user of the device to facilitate selection of the digital content from at least one of the first library of digital content and the second library of digital content. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the request for digital content includes data specific to the user of the device to facilitate selection of the digital content from the library of digital content. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the data comprises one or more of the following: preloaded user preferences, user demographic information, and user data collected from the device (e.g., geo-location and geo-targeting data). 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the user interface comprises a touch screen display and the input from the user requesting to unlock the mobile device is a gesture on the touch screen display. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the user interface is configured to enable the user to opt-in or opt-out of receiving the digital content. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the advertisement provides an incentive to the user, for example in return for having the advertisement displayed on unlocking of the screen of the mobile device. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein when a user opts in to receiving advertisements on unlocking of the screen of their device, said method comprises pushing a plurality of advertisements to the mobile device at a predetermined time, for example overnight. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 21 , comprising storing said plurality of advertisements on the mobile device and accessing said advertisements each time the user unlocks the screen of the device. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the user can opt to view all of the plurality of advertisements pushed to the mobile device at one time, in which case advertisements will not be displayed on subsequent unlocking of the mobile device. 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 21 , comprising removing the plurality of advertisements from the mobile device after a predetermined time frame and replacing them with a new plurality of advertisements. 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 21 , comprising pushing a set of advertisements to the mobile device overnight, displaying some or all of the set of advertisements on the mobile device during the course of the following day on unlocking of the screen of said mobile device, removing the set of advertisements from the mobile device on the following night and replacing them with a subsequent set of advertisements. 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein said registration details include loyalty program details of said user. 
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein said registration details include user preferences for subject matter of advertisements to be retrieved from said advertisement library. 
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 21 , comprising providing a tap through to said homepage of said mobile device on displaying said advertisement on said device. 
     
     
         45 . The method of  claim 21 , comprising providing a tap through to user options including one or more of save, share, favorites, stop advertiser or block, loyalty programs and on/off on displaying said advertisement on said mobile device. 
     
     
         46 . A method according to  claim 45 , wherein said save option facilitates saving of said advertisement. 
     
     
         47 . A method according to  claim 45 , wherein said share option facilitates sharing of said advertisement with contact via email, SMS, MMS, Facebook, Twitter or other social media. 
     
     
         48 . A method according to  claim 45 , wherein said favorites option facilitates searching for a previously saved advertisement. 
     
     
         49 . A method according to  claim 45 , wherein said stop advertiser or block option facilitates blocking of an advertisement retrieved from said advertisement library and/or blocking of all advertisements from an advertiser and/or relating to a particular subject matter. 
     
     
         50 . A method according to  claim 45 , wherein said loyalty programs option facilitates entry of loyalty programs of said user whereby said user can receive loyalty program advertising on said mobile device through said application software. 
     
     
         51 . A method according to  claim 45 , wherein said on/off option facilitates adding or removing advertisements being retrieved and displayed on said mobile device on unlocking said screen.