System and method for the delivery of content to a networked device

Abstract

In a system for delivering information to and displaying information on a networked device of a user, a microprocessor is coupled to a database and a memory device. The microprocessor runs a software application for delivering an applet application to the networked device and managing the delivery of the applet application. The applet application provides for the display of information on the networked device by an applet. The database stores a first set of information relating to the user, and the memory device includes a second set of information for comparison to the first set of information, and a third set of information for display by the applet. The microprocessor compares the first set of information to the second set of information to determine whether to transmit the third set of information to the networked device for display by the applet.

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         38 . A device comprising:
 a cellular phone including a processor and a touchscreen, wherein the processor is coupled to the touchscreen, wherein the processor runs an operating system, an internet browser, and an application, wherein the operating system includes a virtual desktop, wherein the internet browser and the application run on the operating system, wherein the internet browser includes a window, wherein the application includes an interactive screen and a graphic, wherein the graphic is not associated with the interactive screen, wherein the touchscreen has a viewing size, wherein the application is programmed to:
 present the interactive screen on the touchscreen over the virtual desktop; 
 present the graphic on the touchscreen over the interactive screen (a) while the interactive screen is presented over the virtual desktop, (b) independent of the window, (c) at a predetermined location of the touchscreen without a first user touchscreen input requesting the graphic being presented at the predetermined location, and (d) while enabling the interactive screen to be used in a same state as before the graphic is presented over the interactive screen and without the graphic interrupting the same state, wherein the graphic is sized less than the viewing size and less than the interactive screen, wherein the graphic is programmed to receive a second user touchscreen input such that the internet browser is deployed based on the second user touchscreen input being received. 
   
     
     
         39 . The device of  claim 38 , wherein the graphic is programmed to receive the second user touchscreen input such that the internet browser is deployed directly based on the second user touchscreen input being received. 
     
     
         40 . The device of  claim 38 , wherein the application is programmed to present the graphic over the interactive screen conditionally based on a set of data received via the cellular phone from a data source remote from the cell phone. 
     
     
         41 . The device of  claim 40 , wherein the remote data source includes a first database and a second database, wherein the first database stores a first set of information relating to a user of the cell phone, wherein the second database stores a second set of information relating to a set of parameters for sending the graphic to the cellular phone, wherein the data source performs a comparison between the first set of information and the second set of information and then sends the set of data to the cellular phone such that the graphic is presented over the interactive screen conditionally based on the set of data. 
     
     
         42 . The device of  claim 41 , wherein the first database and the second database are a single database. 
     
     
         43 . The device of  claim 41 , wherein the first database and the second database are not a single database. 
     
     
         44 . The device of  claim 38 , wherein the internet browser is preinstalled with the operating system. 
     
     
         45 . The device of  claim 38 , wherein the touchscreen includes a viewing area having a top edge portion and a bottom edge portion, wherein the top edge portion opposes the bottom edge portion, wherein the graphic is presented over the interactive screen distal to the top edge portion and proximal to the bottom edge portion. 
     
     
         46 . The device of  claim 45 , wherein the viewing area includes a center portion and a corner portion, wherein the graphic is presented over the interactive screen distal to the center portion and proximal to the corner portion. 
     
     
         47 . The device of  claim 38 , wherein the graphic is a static image. 
     
     
         48 . The device of  claim 38 , wherein the graphic is presented in a manner that is not targeted at a user of the cellular phone. 
     
     
         49 . A method comprising:
 storing, via a server, an application including an interactive screen and a graphic, wherein the graphic is not associated with the interactive screen;   receiving, via the server, a request for the application from a mobile phone, wherein the mobile phone includes a processor and a touchscreen, wherein the processor is coupled to the touchscreen, wherein the processor runs an operating system and an internet browser, wherein the operating system includes a virtual desktop, wherein the internet browser runs on the operating system, wherein the internet browser includes a window, wherein the touchscreen has a viewing size;   sending, via the server, the application to the mobile phone responsive to the request such that the application is installed onto the mobile phone and then:
 presents the interactive screen on the touchscreen over the virtual desktop; 
 presents the graphic on the touchscreen over the interactive screen (a) while the interactive screen is presented over the virtual desktop, (b) independent of the window, (c) at a predetermined location of the touchscreen without a first user touchscreen input requesting the graphic being presented at the predetermined location, and (d) while enabling the interactive screen to be used in a same state as before the graphic is presented over the interactive screen and without the graphic interrupting the same state, wherein the graphic is sized less than the viewing size and less than the interactive screen, wherein the graphic is programmed to receive a second user touchscreen input such that the internet browser is deployed based on the second user touchscreen input being received. 
   
     
     
         50 . The method of  claim 49 , wherein the graphic is programmed to receive the second user touchscreen input such that the internet browser is deployed directly based on the second user touchscreen input being received. 
     
     
         51 . The method of  claim 50 , wherein the application is programmed to present the graphic over the interactive screen conditionally based on a set of data received via the mobile phone from a data source remote from the mobile phone. 
     
     
         52 . The method of  claim 51 , wherein the remote data source includes a first database and a second database, wherein the first database stores a first set of information relating to a user of the cell phone, wherein the second database stores a second set of information relating to a set of parameters for sending the graphic to the cellular phone, wherein the data source performs a comparison between the first set of information and the second set of information and then sends the set of data to the cellular phone such that the graphic is presented over the interactive screen conditionally based on the set of data. 
     
     
         53 . The method of  claim 52 , wherein the first database and the second database are a single database. 
     
     
         54 . The method of  claim 52 , wherein the first database and the second database are not a single database. 
     
     
         55 . The method of  claim 49 , wherein the internet browser is preinstalled with the operating system. 
     
     
         56 . The method of  claim 49 , wherein the touchscreen includes a viewing area having a top edge portion and a bottom edge portion, wherein the top edge portion opposes the bottom edge portion, wherein the graphic is presented over the interactive screen distal to the top edge portion and proximal to the bottom edge portion. 
     
     
         57 . The method of  claim 56 , wherein the viewing area includes a center portion and a corner portion, wherein the graphic is presented over the interactive screen distal to the center portion and proximal to the corner portion. 
     
     
         58 . The method of  claim 49 , wherein the graphic is a static image. 
     
     
         59 . The method of  claim 49 , wherein the graphic is presented in a manner that is not targeted at a user of the cellular phone.