Abstract: Various aspects of displaying digital watermark advertisements with display content on a client device is presented. According to one embodiment, in response to a content request from a client device, a content provider obtains a digital advertisement from an ad provider. The content provider combines the digital advertisement with the content and returns it to the client device, such that the digital advertisement is displayed as a digital watermark advertisement to the content on the client device. Digital advertisements may be pre-loaded onto a client device, such as during idle times. A digital advertisement is then selected for display on the display device according to an advertisement selector.

Abstract: A method and system for seamlessly integrating computing devices shadow information between computing devices. The transfer of information proceeds in accordance with user-defined preferences. While a user is interacting with an application on one computing device, the application is shadowed to another computing device. Since the information is shadowed, the user may continue interacting with the application on the other communication device at any point without first having to perform a synchronization.

Abstract: A client-server interaction scheme is disclosed and enables content to be retrieved, or a task to be executed, through user instructions embedded in dialog-based user communication with a specialized simulated entity. Generally speaking, the scheme involves communication between a user device having a dialog-based user interface and a communication service provider, the communication typically taking place over some form of a network. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a user utilizes traditional, dialog-based, person-to-person type interaction to request and receive information from a non-human source. The user interacts with the non-human source in a manner substantially similar to how they would typically interact with another person. The user interactions are analyzed and translated into calls not only for informational content, but also calls for action to be taken on behalf of the user.