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A method of display as a user of the Internet uses a client machine during an Internet transaction (e.g., e-mail, file transfer, bulletin board, chat or browsing). The client machine supports a graphical user interface and mechanisms that provide such Internet services. The method locally stores inf

A method of display as a user of the Internet uses a client machine during an Internet transaction (e.g., e-mail, file transfer, bulletin board, chat or browsing). The client machine supports a graphical user interface and mechanisms that provide such Internet services. The method locally stores information content served during idle periods when the user's connection to the network is live. During a given Internet transaction, the information content is retrieved and displayed to provide entertainment or information as the user waits for the Internet transaction to be completed.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of browsing the Internet using a client browser, comprising the steps of:downloading a first web page to the client browser over a live connection that has been established between a server and the client browser, the first web page having a link to a second web

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of browsing the Internet using a client browser, comprising the steps of:downloading a first web page to the client browser over a live connection that has been established between a server and the client browser, the first web page having a link to a second web page;following download of the first web page, and without user input, downloading an applet to the client browser;storing the applet in a client cache; andin response to user-initiated selection of the link, using the applet to display an advertisement to the user as the client browser transitions between the first web page and the second web page;wherein the advertisement is displayed independently of the first and second web pages.