A diagram from the patent, showing the environmental sensing and ad delivery system. You’re attending a baseball game and call Google’s 411 service for information about a nearby restaurant. The ...

AdCamo is billed as the first and only background advertising network. The concept is simple, like any ad network you sign up and display ads, but along with a banner the advertiser also gets to post ...

Google, on Tuesday, was awarded a patent for “advertising based on environmental conditions.” In other words, Google has patented the technique of using environmental factors gathered through a device ...