Method and apparatus for delivering information from a remote site on a network based on statistical information

摘要

Method and apparatus for delivering information from a content location on a global communication network (GCN) to a user location thereon. In a computer database, GCN routing information for each of a plurality of content locations on the GCN are associated with a predefined combination of one of a plurality of advertising codes and one of a plurality of possible statistical outcomes. One of the plurality of advertising codes is received from the user location. Data regarding multiple GCN users is statistically processed to derive one of the plurality of statistical outcomes. The one of the plurality of advertising codes and the one of the plurality of statistical outcomes are combined to derive a particular one of the predefined combinations. Routing information for a particular one of the plurality of content locations which is associated with the particular one of the predefined combinations is then retrieved from the database. The routing information for the particular one of the plurality of content locations is transmitted to the user location. The user location then connects to the particular one of the plurality of content locations in accordance with the routing information retrieved from the database and information from a particular one of the plurality of content locations is delivered back to the user location.