Server side processing of internet requests

• US 20010034638A1
• Filed: 02/05/2001
• Published: 10/25/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Urpower.Com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Urpower.Com, Inc.
• Inventors: Kelley, John, Healy, Patrick J.
• Application Number:
  US09/777,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20010034638A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data

Abstract

A server side data tracking system adapted to track data packets at a server. The data packets adapted to store Internet surfing data by an end user.

Claims

1. A data tracking system adapted to be located on a end user'"'"'s computer and track data comprising details showing internet surfing activity where the data tracking program comprises:

a data retrieval system comprising,

a data scanning process adapted to scan data packets,

a first data storage process adapted to receive information from the data scanning process and store the data,

a data storage system comprising,

a data storage system comprising a database adapted to store the said data,

a retrieval process comprising a connection system adapted to retrieve data from the first data storage process.

2. The system as recited in

claim 1

further comprising:

where the data comprises group id information that describes the end user.

3. The system as recited in

claim 1

further comprising:

the data retrieval system is located on an ISP server providing internet connection to the end user.

4. A data tracking application adapted to record the internet surfing history of an end user having an internet browser that is defined by a group identification where the application comprises:

a storage system adapted to track internet surfing habits by storing the URL the end user,

a data structure comprising at least one URL and the group identification associated with the URL,

a central server having a retrieval system adapted to upload the data structure and store the data structure in a database.

5. The data tracking apparatus as recited in

claim 4

further comprising:

where the storage system resides on a server that is the end users internet service provider.

6. The data tracking apparatus as recited in

claim 4

further comprising:

where the group identification is a Cookie stored on the end user'"'"'s computer.