METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING CLIENT INTERACTION WITH A NETWORK RESOURCE AND CREATING CLIENT PROFILES AND RESOURCE DATABASE
First Claim
1. In a network having one or more servers connectable to one or more clients, a method of monitoring use on a first client of a first resource, the first resource comprising a plurality of components and having a resource identifier associated therewith, the method comprising:
- downloading to the first client a first component of the first resource from a first server;
executing on the first client an executable program to download one or more second components of the first resource;
monitoring use of the first component of the first resource and use of the one or more second components of the first resource;
generating resource use data; and
transmitting from the first client to a second server information comprising resource use data and the resource identifier.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring client interaction with a resource downloaded from a server in a computer network includes the steps of using a client to specify an address of a resource located on a first server, downloading a file corresponding to the resource from the first server in response to specification of the address, using the client to specify an address of a first executable program located on a second server, the address of the first executable program being embedded in the file downloaded from the first server, the first executable program including a software timer for monitoring the amount of time the client spends interacting with and displaying the file downloaded from the first server, downloading the first executable program from the second server to run on the client so as to determine the amount of time the client interacts with the file downloaded from the first server, using a server to acquire client identifying indicia from the client, and uploading the amount of time determined by the first executable program to a third server.
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48 Claims
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1. In a network having one or more servers connectable to one or more clients, a method of monitoring use on a first client of a first resource, the first resource comprising a plurality of components and having a resource identifier associated therewith, the method comprising:
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downloading to the first client a first component of the first resource from a first server;
executing on the first client an executable program to download one or more second components of the first resource;
monitoring use of the first component of the first resource and use of the one or more second components of the first resource;
generating resource use data; and
transmitting from the first client to a second server information comprising resource use data and the resource identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 36, 37)
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26. In a network having one or more servers connectable to one or more clients, a method of monitoring use by a first client of a first resource comprising a plurality of components, the first resource having a resource identifier associated therewith, the method comprising:
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downloading to the first client a first component of the first resource from a first server;
monitoring use on the first client of the first component of the first resource to generate resource use data; and
transmitting from the first client to a second server the resource use data and the resource identifier.
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28. In a network having one or more servers connectable to one or more clients, a method of monitoring use by a first client of a first resource comprising a plurality of components, the first resource having a resource identifier associated therewith, the method comprising:
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downloading to the first client a first component of the first resource from a first server;
executing on the first client an executable program to download one or more second components of the first resource;
monitoring use on the first client of the first component of the first resource to generate resource use data;
monitoring use on the first client of the one or more second components to generate resource use data; and
executing on the first client one or more of the second components to download one or more third components of a second resource;
monitoring use on the first client of the one or more third components to generate resource use data; and
transmitting from the first client to a second server the resource use data and the resource identifier.
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29. In a network having one or more servers connectable to one or more clients, a method of monitoring use by a first client of a first resource comprising a plurality of components, the first resource having a resource identifier associated therewith, the method comprising:
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downloading to the first client a first component of the first resource from a first server;
executing on the first client an executable program to download one or more second components of the first resource;
monitoring use on the first client of the first component of the first resource to generate resource use data;
monitoring use on the first client of the one or more second components to generate resource use data; and
executing on the first client one or more of the second components to download one or more third components of a second resource;
monitoring use on the first client of the one or more third components to generate resource use data; and
transmitting from the first client to a second server the resource use data and the resource identifier.
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30. In a network having one or more servers connectable to one or more clients, a method of monitoring use on a first client of a first resource by a user, the first resource comprising a plurality of components and having a resource identifier associated therewith, the method comprising:
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downloading to the first client a first component of the first resource from a first server;
executing on the first client an executable program to download one or more second components of the first resource;
monitoring use of the first component of the first resource and use of the one or more second components of the first resource;
generating resource use data; and
transmitting from the first client to a second server information comprising resource use data and the resource identifier. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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38. In a network having one or more servers connectable to one or more clients, a method of monitoring use by a client of a first resource which is stored on a first server and which may be stored in a cache, the method comprising:
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downloading from one or more source servers one or more files containing embedded references to the first resource and a second resource;
the client requesting or using the first resource one or more times from the first server or from cache;
downloading the second resource from a second server to the client, the first server and second server comprising two servers and the second resource not being part of the first resource; and
using the second resource to monitor the number of times the first resource is requested or used.
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