Identifying unique web visitors behind proxy servers
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1. A method, comprising:
- sending, from a client located behind a proxy server connecting to a network, a browsing request for a web page to a web server connecting to the network;
receiving, by the web server, the browsing request;
identifying a browsing session according to a session tag associated with the browsing request; and
recording a hit at the web page from the client based on the session tag.
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Abstract
An arrangement is provided for identifying web site visitors. When a client behind a proxy server sends a browsing request for a web page at a web site hosted by a web server, the web server identifies a browsing session according to a session tag associated with the browsing session and uniquely identifies the client. A hit at the web page is recorded according to the session tag.
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1. A method, comprising:
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sending, from a client located behind a proxy server connecting to a network, a browsing request for a web page to a web server connecting to the network;
receiving, by the web server, the browsing request;
identifying a browsing session according to a session tag associated with the browsing request; and
recording a hit at the web page from the client based on the session tag. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for identifying a unique web visitor behind a proxy server, comprising:
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receiving, by a web server, a browsing request for a web page on a web site from a client behind a proxy server;
identifying a browsing session according to a session tag associated with the browsing request; and
generating a tagged web page based on the web page and the session tag;
sending the tagged web page to the client via the proxy server; and
recording a hit at the web page from the client based on the session tag. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a client located behind at least one proxy server connecting to a network, for browsing web sites via the at least one proxy server; and
a web server connecting to the network and representing a web site, for providing web site content through tagged web pages that are tagged with session tags and for recording a hit at the web site based on the session tags. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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a session identification mechanism for identifying a browsing session, associated with a browsing request received from the client, based on a session tag and referrer information extracted from the browsing request; and
a session based browsing control mechanism for generating a tagged web page based on the browsing request using a session tag that uniquely identifies the client during the browsing session, and for recording the hit at the tagged web page according to the session tag. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable medium encoded with a program, the program, when executed, causing:
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sending, from a client located behind a proxy server connecting to a network, a browsing request for a web page to a web server connecting to the network;
receiving, by the web server, the browsing request;
identifying a browsing session according to a session tag associated with the browsing request; and
recording a hit at the web page from the client based on the session tag. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A computer-readable medium encoded with a program for identifying a unique web visitor behind a proxy server, the program, when executed, causing:
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receiving, by a web server, a browsing request for a web page on a web site from a client behind a proxy server;
identifying a browsing session according to a session tag associated with the browsing request; and
generating a tagged web page based on the web page and the session tag;
sending the tagged web page to the client via the proxy server; and
recording a hit at the web page from the client based on the session tag. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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