Method and system for combating robots and rogues
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1. A method of combating unwanted robot or robot like accesses to a web-site, comprising the steps of:
- monitoring accesses made to the web-site in order to facilitate the detection of robot or robot like accesses; and
upon detecting that a robot or robot like access is underway, deploying one or more obstacles to that access, wherein the one or more obstacles are forms of dynamic change of page layout within the website.
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Abstract
A method of identifying and combating rogue or robot activity at a web-site, comprising the steps of: monitoring accesses made to the web-site in order to facilitate the detection of robots or rogue accesses; detecting any such accesses; and providing obstacles to such access. This invention provides a method and system of ensuring the authenticity of users of a web-site or resource. It exhibits the advantage of ensuring a real return for advertisers, and combating fraud.
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1. A method of combating unwanted robot or robot like accesses to a web-site, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring accesses made to the web-site in order to facilitate the detection of robot or robot like accesses; and
upon detecting that a robot or robot like access is underway, deploying one or more obstacles to that access, wherein the one or more obstacles are forms of dynamic change of page layout within the website. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system configured to combat unwanted robot or robot like accesses to a website, comprising:
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at least one detection system configured to receive incoming access requests by a user of the website and to detect when a robot or robot like access is underway; and
an obstacle generator to generate and roll out one or more obstacles to that access upon its detection, wherein the one or more obstacles are forms of dynamic change of page layout within the web-site. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 of the accompanying drawings.
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20. A system substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 of the accompanying drawings.
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