METHOD OF TRACKING USAGE OF CLIENT COMPUTER AND SYSTEM FOR SAME
First Claim
1. A method of tracking usage of a client computer, the method comprises:
- receiving from the client computer a first request for a first file;
assigning first identifying information to the client computer, wherein the first identifying information is associated with the client computer;
providing the first file with a first header to the client computer, the first header comprises the first identifying information;
receiving from the client computer a first conditional request for the first file, the first conditional request comprises second identifying information;
accessing first data about the client computer using the second identifying information after receiving the first conditional request if the first identifying information is the same as the second identifying information, andinstructing the client computer to display at least one second file after receiving the first conditional request if the first identifying information is the same as the second identifying information.
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Abstract
Some embodiments disclose a method of tracking usage of a client computer. The method can include: (a) receiving a first request for a first file from the client computer; (b) assigning first identifying information to the client computer, the first identifying information is associated with the client computer; (c) providing the first file with a first header to the client computer, the first header comprises the first identifying information; (d) receiving a first conditional request for the first file from the client computer, the first conditional request comprises second identifying information; (e) accessing first data about the client computer using the second identifying information after receiving the first conditional request if the first identifying information is the same as the second identifying information; and (f) instructing the client computer to display at least one second file after receiving the first conditional request if the first identifying information is the same as the second identifying information. Other embodiments are disclosed in this application.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of tracking usage of a client computer, the method comprises:
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receiving from the client computer a first request for a first file; assigning first identifying information to the client computer, wherein the first identifying information is associated with the client computer; providing the first file with a first header to the client computer, the first header comprises the first identifying information; receiving from the client computer a first conditional request for the first file, the first conditional request comprises second identifying information; accessing first data about the client computer using the second identifying information after receiving the first conditional request if the first identifying information is the same as the second identifying information, and instructing the client computer to display at least one second file after receiving the first conditional request if the first identifying information is the same as the second identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of displaying at least one first file from a server using a client computer, the method comprising:
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sending a first request for a second file to the server; receiving the second file with a first header, the first header comprises identifying information, the identifying information is associated with the client computer; storing the second file with the identifying information; sending a first conditional request for the second file to the server, the first conditional request comprises the identifying information; receiving first instructions from the server to display the at least one first file; and displaying using the client computer the at least one first file to the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions executable by at least one processor on a server, the computer-readable storage medium comprising:
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instructions for processing a first request for a first file from a client computer; instructions for assigning and facilitating storage of first identifying information associated with the client computer; instructions for providing the first file with a first header to the client computer, the first header comprises the first identifying information; instructions for receiving and processing a first conditional request for the first file from the client computer, the first conditional request comprises second identifying information; instructions for accessing first data about the client computer after receiving the first conditional request if the first identifying information is the same as the second identifying information; and instructions for instructing the client computer to display at least one second file after receiving the first conditional request if the first identifying information is the same as the second identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions executable by at least one processor on a client computer, the computer-readable storage medium comprising:
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instructions for sending a first request for a first file to a server; instructions for receiving and processing the first file with a first header, the first header comprises first identifying information, the first identifying information is associated with the client computer; instructions for facilitating storage of the first file with the first header; instructions for sending a first conditional request for the first file to the server, the first conditional request comprises the first identifying information; instructions for receiving and processing first instructions from the server; and instructions for displaying at least one second file to the user based on the first instructions. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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