USE OF BROWSER HISTORY FILE TO DETERMINE WEB SITE REACH
First Claim
1. A method of metering a Web site, the method comprising:
- loading a first monitoring application on a device to be monitored without modifying a browser on the device;
retrieving, using the first monitoring application, a reference to a Web site from a history stored on the device representative of Web sites accessed using the browser, wherein the history stores the reference to the Web site in response to the browser accessing the Web site; and
providing the reference to a second application different from the first monitoring application.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for using a browser history file to determine web site reach are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a message from a first computer at a second computer after a browser history at the first computer is populated with information, wherein the message includes an identity indication of the first computer and the browser history is maintained by browser functionality native to the browser and sending an application to the first computer from the second computer in response to the message, wherein, when the application is executed at the first computer, the application accesses the browser history, extracts a portion of the browser history, and inserts the extracted portion of the browser history into a communication directed to a third computer.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of metering a Web site, the method comprising:
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loading a first monitoring application on a device to be monitored without modifying a browser on the device; retrieving, using the first monitoring application, a reference to a Web site from a history stored on the device representative of Web sites accessed using the browser, wherein the history stores the reference to the Web site in response to the browser accessing the Web site; and providing the reference to a second application different from the first monitoring application. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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10. A tangible computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
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load a first monitoring application on a device to be monitored without modifying a browser on the device; retrieve, using the first monitoring application, a reference to a Web site from a history stored on the device representative of Web sites accessed using the browser, the history to store the reference to the Web site in response to the browser accessing the Web site; and provide the reference to a second application different from the first monitoring application.
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19. A method of metering a Web site comprising:
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receiving a message from a first computer at a second computer after a browser history at the first computer is populated with information, wherein the message includes an identity indication of the first computer and the browser history is maintained by browser functionality native to the browser; and sending an application to the first computer from the second computer in response to the message, wherein, when the application is executed at the first computer, the application accesses the browser history, extracts a portion of the browser history, and inserts the extracted portion of the browser history into a communication directed to a third computer.
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