Generation of statistical information in a computer network
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1. A method of generating statistical information in a computer network, the method comprising:
- in a client computer, detecting a first identifying information associated with a first document, the first document being received in the client computer from a first web server computer in response to an end-user interaction with an impression from the first web server computer;
forwarding data from the client computer to a server computer, the data including information about the detection of the first identifying information in the client computer;
in the server computer, generating a statistical information based at least on the detection of the first identifying information in the client computer, the statistical information being indicative of an effectiveness of an advertising campaign that includes displaying of the impression from the first web server computer.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, statistical information is generated in a computer network by detecting reception of documents in a client computer. A server computer is notified of the reception of the documents to allow the server computer to generate statistical information indicative of the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. The documents may comprise web pages, while the computer network may comprise the Internet.
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1. A method of generating statistical information in a computer network, the method comprising:
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in a client computer, detecting a first identifying information associated with a first document, the first document being received in the client computer from a first web server computer in response to an end-user interaction with an impression from the first web server computer; forwarding data from the client computer to a server computer, the data including information about the detection of the first identifying information in the client computer; in the server computer, generating a statistical information based at least on the detection of the first identifying information in the client computer, the statistical information being indicative of an effectiveness of an advertising campaign that includes displaying of the impression from the first web server computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method to be performed in a client computer, the method comprising:
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detecting navigation of a web browser to a first web page as a result of an end-user'"'"'s interaction with an advertisement displayed in the client computer; detecting navigation of the web browser to a confirmation web page, the confirmation web page indicating that the end-user made a purchase based on the advertisement; maintaining a log of browsing activities in the client computer, the log of browsing activities including information about the detection of the navigation of the web browser to the first web page and the confirmation page; and forwarding the log from the client computer to a server computer for purposes of generating a statistical information relating to an advertising campaign.
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9. A client computer in a computer network, the client computer having memory comprising:
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computer-readable program code in the client computer for detecting reception of a first web page as a result of an end-user interaction with an advertisement; and computer-readable program code in the client computer for detecting reception of a confirmation web page, the confirmation web page indicating that the end-user made a purchase based on the advertisement; and computer-readable program code in the client computer for informing a server computer of the reception of the first web page for purposes of generating a statistical information. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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