Systems and methods for tracking web activity
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1. A method for encoding web page tracking information, the method comprising:
- receiving a web page request from a visitor'"'"'s web browser;
providing the requested web page;
receiving a data object request from the visitor'"'"'s web browser;
retrieving a path from the data object request including a unique identifier for the requested web page;
retrieving any cookie included with the data object request;
if no cookies are included with the data object request, logging the request as a first time visit by the visitor'"'"'s web browser to the web page and creating a new cookie;
if one or more cookies are included with the data object request, decompressing the one or more cookies to extract any tracking information for previous visits to the web page by the visitor'"'"'s web browser.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of tracking activity over networks and, in particular, tracking web activity over the Internet are described. Exemplary systems and methods may include a receiver for receiving a request from a visitor for a data object, a processor for providing a cookie to track the visitor'"'"'s web activity, and a transmitter for transmitting the cookie to the visitor in response to the request. The cookie may comprise tracking information for a plurality of web sites visited by the visitor.
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1. A method for encoding web page tracking information, the method comprising:
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receiving a web page request from a visitor'"'"'s web browser; providing the requested web page; receiving a data object request from the visitor'"'"'s web browser; retrieving a path from the data object request including a unique identifier for the requested web page; retrieving any cookie included with the data object request; if no cookies are included with the data object request, logging the request as a first time visit by the visitor'"'"'s web browser to the web page and creating a new cookie; if one or more cookies are included with the data object request, decompressing the one or more cookies to extract any tracking information for previous visits to the web page by the visitor'"'"'s web browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 20)
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9. A system for encoding web page tracking information, comprising:
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a web server configured to receive a web page request from a visitor'"'"'s web browser and provide the requested web page to the visitor'"'"'s web browser; a tracking service configured to receive a data object request from the visitor'"'"'s web browser, wherein the tracking service is configured to retrieve a path from the data object request including a unique identifier for the requested web page, and retrieve any cookie included with the data object request; wherein if no cookies are included with the data object request, the tracking service is configured to log the request as a first time visit by the visitor'"'"'s web browser to the web page and to create a new cookie; wherein if one or more cookies are included with the data object request, the tracking service is configured to decompress the one or more cookies to extract any tracking information for previous visits to the web page by the visitor'"'"'s web browser. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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