Method and system for counting web access requests
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1. A method of tracking web page requests received at a web server from a plurality of clients, comprising:
- generating a plurality of session identifiers at the web server, each of the plurality of session identifiers having information associated with a particular client making a web page request to the web server;
storing the session identifiers at a plurality of web browsers operated by the clients;
receiving web page requests at the web server, each web page request including a session identifier associated with a particular client making the web page request;
storing information regarding the web page requests at the web server, the information including the requested web page and the session identifier associated with the request; and
tracking the web page requests by evaluating the information stored at the web server and by counting the number of requests for particular web pages exclusive of repeated requests from a particular client utilizing information associated with a particular client.
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Service requests from a client to a server system through a network are processed. A session identifier is appended to requests for information. The server responds to the requests from the client by returning the requested information to the client. Requests to particular information are counted, exclusive of repeated requests from a common client.
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1. A method of tracking web page requests received at a web server from a plurality of clients, comprising:
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generating a plurality of session identifiers at the web server, each of the plurality of session identifiers having information associated with a particular client making a web page request to the web server; storing the session identifiers at a plurality of web browsers operated by the clients; receiving web page requests at the web server, each web page request including a session identifier associated with a particular client making the web page request; storing information regarding the web page requests at the web server, the information including the requested web page and the session identifier associated with the request; and tracking the web page requests by evaluating the information stored at the web server and by counting the number of requests for particular web pages exclusive of repeated requests from a particular client utilizing information associated with a particular client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A web server for tracking web page requests received from a plurality of clients, comprising:
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means for generating a plurality of session identifiers, each of the plurality of session identifiers having information associated with a particular client making a web page request to the web server; means for receiving web page requests, each web page request including a session identifier associated with a particular client making the web page request; a database for storing information regarding the web page requests, the information including the requested web page and the session identifier associated with the request; and means for tracking the web page requests by evaluating the information stored in the database and by counting the number of requests for particular web pages exclusive of repeated requests from a particular client utilizing information associated with a particular client. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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