Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network monitoring
Patent
1997-09-03
2000-08-29
Rinehart, Mark H.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Computer network monitoring
707513, 709219, 709202, 709203, G06F 1314, G06F 1516, G06F 300
Patent
active
061122408
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for obtaining client information relating to a web page in a World Wide Web site utilizes a tracker tag in the code of the web page for initiating a client information tracking program. The tracking program may be on a client computer that is accessing the web page, or a tracking computer that is remote from the client computer. The tracking program is initiated by a tracker message transmitted from a web browser on the client computer to the tracking program when the tracker tag is read by the web browser. In one embodiment, the tracking program first obtains the client information, and then stores the client information in the memory of a computer having the tracking program.
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Clark James Andrew
Gupta Pratima
Pfeiffer Ralf I.
Pogue Michael Alan
Werner Laura Allison
International Business Machines - Corporation
Rinehart Mark H.
Thompson Marc D.
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