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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Verizon Media Inc., Dulles, VA (US);
Inventors:
Huan-Ling Chen, New York, NY (US);
Dmytro Solomakha, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Yahoo Ad Tech LLC, Dulles, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G06F 16/958 (2019.01); G06F 16/901 (2019.01); H04L 43/10 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/535 (2022.05); G06F 16/9027 (2019.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G06F 16/958 (2019.01); G06F 16/9566 (2019.01); H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for tracking sharing of an electronic content. An exemplary method may include receiving a request to access content associated with a web address by a user. Based on a unique identity assigned to the user and the web address, a unique tracking web address may be generated. This tracking web address may be shared with additional users. As other users request content associated with the tracking web address, information regarding the sharing of the electronic content may be determined and stored, allowing for tracking of sharing behavior of users.