The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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.

Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2011
Applicants:

Trevor I. Blumenau, Plano, TX (US);

David H. Harkness, Wilton, CT (US);

Manish Bhatia, Cranbury, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Trevor I. Blumenau, Plano, TX (US);

David H. Harkness, Wilton, CT (US);

Manish Bhatia, Cranbury, NJ (US);

Assignee:

The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, Schaumburg, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30867 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04L 67/22 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus for using a browser history file to determine web site reach are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a message from a first computer at a second computer after a browser history at the first computer is populated with information, wherein the message includes an identity indication of the first computer and the browser history is maintained by browser functionality native to the browser and sending an application to the first computer from the second computer in response to the message, wherein, when the application is executed at the first computer, the application accesses the browser history, extracts a portion of the browser history, and inserts the extracted portion of the browser history into a communication directed to a third computer.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…