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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
May. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Conviva Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hui Zhang, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ion Stoica, Piedmont, CA (US);
Steven R. Mccanne, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jibin Zhan, Foster City, CA (US);
Aditya Ravikumar Ganjam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Conviva Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06Q 40/00 (2012.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/16 (2013.01); G06Q 40/12 (2013.12); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 65/60 (2013.01); H04L 67/1063 (2013.01);
Abstract
Tracking distribution of content is disclosed. A path of a data transfer event associated with content distribution is discovered. The transfer path is predetermined at least in part by a third party and includes a plurality of network components. Information related to the data transfer event is associated with each of the plurality of network components. The information associated with each network component is recorded.