- Patent Title: Determining repeat website users via browser uniqueness tracking
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Application No.: US15917009Application Date: 2018-03-09
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Publication No.: US10740411B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Frank C. Fisk , Sri Ramanathan , Matthew A. Terry , Matthew B. Trevathan
- Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C.
- Agent James Nock; Andrew M. Calderon
- Main IPC: G06F16/95
- IPC: G06F16/95 ; G06F3/048

Abstract:
An approach for determining repeat website users via browser uniqueness tracking includes receiving browser information from a server based on a browser accessing a website. The approach includes creating a browser identifier based on the browser information. The approach includes determining the browser is one of a new visitor and a repeat visitor to the website by comparing the browser identifier to other browser identifiers associated with the website. The approach includes transmitting a message to the server indicating the browser is one of a new visitor and a repeat visitor to the website based on the determining.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180196875A1 DETERMINING REPEAT WEBSITE USERS VIA BROWSER UNIQUENESS TRACKING Public/Granted day:2018-07-12
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