Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reciprocal link tracking
- Patent Title (中): 互惠链接跟踪
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Application No.: US10671407Application Date: 2003-09-25
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Publication No.: US07992090B2Publication Date: 2011-08-02
- Inventor: Cary Lee Bates , Paul W. Buenger
- Applicant: Cary Lee Bates , Paul W. Buenger
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Owen J. Gamon
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00

Abstract:
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment verify that if a selected first link in a first page points to a reciprocal site, then a reciprocal link in a reciprocal page points back to the first page. The verification is performed by finding the reciprocal page and searching it for the reciprocal link. If the reciprocal link does not exist, then in various embodiments, the first link is removed or is removed after a time period has elapsed or a number of times has been exceeded, or a user is warned of the lack of the reciprocal link. In this way, reciprocal links are tracked to verify that the first page is receiving the agreed-upon links.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050071478A1 Reciprocal link tracking Public/Granted day:2005-03-31
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