Universal resource locator watchdog
US8407247B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A watchdog system for identifying failures in uniform resource locators (URLs) respective of advertized content. The system comprises a database containing at least campaign information, the at least campaign information containing at least a URL to be monitored by the watchdog system, the URL directs to advertized content; and a server connected to the database and operative to monitor the at least URL for identification of a failure in the URL providing the advertized content, and performing a corrective action for correcting the URL based on definitions in the at least campaign information.
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