Click tracking using link styles
US8543668B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/958
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus for tracking user clicks on result links in a search result webpage disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes generating one or more webpages each including a link to a destination document; specifying a style for the link in each webpage according to a style sheet language, the style including a behavior trigger indicating user selection of the link and a display property that causes retrieval of a resource from a remote server when the behavior trigger is activated; providing the webpages with the specified style to a plurality of clients; receiving at the remote server one or more requests from at least one of the plurality of clients for the resource; and in response to the receiving, recording a count for user selection of the destination document based on a number of received requests for the resource.
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