System and method for detecting classes of automated browser agents
US9313213B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2133
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for determining if a web browser is being operated by a human or a non-human agent, based on analysis of certain aspects of how a user interacts with a webpage. By placing a code snippet into the code of a webpage prior to a given user accessing that webpage, one is able to evaluate the user's actions in order to predict the type of user. The predictions are made by acquiring information on how the user loads, navigates, and interacts with the webpage and comparing that information with statistics taken from a control group. Performance metrics from all webpages containing similar code elements are compiled by analysis servers and made available to the operator of a webpage through a variety of reporting mediums. By compiling such performance metrics, the method helps combat and prevent malicious automated traffic directed at advertisements and other aspects of a given webpage.
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