Dynamic user agent strings

Abstract

Optimizations are provided for distinguishing between webpages that are cached and webpages that have been or currently are displayed on a user interface. In some instances, a list of webpages is generated in response to a query entered by a user. Then, a determined number of webpages that were included in the list are cached in memory. These cached webpages each have an associated agent string, and at least some of these agent strings are updated to reflect a cached status. Subsequently, a first webpage is displayed on a user interface. This first webpage was included among those webpages that were cached. Further, the agent string for this webpage is updated to reflect an in-view status. In response to the first webpage being replaced by a second webpage, the agent string for the second webpage is then updated to reflect the in-view status.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16 / 044,820 filed on Jul. 25, 2018, entitled “PAGE COMPETE,” which issued as U.S. Pat No. ______ on ______, 20______, and which application claims the benefit and priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 536,851, entitled “PAGE COMPETE”, filed on Jul. 25, 2017, as well as U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 574,058, entitled “PAGE COMPETE”, filed on Oct. 18, 2017, as well as U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 538,451, entitled “DYNAMIC USER AGENT STRINGS”, filed on Jul. 28, 2017, as well as U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 574,063, entitled “DYNAMIC USER AGENT STRINGS”, filed on Oct. 18, 2017, as well as U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 549,806, entitled “AUTOMATED CONTEXTUAL INDEX SUPPRESSION”, filed on Aug. 24, 2017, as well as U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 574,070, entitled “AUTOMATED CONTEXTUAL INDEX SUPPRESSION”, filed Oct. 18, 2017, and all of ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

This solution provides more accurate analytic information, improves webpage developer insights, and optimizes resource usage by ensuring that only viewed webpages receive resources, enhancing overall system efficiency and user protection.

Problems solved by technology

In some instances, the analytics for a webpage may be skewed or become inaccurate.

For example, if a webpage is cached in a device's memory but never actually viewed by the user, then that webpage's analytics may falsely report that the webpage was viewed when it actually was not.

To clarify, because webpage content is being retrieved and cached, there is currently no way to differentiate between content that was actually viewed and content that was cached but not viewed.

As a result, users that rely on the current analytic information are negatively impacted because they are receiving false information.

Accordingly, the current technology fails to consider situations in which false analytics are being generated.

Even further, the current technology fails to properly differentiate between content that was actually viewed and content that was merely cached but not viewed.

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