78 results about "Web tracking" patented technology

Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to adaptive monitoring of network application performance. In one implementation, the present invention improves processes used by enterprises to track, manage, and troubleshoot performance of network applications across distributed networks. In one implementation, the present invention allows for a network application performance monitoring scheme that tracks end-to-end performance of selected network applications on a passive basis, while selectively engaging more invasive (synthetic) approaches to tracking performance and troubleshooting issues when needed.

The present invention relates to methods of tracking and monitoring objects in accordance with pre-selected and stored policies that are generated by the owner of the object. These policies define the parameters for determining when an object is lost, for reporting a lost object, and for searching for a lost object. When combined with a network tracking system, the policies can also set parameters for permissible areas in which the objects can be disposed and for tracking of the objects across the network.

A tracking system (10) for tracking movable assets (16) and several methods for using the system are provided. The tracking system includes a monitoring device (22), a tracking information network (20), a data communication network (18), a tracker tag (12), and a tracking information server (14). The tracker tag uses GPS technology. The tracking information server provides programmed instructions to the tracker tag in messages via a messaging system. The tracker tag selectively retrieves the messages from the messaging system. The tracking information server provides tracking information and related information to a subscriber. In one embodiment, the tracker tag is in communication with an Iridium satellite constellation (28) and tracking information is displayed to the subscriber when the asset is substantially anywhere in the world. In another embodiment, the monitoring device is in communication with the Iridium satellite constellation and tracking information is displayed to the subscriber when the subscriber is substantially anywhere in the world, preferably via the Internet (36).

Systems and methods of tracking activity over networks and, in particular, tracking web activity over the Internet are described. Exemplary systems and methods may include a receiver for receiving a request from a visitor for a data object, a processor for providing a cookie to track the visitor's web activity, and a transmitter for transmitting the cookie to the visitor in response to the request. The cookie may comprise tracking information for a plurality of web sites visited by the visitor.

A method of crediting an online publisher when a user uses the online publisher to access an online advertiser using a web browser is disclosed. The online publisher displays a tracked advertisement on the user's browser, the tracked advertisement being identifiable by a publisher tracked advertisement identifier, with the online advertiser being associated with an advertising network that is hosted on an advertising network server. The online advertiser is identifiable by an advertising network identifier and an associated advertising network tracking integration code. The method comprises receiving a request from the user to access the advertising network server, directing the user to the advertising network server, setting a tracking cookie on the visitor's web browser, the tracking cookie including the publisher tracked advertisement identifier and a timestamp, redirecting the visitor's browser to a controlling server, setting a master cookie on the visitor's browser, the master cookie including the advertising network identifier and a timestamp on the user's browser, redirecting the visitor's browser to the online advertiser, allowing the user to conclude a transaction with the online advertiser, launching a confirmation page comprising a master pixel tracking integration code comprising at least one variable for the concluded transaction, sending the master pixel tracking integration code to the controlling server, checking the user's web browser for a previously set master cookie and, if the cookie is found, writing the transaction into the controlling server, crediting the advertising network specified in the cookie, and triggering the display of the advertising network tracking integration code.

A method of semi-automatic data collection, data analysis and model generation for performance analysis of computer networks and software is provided. The invention provides a graphical user interface which indicates the overall data flow in the performance analysis process and guides the user through the proper sequence of steps in that process. Underneath the graphical user interface, the invention provides software tools which include novel data pipeline for transformation of network traces, resource data and application data into organized hash tables, and further into spreadsheets for introduction into computer network simulation programs. The invention also provides novel algorithms for recognizing transaction and parentage between transactions from low level network trace data. The invention further provides novel methods of visualization of trace data and transaction and parentage associations.

An approach for tracking denial-of-service (DoS) flood attacks using an overlay IP (Internet Protocol) network is disclosed. One or more tracking routers form an overlay tracking network over the network of an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The ISP network includes numerous transit routers and edge routers. The tracking routers communicate directly with all the edge routers using IP tunnels. The edge routers within the ISP network perform security diagnostic functions, in part, to identify a DoS flood attack that has been launched by one or more attackers. To track down an attacker, an egress edge router identifies the DoS flood attack datagrams, rerouting these datagrams to the overlay tracking network. The tracking routers perform hop-by-hop input debugging to identify the ingress edge router associated with the source of the DoS flood attack.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for tracking a position using a mobile communication network comprising terminals, a base station transmission system (BTS), a base station controller (BSC), a mobile switching center (MSC), a Home Location Register (HLR), a Short Message Service (SMS) and a position information management server. More particularly, the position tracking apparatus comprises: a CDMA wireless transmission and reception element for performing basic CDMA wireless transmissions and receptions; a position information extracting element for receiving position information from a GPS satellite; an emergency call button for performing PUSH actions when a user lies in the emergency; a memory for storing emergency messages and external notification voice data; a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) processing element for providing personal information of the user; a controller for performing current position notifications or output of the external notification voice data upon receiving instructions from the position information management server, and performing low-power position registrations in the HLR by determining low-power position registrations based on the distance / time using a distance / time based timer; and a speaker for outputting the external notification voice data. Hence, the present invention allows the user to manage the emergency more simply and rapidly when the user is in an emergency, and allows the production of scale-down and low-power terminals to be realized.

Downloadable identification labels which are downloaded from a world wide computer network to a remote computer and printed on paper using a printer. Each label is printed with the contact information of a central lost and found registry and attached to one or more personal possessions. The labels can also be printed with an identification code, notification that a reward will be paid for a possession which is returned to the owner, sponsor advertising and a warning that the possession has been indelibly marked with identification indicia such as the internet address of the lost and found registry. The central lost and found registry stores, on a database, information about lost possessions and owner contact information as well as information about found possessions and finder's contact information. If a match is found between a lost possession and found possession the registry communicates the contact information of the finder to the owner so that the possession may be recovered by the owner. Owners do not preregister their belongings, codes, or contact information with the central registry. They only register with the registry if a possession should be lost or missing and the owner desires assistance in their recovery.

A computer implemented method is provided for tracking user activity across different communication networks; the method comprises receiving by a receiving device accessible on a first network, such as the internet, a request from a requesting network device, for an address on a second network, such as a telephone network or an SMS network; receiving by the receiving device from the requesting network device a combination of one or more attributes indicative of a source, such as an ad campaign, web location or keyword, that can lead a user to send a request for information over the first network; selecting a pool of addresses an addresses that is accessible on the second network; producing an association in a database between the selected address and the received attribute; and sending the selected address to the requesting network device over the first network.

The invention provides a real-time video target tracking algorithm based on a multilayer attention mechanism. The real-time video target tracking algorithm comprises the following steps of inputting aseries of template images and search images; constructing a multilayer attention convolutional neural network as a matching function; calculating the similarity between the template image and the search image by utilizing related operations; using a logic loss function as an optimized objective function; optimizing the network parameters by adopting momentum random gradient descent; fixing the model parameters during the online tracking of the convolutional network, taking a first frame of target as a template to be inputted into the network, inputting the subsequent frames sequentially intothe network to carry out the correlation calculation with the output obtained by the first frame, and obtaining a response score graph; and finding the position with the highest score in the responsegraph as the position of the target, and amplifying the target to the size the same as that of the original graph to obtain the tracking target. According to the multilayer attention twinning networktracking algorithm provided by the invention, an attention mechanism can be effectively utilized to separate a target from a background, and the accuracy and the generalization of the tracker are remarkably improved under the conditions of target rotation, deformation and partial shielding.

Disclosed is a system and method for extending the web application root cause determination functionality to a web browser. In one aspect, the present invention plots the network topology diagram for the web application by executing network trace commands. In another aspect, the present invention allows user to upload their web application network topology diagram. In another aspect, the present invention allows user to build their web application network topology diagram using UI Devices Toolkit. The present invention collects the information relating to the web application issue from various entities such as network infrastructure devices, servers through ICMP, SNMP, TRAP, SYS / APPLOG, HTTP and Network traffic analysis. In one aspect, the present invention highlights the entity in the web application network topology diagram based on the collected information and provides the experts recommended suggestion for the issue through Internet web search query.

The invention discloses a target tracking method and device. The target tracking method comprises the following steps of: establishing a network tracking model according to the current frame of image; determining the current frame of image comprising a tracked target; obtaining a tracked target area in the current frame of image; obtaining the next frame of image of the current frame of image; obtaining a plurality of target candidate areas in the next frame of image; calculating the similarity between the tracked target area and each target candidate area; determining a target tracking area in the plurality of target candidate areas according to the similarities; determining the tracked target in the target tracking area; and obtaining the current state of the tracked target, and updating the network tracking model according to the current state. According to the method and device disclosed by the invention, the network tracking model is established, so that the individual differences between same objects of the tracked targets can be recognized, and the appearance changes of the target objects under various conditions can be effectively expressed when sample objects are updated.

Provided are a web-based traceback system and method using reverse caching proxy, which can effectively protect a web server against various attacks launched by illegitimate user by acquiring network information and location information of users who attempt to access the web server through an anonymous server, without a requirement of installing any agent program in the users' clients. The web-based traceback system may include a reverse caching proxy server receiving a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) packet transmitted to a web server by a client, analyzing the header of the HTTP packet and determining whether the client has attempted to access the web server through an anonymous server based on the results of the analysis; and a web tracking server generating a response page for the HTTP packet upon receiving the results of the determination performed by the reverse caching proxy server, inserting a tracking code in the response page, and providing the response page to the client through the reverse caching proxy server, wherein the tracking code is automatically executed in a web browser of the client and thus provides network information of the client to the web tracking server.

A method of crediting an online publisher when a user uses the online publisher to access an online advertiser using a web browser is disclosed. The online publisher displays a tracked advertisement on the user's browser, the tracked advertisement being identifiable by a publisher tracked advertisement identifier, with the online advertiser being associated with an advertising network that is hosted on an advertising network server. The online advertiser is identifiable by an advertising network identifier and an associated advertising network tracking integration code. The method comprises receiving a request from the user to access the advertising network server, directing the user to the advertising network server, setting a tracking cookie on the visitor's web browser, the tracking cookie including the publisher tracked advertisement identifier and a timestamp, redirecting the visitor's browser to a controlling server, setting a master cookie on the visitor's browser, the master cookie including the advertising network identifier and a timestamp on the user's browser, redirecting the visitor's browser to the online advertiser, allowing the user to conclude a transaction with the online advertiser, launching a confirmation page comprising a master pixel tracking integration code comprising at least one variable for the concluded transaction, sending the master pixel tracking integration code to the controlling server, checking the user's web browser for a previously set master cookie and, if the cookie is found, writing the transaction into the controlling server, crediting the advertising network specified in the cookie, and triggering the display of the advertising network tracking integration code.

The invention provides an electronic warehouse receipt information safety authentication method and system. The method comprises the following steps of: obtaining an RFID electronic tag implanted in the wall of a product package; in response to a reading operation, for the RFID electronic tag, of an RFID electronic tag reader-writer, verifying authenticity of data stored on the RFID electronic tagthrough decrypting asymmetric encrypted data which is filled to the RFI electronic tag and located on a distributed block chain formed by different types of manager nodes; and if the verification passes, storing data generated in a corresponding operation link on the RFID electronic tag, adding the generated data into the block chain and writing the data into a distributed network tracking system. According to the method and system, corresponding relationship between electronic warehouse receipts and products is ensured, and the problem that products sources and authenticity of the products cannot be authenticated is avoided; and through respectively writing information secret keys into the RFID electronic tag and the distributed block chain, the safety and transparency of product information are ensured, the product information is not easy to be illegally tampered, and a practical significance and a strong practical value are provided.

The invention discloses a target tracking method applied to the technical field of target tracking, and comprises the following steps: obtaining a search image based on a current frame image, and obtaining a confidence value and a coordinate box according to a network tracking model; selecting a first target number of candidate boxes according to the confidence value and the coordinate box; obtaining a tracking result according to the historical tracking value and the candidate box; obtaining a corresponding confidence value, and judging whether the confidence value is within a first preset range or not; if so, performing image cutting on the current frame image according to the target template image; and under the condition that the definition of the cropped image is not less than the preset definition, replacing the cropped image corresponding to the current video frame image with a new target template image. By applying the embodiment of the invention, when the template is updated,whether to update or not is judged by combining the result fed back by the tracking model and the quality of the target image in the current frame, so that the precision of the tracking result is improved, and the complex calculation amount is avoided.

The present invention is embodied in a system and method for enabling a user to quickly access personalized data specifically created and updated for the user with network tracking techniques. The tracking techniques provide quick and accurate location and updating of previously generated data associated with a particular user. New and updated data related to the previously generated data and specific to the particular user is regenerated so that the personalized data is automatically and dynamically updated in response to trackable remote user input. Also, portions of the data can be displayed as interactive data with client side processing. This allows real time interaction and manipulation of the personalized data values. Namely, the user can dynamically compute and generate personalized results from a remote location by interacting with displayed data.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed to a network tracing engine for tracing and depicting a topology (i.e. a network configuration) of a network using, for example, a network diagram. The network tracing engine preferably queries / telnets to interfaces of routers associated with one or more source-to-destination paths in a network concurrently and independently to ensure proper configuration of the routers and / or to generate a true depiction of a routing configuration without redundantly querying routers.

An optical provisioning system includes a connection tree table that allows a path to be traced through the network using connection ID, rate, and other information at the nodes on the network. As connections are built, a connection graphics panel is provided to display a representation of the network elements and topology between the network elements. Where topology is not known, it may be entered into the optical provisioning system and shown using a different graphical display element. Within a node, the connections may be built by specifying protection, routing, and optionally concatenation, via a visually intuitive user interface. Termination for the connection may be specified using a port and payload selector dialog that enables information associated with the port to be displayed to improve the port selection process and enables available channels to be viewed in a graphical manner.

A system and method for using targeted network traffic as payment-in-kind in exchange for rights to anything that may be connected to a network, such as network-connected computer hardware and copyrighted software or content on such hardware, is disclosed. The method may be adapted for use with almost any product or service which may be tracked over a network. The system and method are for use with transactions between a user of a subject product or service and a provider of the subject product or service desiring to receive traffic to a target in exchange for it. The user, called a “traffic generator” is capable of generating network traffic to the target. The subject product or service is connected to a network. A target traffic destination is designated by the provider or sponsor of the subject, such as a web page or web site. An traffic manager application for performing steps of the method, is connected to the network. The traffic manager may be incorporated into the subject (for example, if the subject comprises a web site), or may reside in a separate device. The traffic manager is configured to receive state information from the subject, and particularly, information about the state of use of the subject, such as the extent and manner to which the subject has been used or consumed, and to correspondingly debit a traffic generator account an amount depending on its state of use. The traffic generator is provided with a unique redirection code, and causes requests containing the redirection code to be directed to the traffic manager. The traffic manager is further configured to generally receive requests over the network. When the traffic manager receives a request containing a redirection code, the traffic manager redirects the request to the target, and credits a traffic generator account an amount depending on how the traffic to the target is measured. The traffic manager retains the traffic generator account information for use by the sponsor.

A wireless multimedia sensor network-based regional target tracking method is an application proposal based on the positioning by a wireless multimedia sensor network and is mainly used for solving the problems of node positioning and target tracking in a wireless multimedia network. In the method, a target tracking task is assigned to different nodes, and the nodes in different states and at different positions in the network cooperate to complete the target tracking task defined by a user. The invention also provides a corresponding method for detecting the regional target tracking. On the basis of a simple statistic instruction, the method can effectively detect the motion trace of a target monitored in the network in real time, avoid excessive network and node resource consumption caused by increasing network tracking precision based on a complex algorithm and ensure the objective accuracy, integrity and timeliness of the target tracking, thereby meeting the application needs of the wireless multimedia sensor network and further guaranteeing the safety of the wireless multimedia sensor network.

In one embodiment, a method for tracing a connection path from a source node to a destination node through a network having one or more transparent proxies includes generating a trace packet at the source node, transmitting the trace packet over the network towards the destination node, and receiving trace response packets in response to transmission of the trace packet. The trace response packets include a packet from the destination node and a packet from each of the transparent proxies in a data path from the source node to the destination node. Each of the packets from the transparent proxies includes an identifier of the transparent proxy transmitting the packet. The method further includes identifying the transparent proxies in the connection path based on information in the trace response packets. An apparatus for tracing a connection path is also disclosed.

A base station in a wireless communication network multi-codes a shared packet data channel using a continually changing set of spreading codes, and dynamically updates the transmission frequency of messages identifying the spreading codes to be used for that multi-coding based on tracking the net gain in data throughput for the shared channel that is obtained by transmitting such messages. In a 1xEV-DV network context, for example, a Walsh code in the defined Walsh code space that is not contiguous with the Walsh codes currently allocated to multi-coding the 1xEV-DV Forward Packet Data Channel (F-PDCH) generally remains unavailable for such use until an updated Walsh Mask Broadcast (WMB) message is transmitted to the mobile stations being served on the F-PDCH. The base station thus is configured to determine the frequency at which to send such messages and thereby make the unavailable codes available for multi-coding use.

In one embodiment, a method for tracing a connection path from a source node to a destination node through a network having one or more transparent proxies includes generating a trace packet at the source node, transmitting the trace packet over the network towards the destination node, and receiving trace response packets in response to transmission of the trace packet. The trace response packets include a packet from the destination node and a packet from each of the transparent proxies in a data path from the source node to the destination node. Each of the packets from the transparent proxies includes an identifier of the transparent proxy transmitting the packet. The method further includes identifying the transparent proxies in the connection path based on information in the trace response packets. An apparatus for tracing a connection path is also disclosed.

A processor and program for analyzing network trace with the use of data packets transmitted via a network includes: a memory section 32 for storing trace data generated from the data packets; a packet analyzing section 34 for retrieving a pair of packets belonging to the same session from the trace data to generate an order relation between nodes; an array data generating section 36 for using packet pair data and order relation data to generate and store array data used for estimating time difference of the specific time axis of each node; and a solution engine section 38 for calculating an estimated value of the time difference with the use of the array data to store the estimated value in a memory.