Patent ID: 9571275
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: generating, by a server device, a unique device identifier value for a client device responsive to an initial data exchange operation with the client device, wherein the unique device identifier value for the client device is stored by the server device, is used by the server device to uniquely identify the client device, is configured to mask identifiable information associated with the client device, and comprises an initialized counter value that tracks a total number of data exchange operations between the server device and the client device; transferring, by the server device, the unique device identifier value for storing in a memory of the client device; and performing subsequent data exchange operations, wherein the server device subsequently interacts with the client device to receive requests for one or more content items and to transfer one or more content items to the client device, each subsequent data exchange operation between the server device and the client device comprising: