Patent ID: 8949405
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: determining a performance of a publisher server, comprising: transmitting, from a client device, a first request for a document to the publisher server, wherein the document includes one or more slots for presenting additional content to be received from one or more content servers different from the publisher server, and wherein the document references a script that causes retrieval and rendering of the additional content by the client device when executed in an operation mode by the client device, and prevents retrieval of the additional content by the client device when executed in a first diagnostic mode by the client device; receiving the requested document from the publisher server in response to the first request; and executing, by the client device, the script according to the first diagnostic mode to determine the publisher server performance including preventing retrieval of the additional content by the client device while allowing retrieval of the document by the client device from the publisher server.