Patent ID: 8559929
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for tracking the usage of resolved content, the method comprising: processing a mobile code to decode a dataset that was encoded in the mobile code; using the dataset to identify a tracking address and a tracking indicator, the tracking address being a network location to which tracking information is to be reported, and the tracking indicator being an indication of whether tracking will be performed; determining a tracking identifier based on the dataset, the tracking identifier identifying at least one of the mobile code or the content; tracking usage of the content or the mobile code based on the tracking indicator by using the tracking identifier and the tracking address; and sending tracking information for the usage of the content to a tracking server identified by one of the tracking address, the tracking identifier, or a device configuration parameter; wherein the tracking server is identified by a combined universal resource locator (URL), the combined URL constructed by appending the tracking address to a pre-provisioned service provider tracking address in a predefined manner.