Patent ID: 6625647
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A method of gathering information relating to a loading time experienced by a user of information over a network comprising:sending a browser agent to a user machine in response to a user request to access a Web page, wherein the browser agent is operable to log a first time corresponding to the sending of a user HTTP GET request, wherein the browser agent initiates the sending of the user HTTP GET request, and wherein the browser agent measures a download time interval, the download time interval being determined according to the difference between the first time and a second time corresponding to the loading of the Web page; and wherein the browser agent is operative to cause the user machine to send a modified HTTP GET request, wherein the modified HTTP GET request contains a performance parameter indicative of the measured download time interval; whereby the download time interval experienced by the user is measured and a parameter indicative of the measured download time interval is sent as part of the modified HTTP GET request.