Patent ID: 8886773
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method to monitor Internet activity comprising: assigning a first port of a proxy to a mobile device associated with a panelist based on registration information received from the panelist; transmitting a property list file to the panelist, the property list file instructing the mobile device to transmit future requests for Internet content to the first port of the proxy, the future requests to originate with at least one of a browser or an application separate from the browser; receiving a first request for Internet content on the first port of the proxy, the first request originating from the mobile device, the mobile device transmitting the first request via a cellular wireless access point; not servicing the first request for Internet content if the first request originated from an Internet Protocol address outside of an IP address range representing devices on a cellular network; if the first request originated from an Internet Protocol address inside the IP address range representing devices on the cellular network: