Patent ID: 6535916
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method of linking a plurality of transactions performed by a plurality of servers at a Web site to a Web site visitor who initiates the plurality of transactions, the method comprising the steps of:receiving a client request from the Web site visitor at a first server of the Web site; storing a first record of the client request in a first log file associated with the first server, wherein a record identification (RID) associated with the client request is attached to the first record, and wherein the first record contains information about the Web site visitor; passing the RID from the first server to a second server at the Web site along with a request for the second server to perform an action responsive to the client request; and storing a second record of the second server action in a second log file associated with the second server, wherein the RID is attached to the second record, and wherein the second record does not contain information about the Web site visitor.