Patent ID: 7751385
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for assigning participant identifying data to network transmission events, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring a network transmission event at a participant location; obtaining, at the participant location and in response to the monitoring, participant identifying data and identifying data related to the network transmission event; providing, to a predetermined monitoring location, the participant identifying data and the identifying data related to the network transmission event; storing in a database, at the predetermined monitoring location, the participant identifying data and the identifying data related to the network transmission event; providing, to the predetermined monitoring location, from another location other than the participant location, identifying data related to another network transmission event, the identifying data related to another network transmission event being obtained at the another location; querying the database for specific participant identifying data corresponding to the identifying data related to the another network transmission event; providing, if the query results in obtaining the specific participant identifying data, from the predetermined monitoring location, the specific participant identifying data to a network monitoring device; whereby the specific participant identifying data is assigned to the another network transmission event.