Patent ID: 8996415
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for tracking network transactions associated with a customer making a purchase from a merchant over the Internet via a shopping application, the method comprising receiving, at an intermediary, from a merchant computer, at least one Internet cookie that includes first transaction data for a transaction originated via the shopping application, wherein the intermediary comprises a proxy server associated with the shopping application; storing the received at least one Internet cookie at an intermediary storage location; receiving, at the intermediary, second transaction data for a completed transaction via one or more tracer images included in a merchant order confirmation page provided by the merchant computer for the completed transaction, wherein the one or more tracer images do not include transaction origination information for the completed transaction; comparing, by the intermediary, the first transaction data to the second transaction data to determine whether the completed transaction originated via the shopping application; and determining that a commission is owed to the shopping application from the merchant for the completed transaction in response to a determination that the completed transaction originated via the shopping application.