Patent ID: 8856269

Claim:
A system for identifying a real Internet Protocol (IP) address of a computer device having a web browser and a real IP address which is masked using at least one Anonymous Proxy Server (APS) to create a masked IP address, the system comprising: a server hosting a target website with an embedded set of dynamic web content, wherein the server is in remote network communication with the computer device through the at least one APS; and an algorithm, executable by the server from memory of the server, for identifying the real IP address, wherein the server is configured to execute the algorithm when the computer device accesses the target website with the masked IP address over a first network connection through the at least one APS, including: automatically downloading the set of dynamic web content to the computer device via the web browser over the first network connection; executing the set of dynamic web content within the web browser; opening a second network connection directly between the server and the computer device that bypasses the at least one APS; and using the direct network connection to identify the real IP address resident on the computer device.