Patent ID: 7356569

Claim:
A method of tracking distributed content within a computer network, which is displayed on a computer device, comprising: displaying first addressed content in a first frame having a format and controls which are specific to the first addressed content, the first frame and first addressed content acquired and rendered independently from a Web browser program, and wherein display of the first addressed content is at least in part outside of a window of a Web browser program, and further wherein the first addressed content comprises at least a portion of a definition of the first frame; displaying second addressed content in a second frame having a format and controls which are specific to the second addressed content, the second frame and second addressed content rendered independently from a Web browser program, and wherein display of the second addressed content is at least in part outside of a window of a Web browser program, and further wherein the second addressed content comprises at least a portion of a definition of the second frame; recording information that includes starting times and ending times for time periods during which the first addressed content and the second addressed content were displayed on said computing device; deriving, using said recorded information, whether said first addressed content and said second addressed content were displayed on said computing device during overlapping time periods; and outputting said determination of whether said first addressed content and said second addressed content were displayed on said computing device during overlapping time periods such that it may be used by other processes.