Brian E Mancuso

US Patent:

8484283, Jul 9, 2013

Filed:

Aug 17, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/840841

Inventors:

Michael M. Afergan - Cambridge MA, US
F. Thomson Leighton - Newtonville MA, US
Timothy P. Johnson - Boston MA, US
Brian Mancuso - Cambridge MA, US
Ken G. Iwamoto - Bolton MA, US

Assignee:

Akamai Technologies, Inc. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709203, 709201, 709202, 709217, 709218, 709219, 709224

Abstract:

A content delivery network (CDN) service provider extends a content delivery network to gather information on atomically identifiable web clients (called “user agents”) as such computer-implemented entities interact with the CDN across different domains being managed by the CDN service provider. In one embodiment, a set of machines, processes, programs, and data comprise a data system. The data system tracks user agents, preferably via cookies, although one or more passive techniques may be used. A user agent may be a cookie-able device having a cookie store. As the user agent navigates across sites, a CDN-specific unique identifier used by the system to correlate user agents is generated. Preferably, the unique identifier is stored as an encrypted cookie. The unique identifier represents one user agent (and, thus, one cookie-able device's store).

US Patent:

20080086523, Apr 10, 2008

Filed:

Aug 17, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/840839

Inventors:

Michael Afergan - Cambridge MA, US
F. Leighton - Newtonville MA, US
Timothy Johnson - Boston MA, US
Brian Mancuso - Cambridge MA, US
Ken Iwamoto - Bolton MA, US

Assignee:

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709202000

Abstract:

A content delivery network (CDN) service provider extends a content delivery network to gather information on atomically identifiable web clients (called “user agents”) as such computer-implemented entities interact with the CDN across different domains being managed by the CDN service provider. In one embodiment, a set of machines, processes, programs, and data comprise a data system. The data system tracks user agents, preferably via cookies, although one or more passive techniques may be used. A user agent may be a cookie-able device having a cookie store. As the user agent navigates across sites, a CDN-specific unique identifier used by the system to correlate user agents is generated. Preferably, the unique identifier is stored as an encrypted cookie. The unique identifier represents one user agent (and, thus, one cookie-able device's store). The system tracks user agent behavior on and across customer sites that are served by the CDN, and these behaviors are classified into identifiable “segments” that may be used to create a profile. CDN customers use the data system to obtain information that characterizes the user agent.

US Patent:

20080086524, Apr 10, 2008

Filed:

Aug 17, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/840840

Inventors:

Michael Afergan - Cambridge MA, US
F. Leighton - Newtonville MA, US
Timothy Johnson - Boston MA, US
Brian Mancuso - Cambridge MA, US
Ken Iwamoto - Bolton MA, US

Assignee:

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709202000

Abstract:

A content delivery network (CDN) service provider extends a content delivery network to gather information on atomically identifiable web clients (called “user agents”) as such computer-implemented entities interact with the CDN across different domains being managed by the CDN service provider. In one embodiment, a set of machines, processes, programs, and data comprise a data system. The data system tracks user agents, preferably via cookies, although one or more passive techniques may be used. A user agent may be a cookie-able device having a cookie store. As the user agent navigates across sites, a CDN-specific unique identifier used by the system to correlate user agents is generated. Preferably, the unique identifier is stored as an encrypted cookie. The unique identifier represents one user agent (and, thus, one cookie-able device's store). The system tracks user agent behavior on and across customer sites that are served by the CDN, and these behaviors are classified into identifiable “segments” that may be used to create a profile. CDN customers use the data system to obtain information that characterizes the user agent.

US Patent:

20080092058, Apr 17, 2008

Filed:

Aug 19, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/840979

Inventors:

Michael Afergan - Cambridge MA, US
F. Leighton - Newtonville MA, US
Timothy Johnson - Boston MA, US
Brian Mancuso - Cambridge MA, US
Ken Iwamoto - Bolton MA, US

Assignee:

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715745000

Abstract:

A content delivery network (CDN) service provider extends a content delivery network to gather information on atomically identifiable web clients (called “user agents”) as such computer-implemented entities interact with the CDN across different domains being managed by the CDN service provider. In one embodiment, a set of machines, processes, programs, and data comprise a data system. The data system tracks user agents, preferably via cookies, although one or more passive techniques may be used. A user agent may be a cookie-able device having a cookie store. As the user agent navigates across sites, a CDN-specific unique identifier used by the system to correlate user agents is generated. Preferably, the unique identifier is stored as an encrypted cookie. The unique identifier represents one user agent (and, thus, one cookie-able device's store). The system tracks user agent behavior on and across customer sites that are served by the CDN, and these behaviors are classified into identifiable “segments” that may be used to create a profile. CDN customers use the data system to obtain information that characterizes the user agent.

US Patent:

20120324060, Dec 20, 2012

Filed:

Aug 25, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/594786

Inventors:

Michael M. Afergan - Cambridge MA, US
F. Thomson Leighton - Newtonville MA, US
Timothy P. Johnson - Boston MA, US
Brian J. Mancuso - Cambridge MA, US
Ken G. Iwamoto - Bolton MA, US

Assignee:

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709219

Abstract:

A content delivery network (CDN) service provider extends a content delivery network to gather information on atomically identifiable web clients (called “user agents”) as such computer-implemented entities interact with the CDN across different domains being managed by the CDN service provider. The data system tracks user agents, preferably via cookies, although one or more passive techniques may be used. A user agent may be a cookie-able device having a cookie store. As the user agent navigates across sites, a CDN-specific unique identifier used by the system to correlate user agents is generated. Preferably, the unique identifier is stored as an encrypted cookie. The unique identifier represents one user agent (and, thus, one cookie-able device's store). The system tracks user agent behavior on and across customer sites that are served by the CDN, and these behaviors are classified into identifiable “segments” that may be used to create a profile.