Method and apparatus for tracking network usage
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Apr 30, 2002
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Sep 10, 1996
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The present invention provides a method of recording an occurrence of a data transmission between a node and a network, comprising: inspecting the data transmission between the node and the network to locate a network address contained in the data transmission; inspecting the data transmission between the node and the network to determine an activity type to be achieved by the data transmission; and recording the activity type and the network address if the network address is one of a plurality of predetermined desired network addresses and the activity type is one of a plurality of predetermined desired activity types. The present invention also provides for creating an activity file by recording an occurrence of a data transmission between a node and a network, transmitting the activity file over the network to a processing site, evaluating the activity file to determine a reward based upon the activity file, and transmitting indicia of the reward to the node.
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