Method and Apparatus for Tracking Functional States of a Web-Site and Reporting Results to Web Developers

A proxy portal service, comprising:

• a computerized server having one or more Internet interfaces for access to the portal service by subscribers to the service, and for access by the portal service to individual web sites providing additional services;
• and
• software stored on and executing from machine-readable media coupled to the computerized server, the software providing:
• an association of an individual subscriber with one or more of the individual web sites providing additional services, including a selection mechanism enabling the subscriber to select a web site and request a service offered by that web site;
• a script executable to access the web site selected by the subscriber, on behalf of the subscriber, and to elicit the service requested by the subscriber;
• and
• a function for delivering the service to the subscriber.

An Internet proxy method, comprising:

• providing a subscriber with access to functions of a computerized server having one or more Internet interfaces for access by the portal service to individual web sites providing additional services;
• associating the subscriber with one or more individual web sites providing additional services, including a selection mechanism enabling the subscriber to select a web site and request a service offered by that web site;
• accessing the web site selected by the subscriber, on behalf of the subscriber, eliciting the service requested by the subscriber;
• and
• delivering the service to the subscriber.