Method and system of consumer activity tracking

A method comprising:

• providing a first web page to a consumer's computer over a communicative coupling, the providing the first web page from a first entity, and the first web page showing a product to a consumer;
• placing a first beacon packet on the consumer's computer, the first beacon packet indicating the consumer was shown the product by way of first web page, and the placing by a beacon server;
• providing a second web page to the consumer's computer over the communicative coupling, the providing the second web page from a second entity different than the first entity, the second web page showing the product, and a request for the second web page from the consumer's computer does not include attribution of the request to the first web page;
• initiating acquisition of the product by the consumer by way of an acquisition web page provided to the consumer's computer from the second entity;
• determining, by the second entity, that the consumer was shown the product by way of the first web page prior to initiating acquisition by the consumer;
• and
• attributing advertising credit to the first entity responsive to the determining.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a network interface coupled to the processor;
• the memory storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• receive a first communication from a consumer's computer indicating the consumer's computer received a first web page provided from a first entity, the receipt of the first communication over the network interface;
• place a first beacon packet on the consumer's computer, the beacon packet indicating the first web page was provided to the consumer's computer;
• receive a second communication from the consumer's computer indicating the consumer's computer received a second web page provided from a second entity different than the first entity, the receipt of the second communication over the network interface;
• and responsive to the receipt of the second communication
• determine, by reading the first beacon packet, that the first web page was provided to the consumer's computer prior to the consumer's computer being provided the second web page;
• and
• communicate an indication to the second entity that the first web page was provided to the consumer's computer prior to the consumer's computer being provided the second web page.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• and
• a network interface coupled to the processor;
• the memory storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• receive a plurality of communications from a consumer's computer indicating the consumer's computer received a plurality of web page from a respective plurality of distinct entities, the receipt of the first communication over the network interface;
• place a plurality of beacon packets on the consumer's computer, each beacon packet indicating a respective web page was provided to the consumer's computer;
• receive a second communication from the consumer's computer indicating the consumer's computer received a second web page provided from a second entity different than the plurality of entities, the receipt of the second communication over the network interface;
• and responsive to the receipt of the second communication
• determine, by reading the plurality beacon packets, that the plurality of web pages were provided to the consumer's computer prior to the consumer's computer being provided the second web page;
• and
• communicate an indication to the second entity entities that provided the respective plurality of web pages to the consumer's computer prior to the consumer's computer being provided the second web page.