An apparatus and method for determining transfer time and/or bandwidth between devices connected to a computer network includes sending a script or redirect signal to a browser attempting to fetch a banner from a server that causes a timer or clock to run between the initiation of a subsequent fetch...http://www.google.de/patents/US20010010059?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20010010059 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TRAVEL TIME FOR DATA SENT BETWEEN DEVICES CONNECTED TO A COMPUTER NETWORK