System and method for providing behavioral information of a user accessing on-line resources
First Claim
1. A method for providing behavioral information of a user using on-line resources, comprising:
- collecting behavioral information of a user using resources over a network;
analyzing the collected behavioral information; and
providing an analysis of the collected behavioral information.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring usage or user behavior when using resources over a network, e.g., a behavioral information of a web user browsing web pages on selected web sites is provided. The behavioral information is stored and is available for further analysis. When a user visits a web site, the user is given an option to download and install an agent program. The agent program monitors the user'"'"'s behavior on selected web sites and uploads the behavioral information to a server. The server collecting the information is typically not related to the web sites being monitored. The behavioral information is provided from the agent to the server with a least amount of intrusion on the user device resources and at the same time protects the user identity and privacy. The behavioral information may be provided to any entity interested in knowing user'"'"'s behavior on a selected list of web sites. At any point in time the user has total control over the collected information, the user can visualize what has been collected so far, exit from the panel permanently or temporarily. The user that agrees to download the agent program on the user'"'"'s device may be rewarded the agent via various incentives and accesses to privileged on-line services and resources.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for providing behavioral information of a user using on-line resources, comprising:
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collecting behavioral information of a user using resources over a network;
analyzing the collected behavioral information; and
providing an analysis of the collected behavioral information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing behavioral information of a user using one or more web services, comprising:
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monitoring user behavior on a web browser when a user visits a predetermined set of web sites;
allowing the user to consult the monitored user behavior; and
transmitting the monitored user behavior over a network to one or more servers. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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9. A method for providing behavioral information of a user using one or more web services, comprising:
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recruiting a user to be monitored for one or more predetermined web sites;
collecting behavioral information of the user when the user visits the one or more predetermined web sites; and
providing the behavioral information. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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12. A system for providing behavioral information of a user using one or more web services, comprising:
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an agent residing on a workstation identified with a user who has agreed to be monitored, the agent responsive to the user browsing a predetermined web sites, collecting behavioral information of the user; and
a server operable to receive and store the behavioral information of the user.
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21. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps of providing behavioral information of a user, comprising:
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collecting behavioral information of a user using resources over a network;
analyzing the collected behavioral information; and
providing an analysis of the collected behavioral information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps of providing behavioral information of a user, comprising:
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monitoring user behavior on a web browser when a user visits a predetermined set of web sites;
allowing the user to consult the monitored user behavior; and
transmitting the monitored user behavior over a network to one or more servers.
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