Identifying web-log data representing a single user session
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1. A method for use in tracking the actions of an Internet user, the method comprising:
- loading data from a transaction log of an Internet server into a database system, where the data includes an entry for each request to the Internet server, including information identifying which user submitted the request and information identifying the time at which the request was received; and
selecting from the data all entries associated with a particular user and corresponding to a single session of that user.
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Abstract
Tracking the actions of an Internet user involves loading data from the transaction log of an Internet server into a database system. The data includes an entry for each request to the Internet server, including information identifying which user submitted the request and information identifying the time at which the request was received. The database system recreates the actions, or clickstream, of a particular user by selecting all entries associated with that user and corresponding to a single user session.
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1. A method for use in tracking the actions of an Internet user, the method comprising:
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loading data from a transaction log of an Internet server into a database system, where the data includes an entry for each request to the Internet server, including information identifying which user submitted the request and information identifying the time at which the request was received; and
selecting from the data all entries associated with a particular user and corresponding to a single session of that user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer program, stored on a tangible storage medium, for use in tracking the actions of an Internet user, the program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:
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load data from a transaction log of an Internet server into a database system, where the data includes an entry for each request to the Internet server, including information identifying which user submitted the request and information identifying the time at which the request was received; and
select from the data all entries associated with a particular user and corresponding to a single session of that user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A database system comprising:
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one or more data-storage facilities for use in storing data received from a transaction log of an Internet server computer, where the data includes an entry for each request to the Internet server computer, including information identifying which user submitted the request and information identifying the time at which the request was received; and
one or more processing modules configured to manage the data stored in the data-storage facilities; and
a database-management component configured to select from the data all entries associated with a particular user and corresponding to a single session of that user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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