Method and system for characterization of online behavior
First Claim
1. A method of collecting and classifying data about computer network traffic as user website visit recording sessions, comprising:
- determining whether a data request to at least one website comprises a user ongoing interaction with a website or whether it is a new site visit by a user;
if it is a new visit, create a record of a new site visit;
if it is a user ongoing interaction which occurred more than a predetermined amount of time since the last visit, create a record of the data request as a new site visit;
if it is a user ongoing interaction occurring at less than a predetermined amount of time since the last visit, create a record of the visit as a continuation of the prior visit; and
characterize the network traffic based on the records created based on the type of visit to at least one website.
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Abstract
Data about computer network traffic is collected as user website visit recording sessions. The data captured is analyzed and organized with sufficient level of detail or granularity to determine a single request from a server. Each data request is analyzed to determine if it comes from a server with which an ongoing end user interaction or open site visit is occurring. If not, a new site visit is created as a general proposition. If the data request is part of an open site visit, then the time is compared to the time of the last interaction and if the interval is sufficiently small, the data request is treated as a continuation of the visit. If the interval is large, a new site visit is created.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of collecting and classifying data about computer network traffic as user website visit recording sessions, comprising:
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determining whether a data request to at least one website comprises a user ongoing interaction with a website or whether it is a new site visit by a user;
if it is a new visit, create a record of a new site visit;
if it is a user ongoing interaction which occurred more than a predetermined amount of time since the last visit, create a record of the data request as a new site visit;
if it is a user ongoing interaction occurring at less than a predetermined amount of time since the last visit, create a record of the visit as a continuation of the prior visit; and
characterize the network traffic based on the records created based on the type of visit to at least one website. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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