Method and facility for storing and indexing web browsing data
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1. A facility for handling data regarding web activity of a plurality of users each having an associated cookie, comprising:
- a plurality of storage devices;
each storage device containing web browsing activity information associated with the cookies of a selected subset of the users; and
all the web browsing information for each cookie being stored on a single storage device.
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Abstract
A method and facility for handling data regarding web activity of a population of users includes recording a selected web activity by a user and determining a cookie associated with the web activity. A plurality of different storage devices are provided. Each storage device is assigned a unique range of cookie values. A data set associated with the selected web activity is stored in the storage device that has an assigned range into which the cookie falls. The data sets are indexed by cookie for retrieval.
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1. A facility for handling data regarding web activity of a plurality of users each having an associated cookie, comprising:
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a plurality of storage devices;
each storage device containing web browsing activity information associated with the cookies of a selected subset of the users; and
all the web browsing information for each cookie being stored on a single storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of handling data regarding web activity of a plurality of users, comprising:
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recording a selected web activity by a user;
determining a cookie associated with the web activity;
determining which of a selected plurality of storage devices contains information associated with the cookie; and
storing a data set associated with the selected web activity in the determined storage device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of handling data regarding web activity of a plurality of users, comprising:
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recording a selected web activity by a user;
determining a cookie associated with the web activity;
providing a plurality of different storage devices;
assigning each storage device a unique set of cookie values; and
storing a data set associated with the selected web activity in the storage device having an assigned set into which the cookie falls.
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