Method and system for monitoring successful use of application software
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring the usage of application software by a plurality of users using the software at a variety of success levels, wherein the software has a variety of features that may be used, said method comprising:
- (a) identifying features used by users that use the software at a high level of success;
(b) using the features identified in step (a) to create a scoring system based on those features, wherein the scoring system provides a measure of the successful use of the software;
(c) applying the scoring system to all users to provide a score for each user; and
(d) monitoring the score of each user to monitor the level of success with which each user is using the software.
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Abstract
A method and system for monitoring the success level with which application software is being used by customers so that its successful use can be encouraged. Factors that are common to customers known to be using the software are identified and used in an algorithmic process to generate a success level score for each customer as a measure of how successfully the customer is using the software. Factors that are inapplicable to a particular customer are excepted from the algorithmic process for that customer. Any factor that is being used collectively by the customers at a high level of success is removed and replaced by a new factor to assure continuing accuracy of the success level score. The scores and other data can be displayed in a number of ways useful both to the customers and the software supplier.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring the usage of application software by a plurality of users using the software at a variety of success levels, wherein the software has a variety of features that may be used, said method comprising:
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(a) identifying features used by users that use the software at a high level of success;
(b) using the features identified in step (a) to create a scoring system based on those features, wherein the scoring system provides a measure of the successful use of the software;
(c) applying the scoring system to all users to provide a score for each user; and
(d) monitoring the score of each user to monitor the level of success with which each user is using the software. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of monitoring the level of success with which application software licensed to a plurality of customers on a renewable subscription basis is being used by the customers, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) identifying successful customers that use the software at a high level of success;
(b) identifying factors related to usage of the software by the successful customers identified in step (a);
(c) using said factors to create a scoring system which takes said factors into account in a manner wherein the scoring system provides a measure of the level of success with which the software is used;
(d) applying the scoring system to each customer to provide a score for each customer that is a measure of the level of success with which each customer is using the software; and
(e) monitoring the score of each customer. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for determining the level of success with which application software is being used by customers which include select customers using the software at a high level of success, said system comprising:
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means for identifying characteristics that are related to the use of the software by said select customers;
means for creating a scoring system that is based on said characteristics in a manner that the scoring system represents a measure of the level of success with which the software is used by the customers; and
means for applying said scoring system to each customer to provide for each customer a score representative of the level of success with which each customer is using the software. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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