SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING CONTACT INFORMATION FROM WEBSITE TRAFFIC STATISTICS
First Claim
1. A method for providing contact information relating to website traffic statistics to a user, the method comprising:
- receiving visitor information associated with a visitor to a website, wherein the visitor information includes an IP address of the visitor;
determining an entity associated with the IP address;
determining at least one person associated with the entity;
gathering contact information associated with the at least one person; and
providing the contact information to the user when the contact information meets a pre-defined criterion of the user.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing user-defined business contact information, relating to website traffic statistics, to a user approximately in real-time is described. One embodiment comprises receiving visitor information associated with a visitor to a website, wherein the visitor information includes at least an IP address of the visitor and a query string; determining an entity associated with the IP address; determining at least one person associated with the entity; gathering contact information associated with the at least one person; and providing the contact information to the user when the contact information meets a pre-defined criterion of the user.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for providing contact information relating to website traffic statistics to a user, the method comprising:
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receiving visitor information associated with a visitor to a website, wherein the visitor information includes an IP address of the visitor; determining an entity associated with the IP address; determining at least one person associated with the entity; gathering contact information associated with the at least one person; and providing the contact information to the user when the contact information meets a pre-defined criterion of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable storage medium containing a plurality of program instructions executable by a processor for providing contact information relating to website traffic statistics to a user, the plurality of program instructions comprising:
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a first instruction segment configured to receive visitor information associated with a visitor to a website, wherein the visitor information includes an IP address of the visitor; a second instruction segment configured to determine an entity associated with the IP address; a third instruction segment configured to determine at least one person associated with the entity; a fourth instruction segment configured to gather contact information associated with the at least one person; and a fifth instruction segment configured to provide the contact information to the user when the contact information meets a pre-defined criterion of the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for providing contact information relating to website traffic statistics to a user, the system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory containing a plurality of program instructions configured to cause the at least one processor to; receive visitor information associated with a visitor to a website, wherein the visitor information includes an IP address of the visitor; determine an entity associated with the IP address; determine at least one person associated with the entity; gather contact information associated with the at least one person; and provide the contact information to the user when the contact information meets a pre-defined criterion of the user.
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24. A system for providing contact information relating to website traffic statistics to a user, the system comprising:
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a website traffic analysis engine; a data warehouse for storing website visitor information, the data warehouse being coupled to the analysis engine; a website visitor module for receiving visitor information from a website, the website visitor module being coupled to the analysis engine; an entity resolution module for determining an entity associated with a visitor to a website, the entity resolution module being coupled to the analysis engine; a contact resolution module for determining contact information of at least one person associated with the entity, the contact resolution module being coupled to the analysis engine; a contact preferences module for collecting user-defined preferences of desired contact types, the contact preferences module being coupled to the analysis engine; a communication module for communicating visitor and contact information to the user, the communication module being coupled to the analysis engine and the data warehouse; a report generation module for generating reports comprising information from the data warehouse, the report generation module being coupled to the analysis engine, the data warehouse, and the communication module; and a client interface for presenting reports generated by the report generation module, the client interface being coupled to the analysis engine and the data warehouse. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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