Gathering Statistics Based on Container Exchange

• US 20090006577A1
• Filed: 06/29/2007
• Published: 01/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Estrada, Julio
• Granted Patent: US 8,838,729 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A method of tracking statistics related to a container of data is disclosed. A container created by an author may be stored on a network. Other users aside from the author may be permitted to search for containers. The other users may be permitted to obtain a copy of a selected container and statistics related to a number of copies of the container obtained may be stored.

Claims

1. The method of tracking statistics related to a container of data comprising:

Storing the container created by an author on a network;

Allowing other users to search for containers;

Allowing the other users to obtain a copy of a selected container; and

Storing statistics related to a number of copies of the container obtained.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the container is displayed as a graphical representation of a card and statistics related to the container are displayed on the graphical representation of the card as items on the card.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein additional statistics related to the card are displayed when the card is displayed in an expanded manner.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the statistics of the container are updated when the device with the container is in communication with the network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the statistics further comprise determination selected from a group comprising:

How often a container was downloaded;

How often a container was used; and

Who used the container.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the statistics further comprise determination selected from a group comprising:

top referrers, most popular pages, number of hits, number of page views, number of unique visitors, most popular pages, and current visitor count.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the statistics further comprise determinations selected from a group comprising:

where visitors entered the network, which paths were taken to access the network and where a path taken to exit the network.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the statistic further comprises determination selected from a group comprising:

most frequent referring sites, most frequent referring search engines, most frequently used keywords used to locate the network, an average time a user stays on the network and a return frequency for a user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein if the container is a limited edition container, the number of containers left and the number of containers received are displayed.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the statistics further comprise determination selected from a group comprising:

physical locations that accessed the network, a language of users that accessed the network, and operating systems that accessed the network.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the statistics to rank containers based on one selected from a group comprising:

an aggregate number of downloads, number of uses and greatest increase in the number of downloads.

12. A computer storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for tracking statistics related to a container of data comprising computer executable instructions for:

Storing the container created by an author on a network;

Allowing other users to search for containers;

Allowing the other users to obtain a copy of a selected container;

Tracking the amount and frequency of distributions of copies of the selected container; and

Storing statistics related to a number of copies of the container obtained and the frequency of distributing the container.

13. The computer storage medium of claim 12, further comprising computer executable instruction for displaying a graphical representation of a card and displaying statistics related to the container as items on the card.

14. The computer storage medium of claim 12, further comprising computer executable instructions for gathering statistics of distribution of the container when a computing device with the container is in communication with the network or when a computing device that distributed the container is in communication with the network.

15. The computer storage medium of claim 12, wherein the statistics further comprise determination selected from a group comprising:

How often a container was downloaded;

How often a container was used;

Who used the container;

Who are top referrers to the container;

What many views a container had,

How many visitors reviewed the container;

What subcomponents of the container were accessed;

When the subcomponents of the container were accessed;

Who accessed the subcomponents of the container; and

The frequency of the access to the subcomponents of the container.

16. The computer storage medium of claim 12, further comprising using the statistics to determine a rank of containers based on one selected from a group comprising:

an aggregate number of transfers, number of uses and greatest increase in the number of transfers.

17. A computer system comprising a processor physically configured to execute computer executable instructions, a memory for assisting in storing and processing computer executable instructions and an input/output circuit, the computer executable instruction comprising instructions for:

Storing the container created by an author on a network;

Allowing other users to search for containers;

Allowing the other users to obtain a copy of a selected container;

Tracking the amount and frequency of distributions of copies of the selected container; and

Storing statistics related to a number of copies of the container obtained and the frequency of distributing the container.

18. The computer system of claim 17, further comprising computer executable instructions for displaying a graphical representation of a card and displaying statistics related to the container as items on the card.

19. The computer system of claim 17, further comprising computer executable instructions for gathering statistics of distribution of the container when a computing device with the container is in communication with the network or when a computing device that distributed the container is in communication with the network.

20. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the statistics further comprise determinations selected from a group comprising:

How often a container was downloaded;

How often a container was used;

Who used the container;

Who are top referrers to the container;

What many views a container had,

How many visitors reviewed the container,

What subcomponents of the container were accessed;

When the subcomponents of the container were accessed;

Who accessed the subcomponents of the container; and

The frequency of the access to the subcomponents of the container.