METHOD OF TRACKING AND REPORTING USER BEHAVIOR UTILIZING A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM

• US 20110113150A1
• Filed: 11/10/2010
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Abundance Studios LLC
• Original Assignee: Abundance Studios LLC
• Inventors: Nunnery, Michael, McGinnis, Charles
• Application Number:
  US12/943,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20110113150A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/231
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]

Abstract

A computerized system utilizes a method of tracking and reporting user behavior. The system includes a server computer, a first client computer, and a second client computer. The method includes the steps of identifying a first user and offering a trackable asset to the first user, wherein the trackable asset is receivable by the first user. A request to receive the trackable asset is received by the server computer. The method determines a type of asset that is requested and then authenticates whether or not the first user is authorized to receive the trackable asset. The method continues with the step of delivering the trackable asset to the first user if the first user is authorized to receive the trackable asset. Data regarding delivery of the trackable asset to the first user is recorded. The method further includes the step of reporting the data to a second user.

Claims

1. A method of tracking and reporting user behavior to a user on a computerized system, said method comprising the steps of:

identifying a first user;

offering a trackable asset to the first user, wherein the trackable asset is receivable by the first user at a first client computer;

receiving a request to receive the trackable asset;

determining a type of asset that is requested;

authenticating whether or not the first user is authorized to receive the trackable asset;

delivering the trackable asset to the first client computer if the first user is authorized to receive the trackable asset;

recording data regarding delivery of the trackable asset to the first client computer; and

reporting the data to a second user.

2. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the trackable asset is a video stream and/or an audio stream.

3. A method as set forth in claim 2 wherein said step of recording data regarding delivery of the trackable asset to the first user includes the step of checking whether or not the video stream and/or audio stream is playing at a plurality of predetermined intervals.

4. A method as set forth in claim 3 further comprising the step of determining a length of time which the video stream and/or audio stream has been paused by the first user.

5. A method as set forth in claim 2 wherein said step of recording data includes recording the amount of data of the video stream and/or audio stream that has been received by the first client computer.

6. A method as set forth in claim 5 further comprising the step of calculating the fractional amount of the video stream and/or audio stream that has been received by the first user based on a total play time of the video stream and/or audio stream and the amount of data of the video stream and/or audio stream that has been received by the first client computer.

7. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the trackable asset is a downloadable file.

8. A method as set forth in claim 7 further comprising the step of opening a container and wherein said step of recording data regarding delivery of the trackable asset to the first user includes the step of checking whether or not the container is open at a plurality of predetermined intervals.

9. A method as set forth in claim 8 wherein said step of recording data includes recording the amount of data of the downloadable file that has been received by the first client computer.

10. A method as set forth in claim 9 further comprising the step of calculating the fractional amount of the downloadable file that has been received by the first user based on a total size of the downloadable file and the amount of data of the downloadable file that has been received by the first client computer.

11. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the trackable asset is further defined as a mash-up.

12. A method as set forth in claim 11 further comprising the step of opening a container and wherein said step of recording data regarding delivery of the trackable asset to the first user includes the step of checking whether or not the container is open at a plurality of predetermined intervals.

13. A method as set forth in claim 12 wherein said step of recording data includes recording the amount of data of the mash-up that has been received by the first client computer.

14. A method as set forth in claim 13 further comprising the step of calculating the fractional amount of the mash-up that has been received by the first user based on a total size of the mash-up and the amount of data of the mash-up that has been received by the first client computer.

15. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of receiving a request to receive the trackable asset is further defined as receiving a request to receive the trackable asset from the user.

16. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of reporting the data to a second user is done in real-time.

17. A method as set forth in claim 16 wherein said step of reporting the data to a second user includes the steps of sending the data to a second client computer in response to receiving the data being record and displaying the data on the second client computer.

18. A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the trackable asset is information for facilitating the relationship building between a salesperson and a prospect.

19. A computerized system for tracking and reporting user behavior, said system comprising:

a first client computer;

a second client computer;

a server computer in communication with said client computers for identifying a first user using said first client computer, offering a trackable asset to the first user at the first client computer, wherein the trackable asset is receivable by the first user at said first client computer, receiving a request to receive the trackable asset, authenticating whether or not the first user is authorized to receive the trackable asset, delivering the trackable asset to the first user at said first client computer if the first user is authorized to receive the trackable asset, recording data regarding delivery of the trackable asset to the first user, and reporting the data to a second user at said second client computer.

20. A computerized system as set forth in claim 19 wherein said second client computer executes a reporting application for allowing the second user to view the recorded data regarding delivery of the trackable asset to the first user.

21. A computerized system as set forth in claim 19 wherein the trackable asset is a video stream and/or an audio stream.

22. A computerized system as set forth in claim 19 wherein the trackable asset is a downloadable file.

23. A computerized system as set forth in claim 19 wherein the trackable asset is further defined as a mash-up.

24. A computerized system as set forth in claim 19 wherein the reporting the data to a second user is done in real-time.