Configuration of a Data Collection Agent and Its Distribution System
First Claim
1. A method for requesting a data collection profile at a data collection agent of a wireless device, comprising:
- initiating a connection across a communication network with a remote server upon the initiative of the wireless device user;
transmitting at least one panel identification identity code for a survey study;
receiving a data collection profile; and
enabling the data collection agent to operate using the data collection profile,said data collection profile comprising a series of executable commands which may be executed by the data collection agent on the wireless device, the data collection profile defining data that is to be stored, and a condition under which the data is to be stored.
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Abstract
A wireless device user controls participation in a study panel. The device contains a data collection agent installed by the user, the manufacturer, or a distributor. The user enlists in a study panel. The essential steps include: a user obtains a panel identification identity and provides it to a data collection agent; the data collection agent receives the panel identification identity and uses it to initiate the transfer of a data collection profile. Upon receiving the data collection profile, the data collection agent on the wireless device is configured to participate in a specific study. The agent is controlled by the profile to record metrics and user selections, transform the data into a package, and transmit the package to a destination package reception server determined in the profile.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for requesting a data collection profile at a data collection agent of a wireless device, comprising:
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initiating a connection across a communication network with a remote server upon the initiative of the wireless device user; transmitting at least one panel identification identity code for a survey study; receiving a data collection profile; and enabling the data collection agent to operate using the data collection profile, said data collection profile comprising a series of executable commands which may be executed by the data collection agent on the wireless device, the data collection profile defining data that is to be stored, and a condition under which the data is to be stored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for receiving metrics recorded at a plurality of wireless devices, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a data collection agent of each wireless device, a data collection profile comprising a series of executable commands which are executed by the data collection agent, the data collection profile defining metrics and survey responses that is to be collected, a condition under which the metrics are to be recorded and a survey launched, and conditions under which the recorded metrics and survey responses are to be transformed and transmitted, the data collection profile having been requested by the user of the wireless device based on a incentives to join a panel, problems encountered in previous usage, or membership as a survey participant in a study; executing, by the data collection agent, the data collection profile; determining, by the data collection agent at the wireless device, that a condition defined by the data collection profile has occurred; storing, by the data collection agent, metrics at the wireless device in response to the condition and as specified by the data collection profile; transforming the stored metrics into a package; and transmitting the package to a package reception server according to the conditions defined in the data collection profile. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for operating a study server to participate in a study comprising:
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receiving registration and authentication information from a user of a wireless device; qualifying said user for participation as a panel member of a survey study and providing a link to download a data collection agent for installation by the user on his wireless device; and transmitting to said user a panel identification identity which enables the user to register for a study survey panel and receive a data collection profile which may be executed by the data collection agent to record metrics, transform metrics into packages, and transmit packages.
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17. A method for operating a panel profile server comprising:
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receiving from a data collection agent installed on a wireless device, a panel identification identity; validating the panel identification identity for the user and for the wireless device from which the panel identification identity was transmitted; and initiating transmission of a data collection profile associated with the study for which the panel identification identity applies.
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18. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving from a user of a wireless device a panel identification identity at a data collection agent; transmitting the panel identification identity to a panel profile server defined in the data collection agent. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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