MULTIVARIATE A/B TESTING OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS

• US 20150074650A1
• Filed: 09/05/2014
• Published: 03/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources Unlimited Company (The Woodbridge Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources
• Inventors: Bennett, Daniel, Schukai, Robert J.
• Application Number:
  US14/478,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20150074650A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/125
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for multivariate testing, which comprises, in response to a request for one or more content items on an access device, identifying one or more data items associated with the access device and identifying one of a set of payloads based on the one or more data items associated with the access device. The identified payload is retrieved and the rendered on the access device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for multivariate testing, the method comprising:

in response to a request for one or more content items on an access device, identifying one or more data items associated with the access device;

identifying one of a set of payloads based on the one or more data items associated with the access device;

retrieving the identified payload; and

rendering the identified payload on the access device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising collecting one or more test results in response to an interaction with the access device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether the access device is in an on-line mode or an off-line mode.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the access device is in an on-line mode and the set of payloads further comprises one or more test payloads.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the access device is in an off-line mode and the set of payloads further comprises one or more default payloads.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein retrieving the identified payload further comprises retrieving an identified test payload from a remote server.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein retrieving the identified payload further comprises retrieving an identified default payload from the access device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the one or more data items associated with the access device are collected from one or more sensors of the access device.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the one or more data items associated with the access device comprise at least one of:

access device type, access device manufacturer, access device model, network connection type, date, time, access device orientation, access device location, access device display size, access device position, ambient temperature, ambient lighting, ambient humidity, ambient pressure, battery level, audio input capability, image/video input capability, device brightness, magnetic field, display text size, and biometric capability.

10. Non-transitory computer readable media comprising program code stored thereon for execution by a programmable processor to perform a method for multivariate testing, the computer readable media comprising:

in response to a request for one or more content items on an access device, program code for identifying one or more data items associated with the access device;

program code for identifying one of a set of payloads based on the one or more data items associated with the access device;

program code for retrieving the identified payload; and

program code for rendering the identified payload on the access device.

11. The computer readable media of claim 10, further comprising program code for collecting one or more test results in response to an interaction with the access device.

12. The computer readable media of claim 10, further comprising program code for determining whether the access device is in an on-line mode or an off-line mode.

13. The computer readable media of claim 12, wherein the access device is in an on-line mode and the set of payloads further comprises one or more test payloads.

14. The computer readable media of claim 12, wherein the access device is in an off-line mode the set of payloads further comprises one or more default payloads.

15. The computer readable media of claim 13, wherein the program code for retrieving the identified payload further comprises program code for retrieving an identified test payload from a remote server.

16. The computer readable media of claim 14, wherein the program code for retrieving the identified payload further comprises program code for retrieving an identified default payload from the access device.

17. The computer readable media of claim 10, wherein the one or more data items associated with the access device are collected from one or more sensors of the access device.

18. The computer readable media of claim 10, wherein the one or more data items associated with the access device comprise at least one of:

access device type, access device manufacturer, access device model, network connection type, date, time, access device orientation, access device location, access device display size, access device position, ambient temperature, ambient lighting, ambient humidity, ambient pressure, battery level, audio input capability, image/video input capability, device brightness, magnetic field, display text size, and biometric capability.

19. A system for multivariate testing, the method comprising:

a server including a processor and memory storing instructions that, in response to receiving request for one or more content items on an access device, cause the processor to;

identify one or more data items associated with the access device;

identify one of a set of payloads based on the one or more data items associated with the access device;

retrieve the identified payload; and

render the identified payload on the access device.

20. The system of claim 20, wherein the processor further collects one or more test results in response to an interaction with the access device.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the processor further determines whether the access device is in an on-line mode or an off-line mode.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the access device is in an on-line mode and the set of payloads further comprises one or more test payloads.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the access device is in an off-line mode and the set of payloads further comprises one or more default payloads.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the processor further retrieves the identified payload further comprises retrieving an identified test payload from a remote server.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the processor further retrieves the identified payload further comprises retrieving an identified default payload from the access device.

26. The system of claim 20, wherein the one or more data items associated with the access device are collected from one or more sensors of the access device.

27. The system of claim 20, wherein the one or more data items associated with the access device comprise at least one of:

access device type, access device manufacturer, access device model, network connection type, date, time, access device orientation, access device location, access device display size, access device position, ambient temperature, ambient lighting, ambient humidity, ambient pressure, battery level, audio input capability, image/video input capability, device brightness, magnetic field, display text size, and biometric capability.