Method for graphically representing clickstream data of a shopping session on a network with a parallel coordinate system
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1. A method of graphically representing clickstream data of a shopping session on a network comprising:
- extracting a plurality of shopping sessions from one or more Web server logs of one or more Web server systems of one or more online stores, said shopping sessions comprising shopping steps and said shopping steps comprising at least one of product viewing, product selection, shopping cart placement and purchase;
deriving micro-conversions from the plurality of shopping sessions, the micro-conversion comprising a shopper'"'"'s progress from one shopping step to another;
in response to a request, grouping the micro-conversions according to the shopping steps of the shopping sessions such that each micro-conversion group terminates in the shopping step where its shopping session ends, at least one micro-conversion group terminating at the purchase shopping step and at least one micro-conversion group terminating at other than the purchase shopping step; and
graphically representing, on a computer-generated graphical display, clickstream data from each of the micro-conversion groups in a first visualization, the first visualization comprising at least three axes representing the shopping steps and lines that each correspond to one of the micro-conversion groups, wherein one of the axes represents the purchase shopping step.
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Abstract
An interactive parallel coordinate system is used in a business method to provide users with greater abilities to interpret and explore the clickstream data of online stores on the Web. The interactive parallel coordinate system uses the multiple axes of the system to represent steps of a process with respect to an independent variable. Specifically, the process steps are sequential steps which sessions take during their navigation of a Web site.
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1. A method of graphically representing clickstream data of a shopping session on a network comprising:
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extracting a plurality of shopping sessions from one or more Web server logs of one or more Web server systems of one or more online stores, said shopping sessions comprising shopping steps and said shopping steps comprising at least one of product viewing, product selection, shopping cart placement and purchase; deriving micro-conversions from the plurality of shopping sessions, the micro-conversion comprising a shopper'"'"'s progress from one shopping step to another; in response to a request, grouping the micro-conversions according to the shopping steps of the shopping sessions such that each micro-conversion group terminates in the shopping step where its shopping session ends, at least one micro-conversion group terminating at the purchase shopping step and at least one micro-conversion group terminating at other than the purchase shopping step; and graphically representing, on a computer-generated graphical display, clickstream data from each of the micro-conversion groups in a first visualization, the first visualization comprising at least three axes representing the shopping steps and lines that each correspond to one of the micro-conversion groups, wherein one of the axes represents the purchase shopping step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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