Methods and devices for recording changes in visual stimuli observed through browser-based interfaces
First Claim
1. A system that enables a reconstructing of user-viewable visual stimuli comprising:
- a processing platform for;
executing code capable of recording a user-viewable visual stimuli, verifying a change in the visual stimuli without requiring user specified information as an input, and creating a visual event as a result of a browser event that causes a change in the visual stimuli; and
a storage platform for storing at least the visual stimuli, wherein the storage platform is operably coupled to the processing platform;
wherein the processing platform is adapted to reconstruct at least one of;
the visual stimuli; and
the change in the visual stimuli, at a specific time that a user viewed the visual stimuli.
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Abstract
The invention provides methods and devices that address problems encountered when attempting to accurately reconstruct visual stimuli being displayed to a user as they interact with online-content, typically through a browser interface. In one embodiment, the invention provides for the browser to maintain a record of selected technical parameters and relevant data that may impact the manner in which online-content is being displayed to the user, taking into consideration the current context in which the browser is being operated. In another embodiment, the invention is a device for recording events as reported from a browser interface. The events are recorded in a selected format and syntax to form a primary index of events and related outcomes which comprise the user'"'"'s interface experience. In operation, the device detects events as detected at the browser interface. Next, the device identifies, categorizes, and filters detected events as to their relevance to the visual stimuli being presented to the user. The device then assigns a unique identifier, preferably in the form of an alphanumeric string, to each relevant event. Furthermore, the device records selected events into a log (along with their categorization), a unique identifier, and the time in which the event occurred. Yet another embodiment is a device that records changes in parameters that may impact the visual stimuli.
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19 Claims
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1. A system that enables a reconstructing of user-viewable visual stimuli comprising:
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a processing platform for;
executing code capable of recording a user-viewable visual stimuli, verifying a change in the visual stimuli without requiring user specified information as an input, and creating a visual event as a result of a browser event that causes a change in the visual stimuli; anda storage platform for storing at least the visual stimuli, wherein the storage platform is operably coupled to the processing platform; wherein the processing platform is adapted to reconstruct at least one of; the visual stimuli; and the change in the visual stimuli, at a specific time that a user viewed the visual stimuli. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18)
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13. A system that enables a reconstructing of user-viewable visual stimuli comprising:
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a processing platform for;
executing code capable of recording a user-viewable visual stimuli, verifying a change in the visual stimuli, verifying a change in a user'"'"'s eye position, and creating a visual event as a result of a browser event that causes the change in the visual stimuli and to the change in the user'"'"'s eye position with respect to a portion of the visual stimuli; anda storage platform for storing at least the visual stimuli, wherein the storage platform is operably coupled to the processing platform; wherein the processing platform is adapted to visually reconstruct and display the change in the visual stimuli in association with the change in the user'"'"'s eye position with respect to a portion of the visual stimuli, at a specific time that a user viewed the visual stimuli. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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19. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
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correlating an eye position with a portion of the displayed visual stimuli; verifying a change in the displayed visual stimuli resulting from a browser event that causes the change; verifying a change in the eye position based on the change in the displayed visual stimuli; and reconstructing the change in the displayed visual stimuli and the change in the eye position, at a specific time that a user viewed at least one of; the displayed visual stimuli at an eye position; the change in the displayed visual stimuli; the change in the eye position; and the change in the eye position based on the change in the displayed visual stimuli.
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