Hypervideo tracking and reporting system
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1. A method of providing hypervideo application user information, comprising the acts of:
- tracking and recording media viewed by a user, wherein the media comprises hypervideo applications; and
creating a user-configurable report, the report reflecting data regarding user access of the media,wherein the creating act further comprises the acts of;
indicating, for each video-enhanced page in a hypervideo application, information regarding previous video-enhanced pages users viewed before a current video-enhanced page and from which the users proceeded to the current video-enhanced page;
indicating information regarding next video-enhanced pages to which the users proceeded from the current video-enhanced page; and
simultaneously displaying on a display the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages, a list of media contained in the current video-enhanced page, and the information regarding the next video-enhanced pages,wherein the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages comprises information regarding how viewing the current video-enhanced page was initiated, including one of user initiated and automatic activation, and paths the users took from the previous video-enhanced pages to the current video-enhanced page,wherein the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages comprises percentage of total times when viewing the previous video-enhanced pages that users proceeded to the current video-enhanced page, andwherein the information regarding the next video-enhanced pages further comprises percentage of total views of the current video-enhanced page that result in a user proceeding to each of the next video-enhanced pages.
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Abstract
A system for tracking and reporting of user behavior including tracking and recording of media viewed by a user. The media may include hypervideo video-enhanced pages and other media types. The system is operable to create a user-configurable report including data regarding user use of the media, such as indicating the number of times each media has been viewed and indicating the number of times each path has been taken through each hypervideo application.
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1. A method of providing hypervideo application user information, comprising the acts of:
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tracking and recording media viewed by a user, wherein the media comprises hypervideo applications; and creating a user-configurable report, the report reflecting data regarding user access of the media, wherein the creating act further comprises the acts of; indicating, for each video-enhanced page in a hypervideo application, information regarding previous video-enhanced pages users viewed before a current video-enhanced page and from which the users proceeded to the current video-enhanced page; indicating information regarding next video-enhanced pages to which the users proceeded from the current video-enhanced page; and simultaneously displaying on a display the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages, a list of media contained in the current video-enhanced page, and the information regarding the next video-enhanced pages, wherein the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages comprises information regarding how viewing the current video-enhanced page was initiated, including one of user initiated and automatic activation, and paths the users took from the previous video-enhanced pages to the current video-enhanced page, wherein the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages comprises percentage of total times when viewing the previous video-enhanced pages that users proceeded to the current video-enhanced page, and wherein the information regarding the next video-enhanced pages further comprises percentage of total views of the current video-enhanced page that result in a user proceeding to each of the next video-enhanced pages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 84)
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35. A non-transitory machine-readable medium with instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed operable to cause a computer to provide hypervideo application user information by:
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tracking and recording media viewed by a user, where media comprises hypervideo applications; and creating a user-configurable report, the report reflecting data regarding user access of the media, wherein the creating act further comprises the acts of; indicating, for each video-enhanced page in a hypervideo application, information regarding previous video-enhanced pages users viewed before a current video-enhanced page and from which the users proceeded to the current video-enhanced page; indicating information regarding next video-enhanced pages to which the users proceeded from the current video-enhanced page; and simultaneously displaying on a display the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages, a list of media contained in the current video-enhanced page, and the information regarding the next video-enhanced pages, wherein the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages comprises information regarding how viewing the current video-enhanced page was initiated, including one of user initiated and automatic activation, and paths the users took from the previous video-enhanced pages to the current video-enhanced page, wherein the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages comprises percentage of total times when viewing the previous video-enhanced pages that users proceeded to the current video-enhanced page, and wherein the information regarding the next video-enhanced pages further comprises percentage of total views of the current video-enhanced page that result in a user proceeding to each of the next video-enhanced pages. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A method of providing hypervideo application user information, comprising the acts of:
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tracking and recording media viewed by a user, where media comprises hypervideo applications; and creating a user-configurable report, the report reflecting data regarding user viewing of advertising media via hotspots, wherein the creating act further comprises the acts of; indicating, for each video-enhanced page in a hypervideo application, information regarding previous video-enhanced pages users viewed before a current video-enhanced page and from which the users proceeded to the current video-enhanced page; indicating information regarding next video-enhanced pages to which the users proceeded from the current video-enhanced page; and simultaneously displaying on a display the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages, a list of media contained in the current video-enhanced page, and the information regarding the next video-enhanced pages, wherein the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages comprises information regarding how viewing the current video-enhanced page was initiated, including one of user initiated and automatic activation, and paths the users took from the previous video-enhanced pages to the current video-enhanced page, wherein the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages comprises percentage of total times when viewing the previous video-enhanced pages that users proceeded to the current video-enhanced page, and wherein the information regarding the next video-enhanced pages further comprises percentage of total views of the current video-enhanced page that result in a user proceeding to each of the next video-enhanced pages. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A non-transitory machine-readable medium with instructions thereon, the instructions when executed operable to cause a computer to provide hypervideo application user information by:
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tracking and recording media viewed by a user, where media comprises hypervideo applications; and creating a user-configurable report, the report reflecting data regarding user viewing of advertising media via hotspots, wherein the creating act further comprises the acts of; indicating, for each video-enhanced page in a hypervideo application, information regarding previous video-enhanced pages users viewed before a current video-enhanced page and from which the users proceeded to the current video-enhanced page; indicating information regarding next video-enhanced pages to which the users proceeded from the current video-enhanced page; and simultaneously displaying on a display the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages, a list of media contained in the current video-enhanced page, and the information regarding the next video-enhanced pages, wherein the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages comprises information regarding how viewing the current video-enhanced page was initiated, including one of user initiated and automatic activation, and paths the users took from the previous video-enhanced pages to the current video-enhanced page, wherein the information regarding the previous video-enhanced pages comprises percentage of total times when viewing the previous video-enhanced pages that users proceeded to the current video-enhanced page, and wherein the information regarding the next video-enhanced pages further comprises percentage of total views of the current video-enhanced page that result in a user proceeding to each of the next video-enhanced pages. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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