Method, system and program product for collecting web metric data
First Claim
1. A method of collecting web usage data over a computer network, said method comprising the steps of:
- inserting a script at the top of each web page of a plurality of web pages to be metered, wherein said script identifies a list of metric servers to be contacted in a priority order for recording web usage data collected, and wherein said inserting said script step consists essentially of inserting said script at the beginning of said each web page of said plurality of web pages to be metered;
sending a web page request over a computer network to a web server for a web page of said plurality of web pages;
loading said web page while executing said script inserted within said web page for collecting said web usage data without substantially increasing load time for said web page;
after said web page is loaded, selecting a metric server from said list of metric servers according to said priority order provided in said script;
for each metric server selected from said list of metric servers;
attempting to establish a connection to the selected metric server;
if the attempt to establish the connection with the selected metric server is determined to be unsuccessful, selecting another metric server from said list of metric servers according to said priority order provided in said script;
if the attempt to establish the connection to the selected metric server is determined to be successful, determining whether the selected metric server is currently busy recording other web usage data;
if the selected metric server is determined to not be currently busy recording other web usage data, sending a record request to the selected metric server to record said web usage data collected for said web page;
if the selected metric server is determined to be currently busy recording other web usage data, arbitrarily selecting another metric server from the list of metric servers.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method, system and program product for collecting web metric data is disclosed. The method includes inserting a script at the top of each web page to be metered, sending a web page request to a web server for a web page, loading the web page while executing the script inserted within the web page for collecting web usage data without substantially increasing web page load time. The method further includes establishing an asynchronous connection to a metric server chosen for sending the web usage data collected and transmitting to the metric server the web usage data collected as part of a record request using a method such that the record request is not cached at an intermediate proxy. The method further includes contacting an alternate metric server if the metric server chosen is not available or cannot record the web usage data.
14 Citations
11 Claims
-
1. A method of collecting web usage data over a computer network, said method comprising the steps of:
-
inserting a script at the top of each web page of a plurality of web pages to be metered, wherein said script identifies a list of metric servers to be contacted in a priority order for recording web usage data collected, and wherein said inserting said script step consists essentially of inserting said script at the beginning of said each web page of said plurality of web pages to be metered; sending a web page request over a computer network to a web server for a web page of said plurality of web pages; loading said web page while executing said script inserted within said web page for collecting said web usage data without substantially increasing load time for said web page; after said web page is loaded, selecting a metric server from said list of metric servers according to said priority order provided in said script; for each metric server selected from said list of metric servers; attempting to establish a connection to the selected metric server; if the attempt to establish the connection with the selected metric server is determined to be unsuccessful, selecting another metric server from said list of metric servers according to said priority order provided in said script; if the attempt to establish the connection to the selected metric server is determined to be successful, determining whether the selected metric server is currently busy recording other web usage data; if the selected metric server is determined to not be currently busy recording other web usage data, sending a record request to the selected metric server to record said web usage data collected for said web page; if the selected metric server is determined to be currently busy recording other web usage data, arbitrarily selecting another metric server from the list of metric servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
-
-
6. A method of collecting usage data over a computer network, said the method comprising the steps of:
-
a client computer loading a part of a web page containing a script program, and concurrently executing the script program while loading a remainder of the web page, the script program identifying a list of metric servers to be contacted in a specified priority order to record usage data comprising a time usage of the web page at the client computer, the usage data being collected by the client computer; after the entire web page is loaded at the client computer, the client computer selecting a metric server listed in the list of metric servers according to the priority order provided in the script program; for each metric server selected from said list of metric servers; the client computer attempting to establish a connection to the selected metric server; if the attempt to establish the connection with the selected metric server is determined to be unsuccessful, the client computer selecting another metric server from said list of metric servers according to said priority order provided in said script; if the attempt to establish the connection to the selected metric server is determined to be successful, the client computer determining whether the selected metric server is currently busy recording other web usage dta; if the selected metric server is determined to not be currently busy recording other web usage data, the client computer sending a record request to the selected metric server to record said web usage data collected for said web page; if the selected metric server is determined to be currently busy recording other web usage data, the client computer arbitrarily selecting another metric server from the list of metric servers. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
-
-
9. A computer program product for collecting usage data over a computer network, the computer program product comprising:
- one or more computer readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the program instructions comprising;
program instructions to load, by a client computer, a part of a web page containing a script program, and to concurrently execute the script program by the client computer while a remainder of the web page is being loaded, the script program identifying a list of metric servers to be contacted in a specified order to record usage data comprising a time usage of the web page at the client computer, the usage data being collected by the client computer; program instructions to select, by the client computer after the entire web page is loaded at the client computer, a metric server listed in the list of metric servers according to the priority order provided in the script program; program instructions, to be executed for each metric server selected from said list of metric servers, comprising; program instructions to attempt, by the client computer, to establish a connection to the selected metric server; program instructions to select, by the client computer if the attempt to establish the connection with the selected metric server is determined to be unsuccessful, another metric server from said list of metric servers according to said priority order provided in said script; program instructions to determine, by the client computer if the attempt to establish the connection to the selected metric server is determined to be successful, whether the selected metric server is currently busy recording other web usage data; program instructions to send, by the client computer if the selected metric server is determined to not be currently busy recording other web usage data, a record request to the selected metric server to record said web usage data collected for said web page; program instructions to arbitrarily select, by the client computer if the selected metric server is determined to be currently busy recording other web usage data, another metric server from the list of metric servers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
- one or more computer readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the program instructions comprising;
Specification