Link usage
First Claim
1. A method, performed by a computer system, of providing usage data for a plurality of hyperlinks in a resource, comprising:
- maintaining hyperlink usage data for each of the hyperlinks within the resource;
adjusting a copy of the resource to incorporate the hyperlink usage data associated with each hyperlink, wherein the hyperlink usage data represents the number of times users have selected a hyperlink of the resource; and
sending the adjusted copy of the resource to a networked device to provide a display representing the hyperlink usage data with each associated hyperlink,wherein the hyperlink usage data is incorporated into the copy of the resource so as to be displayed adjacent to the corresponding hyperlinks of the resource.
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Abstract
A method, performed by a computer system, of providing usage data for a plurality of hyperlinks in a resource is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes maintaining hyperlink usage data for each of the hyperlinks within the resource and adjusting a copy of the resource to incorporate the hyperlink usage data associated with each hyperlink, wherein the hyperlink usage data represents the number of times users have selected a hyperlink of the resource. The method also includes sending the adjusted copy of the resource to a networked device to provide a display representing the hyperlink usage data with each associated hyperlink. The hyperlink usage data is incorporated into the copy of the resource so as to be displayed adjacent to the corresponding hyperlinks of the resource.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, performed by a computer system, of providing usage data for a plurality of hyperlinks in a resource, comprising:
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maintaining hyperlink usage data for each of the hyperlinks within the resource; adjusting a copy of the resource to incorporate the hyperlink usage data associated with each hyperlink, wherein the hyperlink usage data represents the number of times users have selected a hyperlink of the resource; and sending the adjusted copy of the resource to a networked device to provide a display representing the hyperlink usage data with each associated hyperlink, wherein the hyperlink usage data is incorporated into the copy of the resource so as to be displayed adjacent to the corresponding hyperlinks of the resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, performed by a computer system, of obtaining hyperlink usage data, comprising:
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submitting a resource identifier to a hyperlink usage process; requesting hyperlink usage data; receiving the hyperlink usage data with a resource associated with the identifier; incorporating the hyperlink usage data into a copy of the resource; and displaying the incorporated hyperlink usage data adjacent to corresponding hyperlinks of the resource, wherein the hyperlink usage data represents the number of times users have selected a hyperlink of the resource. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing code for controlling a computer to perform a method of providing usage data for hyperlinks in a resource, the method comprising:
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maintaining hyperlink usage data for each of the hyperlinks within the resource; adjusting a copy of the resource to incorporate the hyperlink usage data associated with each hyperlink, wherein the hyperlink usage data represents the number of times users have selected a hyperlink of the resource; and sending the adjusted copy of the resource to a networked device to provide a display representing the hyperlink usage data with each associated hyperlink, wherein the hyperlink usage data is incorporated into the copy of the resource so as to be displayed adjacent to the corresponding hyperlinks of the resource. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method, performed by a computer system, of providing usage data for hyperlinks in a resource, comprising:
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obtaining hyperlink usage data for each of the hyperlinks within the resource, the hyperlink usage data representing usage of the hyperlinks by users of the resource; and generating display data, using the usage data, for displaying a visual representation of the resource, wherein the hyperlink usage data is incorporated into a copy of the resource so as to be displayed adjacent to the corresponding hyperlinks of the resource. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method, performed by a computer system, of providing usage data for hyperlinks in a resource, comprising:
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obtaining hyperlink usage data for each of the hyperlinks within the resource, the hyperlink usage data representing the number of times users of the resource have selected a hyperlink of the resource; and providing display data for generating a representation of the resource showing the hyperlink usage data with each associated hyperlink, wherein the hyperlink usage data is incorporated into a copy of the resource so as to be displayed adjacent to the corresponding hyperlinks of the resource. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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