Detecting application store ranking spam
First Claim
1. A method for preventing transmission of an application of limited usefulness, comprising:
- receiving, by communications circuitry of a server and from a first electronic device, a first signal, the first signal including information about activities related to a first application, the activities occurring in the first electronic device, the information about the activities related to the first application including information about a duration of time between a search for the first application and a download of the first application, and wherein the information about the activities related to the first application includes information about a percentage of content downloaded in response to a search, information about a percentage of content downloaded in response to a browsing activity, information about a percentage of content downloaded from direct inbound traffic, or any combination thereof;
receiving, by the communications circuitry of the server and from the first electronic device, a second signal, the second signal including a second application;
making, by a processor of the server and based on a comparison of the information about the activities related to the first application with parameters based on information about a plurality of activities related to a plurality of applications received from a plurality of electronic devices, a determination that the second application is the application of limited usefulness; and
preventing, by the processor of the server and based on the determination, a third signal from being transmitted to a second electronic device, the third signal including the second application.
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Abstract
A server, which may be configured to manage distribution of content to users, may receive content related information associated with a particular user, and analyze the content related information. Such analysis may comprise comparing parameters in the content related information with corresponding predefined parameters in the server for determining acceptable content related activities, and classifying users based on the analysis of the content related information. The content related information may comprise one or more of content usage related data, content download related metrics, or user session related metrics relating to one or more sessions utilized by users in conjunction with use of content managed via the server.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for preventing transmission of an application of limited usefulness, comprising:
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receiving, by communications circuitry of a server and from a first electronic device, a first signal, the first signal including information about activities related to a first application, the activities occurring in the first electronic device, the information about the activities related to the first application including information about a duration of time between a search for the first application and a download of the first application, and wherein the information about the activities related to the first application includes information about a percentage of content downloaded in response to a search, information about a percentage of content downloaded in response to a browsing activity, information about a percentage of content downloaded from direct inbound traffic, or any combination thereof; receiving, by the communications circuitry of the server and from the first electronic device, a second signal, the second signal including a second application; making, by a processor of the server and based on a comparison of the information about the activities related to the first application with parameters based on information about a plurality of activities related to a plurality of applications received from a plurality of electronic devices, a determination that the second application is the application of limited usefulness; and preventing, by the processor of the server and based on the determination, a third signal from being transmitted to a second electronic device, the third signal including the second application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for preventing transmission of an application of limited usefulness, comprising:
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communications circuitry of a server configured to receive, from a first electronic device, a first signal and a second signal, the second signal including a second application, the first signal including information about activities related to a first application, the activities occurring in the first electronic device, the information about the activities related to the first application including information about a duration of time between a search for the first application and a download of the first application, and wherein the information about the activities related to the first application includes information about a percentage of content downloaded in response to a search, information about a percentage of content downloaded in response to a browsing activity, information about a percentage of content downloaded from direct inbound traffic, or any combination thereof; and a processor of the server configured to make, based on a comparison of the information about the activities related to the first application with parameters based on information about a plurality of activities related to a plurality of applications received from a plurality of electronic devices, a determination that the second application is the application of limited usefulness, and the server configured to prevent, based on the determination, a third signal from being transmitted to a second electronic device, the third signal including the second application. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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