User reset voting to identify unwanted settings values in client software
US10380614B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/168
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are provided for determining a user of a computing device who is likely to be unsatisfied with a value of a setting of a program running on the computing device. First information is collected about the value of the setting from a first population of users who invoke a routine to automatically reset the value of the setting to a default value. Second information is collected about the value of the setting from a second population of users who do not invoke the routine. Based on a comparison of the first information and the second information, a determination is made that a user in the second population is likely to be unsatisfied with the value of the setting.
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