Systems and methods for collecting consumer data

US7181412B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• comScore Networks, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Gian Fulgoni · Chicago, US
• Magid M. Abraham · Great Falls, US
• Michael Brown · Toronto, CA
• Adam Davis · Leola, US
• Bryan Miller · Woodland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 22, 2000
• Grant date: Feb 20, 2007
• Expiry date: Mar 22, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S707/99931
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

All of an internet user's internet data is routed to a known domain on the internet, from which it is routed on to the intended recipient. The domain includes proxy servers which proxy the user's WWW data requests to the domain, and database servers which filter and build a database of the user's internet usage. Particular data concerning certain behaviors of interest, such as purchasing data, is filtered into the database, and can form the basis for numerous market measures.