Software feature usage analysis and reporting
US7747988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/865
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described is a technology for analyzing usage of a software program's features. Software instrumentation data is collected during actual user program usage sessions. The collected data is then processed to determine various feature usage counts and other information, cross-feature usage (e.g., among users who use a feature, how many use another feature or program), and characteristics of feature users, e.g., how long, how much, how often and how extensive feature users use a program. Session analysis may be performed to provide information about the number of sessions in which a set of features occur. Feature usage trends over time may also be determined via analysis. A user interface is described for facilitating selection of one or more features to analyze, for facilitating selection of a group of users, and/or for outputting results corresponding to the analysis.
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