Extensible custom variables for tracking user traffic
US8359313B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/958
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for presenting custom variables to a user of a web analytics system. An activity file of a web server is received, wherein the activity file includes activity file hit records that provide information about respective requests for documents made by visitors of web sites. A custom variable tag of an activity file hit record in the activity file is identified. Attribute-value pairs of the custom variable tag are then extracted. The attribute-value pairs of the custom variable tag are stored in a database hit record of a database of the server. One or more attribute-value pairs of a plurality of custom variable tags assigned to the custom variable of the web site are then prepared to be presented to a user, wherein the user is separate and distinct from the authors of the documents of the web site.
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