Method and system for estimating a number of users of a website based on lossy compressed data
US8635333B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3476
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and system for estimating a number of users of a website. According to the method, it is repeatedly determined that the website is accessed by an entity and data dependent on the entity is determined and stored. The stored data is repeatedly compressed using a lossy compressing algorithm and based on the compressed data a number of users of the website is estimated.
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