Method for counting without the use of unique identifiers
US8954566B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/50
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments relate to determining the number of unique users of computer software without individually identifying users with a unique identification. In an embodiment, data elements are communicated from clients to a server. Each data element contains the number of days that have elapsed since the last communication from the client to the server. Based on the communicated data elements and the time and date at which each data element is received, the server can determine a count of unique users over a specified time period.
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