Patents Assigned to Compete, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9292860
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided herein for the analysis of clickstream data of online users. The analysis methods and systems allow for the creation of new offline business methods based on online consumer behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: Man Jit Singh, David Cancel
  • Patent number: 9262536
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are strategies for verifying placement of a direct measurement tag useful for measuring Internet traffic of a plurality of users at a website. For example, a method may include receiving web page identification data that is derived from user clickstream data, determining a URL associated with a domain based on the webpage identification information, and providing a measurement code verification web crawler with the URL and the depth to which to explore the domain for verifying measurement code placement with the web crawler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: Alon H. Landa, Brian S. Ingalls, Jonathan Novick, Robert Ahrens
  • Patent number: 9129032
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to tracking a computer user's web browsing behavior by collecting web browser click events as a clickstream and and processing the clickstream in a parallel processing architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: David Cancel, Christopher C. Gillett
  • Patent number: 9123056
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided herein for the analysis of clickstream data of online users. The analysis methods and systems allow for the creation of new offline business methods based on online consumer behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: Man Jit Singh, David Cancel
  • Patent number: 9105028
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to tracking and analyzing a computer user's behavior after viewing a particular search result or a particular advertisement to assess the impact of having viewed the search result or advertisement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric R. Richard, Lauren S Moores, Alina V. Motienko, Kyle S. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9092788
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to tracking a computer user's behavior and providing related visual media segments with a graphical user interface. In embodiments, the visual media segments are slide-in visual media segments and the user has preemptive control over certain aspects of the visual media segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: David Cancel, Christopher C. Gillett
  • Patent number: 8954580
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns a hybrid method for estimating Internet traffic including determining a fraction of a target population consisting of users displaying an identified characteristic by analysis of a census-based measurement of internet traffic for at least one website and receiving their clickstream data. The method also includes identifying a fraction of the group of participants that share the one or more characteristics, determining a behavioral composition by scaling the fraction of the group of participants by the fraction of the target population, and producing, at the host processing facility, an estimate of the target population's activity with respect to at least a part of the Internet that includes the at least one website by scaling the clickstream data for the subset of the group of participants by applying a weight based on the behavioral composition and the relative size of the target population.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: Alon H. Landa, Jonathan Novick, Scott E. Gelin, Amit Phansalkar, Thomas E. Montroy, Lauren S. Moores
  • Patent number: 8769080
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to tracking a computer user's behavior and providing related visual media segments with a graphical user interface for presenting a survey. In embodiments, the survey is based on the tracked user behavior. In embodiments, the visual media segments are slide-in visual media segments and the user has preemptive control over certain aspects of the visual media segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: David Cancel, Christopher C. Gillett
  • Publication number: 20140164350
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are strategies for verifying placement of a direct measurement tag useful for measuring Internet traffic of a plurality of users at a website. For example, a method may include receiving web page identification data that is derived from user clickstream data, determining a URL associated with a domain based on the webpage identification information, and providing a measurement code verification web crawler with the URL and the depth to which to explore the domain for verifying measurement code placement with the web crawler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: Alon H. Landa, Brian S. Ingalls, Jonathan Novick, Robert Ahrens
  • Publication number: 20140108096
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided herein for the analysis of clickstream data of online users. The analysis methods and systems allow for the creation of new offline business methods based on online consumer behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: Man Jit Singh, David Cancel
  • Patent number: 8626834
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided herein for the analysis of clickstream data of online users. The analysis methods and systems allow for the creation of new offline business methods based on online consumer behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: Man Jit Singh, David Cancel
  • Publication number: 20130198376
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns a hybrid method for estimating Internet traffic including determining a fraction of a target population consisting of users displaying an identified characteristic by analysis of a census-based measurement of internet traffic for at least one website and receiving their clickstream data. The method also includes identifying a fraction of the group of participants that share the one or more characteristics, determining a behavioral composition by scaling the fraction of the group of participants by the fraction of the target population, and producing, at the host processing facility, an estimate of the target population's activity with respect to at least a part of the Internet that includes the at least one website by scaling the clickstream data for the subset of the group of participants by applying a weight based on the behavioral composition and the relative size of the target population.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Compete, Inc.
    Inventor: Compete, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8356097
    Abstract: Site metrics are presented in association with search results. The site metrics are derived from site analytics that uses clickstream data collected from a panel of internet users to generate and present internet activity metrics. Data collected from a community of internet users may be augmented by clickstream data store content, third party content, search results, and other sources to form estimates of internet activity that is structured and analyzed to produce metrics of nearly any internet web site or domain. The data may be further augmented with ratings, retail deals, and analysis of web site content to form a comprehensive set of data that is mined to formulate various metrics of internet activity about web sites. Metrics of internet activity, provides analysis that represents aspects of internet user access to a web site. Such aspects may include activity related to visitors, engagement, growth, trust, deals, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: David Cancel, Lauren S. Moores, Laura Currea
  • Patent number: 8135833
    Abstract: Site metrics are presented in association with search results. The site metrics are derived from site analytics that uses clickstream data collected from a panel of internet users to generate and present internet activity metrics. Data collected from a community of internet users may be augmented by clickstream data store content, third party content, search results, and other sources to form estimates of internet activity, such as traffic, that is structured and analyzed to produce metrics of nearly any internet web site or domain. The data may be further augmented with ratings, such as web site trust ratings, retail deals, and analysis of web site content to form a comprehensive set of data that is mined to formulate various metrics of internet activity about web sites. Metrics of internet activity, a.k.a. site analytics, provides analysis that represents aspects of internet user access to a web site. Such aspects may include activity related to visitors, engagement, growth, trust, deals, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: David Cancel, Lauren S Moores, Laura Currea
  • Patent number: 8099496
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided herein for the analysis of clickstream data of online users. The analysis methods and systems allow for the creation of new offline business methods based on online consumer behavior. In embodiments, the output file enables the third party to match a distribution list for a product or service catalog to a region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: Man Jit Singh, David Cancel
  • Patent number: 8095589
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided herein for the analysis of clickstream data of online users. The analysis methods and systems allow for the creation of new offline business methods based on online consumer behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: Man Jit Singh, David Cancel
  • Patent number: 8095621
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided herein for the analysis of clickstream data of online users. The analysis methods and systems allow for the creation of new offline business methods based on online consumer behavior. In embodiments, the output file enables the third party to select an offering for automobile sales by sales region or geography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: Man Jit Singh, David Cancel
  • Patent number: 8055709
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided herein for the analysis of clickstream data of online users. The analysis methods and systems allow for the creation of new offline business methods based on online consumer behavior. In embodiments, the output file enables the third party to track and analyze competitive product pricing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: Man Jit Singh, David Cancel
  • Patent number: 7979544
    Abstract: Taking a size and demographic composition of a target population; identifying a group of participants; determining demographic information for each member of the group; receiving clickstream data that connotes Internet activity of individual members of the group; producing an estimate of the target population's Internet activity by scaling the data for each member of the group to the relative size and demographic composition of the target population and the group by applying a weight to the clickstream data in view of the demographic information; and refining the estimate of the population's Internet activity by applying a weight to a subset of the data from the group of participants, wherein the bias adjustment is at least one of a domain-specific, page-specific, segment-specific, and user-specific adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: David Cancel, Lauren S Moores, Laura Currea
  • Patent number: 7895258
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided herein for the analysis of clickstream data of online users. The analysis methods and systems allow for the creation of new offline business methods based on online consumer behavior. In embodiments, the output file enables a third party to match a sales medium to a variety of financial service offerings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Compete, Inc.
    Inventors: Man Jit Singh, David Cancel