IP Library Granted Patent US 9,123,056
Granted Patent B2
US 9,123,056 · App. 14/090,081 · Granted Sep 1, 2015

Clickstream analysis methods and systems related to modifying an offline promotion for a consumer good

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Patent No.
US 9,123,056
App. No.
14/090,081
Granted
Sep 1, 2015
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (12)

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory bearing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:

identify demographic information about members of a target population;

based at least in part on the demographic information, identify a group of participants in the target population;

identify Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) in one or more clickstreams of the group of participants;

decompose and hash each URL in the one or more clickstreams;

calculate, based at least in part on the decomposed hashed URLs, a metric of cross-shopping behavior of the group of participants between different brands of a consumer good; and

transmit the metric through a communication facility to a remote machine for use in an offline process related to the consumer good.

2. The system of claim 1 , in which the instructions further include instructions for calculating a price sensitivity of the group of participants.

3. The system of claim 1 , in which the instructions further include instructions for calculating a metric of buying behavior of the group of participants.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein identifying demographic information includes performing a random digit dial survey of the target population.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2025
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From: STARBOARD VALUE AND OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND LTD.
To: COMSCORE, INC.; RENTRAK CORPORATION; PROXIMIC, LLC
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To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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From: STARBOARD VALUE AND OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND LTD.
To: COMSCORE, INC.; RENTRAK CORPORATION; PROXIMIC, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT FOR SECURITY - PATENTS Recorded Jan 16, 2018
From: COMSCORE, INC.; RENTRAK CORPORATION; PROXIMIC, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2016
From: COMPETE, INC.
To: COMSCORE, INC.
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From: SINGH, MAN JIT; CANCEL, DAVID
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