IP Library Granted Patent US 9,424,237
Granted Patent B2
US 9,424,237 · App. 14/980,125 · Granted Aug 23, 2016

Flexible analytics-driven webpage design and optimization

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Patent No.
US 9,424,237
App. No.
14/980,125
Granted
Aug 23, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an approach for selecting a version of a webpage to present to a user, a processor receives a request to access a webpage from a device, wherein the webpage includes a plurality of versions of the webpage. A processor receives information about the device. A processor determines a version of the webpage to present, based on the information about the device and a predefined goal associated with the webpage. A processor causes the version of the webpage to be presented.

Claims (11)

1. A method for selecting a version of a webpage to present to a user, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors, an indication of a user accessing the webpage, wherein the webpage includes a plurality of versions of the webpage, wherein the webpage is comprised of one or more modules, and wherein each version of the plurality of versions of the webpage comprises a different layout of the one or more modules;

retrieving, by one or more processors, a predefined goal associated with the webpage, wherein the predefined goal includes a higher number of sales, higher dollar amount per sale, length of time a user is on the webpage, usefulness of the webpage, and number of reviews written;

monitoring, by one or more processors, usage information of the user accessing the plurality of versions of the webpage, based on the predefined goal associated with webpage, wherein the usage information includes: cursor location, mouse clicks, idle time, HTML pages loaded, data accessed, widgets used, types of devices used to access the webpage, and presence of user interface artifacts;

generating, by one or more processors, a report that includes a collection of user characteristics, web analytics, and the monitored usage information;

storing, by one or more processors, the monitored usage information of the plurality of versions of the webpage and the generated report;

receiving, by one or more processors, a request to access the webpage from a device;

receiving, by one or more processors, information about the device, wherein the information about the device includes: a device type, an Internet Protocol (IP) address, cookies, and a web browsing history;

accessing, by one or more processors, the monitored usage information of the plurality of versions of the webpage;

determining, by one or more processors, the version of the webpage of the plurality of versions of the webpage to present at the device, based on the information about the device, the predefined goal associated with the webpage, the monitored usage information, the generated report and user satisfaction information for the plurality of versions of the webpage, wherein the user satisfaction information comprises survey responses from the monitored accesses to the plurality of versions of the webpage; and

causing, by one or more processors, the determined version of the webpage to be presented.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: KYNDRYL, INC.
Reel/Frame 057885/0644 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2015
From: ANDERSON, TAYLOR J.; BRUGLER, THOMAS S.; CHEN, RICHARD; CRAIG, RANDALL A.; MOORE, KRISTIN S.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037364/0983 →