CN101627357B - Web usage overlays for third-party web plug-in content - Google Patents
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Overlay reports showing user interaction with web plug-in content are generated. Dimensions of elements within plug-in resources are determined by moving the elements to various locations with an output region and noting changes in overall dimensions of the out put region. Once dimensions have been determined, overlay reports are generated including color-coded regions depicting relative levels of interaction.
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[0001] the application requires the U.S. Provisional Patent Application the 60/688th of " the Applying A Web UsageOverlay To Output Of Third-Party Web Plug-Ins " by name of submission on June 6th, 2005, the right of priority of No. 274, and the right of priority of No. the 11/341st, 231, the U.S. Patent application on January 26th, 2006 " the Web UsageOverlay for Third-Party Web Plug-In Content " by name that submit to; The disclosure of these patented claims is incorporated this paper by reference into.
[0002] the present invention is that the procurator who is called " Associating Website Clickswith Links on a Web Page " who submitted on March 3rd, 2004 is numbered 7762 U.S. utility patented claim the 10/794th, the part continuity of No. 809, the disclosure of this patented claim is incorporated this paper by reference into.
Technical field
[0003] the present invention relates generally to follow the tracks of the website and use, relate more specifically to the mutual of Monitor and track user and third party's network plug-in and related content.
Background technology
[0004] web analytics refers to the analysis of the website being used the data that generate.For example, web analytics can be used to mine visitor traffic data.Multiple visitor traffic data is measured, and for example, what browser is used, what link on particular webpage is selected, whether product is purchased etc.Current have many web analytics tools to use, for example the Site Catalyst Version 11 of the Omniture company of Utah State Ao Lemu (Orem).These instruments can obtain the data of using about the website, and in response to user's request, show the multiple different module of using about the website, for example sift out/change (fallout/conversion), A/B tests etc.
[0005] under thread environment, use the website and other client's behaviors can be followed the tracks of by Website server, perhaps by be in another server at a distance for example data collection server (being also referred to as data collector) follow the tracks of.Data collection server is apprised of the activity on the website, thereby makes it can this activity of Monitor and track.Realize that this a kind of method of informing is by using the request to embedding content to realize.
[0006] embedding content is the part of webpage, image for example, and its file that is required conduct and comprises webpage separates independent file.Can be from the Website server request, perhaps from remote server for example remote content server or this individual files of data collection server request.For example, during from the Website server requested webpage, Website server sends web page files to user's client as the user.Then, client, for example web browser, attempt to render the file as viewable web page.But in case reproduce web page files, client can find being positioned at quoting of individual files on Website server or on remote server.After content was positioned and is sent to client, client was reproduced and is comprised the individual files that embeds content and original web page.
[0007] networked beacons (web beacon) (being also referred to as network small worm (web bug)) is the embedding content of particular type, and its content itself is incoherent, but Useful Information has been carried in the request of content.For example, networked beacons normally has very small size (1 pixel for example
*1 pixel) transparent image.This image is little of enough the user being cannot see.When the client reproduction comprised the webpage of networked beacons, networked beacons made client send a resource request to server, for example data collection server.This networked beacons can comprise script (or other codes), and it makes client comprise additional information about user and user environment in resource request.This additional information can comprise the data from Cookie, perhaps about the running environment of client or other information of state.In the situation that the indicated server of networked beacons code is data collection server, data collection server can be so that client arranges the identification that an additional cookie is used for following the tracks of purpose in response to above-mentioned request.By this way, web beacon request can be used to point out to reproduce particular webpage to data collection server.
[0008] be used for comprising that a kind of method of request is to write the request as the static image tag of HTML (HTML).The below is the example of an image tagged in HTML:
【0009】<img
Src＝http://example.com/tracker.exe？AID＝14658？PID＝259294&banner＝0.gif
width＝1height＝1board＝0>
[0010] in this article, term " ad.datacollectionserver.com " refers to the address of data collection server.
[0011] another kind comprises that the common method of request is to utilize script, JavaScript for example, thus make browser dynamically generate to the request of data collection server.An advantage utilizing script to substitute static image tag is that script can so that browser be carried out other functions, comprise and collect additional data and and itself and request sent together.In any situation, result is based on the generation of event, for example loading of webpage and reproduction, and request is sent to data collection server.
[0012] in case this request has been sent to data collection server, data collection server can be carried out various types of following functions.For example, data collection server can be counted the quantity of the request that is associated with webpage, to monitor the traffic on webpage.From the requested number of times of data collection server, this server can be determined the number of times that particular webpage is checked by the counting and network beacon element.By dynamically generate request and the coding additional information to networked beacons with JavaScript, can obtain other identifying informations, be used for further analyzing.
[0013] use tracking in the website of other type is also known, for example log file analysis.In this method, server log is carried out statistical analysis, so that the determination and analysis website traffic and use pattern.
[0014] sequence number 10/794 as submitting on March 3rd, 2004,809 relevant U.S. utility patented claim " Associating Website Clicks with Links on a Web Page (link on website click and webpage is associated) " is described, and a kind of mechanism that shows website use and traffic data is to add the color-code indication in the expression of webpage (or on other online resources).Different colors can be used for representing the different activity grades for the each several part of webpage.For example, bear that on the screen of mass communication amount, (on-screen) link can cover with a kind of color, can be with another kind of color covering and bear the link of the small amount traffic.Can provide a kind of legend be used to the purpose of explaining about each color.
[0015] for example, with reference now to Fig. 2, show the example of page analysis report 201, what show on the side is the image of analyzed webpage 102.In one embodiment, report 201 is provided to webmaster web or the website owner mutual with data collection server 106.
[0016] in the example of Fig. 2, report 201 just comprise sign 202, reporting date 203, the report suggestion in analyzed webpage and website and set 204, page tolerance 205 and to the link 206 of correlation report.In addition, the color density of various ranks and tone is coated on the shown view of webpage 102, so as visually to present each 208 or the relative populations of the click that received of screen area.Chroma key 207 is legends, the implication of the various superimposed colors of its expression.
[0017] wish to use coverage diagram at the web page area generating network, in order to provide the figure of the user behavior of the content that provides about this plug-in unit to show, wherein these web page areas are taken by network plug-in (comprising the plug-in unit that the third party provides) or reproduce (render).For example, may wish the coverage diagram of display color coding, it illustrates the mutual of user and interactive animation film (flash movie), Java Applet etc. various unit (element).In order to show the coverage diagram (for example, the various user interface elements of color-code) with visible characteristic consistent with bottom floor units, must determine the size of each bottom floor units.
[0018] therefore, what need is the technology of the size of the unit in a kind of definite plug-in content, even this content is provided by the third party.And further needs is the technology of coverage diagram of using for this plug-in content generating network.
Summary of the invention
[0019] the invention provides the mechanism of the unit size in a kind of definite plug-in resource (for example content and or application program), in order to make it possible to generate the network use coverage diagram of the shared web page area of this plug-in unit.
[0020] according to an aspect of the present invention, the unit in plug-in resource is moved into one or more corner of the output area of plug-in resource.The variation of the size of output area is detected, and the size of unit is calculated simultaneously.Then this unit is reset to its original position.Information about change in size generally can obtain from third party's plug-in application, and can extract therefrom at an easy rate.
[0021] in case the size of unit is known, just can generate and plug-in resource consistent coverage diagram visually.Therefore, when coverage diagram is now, color-code and other visual properties are positioned properly and are set size in whole demonstration.
[0022] the present invention can be used to generate the coverage diagram of the plug-in content of any type, and plug-in content is for example that film presents, no matter it is interactively or noninteractive.The example that this film presents is that the film that the application by the Flash that provides such as San Fan city, California Macromedia company provides presents.For example, be desirable to provide the coverage diagram of color-code, relevant popularity and or the traffic of various interactive components (for example button) in its indication Flash film.Those skilled in the art will recognize that technology described herein can also be applied to the plug-in unit of other type, comprise for example QuickTime film, Java Applet (Java applets) etc.
[0023] the present invention can also be used for generating the operation report of other type, comprises for example hard copy output, text or image report etc.
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[0024] accompanying drawing graphic extension some embodiment of the present invention, itself and instructions one are used from the principle of the present invention of explaining.
[0025] Fig. 1 is block diagram, and it describes the architecture that website according to an embodiment of the invention traffic data is collected.
[0026] Fig. 2 is screenshotss or Snipping Tool figure, and it describes the example of page analysis report according to an embodiment of the invention.
[0027] Fig. 3 A-3D describes the example of method of the size of the unit for determining plug-in resource according to an embodiment of the invention.
[0028] Fig. 4 A is process flow diagram, and it describes the method for the size of the assembly for determining plug-in resource according to an embodiment of the invention, and wherein the unit initial point needn't be in the center of unit.
[0029] Fig. 4 B is process flow diagram, and it describes the method for the size of the assembly for determining plug-in resource according to an embodiment of the invention, and wherein the unit initial point is in the center of unit.
[0030] Fig. 5 is block diagram, its describe according to an embodiment of the invention, change third party's plug-in resource so that the architecture of using following function to be provided.
[0031] Fig. 6 is process flow diagram, and it describes change third party plug-in resource according to an embodiment of the invention so that the method for using following function to be provided.
[0032] Fig. 7 is process flow diagram, and it describes the method for the use coverage diagram of generation plug-in resource according to an embodiment of the invention.
[0033] Fig. 8 is Snipping Tool, and it describes the example about the overlay report on third party's plug-in resource.
[0034] those skilled in the art will recognize that these accompanying drawings are only the examples according to the operation of the present invention of an embodiment, and other architectures and operator scheme can be used also, and not depart from essential feature of the present invention.
Embodiment
[0035] with reference now to accompanying drawing, the present invention is described more comprehensively, shown in the drawings of some embodiment of the present invention.The present invention can be embodied in many different forms, and should not be constructed to be limited to the given embodiment of this paper.And be to provide these embodiment so that this paper discloses completely, and can the present invention be conveyed to those skilled in the art comprehensively.
[0036] for illustrative purposes, about the interactive unit (such as button) in plug-in resource (for example being presented at the content in webpage), the present invention is described.An example of this plug-in resource is the content item of being explained and being shown by Flash plug-in unit (can obtain from the Macromedia company in San Fan city, California); Flash plug-in unit and conventional web browser (the Internet Explorer that for example can obtain from Redmond city, State of Washington Microsoft company) are combined with.The Flash plug-in unit is provided at the instrument that presents video and interaction content in the webpage environment.Those skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention also can be used for the size of the unit of definite other environment, and the present invention can be combined with the plug-in resource of other type.
Architecture
[0037] with reference now to Fig. 1, it illustrates the block scheme of describing according to an embodiment of the invention website traffic data collection system.User 112 and client machine 107 carry out alternately, software application of client machine operation, and for example browser 110, with access and display web page.Client machine 107 can be common personal computer, and it comprises known assembly, for example moves for example CPU, keyboard, mouse, display screen and the Internet connection (not shown) of the operating system of Microsoft Windows.Except browser 110, client machine 107 can move various software applications.Browser 110 comprises script engine 116, JavaScript for example, and it can find in the browser that can buy usually.In response to user 112 action, for example clickthrough or the input URL (URL(uniform resource locator)), client machine 107 sends web-page requests 111, this web-page requests is sent to content server 101 by the Internet (Internet).In response to request 111, content server 101 sends webpages 102 form of HTML code (for example with) to client machine 107.Browser 110 shows the webpage 102 of asking on client machine 107.
[0038] webpage 102 comprises beacon-code (beacon code), and it is the indicator that points to beacon (for example transparent image of 1 pixel * 1 pixel) in one embodiment.Beacon is normally sightless to the user, is for example transparent single pixel image.For following description, beacon is any unit that is embedded in webpage 102, and the related browser 110 of its quilt and external server 106 loads and be used to monitor the traffic automatically.Beacon-code can be used as will be provided by script engine 116 execution scripts (for example Javascript script).Beacon-code causes client machine 107 to generate resource request 105 to data collection server 106.These resource request 105 often dynamically generate according to directive script.Data collection server 106 records this request in daily record 108, and can record the additional information relevant with this request (for example date and time, may be also some identifying informations that can be coded in resource request).Therefore, tracking server 106 is recorded to the generation that webpage 102 " hits (hit) ".Tracking server 106 also sends single pixel image of asking to client machine 107, so that resource request is satisfied.
[0039] tracking data of analysis module 113 retrieve stored from daily record 108, filter this data, and output report 114 is to network manager 115.Report 114 can provide with hard copy or by display screen (not shown) or some other modes.Report that 114 comprise, for example, the statistical analysis of summary and description relative frequency, various site paths are just followed by this website with this relative frequency.The example of this report is described below.
[0040] module 113 can realize in the software on another computing machine that runs on server 106 or addressable daily record 108.
[0041] in one embodiment, the communication between client machine 107, content server 101 and data collection server 106 utilizes known procotol to complete, and for example TCP/IP and HTTP, be used in the communication on the Internet.Can certainly use other communication meanss and agreement.
[0042] for example, with reference now to Fig. 2, it illustrates the example of web page analysis report 201, and the side shows is just at the image of analyzed webpage 102.In one embodiment, report 201 is provided for webmaster web or the owner mutual with data collection server 106.
[0043] in the example of Fig. 2, the sign 202 that report 201 comprises analyzed webpage and website, reporting date 203, report suggestion and set 204, page tolerance 205 and to the link 206 of correlation report.In addition, the color density of various ranks and tone is added on the shown view of webpage 102, in order to visually represent the relative populations of the click that each project 208 or screen area have received.Chroma key 207 means the legend of meaning of the color of various interpolations.According to technology described herein, can generate example overlay report as shown in FIG. 2 for the shared screen area of plug-in content (comprising third party's plug-in content).
[0044] Fig. 8 illustrates the example of the overlay report 800 of webpage, and this webpage comprises third party's plug-in content, for example zone 801.In this example, zone 801 expressions take the Flash content of the part of webpage.Some part 802 of content area 801 is with the highlighted demonstration of different colors, with the indication traffic level.About the additional information of Internet traffic shown in the window 803 that overlaps.
[0045] in order to follow the tracks of the mutual of user and plug-in content, tracking code is integrated in plug-in code.With reference now to Fig. 6,, it illustrates a process flow diagram, describes to change according to an embodiment of the invention third party's plug-in resource so that the method for using following function to be provided.With reference to figure 5, it illustrates block scheme simultaneously, describes to change according to an embodiment of the invention third party's plug-in resource so that the architecture of using following function to be provided.Plug-in application 501 representatives are used for showing and presenting the application program of plug-in content, for example Flash.
[0046] client machine 107 sends web-page requests 111 to content server 101.As response, content server 101 provides plug-in content 502 to client machine 107.In one embodiment, before content 502 was provided, content server 101 inserted tracking code.This tracking code comprises the mutual code of the various unit of identification and report user and plug-in resource.At least one method in the plug-in content that receives is replaced and/or replenished to tracking code, so that can send user behavior to trace component.
[0047] browser 110 operation 604 modified plug-in contents 502.Browser 110 shows the webpage output 506 that comprises plug-in unit output.About the user action of the unit followed the tracks of (for example the user click a button or and a unit mutual) detected 605.According to technology described herein, use/behavioral data 507 is sent out 606 to data collection server 106.Data are stored in daily record 108.Adopt subsequently the analysis module 113 of collected data to be used to generate report 607; In one embodiment, analysis module 113 comprises web overlay generation module 507, is used for generating overlay report 508, and then this report is output.Report 607 thereby can indicate pattern about total user behavior of plug-in content.
[0048] with reference now to Fig. 7, a kind of method that generates according to an embodiment of the invention the use coverage diagram for the plug-in resource that comprises interactive unit is shown.In one embodiment, the step of 113 execution graphs 7 of the analysis module shown in Fig. 1; In other embodiments, these steps can be carried out by any assembly of web page analysis tracker.
[0049] at first, the position of unit and size are determined 701.In one embodiment, the position of unit (with x, the y coordinate represents) is easy to obtain, and utilize will this paper in greater detail technology determine size.The mutual data received 702 of user and these unit are described; In one embodiment, this step comprises retrieve data from the daily record 108 that comprises the user interactions record.In one embodiment, these data are integrated into together, so that the large numbers of users' of the report that generates indication overall behavior disposition.Based on position and the size of determined unit, and based on the collective data of describing user behavior, coverage diagram is generated 703.In one embodiment, coverage diagram is the visual representation of the relative activity grade in the various zones in plug-in resource; For example, high zone of action can show with a kind of color, and low zone of action can show with different colors.Because the assembly that generates coverage diagram is known position and the size of unit, so the position of the color area of coverage diagram and size can be configured to mate position and the size of the unit of their indications.In the output of step 704, resulting report shows the expression of plug-in content, the activity relatively of the various unit in the coverage diagram indication plug-in content of its color-code.
[0050] with reference now to Fig. 4 A and 4B, show two kinds of methods of the size of the unit (for example assembly of Flash film) of determining plug-in resource, Fig. 4 A has described the method that the unit initial point needn't be in unit center (it can be the corner, perhaps certain other position).With reference to figure 3A-3D, it shows an example of this method simultaneously.It is the method that is in unit center that Fig. 4 B has described the known units initial point.
[0051] although in Fig. 3 A-3D, each position in output area illustrates this unit, can carry out the step here, and needn't show the unit that these are mobile to the user; Therefore, the method can clearly realize and needn't repaint plug-in resource.Also can not be used method interference described herein therefore for user's output.
[0052] Fig. 3 A shows the unit 302 in its original position, and its initial point is 303.X
cAnd Y
cIt is the unknown dimension of unit 302.Zone of output area 301 expressions for example in webpage, is used for the demonstration of network plug-in content.
[0053] with reference now to Fig. 4 A, at first mark the overall dimensions X of 409 output areas 301
Orig, Y
OrigThen, unit 302 is moved 401, so that its initial point 303 is in the upper left corner (Fig. 3 B) of output area 301.In one embodiment, the existing method in plug-in applications is used to mobile unit 302; For example, Macromedia Flash plug-in unit comprises the method that makes it possible to mobile unit and other targets.
[0054] many plug-in applications reset its output area size automatically so that unit or the target that has been moved over original area to be described.If for example it detects the unit and has been moved out of the window area, Micromedia Flash plug-in unit just resets size with Flash content window zone (output area) automatically.
[0055] therefore, because initial point 303 is in unit 302, so initial point 303 moves to the outside that certain part that the corner causes unit 302 is in original output area 301.In case plug-in code resets size with output area 301 automatically, as shown in Fig. 3 B, just compare new size and the original size X of 402 whole Flash films 301
OrigAnd Y
OrigDifference on X and Y dimension is stored as X
1And Y
1This illustrates the first of the size of unit 302.
[0056] then, unit 302 is moved 404, so that its initial point 303 is in the lower right corner (Fig. 3 C) of output area 301.Again, plug-in code changes the size of output area 301 automatically; Difference dimensionally is marked 405 and is X
2And Y
2This growth on X and Y dimension provides other parts of X and Y coordinates.After the size that increases was determined, the original size of output area 301 was resumed.Then unit 302 is moved 406 to its original position (Fig. 3 D).Then by following formula X
c=X
1+ X
2And Y
c=Y
1+ Y
2Calculate the size of 407 unit 302.
[0057] in case know and unit 302 sizes just can generate coverage diagram according to technology described above, and this coverage diagram will have correct position and correct size.
[0058] with reference now to Fig. 4 B, it shows the embodiment that known initial point 303 is in 302 centers, unit.Here, step 409,401 and 402 such execution as indicated above.But unit 302 does not need to be moved into second corner, but returns to 406 to its original position.Value X
1And Y
1Be doubled 420, with total X and the Y size that unit 302 is provided.Therefore, X
c=2 * X
1And Y
c=2 * Y
1
[0059] those skilled in the art will recognize that, above-mentioned technology can be applied on a part that wish to show the webpage that is taken by plug-in content coverage diagram in any case.For example, this technology can be applied to Java applet, Windows Media Player project, Quicktime film etc.
[0060] in superincumbent description, for the purpose of explaining, set forth many details, understood fully of the present invention thereby provide.But, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can break away from these details and realize.In other examples, with the block diagram form, construction and device is shown, in order to avoid making the present invention unclear.
[0061] particularly, those skilled in the art will recognize that, can use other architecture and analysis and treatment technology and mechanism, and the present invention can utilize other mechanism except above-described those mechanism to implement.
[0062] " embodiment " who quotes in instructions or " embodiment " mean that special characteristic, structure or the characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiments are included at least one embodiment of the present invention.The phrase of " embodiment " who occurs in each place of instructions needn't all point to same embodiment.
[0063] some part in embodiment presents according to algorithm and the symbolic representation of the operation on data bit in computer memory.These arthmetic statements and expression are that the technician of data processing field goes to others skilled in the art's means with the essence of their work most effectively.In general manner, to be envisioned for be the sequence of steps from consistent (self-consistent) of guiding results needed for the algorithm here.These steps are the steps that need the physical manipulation of physical quantity.Usually, although optional, this tittle adopts and can be stored, shifts, in conjunction with, relatively or the electrical or magnetic signal form of handling in addition.
[0064] still, should keep firmly in mind in brain is that all these or similar term are to be associated with suitable physical quantity, and are only the marks that facilitates that is applied to this tittle.unless illustrate, otherwise it is apparent that as discussed above, be to be appreciated that in whole instructions, adopt for example discussion of " processing " or " calculating " or " determining " or " demonstration " etc. term to refer to computer system or similarly action and the processing of computing electronics, computer system is with the data manipulation that is expressed as physics (electronics) amount in the RS of computer system and be converted to other data, be expressed as the such information storage of computer system memory or register or other like these other data class, physical quantity in transmission or display device.
[0065] the invention still further relates to the equipment of carrying out operation described herein.This equipment can be used for required purpose by special tectonic, and perhaps it can comprise the multi-purpose computer that is selectively started or reshuffled by the computer program that is stored in computing machine.This computer program can be stored in computer-readable recording medium, for example, but be not limited to, the dish that comprises any type of floppy disk, CD, CD-ROM and magneto-optic disk, ROM (read-only memory) (ROM), random access memory (RAM), EPROM, EEPROM, magnetic or light-card, the perhaps medium that is suitable for the store electrons instruction of any type, and each is coupled to computer system bus.
[0066] algorithm that proposes of this paper and module in essence with any specific computing machine or other device independents.Various general-purpose systems can with use according to program teaching herein, perhaps it can prove that the more special-purpose device of structure comes the facility of manner of execution step.The desired structure of various these systems will occur from the following description.In addition, the present invention does not describe with reference to any certain programmed language.Be appreciated that various programming languages can be used for realizing instruction of the present invention described herein.In addition, it is apparent that for those of ordinary skill in the related art, module of the present invention, feature, attribute, method and other aspects of the present invention can be implemented as software, hardware, firmware or this combination of three kinds.Certainly, whatsoever in situation, assembly of the present invention is implemented as software, this assembly can be implemented as stand-alone program, be embodied as the more part of large program, be embodied as a plurality of programs of separating, be embodied as static state or dynamic link library, be embodied as kernel loadable module (kernel loadable module), be embodied as device driver and/or with for the computer programming those skilled in the art now or in the future known each realize with any other mode.In addition, the present invention never is limited to the realization in any specific operation system or environment.
[0067] those skilled in the relevant art it should be understood that above-mentioned realization is only exemplary, can make many changes, and not break away from true spirit of the present invention and scope.Therefore, claims are intended to cover all this change and modifications within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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1. method of determining the size of the unit that the original position in the plug-in resource with rectangle output area shows, described unit has initial point, and described method comprises:
Mobile described unit is so that its initial point is in the first corner of described output area;
The first increment on the lateral dimension of the described output area that measurement produces because of mobile described unit;
The first increment on the vertical dimension of the described output area that measurement produces because of mobile described unit;
Mobile described unit, so that its initial point is in the second corner of described output area, described the second corner is relative with described the first diagonal angle, corner;
The second increment on the lateral dimension of the described output area that measurement produces because of mobile described unit;
The second increment on the vertical dimension of the described output area that measurement produces because of mobile described unit;
Determine the lateral dimension of described unit, its equal the first measured increment of lateral dimension of described output area and the second increment and;
Determine the vertical dimension of described unit, its equal the first measured increment of vertical dimension of described output area and the second increment and; And
After the increment of measuring lateral dimension and vertical dimension, the described unit that resets is to its interior original position of described output area.
2. method according to claim 1, wherein said unit comprises button.
3. method according to claim 1, but wherein said unit is included in the user's active region in described output area.
4. method according to claim 1, wherein said initial point is not in the center of described unit.
5. method according to claim 1, wherein said plug-in resource comprises application program, and described rectangle output area comprises the zone in webpage.
6. method according to claim 1, wherein said plug-in resource comprises the content item of application program, and described rectangle output area comprises the zone in webpage.
7. method according to claim 1, wherein said plug-in resource comprises the Flash project.
8. method according to claim 1, wherein said plug-in resource comprises video content.
9. method according to claim 1 wherein moves, measures, determines and reset process is in response to and receives the user's input that activates described unit and carry out.
10. method according to claim 1, further comprise the determined size of exporting described unit.
11. method according to claim 1 comprises that further the determined size of utilizing described unit generates and demonstration is used in output.
12. method according to claim 1 comprises that further the message that sends the determined size that comprises described unit is to component software.
13. method according to claim 1 further comprises:
Quantize the user at least one visual detector of the activation of at least one unit of described plug-in resource by interpolation, come for corresponding unit generates the report that statistics is used in indication, the size of wherein said visual detector is based on lateral dimension and the vertical dimension determined of described unit.
14. method according to claim 13, wherein each visual detector is coloud coding.
15. a method of determining the size of the unit that the original position in the plug-in resource with rectangle output area shows, described unit has the initial point at the center that is in described unit, and described method comprises:
Mobile described unit is so that its initial point is in the corner of described output area;
Increment on the lateral dimension of the described output area that measurement produces because of mobile described unit;
Increment on the vertical dimension of the described output area that measurement produces because of mobile described unit;
Determine the lateral dimension of described unit, it equals the twice of increment of the lateral dimension of measured described output area;
Determine the vertical dimension of described unit, it equals the twice of increment of the vertical dimension of measured described output area; And
After the increment of measuring lateral dimension and vertical dimension, the described unit that resets is to its interior original position of described output area.
16. the device for the size of the unit of determining the original position demonstration in the plug-in resource with rectangle output area, described unit has initial point, and described device comprises:
Be used for mobile described unit, so that its initial point is in the device in the first corner of described output area;
Device for the first increment on the lateral dimension of measuring the described output area that produces because of mobile described unit;
Device for the first increment on the vertical dimension of measuring the described output area that produces because of mobile described unit;
Be used for mobile described unit, so that its initial point is in the device in the second corner of described output area, described the second corner is relative with described the first diagonal angle, corner;
Device for the second increment on the lateral dimension of measuring the described output area that produces because of mobile described unit;
Device for the second increment on the vertical dimension of measuring the described output area that produces because of mobile described unit;
Be used for to determine the device of the lateral dimension of described unit, its equal the first measured increment of lateral dimension of described output area and the second increment and;
Be used for to determine the device of the vertical dimension of described unit, its equal the first measured increment of vertical dimension of described output area and the second increment and; And
Be used for after the increment of measuring lateral dimension and vertical dimension, the device of described unit to its interior original position of described output area resets.
17. device according to claim 16, wherein said unit comprises button.
18. device according to claim 16, but wherein said unit comprises the user's active region in described output area.
19. device according to claim 16, wherein said initial point is not in the center of described unit.
20. device according to claim 16, wherein said plug-in resource comprises application program, and described rectangle output area comprises the zone in webpage.
21. device according to claim 16, wherein said plug-in resource comprises the content item of application program, and described rectangle output area comprises the zone in webpage.
22. device according to claim 16, wherein said plug-in resource comprises the Flash project.
23. device according to claim 16, wherein said plug-in resource comprises video content.
24. device according to claim 16 wherein is used for device mobile, that measure, determine and reset and is in response to and receives user's input of activating this unit and operation.
25. device according to claim 16 further comprises the device be used to the size of exporting determined described unit.
26. device according to claim 16 further comprises the device be used to the size of utilizing determined described unit generates and the output use shows.
27. device according to claim 16 further comprises for transmission comprising that the message of size of determined described unit is to the device of component software.
28. device according to claim 16 further comprises:
Be used for quantizing the user at least one visual detector of the activation of at least one unit of described plug-in resource by interpolation, come for corresponding unit generates the device that the report of statistics is used in indication, the size of wherein said visual detector is based on lateral dimension and the vertical dimension determined of described unit.
29. device according to claim 28, wherein each visual detector is coloud coding.
30. the device for the size of the unit of determining the original position demonstration in the plug-in resource with rectangle output area, described unit has the initial point at the center that is in described unit, and described device comprises:
Be used for mobile described unit, so that its initial point is in the device in the corner of described output area;
Device for the increment on the lateral dimension of measuring the described output area that produces because of mobile described unit;
Device for the increment on the vertical dimension of measuring the described output area that produces because of mobile described unit;
Be used for to determine the device of the lateral dimension of described unit, it equals the twice of increment of the lateral dimension of measured described output area;
Be used for to determine the device of the vertical dimension of described unit, it equals the twice of increment of the vertical dimension of measured described output area; And
Be used for after the increment of measuring lateral dimension and vertical dimension, the device of described unit to its interior original position of described output area resets.
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