TWI276005B - System and method for enhancing e-commerce transactions by assessing the users' economic purchase value relative to advertisers - Google Patents

System and method for enhancing e-commerce transactions by assessing the users' economic purchase value relative to advertisers Download PDF

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TWI276005B
TWI276005B TW90117976A TW90117976A TWI276005B TW I276005 B TWI276005 B TW I276005B TW 90117976 A TW90117976 A TW 90117976A TW 90117976 A TW90117976 A TW 90117976A TW I276005 B TWI276005 B TW I276005B
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A tracking system and method record the user's actions during a visit to various web servers. The user's actions include for example the queries made by the user, the URLs visited by the user, the products and/or services purchased by the user, the quotes requested by the user, the prices provided to the user, individual session profiles. The ebusinesses can assess an economic purchase value to the user relative to each advertiser. Based on this economic purchase value, the ebusinesses allot a corresponding advertising referral fee for this particular user and for the particular session in progress.

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相關申請的東昭 本發明有關美國專利中請序㈣_,標冑“通過 提供個人化的網頁内容及廣告來促進電子商務的歷史交談 登錄系統和方法”,該申請案與本申請案在同一日申請, 轉讓給與本申請案相同的受讓人,並以引用的方式併入本 文中。 技術領域 本發明有關資料處理領域。特別地,這個發明有關一個 款體系統,以及用於電子商務廣告的關聯方法,它帶有一 個搜索引擎,可以對在通過一個關聯的網路(例如網際網 路)鏈結在一起的系統内維護的資料進行搜索。更明確地 說’本發明有關電腦軟體產品,用來創建網際網路搜索以 及使用者在網際網路搜索期間的活動歷史,並用使用者歷 史记錄和活動簡樓來評估使用者相對於廣告商的經濟購買 值,並允許基於所獲知的使用者對該廣告商的購買值來支 付廣告費用。 本發明之背景 全球資訊網(WWW)由一個包含互相連接的電腦的捧展網 路組成,全球的企業、政府部門、組織、以及個人均在其 中維護著互相鏈結的電腦文件,稱網頁。使用者通過通常 被稱為網際網路瀏覽器的電腦軟體程式來瀏覽這些網頁。 由於WWW站點的數目巨大,許多web頁都有著資訊冗餘或 者共有極相似的功能或標題。WWW的巨大數目導致使用者 主要依賴於網際網路上的搜索引擎來檢索資訊或者查找商 -4-The related application of Dong Zhao, the invention relates to the US Patent Application (4) _, the standard "historical chat login system and method for promoting e-commerce by providing personalized web content and advertisements", which is on the same day as this application. The application is assigned to the same assignee as the present application and is hereby incorporated by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the field of data processing. In particular, the invention relates to a body system, and an association method for e-commerce advertising, with a search engine that can be used in a system that is linked together through an associated network (eg, the Internet). Maintained data for searching. More specifically, the present invention relates to computer software products for creating an Internet search and user history of activities during an Internet search, and using user history and activity profiles to evaluate users relative to advertisers. The economic purchase value and allows the advertising fee to be paid based on the value obtained by the learned user for the advertiser. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The World Wide Web (WWW) consists of a network of connected computers that are connected to each other. Companies, government agencies, organizations, and individuals around the world maintain computer files that are linked together, called web pages. Users browse these web pages through a computer software program commonly referred to as an internet browser. Due to the large number of WWW sites, many web pages have information redundancy or a function or title that is very similar. The sheer number of WWWs causes users to rely primarily on search engines on the Internet to retrieve information or find vendors.

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k 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210X 297公釐) 1276005五、發明説明(2 A7 B7 店的位置。這些搜索引擎使用各種不同的方法來確定使用 者所規定的搜索與被檢索的資訊間的相關性。 II些網頁的製作者們所提供的資訊被稱為元資料 (metadata ),位於用來描述這些網頁的超文本標記語言 (HTML )文件之内。一個被稱為網路爬行者( Crawler )的電腦軟體產品通過按順序逐頁跟隨超文本鏈結 來系統地訪問網頁。這個爬行者把這些網頁編入索引以供 搜索引擎使用,其做法是使用由其位址或者統一資源定位 器(URL)、元資料、以及在這個網頁内所發現的其他標 準提供的有關該網頁的資訊。這個爬行者周期性地對先前 存儲的資料進行更新並添加關於新創建的網頁資訊。由這 個爬行者所搜集的資訊被存儲在一個元資料庫( repository)或資料庫之内。搜索引擎對這個庫進行搜索以便 確定對使用者所定義的搜索之匹配,而不是試圖即時尋找 匹配。 典型的搜索引擎與搜索視窗間具有一個介面,使用者可 從中輸入一個字母數位的搜索運算式或關鍵字。這個搜索 引擎對符合使用者的搜索條件的可用網路站點進行詳細查 找,並以HTML頁面的形式返回搜索結果。每個搜索結果 都包含一個被搜索引擎確認滿足於這個使用者的搜索運算 式的條目的列表。每個條目或者命中(hl〇都可能包括一 個超鏈結,來指向一個統一資源定位器(URL)位置戈網 頁。 , 除超鏈結之外,某些搜索結果網頁還包括一個簡短的概k This paper scale applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X 297 mm) 1276005 V. Description of the invention (2 A7 B7 store location. These search engines use a variety of different methods to determine the user's specified search and The relevance of the information retrieved. The information provided by the creators of these web pages is called metadata, which is located within the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) file used to describe these web pages. A web crawler's computer software product systematically accesses a web page by following a hypertext link page by page. The crawler indexes the web page for use by a search engine by using its address or The Uniform Resource Locator (URL), metadata, and other criteria found in this web page provide information about the web page. The crawler periodically updates the previously stored material and adds information about the newly created web page. The information collected by this crawler is stored in a repository or repository. The search engine is Searching to determine a match to a user-defined search, rather than trying to find a match instantly. A typical search engine has an interface with the search window from which the user can enter an alphanumeric search expression or keyword. The search engine performs a detailed lookup of available web sites that match the user's search criteria and returns the search results in the form of an HTML page. Each search result contains a search algorithm that is confirmed by the search engine to satisfy the user's search expression. A list of entries. Each entry or hit (hl〇 may include a hyperlink to point to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) location page. In addition to the hyperlink, some search results pages also include a Short summary

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1276005 A7 B7 五、發明説明(3 ) 要或摘要來描述這個U R L位置的内容。一般地,搜索引擎 所生成的這個摘要來自於這個URL上的文件,並為指向 HTML格式文件的URL提供可接受的結果。對於指向 HTML文件或網頁的URL,一個典型的摘要包括選自 Η T M L標記的值的組合。這些值可能包括一個文本,該文 本來自這個網頁的“title”標記,來自稱為“annotations”或 “meta tag values”(例如 “description” , “keywords” 等), 來自“heading”標記值(例如Η 1,H2標記),或者來自這 些標記的内容的特定組合。 更特別地,在複雜性以及資料量兩方面而言,做為非常 專門化的資訊資源的閘道的入口網站站點的普及程度都已 經隨著WWW —起發展起來了。術語“入口網站”(p〇rtal) — 般與閘道器同義,並且通常被用於指打算成為主要起動站 點或網路使用者的穩定站點的WWW站點。當前主要的通用 入口網站站點包括:Yahoo!⑧,Excite®, Netscape®, Lycos®,Cnet®,以及MSN The Microsoft Network®。這種入口網 站站點充當作為多種通用資訊的閘道器;然而,近年來各 種專用的入口網站也開始流行了。 入口資料庫是一個包括預先收集的,被編入索引的概要 資訊的巨太存儲庫,這些資訊一般使用自動化的爬行工具 從WWW上進行搜集。當使用者鍵入一個查詢時,這個入口 網站的搜索引擎嘗試把使用者所指定的關鍵字與已經被預 先從存儲在這個庫中的文件中摘錄出的概要元資料進行匹 配,然後再返回相應於使用者的查詢的一個排列好的匹配 -6- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家榡準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐)1276005 A7 B7 V. INSTRUCTIONS (3) To summarize or describe the contents of this U R L position. Typically, the abstract generated by the search engine comes from files on this URL and provides acceptable results for URLs pointing to HTML files. For a URL pointing to an HTML file or web page, a typical abstract includes a combination of values selected from the Η T M L tag. These values may include a text from the "title" tag of the page, from what is called "annotations" or "meta tag values" (eg "description", "keywords", etc.), from the "heading" tag value (eg Η 1, H2 mark), or a specific combination of content from these tags. More specifically, in terms of complexity and volume of information, the popularity of portal sites as gateways for very specialized information resources has evolved with the WWW. The term "entry site" (p〇rtal) is generally synonymous with a gateway and is commonly used to refer to a WWW site intended to be a stable site for a primary start site or network user. Current major portal sites include: Yahoo! 8, Excite®, Netscape®, Lycos®, Cnet®, and MSN The Microsoft Network®. This portal site serves as a gateway for a variety of general-purpose information; however, various specialized portals have become popular in recent years. The portal database is a repository of pre-collected, indexed summary information that is typically collected from the WWW using automated crawling tools. When the user types in a query, the search engine of the portal tries to match the keyword specified by the user with the profile metadata that has been extracted from the files stored in the library in advance, and then returns corresponding to A well-matched match for the user's query-6- This paper size applies to the China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm)

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1276005 A7 B7 五、發明説明(4 ) 列表。 許多網頁都包含各種類型的廣告,例如在頁面頂端或底 端的橫幅廣告。這種廣告可能包括隨時間改變的圖像的滾 動資訊。已經向目標使用者作出了幾個嘗試提議,其中的 一些借助於cookie來收集關於這些使用者的資訊。示範廣 告標定目標之方法在下列的公開專利中有一般性的說明: •授予Speicher的美國專利號6,064,967 ; •授予Merriman的美國專利號5,948,061 ; •授予Judson的美國專利號5,572,643 ; •授予Humble的美國專利號4,833,308。 然而,從廣告商的觀點來看其不利之處在於,網路使用 者具有一種傾向,即在他們與在網頁的主要工作區域上所 顯示的資訊進行讀取或者交互作用時,在内心裏想要關閉廣 告。此外,通過把網頁上一部分有價值的“不動產用於廣 告’會使這個網頁上剩餘的可利用工作區域少於它的極限 全螢幕能力。為了能最佳地利用專用於廣告的有價值的空 間’廣告需要專門為每個使用者單獨定製,而又不會使資 訊流過載。、 當前,網際網路商務(或電子商務)利用客戶在他們自 己擁有的網路站點上的活動來使他們的站點和廣告的焦點 集中於客戶的興趣和需要。然而,電子商務無法訪問使用 者在對他們的網頁進行訪問之前訪問的網路站點的資訊, 而且由於他們不能夠單獨地對每値客戶進行密切定製或標 足目標,因此處於競爭的劣勢。同樣地,每個客戶訪問一1276005 A7 B7 V. Description of invention (4) List. Many web pages contain various types of ads, such as banner ads at the top or bottom of the page. Such advertisements may include scrolling information for images that change over time. Several attempts have been made to target users, some of which use cookies to collect information about these users. A method for exemplifying an advertising target is generally described in the following published patents: • US Patent No. 6,064,967 to Speicher; • US Patent No. 5,948,061 to Merriman; US Patent No. 5,572,643 to Judson; • USA to Humble Patent No. 4,833,308. However, the downside from the advertiser's point of view is that web users have a tendency to think inside when they read or interact with the information displayed on the main work area of the web page. To close the ad. In addition, by using a portion of the valuable "real estate for advertising" on the page, the remaining available work area on the page will be less than its full-screen capability. In order to make the best use of the valuable space dedicated to advertising. 'Advertising needs to be tailored individually for each user without overloading the information flow. Currently, Internet commerce (or e-commerce) uses the activities of customers on their own owned web sites to make Their sites and ads focus on the interests and needs of customers. However, e-commerce does not have access to information about the websites that users visit before they visit their pages, and because they cannot individually値Customers are closely tailored or target, so they are at a competitive disadvantage. Similarly, each customer visits one

1276005 A7 B7 五、發明説明(5 ) 個商店時都被預期為具有他或她獨特的需要;然而,當前 的電子商務並不能完全說明這些客戶在愛好和需要上的個 人特性。 因此,需要一種系統和方法可通過對在一個特定的交談 中正在被特定客戶瀏覽的網頁的内容以及廣告進行個人化 來增強電子商務。對這種系統的需求迄今為止還不盡如人 意。 另外,廣告收入基於點選該廣告商的橫幅廣告的使用者 數量來支付給電子商務。當前,支付給電子商務的費用很 可能是固定的,因為無論這些使用者是由於意外還是有意 識地點選這些廣告橫幅(banner ads),廣告商都要支付同樣 的介紹費用。目前還沒有方法可以在使用者點選廣告橫幅 時區分使用者相對於廣告商的價值。 因此,仍然需要一個系統和方法,基於搜索以及活動歷 史簡檔來確定使用者相對於廣告商的價值,這將使電子商 務對以一個特定使用者的需求為目標的廣告收取更高的介 紹費用以及提供對一個潛在的廣大客戶群的訪問。對這種 系統的需求迄今為止還不盡如人意。 本發明總結 路徑跟蹤以及關聯的方法可以滿足這個需求。這個系統 對網路使用者的歷史和活動進行記錄,並基於使用者對網 頁的主題和網頁的廣告商的相關性來計算使用者的“經濟 購買值”。廣告商將基於一個依賴於查閱這個廣告商的網 路站點的使用者的經濟購買值的彈性衡量標準而為網頁支 -8- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 1276005 A7 B7 五、發明説明(6 ) 付介紹費用。例如,一個使用者的講買歷史顯示出很高的 購買這個廣告商的產品和/或服務的可能性,則將該使用者 將分配給更高的經濟講買值’並因此而支付比一個具有較 低的經濟購買值的使用者更高的介紹費用。 路徑跟蹤系統為使用者、電子商務、以及廣告商提供了 許多便利,其中一些如下: 1 ·電子商務現在可以把廣告定向到這些使用者的已獲知個人 需求’從而使橫幅廣告的效力最佳並促進它的吸引力; 2 .可以更有效地分配廣告商的介紹費用,並隨客戶的個人經 濟購買值不同而不同。 路徑跟蹤系統使用一種歷史交談記錄法來把資訊(例如 使用者的交談歷史或使用者的簡檔)發送到當前的網路伺 服器B。為達此目的,一個代理伺服器把資訊附加到當前的 網路站點B的基本域内,作為一個延伸字串或者作為一個大 的延伸字串的一部分。例如,對於網路站點8的卩尺乙或者基 本域是:www.URLB.com。包含所需資訊的延伸字串可以被 嵌入到該延伸字_内,然後,將該延伸字串附加到基本域 後,如下所示·· www.URLB.com /延伸字串。 在步驟440的完成中,代理伺服器221在步驟51〇内為使 用者分配一個經濟購買值。這個經濟購買值是基於對使用 者的購買歷史或簡構的評估以及與該使用者的簡構相對應 的網路飼服器B所提供貨物或服務的。在上面的例子中,如 果在訪問網路站點B之前’這個使用者已經作了幾次對有競 爭力的網路站點A的訪問並做出了一次或多次購買活動,這1276005 A7 B7 V. INSTRUCTIONS (5) Stores are expected to have his or her unique needs; however, current e-commerce does not fully account for the personal characteristics of these customers in terms of hobbies and needs. Therefore, there is a need for a system and method that enhances e-commerce by personalizing the content and advertisements of web pages that are being viewed by a particular customer in a particular conversation. The demand for such a system has not been satisfactory to date. In addition, the advertising revenue is paid to the e-commerce based on the number of users who click on the advertiser's banner advertisement. Currently, the fees paid to e-commerce are likely to be fixed, because advertisers pay the same introduction fee regardless of whether they are accidentally or intentionally selected for banner ads. There is currently no way to distinguish the value of the user relative to the advertiser when the user clicks on the banner. Therefore, there is still a need for a system and method for determining the value of a user relative to an advertiser based on the search and activity history profile, which will cause e-commerce to charge a higher referral fee for an advertisement targeting a particular user's needs. And provide access to a potential broad customer base. The demand for such a system has not been satisfactory to date. Summary of the Invention Path tracking and associated methods can satisfy this need. This system records the history and activities of the web user and calculates the user's "economic purchase value" based on the user's relevance to the subject of the web page and the advertiser of the web page. Advertisers will apply the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297) based on a measure of the elasticity of the economic value of the users who rely on the Internet site of the advertiser. PCT) 1276005 A7 B7 V. Description of invention (6) Pay the introduction fee. For example, if a user’s buying history shows a high probability of purchasing the advertiser’s products and/or services, then the user will be assigned a higher economics to buy the value’ and thus pay more than one Users with lower economic purchase values have higher referral fees. The path tracking system provides a number of conveniences for users, e-commerce, and advertisers, some of which are as follows: 1 • E-commerce can now direct ads to these users' known personal needs' to make banner ads work best. Promote its appeal; 2. It can more effectively allocate the introduction fee of the advertiser, and it will vary with the customer's personal economic purchase value. The path tracking system uses a historical conversation recording method to send information (e.g., the user's conversation history or user profile) to the current network server B. To this end, a proxy server appends information to the base domain of the current network site B as an extended string or as part of a large extended string. For example, for Web site 8, the basic or basic domain is: www.URLB.com. An extended string containing the required information can be embedded in the extended word_, and then the extended string is appended to the basic field, as shown below. www.URLB.com / extended string. In the completion of step 440, the proxy server 221 assigns an economic purchase value to the user in step 51. This economic purchase value is based on the purchase history or a simplified assessment of the user and the goods or services provided by the web feeder B corresponding to the user's profile. In the above example, if the user has made several visits to the competing Internet site A and made one or more purchases before accessing the network site B, this

1276005 A7 B7 五、發明説明( 個使用者可能會被分配到比一個先前沒有做出任何購買活 動或訪問有競爭力站點的使用者更高的經濟購買值。 基於這個客戶的簡檔,路徑跟蹤系統為這個客戶評估一 個,濟購買值,該經濟購買值反映了可以由當前的網路词 服器B所提供的產品和/或服務所滿足的已獲知需求。總 之,同不與網路伺服器B共用需求的客戶相比,—個帶有: 網頁内容緊密匹配的已獲知需求的客戶將收到 ㈣ 購買值。 、,、巧 /代理词服器基於這個客戶的經濟購買值來對介紹費用進 行評估。介紹費用資訊可以由一個把經濟購買值盥介 用表相關聯的查詢表來產生。這個評估的計算可以由;百 伺服器Β、代理飼服器221來執行,或者也可以通過 = 代理伺服器來執行。 二的 附圖說明 、、本發明的各種特徵以及獲取它們的方式將參考下面 述、申請專利範圍、以及附圖詳細地說明,可以,·在商: 的地方重復使用元件符號, 係,以及在附圖中:曰出參考70件間的對應關 明個示範操作環境的示意圖,在其中能夠應用本發 明的路徑追蹤系統; 贺 表構的, -10^ 1276005 A7 B7 五、發明説明(8 ) 圖4則係對圖1 - 3中的路徑追蹤系統的操作進行描述的一 個流程圖。 本發明之詳細描述 下面的定義和解釋提供了關於本發明的技術領域的背景 資訊,旨在使本發明更容易理解,但並非用以限制本發明 範圍; 小程式(Applet): —個應用程式,例如一個實用程式或 一個簡單的程式。1276005 A7 B7 V. INSTRUCTIONS (A user may be assigned a higher economic purchase value than a user who has not previously made any purchase activity or visited a competitive site. Based on this customer's profile, path The tracking system evaluates this customer's purchase value, which reflects the known needs that can be met by the products and/or services provided by the current Internet vocabulary B. In short, the network does not Compared with the customer who needs the server B to share the demand, the customer with the known content that the web content closely matches will receive the (4) purchase value. The, /, the agent / agent word server is based on the economic purchase value of the customer. The introduction fee is evaluated. The introduction fee information can be generated by a lookup table that associates the economic purchase value with the list. The calculation of this evaluation can be performed by the server or the server 221, or Executed by the proxy server. The description of the drawings, the various features of the present invention, and the manner of obtaining them will be referred to the following patent application scope. And the drawings are explained in detail, and can be repeated, using the symbol of the component in the place of the quotient, and in the drawing: a schematic diagram of the reference between the 70 pieces of the reference to demonstrate a demonstration operating environment in which the application can be applied. The path tracking system of the present invention; -10^ 1276005 A7 B7 V. Description of the Invention (8) Figure 4 is a flow chart for describing the operation of the path tracking system of Figure 1-3. The following definitions and explanations provide background information about the technical field of the present invention, which is intended to make the present invention easier to understand, but not to limit the scope of the present invention; Applet: an application, for example A utility or a simple program.

Cookie :由伺服器所提供之資訊,位於一個使用者/伺服 器通信的使用者端。Cookie—般位於使用者的硬碟上,並向 伺服器提供關於使用者的資訊。在多數情況下,cookies具有 一個有限的壽命。 資料流(Data Stream )··從一個地方到另一個地方的一串 資料。 電子商務(Ebusiness ):使用網際網路或其他通信網路在 線上進行的經營商業交易。 網際網路(Internet ):通過一組穩定的協定用路由器鏈 結在一起的互相連接的公共和私人電腦網路的集合,構成 了 一個全球性的分散式網路。 域間鏈結(Intra-Domain Links ):到一個特定的網際網路 站點中的文件的鏈結。 網際網路(Internet ):通過一組標準協定用路由器鏈結 在一起的互相連接的公共和私人電腦網路的集合,構成了 一個全球性的分散式網路。 -11 - 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 1276005 A7 _______ Β7 五、發明説明I 「 伺服器:藉由返回(“傳遞,,)web文件的方式對來自於 web劉覽器的請求作出回應的一個軟體程式或者電腦。 URL(統一資源定位器):一個唯一的位址,可以完全地 說明在網際網路上的一個内容物件的位置。U r l的通用格 式疋 k 足:// server-address/path/filename (協定:// 伺服器位 址/路徑/檔案名)。 網路瀏覽器:允許使用者來請求並讀取超文本文件的軟 體程式。這個瀏覽器給出了一些查看web文件内容以及從一 個文件到另一個文件進行導航的方法。 網路文件或網頁··可在全球資訊網上獲得並通過一個 URL來識別的可用資料的集合。在最簡單,最普通的情況 下,網頁是一個用HTML編寫的文件並存儲在網路伺服器 上。伺服器可能產生動態的網頁來對一個來自使用者的請 求作出回應。網頁可以使用瀏覽器或一個輔助應用程式所 能夠顯示的任何格式。該格式的傳輸可以作為回應的標題 的一部分(如,MIME類型),例如“文本/html” ,‘‘圖 像/glf” 。HTML·網頁一般將通過包含超文本鏈結來查閱其 他網頁和網際網路資源。 網路站點:相互鏈結的超文本文件(“網路文件”或 網路頁)和關聯的資料實體的資料庫或其它集合,可以 通過電腦網路來訪問,並構成一個更大的分散式資訊系 統,例如WWW的組成部分。通常,一個網路站點對應一個 特定的網際網路功能變數名稱,並包含特殊組織的^容。 網路站點的其它類型還包括,例如,一個公司的“企業 -12- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210X297公I) 1276005 A7 B7 五、發明説明(1()) •'罔(即一個使用“準網際網路協定的内部網路)的超文 本資料庫,或一個使用不同於WWW的那些文件檢索協定的 超文本系統的站點。 全球資訊網(WWW )·· —個網際網路的客戶/伺服器超 文本分散式的資訊檢索系統。 圖1描繪可能應用本發明的路徑追蹤系統10的一個總體環 境。系統10包括一個軟體或電腦程式產品,一般是被嵌入 到或者至少部分安裝到主機伺服器15上。可替代地,系統 1 〇可保存在一個適當的存儲媒介中,例如軟碟、C D、硬碟 驅動器、或者類似的設備。儘管以結合相關於WWW來介紹 系統1 0,但它可以與一個可能從www和/或其他資源中導 出的條件的獨立資料庫一起使用。 县狀的通#網路2 0是由通信線路以及把飼服器(例如伺 服备2 5,2 7 )連接到閘道(例如閘道3 〇 )的交換機所組成 的。词服器25 ’ 27和閘道30提供到WWW網際網路的通信 1方問。使用者(例如遠端網際網路使用者)由多個電腦 (例如電腦35、37、39)來代表,並且可以藉由通信網路 20查詢主機伺服器15獲得所需要的資訊。 主機伺服裔1 5通過一個通信鏈路(例如電話、電纜、或 者衛星鏈路)連接到網路2〇。伺服器25、27可以通過高速 網際網路網路線路4 4、4 6來連接到其他電腦和閘道。伺服 器25、27提供對通常表示為50、55、以及6〇的存儲資訊 (例如超文本或者w e b文件)的訪問。超文本文件5 〇、 5 5、6 0很可能包括到其它本地存儲的網頁的嵌入超文本鏈 ____ - 13- 本紙張尺度適用巾g®家標準(CNS) A4規格(210X297公發) 1276005 A7 ___ B7 五、發明説明(Π ) ^ 結,以及到由各種web伺服器(例如飼服器27)所存儲的 其Eweb站點或者又件55、60的超文本鏈結7〇、72、74、 76 ° 圖2顯π出與一個使用者或一個使用者圖形使用者介面 (GUI) Μ0和WWW20相關聯之圖!中的系統1〇。系統1〇 圮錄了由一個使用者(圖中為電腦35)藉由瀏覽器或使用 者圖形使用者介面1 4 0所執行的所有活動。使用者的活動可 以是例如:查詢、搜索、點選域内的鏈結等。 代理伺服器2 2 1與系統1 〇結合使用並做為服務提供商i 〇 〇 和系統10之間的介面。在這個附圖中,系統1〇在使用者的 電腦35上實施,而代理伺服器221則由服務提供商1〇〇來實 施,以保護使用者的私人資訊不受未被授權的駭客的攻 擊。然而應該理解,從技術角度看,代理伺服器2 2 1和系統 1 0可以結合為一個單獨的應用程式或軟體程式,並可以駐 留在使用者的電腦3 5或服務提供商100的伺服器上。 在WWW上的搜索是通過搜索服務提供商10〇來執行的, 它通常由網路爬行者2 0 0、搜索引擎庫2 1 0、索引引擎 220、查詢轉換器230、搜索引擎240、搜索結果轉換器 250、以及索引資料庫260所組成。在使用中,爬行者2〇〇 在WWW上爬行並把網路文件下載到搜索引擎庫21〇,它們 在此處被系統地存儲並更新。摘要/索引引擎220為網路文 件編寫索引並生成文件摘要。這些摘要和編入索引的資料 存儲在摘要/索引資料庫260中,以便為搜索引擎240隨後在 適當的時候使用 -14- f紙張尺度適财S g家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公#)' 1276005 12 五、發明説明( "搜索引擎庫2 10是—個由網路資訊採集程式(例如web爬 T者2 0 0 )所維濩的資料存儲庫。搜索引擎庫2 1 〇維護著來 自先則所遇到的網頁的資訊或元資料。這個元資料被索引 ^擎一、2 0用來準備索引。最好,搜索引擎庫川由搜索服務 提供商1GG進行集中維護。另外,搜索引擎庫2⑺可以在一 獨上提供的系統上進行放置和維護;—個搜索服務提供 商1〇0可以對該系統進行訪問。索引引擎220為每個來自於 被存儲在搜㈣擎庫21G中的元資料的網路文件生成一個說 明。f詢轉換器230,在得到瀏覽器140提示後,向存儲在 索引資料庫2 60中的索引資料應用一個内部查詢請求,並用 争、、這個使用者的查詢的匹配(或查詢、结果)2 7 〇生成搜 索結果。 系統10記錄了使用者在訪問網路词服器A (代表性的)或 者使用者在㈣當前的網路舰器B之前所訪問的網路站點 期間的活動。使用者的活動包括,例如,使用者所做的查 詢、使用者所訪問的URL、使用者所購買的產品和/或服 矛^使用者所請求的報價、提供給使用者的價格、個人交 談簡樓等等、。另外,使用者可以手工輸入附加的關於他或 她本人的貧訊,例如業餘愛好、履歷資訊等等。 、這個資訊的很大-部分在這裏都稱為“使用者簡樓,,, 並可以因為保密的原因而被保存在使用者的電腦35上,或 者’如果被使用者授權,它可以被保存在一個安全的站點 上’例如由服務提供商⑽所提供的專用的庫,或者保存在 -個獨立維護的伺服器上 '為了容易訪問,構成使用者簡 本紙張尺度適财㈣家鮮(CNsI7^i7i1Q x 297公釐) -15- 1276005 A7Cookie: The information provided by the server, located at the user end of a user/server communication. The cookie is typically located on the user's hard drive and provides information about the user to the server. In most cases, cookies have a limited lifespan. Data Stream A series of data from one place to another. Ebusiness: A business transaction conducted online using the Internet or other communication network. Internet: A collection of interconnected public and private computer networks that are chained together by a set of stable protocols to form a global, decentralized network. Intra-Domain Links: The link to a file in a particular Internet site. Internet: A collection of interconnected public and private computer networks that are chained together by a set of standard protocols to form a global, decentralized network. -11 - This paper scale applies to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) 1276005 A7 _______ Β7 V. Invention Description I "Server: By returning ("delivering,") web file from the way A software program or computer that responds to a request from a web browser. URL (Uniform Resource Locator): A unique address that fully describes the location of a content object on the Internet. U r l's universal format 疋 k is _ server-address/path/filename (contracted: server address / path / file name). Web browser: A software program that allows users to request and read hypertext files. This browser gives some ways to view the contents of a web file and navigate from one file to another. Network files or web pages · A collection of available materials that are available on the World Wide Web and identified by a URL. In the simplest and most common case, a web page is a file written in HTML and stored on a web server. The server may generate dynamic web pages to respond to a request from the user. The web page can be in any format that the browser or a secondary application can display. The format of the transmission can be part of the response's title (eg, MIME type), such as "text/html", ''image/glf". HTML pages will generally refer to other pages and the Internet by including a hypertext link. Network resources: Web sites: Hypertext files ("network files" or web pages) that are linked together and a repository or other collection of associated data entities that can be accessed through a computer network and form a network Larger decentralized information systems, such as components of the WWW. Typically, a network site corresponds to a specific Internet function variable name and contains the characteristics of a particular organization. Other types of network sites include, For example, a company's "Enterprise-12- This paper scale applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 public I) 1276005 A7 B7 V. Invention Description (1()) • '罔 (ie a use of "quasinet" Hypertext database of the internal network of the road agreement, or a hypertext system using the document retrieval protocol different from the WWW. World Wide Web (WWW)··-Internet Client/server hypertext decentralized information retrieval system. Figure 1 depicts an overall environment of a path tracking system 10 to which the present invention may be applied. System 10 includes a software or computer program product that is typically embedded or at least partially installed. To the host server 15. Alternatively, the system 1 can be stored in a suitable storage medium, such as a floppy disk, a CD, a hard disk drive, or the like. Although the system is introduced in conjunction with the WWW. , but it can be used with a separate database of conditions that may be derived from www and/or other resources. The county-like communication #network 2 0 is composed of communication lines and feeders (eg, servos 2 5, 2 7) A switch consisting of a switch connected to a gateway (eg, gateway 3 。). The word server 25' 27 and the gateway 30 provide communication to the WWW Internet. The user (eg, the remote network) The road user is represented by a plurality of computers (for example, computers 35, 37, 39), and the host server 15 can be queried by the communication network 20 to obtain the required information. The host server 1 5 passes through a pass. A link (such as a telephone, cable, or satellite link) is connected to the network 2. The servers 25, 27 can be connected to other computers and gateways via high-speed Internet lines 4 4, 46. The means 25, 27 provide access to stored information (e.g., hypertext or web files) typically indicated as 50, 55, and 6 。. Hypertext files 5 〇, 5 5, 60 are likely to include other locally stored web pages. Embedded hypertext chain ____ - 13- This paper scale applies towel g® home standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mil) 1276005 A7 ___ B7 V. Invention description (Π) ^ Knot, and to various web servers (eg, the feeder 27) stores its Eweb site or a 55, 60 hypertext link 7〇, 72, 74, 76 ° Figure 2 shows a user or a user graphical user Interface (GUI) Μ0 and WWW20 associated map! In the system 1〇. The system 1 圮 records all activities performed by a user (computer 35 in the figure) by the browser or the user graphical user interface 140. The user's activities can be, for example, query, search, click on links within the domain, and the like. The proxy server 2 2 1 is used in conjunction with the system 1 并 as an interface between the service provider i 〇 〇 and the system 10. In this figure, the system 1 is implemented on the user's computer 35, and the proxy server 221 is implemented by the service provider 1 to protect the user's private information from unauthorized hackers. attack. However, it should be understood that from a technical point of view, the proxy server 2 1 1 and the system 10 can be combined into a single application or software program and can reside on the server of the user's computer 35 or the service provider 100. . The search on the WWW is performed by the search service provider 10, which is usually composed of the network crawler 200, the search engine library 2 10, the index engine 220, the query converter 230, the search engine 240, and the search results. The converter 250 and the index database 260 are composed. In use, the crawler 2 crawls on the WWW and downloads the network files to the search engine library 21 where they are systematically stored and updated. The digest/index engine 220 indexes the network files and generates a file digest. These summaries and indexed data are stored in the summary/index database 260 to allow the search engine 240 to subsequently use the -14-f paper scale for the appropriate time (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 #)' 1276005 12 V. Invention Description ("Search Engine Library 2 10 is a data repository maintained by a network information collection program (such as web crawler T0200). Search Engine Library 2 1 〇 Maintains information or meta-data from the web pages encountered by the first. This meta-data is indexed by the engine, and is used to prepare the index. Preferably, the search engine Kuchuan is centrally maintained by the search service provider 1GG. The search engine library 2 (7) can be placed and maintained on a system provided on a single basis; a search service provider can access the system. The index engine 220 is stored for each of the search engines. The network file of the metadata in 21G generates an explanation. The polling converter 230, after being prompted by the browser 140, applies an internal query request to the index data stored in the index database 260, and uses the contention, Make The user's query matches (or queries, results) 2 7 〇 generates search results. System 10 records that the user is accessing the network word server A (representative) or the user is in (four) the current network ship B Activities during the previously visited web site. The user's activities include, for example, the query made by the user, the URL accessed by the user, the product purchased by the user, and/or the service spear. The quotation, the price offered to the user, the personal conversation, etc. In addition, the user can manually input additional information about his or her own, such as hobbies, resume information, etc. The large-part is referred to herein as a "user's simple building, and can be stored on the user's computer 35 for confidentiality reasons, or 'if authorized by the user, it can be stored in a secure station. Point on 'for example, a dedicated library provided by the service provider (10), or on a server that is independently maintained'. For easy access, the user's simplified paper size is suitable for the wealthy (four) home fresh (CNsI7^i 7i1Q x 297 mm) -15- 1276005 A7

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的預防措施,使用者可以隨意停止這項功能,從而防止網 路伺服器B來訪問交談資訊或使用者簡檔。 為了把資訊(即使用者的交談歷史記錄或使用者的簡 檔)發送到當前的網路伺服器B,代理伺服器221 (或系統 1 〇 )把這個資訊附加到網路站點B的基本域中,作為_個延 伸字_或者作為一個較長延伸字串的一個部分。例如,對 於網路站點B來說其URL或基本域是:www.URLB.com。包 έ奢所需貧訊的延仲字串可以被歲入到該延件字_中,然 後附加到基本域,如下所示:www URLB.com/延件字串。 現在擁有這個延伸字串的網路伺服器B使用其中所包含的 資訊來為使用者提供個人化的頁面内容和/或廣告。例如, 網路伺服器B可以執行價格比較,並為使用者提供價格富有 争力的產品或服務。 執行方法4 0 0的另一個途徑是由代理伺服器2 2 1 (或網路 伺服器B )發送一個小程式或co〇kie到系統1 〇。當這個小程 式或cookie被執行時,它向系統10進行查詢,以獲得使用者 的簡檔。或者,網路伺服器B可以把一個小程式或一個 coolue發送到代理伺服器221,當被代理伺服器221識別之 後’執行對在步騾4 1 〇中記錄的交談資訊的查詢。 另一個可選擇的辦法將是由網路伺服器B把小程式或 cookle發送到代理伺服器221,當applet或c〇〇kie被執行的時 候,會使代理伺服器221把來自於網路伺服器B的查詢傳輪 給系統1 0以便執行。在由位於使用者的電腦3 5之上的系統 1 0執行完查詢之後,系統丨〇把查詢結果傳送回代理伺服器 __ - 17- t紙張尺度適财® @家標準(CNS) x297公着)— 1276005 A7 B7 五、發明説明(15 ) 2 2 1,並由代理伺服器2 2 1對資料進行處理(例如編入索引 以及過濾),或把原始資料傳送回網路伺服器B。 這個包括與使用者相關的資訊的資料流程由網路伺服器B 處理,以經由產生例如個人化的橫幅廣告,或經由基於已 獲知的使用者需求改網路頁的内容,來更好地為使用者服 務。例如,使用者登錄到www.amazon.com ( web站點A )並 對書籍進行查詢,然後又對一本編譯程序軟體圖書進行查 詢: www. amazon, com b ο o k s s e c t i q η (圖書部分) complier software (編譯程序軟體) 然後,這個使用者對www.barnesandnoble.com (網路站點 B)進行訪問。代理祠服器關閉與www.amazon.com關聯的交 談A,並打開與www.amazon.com相關聯的交談B。網路伺服 器B,在接收到來自使用者的登陸請求時,立刻啟動位於使 用者的電腦上的一個cookie。這個cookie獲取來自於系統1 0 的關於使用者的先前活動的資訊,並提供對無關資訊的過 濾。 然後,這個cookie對代理伺服器2 2 1進行查詢,並把使用 者的歷史記錄和簡檔發送到網路伺服器B。一旦網路伺服器 B接收到這個歷史記錄和簡檔資訊,它可以把網頁内容和廣 告重定格式以滿足使用者的已獲知的需求和興趣。例如, 網路伺服器B可以重新設計它的網頁,以使該網頁包含來自 以及有關圖書部分的資訊,同時還提供一個經過編輯的編 -18 - 本纸張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 1276005 A7 B7 五、發明説明(16 ) 譯程序軟體目錄。這個伺服器還可以基於由系統1 0所提供 的關於在使用者先前訪問過的網路站點上提供的產品和服 務的資訊來提供在價格上競爭力的提供產品和服務。 在步騾440完成後,代理伺服器221在步驟5 10中為使用 者分配一個經濟購買值。這個經濟購買值基於對使用者的 購買歷史記錄或簡檔的評估以及由與使用者的簡檔對應的 網路伺服器B所提供的貨物或服務。在上面的例子中,如果 在訪問網路站點B之前,使用者對有競爭力的網路站點A做 了幾次訪問並做了一次或多次採購,這個使用者可能會被 分配一個比先前沒有做出任何採購或對競爭站點的訪問的 使用者更高的經濟購買值。 因此這個經濟購買值反映了可以由當前的網路伺服器B所 提供的產品和/或服務來滿足的使用者所獲知的需求。簡要 地說,一個具有與網頁的内容緊密匹配的已獲知需求的使 用者將收到比另一個其需求與網路伺服器B並不符合的使用 者更高的經濟購買值。 例如,使用者通過藉由入口網站www.yahoo.com登錄到 www.amazon.com並對音樂進行查詢,然後又對CD進行查 詢: www.yahoo.com www.amazon.com music category (音樂類) compact disks (光碟) 當這個使用者進行對位於www.amazon.com web站點上的產 -19- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 1276005 A7 B7 17 五、發明説明( 品的特定搜索時,代理伺服器221構造一個交談簡檔。在這 個階&,使用者將享有一個與出售音樂和音樂產品的將來 網路站點B相關但並不與其他出售園藝產品或體育設備的網 路站點B相關的高經濟購買值。 基於客戶的經濟購買值,代理伺服器221在步驟52〇中評 疋一個相應的介紹費用。這個介紹費用資訊可以藉由把經 濟購買值關聯到一個介紹費用清單的查詢表來產生。這個 評估可以經由網頁伺服器B來計算,經由代理伺服器22ι來 计鼻’或者,經由一個獨立的代理伺服器來計算。 理應了解,上文描述的本發明的具體實施例只對本發明 的原理的特定應用進行說明。可對路徑追蹤系.統以及這裏 描述的關聯方法做出許多修改,但都不偏離本發明的精神 和範圍。例如,一個位於兩個關聯的站點之間的商業聯盟 希望推銷各自的產品和/或服務,這會導致一個“電子件牵 券’’,意味著被附加到ϋ R L B的域的延伸字串的一部八 (在從U R L Α到U R L Β鍵結時)將給予使用者一也折扣或 其他特殊的折扣或類似促銷。此外,儘管本發明為進行說 明只結合WWW來描述,但很明顯,本發明也可應用於資料 庫及其他帶有編入索引的條目的平臺。 -20- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐)The precautions can be stopped by the user to prevent the web server B from accessing the chat information or the user profile. In order to send the information (ie the user's chat history or the user's profile) to the current web server B, the proxy server 221 (or system 1) attaches this information to the basics of the web site B. In the domain, as _ an extended word _ or as a part of a longer extended string. For example, for web site B its URL or base domain is: www.URLB.com. The extended suffix string required for the extravagance can be added to the extension _ and then appended to the basic field as follows: www URLB.com/extension string. Web server B, which now has this extended string, uses the information contained therein to provide personalized page content and/or advertisements to the user. For example, Web Server B can perform price comparisons and provide users with price-competitive products or services. Another way to perform Method 400 is to send a small program or co〇kie to the System 1 by the Proxy Server 2 2 1 (or Network Server B). When this applet or cookie is executed, it queries the system 10 to obtain the user's profile. Alternatively, the web server B may send a small program or a coolue to the proxy server 221, and when it is recognized by the proxy server 221, 'executes a query for the chat information recorded in step 11 。. Another alternative would be to send a small program or cookle to the proxy server 221 by the web server B. When the applet or c〇〇kie is executed, the proxy server 221 will be sent from the network servo. The query poll of the B is given to the system 10 for execution. After the query is executed by the system 10 located on the user's computer 35, the system transmits the query result back to the proxy server __ - 17- t paper scale 财 ® ® @家标准(CNS) x297 ) - 1276005 A7 B7 V. Invention Description (15) 2 2 1, and the proxy server 2 2 1 processes the data (for example, indexing and filtering), or transmits the original data back to the network server B. This data flow, including user-related information, is processed by web server B to better serve by creating, for example, personalized banner advertisements or by modifying the content of web pages based on known user needs. User service. For example, the user logs into www.amazon.com (website A) and queries the book, and then queries a compiler software book: www.amazon, com b ο okssectiq η (book part) complier software (compiler software) Then, this user accesses www.barnesandnoble.com (network site B). The proxy server closes the conversation A associated with www.amazon.com and opens the conversation B associated with www.amazon.com. Network server B, upon receiving a login request from the user, immediately initiates a cookie on the user's computer. This cookie captures information about the user's previous activity from System 10 and provides filtering of irrelevant information. This cookie then queries the proxy server 2 2 1 and sends the user's history and profile to the web server B. Once web server B receives this history and profile information, it can re-format the web content and advertisements to meet the user's known needs and interests. For example, Web Server B can redesign its web page so that the web page contains information from and about the book portion, as well as an edited compilation -18 - This paper scale applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 Specifications (210 X 297 mm) 1276005 A7 B7 V. Description of invention (16) Translator software catalog. The server can also provide price-competitive offering products and services based on information provided by system 10 regarding products and services provided on a network site previously visited by the user. After completion of step 440, proxy server 221 assigns an economic purchase value to the user in step 51. This economic purchase value is based on an evaluation of the user's purchase history or profile and the goods or services provided by web server B corresponding to the user's profile. In the above example, if the user made several visits to the competitive network site A and made one or more purchases before accessing the network site B, the user may be assigned one. Higher economic purchase value than users who have not previously made any purchases or visits to competing sites. This economic purchase value therefore reflects the needs of users who can be satisfied by the products and/or services provided by the current web server B. Briefly, a user with a known need that closely matches the content of the web page will receive a higher economic purchase value than another user whose demand does not match the web server B. For example, the user logs in to www.amazon.com via the portal www.yahoo.com and queries the music, and then queries the CD: www.yahoo.com www.amazon.com music category (music category) Compact disks (disc) This user applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) to the product at the www.amazon.com web site. 1276005 A7 B7 17 The invention server (the proxy server 221 constructs a chat profile. At this stage &, the user will have a future network site B related to the sale of music and music products but not with other The high economic purchase value associated with the website B for selling horticultural products or sports equipment. Based on the customer's economic purchase value, the proxy server 221 evaluates a corresponding introduction fee in step 52. This introduction fee information can be used by The economic purchase value is associated with a lookup table that introduces a list of fees. This evaluation can be calculated via web server B, via the proxy server 22i, or via An independent proxy server is used for the calculation. It should be understood that the specific embodiments of the invention described above are only illustrative of specific applications of the principles of the invention. Many modifications may be made to the path tracking system and the associated methods described herein. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, for example, a business alliance between two associated sites would like to promote their respective products and/or services, which would result in an "electronic coupon", meaning A part eight of the extended string of the field attached to the RLB (when from URL URL to URL Β key) will give the user a discount or other special discount or similar promotion. Furthermore, although the present invention is The description is only described in conjunction with the WWW, but it is clear that the invention can also be applied to databases and other platforms with indexed entries. -20- This paper scale applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297) PCT)

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l276〇〇5L276〇〇5 申請專利範 7. ,申:專利範圍第3項之方法,其中在把活動資 到當前的職的過財還“把_ /、字串嵌人到當前站點的基本域中去。’、乍為— 訊呈現 個延伸 如申請專利範圍第2項之方法, 分配的過程中還包括使使用者的 費用表。 其中在對介紹費用進行 經濟購買值關聯到介紹 9· :Π! 一電子商務介紹費用之方法系統,該介紹費用 =於使用者相對於廣告商的已獲知購買值而支付,^ 資料存儲,其用於搜集來自於對先前站點所進行 個或多個訪問的使用者活動資訊; 代理词服器,其用於根據已編譯的活動資訊為使用者 生成-個個人簡檔,該簡檀包括廣告商所廣告促銷的任 何或多個產品或服務的任何—個或多個已獲知的使用者 興趣或已獲知的使用者需求;以及 該代理伺服器還基於使用者已獲知的興趣或需求來評 估使用者相對於廣告商的個人經濟購買值。 Ρ 10·如申請專利範圍帛9項之系統,其中在於代理伺服器基 於使用者的經濟購買值來分配介紹費用。 11·如申請專利範圍帛1〇項之系統,其中在於代理祠服器 把使用者已獲知的興趣或需求呈現到正在被使用者訪問 的當前的站點。 12·如申請專利範圍第11項之系統,其中在於使用者活動 資訊包括前面所訪問的站點的鏈結資訊。 -2- 72150-940630.doc 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) Α4規格(210 X 297公褒) 1276005 A8 Βδ C8Apply for Patent No. 7., Shen: The method of the third paragraph of the patent scope, in which the capital of the activity to the current position is also "embedded _ /, the string into the basic domain of the current site."乍 — — — — — — — — — — — — 呈现 呈现 呈现 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 呈现 — — — — — — — 呈现 — 呈现 呈现A method of introducing a fee, the introduction fee = paid by the user relative to the advertiser's known purchase value, ^ data storage for collecting user activity from one or more visits to the previous site Information; a proxy word server for generating a personal profile for the user based on the compiled activity information, the Jane includes any one or more of any one or more products or services advertised by the advertiser Known user interests or known user needs; and the proxy server also evaluates the user's personal economic purchases relative to the advertiser based on the interests or needs that the user has learned Ρ 10·If you apply for a patent coverage of 系统9, the proxy server allocates the introduction fee based on the user's economic purchase value. 11·If the patent application scope is 1, the proxy server Presenting the user's known interests or needs to the current site being accessed by the user. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the user activity information includes the link of the previously visited site. Information -2- 72150-940630.doc This paper scale applies to China National Standard (CNS) Α 4 specifications (210 X 297 mm) 1276005 A8 Βδ C8 1 3 ·如申·專利圍第丨i項之系統,其中在於使用者活動 貝訊。括關方、所有被使用者所購買的一個或多個產品或 服務的資訊。 14.如申μ專利㈣第! !项之㈣,其中在於使用者活動 貝A包括使用者所請求的任何—個或多個報價或在對先 前站點利期間所提供給使用者的價格。 15·如申請專利範圍第1G项之系統,其中在於代理飼服器 通過把使用者的經濟購買值關聯到介紹#用表來分配介 紹費用。 16.一種記錄媒體,用以評估—電子商務介紹費用,該介紹 費用係基於使用者相對於廣告商的已獲知講買值而支 付,包括: 、一罘一組指令碼,用於編譯來自於對先前站點的一個 或多個訪問的使用者活動資訊; 一第二組指令碼,用於根據已編譯的活動資訊為使用 者生成個個人簡檔,該簡樓包括廣告商所廣告促銷的 任何或多個產品或服務的任何—個或多個已獲知的使用 者興趣或已獲知的使用者需求;以及 ㈣二組指+碼還基於使用|已獲知的興趣或需求來 砰估使用者相對於廣告商的個人經濟購買值。 17•如申請專利範圍第16項之記錄媒體,其中該第二組指 令碼基於使用者的經濟購買值來為使用者分配介紹費 用。 18·如申請專利範圍第17項之記錄媒體,其中該第二組指 72150-940630.doc 〇 β 本紙張尺度適种關家標準(CNS) Α4規格(2ι()χ297公褒) 1276005 六、申請專利範圍 令碼通.過把使用者的經濟購買值關聯到介紹費用表來分 配介紹費用。 19.如中請專利第16項之記錄媒體,其中該第二組指 令碼把使用者已獲知的興趣或需求呈現到正在被使用者 諸問的當前的站點。 20·如中請專利範圍第16項之記錄媒體,其中在於使用者 活動資訊包括任何一個或多個: 先前站點的鏈結資訊; 使用者所購買的產品或服務; 使用者所請求的報價;或 在對先前站點的訪問期間提供給使用者的價格。 21 · 一種評估-電子商務介紹費用之系統,該介紹費用係基 於使用者相對於廣告商的已獲知購買值而支付,包括: 編#從對一個或多個對先前站點的訪問搜集的使用者话 動資訊之裝置; 根據已編#的活動資訊為使用者生成一個人簡檔之裝 置,Μ簡檔包括廣告商所廣告促銷的任何或多個產品或 服務的任何或多個已獲知的使用者興趣或已獲知的使用 者需求;以及 孩生成孩使用者個人簡檔之裝置另基於該使用者已獲知 的興趣或需求來評估使用者相對於廣告商的個人經濟購 買值。 2 2 ·如申請專利範圍第21項之系統,其中該生成該使用.者 -4- 72150-940630.doc 本紙張尺度it财目®家標準(CNS) A4規格(21GX297公釐^ 1276005 六、申請專利範園 個人簡.構之裝置基於使用者的經濟購買值來為使用者分 配介紹費用。 23. 如中料利範圍第22項之系統,其中該生成該使用者 個人簡檔之裝置將該使用者的經濟購買值關連於一介紹 費用排程以分配介紹費用。 24. 如中料利範圍第21項之系統,其中該生成該使用者 個人簡樓之裝置把使用者已獲知的興趣或需求呈現到現 在正在被使用者所訪問的目前的站點。 申請專利範圍第21項之系統,其中該使用者的活動 資訊包括以下任一或多項: 該先前站點的鏈結資訊; 孩使用者所購買的一產品或一服務; 該使用者所請求的一報價;或 在先前站點進㈣問期間所提供給該❹者的—價格。 26,種評估-電子商務介紹#用之方法,該介紹費用係基 於使用者相對於廣告商的已獲知蹲買值而支付,包括: 編譯使用者活動資訊; 根據已編譯的活動資訊為使用者生成—個人簡精,該簡 檔包括廣告商所廣告促銷的任何或多個產品或服務的任 何或多個已獲知的使用者興趣或已獲知的使用者需求; 以及 基於該使用者⑽知的興趣或需求來評估使用者相對於 72150-940630.doc 1276005 、申請專利範園 廣告商的個人經濟購買值。 如申清專利範圍第2 6项之 H 万法,其中生成該使用者個 人間檔包括基於使用者的細 紹費用。 «買值來為使用者分配介 •如申5青專利範圍第2 7项之','表 去,其中生成該使用者個 人間檔包括將該使用者的經濟 丨4男值關連於一介紹費用 排程以分配介紹費用。 29 = t利範圍第2"之方法,其中生成該使用者個 =Γ使用者已獲知的興趣或需求呈現到現在正 在被使用者所#方問的目前的站點。 3 0.如申請專利範圍第26项古 、艾万法,其中該使用者的活動 貝訊包括以下任一或多项: 該先前站點的鏈結資訊; 该使用者所購買的一產品或一服務· 該使用者所請求的一報價;咬 在先前站點進行訪問期間所提供給該使用者的—價格。 -6- 72150-940630.doc 本紙張尺度適财®國家標準(CNS) Α4規格(21^97公爱)Τ1 3 · The system of the patent patent 丨i item, which is the user activity. Information about all or one of the products or services purchased by the user. 14. For example, Shen μ Patent (4)! ! Item (4), in which the user activity Bay A includes any one or more quotations requested by the user or the price provided to the user during the prior site. 15. The system of claim 1G, wherein the agent feeding device allocates the introduction fee by associating the user's economic purchase value with the introduction table. 16. A recording medium for evaluating an e-commerce introduction fee, the presentation fee being based on a user's known purchase value relative to an advertiser, including: a set of instruction codes for compiling from User activity information for one or more visits to the previous site; a second set of instruction codes for generating a personal profile for the user based on the compiled activity information, the brief building including the advertisement promotion by the advertiser Any one or more of the known user interests or known user needs of any one or more products or services; and (d) two groups of + codes are also based on the use of | known interests or needs to assess users Personal economic purchase value relative to the advertiser. 17• The recording medium of claim 16 of the patent application, wherein the second set of instruction codes assigns an introduction fee to the user based on the economic purchase value of the user. 18. The recording medium of claim 17 of the patent application, wherein the second group refers to 72150-940630.doc 〇β This paper size is suitable for the standard (CNS) Α4 specification (2ι() χ 297 褒) 1276005 The scope of the patent application makes the code pass. The user's economic purchase value is linked to the introduction fee table to allocate the introduction fee. 19. The recording medium of claim 16, wherein the second set of instruction codes presents the user's known interests or needs to the current site being asked by the user. 20. The recording medium of claim 16 of the patent application, wherein the user activity information includes any one or more of: link information of the previous site; product or service purchased by the user; Or the price offered to the user during the visit to the previous site. 21 · An evaluation-e-commerce introduction fee system, the introduction fee is based on the user's known purchase value relative to the advertiser, including: Edit # from the use of one or more visits to previous sites Device for transmitting information; generating a profile of a person's profile for the user based on the activity information of the edited #, the profile including any or more known uses of any one or more products or services advertised by the advertiser The user's interest or known user needs; and the child-generated device's personal profile device also evaluates the user's personal economic purchase value relative to the advertiser based on the user's known interests or needs. 2 2 · If the system of patent application No. 21, the generation of the use is generated. -4- 72150-940630.doc This paper scale is the financial standard ® home standard (CNS) A4 specification (21GX297 mm ^ 1276005 VI, The device for applying for a patent application is based on the user's economic purchase value to allocate the introduction fee to the user. 23. The system of claim 22, wherein the device for generating the user's personal profile will The user's economic purchase value is related to an introduction fee schedule to allocate the introduction fee. 24. As in the system of item 21 of the material range, the device that generates the user's personal building gives the user an informed interest. Or the demand is presented to the current site that is currently being accessed by the user. The system of claim 21, wherein the activity information of the user includes any one or more of the following: link information of the previous site; a product or service purchased by the user; a quote requested by the user; or a price provided to the latter during the previous site's (four) question. 26, Evaluation - E-Commerce #用方法, the introduction fee is based on the user's known purchase value relative to the advertiser, including: compiling the user activity information; generating the user based on the compiled activity information - personal simplicity, the simple The file includes any or more known user interests or known user needs of any or more products or services advertised by the advertiser; and assessing the relatives of the user based on the interests or needs known to the user (10) At 72150-940630.doc 1276005, the personal economic purchase value of the patent applicant Fan Park. For example, the application of the user's personal file includes the user-based fee. «Buy value to assign to the user ・If the application of the user's personal file includes the user's economic value of 4 males, Introduce the cost schedule to allocate the introduction fee. 29 = t Scope 2" method, in which the user is generated = the user’s known interest or demand is presented to In the current site being asked by the user #3. If the scope of the patent application is 26th, Aiwan, the user's activity includes one or more of the following: Point link information; a product or service purchased by the user, a quote requested by the user, and a price that is provided to the user during the previous site visit. -6- 72150- 940630.doc This paper scale is suitable for the National Standard (CNS) Α4 specification (21^97 public love)Τ
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