Patents
US 10547493 B2: System, method, apparatus, and computer program product for determining behavior-based relationships between website users
- Granted
- 2020-01-28
- Filed
- 2012-06-06 application 13490011
- Type
- Utility · 24 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for determining behavior-based relationships between website users is provided. The method may include monitoring activity of a plurality of users of a website to collect data regarding interaction with one or more content items associated with the website by the plurality of users. The method may further include analyzing the collected data to determine one or more relationships among the plurality of users based at least in part on the interaction with the one or more content items by the plurality of users. The method may additionally include generating a behavior graph having a structure defined based at least in part on the determined relationships. A corresponding system, apparatus, and computer program product are also provided.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200128.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALLIDUS SOFTWARE, INC. 14 patents | US company or organization | Dublin, CA | CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manjeera Patnaikuni | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jingshen Jimmy Zhang | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wedge Martin | Mountain View, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Hutchings | Livermore, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brennan Cheung | San Jose, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kris Duggan | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L63/1408 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q10/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BADGEVILLE, INC. signed 2016-06-24 | CALLIDUS SOFTWARE, INC. DUBLIN, CA | 39417/762 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-04-06 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | BADGEVILLE, INC. signed 2015-04-06 | SILICON VALLEY BANK SANTA CLARA, CA | 35340/748 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-09-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DUGGAN, KRIS signed 2012-07-06 MARTIN, WEDGE signed 2012-07-06 CHEUNG, BRENNAN signed 2012-07-11 HUTCHINGS, DAVID signed 2012-07-11 ZHANG, JINGSHEN JIMMY signed 2012-07-11 PATNAIKUNI, MANJEERA signed 2012-07-12 | BADGEVILLE, INC. PALO ALTO, CA | 28972/392 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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