Patent ID: 8195638
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for web log filtering, comprising: identifying by a communication service provider server a uniform resource locator (URL) for a resource on a web server requested by an identified device that is serviced by the communication service provider; storing the URL unless the URL has at least one of a reference to an advertisement and an extension that matches any of a list of extensions specified for storage exclusion; when the stored URL includes a domain name that is associated with multiple categories, categorizing the stored URL based on a portion of the URL that is associated with one of the multiple categories associated with the domain name; when the stored URL includes a domain name that is associated with only one category, categorizing the stored URL based on the domain name that is associated with only one category; incrementing a count in a web log category associated with the identified device based on the categorized stored URL; and storing a device identifier associated with each identified device as web log category data, wherein the web log category data includes the average count associated with the identified devices, a maximum count associated with the identified devices, a minimum count associated with the identified devices, a total count associated with the identified devices, and a number of the identified devices.