Patent ID: 8380745
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method in a computing system for defining a group of users among those browsing a subject web site, the subject web site being comprised of pages, at least a portion of the pages containing text, comprising: compiling a first index that, for each of a plurality of natural language words, identifies the pages whose text contains the word; compiling a second index that, for each of a plurality of pages of the subject web site, identifies the users that have recently requested the page; providing a visual user interface containing a control for receiving a query string; receiving a query string via the control; using the first index to identify pages that satisfy the received query string; using the second index to identify users that recently accessed at least a threshold number of the identified pages; displaying within the visual user interface, in conjunction with the control, information characterizing the users identified; and storing a list of the users identified.