Patent ID: 8510299
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a search result in a network, comprising: receiving, via a processor, a query from a customer, wherein the query comprises a usage parameter specified by the customer, wherein the usage parameter comprises a parameter associated with an amount of time spent by a visitor visiting a web site, wherein the customer and the visitor are different entities; determining, via the processor, whether the customer has opted-in for a service for traffic data monitoring, wherein a network service provider of the service for traffic data monitoring provides an incentive to the customer who has opted-in for the service for traffic data monitoring; and providing, via the processor, the search result to the customer in response to the query, where the search result is prioritized in accordance with collected user usage data and the usage parameter specified by the customer when the customer has opted-in for the service for traffic data monitoring.