Patent ID: 7870250
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method in a Web portal environment for modifying a hierarchical navigation topology, wherein said hierarchical navigation topology includes interconnected nodes, wherein a Web portal page in said hierarchical navigation topology corresponds to a predetermined level in said hierarchical navigation topology, and wherein said Web portal page displays at least one portlet, the method comprising: during navigation by a user of said hierarchical navigation topology including said Web portal, automatically sensing information about the navigational behavior of said user for each Web page visited during said user navigation; calculating a number of page hits and a number of page target hits from said sensed information, wherein a page hit is defined as a first click to a page and a subsequent click being done within a first predetermined time range after said first click, and wherein a page target hit is defined as a first click to a page and a subsequent click being done after a second predetermined time range after said first click has passed; using at least one predefined metric based on said sensed information for generating a utility ranking for each said Web page visited during said user navigation;