Patent ID: 6983320
Filing Date: 2006-01-03
Classification: G06Q,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for analyzing a e-commerce competition of an entity, comprising the steps of: (1) collecting pages that are commonly transmitted over a computer network; (2) collecting external data not directly retrievable from said pages; (3) classifying said pages using said external data and said pages according to a series of predetermined entity-specific metrics defining information relevant to the entity; (4) measuring a number of occurrences that each of said pages falls within each of said series of predetermined entity-specific metrics, wherein said measuring step comprises: (5) comparing said number of occurrences that each of said pages falls within each of said series of predetermined entity-specific metrics to a predetermined n-list of values for each of said series of predetermined entity-specific metrics; wherein said n-list represents a selective sampling in order to compare the entity; (6) delivering a benchmark for the entity based on (5); (7) repeating steps (1)–(6) to obtain a list of benchmarks for other entities; and (8) generating a report comparing said benchmark with said list of benchmarks, wherein said report compiles the analyzed statistics from said pages and prioritizes said pages utilizing the predetermined entity-specific metrics to combine said analyzed statistics and said external data.