Patent ID: 7895227
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises program instructions executable by the processor to: receive configuration information from a user comprising a search target specifying one or more keywords, one or more sampling frequencies or sampling schedules, and a search domain, the search domain including an indicator to search one of the following: all accessible network locations, network locations of a specific domain or sub-domain, or a specific list of network locations; capture a plurality of data samples, the data samples being taken at different times over a defined period of time, wherein capturing each data sample comprises: searching a network of multiple network locations to determine the total number of network locations that include at least one instance of the search target, and also to determine the number of instances the search result is present at each of the network locations; and analyzing the plurality of data samples to identify one or more trends in the number of network locations that include at least one instance of the search target.