Patent ID: 7558795

Claim:
A computerized system, comprising: a computerized appliance; one or more computer-readable media accessible by the computerized appliance; and software code stored on and executable from the computer-readable media, the software code providing automated tracking of browsing activity related to status and usage occurring at a plurality of Web sites on a data packet network, the software code comprising: code enabling a network communication capability for establishing network communication between the software program and the tracked Web sites; a plurality of data-reporting software modules for obtaining and reporting the status and usage data occurring at the tracked Web sites; a data input function for accepting data from the reporting software modules; a data recording function for recording and logging the data received from the reporting software modules; a data management function for organizing and storing the status and usage data and rendering the status and usage data accessible for use in software development; and a module for notifying a software engineer of any changes or updates to individual ones of the tracked Web sites; wherein the status and usage data is accessed to develop and maintain automated Web site navigation software.