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System and method for analyzing remote traffic data in a distributed computing environment
Assignee: Oracle International Corp
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Filing: 2002-01-11
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Granted: 2003-12-09
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Expires: 2022-01-11
Abstract
Abstract A system, method and storage medium embodying computer-readable code for analyzing traffic data in a distributed computing environment are described. The distributed computing environment includes a plurality of interconnected systems operatively coupled to a server, a source of traffic data hits and one or more results tables categorized by an associated data type. Each results table includes a plurality of records. The server is configured to exchange data packets with each interconnected system. Each traffic data hit corresponds to a data packet exchanged between the server and one such interconnected system. Each traffic data hit is collected from the traffic data hits source as access information into one such record in at least one results table according to the data type associated with the one such results table. Each of the records in the results table corresponds to a different type of access information for the data type associated with the results table. The access information collected into the results tables during a time slice is summarized periodically into analysis results. The time slice corresponds to a discrete reporting period. The access information is analyzed from the results tables in the analysis results to form analysis summaries according to the data types associated with the results tables.
Inventors
- 👤 William Glen Boyd
- 👤 Elijahu Shapira
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 21:48
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/02; H04L43/00; H04L43/06; H04L43/062; H04L43/18; H04L67/12; H04L67/125; H04L67/50; H04L67/535; H04L67/75; H04L43/04; H04L43/045; H04L43/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
A system for analyzing traffic data in a distributed computing environment, the distributed computing environment comprising a plurality of interconnected systems operatively coupled to a server, the server configured to exchange data packets with each interconnected system, comprising: a source of traffic data hits, each traffic data hit corresponding to a data packet exchanged between the server and one such interconnected system; one or more results tables categorized by an associated data type, each results table comprising a plurality of records; means for collecting each traffic data hit from the traffic data hits source as access information into one such record in at least one results table according to the data type associated with the one such results table, each of the records in the results table corresponding to a different type of access information for the data type associated with the results table; means for summarizing periodically the access information collected into the results tables during a time slice into analysis results, the time slice corresponding to a discrete reporting period; and means for analyzing the access information from the results tables in the analysis results to form analysis summaries according to the data types associated with the results tables.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
201 words
A system for analyzing traffic data in a distributed computing environment, the distributed computing environment comprising a plurality of interconnected systems operatively coupled to a server, the server configured to exchange data packets with each interconnected system, comprising: a source of traffic data hits, each traffic data hit corresponding to a data packet exchanged between the server and one such interconnected system; one or more results tables categorized by an associated data type, each results table comprising a plurality of records; means for collecting each traffic data hit from the traffic data hits source as access information into one such record in at least one results table according to the data type associated with the one such results table, each of the records in the results table corresponding to a different type of access information for the data type associated with the results table; means for summarizing periodically the access information collected into the results tables during a time slice into analysis results, the time slice corresponding to a discrete reporting period; and means for analyzing the access information from the results tables in the analysis results to form analysis summaries according to the data types associated with the results tables.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system according to claim 1 , wherein each such interconnected system interfaces to the server via one of a network connection, a point-to-point connection and a dedicated connection.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system according to claim 1 , wherein the server further comprises a log file operatively coupled to the server and storing the traffic data hits, the log file operating as the source of traffic data hits responsive to the collecting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A system according to claim 1 , wherein the server further comprises a database operatively coupled to the server and storing at least one of the traffic data hits and the analysis results, the database operating as the source of traffic data hits responsive to the collecting means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
144 words
A system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a user session table comprising one or more records which each store a pointer, each pointer corresponding to one of the results tables, the collecting means including a user session count for each such data type associated with each such results table, the user session count being stored in the user session table in each of the records; and one or more microtables, each of the microtables including one or more indices and being associated with one of the results tables, each such index within the microtable logically referring to each such different type of access information collected in the associated results table, each such pointer in the user session table further logically referring to one of the microtables, the analyzing means further comprising means for adjusting the user session count for consecutive time slices.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
83 words
A system according to claim 5 , further comprising: a container file comprising a table of contents and configured to store the one or more results tables, the user sessions table and the one or more microtables, the summarizing means further comprising means for mapping relative positions of each such results table within the container file into the table of contents and storing each such pointer in the user session table with the relative positions of each such microtable within the container file.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
201 words
A method for analyzing traffic data in a distributed computing environment, the distributed computing environment comprising a plurality of interconnected systems operatively coupled to a server, a source of traffic data hits and one or more results tables categorized by an associated data type, each results table comprising a plurality of records, the server configured to exchange data packets with each interconnected system, each traffic data hit corresponding to a data packet exchanged between the server and one such interconnected system, the method comprising the steps of: collecting each traffic data hit from the traffic data hits source as access information into one such record in at least one results table according to the data type associated with the one such results table, each of the records in the results table corresponding to a different type of access information for the data type associated with the results table; summarizing periodically the access information collected into the results tables during a time slice into analysis results, the time slice corresponding to a discrete reporting period; and analyzing the access information from the results tables in the analysis results to form analysis summaries according to the data types associated with the results tables.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
201 words
A method for analyzing traffic data in a distributed computing environment, the distributed computing environment comprising a plurality of interconnected systems operatively coupled to a server, a source of traffic data hits and one or more results tables categorized by an associated data type, each results table comprising a plurality of records, the server configured to exchange data packets with each interconnected system, each traffic data hit corresponding to a data packet exchanged between the server and one such interconnected system, the method comprising the steps of: collecting each traffic data hit from the traffic data hits source as access information into one such record in at least one results table according to the data type associated with the one such results table, each of the records in the results table corresponding to a different type of access information for the data type associated with the results table; summarizing periodically the access information collected into the results tables during a time slice into analysis results, the time slice corresponding to a discrete reporting period; and analyzing the access information from the results tables in the analysis results to form analysis summaries according to the data types associated with the results tables.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 7 , further comprising the step of interfacing each such interconnected system to the server via one of a network connection, a point-to-point connection and a dedicated connection.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method according to claim 7 , further comprising the steps of: operatively coupling the server to a log file; and storing the traffic data hits from the traffic data hits source into the log file, the log file operating as the source of traffic data hits in the step of collecting each traffic data hit.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
A method according to claim 7 , further comprising the steps of: operatively coupling the server to a database; and storing at least one of the traffic data hits from the traffic hits source and the analysis results into the log file, the database operating as the source of traffic data hits in the step of collecting each traffic data hit.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
146 words
A method according to claim 7 , wherein the distributed computing environment further comprises a user session table comprising one or more records which each store a pointer and one or more microtables, each pointer corresponding to one of the results tables, each of the microtables including one or more indices and being associated with one of the results tables, each such index within the microtable logically referring to each such different type of access information collected in the associated results table, each such pointer in the user session table further logically referring to one of the microtables, the method further comprising the steps of: counting a user session for each such data type associated with each such results table; storing the user session count stored in the user session table in each of the records; and adjusting the user session count for consecutive time slices.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
87 words
A method according to claim 11 , the distributed computing environment further comprising a container file comprising a table of contents and configured to store the one or more results tables, the user sessions table and the one or more microtables, the method further comprising the steps of: mapping relative positions of each such results table within the container file into the table of contents; and storing each such pointer in the user session table with the relative positions of each such microtable within the container file.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 7 , the step of analyzing the access information further comprising the steps of: defining a time frame comprising a discrete period of time; and analyzing the analysis results for each such time slice occurring within the time frame based on availability of access information in the analysis results.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
134 words
A method according to claim 13 , the step of analyzing the analysis results comprising one pass and further comprising the steps of: summarizing the access information available as analysis summaries in the analysis results; performing the step of summarizing periodically the access information for each such time slice occurring within the time frame whereby analysis summaries are not available but access information from the results table is available in the analysis results; summarizing the analysis summaries formed in the preceding step; performing the steps of collecting each traffic data hit and summarizing periodically the access information for each such time slice occurring in the time frame whereby analysis summaries and access information from the results table are not available in the analysis results; and summarizing the analysis summaries formed in the preceding step.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
116 words
A method according to claim 13 , the step of analyzing the analysis results comprising two passes and further comprising the steps of: performing the step of summarizing periodically the access information for each such time slice occurring within the time frame whereby analysis summaries are not available but access information from the results table is available in the analysis results; performing the steps of collecting each traffic data hit and summarizing periodically the access information for each such time slice occurring in the time frame whereby analysis summaries and access information from the results table are not available in the analysis results; and summarizing the access information available as analysis summaries in the analysis results.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
206 words
A storage medium embodying computer-readable code for analyzing traffic data in a distributed computing environment, the distributed computing environment comprising a plurality of interconnected systems operatively coupled to a server, a source of traffic data hits and one or more results tables categorized by an associated data type, each results table comprising a plurality of records, the server configured to exchange data packets with each interconnected system, each traffic data hit corresponding to a data packet exchanged between the server and one such interconnected system, comprising: means for collecting each traffic data hit from the traffic data hits source as access information into one such record in at least one results table according to the data type associated with the one such results table, each of the records in the results table corresponding to a different type of access information for the data type associated with the results table; means for summarizing periodically the access information collected into the results tables during a time slice into analysis results, the time slice corresponding to a discrete reporting period; and means for analyzing the access information from the results tables in the analysis results to form analysis summaries according to the data types associated with the results tables.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
206 words
A storage medium embodying computer-readable code for analyzing traffic data in a distributed computing environment, the distributed computing environment comprising a plurality of interconnected systems operatively coupled to a server, a source of traffic data hits and one or more results tables categorized by an associated data type, each results table comprising a plurality of records, the server configured to exchange data packets with each interconnected system, each traffic data hit corresponding to a data packet exchanged between the server and one such interconnected system, comprising: means for collecting each traffic data hit from the traffic data hits source as access information into one such record in at least one results table according to the data type associated with the one such results table, each of the records in the results table corresponding to a different type of access information for the data type associated with the results table; means for summarizing periodically the access information collected into the results tables during a time slice into analysis results, the time slice corresponding to a discrete reporting period; and means for analyzing the access information from the results tables in the analysis results to form analysis summaries according to the data types associated with the results tables.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
148 words
A storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein the distributed computing environment further comprises a user session table comprising one or more records which each store a pointer and one or more microtables, each pointer corresponding to one of the results tables, each of the microtables including one or more indices and being associated with one of the results tables, each such index within the microtable logically referring to each such different type of access information collected in the associated results table, each such pointer in the user session table further logically referring to one of the microtables, further comprising: means for counting a user session for each such data type associated with each such results table; means for storing the user session count stored in the user session table in each of the records; and means for adjusting the user session count for consecutive time slices.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
56 words
A storage medium according to claim 16 , the means for analyzing the access information further comprising: means for defining a time frame comprising a discrete period of time; and means for analyzing the analysis results for each such time slice occurring within the time frame based on availability of access information in the analysis results.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
142 words
A storage medium according to claim 16 , the means for analyzing the analysis results comprising one pass and further comprising: means for summarizing the access information available as analysis summaries in the analysis results; means for performing the step of summarizing periodically the access information for each such time slice occurring within the time frame whereby analysis summaries are not available but access information from the results table is available in the analysis results; means for summarizing the analysis summaries formed in the preceding step; means for performing the steps of collecting each traffic data hit and summarizing periodically the access information for each such time slice occurring in the time frame whereby analysis summaries and access information from the results table are not available in the analysis results; and means for summarizing the analysis summaries formed in the preceding step.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
120 words
A storage medium according to claim 16 , the means for analyzing the analysis results comprising two passes and further comprising: means for performing the step of summarizing periodically the access information for each such time slice occurring within the time frame whereby analysis summaries are not available but access information from the results table is available in the analysis results; means for performing the steps of collecting each traffic data hit and summarizing periodically the access information for each such time slice occurring in the time frame whereby analysis summaries and access information from the results table are not available in the analysis results; and means for summarizing the access information available as analysis summaries in the analysis results.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
67 words
A method for analyzing access information in a distributed computing environment, the method comprising: creating a container file; inventorying the container file; collecting a plurality of traffic data hits including access information; summarizing the collected access information; creating analysis results from the collected access information; storing the analysis results in the container file; defining a predetermined time frame; and generating analysis results for the predetermined time frame.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
67 words
A method for analyzing access information in a distributed computing environment, the method comprising: creating a container file; inventorying the container file; collecting a plurality of traffic data hits including access information; summarizing the collected access information; creating analysis results from the collected access information; storing the analysis results in the container file; defining a predetermined time frame; and generating analysis results for the predetermined time frame.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 21 in which collecting traffic data hits comprises collecting the traffic data hits from a single traffic source.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 21 in which collecting traffic data hits comprises collecting the traffic data hits from a plurality of sources.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 21 , further comprising creating analysis summaries from one or more analysis results.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 24 , further comprising inventorying available analysis summaries stored in the container file.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 21 , further comprising dividing the predetermined time frame into smaller time frames and storing analysis results of at least one of the smaller time frames.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 26 , further comprising generating analysis results for the at least one of the smaller time frames.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 21 , further comprising adjusting the analysis summaries where access information is counted more than once.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 2 l in which summarizing collected access information comprises summarizing the collected access information by type.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 21 in which summarizing collected access information comprises summarizing the collected access information for on-demand analysis.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 21 in which creating the container file comprises creating one or more results tables differentiated by one or more data types.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 31 in which creating one or more results tables further comprises creating records in the one or more results tables.
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