Software feature usage analysis and reporting

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7747988
APP PUB NO 20080313633A1
SERIAL NO

11818600

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Described is a technology for analyzing usage of a software program's features. Software instrumentation data is collected during actual user program usage sessions. The collected data is then processed to determine various feature usage counts and other information, cross-feature usage (e.g., among users who use a feature, how many use another feature or program), and characteristics of feature users, e.g., how long, how much, how often and how extensive feature users use a program. Session analysis may be performed to provide information about the number of sessions in which a set of features occur. Feature usage trends over time may also be determined via analysis. A user interface is described for facilitating selection of one or more features to analyze, for facilitating selection of a group of users, and/or for outputting results corresponding to the analysis.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Li, Yantao Beijing, CN 35 414
Liu, Guowei Beijing, CN 15 258
Mahmud, Adan Azfar Kirkland, US 1 13
Sun, Bing Beijing, CN 108 695
Wang, Jian Beijing, CN 1906 17240
Wang, Min Beijing, CN 957 5670
Wang, Qiang Beijing, CN 762 5596
Ye, Shuguang Beijing, CN 4 118
Zhang, Haidong Beijing, CN 57 864
Zhu, Wenli Beijing, CN 14 446

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