Gathering statistics based on container exchange

摘要

A method of tracking statistics related to a container of data is disclosed. A container created by an author may be stored on a network. Other users aside from the author may be permitted to search for containers. The other users may be permitted to obtain a copy of a selected container and statistics related to a number of copies of the container obtained may be stored.

主权项

1. A network computing device comprising:
a network connection for communicatively coupling the network computing device to a network of computing devices; a processor; and a data storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to:
store a container created by an author on a network, the container including at least a media object, a container name different from a name of the media object, and an identification of the author;allow other users to search for the container;allow the other users to each obtain a local persistent copy of the container stored on the network;store statistics related to at least a number of copies of the container obtained;rank the container stored on the network based at least in part upon the stored statistics for the container relative to stored statistics for other containers stored on the network;allow the author to modify the container stored on the network; andsynchronize each local persistent copy of the container with the container stored on the network when each local persistent copy of the container is in communication with the network at least in part by updating the statistics to reflect changes in the statistics from a previous communication with the network.