METERING USER BEHAVIOUR AND ENGAGEMENT WITH USER INTERFACE IN TERMINAL DEVICES

摘要

Electronic terminal device including a processing entity for processing instructions and other data, functionally connected user interface entity, a display and user input elements, optionally a keypad or a touch-sensitive arrangement in connection with the display, a memory entity for storing the instructions and data, and a communication interface for transferring data with external entities, configured, in accordance with the instructions, to store data including a number of predetermined fingerprints, each characterizing display usage such as visual objects associated with software entities and potentially shown to the user via the display during execution of the software entity, and log data including behavioral data indicative of user engagement with the UI of the device, the logging incorporating detecting display usage, and storing indication of such detection in the memory, wherein the device is configured to determine the status of the display, and execute the logging according to the determination.

主权项

1. An electronic terminal device (104, 104a, 104b) comprising a processing
entity (250) for processing instructions (105, 258) and other data, at least functionally connected user interface (UI) entity (254) for interfacing the device with a user and comprising a display and a user input means, a memory entity (256) for storing the instructions and other data, and a communication interface (252) for transferring data with external entities such as a network infrastructure (107, 108), the device being configured, in accordance with the instructions, to store data comprising a number of fingerprints (202), each characterizing the display usage, and log data (208, 212) comprising behavioral data indicative of user engagement with the UI of the device, said logging incorporating detecting the display usage (204, 206, 207) based on the fingerprints and storing indication of such detection in said memory, wherein the device is configured to determine (210) the status of the display, and execute said logging according to the determination.