Google Inc.

Robert On

Hal Ronald Varian

Swaminathan Krishnamurthy

Shrikant S Kelkar

Elissa Lee

Hyunyoung Choi

A network access device directs an electronic device, distinct from the network access device, to display graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising a network access self-identification user interface. The network access device obtains a selection of a user identification option, through the self-identification user interface. In accordance with a determination that the selected user identification option corresponds to a registered user (e.g., a registered user in a research panel), of a previously defined set of registered users of the network access device, the network access device enables access to a communications network, in accordance with the application of one or more logging rules corresponding to the selected user. Further, in accordance with a determination that the selected user identification option corresponds to an unregistered, guest user, the network access device enables access to the communications network, without the application of any logging rules.

System and method for tracking network traffic of users in a research panel

A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for tracking network traffic of users in a research panel are presented. A packet for a network device coupled to the network access device is received. An indicia corresponding to a presumptive user of the network device is obtained, where the presumptive user includes a member of a set of known users. One or more logging rules is applied to the network device, where the one or more applied logging rules correspond to the obtained indicia. Information relating to the packet is stored when the packet satisfies at least one of the logging rules applied to the network device.

An e-commerce price index is constructed and maintained based on consumer actions in connection with one or more e-commerce websites. A data collector software module collects information regarding products sold or available for sale online, including a price and rate of clicks received for each product on the website(s). An index software module analyzes the collected information to construct the price index. Specifically, the index software module scrubs the collected information to remove outliers and fill in gaps and calculates a click-weighted average price by product category and day. The index module generates the price index by aggregating and normalizing the calculated click-weighted average prices. The index software module can compute the e-commerce price index on a virtually real-time basis. Thus, the e-commerce price index can provide useful information about online pricing trends far earlier than traditional indices.

E-commerce price index

Implementations relate to a computer-implemented method, device, and computer readable storage medium for optimizing battery life in a mobile computing device. The method includes determining that a wireless signal associated with a wireless network connection utilized by the mobile computing device is at or below a reception strength threshold; disabling the wireless network connection in response to the wireless signal being at or below the reception strength threshold; acquiring, from one or more motion sensors of the mobile computing device, an amount of motion of the mobile computing device during a predetermined time period; determining whether the amount of motion of the mobile device exceeds a predetermined motion threshold; and enabling the wireless network connection in response to the amount of motion exceeding the predetermined motion threshold.

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Robert On