Application session event inference from network activity

An apparatus comprising:

• a non-transitory storage medium;
• and
• instructions stored in the non-transitory storage medium, the instructions being executable by the apparatus to:
• gather network transaction data for network transactions performed by a plurality of client devices of a wireless communication network from weblogs, each client device being associated with a weblog,
• wherein the network transaction data in at least two of the weblogs includes different types of network transaction data, and
• wherein the number of client devices exceeds a threshold for ensuring anonymity of client devices;
• generate network activity signatures based, at least in part, on the network transaction data including the different types of network transaction data and metrics of the network transaction data associated with the user behavior of the client devices;
• gather additional network transaction data for network transactions associated with an application and performed by a particular client device of the wireless communication network;
• compare at least one of the network activity signatures to the additional network transaction data;
• and
• based on the comparing, infer one or more events within the application, the inferring of the one or more events being performed without using data related to or derived from direct detection or direct measurement of the one or more events.

A wireless communication network comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a non-transitory storage medium;
• and
• instructions stored in the non-transitory storage medium, the instructions being executable by the one or more processors to:
• gather network transaction data for network transactions performed by a plurality of client devices of a wireless communication network from weblogs, each client device being associated with a weblog,
• wherein the network transaction data in at least two of the weblogs includes different types of network transaction data, and
• wherein the number of client devices exceeds a threshold for ensuring anonymity of client devices;
• generate network activity signatures based, at least in part, on the network transaction data including the different types of network transaction data and metrics of the network transaction data associated with the user behavior of the client devices;
• gather additional network transaction data for network transactions associated with an application and performed by a particular client device of the wireless communication network;
• compare at least one of the network activity signatures to the additional network transaction data;
• and
• based on the comparing, infer one or more events within the application, the inferring of the one or more events being performed without using data related to or derived from direct detection or direct measurement of the one or more events.