Mobile device and method for providing logging and reporting of user-device interaction

A method of conducting a study involving user interactions with mobile devices, the method comprising:

• transmitting to a mobile device a program executable by a processor for performing steps of the method for installation on the mobile device;
• retrieving logged data pertaining to the mobile device;
• and
• retrieving logged feedback collected from the user in response to a query triggered by an event of the mobile device to which the logged data pertains, the feedback collected via user interaction with the mobile device.

A mobile device for conducting a study involving user interactions with mobile devices, the mobile device comprising:

• a processor that executes instructions of a software program;
• a communications interface that communicates with a central server over a network, the communications interface communicatively coupled with the processor;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled with the processor, the memory having stored thereon a program executable by the processor for performing a method of conducting a study involving user interactions with mobile devices, the method comprising:
• collecting and logging data pertaining to the mobile device;
• querying the user in response to a trigger event of the mobile device to which the logged data pertains;
• and
• collecting and logging feedback from the user, via user interaction with the mobile device, in response to the query.

A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a program executable by a processor for performing a method of conducting a study involving user interactions with mobile devices, the method comprising:

• transmitting to a mobile device a program executable by a processor for performing steps of the method for installation on the mobile device;
• retrieving logged data pertaining to the mobile device;
• and
• retrieving logged feedback collected from the user in response to a query triggered by an event of the mobile device to which the logged data pertains, the feedback collected via user interaction with the mobile device.