Usage management system

A usage management system for tracking usage of applications available to users of an interactive network, comprising:

• an application server adapted to process a plurality of applications on demand by said users, said application server generating a plurality of event records, each event record comprising at least one active domain identifier representing a domain being executed, wherein each domain represents a logical location within an application;
• a usage processing server coupled to said application server, said usage processing server adapted to receive signals from said application server corresponding to said generated event records, said usage processing server further adapted to track the time of occurrence of each domain identified in each event record;
• a storage device coupled to said usage processing server for storing data representing said time of occurrence of each active domain;
• and
• a data analyzer adapted to measure the number of occurrences of each domain at a predefined time.

A method for tracking usage activity for applications available to users of an interactive network, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of event records generated in response to said usage activity of said users of said interactive network, each event record comprising at least a domain identifier associated with an active domain, said domain representing an executable logical location within an application;
• tracking the time of occurrence of each said active domain;
• storing data corresponding to an identity of said active domain and corresponding time of occurrence;
• and
• measuring the duration of each domain remaining active for a consecutive sequence of event records.

A method for tracking usage activity for applications available to users of an interactive network, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of event records generated in response to said usage activity of said users of said interactive network, each event record comprising at least a domain identifier associated with an active domain, said domain representing an executable logical location within an application;
• tracking the time of occurrence of each said active domain;
• storing data corresponding to an identity of said active domain and corresponding time of occurrence;
• and
• measuring the number of occurrences of each domain at a predefined time.