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US Patent 6714931 - Method and apparatus for forming user sessions and presenting internet data according to the user sessions
US Patent Issued on March 30, 2004
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
April 29, 2018Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
April 29, 2018Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractConventionally, a web site stores Internet data indicating file access status for the files that have been accessed in response to requests from web browsers. Unfortunately, the Internet data are kept as a set of separate and non-correlated data records that are chronologically arranged according to the times at which the requests have been received and processed. Consequently, the Internet data are not arranged meaningful to management and business operation. The present invention is able to correlate web page files (HTML, SHTML, DHTML, or CGI files) with individual users. The present invention is also able to correlate web page files with user sessions during which users perform their business transactions over the Internet.Other References
| InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 09067806 filed on 04/29/1998US Classes:707/10, Distributed or remote access707/6, Pattern matching access707/9, Privileged access715/501.1, Hypermedia715/513, Structured document (e.g., HTML, SGML, ODA, CDA)713/154, Including filtering based on content or address713/155, Central trusted authority provides computer authentication709/218, Using interconnected networks709/230, COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING705/27, Presentation of image or description of sales item (e.g., electronic catalog browsing)705/44Requiring authorization or authenticationField of Search707/200, FILE OR DATABASE MAINTENANCE707/201, Coherency (e.g., same view to multiple users)707/202, Recoverability707/203, Version management707/204, Archiving or backup707/205, File allocation707/206, Garbage collection705/14, Distribution or redemption of coupon, or incentive or promotion program709/203, Client/server709/217, REMOTE DATA ACCESSING709/218, Using interconnected networks709/219, Accessing a remote server709/224, Computer network monitoring709/225, Computer network access regulating709/226, Network resource allocating709/227, COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING709/228, Session/connection parameter setting709/229, Network resources access controlling709/230, COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING713/154, Including filtering based on content or address713/155Central trusted authority provides computer authenticationExaminersPrimary: Channavajjala, SriramaAttorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References5812776, Method of providing internet pages by mapping telephone number provided by client to URL and returning the same in a redirect command by serverIssued on: 09/22/1998 Inventor: Gifford5835712, Client-server system using embedded hypertext tags for application and database development Issued on: 11/10/1998 Inventor: DuFresne5845070, Security system for internet provider transaction Issued on: 12/01/1998 Inventor: Ikudome5884312, System and method for securely accessing information from disparate data sources through a network Issued on: 03/16/1999 Inventor: Dustan, et al.5907621, System and method for session management Issued on: 05/25/1999 Inventor: Bachman, et al.5960429, Multiple reference hotlist for identifying frequently retrieved web pages Issued on: 09/28/1999 Inventor: Peercy, et al.5987498, Credit card operated computer on-line service communication system Issued on: 11/16/1999 Inventor: Athing, et al.6012088, Automatic configuration for internet access device Issued on: 01/04/2000 Inventor: Li, et al.6018619, Method, system and apparatus for client-side usage tracking of information server systems Issued on: 01/25/2000 Inventor: Allard, et al.6035281System and method of multiparty billing for Web access Issued on: 03/07/2000 Inventor: Crosskey, et al. International ClassG06F 1730 |
