Method and apparatus for incorporating state information into a URL
US6710786B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides an effective and highly scalable mechanism for supporting multiple-request operations (including but not limited to transactions) in a stateless environment, such as the web. A server is used to coordinate the overall processing of client requests. The server performs this coordination function in such a way that: (4) state information associated with multiple-request operations is maintained by the clients making the requests; (5) the clients are unaware that they are maintaining operation-specific state information; and (6) the server itself is not required to persistently maintain the state information, thereby remaining stateless.
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