Systems and methods for automatically generating cookies
US6934736B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9535
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A “cookie” is a set of information, such as user information and preferences, used by web sites to customize information for a user. A number of web sites register with a “cookie server” and provide the server with information regarding what data fields are expected in cookies submitted from clients to the web site. When a client subsequently browses to that web site, the client first checks with the cookie server for any expected cookies. The cookie server uses the cookie requirement information for that web site, along with user specific information, to generate one or more cookies. The cookie server then transmits the one or more cookies to the client. The client then transmits the one or more cookies to the web site so that the web site may provide a customized web page.
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