Identifying, storing, and retrieving context data for a network message
US7937435B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/563
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for storing context data in a network device that is in the data path between a user computer and a server, thereby allowing for the secure and ongoing storage of user computer-specific context data without adding unnecessary complexity to existing web server methods, while at the same time supporting redundancy and facilitating effective load-balancing. By storing user computer-specific context data in the data path between the user computer and the server, the invention reduces the complexity of the web server, improves the handling of server failure, and increases the overall scalability of the system.
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