Method and apparatus for synchronizing cookies across multiple client machines
US7949702B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/957
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with the invention, cookies are automatically synchronized across multiple client machines on a network. A user registers all of the client machines for which he desires cookie synchronization under a single account with a cookie synchronization server. Each of the client machines is equipped with software that monitors all changes made to cookies at that machine and sends notifications of the changes to the cookie synchronization server. The cookie synchronization server stores the cookie change information in a log and sends it out to the other client machine in the account, which then update their cookies accordingly.
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