Automatic proxy setting modification
US8676922B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/957
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The proxy settings for a browser are modified to route public Internet traffic through a local client assistant, while keeping previous proxy policies intact. The process compares the previous proxy results for a known, public Internet address to the previous proxy results for the desired Internet address. If the two proxy results are equivalent, then the request is directed to the local client assistant, otherwise the request is directed according to the previous proxy results. If the testing of the public Internet address had resulted in the use of a proxy, then the local client assistant will route its requests to the proxy so indicated.
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