System and method for maintaining state information on a client
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1. A method of maintaining state information on a client, the method comprising:
- transmitting an unmodifiable cookie which specifies state information from a server to the client; and
storing the unmodifiable cookie on the client.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method of maintaining state information on a client. In response to a client request for a file located on a server, the file is transmitted from the server to the client. An unmodifiable cookie which specifies state information from the server is also transmitted to the client. The client then stores the unmodifiable cookie. A user is unable to alter the unmodifiable cookie on the client machine.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of maintaining state information on a client, the method comprising:
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transmitting an unmodifiable cookie which specifies state information from a server to the client; and
storing the unmodifiable cookie on the client. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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- 3. The method of claim I wherein a copy of the unmodifiable cookie is stored in a public cookie file and the unmodifiable cookie is stored in a private cookie file in a location separate from the public cookie file on the client.
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7. A system for maintaining state information on a client, comprising:
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a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor;
a computer readable medium coupled to the processor, the computer readable medium containing executable program instructions for;
transmitting an unmodifiable cookie which specifies state information from a server to the client; and
storing the unmodifiable cookie on the client.
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8. A computer readable medium on a client containing executable program instructions for performing a method comprising:
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transmitting an unmodifiable cookie which specifies state information from a server to the client; and
storing the unmodifiable cookie on the client. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 15)
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13. A computer readable medium on a server containing executable program instructions for performing a method comprising:
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transmitting an unmodifiable cookie which specifies state information from a server to the client; and
storing the unmodifiable cookie on the client.
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14. A computer system, the computer system comprising:
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a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor;
a computer readable medium coupled to the processor, the computer readable medium containing executable program instructions for;
transmitting an unmodifiable cookie which specifies state information from a server to the client; and
storing the unmodifiable cookie on the client.
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