Method and system for associating a plurality of transaction data records generated in a service access system
First Claim
1. A method of associating a plurality of transaction data records generated in a service access system including at least one service provider, the transaction data records being generated in response to a user accessing the system during a single user session and method including:
- generating a unique session identification that is uniquely associated with the single user session and which is receivable by the at least one service provider, the unique session identification being included in the transaction data record;
receiving the plurality of transaction data records at a transaction processing facility from the at least one service provider; and
processing the transaction data records using the unique session identification of each transaction data record.
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Abstract
A method of, and system for, associating a plurality of transaction data records generated in a service access system including a plurality of service providers is provided. The transaction data records are generated in response to a user accessing the system during a single user session. The method includes generating a unique session identification that is uniquely associated with the single user session and which is receivable by the service providers. The unique session identification is included in the transaction data record. The plurality of transaction data records is received at a transaction processing facility from the service providers and processes using the unique session identification of each transaction data record. In certain embodiments, the unique session identification is provided in a user identification string of each transaction data record when the user session is authentication.
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81 Claims
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1. A method of associating a plurality of transaction data records generated in a service access system including at least one service provider, the transaction data records being generated in response to a user accessing the system during a single user session and method including:
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generating a unique session identification that is uniquely associated with the single user session and which is receivable by the at least one service provider, the unique session identification being included in the transaction data record;
receiving the plurality of transaction data records at a transaction processing facility from the at least one service provider; and
processing the transaction data records using the unique session identification of each transaction data record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for processing transaction data records generated in a service access system including at least one service provider, the transaction data records being generated in response to a user accessing the system during a single user session and system including:
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a session identification generator to generate a unique session identification that is uniquely associated with the single user session and which is receivable by the at least one service provider, the unique session identification being included in the transaction data record; and
a transaction processing facility to process the plurality of transaction data records received from the at least one service provider using the unique session identification of each record. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of processing a plurality of transaction data records generated in a service access system including at least one service provider, method including:
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receiving the transaction data records from the at least one service provider, each transaction data record being generated in response to a user accessing the system during a single user session; and
identifying transaction data records associated with the single user session based on a session identification included in each transaction data record, each session identification uniquely identifying a single user session. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A transaction processing facility for processing a plurality of transaction data records generated in a service access system including at least one service provider, transaction processing facility arranged to:
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receive the transaction data records from the at least one service provider, each transaction data record being generated in response to a user accessing the system during a single user session; and
identify transaction data records associated with the single user session based on a session identification included in each transaction data record, each session identification uniquely identifying a single user session. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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- 62. A method of connecting a user to an access service provider, the method including creating a unique session identification associated with a single user session during which the user accesses the service provider, the unique session identification being provided in a user identification string of each transaction data record when the user session is authorized.
- 69. Connection apparatus for connecting a user to an access service provider, the apparatus including a session identification generator that creates a unique session identification associated with each session that is authorized.
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76. A machine-readable medium embodying a sequence of instructions that associate a plurality of transaction data records generated in a service access system including at least one service provider, the transaction data records being generated in response to a user accessing the system during a single user session, the instructions, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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generate a unique session identification that is uniquely associated with the single user session and which is receivable by the at least one service provider, the unique session identification being included in the transaction data record;
receive the plurality of transaction data records at a transaction processing facility from the service providers; and
process the transaction data records using the unique session identification of each transaction data record. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78)
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79. A machine-readable medium embodying a sequence of instructions that processes a plurality of transaction data records generated in a service access system including at least one service provider, the instructions, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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receive the transaction data records from the at least one provider, each transaction data record being generated in response to a user accessing the system during a single user session; and
identify transaction data records associated with the single user session based on a session identification included in each transaction data record, each session identification uniquely identifying a single user session.
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80. A machine-readable medium embodying a sequence of instructions that relate to connecting a user to an access provider, the instructions, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to create a unique session identification associated with a single user session during which the user accesses the service provider, the unique session identification being provided in a user identification string of each transaction data record when the user session is authorized.
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81. A transaction processing facility for processing a plurality of transaction data records generated in a service access system including at least one service provider, transaction processing facility including:
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receiver means for receiving the transaction data records from the at least one service provider, each transaction data record being generated in response to a user accessing the system during a single user session; and
processor means to identify transaction data records associated with the single user session based on a session identification included in each transaction data record, each session identification uniquely identifying a single user session.
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