Method and system for providing proxy based caching services to a client device

• US 20030177196A1
• Filed: 07/25/2002
• Published: 09/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Openwave Systems Incorporated (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Original Assignee: Openwave Systems Incorporated (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Inventors: Smith Luna, Michael Edward, Venketaramani, Ramkumar, Bhasin, Aditya, Patel, Piyush, Bashyam, Suresh Babu
• Application Number:
  US10/206,592
• Publication Number:
  US 20030177196A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/213
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5651 Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method for providing proxy based caching services to a client device is provided. The method comprises selectively removing cookies from a message by an origin server to the client device; and caching the removed cookies separately for each unique combination of user identifier and client device identifier in the message.

Claims

1. A method for providing proxy based caching services to a client device, the method comprising:

selectively removing cookies from a message by an origin server to the client device; and

caching the removed cookies separately for each unique combination of user identifier and client device identifier in the message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein selectively removing the cookies is based on information contained in the message.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the information comprises a parameter of a communications protocol used in communications between the client device and the origin server which when set indicates that cookies are not to be removed from the message.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the information comprises a key to stored data associated with the key, the stored data indicating whether cookies are to be removed from the message.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the key comprises a model and make of the client device.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the key comprises the user identifier and client device identifier.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein each unique combination is a unique combination of user identifier, client device identifier, and user-agent type.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising caching authentication information sent by the client device in a request to the origin server separately for each unique combination;

and adding the authentication information to a client device request to the origin server at a start of a new session between the client device and the origin server.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising deleting the cached authentication information after a predetermined time.

10. A system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method comprising selectively removing cookies from a message by an origin server to a client device; and

caching the removed cookies separately for each a unique combination of user identifier and client device identifier in the message.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein selectively removing the cookies is based on information contained in the request.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the information comprises a parameter of a communications protocol used in communications between the client device and the origin server, which when set indicates that cookies are not to be removed from the message.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the information comprises a key to stored data associated with the key, the stored data indicating whether cookies are to be removed from the message.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the key comprises a model and make of the client device.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the key comprises the user identifier and client device identifier.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein each unique combination is a unique combination of user identifier, client device identifier, and user agent type.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises caching authentication information sent by the client device in a request to the origin server separately for each unique combination;

and adding the authentication information to a request to the origin server at a start of a new session between the client device and the origin server.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises deleting the cached authentication information after a predetermined time.

19. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

selectively removing cookies from a message by an origin server to a client device; and

caching the removed cookies separately for each unique combination of user identifier and client device identifier in the message.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein selectively removing the cookies is based on information contained in the message.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the information comprises a parameter of a communications protocol used in communications between the client device and the origin server, which when set indicates that cookies are not to be removed from the message.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the information comprises a key to stored data associated with the key, the stored data indicating whether cookies are to be removed from the message.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the key comprises a model and make of the client device.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the key comprises the user identifier and client device identifier.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein each unique combination us a unique combination of user identifier, client device identifier, and user-agent type.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the method further comprises caching authentication information sent by the client device in a request to the origin server separately for each unique combination;

and adding the authentication information to a request to the origin server at a start of a new session between the client device and the origin server.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the method further comprises deleting the cached authentication information after a predetermined time.

28. A system for providing proxy based caching services, the system comprising:

means for selecting removing cookies from a message by an origin server to a client device; and

means for caching the removed cookies separately for each unique combination of user identifier and client device identifier in the reply.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein each unique combination is a unique combination of user identifier, client device identifier, and user-agent type.

30. A method for providing proxy based caching services to a client device, the method comprising:

receiving a client message from a client device, the message being a first message to an origin server;

determining if cookie caching is to be enabled based on the client message;

forwarding the client message to the origin server;

receiving server messages from the origin server, the server messages being to the client device;

removing any cookies from the server messages if cookie caching has been enabled; and

storing the cookies separately for each unique combination of user identifier and client device identifier in the server messages.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein storing the cookies comprises storing the cookies separately for each unique combination of the user identifier, client device identifier, and user agent type.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein determining if cookie caching is to be enabled comprises checking if a Wireless Access Protocol 2.0 command for disabling cookie caching is contained in the client message.

33. The method of claim 30, wherein determining if cookie caching is to be enabled comprises using a model and make of the client device as a key to access stored information indicating whether cookie caching is to be enabled.