Apparatus and method for a personal cookie repository service for cookie management among multiple devices
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1. A data processing method comprising:
- at a client device, retrieving client state information from a remote location associated with the client device;
using the client state information for access of network locations; and
storing updated client state information at the remote location upon completion of the access of the network locations.
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Abstract
A data processing method includes, at a client device, retrieving client state information from a remote location associated with the client device and using the client state information for access of network locations. The data processing method further includes storing updated client state information at the remote location upon completion of the access of the network locations. The remote location forms a personal cookie repository where cookies may stored for subsequent use by any device of a user.
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22 Claims
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1. A data processing method comprising:
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at a client device, retrieving client state information from a remote location associated with the client device;
using the client state information for access of network locations; and
storing updated client state information at the remote location upon completion of the access of the network locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A personal cookie repository method comprising:
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retrieving stored cookies from a remote personal cookie repository service;
accessing network locations, including conveying location-related cookies to particular network locations, and receiving updated location-related cookies from the particular network locations;
storing cookies including the updated location related cookies at the personal cookie repository service. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. Computer readable program code storable on a computer readable storage medium, the computer readable program code for managing cookies on a computing device, the computer readable program code comprising:
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first code configured to initiate a user cookie access operation to a remote personal cookie repository service;
second code configured to receive user cookies uniquely associated with a user of the computing device in response to the user cookie access operation;
third code configured to interact with a browser program to provide user cookies associated with network locations accessed by the browser program and to receive user cookies received from the network locations by the browser program; and
fourth code configured to initiate a user cookie storage operation to the remote personal cookie repository service for storage of the user cookies. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A browser plug-in comprising:
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icon code for displaying an icon on a browser screen of a computing device;
login screen code for displaying a login screen on the browser and receiving login information from a user of the computing device; and
access code for accessing cookies associated with the user over a network at a personal cookie repository network location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A personal cookie repository system comprising:
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storage means for storing user cookies according to an associated user identification;
a storage processor configured to receive cookies for storage from users; and
a request processor configured to provide cookies to users in response to cookie retrieval requests from users.
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16. A personal cookie repository method comprising:
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receiving a login request from a user at a remote computing device;
in response to the login request, providing stored cookies associated with the user;
subsequently, receiving updated cookies from the user; and
storing the update cookies for future user access. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A cookie proxy method comprising:
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receiving at a cookie proxy site a request for access to a web site over a network, the request originating at a browser of a computing device of a user;
in response to the request, retrieving from storage cookies associated with the user and associated with the web site;
forming a new request using the retrieved cookies and the received request; and
communicating the new request to the web site. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method of preserving cookies among multiple devices, the method comprising:
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capturing cookies on a current device;
storing the captured cookies on a central storage; and
retrieving the stored cookies from the central storage for subsequent use.
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22. A method of preservation of cookies among multiple devices, the method comprising:
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retrieving cookies from a central storage for a first browser;
establishing an active session with a web site using the first browser;
ending the active session with the web site;
updating cookies at the central storage;
retrieving cookies from the central storage for a second browser;
reestablishing an active session with the web site using the second browser.
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