Saving and Retrieval of Browser Sessions

• US 20080016225A1
• Filed: 07/11/2006
• Published: 01/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Malik, Dale W.
• Granted Patent: US 8,560,702 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/145 avoiding end of session, e.g. keep-alive, heartbeats, resumption message or wake-up for inactive or interrupted session

Abstract

Included are systems and methods for resuming a previous browsing session. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving a request to initiate a current browsing session and in response to receiving a request to initiate a current browsing session, retrieving data related to a previous browsing session, the previous browsing session being different than the current browsing session. Other embodiments include providing the retrieved data in the current browsing session such that the current browsing session is presented as a continuation of the previous browsing session.

Claims

1. A method for resuming a previous browsing session, comprising:

receiving a request to initiate a current browsing session;

in response to receiving a request to initiate a current browsing session, retrieving data related to a previous browsing session, the previous browsing session being different than the current browsing session; and

providing the retrieved data in the current browsing session such that the current browsing session is presented as a continuation of the previous browsing session.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether a user is authenticated prior to providing the retrieved data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the retrieved data includes providing an image of at least one web page.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the retrieved data includes providing data previously input by the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the retrieved data includes providing at least one web page in response to a user selection of a back button.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising capturing data related to the previous browsing session.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein capturing data related to the previous browsing session includes capturing data input by a user.

8. A computer readable medium for resuming a previous browsing session, comprising:

logic configured to receive a request to initiate a current browsing session;

logic configured to, in response to receiving a request to initiate a current browsing session, retrieve data related to a previous browsing session, the previous browsing session being different than the current browsing session; and

logic configured to provide the retrieved data in the current browsing session such that the current browsing session is presented as a continuation of the previous browsing session.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising logic configured to determine whether a user is authenticated prior to providing the retrieved data.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein providing the retrieved data includes providing an image of at least one web page.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein providing the retrieved data includes providing data previously input by the user.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein providing the retrieved data includes providing at least one web page via a user selection of a back button.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising logic configured to capture data related to the previous browsing session.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein capturing data related to the previous browsing session includes capturing data input by a user.

15. A computing device configured for resuming a previous browsing session, comprising:

a processor configured to execute at least one piece of logic; and

a storage device configured to store a web browser, the web browser comprising;

logic configured receive a request to initiate a current browsing session;

logic configured to, in response to receiving a request to initiate a current browsing session, retrieve data related to a previous browsing session, the previous browsing session being different than the current browsing session; and

logic configured to provide the retrieved data in the current browsing session such that the current browsing session is presented as a continuation of the previous browsing session.

16. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the web browser further includes logic configured to determine whether a user is authenticated prior to providing the retrieved data.

17. The computing device of claim 15, wherein providing the retrieved data includes providing an image of at least one web page.

18. The computing device of claim 15, wherein providing the retrieved data includes providing data previously input by the user.

19. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the web browser further includes logic configured to capture data related to the previous browsing session.

20. The computing device of claim 19, wherein capturing data related to the previous browsing session includes capturing data input by a user.