SESSION TRANSFER

• US 20130111047A1
• Filed: 10/31/2011
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NCR Corporation (NCR Voyix Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NCR Corporation (NCR Voyix Corporation)
• Inventors: Ghafoor, Gameelah, Lawson, Richard Douglas, Herkes, Colin
• Application Number:
  US13/285,685
• Publication Number:
  US 20130111047A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/06 for supporting key management in a packet data network cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management H04L9/08

Abstract

A session transfer computer program is described. The program comprises: a credential management component arranged to store credentials used by a first device in a session; and a session transfer component arranged to send a request to a second device for transferring the session thereto.

Claims

1. A session transfer computer program comprising:

a credential management component arranged to store credentials used by a first device in a session; and

a session transfer component arranged to send a request to a second device for transferring the session thereto.

2. A session transfer computer program according to claim 1, wherein the credential management component stores at least one of:

an address associated with the first device;

an address associated with a server communicating with the first device;

security credentials provided by the first device to the server; and

a protocol being used to support the session.

3. A session transfer computer program according to claim 1, wherein the session transfer computer program is executed by the first device.

4. A session transfer computer program according to claim 3, wherein the second device also executes an instance of the session transfer computer program.

5. A session transfer computer program according to claim 1, wherein the session transfer computer program is executed on a router to which both the first and second devices are connected.

6. A session transfer computer program according to claim 1, wherein the address associated with the first device comprises an internet protocol (IP) address.

7. A session transfer computer program according to claim 1, wherein the security credentials include at least one of:

login credentials, a certificate, and an IP address.

8. A session transfer computer program according to claim 1, wherein the credential management component stores a type and version of encryption used.

9. Session transfer apparatus comprising:

a first device operable to initiate a session with a remote server;

a second device also operable to initiate a session with a remote server; and

a router coupled to both the first and second devices, the apparatus further comprising;

a session transfer computer program comprising;

a credential management component arranged to store credentials used by the first device during a session; and

a session transfer component arranged to send a request to the second device for transferring the session thereto.

10. Session transfer apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the session transfer computer program is stored on the first device.

11. Session transfer apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the session transfer computer program is stored on the router.

12. A method of transferring a session from a first device that initiated the session to a second device, the method comprising:

storing credentials used by the first device during a session;

sending a request to transfer the session to the second device;

providing the stored credentials relating to the session initiated by the first device to the second device; and

transferring the session to the second device.

13. A method according to claim 12, wherein the second device accepts or rejects the request to transfer the session from the first device.

14. A method according to claim 12, wherein the step of storing credentials used by the first device during a session is performed by a router.