Portal data passing through non-persistent browser cookies

• US 7,254,542 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2003
• Issued: 08/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Reich, David E., Dames, Dwayne
• Primary Examiner(s): Knepper; David D.
• Application Number:
  US10/404,983
• Publication Number:
  US 20040193424A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,590 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 704/270.1
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML

Abstract

A method of maintaining state information within a voice browser can include establishing a voice browser session with a client. The voice browser can be in communication with an application, wherein the voice browser and the application are remotely located from the client. State information, which corresponds to the voice browser session and application, can be received from the application. The state information can be stored as non-persistent data within the voice browser. The non-persistent data can be provided to the application to continue a transaction managed by the application.

Claims

1. A method of maintaining state information within a voice browser comprising:

establishing a voice browser session with a client, wherein the voice browser is in communication with an application, and the voice browser and the application are remotely located from the client;

receiving state information from the application, wherein the state information corresponds to the voice browser session and the application;

storing the state information as non-persistent data within the voice browser; and

providing the non-persistent data to the application to continue a transaction managed by the application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-persistent data is maintained for the duration of the voice browser session.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

terminating the voice browser session; and

discarding the non-persistent data associated with the terminated voice browser session.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the voice browser is an instance of the voice browser, said method further comprising:

destroying the instance of the voice browser.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the state information specifies the application to which the state information is associated.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a query from the application for the existence of non-persistent data within the voice browser which corresponds to the voice browser session and the application; and

determining whether such non-persistent data exists.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

if the non-persistent data exists, identifying the non-persistent data to provide the identified non-persistent data to the application in said providing step.

8. A method of maintaining state information within a voice browser during an established voice browser session, said method comprising:

during the voice browser session, accessing an application responsive to a client request;

receiving a query from the application for the existence of non-persistent data within the voice browser which corresponds to the voice browser session and the application, wherein the non-persistent data specifies state information for the application;

determining whether such non-persistent data exists; and

notifying the application as to whether the non-persistent data exists.

9. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

establishing a voice browser session with a client, wherein the voice browser is in communication with an application, and the voice browser and the application are remotely located from the client;

receiving state information from the application, wherein the state information corresponds to the voice browser session and the application;

storing the state information as non-persistent data within the voice browser; and

providing the non-persistent data to the application to continue a transaction managed by the application.

10. The machine readable storage of claim 9, wherein the non-persistent data is maintained for the duration of the voice browser session.

11. The machine readable storage of claim 9, further comprising:

terminating the voice browser session; and

discarding the non-persistent data associated with the terminated voice browser session.

12. The machine readable storage of claim 11, wherein the voice browser is an instance of the voice browser, said machine readable storage further causing the machine to perform the step of:

destroying the instance of the voice browser.

13. The machine readable storage of claim 9, wherein the state information specifies the application to which the state information is associated.

14. The machine readable storage of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a query from the application for the existence of non-persistent data within the voice browser which corresponds to the voice browser session and the application; and

determining whether such non-persistent data exists.

15. The machine readable storage of claim 11, further comprising:

if the non-persistent data exists, identifying the non-persistent data to provide the identified non-persistent data to the application in said providing step.

16. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

during a voice browser session, accessing an application responsive to a client request;

receiving a query from the application for the existence of non-persistent data within the voice browser which corresponds to the voice browser session and the application, wherein the non-persistent data specifies state information for the application;

determining whether such non-persistent data exists; and

notifying the application as to whether the non-persistent data exists.

17. A voice browser configured to store application state information comprising:

means for establishing a voice browser session with a client, wherein the voice browser is in communication with an application, and the voice browser and the application are remotely located from the client;

means for receiving state information from the application, wherein the state information corresponds to the voice browser session and the client;

means for storing the state information as non-persistent data within the voice browser; and

providing the non-persistent data to the application to continue a transaction managed by the application.

18. A voice browser configured to store application state information comprising:

means for accessing an application during a voice browser session responsive to a client request;

means for receiving a query from the application for the existence of non-persistent data within the voice browser which corresponds to the voice browser session and the application, wherein the non-persistent data specifies state information for the application;

means for determining whether such non-persistent data exists; and

means for notifying the application as to whether the non-persistent data exists.