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Method for maintaining state information on a client

  • US 7,454,506 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2000
  • Issued: 11/18/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of maintaining state information on a client, the method comprising:

  • transmitting an unmodifiable cookie which specifies state information from a server to the client;

    storing a copy of the unmodifiable cookie on the client in a public cookie file;

    storing the unmodifiable cookie in a private cookie file in a location separate from the public cookie file on the client; and

    ,in response to a request from the client for a document requiring an unmodifiable cookie found in the private cookie file but not in the public cookie file, updating the public cookie file to reflect the unmodifiable cookie found in the private cookie file.

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