Systems and methods for maintaining a session between a client and host service
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining a session between a client and a host service, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing, by a first protocol service, a first connection between a client and the first protocol service, and a second connection between the first protocol service and a first server;
(b) establishing a user session via a second protocol between an application of the client and a host service via the first connection and the second connection;
(c) communicating, by the client, to the first protocol service via the second protocol encapsulated in a first protocol, and the first protocol service communicating to the host service using the second protocol;
(d) detecting, by the first protocol service, a disruption in the first connection interrupting the user session;
(e) while maintaining the second connection and user session related information, re-establishing, by at least one of the client or the first protocol service, the disrupted first connection via the first protocol; and
(f) continuing the user session between the application of the client and the host service via the second protocol.
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods and systems for reconnecting a client and providing user authentication across a reliable and persistent communication session. A first protocol that encapsulates a plurality of secondary protocols is used to communicate over a network. A first protocol service, using the first protocol, provides session persistence and a reliable connection between a client and a host service. When there is a disruption in the network connection between a client and a host service, the connection is reestablished and the user'"'"'s session with the host service is maintained through the connection being reestablished.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining a session between a client and a host service, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing, by a first protocol service, a first connection between a client and the first protocol service, and a second connection between the first protocol service and a first server; (b) establishing a user session via a second protocol between an application of the client and a host service via the first connection and the second connection; (c) communicating, by the client, to the first protocol service via the second protocol encapsulated in a first protocol, and the first protocol service communicating to the host service using the second protocol; (d) detecting, by the first protocol service, a disruption in the first connection interrupting the user session; (e) while maintaining the second connection and user session related information, re-establishing, by at least one of the client or the first protocol service, the disrupted first connection via the first protocol; and (f) continuing the user session between the application of the client and the host service via the second protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for maintaining a session between a client and a host service, the system comprising:
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a means for providing a first connection between a client and a first protocol service, and a second connection between the first protocol service and a first server; a means for establishing a user session via a second protocol between an application of the client and a host service via the first connection and the second connection; a means for communicating, by the client, to the first protocol service via the second protocol encapsulated in a first protocol, and the first protocol service communicating to the host service using the second protocol; means for detecting a disruption in the first connection interrupting the user session; means for re-establishing the disrupted first connection via the first protocol while maintaining the second connection and user session related information; and means for continuing the user session between the application of the client and the host service via the second protocol. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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