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Surreptitious web server bias towards desired browsers

  • US 8,244,879 B2
  • Filed: 11/20/2007
  • Issued: 08/14/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of preferential treatment of a web browser on a client issuing a content request to a content server through a communications network, the method comprising:

  • establishing a covert packetization pattern for fragmenting portions splitting of the content request into packets according to a pre-determined pattern identifying a web browser type for the web browser before transmission of the content request;

    receiving in a at the content server, comprising a memory and a processor, a set of packets split from a specific the content request according to the covert packetization pattern;

    reconstructing the set of packets at the content server;

    recognizing the covert packetization pattern from the reconstructed set of packets;

    mapping the covert packetization pattern to the web browser type for the web browser; and

    ,prioritizing processing of the specific content request for the web browser based on the web browser type.

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