Method for optimizing a web content proxy server and devices thereof

• US 8,321,502 B2
• Filed: 03/02/2010
• Issued: 11/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Usablenet Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Usablenet Incorporated
• Inventors: Scoda, Enrico
• Primary Examiner(s): Zong, Ruolei
• Application Number:
  US12/660,637
• Publication Number:
  US 20110219057A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,001 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/201, 709/202, 709217-219, 709227-229
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1045 Proxies, e.g. for session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A method, computer readable medium and apparatus that optimizes a web content proxy server includes obtaining at a proxy server a web page with an original server cookie from one of one or more web content servers in response to a request from one of one or more client devices. A web optimized client cookie based on the original server cookie is generated at the proxy server. The obtained web page with the generated web optimized client cookie is providing by the proxy server to the requesting one of one or more client devices.

Claims

1. A method for optimizing a web content proxy server, the method comprising:

obtaining at a proxy server a web page with an original server cookie from one of one or more web content servers in response to a request from one of one or more client devices;

generating at the proxy server a web optimized client cookie based on the original server cookie, wherein the generating the web optimized client cookie further comprises forming a new name for the web optimized client cookie based on at least an original name of the original server cookie and domain and path attributes of the obtained web page;

providing with the proxy server the obtained web page with the generated web optimized client cookie to the requesting one of one or more client devices;

translating at the proxy server the web optimized client cookie associated with another request from the one of the one or more client devices to the original server cookie;

determining with the proxy server whether the translated original server cookie corresponds with a universal resource locator of the another request; and

providing with the proxy server the another request with the translated original server cookie to one of the one or more web servers when the translated original server cookie is determined to correspond.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the forming further comprises obtaining the domain and path attributes of the obtained web page from the original server cookie.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the forming further comprises obtaining the domain and path attributes of the obtained web page from a universal resource locator for the obtained web page.

4. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the generating further comprises associating the new name with at least an original value for the original server cookie and the path attribute for the requested web page.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising associating one or more original attributes to the translated original server cookie.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for optimizing a proxy server comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:

obtaining a web page with an original server cookie from one or more web servers in response to a request from one of one or more client devices;

generating a web optimized client cookie based on the original server cookie, wherein the generating the web optimized client cookie further comprises forming a new name for the web optimized client cookie based on at least an original name of the original server cookie and domain and path attributes of the obtained web page;

transmitting the obtained web page with the generated web optimized client cookie to the requesting one of one or more client devices;

translating the web optimized client cookie associated with another request from the one of the one or more client devices to the original server cookie;

determining whether the translated original server cookie corresponds with a universal resource locator of the another request; and

providing the another request with the translated original server cookie to one of the one or more web servers when the translated original server cookie is determined to correspond.

7. The medium as set forth in claim 6 wherein the forming further comprises obtaining the domain and path attributes of the obtained web page from the original server cookie.

8. The medium as set forth in claim 6 wherein the forming further comprises obtaining the domain and path attributes of the obtained web page from a universal resource locator for the obtained web page.

9. The medium as set forth in claim 6 wherein the generating further comprises associating the new name with at least an original value for the original server cookie and the path attribute for the requested web page.

10. The medium as set forth in claim 6 further comprising associating one or more original attributes to the translated original server cookie.

11. A web proxy apparatus comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory coupled to the one or more processors which are configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising;

obtaining a web page with an original server cookie from one or more web servers in response to a request from one of one or more client devices;

generating a web optimized client cookie based on the original server cookie, wherein the generating the web optimized client cookie further comprises forming a new name for the web optimized client cookie based on at least an original name of the original server cookie and domain and path attributes of the obtained web page;

transmitting the obtained web page with the generated web optimized client cookie to the requesting one of one or more client devices;

translating the web optimized client cookie associated with another request from the one of the one or more client devices to the original server cookie;

determining whether the translated original server cookie corresponds with a universal resource locator of the another request; and

providing the another request with the translated original server cookie to one of the one or more web servers when the translated original server cookie is determined to correspond.

12. The apparatus as set forth in claim 11 wherein the one or more processors is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory for the forming further comprising obtaining the domain and path attributes of the obtained web page from the original server cookie.

13. The apparatus as set forth in claim 11 wherein the one or more processors is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory for the forming further comprising obtaining the domain and path attributes of the obtained web page from a universal resource locator for the obtained web page.

14. The apparatus as set forth in claim 11 wherein the one or more processors is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory for the generating the web optimized client cookie further comprising associating the new name with at least an original value for the original server cookie and the path attribute for the requested web page.

15. The apparatus as set forth in claim 11 wherein the one or more processors is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising associating one or more original attributes to the translated original server cookie.

16. A method for optimizing a web content proxy server, the method comprising:

receiving at a proxy server a request comprising a web optimized client cookie and a universal resource locator from one or more client devices, wherein the web optimized client cookie was previously generated based on at least an original name of an original server cookie and domain and path attributes of a previously obtained web page from one or more previous requests received by the proxy server;

processing by the proxy server the received request by translating the web optimized client cookie associated to the request from the one or more client devices to the original server cookie; and

providing by the proxy server the request with the translated original server cookie to at least one of one or more web servers after determining a match between the translated original server cookie and a universal resource locator of the request.

17. The method as set forth in claim 16 further comprising associating by the proxy server one or more original attributes to the translated original server cookie.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for optimizing a proxy server comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:

receiving a request comprising a web optimized client cookie and a universal resource locator from one or more client devices, wherein the web optimized client cookie was previously generated based on at least an original name of an original server cookie and domain and path attributes of a previously obtained web page from one or more previous requests received by the proxy server;

processing the received request by translating the web optimized client cookie associated to the request from the one or more client devices to the original server cookie; and

providing the request with the translated original server cookie to at least one of one or more web servers after determining a match between the translated original server cookie and a universal resource locator of the request.

19. The medium as set forth in claim 18 further comprising associating one or more original attributes to the translated original server cookie.

20. A web proxy server comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory coupled to the one or more processors which are configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising;

receiving a request comprising a web optimized client cookie and a universal resource locator from one or more client devices, wherein the web optimized client cookie was previously generated based on at least an original name of an original server cookie and domain and path attributes of a previously obtained web page from one or more previous requests received by the proxy server;

processing the received request by translating the web optimized client cookie associated to the request from the one or more client devices to the original server cookie; and

providing the request with the translated original server cookie to at least one of one or more web servers after determining a match between the translated original server cookie and a universal resource locator of the request.

21. The server as set forth in claim 20 wherein the one or more processors is further configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising associating one or more original attributes to the translated original server cookie.