Providing session identifiers

• US 9,712,566 B2
• Filed: 02/10/2012
• Issued: 07/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Sukho
• Primary Examiner(s): Chacko, Joe
• Application Number:
  US13/575,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20130212290A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,985 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1066 Session management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment

Abstract

Technologies are generally described for providing a session identifier. In some examples, a method performed under control of a first device includes generating information including at least a part of a next session identifier to be used in a next session between the first device and a second device and transmitting the information to the second device. The next session follows a present session between the first device and the second device.

Claims

1. A method performed under control of a first device, the method comprising:

generating, by a processor coupled to the first device, a present session identifier to establish a present session between the first device and a second device;

generating, by the processor coupled to the first device, information that includes a split part of a next session identifier to be used in a next session between the first device and the second device and includes a configuration scheme, wherein the next session follows the present session between the first device and the second device, wherein the split part of the next session identifier is distinct from the next session identifier, and wherein the configuration scheme specifies a scheme to combine the split part of the next session identifier with the next session identifier;

determining, by the processor coupled to the first device, whether the second device has a same session identifier as the present session identifier;

establishing, by the processor coupled to the first device, the present session after a determination that the second device has the same session identifier as the present session identifier; and

transmitting, by a transmitter coupled to the first device, the information to the second device,

wherein the information includes a configuration scheme to combine a split part of at least one field of at least one of a plurality of next session identifiers with at least one of the plurality of next session identifiers,

wherein the next session identifier is generated by the second device based on at least two configuration schemes, and wherein each of the at least two configuration schemes corresponds to a session that precedes the next session.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the next session identifier includes a plurality of fields, and

wherein the information includes at least one field of the plurality of fields of the next session identifier to be used in the next session.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information further includes a split part of another session identifier to be used in another session between the first device and the second device, and wherein the other session occurs after the next session.

4. The method of claim 3,

wherein the other session identifier includes a plurality of fields, and

wherein the information includes at least one field of the plurality of fields of the other session identifier.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein:

the next session is followed by the other session,

the next session identifier and the other session identifier respectively includes two fields, and

the information includes one field of the next session identifier and one field of the other session identifier.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the information and the present session identifier are transmitted in a single data packet.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device is a server and the second device is a user device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device is a user device and the second device is a server.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the information in a storage unit of the first device.

10. A server, the server comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a request to establish a present session from a user device;

a processor configured to;

generate a present session identifier to establish the present session between the server and the user device;

generate information that includes a split part of at least one field of at least one of a plurality of next session identifiers to be used respectively in a plurality of next sessions that follows the present session, wherein each of the plurality of next session identifiers includes a plurality of fields and the split part of the at least one field of the at least one of the plurality of next session identifiers is distinct from each of the plurality of next session identifiers;

determine whether the user device that requests establishment of the present session has a same session identifier as the present session identifier; and

establish the present session after a determination that the user device has the same session identifier as the present session identifier; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the information to the user device,

wherein the information further includes a configuration scheme to combine the split part of the at least one field of the at least one of the plurality of next session identifiers with the at least one of the plurality of next session identifiers,

wherein each of the plurality of next session identifiers is generated by the user device based on at least two configuration schemes, and wherein each of the at least two configuration schemes corresponds to a session that precedes the corresponding next session of the plurality of next sessions.

11. The server of claim 10, further comprising:

a storage unit configured to store the present session identifier and the information.

12. The server of claim 10, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit the present session identifier together with the information.

13. The server of claim 12, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the present session identifier and the information in a single data packet.

14. The server of claim 10, wherein:

each of the present session identifier and the plurality of next session identifiers comprises N fields,

the plurality of next sessions comprises M next sessions from a first next session to an Mth next session and the plurality of next session identifiers comprises M next session identifiers from a first next session identifier to an Mth next session identifier, wherein each of the M next sessions is associated with each of the M next session identifiers,

the information includes any one field among the N fields of each of the M next session identifiers, and

N and M are natural numbers greater than 1, respectively.

15. A user device, comprising:

a processor configured to;

make a request to establish a present session between a server and the user device;

generate a present session identifier to establish the present session between the server and the user device;

generate information that includes a split part of at least one field of at least one of a plurality of next session identifiers to be used in a plurality of next sessions that follows the present session, wherein each of the plurality of next session identifiers includes a plurality of fields and the split part of the at least one field of the at least one of the plurality of next session identifiers is distinct from each of the plurality of next session identifiers; and

establish the present session between the server and the user device; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the present session identifier and the information to the server,

wherein the information further includes a configuration scheme to combine the split part of the at least one field of the at least one of the plurality of next session identifiers with the at least one of the plurality of next session identifiers,

wherein each of the plurality of next session identifiers is generated by the user device based on at least two configuration schemes, and wherein each of the at least two configuration schemes corresponds to a session that precedes the corresponding next session of the plurality of next sessions.

16. The user device of claim 15, further comprising:

a storage unit configured to store the present session identifier and the information.

17. The user device of claim 15, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the present session identifier and the information in a single data packet.

18. The user device of claim 15, wherein:

each of the present session identifier and the plurality of next session identifiers comprises N fields,

the plurality of next sessions comprises M next sessions from a first next session to an Mth next session and the plurality of next session identifiers comprises M next session identifiers from a first next session identifier to an Mth next session identifier, wherein each of the M next sessions is associated with each of the M next session identifiers,

the information includes any one field among the N fields of each of the M next session identifiers, and

N and M are natural numbers greater than 1, respectively.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a first device to perform operations that comprise:

generate, by a processor coupled to the first device, a present session identifier to establish a present session between the first device and a second device;

generate, by the processor coupled to the first device, information that includes a split part of a next session identifier to be used in a next session between the first device and the second device and includes a configuration scheme, the next session that follows the present session between the first device and the second device, wherein the split part of the next session identifier is distinct from the next session identifier, and wherein the configuration scheme specifies a scheme to combine the split part of the next session identifier with the next session identifier;

determine, by the processor coupled to the first device, whether the second device has a same session identifier as the present session identifier;

establish, by the processor coupled to the first device, the present session after a determination that the second device has the same session identifier as the present session identifier; and

transmit, by a transmitter coupled to the first device, the information to the second device,

wherein the information includes a configuration scheme to combine a split part of at least one field of at least one of a plurality of next session identifiers with at least one of the plurality of next session identifiers,

wherein the next session identifier is generated by the second device based on at least two configuration schemes, and wherein each of the at least two configuration schemes corresponds to a session that precedes the next session.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the next session identifier includes a plurality of fields, and

wherein the information includes at least one field of the plurality of fields of the next session identifier to be used in the next session.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the first device is a server and the second device is a user device.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the first device is a user device and the second device is a server.