METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING IN-BAND CLIENT TELEMETRY DATA
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a message, from a first application, intended to be communicated to a second application via a network, the message being otherwise unrelated to client telemetry data;
inserting client telemetry data collected at a client device executing the first application into a portion of the message; and
providing for communication of the message to a server device executing the second application.
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Abstract
A method for providing in-band client telemetry data may include receiving a message, from a first application, intended to be communicated to a second application via a network, the message being otherwise unrelated to client telemetry data. The method may further include inserting client telemetry data collected at a client device executing the first application into a portion of the message and providing for communication of the message to a server device executing the second application. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also provided.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a message, from a first application, intended to be communicated to a second application via a network, the message being otherwise unrelated to client telemetry data; inserting client telemetry data collected at a client device executing the first application into a portion of the message; and providing for communication of the message to a server device executing the second application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to:
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receive a message, from a first application, intended to be communicated to a second application via a network, the message being otherwise unrelated to client telemetry data; insert client telemetry data collected at a client device executing the first application into a portion of the message; and provide for communication of the message to a server device executing the second application. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving a message from a client device, the message including client telemetry data inserted into a portion of the message at the client device, the message being intended to be communicated from a first application of the client device to a second application via a network in association with inter-application communication that is otherwise unrelated to client telemetry data; extracting client telemetry data from the message; and enabling reception of the message by the second application with the client telemetry data removed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to:
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receive a message from a client device, the message including client telemetry data inserted into a portion of the message at the client device, the message being intended to be communicated from a first application of the client device to a second application via a network in association with inter-application communication that is otherwise unrelated to client telemetry data; extract client telemetry data from the message; and enable reception of the message by the second application with the client telemetry data removed. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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