NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS

• US 20150106442A1
• Filed: 12/19/2014
• Published: 04/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Novatiq Technologies Ltd. (Smartpipe Holdings Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: 5th Tier Limited
• Inventors: BALDACHIN, Jon, AWAIDA, Raif
• Granted Patent: US 9,787,753 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5022 by giving priorities, e.g. assigning classes of service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

Measures, including methods, apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums, are provided for processing browser sessions in a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network comprising a service provider network operated by a service provider responsible for providing telecommunications services to a plurality of subscriber client devices. The measures include, at an entity in the service provider network: receiving, from a subscriber client device in the plurality, a browser session request; transmitting the browser session request to a server entity located outside the service provider network; receiving, from the server entity, a browser session response in relation to the transmitted browser session request; transmitting the browser session response to the subscriber client device; and modifying, prior to the respective transmittal, at least one of the browser session request and the browser session response according to one or more browser session processing modification rules.

Claims

1. A method of processing browser sessions in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:

receiving, from a subscriber client device in a plurality of subscriber client devices, a browser session request, the telecommunications network comprising a service provider network operated by a service provider responsible for providing telecommunications services to the plurality of subscriber client devices, wherein the browser session request is received at an entity in the service provider network;

at the entity in the service provider network, transmitting the browser session request to a server entity located outside the service provider network;

at the entity in the service provider network, receiving, from the server entity, a browser session response in relation to the transmitted browser session request;

at the entity in the service provider network, transmitting the browser session response to the subscriber client device; and

at the entity in the service provider network, modifying, prior to the respective transmittal, at least one of the browser session request and the browser session response according to one or more browser session processing modification rules.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the browser session request comprises a request for a web page.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the server entity comprises a publisher server entity, whereby the subscriber client device receives modified web page content.

4. The method of claim 3, comprising, on the basis of the modification, obtaining revenue from a publisher entity associated with the publisher server entity.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the browser session request comprises a request for one or more web page elements.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the browser session request comprises a request for advertisement content.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the server entity comprises an advertisement server entity, whereby the subscriber client device receives modified advertisement content.

8. The method of claim 7, comprising, on the basis of the modification, obtaining revenue from an advertising entity associated with the advertisement server entity.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the modification comprises one or more of:

deleting a part of the browser session request,

deleting a part of the browser session response,

altering a part of the browser session request,

altering a part of the browser session response,

altering a uniform resource locator (URL) in the browser session request,

altering a uniform resource locator (URL) in the browser session response,

adding to the browser session request, and

adding to the browser session response.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the modification comprises one or more of:

modifying the browser session request to include data representative of the identity of the service provider, and

modifying the browser session request to include data representative of the geographical location of the subscriber client device; and

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the modification comprises denying access to at least a part of the content contained within or obtainable via the received browser session response.

12. The method of claim 1, comprising, prior to the modification, querying a rules database to obtain at least one of the one or more browser session processing modification rules, the rules database being located within the service provider network.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more browser session processing modification rules are remotely configurable.

14. The method of claim 1, comprising, in response to receipt of a rule configuration message, remotely configuring the one or more browser session processing modification rules.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the browser session requests comprise an HTTP request and/or one or more of the browser session responses comprise an HTTP response.

16. The method of claim 1, comprising, on the basis of the modification, obtaining revenue from one or more of:

an entity associated with the server entity,

the subscriber,

an advertiser,

an advertisement broker,

a third-party data purchaser, and

the service provider.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the service provider network comprises one or more of:

a carrier network,

a mobile network,

a cellular network, and

an internet service provider network.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the service provider network comprises a routing fabric, and wherein the intermediate entity is located in the routing fabric of the service provider network.

19. A system for use in processing browser sessions in a telecommunications network, the system comprising at least one memory including computer program code;

and at least one processor in data communication with the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the system at least to;

receive, from a subscriber client device in a plurality of subscriber client devices, a browser session request, the telecommunications network comprising a service provider network operated by a service provider responsible for providing telecommunications services to the plurality of subscriber client devices, wherein the browser session request is received at an entity in the service provider network;

at the entity in the service provider network, transmit the browser session request to a server entity located outside the service provider network;

at the entity in the service provider network, receive, from the server entity, a browser session response in relation to the transmitted browser session request;

at the entity in the service provider network, transmit the browser session response to the subscriber client device; and

at the entity in the service provider network, modify, prior to the respective transmittal, at least one of the browser session request and the browser session response according to one or more browser session processing modification rules.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to perform a method for processing browser sessions in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:

receiving, from a subscriber client device in a plurality of subscriber client devices, a browser session request, the telecommunications network comprising a service provider network operated by a service provider responsible for providing telecommunications services to the plurality of subscriber client devices, wherein the browser session request is received at an entity in the service provider network;

at the entity in the service provider network, transmitting the browser session request to a server entity located outside the service provider network;

at the entity in the service provider network, receiving, from the server entity, a browser session response in relation to the transmitted browser session request;

at the entity in the service provider network, transmitting the browser session response to the subscriber client device; and

at the entity in the service provider network, modifying, prior to the respective transmittal, at least one of the browser session request and the browser session response according to one or more browser session processing modification rules.