| US 7,600,020 B2 | ||
| System and program product for tracking web user sessions | ||
| Edward Vernon Busch, Raleigh, N.C. (US); Troy Anthony Howard, Durham, N.C. (US); Andrei Stephan Malacinski, Apex, N.C. (US); Tai Woo Nam, Cary, N.C. (US); and Mary Catherine Streble, Morrisville, N.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 05, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/134,114. | ||
| Application 12/134114 is a continuation of application No. 10/244191, filed on Sep. 16, 2002, granted, now 7,389,343. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0275982 A1, Nov. 06, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/173 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 709—224 [709/203; 709/217; 709/223; 709/229] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A system for tracking web user sessions, comprising:
a reception system for receiving an initial communication from a received web page of a user system, wherein the initial communication
includes initial web page data and a unique identifier corresponding to the web page received on the user system solely in
response to a request made without previous providing of information for identifying a session to a system associated with
the web page by the user system;
a cookie system for providing a session cookie that identifies a current web user session; and
a data system for correlating additional web page data received from the user system with the initial web page data based
on the session cookie and the unique identifier, wherein the additional communication includes additional web page data, the
unique identifier and the session cookie.
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