Patent ID: 9667675
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A proxy, comprising: a first interface to any of a plurality of resources to which a mobile device having a plurality of mobile applications is communicatively connected via a network; a second interface to the plurality of mobile applications; a processor connected to the first interface and to the second interface; and a memory connected to the processor and loaded with instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a request for a resource from one of the plurality of mobile applications on the mobile device, the request comprising an identifier of the requesting mobile application, assign a unique user identification (UUID) to the mobile device, remove the identifier of the requesting mobile application from the request, insert the UUID of the mobile device into the request, wherein the UUID enables the requested resource to uniquely identify the mobile device regardless of which of the plurality of mobile applications made a request to the resource, and forward the request with the inserted UUID to the requested resource.