Patent ID: 7979555
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for capture and resumption of an application session in a network system, the method comprising: detecting a transaction of the application session between a client and server, wherein the transaction includes session state information, wherein the session state information relates to the application session between the client and the server, and wherein, during the application session, content of the application session is provided from the server to the client; recording the session state information of the application session in response to said detecting; preventing termination of the application session after completion of the application session by the client; providing information regarding the application session for presentation to a user; receiving user input requesting review of the application session to view a portion of the content based on the provided information, wherein said receiving is performed at a point in time after completion of the application session by the client; and generating a network request in response to said user input requesting review of the application session, wherein the network request comprises at least a portion of the session state information, wherein the at least a portion of the session state information comprises authentication credentials of the application session, wherein the network request is provided to the server, wherein said generating enables resumption of the application session; wherein said detecting, said recording, said preventing, said providing, said receiving user input, and said generating are performed by a network monitoring device.