Patent ID: 8166174
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing proprietary access to a server, the method comprising: receiving a first service request from a client operating on a client application configured to transmit a client identifier to the server operating on a server application associated with the client application, the first service request including the client identifier, wherein receiving the first service request from the client operating on the client application comprises receiving a request to access a proprietary module associated with the client application, the proprietary module being specified by the first request; cross referencing the client identifier in a table to associate the client identifier with a valid user, the table comprising valid client devices and proprietary modules associated with the valid client devices; creating a session identifier upon determining the client identifier is valid and that the proprietary module is associated with the client identifier is valid; transmitting the session identifier to the client; providing a proprietary interface specially tailored for communication with the client application, the proprietary interface being associated with the proprietary module; receiving a second service request from the client, the second service request comprising the session identifier and client data in a proprietary scheme associated with the proprietary module, the proprietary communication scheme comprising a proprietary protocol for communicating the client data with the server; and servicing the second service request, the second service request being associated with the previously transmitted session identifier.