Patent ID: 6076108
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A method for maintaining a state for a user session with a web system, comprising:receiving a request from a user that initiates a user session with the web system;processing the request and providing a web page to the user using one of a plurality of web system engines;storing a single set of session data representing a state of the user session in a global session server, the global session server accessible by the web system engines such that the web system engines can share the session data; andfor each subsequent request associated with the user session:receiving the subsequent request;retrieving the session data from the global session server using one of the web system engines;processing the subsequent request at the web system engine using the session data to provide a web page to the user;changing the session data to reflect the processing; andupdating the single set of session data in the global session server according to the changed session data.