Patent ID: 7502821

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: sending a first portal page and a session termination agent from a portal server to a browser via a first connection in response to a request for the first portal page received from the browser at the portal server via the first connection, the first portal page comprising a content URL that designates content to be sent from a content server to the portal page loaded in the browser as part of a session, the content server sending the content and a session termination URL to the browser via a second connection between the browser and the content server, the session termination agent in the browser receiving the session termination URL; receiving a new request for a new portal page from the browser at the portal server via the first connection , the request comprising a new portal page request URI. and the session termination URL; sending the session termination URL from the portal server to the content server via a third connection between the portal server and the content server that is independent of the first and the second connections, the session termination URL causing the content server to terminate the session without impacting either of the first connection between the browser and the portal server or the second connection between the browser and the content server.