US 9,659,314 B2
Method and apparatus for tagging network traffic using extensible fields in message headersGeneral
US 9,659,314 B2
Method and apparatus for tagging network traffic using extensible fields in message headers
Tech Center:
2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
Examiner:
Bryan Lee
Art Unit:
2445 Computer Networks
Agent:
Inventors:
Nitin J. Shah; Miten Sampat; Jasminder S. Banga; Amul Patel
Assignee:
Priority:
03/10/07
Filed:
10/10/14
Granted:
05/23/17
Expiration:
06/30/25
Abstract
Embodiments within describe a system and method of tagging network traffic with relevant user information for facilitating the delivery of directed media. In an embodiment, a user identifier is generated from user information. Network traffic from the user and bound for a destination site is tagged within a network routing device. The tagged traffic is tagged with a request identifier that has the user identifier encrypted in an alphanumeric string. The tagged network traffic is transmitted to the destination site. A request is received from the destination site to decode the tagged network traffic, retrieve stored user information, and transmit the stored user information to the destination site.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04W4/029H04L67/306H04WG06Q30/0269G06Q