Method and apparatus for managing session data across multiple applications
View Patent ↗An approach is provided for managing session information across application boundaries. Session information is obtained of a first application. The session information is stored. The session information is provided to a second application, wherein the session information is particular to a user session and includes data to be persisted across boundaries of the first application and the second application.
1. A method comprising:
obtaining, by a processor, session information of a first application;
determining, by the processor, whether the session information includes page-specific session values;
updating, by the processor, the current state of the session information after obtaining the session information and after determining whether the session information includes page-specific session values;
storing the session information; and
providing, by the processor, the session information to a second application, wherein the session information is particular to a user session and includes data to be persisted across boundaries of the first application and the second application,
wherein the session information includes page-specific session values, the method further comprising:
segmenting the page-specific session values, and
storing the page-specific values separately.
2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the first application and the second application are web-based applications that support sales transactions.
3. A method according to claim 2 , wherein the data includes values associated with pricing and ordering.
4. A method according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the web-based application is accessible via a browser application.
5. A method according to claim 4 , wherein the session information is stored within a web server.
6. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
encrypting, by the processor, the session information for storage.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the session information comprises data entered into the first application by the user.
8. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor, the at least one processor configured to obtain session information of a first application, determine whether the session information includes page-specific session values, and update the current state of the session information after obtaining the session information and after determining whether the session information includes page-specific session values;
a database coupled to the at least one processor, the database being configured to store the session information, wherein the session information is provided to a second application,
wherein the session information is particular to a user session and includes data to be persisted across boundaries of the first application and the second application, and wherein the session information includes page-specific session values, the at least one processor is further configured to segment the page-specific session values, and the database being further configured to store the page-specific information separately.
9. An apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the first application and the second application are web-based applications that support sales transactions
10. An apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the data includes values associated with pricing and ordering.
11. An apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of the web-based application is accessible via a browser application.
12. An apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the session information is stored within a web server.
13. An apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the session information is encrypted for storage.
14. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the session information comprises data entered into the first application by the user.
15. A system comprising:
a state manager configured to obtain session information of a first web-based application, determine whether the session information includes page-specific session values, and update the current state of the session information after obtaining the session information and after determining whether the session information includes page-specific session values; and
a memory configured to store the session information, wherein the state manager is further configured to provide the session information to a second web-based application during a common user session,
wherein the session information includes data to be persisted across boundaries of the first web-based application and the second web-based application,
wherein the session information includes page-specific session values, the state manager is further configured to segment the page-specific session values, and the memory being further configured to store the page-specific information separately.
16. A system according to claim 15 , wherein the web-based applications support sales transactions.
17. A system according to claim 16 , wherein the data includes values associated with pricing and ordering.
18. A system according to claim 15 , wherein at least one of the web-based application is accessible via a browser application.
19. A system according to claim 18 , wherein the session information is stored within a web server.
20. A system according to claim 15 , wherein the state manager is further configured to encrypt the session information for storage.