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US 2003/0217173 A1Published application
Automatic proxy detection
OwnerAlan B. Butt, David A. Jenseninventors
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Abstract
A method of detecting a proxy server includes storing a first copy of a connection table from an Internet Web browser and initiating a request for a Uniform Resource Locator through the Web browser. The method further includes storing a second copy of the connection table from the Internet Web browser while a connection is open and comparing the first copy and the second copy of the connection table.
Claims27
A method of detecting a proxy server comprising:
- storing a first copy of a connection table from an Internet Web browser;
- initiating a request for a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) through the Web browser;
- storing a second copy of the connection table from the Internet Web browser while a connection is open;
- and
- comparing the first copy and the second copy of the connection table.
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A computer system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- memory coupled to said processor;
- wherein said memory has stored thereon a proxy detection module which, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to:
- store a first copy of a connection table from an Internet Web browser;
- initiate a request for a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) through the Web browser;
- store a second copy of the connection table from the Internet Web browser while a connection is open;
- and
- compare the first copy and the second copy of the connection table.
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A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- store a first copy of a connection table from an Internet Web browser;
- initiate a request for a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) through the Web browser;
- store a second copy of the connection table from the Internet Web browser while a connection is open;
- and
- compare the first copy and the second copy of the connection table.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.