METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY SESSION USERS WITH COOKIE INFORMATION

摘要

Methods and apparatus are disclosed to identify session users with cookie information. An example method includes locating, with a processor, a first storage location associated with a first browser and a second storage location associated with a second browser, identifying, with the processor, a first cookie in the first storage location having a most recent timestamp, when the first storage location includes the first cookie of a first type, establishing a first user associated with the first cookie as a current user of the computing device. The example method includes searching, with the processor, the second storage location for a second cookie having the same type as the first cookie, when the second storage location includes the second cookie, comparing, with the processor, the timestamp of the first cookie and a timestamp of the second cookie to determine a most recent cookie, when the first cookie is the most recent, confirming the first user as the current user of the computing device, and when the second cookie is the most recent, replacing the first user with a user associated with the second cookie as the current user of the computing device.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method to associate users of a computing device with current usage activity, the method comprising:
locating, with a processor, a first storage location associated with a first browser and a second storage location associated with a second browser; identifying, with the processor, a first cookie in the first storage location having a most recent timestamp; when the first storage location includes the first cookie of a first type, establishing a first user associated with the first cookie as a current user of the computing device; searching, with the processor, the second storage location for a second cookie having the same type as the first cookie; when the second storage location includes the second cookie, comparing, with the processor, the timestamp of the first cookie and a timestamp of the second cookie to determine a most recent cookie; when the first cookie is the most recent, confirming the first user as the current user of the computing device; and when the second cookie is the most recent, replacing the first user with a user associated with the second cookie as the current user of the computing device.