Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Associating network address lease information with user data
- Patent Title (中): 将网络地址租约信息与用户数据相关联
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Application No.: US10838441Application Date: 2004-05-03
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Publication No.: US08656026B1Publication Date: 2014-02-18
- Inventor: Ranjan Prasad , Joshua Littlefield , Thomas Parker , David Bainbridge
- Applicant: Ranjan Prasad , Joshua Littlefield , Thomas Parker , David Bainbridge
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Hickman Palermo Truong Becker Bingham Wong LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; H04L29/08
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for tracking an identity of a user associated with a network lease is disclosed. The IP lease is correlated to user information by storing a user ID with lease information in a manner in which the user information is associated with the lease information. In an embodiment, the user ID is a Global User ID (GUID). In an embodiment the user ID is unique to a specified domain. In an embodiment, the user ID is given to only one user and never changes.
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