Enhanced Browser Cookie Management

Abstract

Systems and methods of managing cookie handling settings provide for retrieving a web page based on a browser request and detecting one or more cookie requests associated with the web page being viewed rather than the web page associated with the cookie. A real-time dialog containing data corresponding to each cookie request associated with the web page being viewed may be generated while the web page is displayed.

We claim: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 logic to retrieve a web page based on a browser request;   logic to detect one or more cookie requests associated with the web page, the one or more cookie requests associated with a cookie attempted to be stored in a memory; and   logic to generate a dialog including an entry having a first field that includes a viewed page address utilized to view the web page displayed and a second field that includes each respective source site address of each true source site of each respective cookie attempted to be stored while the web page is displayed, and a cookie handling setting to set an action to be performed to process the one or more cookie requests.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further including logic to:
 receive an individual cookie handling input via the dialog for each true source site of each respective cookie attempted to be stored; and   modify the cookie handling setting based on the cookie handling input.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further including logic to retrieve the web page from one or more of a cache location and a web server. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further including logic to receive the browser request, wherein the browser request corresponds to one or more of a link selection, a back button selection, a forward button selection, and a uniform resource locator entry. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the viewed page address and at least one source site address include a different address. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the viewed page address and at least one source site address include a same address listed in the first field and listed in the second field. 
     
     
         7 . A computer program product comprising:
 a computer readable storage medium; and   computer useable code stored on the computer readable medium, where, if executed by a processor, the computer useable code causes a computer to:
 retrieve a web page based on a browser request; 
 detect one or more cookie requests associated with the web page, the one or more cookie requests associated with a cookie attempted to be stored in a memory; and 
 generate a dialog including an entry having a first field that includes a viewed page address utilized to view the web page displayed and a second field that includes each respective source site address of each true source site of each respective cookie attempted to be stored while the web page is displayed, and a cookie handling setting to set an action to be performed to process the one or more cookie requests. 
   
     
     
         8 . The computer program product of  claim 7 , wherein, if executed, the computer usable code further causes a computer to:
 receive an individual cookie handling input via the dialog for each true source site of each respective cookie attempted to be stored; and   modify the cookie handling setting based on the cookie handling input.   
     
     
         9 . The computer program product of  claim 8 , wherein the individual cookie handling input includes one or more of an allow input and a deny input. 
     
     
         10 . The computer program product of  claim 7 , wherein, if executed, the computer usable code further causes a computer to retrieve the web page from one or more of a cache location and a web server. 
     
     
         11 . The computer program product of  claim 7 , wherein, if executed, the computer usable code further causes a computer to receive the browser request, wherein the browser request corresponds to one or more of a link selection, a back button selection, a forward button selection, and a uniform resource locator entry. 
     
     
         12 . The computer program product of  claim 7 , wherein the viewed page address and at least one source site address include a different address. 
     
     
         13 . The computer program product of  claim 7 , wherein the viewed page address and at least one source site address include a same address listed in the first field and listed in the second field. 
     
     
         14 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 retrieving a web page based on a browser request;   detecting one or more cookie requests associated with the web page, the one or more cookie requests associated with a cookie attempted to be stored in a memory; and   generating a dialog including an entry having a first field that includes a viewed page address utilized to view the web page displayed and a second field that includes each respective source site address of each true source site of each respective cookie attempted to be stored while the web page is displayed, and a cookie handling setting to set an action to be performed to process the one or more cookie requests.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further including:
 receiving an individual cookie handling input via the dialog for each true source site of each respective cookie attempted to be stored; and   modifying the cookie handling setting based on the cookie handling input.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the individual cookie handling input includes one or more of an allow input and a deny input. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further including retrieving the web page from one or more of a cache location and a web server. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , further including receiving the browser request, wherein the browser request corresponds to at least one of a link selection, a back button selection, a forward button selection, and a uniform resource locator entry. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the viewed page address and at least one source site address include a different address. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the viewed page address and at least one source site address include a same address listed in the first field and listed in the second field.