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We introduce browser state repository (BSR) service that allows a user to save and restore multiple independent snapshots of web sessions on a browser. At a later time, the user can retrieve any saved snapshot on a potentially different browser on a different device to continue any one of the chosen saved session in any order. The web session snapshot captures a complete browser running state, including the last page that appears on the browser, document object state, script state, values that a user enters in forms on the last page, browser history for back and forward pages, and cookies. BSR service consists of a browser plug-in that takes browser session snapshots, and a repository server that stores snapshots securely for each user. The main contribution of BSR service is that it decouples association between browser state and a device, in favor of association between browser state and its user.
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Song, H., Chu, Hh., Islam, N., Kurakake, S., Katagiri, M. (2002). Browser State Repository Service. In: Mattern, F., Naghshineh, M. (eds) Pervasive Computing. Pervasive 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2414. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45866-2_20
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