Described is a mechanism for dependably managing web synchronization and tracking operations among multiple consumer browsers. A session is created for each of one of the consumer browsers when an individual consumer downloads an initial web page from an HTTP server. A unique ID is assigned to that session....http://www.google.com/patents/US5954798?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5954798 - Mechanism for dependably managing web synchronization and tracking operations among multiple browsers