Methods and apparatus are disclosed to identify session users with cookie information. An example method includes identifying activity associated with a first cookie having a first type, in response to identifying the first, parsing the first cookie to identify a first panelist, when the first cookie includes an identifier associated with a first panelist, associating current usage activity of the computing device with the first panelist, and when the first cookie includes an identifier unassociated with the first panelist, associating current usage activity of the computing device with a guest.

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›1.independentA method to identify a current user of a computing device, comprising:naccessing a first cookie storage location of a first browser and a second cooki…+10

›2.↳ 1A method as described in claim 1, wherein the current usage activity associated with the most recently used cookie comprises at least one of creating …d2

›3.↳ 1A method as described in claim 1, wherein the most recently used cookie has a first type indicative of a specific web-service.d2+6

›4.↳ 3A method as described in claim 3, wherein the web-service comprises at least one of a social networking service, an e-mail service, or a banking servi…d3

›5.↳ 3A method as described in claim 3, further comprising:nscanning the computing device at a second time after accessing the first and second cookie stora…d3+4

›10.↳ 1A method as described in claim 1, further comprising scanning the computing device at a subsequent time for a second cookie having a second type and a…d2+1

›12.independentA tangible machine accessible medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to, at least:naccess a first cookie storage location…+9

›13.↳ 12A tangible machine accessible medium as described in claim 12, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to at least one of create th…d2

›14.↳ 12A tangible machine accessible medium as described in claim 12, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to identify a first type of …d2+5

›15.↳ 14A tangible machine accessible medium as described in claim 14, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to identify the web-service …d3

›16.↳ 14A tangible machine accessible medium as described in claim 14, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to:nscan the computing devic…d3+3

›20.↳ 12A tangible machine accessible medium as described in claim 12, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to scan the computing device…d2+1

›22.independentAn apparatus to identify a current user of a computing device, comprising:nan activity associator to identify current usage activity associated with a…+3

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G06F15/16

USPC · US Patent Classification

709/206

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related publication	US 20130212188 A1	15 Aug 2013

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