US Patent 9998564 Using custom protocol headers to modify non-header data

An exemplary embodiment for translating requests from a client application includes a network server that is directed to receive a request from the client application and provide a customized response to the client application. The client application includes additional headers in the request which are not standard for an application protocol used in transmitting the request in order to transmit additional relevant information to the network server to get the customized response.