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SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR DETECTING CARRIER-CONTROLLED REQUESTS FOR A WEB SITE

  • US 20120042008A1
  • Filed: 09/14/2011
  • Published: 02/16/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing a web site to a mobile communication device, the method comprising:

  • a carrier controlling a presentation of a user interface on a mobile communication device for enabling a user to access a web site of an associated content provider;

    a server receiving a first request for the web site from the mobile communication device;

    the server determining that the first request originated from the carrier-controlled user interface;

    in response to the server determining that the first request originated from the carrier-controlled user interface, the server presenting the web site to the mobile communication device in a first browsing session consistent with terms of a relationship between the carrier and the associated content provider;

    after the first browsing session, the server receiving a second request for the web site from the mobile communication device;

    the server determining that the second request originated from a source other than the carrier-controlled user interface on the mobile communication device; and

    in response to the server determining that the second request originated from the source other than the carrier-controlled user interface, the server presenting the web site to the mobile communication device in a second browsing session without regard to the terms of the relationship between the carrier and the associated content provider.

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