Patent ID: 7916844
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving information via a communication network in a first format associated with a distance-sensitive communication link of a first service provider, the information associated with the distance-sensitive communication link of the first service provider being received in response to a first service request sent to the first service provider; receiving information via the communication network in a second format associated with a distance-sensitive communication link of a second service provider, the information associated with the distance-sensitive communication link of the second service provider being received in response to a second service request sent to the second service provider; converting at least one of the information associated with the distance-sensitive communication link of the first service provider or the information associated with the distance-sensitive communication link of the second service provider into a common format; and outputting at a display device the information associated with the distance-sensitive communication link of the first service provider in the common format at a first time; and outputting at the display device the information associated with the distance-sensitive communication link of the second service provider in the common format at a second time substantially the same as the first time.