Patent ID: 8539101
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method to minimize a number of requests to a web site from a mobile communication device fulfilled using on-deck browsing sessions, the method comprising: providing a user interface on the mobile communication device, the user interface including a first link to a web site of an associated content provider, the first link specifying a first URL to the web site, wherein the user interface is provided by a first carrier, of a plurality of carriers; receiving a first request for the web site from the mobile communication device, wherein the first request specifies the first URL; upon determining that the first request originated from the user interface and specifies the first URL: after the on-deck browsing session, receiving a second request for the web site from the mobile communication device, wherein the second request specifies the second URL; and upon determining that the second request originated from a source other than the user interface and specifies the second URL, presenting the web site to the mobile communication device in an off-deck browsing session without regard to the terms of the relationship between the first carrier and the associated content provider to reduce the number of on-deck browsing sessions.