Patent ID: 7702317
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for surveying wireless service provider offerings, the method comprising: generating, at an emulation system associated with a wireless communication device, a first content request for content to be retrieved over a wireless network, wherein the first content request emulates a content request from a first type of wireless client device; sending, from the emulation system using the wireless communication device, the generated first content request to the wireless network such that the first content request is routed to a server that is configured to, in response to receiving the first content request, retrieve a version of the requested content that is associated with the first type of wireless client device and return the retrieved version of the requested content that is associated with the first type of wireless client device to the emulation system; receiving the returned version of the requested content that is associated with the first type of wireless client device at the emulation system from the wireless network; generating, at the emulation system, a second content request for content to be retrieved over the wireless network, wherein the second content request emulates a content request from a second, different type of wireless client device; sending, from the emulation system using the wireless communication device, the generated second content request to the wireless network such that the second content request is routed to a server that is configured to, in response to receiving the second content request, retrieve a version of the requested content that is associated with the second type of wireless client device and return the retrieved version of the requested content that is associated with the second type of wireless client device to the emulation system; and receiving the returned version of the requested content that is associated with the second type of wireless client device at the emulation system from the wireless network, wherein the first type of wireless client device comprises a first make and model and the second type of wireless client device comprises a second, different make and a model.