Patent ID: 8528022
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: transmitting to a remote electronic device one or more requests for non-geographic information about telecommunications service for a user; receiving from the remote electronic device one or more answers to the requests for non-geographic information, which answers do not include the user's telecommunications carrier, but do include a description of a design of one or more physical items belonging to or originating from the telecommunications carrier, wherein the non-geographic information provided in the answers includes a name of a television program currently being broadcast to the user on a particular television channel; and based on the one or more answers that includes the name of the television program, identifying the user's telecommunications carrier and selecting carrier-specific programming information from among multiple sets of programming information, for delivery of television programming information to the user; wherein the one or more physical items include a service bill.