Patent ID: 8655748

Claim:
A method performed by a content service for generating revenue from content supplied by a content provider to a consumer device, comprising: using one or more computers to perform the steps of: connecting the content service to a data network of a network operator, the content service configured to enable consumer access, over the data network, to content available from a content provider; providing, to a consumer device connected to the data network of the network operator, a content access client configured to receive a selection of content directly available from a server of the content provider and configured to enable the network operator to charge the consumer for access to the content; receiving a selection by a consumer of particular content available from the content provider via the consumer device; providing to the network operator the selected content to supply to the consumer device via the data network without the content provider or the content service directly charging the consumer; receiving payment from the network operator for the content supplied to the consumer device; and sending a portion of payments received from the network operator to the content provider.