Patent ID: 7594027

Claim:
A communication system, comprising: a communication network comprising a content provider hosting data; and a communication device configured to read machine-readable information from a card, wherein the information on the card corresponds to the data hosted by the content provider in the communication network, process the information to locate the content provider in the communication network, transmit a request for the data, and transmit the information read from the card; wherein the communication network is configured to receive the request for the data and the information, process the information to identify a type of the communication device, translate the data hosted by the content provider to a format suitable for the communication device, translate the data for a size and an orientation of a display for the communication device, transmit the data to the communication device, and process the information to handle a financial transaction for the data; wherein the communication device is configured to receive the data and provide the data to a user of the communication device; wherein the communication network comprises a telephone network, a plurality of access providers, and a packet network; wherein the packet network comprises a content network and the content provider, wherein the plurality of access providers are configured to communicate with the content provider over the content network; and wherein the telephone network is configured to communicate with the plurality of access providers and the communication device, and process the information to select one of the access providers to connect the communication device to the content provider based on a Quality of Service (QoS) of connections to the plurality of access providers.