Patent ID: 8712841

Claim:
A method comprising steps of: distributing a recommendation of a mobile station content item, from a first user of a first mobile station, through a mobile communication network to a second mobile station of a second user; storing information identifying the recommended mobile station content item and the second user in a record of a user recommendation table associated with the first user, the user recommendation table stored in a non-transitory storage device; detecting, by a processor, access of the recommended mobile station content item by the second mobile station of the second user; and responsive to the detected access: identifying, by the processor, the first user from the stored information in the user recommendation table; identifying, by the processor, a reward value associated with the recommended mobile station content item based on an application content description table, the application content description table stored in the non-transitory storage device; and applying, by the processor, the reward value to a recommendation credit balance of the first user stored in a user account tracking table on the non-transitory storage device, to provide a reward to the first user of the first mobile station, wherein providing the reward comprises: detecting access of a further mobile station content item by the first mobile station of the first user; responsive to the detected access of the further mobile station content item, providing the user with options for accepting the recommendation credit balance, the options including receiving a coupon, a rebate, or a discount on the price of the further mobile station content item; and redeeming the recommendation credit balance according to a selected one of the options.