Patent ID: 7756515

Claim:
A method for offering content to a subscriber of a mobile station comprising: receiving a phone activation request containing a mobile station identifier from the subscriber's mobile station; in response to receiving said request; identifying a set of content previously downloaded by the subscriber; identifying an equivalent set of content that is compatible with the mobile station; and providing the subscriber with information about the equivalent set of content; wherein the step of identifying an equivalent set of content that is compatible with the mobile station comprises determining whether the previously downloaded content is compatible with the mobile station by identifying a first mobile station type from said mobile station identifier; identifying a second mobile station type associated with the previous downloads; and upon determining the first mobile station type is different from the second mobile station type, searching a database of equivalent content to the previous downloads that is operable by the first mobile station type; and upon determining that the previously downloaded content is not compatible with the subscriber's mobile station, then searching a database that correlates content to a type of mobile station.