Patent ID: 8880040

Claim:
A mobile operator identification method comprising: receiving a mobile operator identification request from a mobile computing device, the mobile operator identification request comprising mobile operator identifier data; determining that the mobile operator identifier data satisfies at least one of a plurality of mobile operator rules, the plurality of mobile operator rules being associated with a plurality of mobile operators, wherein the plurality of mobile operator rules are used to identify which mobile operator, of the plurality of mobile operators, is associated with the mobile computing device; if the at least one of the plurality of mobile operator rules are associated with an identified mobile operator, sending mobile operator identification data identifying the identified mobile operator and configuration data associated with the identified mobile operator to the mobile computing device for use in tailoring configuration of the mobile computing device to the identified mobile operator, the configuration data comprising information that can be utilized by the mobile computing device or a commerce process to take advantage of a commercial relationship between a mobile device provider and the identified mobile operator; adding one or more mobile operator rules to the plurality of mobile operator rules or modifying one or more of the plurality of mobile operator rules, wherein the adding or modifying one or more mobile operator rules supports adding and modifying Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs); and in response to the adding or modifying, sending a request to the mobile computing device to send a second mobile operator identification request.