Patent ID: 8539553

Claim:
A method for delivering web content to a communication device, the method comprising: communicating a subscription request for an internet browser channel service to a server, the server being in communication with a trusted third-party web content provider having pre-approved permission to push web content to the communication device through the internet browser channel, wherein the communicating comprises: uniquely identifying the trusted third-party web content provider with an assignable unique internet browser channel identification; uniquely identifying the communication device using at least one of an electronic serial number (ESN) or a product identification number (PIN) provided on the communication device; and configuring and encoding one or more parameters for the subscription request for an internet browser channel service; and displaying in response to the communicating step a pushed web content service icon associated with the internet browser channel on a display of the communication device, the pushed web content service icon changing appearance between a first state indicating availability of new web content pushed to the communication device through the server from the trusted third-party web content provider, and a second state indicating unavailability of new web content.