Patent ID: 8107931

Claim:
A method, comprising: a proxy application logging into a first internet service on behalf of a handset, the proxy application executing on a computer system in a communications service provider network; the proxy application logging into a second internet service on behalf of the handset; the proxy application mediating communication between the first internet service and the handset and between the second internet service and the handset, wherein mediating communication between the first internet service and the handset and between the second internet service and the handset comprises: the proxy application receiving a first message in a first format from the first internet service; the proxy application translating the first message to a second message in a short message service format; the proxy application transmitting the second message to the handset; the proxy application receiving a third message in a second format from the second internet service; the proxy application translating the third message to a fourth message in the short message service format; the proxy application transmitting the fourth message to the handset; the proxy application receiving a fifth message in the short message service format from the handset; the proxy application translating the fifth message to a sixth message in the first format; the proxy application transmitting the sixth message to the first internet service; the proxy application receiving a seventh message in the short message service format from the handset; the proxy application translating the seventh message to an eighth message in the second format; and the proxy application transmitting the eighth message to the second internet service; collecting an information about at least one of time stamped locations of the handset, time stamped communications of the handset, and time stamped transactions conducted using the handset; and the proxy application providing the information to at least one of the first internet service and the second internet service.