Abstract: A content recommendation and targeted contextual advertising platform is provided that leverages social networking connectivity among users in order to identify content of potential interest of users, and to present recommendation and/or targeted advertisements for such content to users depending on the context of the content.

Abstract: A system is provided that enables the delivery of multiple concurrent mobile applications to a mobile communication device. A concurrency application server interfaces to a mobile switching center to obtain call parameters in order to determine a context of a mobile device call. The concurrency application server also interfaces with equipment in a data network. A concurrency application plug-in resides on the mobile communication device to enable the device to switch between two or more active mobile applications on the device, either under user control or automatically. The concurrency application server determines a context of a call or other activity engaged by the mobile device user to determine what additional content to deliver for display on the mobile device, or what other mobile applications to invoke for the mobile device.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for delivering content to mobile communication devices related to interactions of members with a user community. The method involves detecting a communication session involving a mobile communication device; determining one or more context parameters associated with the communication session; and delivering content related to the context parameters to one or more mobile communication devices. Data is stored at a central computing entity that indicates association or membership of a plurality of mobile communication device users in a user community. The central computing entity detects when an action is taken by one mobile device user that is a member of the user community, and sends a notification to members of the social circle based on the detected action. These techniques allow individuals who are involved in a user community to maintain their interaction with the user community using their mobile communication devices.

Abstract: Techniques are provided that extend the capabilities of mobile phone devices to automatically assign media content items to “contacts” list entries. Thus, if a mobile device user indicates the desire to purchase a media content item to be assigned to or associated with another mobile device user (e.g., an entry in a contacts list), the experience of acquiring that media content item and making the assignment can be seamless reducing the number of tedious manual steps to accomplish that task.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for allowing mobile device users to select digital content for use or to recommend to other mobile device users to facilitate marketing of digital content among mobile device users. In addition, systems and methods are provided to facilitate sharing of mobile device user's ratings of digital content among users having similar interests. Further still, a system and method are provided for awarding points to mobile device users from purchases made by other mobile device users of digital content.

Abstract: A method is provided for assisting a mobile communication device user in entering a phone number for which a call is desired to be placed. When a user enters the alphanumeric characters upon initiating a calling session, the characters are analyzed together with criteria information to generate a list of a list of candidate or suggested phone numbers for presentation to the mobile device user. The mobile device user may then select a phone number from the list to execute the phone call. The intelligence to generate the list of candidate phone numbers may reside in a computing device (e.g., server) remote from the mobile communication device and connected to the network infrastructure equipment through which the mobile device communicates, or may reside in the mobile device itself. In the latter case, the mobile device may receive updates to the criteria information used to generate the list of candidate phone numbers.