Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting the identities of mobile devices on a wireless network are described. A proxy gateway couples the wireless network to a wired network and maintains data associating a set of service initiators with a set of cryptographic keys. Upon receiving a request from a mobile client device directed to an origin server on the wired network, the proxy gateway identifies the cryptographic key for that origin server and sends to the origin server a proxy request. The proxy request includes an identifier of the mobile device, encrypted using the cryptographic key. When the proxy gateway receives a request from a service initiator on the wired network to push information to a mobile device, it uses the cryptographic key for that service initiator to decode a client identifier in the request and thereby determine whether the request is valid.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for forming a push notification and pushing the push notification and client state information to a client device is provided. In addition, a method for processing the push notification and client state information is provided. In one embodiment, processing may include embedding metadata with the client state information.

Abstract: A system and method for accessing resources comprising entering a code on a mobile device, and launching a browser on the mobile device in response to the activation of a web button on the mobile device, wherein the code is automatically used as a resource identifier when the browser launches. A system and method for establishing a data session for a mobile device comprising receiving a request to establish the data session, wherein the request includes a resource identifier code that is an invalid resource identifier, converting the resource identifier code to a valid resource identifier, and establishing the data session between the mobile device and a resource associated with the valid resource identifier.