Systems and methods for customizing network detection results

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying a connection between a client device and a frontend server of a web-based computing system by detecting network connection information;

obtaining at least one criterion for customizing a network-carrier analysis of the connection for use by a backend application of the web-based computing system;

performing, based on the criterion, the customized network-carrier analysis of the connection to create a customized report of network-carrier information about a network carrier of the client device;

providing the customized report of network-carrier information to the backend application; and

performing, based on the customized report, at least one task associated with improving a function of the web-based computing system, wherein performing the task comprises:

performing, by the backend application, an analysis of the customized report; and

determining a carrier strategy of the network carrier.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the connection between the client device and the frontend server comprises at least one of:

detecting connection information at the frontend server;

receiving the connection information from a request for content on the frontend server by the client device; or

receiving the connection information from a client-side application on the client device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the connection information comprises at least one of:

an internet protocol (IP) address of the client device;

an autonomous system number (ASN) of the client device;

a location of the client device;

a subscriber identity module (SIM) operator name;

a network operator name;

an access point name (APN);

a mobile network code;

a mobile country code;

a network history for the client device; or

a user history for a user of the client device.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the backend application comprises a software application that analyzes the connection information to detect trends.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the criterion for customizing the network-carrier analysis comprises at least one of:

identifying the backend application;

deducing the criterion based on identifying the backend application; or

receiving the criterion from the backend application.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the customized network-carrier analysis comprises at least one of:

analyzing the connection between the client device and the frontend server;

determining a carrier type of the connection;

adding relevant information to the customized report of network-carrier information based on the criterion;

removing irrelevant information from the customized report of network-carrier information based on the criterion; or

formatting the relevant information to comply with a format used by the backend application.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the customized report of network-carrier information comprises at least one of:

a carrier type;

a throughput of the connection;

a change from the network carrier used by the client device to a different network carrier;

a type of data about the network carrier used by the client device;

trend data about the network carrier used by the client device;

a type of data about multiple network carriers; or

trend data about multiple network carriers.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the task associated with improving the function of the web-based computing system comprises

customizing, by the frontend server, content delivered to the client device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the analysis of the customized report comprises at least one of:

detecting a trend in service of the network carrier of the client device;

detecting a trend in usage of the network carrier by the client device;

detecting a trend in usage of the network carrier by a plurality of client devices; or

comparing the network carrier of the client device with at least one additional network carrier.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein customizing the content delivered to the client device comprises at least one of:

delivering content to the client device that differs from content delivered to a different client device;

delivering content to client devices connected to the network carrier that differs from content delivered to client devices connected to a different network carrier;

targeting the content to a user of the client device; or

adjusting delivery of the content based on a trend detected by the backend application.

11. A system comprising:

an identification module, stored in memory, that identifies a connection between a client device and a frontend server of a web-based computing system by detecting network connection information;

an obtainment module, stored in memory, that obtains at least one criterion for customizing a network-carrier analysis of the connection for use by a backend application of the web-based computing system;

an analysis module, stored in memory, that performs, based on the criterion, the customized network-carrier analysis of the connection to create a customized report of network-carrier information about a network carrier of the client device;

a provisioning module, stored in memory, that provides the customized report of network-carrier information to the backend application;

a performance module, stored in memory, that performs, based on the customized report, at least one task associated with improving a function of the web-based computing system, wherein performing the task comprises:

performing, by the backend application, an analysis of the customized report; and

determining a carrier strategy of the network carrier; and

at least one processor that executes the identification module, the obtainment module, the analysis module, the provisioning module, and the performance module.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the identification module identifies the connection between the client device and the frontend server by at least one of:

detecting connection information at the frontend server;

receiving the connection information from a request for content on the frontend server by the client device; or

receiving the connection information from a client-side application on the client device.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the connection information comprises at least one of:

an internet protocol (IP) address of the client device;

an autonomous system number (ASN) of the client device;

a location of the client device;

a subscriber identity module (SIM) operator name;

a network operator name;

an access point name (APN);

a mobile network code;

a mobile country code;

a network history for the client device; or

a user history for a user of the client device.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the backend application comprises a software application that analyzes the connection information to detect trends.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the obtainment module obtains the criterion for customizing the network-carrier analysis by at least one of:

identifying the backend application;

deducing the criterion based on identifying the backend application; or

receiving the criterion from the backend application.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the analysis module performs the customized network-carrier analysis by at least one of:

analyzing the connection between the client device and the frontend server;

determining a carrier type of the connection;

adding relevant information to the customized report of network-carrier information based on the criterion;

removing irrelevant information from the customized report of network-carrier information based on the criterion; or

formatting the relevant information to comply with a format used by the backend application.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the customized report of network-carrier information comprises at least one of:

a carrier type;

a throughput of the connection;

a change from the network carrier used by the client device to a different network carrier;

a type of data about the network carrier used by the client device;

trend data about the network carrier used by the client device;

a type of data about multiple network carriers; or

trend data about multiple network carriers.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the performance module performs the task associated with improving the function of the web-based computing system by:

customizing, by the frontend server, content delivered to the client device.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein performing the analysis of the customized report comprises at least one of:

detecting a trend in service of the network carrier of the client device;

detecting a trend in usage of the network carrier by the client device;

detecting a trend in usage of the network carrier by a plurality of client devices; or

comparing the network carrier of the client device with at least one additional network carrier.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a web-based computing system, cause the web-based computing system to:

identify a connection between a client device and a frontend server of the web-based computing system by detecting network connection information;

obtain at least one criterion for customizing a network-carrier analysis of the connection for use by a backend application of the web-based computing system;

perform, based on the criterion, the customized network-carrier analysis of the connection to create a customized report of network-carrier information about a network carrier of the client device;

provide the customized report of network-carrier information to the backend application; and

perform, based on the customized report, at least one task associated with improving a function of the web-based computing system, wherein performing the task comprises:

performing, by the backend application, an analysis of the customized report; and

determining a carrier strategy of the network carrier.