Patent ID: 8285197

Claim:
A system for providing content to a plurality of mobile electronic devices, at least some of the mobile electronic devices having wireless communications capabilities, the system comprising: a first network comprising: a wireless portion; a wired portion; a wireless network system for permitting communication with at least some of the mobile electronic devices through wireless sessions; a wired to wireless gateway module connected to the wireless network system for interfacing between said wireless portion and said wired portion; a session control module interfacing with the wired to wireless gateway module for managing the wireless sessions and wired sessions; and a relay server module interfacing with the session control module and the wired to wireless gateway module; and a second network comprising: an external server for providing data content to the mobile electronic devices, the external server adapted to communicate directly with either the relay server module or the wired to wireless gateway module to induce establishment of a session between said external server and at least one mobile electronic device among said plurality of mobile electronic devices; the session control module adapted to: initiate a session establishment request between the electronic device and the external server; determine that the relay server is to be used; determine that a direct link between the electronic device and the external server has not been requested; and establish a session between the electronic device and the relay server.