Patent ID: 8797953

Claim:
A method for providing in-vehicle networking services, comprising: establishing a first network between a sub-management server (SMS) and a main server, wherein the SMS utilizes a first networking mechanism to communicate with the main server; establishing a second ad-hoc network between the SMS and a plurality of mobile devices, wherein each of the plurality of mobile devices utilizes a second networking mechanism to communicate with the SMS; in response to receipt by the SMS a first network message from one of the plurality of mobile devices, transmitting the first network message from the SMS to the main server; establishing a third ad-hoc network between a second SMS and a second plurality of mobile devices, wherein each of the second plurality of mobile devices utilizes the second networking mechanism to communicate with the second SMS; connecting the second SMS with the main server via the first network; and in response to receipt by the second SMS a second network message from one of the second plurality of mobile devices, transmitting the second network message from the second SMS to the main server.