Patent ID: 7925216

Claim:
A communication system comprising: a local controller wirelessly communicating a first portion of a selection list to a wireless mobile receiving device through a local network, said first portion corresponding to content available from the local controller; a business controller remotely located from the local controller and wirelessly communicating a second portion of the selection list to the wireless device, said second portion corresponding to content available from the business controller; and the mobile receiving device having a user interface for selecting from the selection list, the mobile receiving device generating a selection signal in response to selecting and wirelessly transmitting the selection signal to the local controller, the local controller wirelessly transmitting content corresponding to the selection signal to the mobile receiving device when the selection signal corresponds to the first portion and transmitting the selection signal to the business controller when the selection signal corresponds to the second portion, and the business controller communicating content directly to the mobile receiving device outside of the local network.