Patent ID: 7305230

Claim:
A method for retrieving content via a first network from a mobile terminal operable as a server within a second network, wherein devices operable on the second network lack fixed addresses for receiving requests from the first network, the method comprising: receiving a request for data from the first network, the request including a destination path that includes an identifier that is addressable on the first network and a mobile terminal identifier of the mobile terminal; modifying the destination path of the request to indicate that a network path of the second network corresponding to the mobile terminal is the source of the content; modifying the request to indicate that the mobile terminal is operating as a mobile server to provide the requested data; forwarding the modified request to the mobile terminal; and supplying content from the mobile terminal in response to the modified request; wherein forwarding the modified request to the mobile terminal comprises using a Service Loading (SL) content type, and wherein the SL content type comprises: an action field indicating that the mobile terminal is a data server; a pathname that indicates where the content is located within the mobile terminal; a username to identify the requesting network element; and a password associated with the username.