Patent ID: 8392561

Claim:
In a network providing an internet coupled to a web application server with an internet address using a web service protocol, a proxy server coupled to said web application server, and a firewall coupled to said proxy server, a network communication system comprising: a one or more electronic devices coupled to said firewall, wherein each of said one or more electronic devices is further comprising a processor, a storage, and a communication circuit; a unique identifier stored in each of said one or more electronic devices, said unique identifier corresponding to said one or more electronic devices; a first program executable by at least one of said one or more electronic devices, is configured to cause said electronic device to transfer their said unique identifier through said firewall, said transfer using an internet message system (IMS) protocol, and wherein said IMS protocol comprises an IMS packet, and said IMS packet comprises an IMS packet length and said unique identifier, wherein said IMS packet length is shorter than a web service protocol packet length having corresponding information content; and, a second program executable by said proxy server further comprising a routing program and a translating program, wherein said transfer of said unique identifier by said first program is between said one or more electronic devices and said proxy server, wherein said routing program based on said unique identifier routes said IMS packet to one or more of said electronic devices or to a destination indicated by said internet address using said web service protocol and routes said IMS packet through said translating program, and said translating program translates said IMS protocol to and from said web service protocol, wherein the internet address using the web service protocol communicates information, content, or commands to one of the one or more electronic devices.