Apparatus, system and method of internet connectivity via a relay station

A product comprising one or more tangible computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one computer processor, enable the at least one computer processor to implement operations at a mobile device, the operations comprising:

• discovering a relay station configured to provide Internet access, wherein the mobile device and the relay station are peer-to-peer devices;
• sending, to a server via the relay station, a connection request to request to establish an Internet connection via the relay station, the connection request comprising an account identifier of an Internet access account;
• and
• establishing the Internet connection via the relay station based on connection establishment information received from the server via the relay station, wherein the relay station meters a usage of the Internet connection by the mobile device.

A product comprising one or more tangible computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one computer processor, enable the at least one computer processor to implement operations at a relay station, the operations comprising:

• processing an Internet connection request from a wireless station to request to establish an Internet connection via the relay station, wherein the wireless station and the relay station are peer-to-peer devices;
• sending the Internet connection request to a server;
• receiving a grant message from the server indicating the wireless station is allowed to establish the Internet connection via the relay station;
• establishing the Internet connection with the wireless station;
• metering a usage of the Internet connection by the wireless station to collect usage information, the usage information indicating the usage of the Internet connection by the wireless station;
• and
• sending to the server the usage information.

A relay station comprising:

• one or more antennas;
• a radio;
• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory to store instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, result in:
• processing an Internet connection request from a wireless station to request to establish an Internet connection via the relay station, wherein the wireless station and the relay station are peer-to-peer devices;
• sending the Internet connection request to a server;
• receiving a grant message from the server indicating the wireless station is allowed to establish the Internet connection via the relay station;
• establishing the Internet connection with the wireless station;
• metering a usage of the Internet connection by the wireless station to collect usage information, the usage information indicating the usage of the Internet connection by the wireless station;
• and
• sending the usage information to the server.