Patent ID: 9602963
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of providing information, the method comprising: establishing a short-range wireless communication connection between a wearable device having a user identifier assigned thereto and a mobile host device having the same user identifier assigned thereto; receiving, at the wearable device, information content for a first location-specific information record from the mobile host device, the first location-specific information record being associated with a relevant location, the first location-specific information record being received responsive to the mobile host device detecting that a current location of the mobile host device matches the relevant location; presenting, by the wearable device, at least a portion of the received information content at an interface of the wearable device; detecting, by the wearable device, that a near-field communication (NFC) terminal is in proximity to the wearable device; transmitting, by the wearable device, an NFC signal representing at least a portion of the information content to the NFC terminal; receiving, at the wearable device, a location-change notification from the mobile host device while the short-range wireless communication connection between the wearable device and the mobile host device persists, the location-change notification indicating that a current location of the mobile host device no longer matches the relevant location; and in response to the location-change notification, ceasing to present the information content.