Patent ID: 8406747
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication system, comprising: accessing means for finding out, from a data storage of a service gateway, which service providers are available via the service gateway, developing means for developing a list of available service providers from the available service providers and sending means for sending the list to a personal communication proxy, the personal communication proxy for each subscriber apparatus authorized to utilize services via the service gateway and having memory means for storing the list of available service providers associated with a subscriber apparatus of a subscriber, the personal communication proxy having detection means for detecting and identifying the subscriber apparatus accessing the communication system, the personal communication proxy having retrieving means for retrieving the list of available subscribers from the memory means based on the detection and identification of the subscriber apparatus and sending the list to the subscriber apparatus, selecting means for selecting a preferred service provider from the list, a receiver having means for receiving a service request from the subscriber apparatus over a short-range radio system, the service request having information about the preferred service provider selected from the list of available service providers, the personal communication proxy having means for identifying the preferred service provider, and for sending the service request to the preferred service provider, and the subscriber apparatus having a transmitter for transmitting the service request via the short-range radio system to the personal communication proxy.