Patent ID: 6760601
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
An apparatus for providing information services to a telecommunication device of a user wherein at least one service provider is connected to a global network of computers and the global network of computers is connected to a communication network to which the user has access, the apparatus comprising:a microserver disposed in a user selected location and connected to the communication network, said microserver comprising a communication protocol means for providing a connection between the microserver and the user's telecommunication device and means for automatically initiating communications between said microserver and the at least one service provider, said means for automatically initiating communications comprising means for contacting said at least one service provider using a handshake procedure to communicate registration information between said microserver and said at least one service provider and to register said microserver with said at least one service provider to indicate readiness to receive service information from said at least one service provider, said registration information comprising information relating to a location of said microserver, said microserver further comprising means for automatically receiving and storing service information from said at least one service provider, wherein said service information is based on said registration information, means for notifying the user of the presence of the received service information, and means for transmitting the service information from said at least one service provider to the user's telecommunication device via the global network of computers and the communication network.