Patent ID: 7010267
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: G06Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for providing an information service, comprising: a beacon for communicating with a mobile device and with a wireless long range communication link; local communication means for establishing a short range communication link with said mobile device, long range communication means for establishing said wireless long range communication link with a server, a local storage for storing data related to the information service, the storage being arranged to be loaded by a transmission from the server over the long range communication link, and a processor adapted for autonomously performing the service based on the data in the storage with the mobile device using the short range communication link and for exchanging data regarding the service with the server over the long range communication link, said mobile device interacting wirelessly with a network operator and said beacon interacting wirelessly with said network operator, wherein said short range communications link and said mobile device is used when said long range communications link between the mobile device and the server is being established so that a delay in setting up the long range communications link is concealed from a user.