Patent ID: 6847823

Claim:
A method of providing location-dependent services information to a mobile station having a memory, the mobile station being capable of short range communication and being capable of communicating with a base transceiver station, comprising the steps of: activating a dedicated services access key on the mobile station for initiating a search for location-dependent services; transmitting a short range wireless communication query to the beacon for requesting location-dependent services information pertaining to a location of the mobile station, said short range wireless communication query including a predetermined information request for location-dependent services information associated with said key activation and (i) if it is determined that the mobile station is within the operating range of the beacon, transmitting, from the beacon to the mobile station in response to the mobile station short range wireless communication query, the requested location-dependent services information; (ii) if it is determined that the mobile station is not within the operating range of the beacon, broadcasting location information to the mobile station over the base transceiver station broadcast channel, storing the location information in the mobile station memory, sending a request along with the stored memory location from the mobile station to a remote service provider for location-dependent services information concerning services pertaining to the location information, and transmitting, from the service provider to the mobile station, location-dependent services information.