Patent ID: 8644849

Claim:
A method, for providing, to a wireless device, pre-stored auxiliary location-dependent information particular to a location within a destination area having wireless signal degradation and to which the wireless device is expected to travel, comprising: determining, by a system using a processor, that the wireless device is expected to travel to the destination area having wireless signal degradation, wherein there is signal degradation at the location being within the destination area; initiating, by the system, in response to determining that the wireless device wireless is expected to travel to the destination area having the wireless signal degradation, providing an alert to the wireless device advising the wireless device of the wireless signal degradation in the destination area; receiving, by the system, from the wireless device, and in response to the alert being provided to the wireless device, a request for the pre-stored auxiliary location-dependent information; retrieving, by a system using a processor, in response to the request, the pre-stored auxiliary location-dependent information, being particular to the location within the destination area having wireless signal degradation, for providing the pre-stored auxiliary location-dependent information to the wireless device while the wireless device is (a) in an original area in which there is sufficient signal for the wireless device and (b) expected to travel to the destination area; and initiating, by the system, providing the pre-stored auxiliary location-dependent information to the wireless device, while the wireless device is still in the original area, for use at the wireless device when the wireless device is located in the destination area having wireless signal degradation.