Patent ID: 8250204

Claim:
A system comprising: a plurality of access points suitable for communication with a portable computing device configured to transmit in a wireless transmission a signal including a unit ID identifying the portable computing device, wherein each of the plurality of access points is configured to independently detect the signal and transmit information to the portable computing device; and a centralized network managed by a service provider and configured to access a plurality of information providers coupled to the centralized network based on the unit ID, wherein the information transmitted from one or more of the plurality of access points detecting the signal from the portable computing device is provided by the one or more of the plurality of information providers and is dependent upon the unit ID and a past trip taken by a traveler associated with the unit ID, wherein the past trip is stored in memory of the one or more of the plurality of information providers and wherein the information corresponds to future plans related to the past trip, wherein the future plans related to the past trip comprise plans for a future trip including reservations related to the future trip.