Patent ID: 7532906

Claim:
A mobile electronic device, comprising: a request processing component for receiving an information request for information; a status information component for indicating whether the mobile electronic device is within a network coverage area; a wireless interface for coupling the mobile electronic device to a network in order to obtain an online version of the information from a web service; a storage component for storing the offline version of the information, wherein the request processing component is adapted to send a web service request to the web service in response to the information request when the status information component indicates the mobile electronic device is within the network coverage area and is further adapted to access the storage component when the status information component indicates network service is unavailable; and a time-out component, wherein the time-out component is adapted to signal unavailability of the web service or an alternative web service to the request processing component if no web service response is received within a predetermined time interval after the web service request has been sent.