Patent ID: 7133659

Claim:
A method for operating a reservation system that includes a first user terminal and a second terminal, the first user terminal having at least one application, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a communication link from the at least one application to the second terminal through a wireless interface; receiving a menu message on said first user terminal comprising a questions regarding needs of user in order to create a criteria information message; sending said criteria information message comprising information regarding needs of the user to said second terminal; receiving a second menu message on said first user terminal comprising a plurality of available items meeting said user criteria; selecting one or more items from said plurality of items; sending a selection message comprising information regarding said selected items to said second terminal receiving an amount to pay message on first user terminal in response to said selection message comprising transaction information; entering information into the first user terminal specifying that a payment be made from the first user terminal to the second terminal; establishing a communication link from the at least one application to the second terminal through an electromagnetic induction interrogator; registering a payment transaction with the second terminal and the at least one application; and receiving location information of said selected item and an electronic code for unlocking said item.