Providing kiosk service offerings in a personal area network

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2011-06-14

2011-06-14

Chankong, Dohm (Department: 2452)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Remote data accessing

Accessing a remote server

C709S201000, C709S217000, C709S220000, C709S218000, C455S003010, C455S414200, C455S414300, C379S093170, C379S093220, C379S093230, C379S093250

Reexamination Certificate

active

07962579

ABSTRACT:
A method for delivering electronic services in a personal area network (PAN) can include providing a kiosk in a publicly traversable area. The kiosk can be configured to deliver electronic services over short-range radio communications links to wireless devices in a personal area network (PAN). The kiosk also can be configured to communicate over an existing physical communications link medium. A PAN can be established in the publicly traversable area. Electronic services can be selectably retrieved through the existing physical communications link medium into the kiosk. Finally, the retrieved selected electronic services can be delivered to wireless devices in the PAN over the short-range radio communications link. Notably, the step of establishing a PAN in the publicly traversable area can include establishing a BLUETOOTH-based PAN with wireless devices in the publicly traversable area. In addition, the step of providing a kiosk first can include retrofitting an existing kiosk both with a short-range radio frequency communications system, and with a host computing device for selectively retrieving electronic services over the existing physical communications link medium, and for delivering selected electronic services to the wireless devices in the PAN. Second, the retrofitted kiosk can be activated in the publicly traversable area.

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