Hybrid two-way radio communication system
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating access to a remote server comprising the steps of:
- establishing a two-way wireless interface between a portable device and a local area node coupled to the remote server;
communicating terms data to the portable device including terms for establishing an interface between the local area node and the remote server in response thereto;
sending an acceptance signal from the portable device to the local node in response to the terms data; and
relaying information between the portable device and the remote terminal through the local node area in response to the acceptance signal.
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Abstract
A hybrid communication system communicates at least a portion of a massage from a message server to a portable device using a wide area communication system such as a one-way communication operating on an FM SCA spectrum. The message may be a digitized voice message. Upon hearing the message, a user of the portable device records an audio response which is stored as a digital reply. When the portable device travels in range of a local area node such as a short range node communicating on the ISM band. Communication is established and a bartering process allows the message to be relayed from the portable device through the local area node relay and back to the message server. The bartering operation requires an act or omission by the portable device and/or its user in exchange for the bandwidth used to relay the response. The act or omission may include exposure to advertising, communication of profile information, response to certain questions or traveling to certain locations, thereby eliminating a monitory exchange process in support of expenses related to the local area node and the bandwidth used.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating access to a remote server comprising the steps of:
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establishing a two-way wireless interface between a portable device and a local area node coupled to the remote server;
communicating terms data to the portable device including terms for establishing an interface between the local area node and the remote server in response thereto;
sending an acceptance signal from the portable device to the local node in response to the terms data; and
relaying information between the portable device and the remote terminal through the local node area in response to the acceptance signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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17. A relay component of a two-way wireless communication system comprising:
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a local area node for wirelessly relaying information between a portable device and an information server through a network; and
a relay sponsor server for establishing relay terms for the relaying of information wherein the relay terms require an act or omission not related to the relaying of information between the portable device and said local area node.
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20. A method of facilitating access to a remote server comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a message signal from a wide area node to a portable device, the message signal being generated by a message server;
generating a reply message at the portable device in response to the message signal;
establishing a two-way wireless interface between the portable device and a local area node coupled to the remote message server in response to the message signal;
communicating an advertisement from the local area node to the portable device, the advertisement being substantially unrelated to interface information regarding the interface between the portable device and the local area node; and
relaying the reply message from the portable device to the message server through the local node area in response to communication of the advertisement.
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