Providing kiosk service offerings in a personal area network
First Claim
1. A method for providing kiosk service offerings comprising:
- configuring a kiosk to provide electronic services over short-range radio communications links to wireless devices in a personal area network (PAN), said kiosk also configured to communicate over an existing physical communications link medium;
establishing a short-range radio communications link with a wireless device in said PAN;
retrieving selected electronic services over said existing physical communications link medium; and
, delivering said retrieved selected electronic services to said wireless device in said PAN over said short-range radio communications link.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing kiosk service offerings comprising:
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configuring a kiosk to provide electronic services over short-range radio communications links to wireless devices in a personal area network (PAN), said kiosk also configured to communicate over an existing physical communications link medium;
establishing a short-range radio communications link with a wireless device in said PAN;
retrieving selected electronic services over said existing physical communications link medium; and
,delivering said retrieved selected electronic services to said wireless device in said PAN over said short-range radio communications link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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12. A kiosk for distributing electronic services to wireless devices in a PAN comprising:
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a an kiosk configured to communicate with a communications network over an existing physical communications link medium;
a network communications client for communicating with servers in said communications network;
a short-range radio communications system for communicating with wireless devices in the PAN; and
,a list of electronic services which can be distributed to wireless devices in the PAN, said electronics services in said list residing locally in said kiosk and remotely in said servers in said communications network.
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18. A method for delivering electronic services in a personal area network (PAN) comprising:
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providing a kiosk in a publicly traversable area, said kiosk configured to deliver electronic services over short-range radio communications links to wireless devices in a personal area network (PAN), said existing kiosk also configured to communicate over an existing physical communications link medium;
establishing a PAN in said publicly traversable area;
selectably retrieving electronic services through said existing physical communications link medium into said kiosk; and
,delivering said retrieved selected electronic services to wireless devices in said PAN over said short-range radio communications link.
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