Method and device for effecting venue specific wireless communication
First Claim
1. A system for effecting venue specific wireless communication to define a virtual community, comprising:
- a. a host server storing venue-specific information, applications and services pertinent to designated venues; and
b. a portable, wireless communication device for use by a designated registered user in said virtual community, wherein there is wireless communication between said communication device and said host server for said designated registered user for a designated venue to access said venue-specific information, applications and services stored on said host server for said venue on said communication device.
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Abstract
A method and system for wireless communication in a virtual community, whereby users can obtain access to venue specific information, applications and services on a host server on their wireless, portable communication devices. The system is unique in that users at a venue, after indicating the venue location from a drop-down list or deduced some other way, will automatically be served only that venue location'"'"'s and nearby surrounding content information coupled with other location specific services including a wireless and portable location-based Messenger, Chat, Match etc. Users can access the entire suite of these services from PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant), laptop or Internet enabled phones. The unique aspect of the invention is the capability for users to participate in a location specific virtual community with either known friends and associates or strangers at the venue for social or business purposes. The invention takes into account the plurality of venues and subsequent hosting of physical wireless local area network (WLAN) enabled sites with Internet backbone connectivity also known as “hotspots”, is capable of storing the server software locally at the venue location or hosted remotely via the Internet and provides enhanced user to system and user to user wireless interaction with its multi-modal data input and reception technologies.
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36 Claims
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1. A system for effecting venue specific wireless communication to define a virtual community, comprising:
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a. a host server storing venue-specific information, applications and services pertinent to designated venues; and
b. a portable, wireless communication device for use by a designated registered user in said virtual community, wherein there is wireless communication between said communication device and said host server for said designated registered user for a designated venue to access said venue-specific information, applications and services stored on said host server for said venue on said communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for effecting venue specific wireless communication, comprising the steps of:
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a. establishing a host server storing venue-specific information, applications and services pertinent to designated venues;
b. registering users who are authorized to access said host server;
c. initializing a portable, wireless communication device for use by a designated registered user;
d. establishing wireless communication between said communication device and said host server for a designated venue;
e. providing access to said venue-specific information, applications and services stored on said host server on said communication device by said designated registered user; and
f. creating a virtual community of registered users in a specific venue, wherein all of said registered users in said specific venue have access to said venue-specific information, applications and services stored on said host server for that specific venue. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 32, 34, 36)
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20. A wireless communication method between wireless, portable communication devices and a server generating and storing files, information, applications and services that are venue specific, comprising the steps of:
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a. selecting specific venues and creating and storing separate sets of files for venue specific information, applications and services for each selected venue in said server;
b. initializing said wireless, portable communication devices for communication with said server;
c. establishing communication between said wireless, portable communication devices and said server for a designated venue;
d. determining the venue specific information, applications and services in said server that are pertinent to said designated venue;
e. creating a communication link between said wireless, portable communication devices and said server to permit users of said wireless, portable communication devices to access and utilize the venue specific information, applications and services stored in said server for said designated venue; and
f. creating a virtual community of users of said wireless, portable communication devices in a specific venue, wherein all of said users in said specific venue have access to said venue-specific information, applications and services stored on said host server for that specific venue. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35)
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