Facilty-based interpersonal communication and interactive information system
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1. A system for providing a facility-based local network which provides local information and access to a local interpersonal communication service, comprising:
- a facility computer host;
one or more participating mobile devices comprising a visual display and adapted to transmit and receive data over a facility hosted data transmission signal;
the facility hosted data transmission signal enabling the transmission of electronic data wirelessly between the facility computer host and the participating mobile devices;
the facility hosted transmission signal also enabling the transmission of the electronic data wirelessly between two or more of the participating mobile devices;
whereby the facility computer host transmits facility-specific auxiliary data to the one or more participating mobile devices over the facility hosted data transmission signal;
an information and communications software program loaded on the one or more participating mobile devices, whereby the program receives the facility-specific auxiliary data over the transmission signal and provides the one or more participating mobile devices with local and facility information and access to the interpersonal communication service;
whereby the software program enables the transmission signal to uniquely identify the one or more participating mobile devices;
whereby the software program enables the one or more participating mobile devices to transmit data over the transmission signal; and
wherein the local interpersonal communication service enables the participating mobile devices identified by the software program to be visible to other of the participating mobile devices identified by the software program and whereby messages can be sent and received among the participating mobile devices identified by the software program over the facility hosted data transmission signal.
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Abstract
An interpersonal communication and an interactive information system, where a user can access a wireless local area network from any compatible mobile device and obtain information specific to the user'"'"'s location and communicate with other mobile devices in the user'"'"'s location through the wireless local area network.
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1. A system for providing a facility-based local network which provides local information and access to a local interpersonal communication service, comprising:
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a facility computer host; one or more participating mobile devices comprising a visual display and adapted to transmit and receive data over a facility hosted data transmission signal; the facility hosted data transmission signal enabling the transmission of electronic data wirelessly between the facility computer host and the participating mobile devices; the facility hosted transmission signal also enabling the transmission of the electronic data wirelessly between two or more of the participating mobile devices; whereby the facility computer host transmits facility-specific auxiliary data to the one or more participating mobile devices over the facility hosted data transmission signal; an information and communications software program loaded on the one or more participating mobile devices, whereby the program receives the facility-specific auxiliary data over the transmission signal and provides the one or more participating mobile devices with local and facility information and access to the interpersonal communication service; whereby the software program enables the transmission signal to uniquely identify the one or more participating mobile devices; whereby the software program enables the one or more participating mobile devices to transmit data over the transmission signal; and wherein the local interpersonal communication service enables the participating mobile devices identified by the software program to be visible to other of the participating mobile devices identified by the software program and whereby messages can be sent and received among the participating mobile devices identified by the software program over the facility hosted data transmission signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing a facility-based local network which provides local information and access to a local interpersonal communication service, comprising the steps of:
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hosting a facility hosted data transmission signal that enables the transmission of electronic data wirelessly between a facility computer host and one or more participating mobile devices and also enables the transmission of the electronic data wirelessly between two or more of the participating mobile devices, the mobile devices comprising a visual display and adapted to transmit and receive data over the local data transmission signal; transmitting, by the facility computer host, facility-specific auxiliary data to the one or more participating mobile devices over the local data transmission signal; providing an information and communications software program to be loaded onto the one or more participating mobile devices, whereby the program receives the facility-specific auxiliary data over the transmission signal and provides the one or more participating mobile devices with local and facility information and access to the interpersonal communication service; whereby the software program enables the transmission signal to identify the mobile device and enables the mobile device to transmit data over the transmission signal and receive data originating locally on the transmission signal and; enabling, by the local interpersonal communication service, the participating mobile devices identified by the software program to be visible to other of the participating mobile devices identified by the software program whereby messages can be sent and received among the participating mobile devices identified by the software program over the facility hosted data transmission signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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