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1. A method for obtaining a service in an offline mode and later completing the service in an online mode, the method comprising:
- obtaining a service in an offline mode at a communications device;
associating with the service a pointer to a sequence of at least one operation to be performed at a first server; and
sending in an online mode the pointer.
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Abstract
A method for obtaining a service in an offline mode and later completing the service in an online mode. The method includes obtaining a service in an offline mode at a communications device, wherein the service would have required at least two transactions with a first server in an online mode. The method then includes associating with the service a pointer to a sequence of at least one operation to be performed at a first server, and sending in an online mode the pointer.
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1. A method for obtaining a service in an offline mode and later completing the service in an online mode, the method comprising:
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obtaining a service in an offline mode at a communications device;
associating with the service a pointer to a sequence of at least one operation to be performed at a first server; and
sending in an online mode the pointer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for obtaining a service in an offline mode and later completing the service in an online mode, the method comprising:
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receiving at a first server from a communications device a pointer to a sequence of at least one operation;
wherein the pointer is indicative of a service procured in an offline mode at the device. retrieving the sequence of at least one operation; and
executing the sequence of at least one operation without further engaging the communications device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication device, the device comprising:
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a user interface that is to present information to a user and to receive input from the user;
control logic that is present the information to the user and to process the input to allow the user to procure a service in an offline mode;
storage that is to store based on a command from the control logic a pointer indicative of the service procured by the user;
wherein the pointer points to a sequence of at least one operation to be performed at a first server to complete procurement of the service; and
transceiver that is to retrieve the pointer from storage and send the pointer to a first server when the transceiver is able to establish an online connection to the first server. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A server that allows a communications device to efficiently complete a service procured in an offline mode at the device, the server comprising:
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a device interface that is to receive from a communications device a pointer that points to a sequence of at least one operation;
wherein the pointer is indicative of a service procured by a user in an offline mode at the device; and
control logic that is to retrieve based on the pointer the sequence of at least one operation and to execute the sequence. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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