Apparatus, method and system for a remote-page device

• US 7,574,174 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2002
• Issued: 08/11/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Ginman, Tommy, Perala, Timo K., Laitinen, Timo M., Heinonen, Tomi
• Primary Examiner(s): Yun; Eugene
• Application Number:
  US10/192,873
• Publication Number:
  US 20040009748A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,589 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/458, 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.3, 455/456.6, 455/414.2, 455/421, 455/422.2, 455/426.1, 370/313, 340/426.21, 340/7.1, 340/7.2
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/246 Connectivity information discovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/22 with access to wired networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

An apparatus, method, and system for a remote-page devices. Communications are made more efficient with a connectivity tool. Remote-page enabled clients allow a short-range RF device to communicate beyond its coverage area or that of a nearby access point. Such a remote-page enabled client may issue remote-page messages and send them to remote-page enabled access points, which will ultimately route the message to a desired target client beyond the coverage area of the original client. The disclosure further teaches a remote-page enabled access point that may accept remote-page messages from clients and pass them on to remote access points that are communicating with the desired target device. The disclosure also teaches a remote-page server that tracks specified remote-page enabled access points and all clients disposed in communication with the access points. The remote-page server allows access points to query it for the existence of desired target devices and provides information relating to the existence of any such target devices. Information provided from a remote-page server to an access point allows the access point to establish a communications channel with a remote access point and act as a conduit for communications between an original client and a desired target client. This allows for client devices to not only communicate with devices outside of their given RF coverage area, but to also communicate across a communications network with other types of devices.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

sending a remote paging signal to an originating wireless access point from an originating device over a wireless short-range communication link, wherein the remote paging signal is destined to a remote target device located beyond a coverage area of the originating device for establishing a communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device, wherein the remote paging signal includes at least an address of the remote target device;

receiving a paging response signal from the originating wireless access point over the wireless short-range communication link, wherein the paging response signal is effected from the remote target device; and

establishing, through the originating wireless access point and a remote wireless access point, the communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device,

wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the remote target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote target device would otherwise be unable to respond to the originating device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote target device address is provided from a connectivity tool selection.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote target device is an Internet device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the establishment of a communications link with the remote target device includes establishing a communications link with the access point by employing the paging response signal.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the address of the remote target device is a short-range communication address.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving a remote paging signal from an originating device over a wireless short-range communication link, wherein the remote paging signal is destined to a remote target device located beyond a coverage area of the originating device for establishing a communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device, wherein the remote paging signal includes at least an address of the remote target device;

querying a routing database to determine if the remote target device is present within a communication coverage area of an originating wireless access point;

receiving, from a central server distributing wireless access point-to-wireless access point link creation, identifying information of a remote wireless access point, and sending a link creation signal to the remote wireless access point;

receiving a communication channel reservation signal from the remote wireless access point, wherein the reservation signal includes remote wireless access point information, wherein the reservation signal includes a paging response signal from the remote wireless access point, wherein the paging response signal is effected from the remote target device;

reserving a communications channel for the remote wireless access point by employing the remote wireless access point information received with the reservation signal;

sending a paging response signal to the originating device over the wireless short-range communication link, wherein the paging response signal is effected from the remote target device,

wherein the communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device is established, and wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the remote target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the remote target device would otherwise be unable to respond to the originating device.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the remote target device is an Internet device.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the remote target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the remote target device address is provided from a connectivity tool selection.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the routing database is in an access point.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the routing database is accessible by a central server.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein the originating device is a Bluetooth enabled device and the short-range radio-frequency communication is Bluetooth communication.

16. The method of claim 8, wherein the identifying information is a Bluetooth address.

17. The method of claim 8, wherein the identifying information is a network address.

18. The method of claim 17, the wherein the remote access point information further includes a communications port.

19. The method of claim 8, wherein the remote access point information includes a remote access point address, and content.

20. The method of claim 8, wherein the remote target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

21. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

establishing a communications link with the originating device by employing the received remote-paging response signal.

22. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

providing a communications for the originating device with the remote target device through the reserved communications channel.

23. The method of claim 8, wherein the address of the remote target device is a short-range communication address.

24. A method, comprising:

receiving a link creation signal with identifying information from an originating wireless access point at a remote wireless access point, wherein the identifying information includes originating device information, target device information, and originating wireless access point information;

sending a paging signal, for establishing a communications connection between the originating device and the target device, to the target device, wherein the paging signal includes at least an address of the target device, and wherein the target device is located beyond a coverage area of the originating device;

receiving a paging response signal from the target device;

establishing a wireless short-range communications link with the target device by employing the paging response signal;

sending a communication channel reservation signal to an originating wireless access point, wherein the reservation signal includes the paging response signal from the target device;

reserving a communications channel for the originating wireless access point by employing the received link creation signal,

wherein the communications connection between the originating device and the target device is established, and wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the remote target device would otherwise be unable to respond to the originating device.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein the remote target device is an Internet device.

27. The method of claim 24, wherein the remote access point information includes a remote access point address, and content.

28. The method of claim 27, the wherein the remote access point information further includes a communications port.

29. The method of claim 24, wherein the target device address is provided from the received link creation signal.

30. The method of claim 24, wherein the identifying information from the originating access point includes addresses.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the addresses are Bluetooth addresses.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein the addresses are network addresses.

33. The method of claim 24, wherein the target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

34. The method of claim 24, wherein the target device is an Internet device.

35. The method of claim 24, wherein the reservation signal includes remote access point information.

36. The method of claim 24, wherein the target device is a Bluetooth enabled device and the short-range radio-frequency communication is Bluetooth communication.

37. The method of claim 24, wherein the address of the target device is a short-range communication address.

38. A method, comprising:

receiving a routing database query at a central server to determine if a remote target device is present;

if the central server is distributing wireless access point-to-wireless access point link creation, sending information responsive to the query to an originating wireless access point, wherein responsive information includes identifying information of a remote wireless access point;

if the central server is itself handling link creation, sending a link creation signal to a remote wireless access point identified as a query result, wherein the link creation signal includes identifying information of an originating wireless access point,

wherein a communications connection between an originating device and the remote target device is established, and wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the remote target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein the target device is an Internet device.

40. The method of claim 38, wherein the identifying information includes originating device information.

41. The method of claim 38, wherein the identifying information includes target device information.

42. The method of claim 38, wherein the identifying information includes originating access point information.

43. The method of claim 38, further comprising:

effecting the establishment of a communications link between the originating device and target device.

44. A system, comprising:

means to send a remote paging signal to an originating wireless access point from an originating device over a wireless short-range communication link, wherein the remote paging signal is destined to a remote target device located beyond a coverage area of the originating device for establishing a communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device, wherein the remote paging signal includes at least an address of the remote target device;

means to receive a paging response signal from the originating wireless access point over the wireless short-range communication link, wherein the paging response signal is effected from the remote target device; and

means to establish, through the originating wireless access point and a remote wireless access point, the communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device,

wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the remote target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

45. The system of claim 44, wherein the remote target device would otherwise be unable to respond to the originating device.

46. The system of claim 44, wherein the remote target device address is provided from a connectivity tool selection.

47. The system of claim 44, wherein the remote target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

48. The system of claim 44, wherein the remote target device is an Internet device.

49. The system of claim 44, wherein the establishment of a communications link with the remote target device includes establishing a communications link with the access point by employing the paging response signal.

50. The system of claim 44, wherein the address of the remote target device is a short-range communication address.

51. A system, comprising:

means to receive a remote paging signal from an originating device over a wireless short-range communication link, wherein the remote paging signal is destined to a remote target device located beyond a coverage area of the originating device for establishing a communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device, wherein the remote paging signal includes at least an address of the remote target device;

means to query a routing database to determine if the remote target device is present within a communication coverage area of an originating wireless access point;

means to receive, from a central server distributing wireless access point-to-wireless access point link creation, identifying information of a remote wireless access point, and to send a link creation signal to the remote wireless access point;

means to receive a communication channel reservation signal from the remote wireless access point, wherein the reservation signal includes remote wireless access point information, wherein the reservation signal includes a paging response signal from the wireless remote access point, wherein the paging response signal is effected from the remote target device;

means to reserve a communications channel for the remote wireless access point by employing the remote wireless access point information received with the reservation signal;

means to send a paging response signal to the originating device over the wireless short-range communication link, wherein the paging response signal is effected from the remote target device,

wherein the communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device is established, and wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the remote target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

52. The system of claim 51, wherein the remote target device would otherwise be unable to respond to the originating device.

53. The system of claim 51, wherein the remote target device is an Internet device.

54. The system of claim 51, wherein the remote target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

55. The system of claim 51, wherein the remote target device address is provided from a connectivity tool selection.

56. The system of claim 51, wherein the routing database is in an access point.

57. The system of claim 51, wherein the routing database is accessible by a central server.

58. The system of claim 51, wherein the originating device is a Bluetooth enabled device and the short-range radio-frequency communication is Bluetooth communication.

59. The system of claim 51, wherein the identifying information is a Bluetooth address.

60. The system of claim 51, wherein the identifying information is a network address.

61. The system of claim 60, the wherein the remote access point information further includes a communications port.

62. The system of claim 51, wherein the remote access point information includes a remote access point address, and content.

63. The system of claim 51, wherein the remote target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

64. The system of claim 51, further comprising:

means to establish a communications link with the originating device by employing the received remote-paging response signal.

65. The system of claim 51, further comprising:

means to provide a communications for the originating device with the remote target device through the reserved communications channel.

66. The system of claim 51, wherein the address of the remote target device is a short-range communication address.

67. A system, comprising:

means to receive a link creation signal with identifying information from an originating wireless access point at a remote wireless access point, wherein the identifying information includes originating device information, target device information, and originating wireless access point information;

means to send a paging signal, for establishing a communications connection between the originating device and the target device, to the target device, wherein the paging signal includes at least an address of the target device, and wherein the target device is located beyond a coverage area of the originating device;

means to receive a paging response signal from the target device;

means to establish a wireless short-range communications link with the target device by employing the paging response signal;

means to send a communication channel reservation signal to an originating wireless access point, wherein the reservation signal includes the paging response signal from the target device;

means to reserve a communications channel for the originating wireless access point by employing the received link creation signal,

wherein the communications connection between the originating device and the target device is established, and wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

68. The system of claim 67, wherein the remote target device would otherwise be unable to respond to the originating device.

69. The system of claim 67, wherein the remote target device is an Internet device.

70. The system of claim 67, wherein the remote access point information includes a remote access point address, and content.

71. The system of claim 70, the wherein the remote access point information further includes a communications port.

72. The system of claim 67, wherein the target device address is provided from the received link creation signal.

73. The system of claim 67, wherein the identifying information from the originating access point includes addresses.

74. The system of claim 73, wherein the addresses are Bluetooth addresses.

75. The system of claim 73, wherein the addresses are network addresses.

76. The system of claim 67, wherein the target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

77. The system of claim 67, wherein the target device is an Internet device.

78. The system of claim 67, wherein the reservation signal includes remote access point information.

79. The system of claim 67, wherein the target device is a Bluetooth enabled device and the short-range radio-frequency communication is Bluetooth communication.

80. The system of claim 67, wherein the address of the target device is a short-range communication address.

81. A system, comprising:

means to receive a routing database query at a central server to determine if a remote target device is present;

if the central server is distributing wireless access point-to-wireless access point link creation, means to send information responsive to the query to an originating wireless access point, wherein responsive information includes identifying information of a remote wireless access point;

if the central server is itself handling link creation, means to send a link creation signal to a remote wireless access point identified as a query result, wherein the link creation signal includes identifying information of an originating wireless access point,

wherein a communications connection between an originating device and the remote target device is established, and wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the remote target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

82. The system of claim 81, wherein the target device is an Internet device.

83. The system of claim 81, wherein the identifying information includes originating device information.

84. The system of claim 81, wherein the identifying information includes target device information.

85. The system of claim 81, wherein the identifying information includes originating access point information.

86. The system of claim 81, further comprising:

means to effect the establishment of a communications link between the originating device and target device.

87. An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable medium containing program code that when executed causes an apparatus to:

send a remote paging signal to an originating wireless access point from an originating device over a wireless short-range communication link, wherein the remote paging signal is destined to a remote target device located beyond a coverage area of the originating device for establishing a communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device, wherein the remote paging signal includes at least an address of the remote target device;

receive a paging response signal from the originating wireless access point over the wireless short-range communication link, wherein the paging response signal is effected from the remote target device; and

establish, through the originating wireless access point and a remote wireless access point, the communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device,

wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the remote target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

88. The article of manufacture of claim 87, wherein the remote target device would otherwise be unable to respond to the originating device.

89. The article of manufacture of claim 87, wherein the remote target device address is provided from a connectivity tool selection.

90. The article of manufacture of claim 87, wherein the remote target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

91. The article of manufacture of claim 87, wherein the remote target device is an Internet device.

92. The article of manufacture of claim 87, wherein the establishment of a communications link with the remote target device includes establishing a communications link with the access point by employing the paging response signal.

93. The article of manufacture of claim 87, wherein the address of the remote target device is a short-range communication address.

94. An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable medium containing program code that when executed causes an apparatus to:

receive a remote paging signal from an originating device over a wireless short-range communication link, wherein the remote paging signal is destined to a remote target device located beyond a coverage area of the originating device for establishing a communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device, wherein the remote paging signal includes at least an address of the remote target device;

query a routing database to determine if the remote target device is present within a communication coverage area of an wireless originating access point;

receive, from a central server distributing wireless access point-to-wireless access point link creation, identifying information of a remote wireless access point, and to send a link creation signal to the remote wireless access point;

receive a communication channel reservation signal from the remote wireless access point, wherein the reservation signal includes remote wireless access point information, wherein the reservation signal includes a paging response signal from the remote wireless access point, wherein the paging response signal is effected from the remote target device;

reserve a communications channel for the remote wireless access point by employing the remote wireless access point information received with the reservation signal;

send a paging response signal to the originating device over the wireless short-range communication link, wherein the paging response signal is effected from the remote target device,

wherein the communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device is established, and wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the remote target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

95. The article of manufacture of claim 94, wherein the remote target device would otherwise be unable to respond to the originating device.

96. The article of manufacture of claim 94, wherein the remote target device is an Internet device.

97. The article of manufacture of claim 94, wherein the remote target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

98. The article of manufacture of claim 94, wherein the remote target device address is provided from a connectivity tool selection.

99. The article of manufacture of claim 94, wherein the routing database is in an access point.

100. The article of manufacture of claim 94, wherein the routing database is accessible by a central server.

101. The article of manufacture of claim 94, wherein the originating device is a Bluetooth enabled device and the short-range radio-frequency communication is Bluetooth communication.

102. The article of manufacture of claim 94, wherein the identifying information is a Bluetooth address.

103. The article of manufacture of claim 94, wherein the identifying information is a network address.

104. The article of manufacture of claim 103, the wherein the remote access point information further includes a communications port.

105. The article of manufacture of claim 94, wherein the remote access point information includes a remote access point address, and content.

106. The article of manufacture of claim 94, wherein the remote target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

107. The article of manufacture of claim 94, wherein the program code, when executed, further causes the apparatus to:

establish a communications link with the originating device by employing the received remote-paging response signal.

108. The article of manufacture of claim 94, wherein the program code, when executed, further causes the apparatus to:

provide a communications for the originating device with the remote target device through the reserved communications channel.

109. The article of manufacture of claim 94, wherein the address of the remote target device is a short-range communication address.

110. An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable medium containing program code that when executed causes an apparatus to:

receive a link creation signal with identifying information from an originating wireless access point at a remote wireless access point, wherein the identifying information includes originating device information, target device information, and originating wireless access point information;

send a paging signal, for establishing a communications connection between the originating device and the target device, to the target device, wherein the paging signal includes at least an address of the target device, and wherein the target device is located beyond a coverage area of the originating device;

receive a paging response signal from the target device;

establish a wireless short-range communications link with the target device by employing the paging response signal;

send a communication channel reservation signal to an originating wireless access point, wherein the reservation signal includes the paging response signal from the target device;

reserve a communications channel for the originating wireless access point by employing the received link creation signal,

wherein the communications connection between the originating device and the target device is established, and wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

111. The article of manufacture of claim 110, wherein the remote target device would otherwise be unable to respond to the originating device.

112. The article of manufacture of claim 110, wherein the remote target device is an Internet device.

113. The article of manufacture of claim 110, wherein the remote access point information includes a remote access point address, and content.

114. The article of manufacture of claim 113, the wherein the remote access point information further includes a communications port.

115. The article of manufacture of claim 110, wherein the target device address is provided from the received link creation signal.

116. The article of manufacture of claim 110, wherein the identifying information from the originating access point includes addresses.

117. The article of manufacture of claim 116, wherein the addresses are Bluetooth addresses.

118. The article of manufacture of claim 116, wherein the addresses are network addresses.

119. The article of manufacture of claim 110, wherein the target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

120. The article of manufacture of claim 110, wherein the target device is an Internet device.

121. The article of manufacture of claim 110, wherein the reservation signal includes remote access point information.

122. The article of manufacture of claim 110, wherein the target device is a Bluetooth enabled device and the short-range radio-frequency communication is Bluetooth communication.

123. The article of manufacture of claim 110, wherein the address of the target device is a short-range communication address.

124. An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable medium containing program code that when executed causes an apparatus to:

receive a routing database query at a central server to determine if a remote target device is present;

if the central server is distributing wireless access point-to-wireless access point link creation, send information responsive to the query to an originating wireless access point, wherein responsive information includes identifying information of a remote wireless access point;

if the central server is itself handling link creation, send a link creation signal to a remote wireless access point identified as a query result, wherein the link creation signal includes identifying information of an originating wireless access point,

wherein a communications connection between an originating device and the remote target device is established, and wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the remote target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

125. The article of manufacture of claim 124, wherein the target device is an Internet device.

126. The article of manufacture of claim 124, wherein the identifying information includes originating device information.

127. The article of manufacture of claim 124, wherein the identifying information includes target device information.

128. The article of manufacture of claim 124, wherein the identifying information includes originating access point information.

129. The article of manufacture of claim 124, wherein the program code, when executed, further causes the apparatus to:

effect the establishment of a communications link between the originating device and target device.

130. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory, the memory for storing instructions;

a processor that may issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the instructions issue signals to;

send a remote paging signal to an originating wireless access point from an originating device over a wireless short-range communication link, wherein the remote paging signal is destined to a remote target device located beyond a coverage area of the originating device for establishing a communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device, wherein the remote paging signal includes at least an address of the remote target device;

receive a paging response signal from the originating wireless access point over the wireless short-range communication link, wherein the paging response signal is effected from the remote target device; and

establish, through the originating wireless access point and a remote wireless access point, the communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device,

wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the remote target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

131. The apparatus of claim 130, wherein the remote target device would otherwise be unable to respond to the originating device.

132. The apparatus of claim 130, wherein the remote target device address is provided from a connectivity tool selection.

133. The apparatus of claim 130, wherein the remote target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

134. The apparatus of claim 130, wherein the remote target device is an Internet device.

135. The apparatus of claim 130, wherein the establishment of a communications link with the remote target device includes establishing a communications link with the access point by employing the paging response signal.

136. The apparatus of claim 130, wherein the address of the remote target device is a short-range communication address.

137. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory, the memory for storing instructions;

a processor that may issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the instructions issue signals to;

receive a remote paging signal from an originating device over a wireless short-range communication link, wherein the remote paging signal is destined to a remote target device located beyond a coverage area of the originating device for establishing a communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device, wherein the remote paging signal includes at least an address of the remote target device;

query a routing database to determine if the remote target device is present within a communication coverage area of an originating wireless access point;

receive, from a central server distributing wireless access point-to-wireless access point link creation, identifying information of a remote wireless access point, and to send a link creation signal to the remote wireless access point;

receive a communication channel reservation signal from the remote wireless access point, wherein the reservation signal includes remote wireless access point information, wherein the reservation signal includes a paging response signal from the remote wireless access point, wherein the paging response signal is effected from the remote target device;

reserve a communications channel for the remote wireless access point by employing the remote wireless access point information received with the reservation signal;

send a paging response signal to the originating device over the wireless short-range communication link, wherein the paging response signal is effected from the remote target device,

wherein the communications connection between the originating device and the remote target device is established, and wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the remote target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

138. The apparatus of claim 137, wherein the remote target device would otherwise be unable to respond to the originating device.

139. The apparatus of claim 137, wherein the remote target device is an Internet device.

140. The apparatus of claim 137, wherein the remote target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

141. The apparatus of claim 137, wherein the remote target device address is provided from a connectivity tool selection.

142. The apparatus of claim 137, wherein the routing database is in an access point.

143. The apparatus of claim 137, wherein the routing database is accessible by a central server.

144. The apparatus of claim 137, wherein the originating device is a Bluetooth enabled device and the short-range radio-frequency communication is Bluetooth communication.

145. The apparatus of claim 137, wherein the identifying information is a Bluetooth address.

146. The apparatus of claim 137, wherein the identifying information is a network address.

147. The apparatus of claim 146, the wherein the remote access point information further includes a communications port.

148. The apparatus of claim 137, wherein the remote access point information includes a remote access point address, and content.

149. The apparatus of claim 137, wherein the remote target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

150. The apparatus of claim 137, further comprising instructions to issue signals to:

establish a communications link with the originating device by employing the received remote-paging response signal.

151. The apparatus of claim 137, further comprising instructions to issue signals to:

provide a communications for the originating device with the remote target device through the reserved communications channel.

152. The apparatus of claim 137, wherein the address of the remote target device is a short-range communication address.

153. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory, the memory for storing instructions;

a processor that may issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the instructions issue signals to;

receive a link creation signal with identifying information from an originating wireless access point at a remote wireless access point, wherein the identifying information includes originating device information, target device information, and originating wireless access point information;

send a paging signal, for establishing a communications connection between the originating device and the target device, to the target device, wherein the paging signal includes at least an address of the target device, and wherein the target device is located beyond a coverage area of the originating device;

receive a paging response signal from the target device;

establish a wireless short-range communications link with the target device by employing the paging response signal;

send a communication channel reservation signal to an originating wireless access point, wherein the reservation signal includes the paging response signal from the target device;

reserve a communications channel for the originating wireless access point by employing the received link creation signal,

wherein the communications connection between the originating device and the target device is established, and wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

154. The apparatus of claim 153, wherein the remote target device would otherwise be unable to respond to the originating device.

155. The apparatus of claim 153, wherein the remote target device is an Internet device.

156. The apparatus of claim 153, wherein the remote access point information includes a remote access point address, and content.

157. The apparatus of claim 156, the wherein the remote access point information further includes a communications port.

158. The apparatus of claim 153, wherein the target device address is provided from the received link creation signal.

159. The apparatus of claim 153, wherein the identifying information from the originating access point includes addresses.

160. The apparatus of claim 159, wherein the addresses are Bluetooth addresses.

161. The apparatus of claim 159, wherein the addresses are network addresses.

162. The apparatus of claim 153, wherein the target device is outside a communication coverage area of the originating device.

163. The apparatus of claim 153, wherein the target device is an Internet device.

164. The apparatus of claim 153, wherein the reservation signal includes remote access point information.

165. The apparatus of claim 153, wherein the target device is a Bluetooth enabled device and the short-range radio-frequency communication is Bluetooth communication.

166. The apparatus of claim 153, wherein the address of the target device is a short-range communication address.

167. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory, the memory for storing instructions;

a processor that may issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the instructions issue signals to;

receive a routing database query at a central server to determine if a remote target device is present;

if the central server is distributing wireless access point-to-wireless access point link creation, send information responsive to the query to an originating wireless access point, wherein responsive information includes identifying information of a remote wireless access point;

if the central server is itself handling link creation, send a link creation signal to a remote wireless access point identified as a query result, wherein the link creation signal includes identifying information of an originating wireless access point,

wherein a communications connection between an originating device and the remote target device is established, and wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the remote target device and the remote wireless access point, and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.

168. The apparatus of claim 167, wherein the target device is an Internet device.

169. The apparatus of claim 167, wherein the identifying information includes originating device information.

170. The apparatus of claim 167, wherein the identifying information includes target device information.

171. The apparatus of claim 167, wherein the identifying information includes originating access point information.

172. The apparatus of claim 167, further comprising instructions to issue signals to:

effect the establishment of a communications link between the originating device and target device.