Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Providing kiosk service offerings in a personal area network
- Patent Title (中): 在个人区域网络中提供信息亭服务
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Application No.: US12199958Application Date: 2008-08-28
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Publication No.: US07962579B2Publication Date: 2011-06-14
- Inventor: Victor S. Moore , Edith H. Stern , Barry E. Willner
- Applicant: Victor S. Moore , Edith H. Stern , Barry E. Willner
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Novak Druce + Quigg LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090055554A1 PROVIDING KIOSK SERVICE OFFERINGS IN A PERSONAL AREA NETWORK Public/Granted day:2009-02-26
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