APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTEXT-BASED WIRELESS INFORMATION PROCESSING
A context of the user of a mobile communication device determines what product or service is requested. By determining where the mobile communication device is, unique identifying information is used to identify a specific product or service. By using information regarding products limited to a defined area, a reduced product/service identifier can be used on products/services.
1 . A context sensitive computer system programmed to determine a product/service/information requested, comprising:
a computer system programmed to input a location information regarding a location of a mobile communication device, programmed to receive a product/service/information identifying information, and being programmed to determine a product/service/information requested by a user based on the location information and said product/service/information identifying information.
2 . The context sensitive computer system of claim 1 , wherein said computer system is configured to determine a type of user request based on selection information provided by the user, wherein said type of user request is one of a product, service, and information.
3 . The context sensitive computer system of claim 1 , wherein said computer system is configured to determine a type of user request based on said product/service/information identifying information.
4 . The context sensitive computer system of claim 1 , wherein said product/service/information identifying information is based on RFID information.
5 . The context sensitive computer system of claim 1 , wherein said product/service/information identifying information is based on a location based identification number.
6 . The context sensitive computer system of claim 1 , wherein said computer system is programmed to receive said location information from said mobile communication device.
7 . The context sensitive computer system of claim 1 , wherein said computer system is programmed to determine said location information of said mobile communication device.
8 . A consumer request delivery system, comprising:
an information reader having first identifying information; and
a business computer system coupled to said information reader, said business computer system configured to receive second identifying information associated with a mobile communication device, said computer system configured to determine one of a product, service, and information based on said first identifying information, and configured to cause appropriate information to be provided to said mobile communication device associated with said second identifying information.
9 . The consumer request delivery system of claim 8 , wherein said first identifying information includes location information associated with said information reader.
10 . The consumer request delivery system of claim 8 , wherein said first identifying information includes product information associated with said information reader.
11 . The consumer request delivery system of claim 8 , wherein said first identifying information includes information associated with said information reader.
12 . The consumer request delivery system of claim 8 , wherein said business computer system is configured to cause an application to run on said mobile communication device associated with said second identifying information.
13 . The consumer request delivery system of claim 8 , wherein said business computer system is configured to cause an application to run as a thin client on said mobile communication device associated with said second identifying information.
14 . A method of providing a user of a mobile communication device with context-based wireless information, comprising:
providing first identifying information associated with an information reader to a computer system;
receiving by the information reader second identifying information associated with said mobile communication device;
providing said second identifying information associated with said mobile communication device to the computer system; and
determining, by the computer system, the type of request sought by the user based on said first identifying information.
15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
causing an application associated with said type of request to be provided to said mobile communication device, using said second identifying information.
16 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
causing a product to be ordered, wherein said product is associated with said first identifying information.
17 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
causing a service to be provided to a user associated with said mobile communication device, wherein said service is associated with said first identifying information.
18 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
causing a page to be provided to a user associated with said mobile communication device, wherein said information is associated with said first identifying information.
19 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
causing information to be provided to said mobile communication device using said second identifying information, wherein said information is associated with said first identifying information.
20 . A method of electronically bridging a plurality of electronic devices, comprising:
receiving a first product identifying information associated with a first electronic device;
receiving a second product identifying information associated with a second electronic device;
receiving a first communication from said first electronic device; and
causing said first communication to communicate with said second electronic device, wherein said first electronic device and second electronic device are not configured to directly communicate.