Networked message delivery system

摘要

In a networked communications apparatus comprising at least one server ( 10 ) and a plurality of user terminals ( 12 ), together with a portable communications device ( 18 ) co-operating with one or more user terminals ( 12 ), the coupling ( 14 ) between terminal and communications device is by wireless transmission. The portable communications device ( 18 ) means for receiving wireless transmissions from the terminal are further configured to receive additional data transmitted wirelessly from other sources, such as message delivery beacons (B1-BN) distributed in the locality.