DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RESERVING A RESOURCE VIA A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

摘要

A portable communication device is equipped to make reservations via a localized communication link with a resource. The portable communication device retrieves reservation availability information from a resource communicator and displays the reservation availability information for viewing by a user. User input indicative of a reservation request is received and the reservation request is transmitted to the resource communicator via a localized communication link. The portable communication device provides a convenient method to establish a reservation.