System and method for facilitating the selection of electronic services using infrared and a network address identification

摘要

The present invention provides a system and method of communicating resource properties for facilitating the selection of electronic services using infrared and a network address identification. The method includes the steps of receiving an ID advertising message through an infrared communication port, the ID advertising message containing a network address of a mobile device and sending a service agent advertising message to the network address of the mobile device. The service agent advertising message includes a network address and properties of the resource. The method further includes the steps of receiving a service request from the mobile device and sending a service reply to the network address of the mobile device. The service reply includes information required to access the resource at an access point.