Abstract: A short-range wireless architecture is presented that allows a wireless user device, such as a personal digital assistant, to communicate and enter into transactions with an application server or back-end device. A wireless tier is utilized, which may provide services for the wireless user device such as security and authentication, session and context management, proxy services, service aggregation ad home page/portal services. The wireless tier may store context and/or session information for the wireless user device, and may be used to filter information sent to a wireless device from an application server. The wireless tier may login/logout the user device to an application server automatically, and may provide user and/or personalization information to the application server. The wireless server may also pre-stage information to enhance the user experience, and may maintain state information in the event of a temporary loss of wireless communication.

Abstract: A method for providing user-apparent consistency in a wireless user device is presented. An IP address, or other unique identifier, is assigned to a wireless user device in wireless communication with a wireless application server. The IP address is associated with a communication session between the wireless user device and the wireless application server. The IP address, along with information related to the communication session, such as context information, is stored by the wireless application server, such as in an active session cache. The wireless user device may then rejoin the communication session in the event the wireless communication is temporarily dropped and re-established between the wireless user device and the wireless application server, without losing the assignment of the IP address to the wireless user device or any information stored for the IP address in the active session cache.

Abstract: A short-range wireless architecture is presented that allows a wireless user device, such as a personal digital assistant, to communicate and enter into transactions with an application server or back-end device. A wireless tier is utilized, which may provide services for the wireless user device such as security and authentication, session and context management, proxy services, service aggregation and home page/portal services. The wireless tier may store context and/or session information for the wireless user device, and may be used to filter information sent to a wireless device from an application server. The wireless tier may login/logout the user device to an application server automatically, and may provide user and/or personalization information to the application server. The wireless server may also pre-stage information to enhance the user experience, and may maintain state information in the event of a temporary loss of wireless communication.

Abstract: A method for suggesting products to a user of a wireless user device is presented, which may also allow the user to purchase those products through the wireless device. Historical information stored for the user may be used to query a back-end device for a selection of products. The selection of products may be based upon the historical information, such as may include recent purchases of product viewing history. The selection of products may then be filtered, formatted, pushed to a display on the wireless user device. The user may then purchase these products by selecting them on the wireless user device.

Abstract: A method for providing user-apparent consistency in a wireless user device is presented. An IP address, or other unique identifier, is assigned to a wireless user device in wireless communication with a wireless application server. The IP address is associated with a communication session between the wireless user device and the wireless application server. The IP address, along with information related to the communication session, such as context information, is stored by the wireless application server, such as in an active session cache. The wireless user device may then rejoin the communication session in the event the wireless communication is temporarily dropped and re-established between the wireless user device and the wireless application server, without losing the assignment of the IP address to the wireless user device or any information stored for the IP address in the active session cache.