Abstract: A method of gracefully shutting down a mobile device in operational relationship with one or more active components is provided. The method comprises monitoring the mobile device's status; forwarding a termination message to at least one of the active components, when it is determined that the mobile device's status is changed from a first position to a second position; and terminating operation of the at least one active component, prior to the mobile device's status changing to the second position.

Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a method for gracefully shutting down a communication router servicing one or more network servers in a personal area network is provided. The method comprises monitoring one or more communication sessions established between one or more network devices and the one or more network servers via the communication router; forwarding a termination message to at least one of the network servers, when it is determined that the communication router is shutting down; and closing a respective communication session between said at least one network server and one of the network devices.

Abstract: A method of gracefully shutting down a mobile device in operational relationship with one or more active components is provided. The method comprises monitoring the mobile device's status; forwarding a termination message to at least one of the active components, when it is determined that the mobile device's status is changed from a first position to a second position; and terminating operation of the at least one active component, prior to the mobile device's status changing to the second position.

Abstract: A method for ordering a service over a communications network is provided. The method comprises selecting a first service to be provided from a first system to a second system. The service is associated with a first code. A message comprising the first code and user identifying information is generated in response to selecting the first service. The message is forwarded to the first system from the second system.