Abstract: This patent describes a method for mobile information access, executed in a networked computer system comprising at least a mobile information access server and one or a plurality of information retrieval systems, comprising the steps of: receiving a message from a mobile communication device; analyzing the received message; forming one or a plurality of queries based on the message analysis; obtaining documents based on the one or the plurality of queries; extracting candidate answers from the documents; validating candidate answers; composing an answer summary; sending the answer summary back to the mobile communication device, wherein the answer summary is limited to a predetermined size. The patent also describes an apparatus for mobile information access.