System for commercial services or facilities

A system for commercial services or service facilities comprising:

• a machine;
• a mobile device comprising a transceiver unit;
• a control unit comprising a transceiver unit, operably connected to said machine, and communicatively coupled to said mobile device;
• and
• a management component comprising a transceiver unit, being part of a cloud platform, and communicatively coupled to said mobile device;
• wherein
• said control unit is configured to transmit a wireless signal using a short-range wireless transmission protocol, said signal comprising an identification code for said machine;
• wherein said mobile device is configured to transmit and receive wireless signals using a short-range wireless transmission protocol, and to transmit and receive wireless signals using a long-range wireless transmission protocol;
• wherein said management component is configured to transmit and receive wireless signals using a long-range and/or a short-range wireless transmission protocol;
• wherein said management component is configured to transmit a list of pre-approved identification codes to said mobile device using said long-range and/or short-range wireless transmission protocol, each of said identification codes corresponding to a machine;
• wherein said mobile device is configured to, using said short-range wireless transmission protocol, search for wireless signals comprising a pre-approved identification code from said list of pre-approved identification codes, and to communicate identified pre-approved identification codes to said management component using said long-range and/or short-range wireless transmission protocol;
• wherein said management component, upon receipt of a pre-approved identification code from said mobile device, is configured to transmit location data of said machine, and data related to status and/or available time slots for said machine, or said area controlled by said machine, to said mobile device using said long-range and/or short-range wireless transmission protocol;
• wherein said mobile device is configured to present said data, and to use said short-range wireless transmission protocol to transmit an activation signal to said control unit upon receipt of a user selection for use of said machine or said area controlled by said machine.