Location-based services for mobile stations using short range wireless technology

A method for providing a service to a mobile station, comprising:

• monitoring a length of time that each of a plurality of mobile stations has been in an access point coverage area;
• providing data relating to a service to one of the plurality of mobile stations that has been in the coverage area for a predefined period of time;
• and
• providing data relating to the service to each additional one of the plurality of mobile stations as each additional one of the plurality of mobile station's length of time within the coverage area reaches the predefined period of time.

A method for providing a service to a mobile station, comprising:

• monitoring a length of time that each of a plurality of mobile stations has been in an access point coverage area;
• identifying mobile stations that have been in the coverage area for a predefined period of time,
• providing data relating to a service to the identified mobile stations based on the length of time that each mobile station has been in the coverage area,
• wherein mobile stations that have been in the coverage area longer receive the data relating to the service first.

A method of providing a service to a mobile station, comprising:

• using a first antenna for transmission in identifying a client;
• and
• using a second antenna for transmission in providing data relating to a service to the client,
• wherein the first antenna has a smaller coverage area than the second antenna.

An access point comprising:

• a first short range transmission module configured to transmit at a first power level in identifying a client;
• and
• a second short range transmission module configured to transmit at a second power level in providing data relating to a service to the identified client,
• wherein the first power level is less than the second power level.

An access point comprising:

• a first antenna for transmission in identifying clients;
• a second antenna for transmission in providing data relating to a service to identified clients, and
• a switch for switching between the first antenna and the second antenna,
• wherein the coverage area of the first antenna is less than that of the second antenna.

A system for providing a service to a mobile station, comprising:

• a memory device storing a program;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory device, the processor operative with the program to:
• determine a length of time that a mobile station has been in an access point coverage area;
• and
• if the mobile station has been in the coverage area for a predefined period of time, provide data relating to a service to the mobile station.

A system for providing a service to a mobile station, comprising:

• a memory device storing a program;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory device, the processor operative with the program to:
• monitor a length of time that each of a plurality of mobile stations has been in an access point coverage area;
• identify mobile stations that have been in the coverage area for a predetermined period of time,
• provide data relating to a service to the identified mobile stations based on the length of time that each mobile station has been in the coverage area,
• wherein mobile stations that have been in the coverage area longer receive the data relating to the service first.