Location information system for a wireless communication device and method therefore

A computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for directing a processor to perform acts of:

• sending location information to a wireless communication device present in a predetermined area in a facility over a short-range wireless communication channel, the location information informing the wireless communication device a location of the wireless communication device in the facility;
• wherein the location information is sent to the wireless communication device from a location in the facility other than the location of the wireless communication device in the facility.

A location information system comprising:

• a wireless communication unit configured to send location information to a wireless communication device present in a predetermined area in a facility over a short-range communication channel, the location information informing the wireless communication device of a location of the wireless device in the facility, wherein the wireless communication unit sends the location information to the wireless communication device from a location in the facility other than the location of the wireless communication device in the facility.