Hierarchical communication system providing intelligent data, program and processing migration

A communication network having a computing device and a mobile terminal device that is configured with a wireless transceiver, said communication network comprising:

• said computing device storing information used by said mobile terminal device;
• a plurality of access devices being arranged to provide communication pathways for delivering the information stored by said computing device to said mobile terminal device upon request;
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• at least one of said plurality of access devices monitoring the delivery of information through the at least one of said plurality of access devices and selectively storing delivered information in anticipation of future delivery requests.

A processing device in a communication network, said communication network having at least one two-dimensional code reading device configured with a first wireless transceiver, said processing device comprising:

• a second wireless transceiver that receives signals representative of two-dimensional images captured by a two-dimensional code reading device;
• a code processing circuit that decodes the signals received from the two-dimensional code reading device;
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• said code processing circuit delivering to the two-dimensional code reading device via said second wireless transceiver an indication of successful image decoding.

A communication network operating between a premises and a vehicle, comprising:

• a data source located at a premises;
• a terminal device within a vehicle;
• a first communication link between said data source and said terminal device;
• a vehicular network comprising a portable computing device and said terminal device;
• said portable computing device and said terminal device communicating via a second communication link, said second communication link comprising a wireless communication link;
• and
• said terminal device relaying data from the first communication link to the second communication link and selectively storing the relayed data to service subsequent delivery requests.