Method and system for presenting information

A system for presentation of information comprising:

• at least one presentation unit configured to respond to an identity request by delivering a specification specifying both a transport route to and characteristics of the presentation unit, comprising at least one of:
• a manufacturer together with a model number of the at least one presentation unit;
• a filename of a device driver compatible with the at least one presentation unit;
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• a uniform resource locator (URL) of a device driver compatible with the at least one presentation unit;
• at least one information service provider providing documents;
• at least one wireless communication device configured to select one of the documents provided by the information service provider to receive the specification from the at least one presentation unit, and to generate a presentation request including the specification and information identifying the selected one of the documents;
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• a device for handling presentation requests responsive to the presentation request to identify both a device driver for the at least one presentation unit based on the characteristics of the presentation unit in the specification and an application for interpreting the document based on a format of the selected one of the documents;
• and the device for handling presentation requests configured to convert the selected document to a presentation file suitable for presentment on the at least one presentation unit, utilizing both the identified application and the device driver to perform the conversion;
• and to deliver the presentation file via the transport route specified in the specification to the at least one presentation unit for presentment.

A presentation unit communication device for a presentation unit, comprising:

• a short-range wireless communication interface for short-range wireless communications with a wireless communication device;
• a presentation unit interface for communication with the presentation unit;
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• a processor responsive to an identity request received via the short-range wireless communication interface to deliver a specification to the wireless communication device specifying both a transport route for delivery of a presentation file to the presentation unit together with characteristics of the presentation unit, including at least one of:
• a manufacturer together with a model number of the presentation unit;
• a filename of a device driver compatible with the presentation unit;
• and a uniform resource locator (URL) of a device driver compatible with the presentation unit;
• and the processor further responsive to a delivery of a presentation file from an information service provider to communicate the presentation file via the presentation unit interface to the presentation unit for presentment.

A wireless communication device comprising:

• a short-range wireless communication interface for short range wireless communications;
• a telephonic interface for cellular telephonic network communications;
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• a processor responsive to user inputs to establish via the telephonic interface a telephonic communication link with an information service provider providing documents, to establish via the short-range wireless communication interface a short-range wireless communication link with a presentation unit, for receipt therefrom a specification specifying both a transport route to the presentation unit together with characteristics of the presentation unit, including at least one of;
• a manufacturer together with a model number of the presentation unit;
• a filename of a device driver compatible with the presentation unit;
• and a uniform resource locator (URL) of a device driver compatible with the presentation unit;
• and to forward the specification to the information service provider via the telephonic communication link, thereby to initiate conversion of a document provided by the information service provider to a corresponding presentation file, and delivery via the specified transport route of the corresponding presentation file to the presentation unit for presentment.