Methods, smart cards, and systems for providing portable computer, VoIP, and application services

A network server system associated with a VoIP telephony service, wherein the network server system is configured to communicate with a plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices via a packet switched data network, the network server system being configured to perform the following functions:

• receive registration information associated with any particular one of the plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices, wherein the registration information includes a network address associated with the any particular one of the portable VoIP telephony devices to facilitate VoIP telephony communications between the any particular one of the portable VoIP telephony devices and the VoIP telephony service via the packet switched data network, and wherein further the registration information comprises user-specific data associated with a user associated with the any particular one of the plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices;
• receive location data associated with the any particular one of the plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices via the packet switched data network, wherein the location data is indicative of a current location of the any particular one the plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices;
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• provision location based services to the user using information related to the user-specific data and the location data.

A network server system associated with a VoIP telephony service, wherein the network server system is configured to communicate with, a plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices via a packet switched data network, the network server system being configured to perform the following functions:

• receive registration information associated with any particular one of the plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices, wherein the registration information includes a network address associated with the any particular one of the portable VoIP telephony devices to facilitate VoIP telephony communications between the any particular one of the portable VoIP telephony devices and the VoIP telephony service via the packet switched data network, and wherein further the registration information comprises user-specific data associated with a user associated with the any particular one of the plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices;
• receive location data associated with the any particular one of the plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices via the packet switched data network, wherein the location data is dependent upon a current location of the any particular one the plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices;
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• provision location based services to the any particular one of the plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices using information related to the user-specific data and the location data.

A network server system associated with a VoIP telephony service, wherein the network server system is configured to communicate with a plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices via a packet switched data network, the network server system being configured to perform the following functions:

• receive registration information associated with any particular one of the plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices, wherein the registration information includes a network address associated with the any particular one of the portable VoIP telephony devices to facilitate VoIP telephony communications between the any particular one of the portable VoIP telephony devices and the VoIP telephony service via the packet switched data network, and wherein further the registration information comprises user-specific data associated with a user associated with the any particular one of the plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices;
• receive location data associated with the any particular one of the plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices via the packet switched data network, wherein the location data is indicative of a current location of the any particular one the plurality of portable VoIP telephony devices;
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• provision location based services to a computerized device associated with the network address using information related to the user-specific data and the location data.