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Abstract

A method and system for wireless communication in a virtual community, whereby users can obtain access to venue specific information, applications and services on a host server on their wireless, portable communication devices. The system is unique in that users at a venue, after indicating the venue location from a drop-down list or deduced some other way, will automatically be served only that venue location's and nearby surrounding content information coupled with other location specific services including a wireless and portable location-based Messenger, Chat, Match etc. Users can access the entire suite of these services from PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant), laptop or Internet enabled phones. The unique aspect of the invention is the capability for users to participate in a location specific virtual community with either known friends and associates or strangers at the venue for social or business purposes. The invention takes into account the plurality of venues and subsequent hosting of physical wireless local area network (WLAN) enabled sites with Internet backbone connectivity also known as 'hotspots', is capable of storing the server software locally at the venue location or hosted remotely via the Internet and provides enhanced user to system and user to user wireless interaction with its multi-modal data input and reception technologies.

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First Claim