Mobile communications resource management system

Abstract

A mobile communications resource manager including a smart card configured to accept and store a user's personal information suitable for use in commercial transactions (physical tap or electronically) and communications operations, a cellular radio modem, at least one non-cellular radio modem and a controller. The controller is configured for establishing a short-range wireless connection via said non-cellular modem to at least one user accessible electronic device with human interface functionality and accepting a service request from the at least one user accessible electronic device and making a modem selection by selecting either a cellular or a non-cellular connection via a modem resident in the mobile communications resource manager to provide the communications link for the service request, based on a rule resident in the mobile communications resource manager.

1 . A mobile communications resource manager, comprising:
 at least one smart card configured to accept and store a user's personal information suitable for use in commercial transactions and communications operations;   at least one cellular radio modem;   at least one non-cellular radio modem;   a controller configured for:
 establishing a short-range wireless connection via said non-cellular modem to at least one user accessible electronic device; 
 accepting a service request from said at least one user accessible electronic device; and 
 making a modem selection by selecting either a cellular or non-cellular connection via a modem resident in said mobile communications resource manager to provide a communications link for said service request, based on a rule resident in the mobile communications resource manager, wherein the mobile communication resource manager transmits said service request from said at least one user accessible electronic device via said communications link to one or more related Internet connected services