US Patent 9119166 Interpersonal communication and interactive information system

An interpersonal communication and an interactive information system is disclosed, through which a user can access a wireless local area network within a facility from a compatible mobile device, obtain information specific to the user's location and communicate with other mobile devices in the facility location through the wireless local area network. The user can establish communications through the network by reading a tag specific to the facility using the mobile device, and locations of the mobile device within the facility are established by reading other tags using the mobile device, by reading radio-frequency signals, or through a GPS system.