Interesting question. What if future devices could interact with local wireless systems to questions relevant to the local services, which can respond to questions like Siri, such as: "Where is the bathroom?" "I want a librarian" "Where are books on metaphysics?" "Is a study room available?" "When does the library close?" The device checks with local servers to see whether the question can be answered locally, before checking more globally. Steve McDonald [log in to unmask]