Abstract: A messaging system may include an account module that maintains user accounts associated with user identifying data that include a first password required to access the user account. The messaging system may receive message data including a message and identification of one or more of the user accounts the message is to be shared. Upon request, the messaging system may issue a second password to one of the user accounts. When the second password is used to access the user account, the user account may revert to an original state wherein all personalized information, including payment information, associated with the user account is deleted and unrecoverable.

Abstract: A messaging system may include an account module that maintains user accounts associated with user identifying data that include a first password required to access the user account. The messaging system may receive message data including a message and identification of one or more of the user accounts the message is to be shared. Upon request, the messaging system may issue a second password to one of the user accounts. When the second password is used to access the user account, the user account may revert to an original state wherein all personalized information, including payment information, associated with the user account is deleted and unrecoverable.

Abstract: A messaging system may include a notification module that generates a cryptic notification of one or more messages available to a first user account from one or more second user accounts. The system may receive user notification preference settings for the first user account via a user interface of an electronic user communication device that predefines the cryptic notification to be generated by the notification module for display by the user communication device when a message is available. The cryptic notification may be cloaked as an event or operation unrelated to notification of an available message.

Abstract: A messaging system may include a notification module that generates a cryptic notification of one or more messages available to a first user account from one or more second user accounts. The system may receive user notification preference settings for the first user account via a user interface of an electronic user communication device that predefines the cryptic notification to be generated by the notification module for display by the user communication device when a message is available. The cryptic notification may be cloaked as an event or operation unrelated to notification of an available message.

Abstract: A messaging system for providing messaging service between or among user accounts includes a message database server. The message database server includes an account module to maintain user accounts and an upload module to receive message data from a user communication device associated with a user account. The message data may include a message and a share list that authorizes identified user accounts in which the message is to be shared. A single instance storage module may store the message as a single instance. A share module may share the message with the identified user accounts and delete the message at a predetermined time as specified in the share list.

Abstract: A messaging system for providing messaging service between or among user accounts includes a message database server. The message database server includes an account module to maintain user accounts and an upload module to receive message data from a user communication device associated with a user account. The message data may include a message and a share list that authorizes identified user accounts in which the message is to be shared. A single instance storage module may store the message as a single instance. A share module may share the message with the identified user accounts and delete the message at a predetermined time as specified in the share list.

Abstract: A messaging system for providing messaging service between or among user accounts includes a message database server. The message database server includes an account module to maintain user accounts and an upload module to receive message data from a user communication device associated with a user account. The message data may include a message and a share list that authorizes identified user accounts in which the message is to be shared. A single instance storage module may store the message as a single instance. A share module may share the message with the identified user accounts and delete the message at a predetermined time as specified in the share list.

Abstract: A seismic survey is conducted by positioning an array of remote acquisition units (RAUs). Each of the RAUs records seismic data derived torn one or more geophones in digital form in local memory. The data is collected by a harvester unit traversed across the survey territory as by an aircraft using point-multipoint communications, and subsequently transferred from the harvester unit to a central control unit.

Abstract: A messaging system for providing messaging service between or among user accounts includes a message database server. The message database server includes an account module to maintain user accounts and an upload module to receive message data from a user communication device associated with a user account. The message data may include a message and a share list that authorizes identified user accounts in which the message is to be shared. A single instance storage module may store the message as a single instance. A share module may share the message with the identified user accounts and delete the message at a predetermined time as specified in the share list.

Abstract: A messaging system for providing messaging service between or among user accounts includes a message database server. The message database server includes an account module to maintain user accounts and an upload module to receive message data from a user communication device associated with a user account. The message data may include a message and a share list that authorizes identified user accounts in which the message is to be shared. A single instance storage module may store the message as a single instance. A share module may share the message with the identified user accounts and delete the message at a predetermined time as specified in the share list.

Abstract: A messaging system for providing messaging service between or among user accounts includes a message database server. The message database server includes an account module to maintain user accounts and an upload module to receive message data from a user communication device associated with a user account. The message data may include a message and a share list that authorizes identified user accounts in which the message is to be shared. A single instance storage module may store the message as a single instance. A share module may share the message with the identified user accounts and delete the message at a predetermined time as specified in the share list.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, a tax preparation method is implementable in an electronic system coupled to an electronic device, which is, in turn, coupled to a display device. A web page displayable on the display device is served to the electronic device. The displayed web page includes a user interface, which, in turn, includes a tab bar, with a plurality of tabs. In each tab at least one accordion is present. In each of the accordions there preferably exists at least one text box for explaining or receiving tax information, having a title, an input box and a flyout, the flyout providing tax assistance information to a the user. Once a desired amount of the text boxes have been completed and a completed tax document has been developed, a tax return may be filed with a government agency.

Abstract: A seismic survey is conducted by positioning an array of remote acquisition units (RAUs). Each of the RAUs records seismic data derived torn one or more geophones in digital form in local memory. The data is collected by a harvester unit traversed across the survey territory as by an aircraft using point-multipoint communications, and subsequently transferred from the harvester unit to a central control unit.

Abstract: A seismic survey is conducted by positioning an array of remote acquisition units (RAUs) (10). Each of the RAUs (10) records seismic data derived from one or more geophones in digital form in local memory. The data is collected by a harvester unit traversed across the survey territory as by an aircraft (24) using point-multipoint communications, and subsequently transferred from the harvester unit to a central control unit (26).

Abstract: A seismic survey is conducted by positioning an array of remote acquisition units (RAUs). Each of the RAUs records seismic data derived from one or more geophones in digital form in local memory. The data is collected by a harvester unit traversed across the survey territory as by an aircraft using point-multipoint communications, and subsequently transferred from the harvester unit to a central control unit.

Abstract: A seismic survey is conducted by positioning an array of remote acquisition units (RAUs). Each of the RAUs records seismic data derived from one or more geophones in digital form in local memory. The data is collected by a harvester unit traversed across the survey territory as by an aircraft using point-multipoint communications, and subsequently transferred from the harvester unit to a central control unit.

Abstract: A method is provided of modifying a hierarchal cost model of a multi-component system over a time period of the model extending from a historical time to a future time, wherein the model is built from item cost indices, each of which is built from one or more commodity price indices created from market data. The model is stored in memory of a computer system that includes a processor, a user input device and a display. The method includes the steps of selecting an item from the model, selecting a time from the model time period (the selected item time), and inputting a user selected cost of the item for the selected time. The processor modifies the item price index to create a custom item price index based on the input item price, the selected item date, and the item's constituent cost indices, and stores the custom price index in the memory. The method may further include modifying the cost model to create a custom cost model based on the custom item price index, and storing the custom cost model in memory.

Abstract: A seismic survey is conducted by positioning an array of remote acquisition units (RAUs) (10). Each of the RAUs (10) records seismic data derived from one or more geophones in digital form in local memory. The data is collected by a harvester unit traversed across the survey territory as by an aircraft (24) using point-multipoint communications, and subsequently transferred from the harvester unit to a central control unit (26).

Abstract: A seismic system uses a plurality of remote acquisition units in each of which geophone signals in digital form are temporarily stored in a buffer for near-real-time transmission by a transmitter. The whole of the digital data is also stored in a bulk store within the acquisition unit, from which it can be retrieved and transmitted under control of signals received by a receiver. This allows a central control unit to cause lost or low quality data to be retransmitted in a flexible manner.

Abstract: A seismic acquisition system divides a survey terrain into a number of cells (14) each containing a cell access node (16) and a number of geophone units (10). The geophone units (10) transmit data in digital form to the respective cell access node (16) by wireless telemetry, and the cell access nodes (16) forward the data to a central control (12) by broadband channels.