Abstract: A smart address book enabling real-time status updates to a user regarding contacts with the address book. The status updates may be performed automatically and reflect preferences defined by the user and/or the contact. The smart address book has additional functionality that enables one-click calling of a contact utilizing the contact's real-time status as well as dynamic caller ID.

Abstract: A system for updating location-based data available to a network of user includes a network of users connected to a server; a database comprising location-based information on the server accessible to the network of users, the location-based information including global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of environmental conditions including traffic conditions, topographical information, weather information, road surface condition information, roadside object information, on-road object information, and combinations thereof; a vehicle including an image gathering device, the image gathering device in communication with the server; an image recognition module including software executing on a computer readable medium for performing image processing on images gathered from the image gathering device; software executing on a computer readable medium for updating the location-based information in the database based on processed images taken by the image gathering device; and an electronic map reflecting the loc

Abstract: The invention involves detecting or scanning of a personal characteristic of a user and then verifying the person's identity by means of that physical characteristic. If the identity is confirmed, then information is disclosed, as required. In the preferred embodiment, the method of sending information about a user includes the steps of: an entity issuing an electronic identifier; detecting a personal characteristic of a user; confirming an identity of said user by means of the personal characteristic; and sending a secure electronic transmission relating to the electronic identifier to the entity with information pertaining to that user.

Abstract: A first participant having a scheduled meeting time slot with a service provider may exchange meeting time slots with other participants should the first participant be unable to attend the scheduled meeting time slot. Electronic calendars are monitored to allow for automatic, computerized exchange of meeting time slots. Participant-defined priorities and location information are taken into account to facilitate meeting time slot exchange.

Abstract: The herein method involves electronically searching for people and entities with a certain characteristic. Once these people and entities are identified, there is a search of to see if there is a commonly available time for a meeting, both with respect to time and location. Meetings scheduled for commonly available times are automatically inserted into electronic calendars curated by at least one of the meeting parties.

Abstract: The Invention involves using GPS technology to determine where a person has been and then permitting posting of reviews of subjects only if the reviewer has visited that subject within a specified period of time.

Abstract: The concept of this invention centers around the “one click” method of initiating action. In particular, the single action being performed is clicking an icon or electronic button or even a voice command. For example, on the screen of the user's personal electronic device when the electronic calendar appears next to each meeting, there is an icon or electronic button for “one click” travel arrangements. By clicking that icon or button, the travel arrangements procedure is started with no further user action.

Abstract: The invention involves an interactive live verified profile. Any type of information can be stored in the profile, such as text, audio, video, graphics, etc. The owner of the profile then designates which information can be seen by which people. Most importantly, before being made available, the information is verified.

Abstract: The Invention involves a person being able to quickly access the electronic profile of another person. When a person wants someone to receive his profile (or a portion of the profile), he obtains the electronic address of that person. Then the pertinent information from the profile is sent in real time to that electronic address. Another embodiment involves a person providing an electronic identifier to a second person, and that electronic identifier is then used by him to access the profile.

Abstract: In its simplest embodiment, the herein disclosed system is continually monitoring conditions of participants and their electronic calendars, meetings and locations. By evaluating all parameters, the system determines an optimum time, date, and location for a meeting. As the schedules of participants develop and change, the system continually reevaluates and may change times, dates or locations of scheduled meetings. The herein method for automatic scheduling includes: maintaining a database of scheduled and proposed meetings, including date, time, duration, location, subject matter and participants; receiving a request for a proposed meeting, including names of participants, subject matter and duration; and, based on evaluating location, travel time, and schedules of participants, determining an optimum date, time and location for a meeting.

Abstract: The herein method for facilitating scheduling of phone calls involves establishing electronic communications between participants of the phone call. One participant sends a notice of an intent to have a phone call. Then there is a search of the electronic calendars of these participants to identify open times where both are available for a phone call. Thereafter, the system searches electronic calendars of the participants to identify the location of each participant during these open times, Finally, it verifies that each of the participants is available at a suitable location for the phone call at those open times.

Abstract: The herein method involves electronically searching for people with a certain characteristic. Once these people are identified, then there is a search of to see if there is a common available time for a meeting, both with respect to time and location.

Abstract: This method involves automatically inserting information about an event onto electronic calendars of persons in a network concurrently with such information being inserted onto an electronic calendar of a member of that network. More particularly, the electronic method of alerting recipients of an event, includes: creating an electronic network of persons for the transmission and sharing of information; entering selected event data onto an electronic calendar of a user who is one of the persons of the electronic network; and, automatically inserting the selected event data onto electronic calendars of other persons in the electronic network without active involvement by the user or the other persons and concurrently with the user entering said selected event data onto the electronic calendar of the user.

Abstract: Upon receipt of an electronic notice about an event, the recipient's electronic calendar is automatically updated so as to show the dates of the event. In particular, the method for alerting people to events includes: sending an electronic communication to a preselected group of people; and automatically inserting dates, times and locations of a subject matter of electronic communication on electronic calendars of recipients of the electronic communication.

Abstract: The present invention provides systems, software and methods for automatic event matching, the method including receiving time, location and duration data of planned events from a plurality of individual users and to store the data in a database, dynamically adjusting the data associated with each user to define individual dynamic user-data based profile rankings; minimizing total duration data responsive to the profile rankings and outputting future individualized events schedules responsive to the minimizing step.

Abstract: In its simplest, basic form, the invention involves personal electronic devices that automatically open data, files and applications, based on geographic location. The device for automatically using data, files and/or applications includes means for continuously automatically precisely locating the exact global physical location of the device; and, means for identifying each data, file and/or application having a specific global physical location corresponding to a current exact global physical location of the device and for then using said data or file and/or initiating said application. In a preferred embodiment, there is also a means for tagging each data, file and application at the time of creation and/or editing to identify a specific global physical location.