Abstract: Personal information provided by a user may be stored in a secure data store or retrieved from a user's device for processing. The personal information may be homogenized to produce metadata indicating their interest in products or categories of products and services, their ability to buy, degree of need, and urgency of need to buy the product or service. The metadata may be free of all personal identifiable information. A unique identifier may be distributed to the user, e.g. to the user device, and in response to distribution of the unique identifier by the user, a third party advertisement server may present the unique identifier. In response to presentation of the unique identifier, the metadata may be provided to the third party advertisement server to generate a targeted advertisement for the user.

Abstract: In one example, a portable patient computing device receives results of a plurality of gaming sessions of a patient using a local or remote interactive electronic gaming system. The portable patient computing device identifies a trend based on the game results, or passes the game results to a caregiver computing device for remote trend identification. After the portable patient computing device receives a result of a new gaming session of the patient using a local or remote interactive gaming system, the portable patient computing device either analyzes the newly received result using the identified trend, or passes the newly received result to the remote caregiver computing device for remote analysis, or both. A caregiver of the patient is notified according to a result of the analysis.

Abstract: In one example, a mobile device with a panic button includes a surface structured to removably engage a surface of a docking station. The mobile device includes a first interface to communicatively couple the mobile device to the docking station at least when the surfaces are engaged, the first interface comprising a short range wireless transceiver or an electrical connector to make contact an electrical connector of the docking station. The mobile device includes a second interface comprising a long range wireless radio. A processing device of the mobile device is configured to relay messages between the docking station and a remote caregiver computing device using the first and second interfaces to enable synchronization between the mobile device and the docking station.

Abstract: In one example, a process includes receiving a plurality of first communications and a plurality of second communications, each first communication capturing activity of a patient or other monitored person using a first device at a different time and each second communication capturing activity of the patient or other monitored person using a second device at a different time. The process includes identifying a macro trend for all monitored activity of the patient or other monitored person based on data taken from the first and second communications. The process includes comparing data taken from a new communication from at least one of the first and second devices to the identified macro trend. A caregiver may be notified according to the comparison.

Abstract: In one example, a process includes receiving a plurality of first communications and a plurality of second communications, each first communication capturing activity of a patient using a first device at a different time and each second communication capturing activity of the patient using a second device at a different time. The process includes identifying a macro trend for all monitored activity of the patient based on data taken from the first and second communications. The process includes comparing data taken from a new communication from at least one of the first and second devices to the identified macro trend. A caregiver may be notified according to the comparison.

Abstract: In one example, a portable patient computing device receives results of a plurality of gaming sessions of a patient using a local or remote interactive electronic gaming system. The portable patient computing device identifies a trend based on the game results, or passes the game results to a caregiver computing device for remote trend identification. After the portable patient computing device receives a result of a new gaming session of the patient using a local or remote interactive gaming system, the portable patient computing device either analyzes the newly received result using the identified trend, or passes the newly received result to the remote caregiver computing device for remote analysis, or both. A caregiver of the patient is notified according to a result of the analysis.

Abstract: In one example, a portable device comprises a processing device configured to monitor the health of a user and notify a caregiver according to the monitoring. The portable device also comprises a network connection configured to utilize a network protocol to interface with a display of a mobile device and output an image related to the monitoring on the display.

Abstract: In one example, a mobile device with a panic button includes a surface structured to removably engage a surface of a docking station. The mobile device includes a first interface to communicatively couple the mobile device to the docking station at least when the surfaces are engaged, the first interface comprising a short range wireless transceiver or an electrical connector to make contact an electrical connector of the docking station. The mobile device includes a second interface comprising a long range wireless radio. A processing device of the mobile device is configured to relay messages between the docking station and a remote caregiver computing device using the first and second interfaces to enable synchronization between the mobile device and the docking station.

Abstract: In one example, a portable device collects over a first network first and second information from a remote electronic device, each of the first and second information indicating a user input received via a user interface of the remote electronic device at a different time. The portable device identifies a trend based on the collected first and second information. After identifying the trend, the portable device collects over the first network third information from the remote electronic device, the third information indicating a user input received via the user interface of the remote electronic device at a later time. The portable device analyzes the third information using the identified trend and transmits a caregiver notification over a second different network according to the analysis.

Abstract: In one example, a portable patient computing device receives results of a plurality of gaming sessions of a patient using a local or remote interactive electronic gaming system. The portable patient computing device identifies a trend based on the game results, or passes the game results to a caregiver computing device for remote trend identification. After the portable patient computing device receives a result of a new gaming session of the patient using a local or remote interactive gaming system, the portable patient computing device either analyzes the newly received result using the identified trend, or passes the newly received result to the remote caregiver computing device for remote analysis, or both. A caregiver of the patient is notified according to a result of the analysis.

Abstract: In one example, a process includes receiving a plurality of first communications and a plurality of second communications, each first communication capturing activity of a patient using a first device at a different time and each second communication capturing activity of the patient using a second device at a different time. The process includes identifying a macro trend for all monitored activity of the patient based on data taken from the first and second communications. The process includes comparing data taken from a new communication from at least one of the first and second devices to the identified macro trend. A caregiver may be notified according to the comparison.

Abstract: In one example, a portable device displays a first subset of a set of predefined text statements, and receives a user selection of one of the displayed text statements over an input interface of the portable device. Conditionally based on which one of the displayed text statements is identified by the user selection, the portable device displays a second subset of the set of predefined text statements on the display of the portable device. The portable device then generates a text message with user data containing text taken from at least a particular one of the set of predefined text statements according to the received user selection(s).

Abstract: The color or whiteness of polyolefin resins is significantly improved by the addition of low levels of optical brighteners. These brighteners can be used with standard additive packages comprising primary and/or secondary antioxidants such as phenolics and phosphites.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for establishing a voice call by way of an electronic mail (email) message is provided. According to one embodiment of the invention, a first party (i.e. offeror), generates or causes to be generated, an electronic token representing an offer to participate in a voice which is transmitted to an offeree party in association with an email message. Upon receiving the electronic token, the offeree has the option of accepting the offer by activating the electronic token. When the offeree activates the electronic token, a first voice call is established with the offeree and a second voice call is established with a destination party identified by the offeror. Once the two calls have been established, they are bridged together to place the offeree in voice communication with the destination party. In one embodiment, the destination party is the offeror.

Abstract: A computer system is programmed with a scheduler for scheduling multi-point electronic conferences with a multi-point conferencing control service. The scheduler is equipped to automatically connect a user to a remote directory service for selection of some or all of the participants the user wants to be included in the multi-point electronic conference being scheduled. In the presently preferred embodiments, the user is connected to an independent directory service of the user's choice, and the independent directory services available for selection are public directory services having names and connection addresses for a large number of persons.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the operating logic of a first communication interface device, a callee, is enhanced to include logic for transferring a direct inward dial data call it received from a second communication interface device, the caller, to a third communication interface device, the transferee, where the first communication interface device and the third communication interface device are coupled to the same PBX. The operating logic of the second and the third communication interface devices, the original caller and the transferee, are also enhanced to include logic for cooperating with the first communication interface device to effectuate the transfer.

Abstract: An on-line/information service system is constituted with a caller management server and a number of on-line/information servers. The caller management server is equipped with multiple ports and complementary hardware/software, including a call management application, for managing multiple concurrent calls, which includes optionally validating the calls depending on whether services are provided on a callee service provider or caller basis, assigning and connecting the calls to corresponding on-line/information service delivery environments on the on-line/information servers. The on-line/information servers are equipped with adequate hardware/software, including an on-line/information service manager application and a number of on-line/information service applications, to support multiple on-line/information service delivery environments.