Abstract: A system and method for providing meeting services in a digital yearbook includes a server and a user device for presenting media content. User interfaces are provided to each user for specifying tendencies, skills and likes of each of the yearbook users and for specifying desired tendencies, desired skills and desired likes of another of the yearbook users who a yearbook user would like to meet. The desired tendencies, skills, and likes contrasts the tendencies, skills and likes of the yearbook users so as to find a friend with differences, thereby balancing and contrasting those of the yearbook user. For example, tendencies are introverted/extroverted, skills are math/science, and likes are music/football, etc.

Abstract: A system and method for providing meeting services in a digital yearbook includes a server and a user device for presenting media content. User interfaces are provided to each user for specifying tendencies, skills and likes of each of the yearbook users and for specifying desired tendencies, desired skills and desired likes of another of the yearbook users who a yearbook user would like to meet. The desired tendencies, skills, and likes contrasts the tendencies, skills and likes of the yearbook users so as to find a friend with differences, thereby balancing and contrasting those of the yearbook user. For example, tendencies are introverted/extroverted, skills are math/science, and likes are music/football, etc.

Abstract: A system and method for providing advertisement in a digital yearbook includes a server and a user device for presenting media content on a display. Yearbook data is accessible by the user device and includes text and graphics pertaining to an organization and at least one advertisement. If/when the user device is connected to a network, the user device checks for a replacement advertisement and if there exists the replacement advertisement, the user device replaces one of the at least one advertisements with the replacement advertisement before the user device accesses the yearbook data. The user device presents the yearbook data and one or more of the group consisting of at least one advertisement and the replacement advertisement on the display.

Abstract: A system and method for providing advertisement in a digital yearbook includes a server and a user device for presenting media content on a display. Yearbook data is accessible by the user device and includes text and graphics pertaining to an organization and at least one advertisement. If/when the user device is connected to a network, the user device checks for a replacement advertisement and if there exists the replacement advertisement, the user device replaces one of the at least one advertisements with the replacement advertisement before the user device accesses the yearbook data. The user device presents the yearbook data and one or more of the group consisting of at least one advertisement and the replacement advertisement on the display.

Abstract: A customized digital yearbook system includes advertisements that are inserted into each of the individual customized yearbooks. Preferably, a fee is paid by the advertisers for keeping the advertisements in the individual customized yearbooks for a period of time, which is renewable. If not renewed, in some embodiments, a new advertiser pays a fee and the advertisements are replaced with new advertisements from the new advertiser(s).

Abstract: An application for a system for providing a customized digital yearbook includes a server, a personal computer connected to the server and a user device for presenting content on a display. Yearbook software creates yearbook user accounts for users of the system and, after the yearbook software creates each yearbook user account, the yearbook software communicates with social network software and the social network software creates a corresponding social network user account. The yearbook software receives yearbook data from the personal computer through the network and stores the yearbook data in the database and the yearbook software extracts approved yearbook data, that data being a subset of the yearbook data that is approved for distribution. The social networking software provides features such as maintaining buddy lists, posting text, messages, images and/or video, messaging between buddies, and displaying of the postings of yourself and others.

Abstract: An application for a system for providing a customized digital yearbook includes a server, a personal computer connected to the server and a user device for presenting content on a display. Yearbook software creates yearbook user accounts for users of the system and, after the yearbook software creates each yearbook user account, the yearbook software communicates with social network software and the social network software creates a corresponding social network user account. The yearbook software receives yearbook data from the personal computer through the network and stores the yearbook data in the database and the yearbook software extracts approved yearbook data, that data being a subset of the yearbook data that is approved for distribution. The social networking software provides features such as maintaining buddy lists, posting text, messages, images and/or video, messaging between buddies, and displaying of the postings of yourself and others.

Abstract: An application for a system for providing a digital yearbook includes a server, a terminal device and a database. The database is interfaced to the server and a yearbook is captured at the terminal device and transferred to the server. The yearbook data is filtered based upon a user profile and delivered to the user. After initial delivery of the yearbook data, updated yearbook data is delivered to the user and integrated with the initial yearbook data originally delivered to the user.

Abstract: An application for a system for providing a digital yearbook includes a server, a user computer and a database. The database is interfaced to the server and global yearbook data and private yearbook data is captured at the computer and transferred to the server. The yearbook data and private data are stored in the database and each user is provided with their own subset of the global yearbook data along with their own private yearbook data at a device for displaying such.

Abstract: An application for a system for providing a digital yearbook includes a server, a terminal and a database. The database is interfaced to the server and yearbook data is captured at the terminal, transferred to the server and stored in the database. The yearbook data is filtered and formatted based upon user profiles, creating customized views (subsets) of the yearbook for each of the users, including formatting and organizing the customized views for a desired viewing device of each user.

Abstract: An application for a system for providing a digital yearbook includes a server, a user computer and a database. The database is interfaced to the server and global yearbook data and private yearbook data is captured at the computer and transferred to the server. The yearbook data and private data are stored in the database and each user is provided with their own subset of the global yearbook data along with their own private yearbook data at a device for displaying such.

Abstract: An application for a system for providing a digital yearbook includes a server, a terminal device and a database. The database is interfaced to the server and a yearbook is captured at the terminal device and transferred to the server. The yearbook data is filtered based upon a user profile and delivered to the user. After initial delivery of the yearbook data, updated yearbook data is delivered to the user and integrated with the initial yearbook data originally delivered to the user.

Abstract: An application for a system for providing a digital yearbook includes a server, a terminal and a database. The database is interfaced to the server and yearbook data is captured at the terminal, transferred to the server and stored in the database. The yearbook data is filtered and formatted based upon user profiles, creating customized views (subsets) of the yearbook for each of the users, including formatting and organizing the customized views for a desired viewing device of each user.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing user dynamically definable centralized notification between portable devices. A system for providing centralized notification of receipt of data over networks may include a plurality of electronic devices suitable for communicating data directly between the plurality of portable devices utilizing a first network connection. At least one of the plurality of electronic devices is suitable for communicating over additional network connections for receiving data. In which, a device of the plurality of devices is specified to receive notifications over the first network connection of data received by the at least one of the plurality of portable electronic devices, so that notifications indicating data received by the plurality of portable electronic devices are sent to the specified portable electronic device.

Abstract: Personal information is transferred between an old appliance and a new appliance by use of communication capabilities of the appliances. A transfer facility on the old appliance is used to select the information to transfer. A receive facility on the new appliance is provided to verify the information prior to finalizing the transfer. The personal information is translated by either facility as desired, and the information is optionally encrypted, compressed and verified. The facilities are downloaded from a network and are modified based on characteristics of the appliances exchanging personal information. The personal information includes preferences for operation of the appliance. Telephony and wireless communication methods such as cellular are employed for the exchange in various embodiments.

Abstract: PVR devices are improved with the addition of network connectivity, including, ethernet, HPNA, wireless (e.g., 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g), and powerline, and the inclusion of a virtual storage management system (VSM). The VSM allows the user to setup either parts of hard disks in computer systems on the network and/or allows a user to setup specific entire hard disk drive(s) in computers on the network to be used as storage space for programs recorded using the user's PVR. The virtual storage manager is provided with logic capable of dividing up the storage of programs in real time, that is, to store blocks of the program in different hard disk drives physically located at different locations on the network.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for administering a computing grid including a grid manager computer and grid computers utilizing a communications network for permitting communication therebetween. A method aspect includes receiving a parameter communicated from each of a plurality of the grid computers, with the parameter characterizing an aspect of the grid computer communicating the parameter. At least two grid computers are logically grouped together in a virtual subgrid of grid computers on the computing grid. Each of the computers of the subgrid may have a similar level of the parameter, or may have a similar relationship to a reference level of the parameter. A job is assigned to one or more computers of the subgrid when the job requires a level of the parameter that that is characteristic of the grid computers of the subgrid.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing user dynamically definable centralized notification between portable devices. A system for providing centralized notification of receipt of data over networks may include a plurality of electronic devices suitable for communicating data directly between the plurality of portable devices utilizing a first network connection. At least one of the plurality of electronic devices is suitable for communicating over additional network connections for receiving data. In which, a device of the plurality of devices is specified to receive notifications over the first network connection of data received by the at least one of the plurality of portable electronic devices, so that notifications indicating data received by the plurality of portable electronic devices are sent to the specified portable electronic device.

Abstract: A system for upgrading a personal computer includes a motherboard having upgrade sockets for upgrading the CPU and the clock oscillator without the need to remove any components. The system includes sensing circuitry for detecting the type of component plugged into the upgrade socket and circuitry for disabling the upgraded component. In addition, the system includes software for reconfiguring various signals depending on the particular upgrade plugged into the upgrade socket. By providing a system that can be upgraded by merely inserting a newer components, upgrades can be performed rather quickly. In addition, the upgrade system allows the end user a plurality of upgrade options while at the same time allows the end user to take advantage of declining CPU prices.

Abstract: A computer system includes a memory capable of storing a plurality of data words, and a central processing unit for outputting data words to be stored in the memory. A method and apparatus for facilitating transfer of the data words from the central processing unit to the memory involve accepting and temporarily storing in a storage portion each data word from the central processing unit and then subsequently storing in the memory each temporarily stored data word, the maximum number of data words which can be temporarily stored being selectively set to one of first and second values which are different.