Abstract: A garment formed of a fabric that permits passage of inhaled and exhaled breath therethrough, comprising a portion of the garment optionally configurable between a first mode wherein the portion is folded away from the mouth and nose of a wearer of the garment and a second mode wherein the portion is disposed over the mouth and nose of a wearer of the garment, and an element of a medical filtration material disposed within the portion such that the element is positioned in the pathway of the inhaled and exhaled breath when the garment is in the second mode.

Abstract: According to various aspects of the present invention, adult sexual aids, sexual stimulation devices and sex toys, such as vibrators, include means (for example, BLUETOOTH® technology) for communicating with (receiving and/or transmitting) and playing audio and/or video from a remote source, such as a cellular phone, a landline-based phone, the Internet, a personal computer, a cable network, a satellite network, a radio, a television, among other possible remote sources. In one particular aspect, a vibrator includes a BLUETOOTH® module configured to link to a BLUETOOTH® enabled device, such as a cellular phone or a Voice Over IP (VOIP) computer. Aspects of the invention also include methods of using a device of the present invention. In one exemplary implementation, a device of the present invention is used for sexual stimulation while engaging in a sexually explicit telephone conversation with a partner.

Abstract: A microchip-enabled online transaction system and method that emulates a “card-present” transaction in an online or remote environment by using an improved authentication and transaction system. More specifically, this system uses an authenticating instrument (e.g., smart card), an authenticating instrument reader (e.g., smart card reader), and a user-specific identification signature (e.g., user PIN) to better authenticate an online purchaser. Additionally, this system may also employ techniques (1) for transmitting to a merchant a secondary transaction number in place of the user's primary transaction account number, and (2) for automatically filling an online merchant's payment and shipping web pages with the appropriate profiled user information.