Abstract: Discussed herein is an electronic device, electronic system and a method of use and applications thereof. The electronic device provides a mechanism of making payment transactions in a seamless manner. Further, the electronic device avoids delays in processing payment transactions, which otherwise may cause an unpleasant experience.

Abstract: An apparatus imputes an indirect relationship between a message sender and recipient by transforming the relationships of intermediaries into a reputation. When at least one intermediary of a cohort has a direct relationship with a message sender and a direct relationship with a message recipient, sharing of the connections is obtained, measures are imputed to messages received by the recipient from the sender independent of any direct contact between the two. Average response time and response rate are examples of measures of a direct relationship between message clients. Permission-based connection sharing protects privacy and ensures that a reputation is derived from relationships that meet one or more minimum thresholds of measurements. Frequency, recency, quality, quantity, and symmetry are some of the dimensions that measure each relationship. An instrumented display apparatus, presents messages according to imputed relationship measures when direct relationship measures are insufficient.

Abstract: An automated video role-play teaching system and process. In some embodiments, the system and process provides a software interface for teachers or others to establish situation scenarios for students, students to review the scenarios locally and locally record their role-play responses, which one or more teachers or others can then review in order to provide feedback to the students through the system. The interface can provide leaderboard ranking of students or role-play videos, selectable role-play scenarios established by a teacher or another, an automated calendar of role-play system related dates, such as due dates for example, and hot-seat role-play limiting the number of times a student can record the student's role-play into the system.

Abstract: A circuit transmits a beneficiary to a benefits server when a message recipient has disposed of an incentivized message by opening and attending to the message. A navigation and viewport control circuit presents a précis of an incentivized message with a proposed time to disposition (TTD), a proposed disposition, and a proffered benefit for at least minimally engaging with the message; records the time the message is opened; and whether the required minimum has been attained. A message transformation and disposition apparatus retrieves, from a benefit server, a decay or expiration time, a required quantum of engagement, and a proffered benefit. Stored disposition history of recipient and peers is read to determine a proposed disposition and TTD according to user's preferences for benefits and their expiration dates. A timer causes performance of the proposed disposition depending on user's activity or inactivity. Engagement can require passive viewing or non-random interacting.

Abstract: A message post-processing apparatus provides an optional instrumented viewport to a message recipient to store message dispositions such as archive, reply-to, forward, open, move, delete, and each elapsed time-to-disposal (TTD) from display. The instrumented viewport also displays a proposed disposition and a proposed TTD, which may be overridden within the instrumented viewport. A timer is initialized to TDD when each message is substantially within the viewport. Absent user intervention, a disposer circuit performs the proposed operation on the message upon expiration of the TTD. The proposed TTD and disposition is derived from analyzing the history and quality of similar messages among recipient's dispositions. When a recipient changes the treatment of a message, the apparatus stores the new disposition and TTD for future reference. A synthesizer circuit transforms message body and headers and proposed TTD and disposition into a message précis.

Abstract: A multi-compartmented dispensing system for dispensing fluids from multiple compartments of a single container is provided. The container comprises a main housing having multiple reservoirs, each configured to store a different fluid. The dispensing system further includes a spray head, which is removably coupled to the main housing, and includes a pump and a nozzle in a fluid flow path. The spray head is switched between each of the reservoirs to allow a user to select one of the reservoirs, and dispense a fluid from the selected reservoir.

Abstract: A combination toothbrush, flossing device, and toothpick are provided in a single dental device. A first part of the dental device comprises a toothbrush connected to a stem of the first part, and a second part of the dental device comprises a toothpick attached to a first end and a flossing device connected to a second end. The first part and the second part are detachably attached to each other.

Abstract: Discussed herein is an electronic device, electronic system and a method of use and applications thereof. The electronic device provides a mechanism of making payment transactions in a seamless manner. Further, the electronic device avoids delays in processing payment transactions, which otherwise may cause an unpleasant experience. The electronic system provides for integration with frequent diner accounts, ability to monitor different transactions in real-time and provides an enhanced dining experience thereby increasing the overall productivity of the system.