Abstract: A method and computer program product for providing callback telephone numbers with a telephone message calls for prompting for selection of callback numbers and corresponding events (such as time) for transitioning from one callback number to the next. The teachings provide for use of aspects of existing communications infrastructure such as caller identification displays.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for providing a structured e-mail query. The method includes receiving an input of a destination e-mail address, the destination e-mail address being associated with a service provider. The method further includes activating a query formatter in response to receiving the input e-mail address, the query formatter configured for directing query construction. The method further includes receiving a query for a desired service of the service provider. The query is contained within an e-mail and is formatted for automated processing by an e-mail server associated with the destination e-mail address.

Abstract: A comprehensive method for handling telephone calls directed to a telephone number of a terminated user that has been reassigned to a new user. The present invention provides user with a notification service that intercepts telephone calls to said telephone number and notifies callers that the telephone number has been reassigned to the new user. Callers seeking the new user continue calls to user, which results in user only being alerted by continuing callers and not being bothered by callers seeking the terminated user. The user can customize the notification message to inform callers of the details regarding the telephone number reassignment and to whom the telephone number was reassigned. The user can specify a time period for the notification service to be activated. The notification service stores all continuing calls in a log, and bypasses all subsequent calls from telephone numbers listed in the log.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for employing a single instantiation of a web form for multiple data requests. A user displays a form that the user would like to submit for multiple data requests. The user executes a form extension utility. The form extension utility either modifies the form to enable the entry of multiple data requests or generates and displays a data entry spreadsheet corresponding to the web form. Once the user has entered the required information, the form extension utility generates multiple queries. The user selects a format for the results and the form extension utility submits the multiple requests to the appropriate server. The server returns results for each submitted request. The form extension utility receives the results transmitted from the server, formats the results according to the user-selected format and displays the results.

Abstract: In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a method of providing context for a search is presented. A search query implemented in accordance with the teachings of the present invention includes a query and a context for the query. In one embodiment, the query is implemented with a keyword and context for the query is implemented with a context filter.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for storing a language preference and providing the stored language preference automatically without any intervention of a user. The user may have an option to set a desired language preference on the calling apparatus such as a telephone device. A call center may send a query requesting language preference information of the user to the calling apparatus when the user makes a call connection to the call center. The desired language preference saved on the calling apparatus may be sent directly from the calling apparatus to the call center. In this manner, the user may not have to repeat a language selection process for every call made to the call center.

Abstract: A comprehensive method for handling telephone calls directed to a telephone number of a terminated user that has been reassigned to a new user. The present invention provides user with a notification service that intercepts telephone calls to said telephone number and notifies callers that the telephone number has been reassigned to the new user. Callers seeking the new user continue calls to user, which results in user only being alerted by continuing callers and not being bothered by callers seeking the terminated user. The user can customize the notification message to inform callers of the details regarding the telephone number reassignment and to whom the telephone number was reassigned. The user can specify a time period for the notification service to be activated. The notification service stores all continuing calls in a log, and bypasses all subsequent calls from telephone numbers listed in the log.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for verifying the validity of a day/date combination, which includes the steps of: detecting a day/date combination; verifying the validity of the day/date combination; and, notifying a user upon finding that the day/date combination is invalid.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for displaying header information in a table. Responsive to a movement of a pointer over a table displayed in a window, a cell in the table over which the pointer is located is identified. A determination of whether a header associated with the cell is out of view in the window in response to identifying the cell. Responsive to the header being out of view, contents of the header are displayed.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing alerts. A ring tone is audibly presented to alert the user of the incoming call in response to detecting receipt of the incoming call. A selected movement of the mobile communications device is monitored in response to audibly presenting the ring tone. The volume of the ring tone is reduced without answering the incoming call in response to detecting the selected movement.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for providing a browser functionality to determine the existence of a table, identify data therein and manipulate the data according to a user's input. Thus, a method for manipulating data tables in a client machine includes determining at the client machine, existence of a table via a loaded graphical user interface operable with a markup language; extracting data from the table; storing the data from the table in a local cache; manipulating the data in the local cache; and displaying the data in a user-defined table by applying a function within the graphical user interface. The manipulating can include sorting the data in the local cache which could include re-sorting the data according to user-defined parameters. The user-defined parameters can include determining a column by which to sort and a row by which to sort. The table on the client computer can be generated by the graphical user interface loading a Web page from a server machine.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for executing whole domain searches based on user queries and producing a result list of root nodes. The method and system comprise searching a network containing a plurality of web sites further containing a plurality of pages by examining all pages of a web site and comparing indexed terms to desired search terms. A result list of domain root nodes is returned wherein not all search terms may appear on a single document or associated page of the root page. Pages containing desired search terms may be indexed and mapped to root nodes for access from a result list.

Abstract: A method of retrieving information via a network by initiating a phone call by entering a dialing sequence on a telephone to make a telephone connection. If it is determined that the phone call is a request for web-based information, the requested web-based information is determined as well as a network address associated with the phone call. A network protocol request is the generated for the requested web-based information. The network protocol request is then sent to a network server capable of retrieving the information and the retrieved information is delivered to the network address associated with the phone call. Determining that the phone call is a request for web-based information may include detecting a specified sequence that is appended to the phone number. An IP address associated with the telephone may be appended to the phone call either manually or automatically.

Abstract: Telephone information stored in the wireless communication device is automatically updated when a dialed telephone number has changed. Upon receiving an error code in response to making a call, the cell phone automatically determines if the error code indicates that the dialed telephone number has changed to a new telephone number. If so, the cell phone automatically determines the new telephone number from the error code and automatically updates a phone book contained within the cell phone with the new telephone number.

Abstract: A comprehensive method for transmitting address information to a global positioning system (GPS) from a personal digital assistant (PDA) display device or other similar device that stores address information, such as a cellular phone address book, or a laptop computer address book, via a connector. The connector can be Bluetooth, infrared, cable, or some other connector. This transmission of address information is much quicker than the current art of manually entering address information into the GPS, or transferring the address information from a DVD, and the errors associated with the current art of entering in such information are not present when the address information is transmitted via a connector.

Abstract: Methods, devices, systems, and media are disclosed for replacing an email attachment with a call, and forwarding the email with the call to a user for selective display of the attachment by making a call. One embodiment includes receiving an email on a mail server, wherein the email has the email attachment, and removing the email attachment from the email to produce a stripped email. The embodiment further includes storing the email attachment on a server, adding the call to the stripped email, and forwarding the stripped email with the call for displaying to a recipient.

Abstract: Methods, devices, systems, and media are disclosed for selective receipt of an e-mail attachment. One embodiment includes receiving an instruction from a sender to add a selectable notification of an email attachment to a first email. Further, the embodiment includes inserting code in the first email to transmit a reply to the sender upon execution of the code by an email client, wherein execution is responsive to activation of the selectable notification by a recipient. Further still, the embodiment includes generating a second email having the email attachment upon receipt of the reply, and transmitting the second email to the recipient in response to the reply.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for employing private email content in an email message are disclosed. Embodiments include hardware and/or software for identifying an instance of private content in an email message, associating the instance with a recipient, and generating emails for each recipient, wherein the emails are redacted to display the email message with the instance when routed to a recipient associated with the instance and to exclude the instance when routed to a recipient that is not associated with the instance. Private content may include text in the body of an email that is identified by the user as being content for less than all of the recipients. In particular, a user may compose a message that contains text, some of which includes private content, and address the email to multiple recipients. The user may then associate one or more of the recipients with each separately identified instance of the private content so that recipients see the text that the user intends them to see.

Abstract: Methods, devices, systems, and media are disclosed for text messaging concurrently using at least one text mode button and a set of numbered keys on a device, such as a telephonic device, wherein the keys are mapped to sets of characters. One embodiment includes enabling, in response to an exertion on a button, a text messaging mode for the device, and associating a character with an engagement of a key of the set of numbered keys, based upon the enabling. Embodiments further include displaying the character, displaying the character on a display in response to the engagement of the key based upon the associating a character, wherein the engagement of the key is concurrent with the exertion on the button.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for sending content from a first application to a second application. In response to a user input indicating a selection of content for transfer to the second application, the selection of the content is copied to form copied content. The copied content is then automatically sent to the second application without requiring additional user manipulation of the copy content. Additionally, the destination may be another user. In this case, the second application is employed to automatically transfer the copied content to that second user.