Abstract: Methods of dynamic control of an electronic message system are described. In an embodiment, a system which is separate from a messaging service within the electronic message system generates an event signal which relates to an event external to the messaging service. The event signal is received by the messaging service and this triggers a dynamic update in one or more electronic messages which are identified based on the event signal received. For example, the dynamic update may result in the message content being displayed in a different manner or the message being delivered or deleted. Examples of external events include a community response to a particular message, based on a subset of information about the message which has been shared, the location of one or more users and a change in membership of a group.

Abstract: Methods of dynamic control of an electronic message system are described. In an embodiment, a system which is separate from a messaging service within the electronic message system generates an event signal which relates to an event external to the messaging service. The event signal is received by the messaging service and this triggers a dynamic update in one or more electronic messages which are identified based on the event signal received. For example, the dynamic update may result in the message content being displayed in a different manner or the message being delivered or deleted. Examples of external events include a community response to a particular message, based on a subset of information about the message which has been shared, the location of one or more users and a change in membership of a group.

Abstract: A workflow authoring system receives a request from a user identifying a task, wherein the task includes various task components. The system selects a plurality of services in response to the user's request to generate one or more service options. The workflow authoring system identifies one or more parameters associated with the selected services and maps one or more relationships between the identified parameters. Mapping the relationships between the identified parameters includes normalizing the identified parameters across one or more services and/or determining dependencies between the identified parameters. The workflow authoring system determines parameter values for the identified parameters satisfying the one or more relationships and determines one or more service options and workflows related to the service options based on the determined parameter values.

Abstract: A personalized information communications system enables a source user to provide personalized information in a datastore for access and display by a communications device of a recipient user. An aggregation server records user settings of the source user in a datastore, and collects personalized information of the source user into the datastore based on the user settings. The user settings specify at least one element of personalized information specified by the source user. In response to request from the recipient user, the aggregation server accesses and provides the personalized information of the source user to the recipient user. In one implementation, the communications device periodically polls the aggregation server for updated information associated with the source user. Alternatively, the aggregation server pushes the information to the communications device. Accordingly, the recipient user gains access to the personalized information of the source user.

Abstract: Context information communications allow a user to capture one or more locations and associated context information during a “journey”. Locations may be captured as GPS data or other position data. Context information may include images, video, audio, text, and other context information. The resulting context and locations can be saved to an aggregation server for remote access by another user via a web browser or via another mobile phone. Likewise, two users can do this concurrently, sharing their locations and images during their travels, thereby allowing each user to track the travels of the other user along with images taken by the other user.

Abstract: A personalized information communications system enables a source user to provide personalized information in a datastore for access and display by a communications device of a recipient user. An aggregation server records user settings of the source user in a datastore, and collects personalized information of the source user into the datastore based on the user settings. The user settings specify at least one element of personalized information specified by the source user. In response to request from the recipient user, the aggregation server accesses and provides the personalized information of the source user to the recipient user. In one implementation, the communications device periodically polls the aggregation server for updated information associated with the source user. Alternatively, the aggregation server pushes the information to the communications device. Accordingly, the recipient user gains access to the personalized information of the source user.