Abstract: Systems and methods for indexing and searching companies for use in a stock trading application are provided. Indexing may assign a scoring system based on the several pre-determined factors as well as the data source from which the data has been received. Additionally, the indexing methodology supports the creation of minimarkets of stocks based on a term-based or user interest-based groupings of companies.

Abstract: A communication device and method is provided for relaying a massage instruction from a person receiving a massage to a massage therapist. The communication device has an input module and an output module, which may be mounted to a massage table. The person receiving the massage operates a plurality of controls to indicate a massage instruction. The input module transmits data pertaining to the massage instruction to the output module. The output module receives the data pertaining to the massage instruction and indicates the massage instruction to the massage therapist.