Abstract: Software application integration, including constructing an application integration adapter where the constructing is carried out in dependence upon a profile. The profile includes data describing the adapter. Embodiments include communicating integration messages among applications through the adapter. Profiles include identifications of at least two communications transports, including configuration parameters for the data communications transports. In typical embodiments, constructing an application integration adapter includes creating the transports identified in the adapter profile, and configuring the transports in accordance with the configuration parameters.

Abstract: Systems, methods and media for programming a vehicle ignition key with route information are disclosed. More particularly, hardware and software are disclosed for obtaining map data from a map data source; deriving route information from the map data; and transferring the route information to a vehicle ignition key. When the driver starts the vehicle with the ignition key, the ignition key transfers the route information stored on it to a receiver in the vehicle. The route information is used to prevent the vehicle from traveling away from an authorized route or outside a specified area.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for saving session data. Session data associated with an application in a file is placed in a location, such as a recycle bin or other container or folder, to form a stored file in response to a closing of a session for the application. An appropriate file name is associated to identify a specific instance of the session that has been packaged and stored in a recycle bin.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for broadcasting announcements. A broadcast message is generated, wherein the broadcast message includes sales information for the vehicle with a third party advertisement. The broadcast message is then transmitted from the vehicle using a wireless medium.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for providing a shared storage space in association with a telephone call. The method comprises receiving information associated with a telephone call involving a first party and a second party and allocating a storage space that is accessible by at least one of the first party and the second party based on at least a portion of the received information. The method further comprises allowing at least one of the first party and second party to provide electronic information intended for the other party using the storage space.

Abstract: Account holders may specify vendor-specific charge restrictions for charging transactions against their accounts, where each vendor-specific charge restriction includes a unique identifier for the corresponding vendor to which the charge restriction is applicable. The charge restriction may be an exclusion from approval of all charge authorization requests, an amount limit on charge authorization requests which may be approved, a “rebill” limit on the number of times subsequent charge authorization requests may be approved, or a combination of such restrictions and/or other restrictions. When a charge authorization request is received for a charge against an account having vendor-specific charge restrictions set by the account holder, the vendor identifier is extracted from the charge authorization request and employed to determine whether any charge restrictions are applicable to the requesting vendor.

Abstract: Account holders may specify vendor-specific charge restrictions for charging transactions against their accounts, where each vendor-specific charge restriction includes a unique identifier for the corresponding vendor to which the charge restriction is applicable. The charge restriction may be an exclusion from approval of all charge authorization requests, an amount limit on charge authorization requests which may be approved, a “rebill” limit on the number of times subsequent charge authorization requests may be approved, or a combination of such restrictions and/or other restrictions. When a charge authorization request is received for a charge against an account having vendor-specific charge restrictions set by the account holder, the vendor identifier is extracted from the charge authorization request and employed to determine whether any charge restrictions are applicable to the requesting vendor.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products for radio frequency identification aiding the visually impaired, storing a recording of a sound, including timing information for synchronous playback, representing at least one attribute of an object having associated with the object a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tag; activating the RFID tag with an electronic travel aid (“ETA”) for the visually impaired; retrieving the recording from storage; and playing the recording synchronously through an audio interface of the ETA. Storage of sound recording may be local or remote, and sound recordings may be sorted or indexed and retrieved from storage according to an RFID tag identification code, a classification code for the object, and a type code (a sound skin identifier) for the recording.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products for radio frequency identification aiding the visually impaired, storing a recording of a sound representing at least one attribute of an object having associated with the object a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tag; activating the RFID tag with an electronic travel aid (“ETA”) for the visually impaired; retrieving the recording from storage; and playing the recording through an audio interface of the ETA. Storage of sound recording may be local or remote, and sound recordings may be sorted or indexed and retrieved from storage according to an RFID tag identification code, a classification code for the object, and a type code (a sound skin identifier) for the recording.

Abstract: Radio frequency identification aiding the visually impaired, including receiving in an electronic travel aid (“ETA”) for the visually impaired, from a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tag associated with an object, information that describes the object and displaying a description of the object through an interface for a visually impaired person. Information that describes the object may include at least one of a predefined set of attributes that describe the object. Many embodiments include retrieving, in dependence upon a unique identification code, further information describing the object—either locally from an ETA or through a network from a remote store of information.

Abstract: A system and method of authoring digitized audio/video recordings are provided. The system and method include previewing a digitized audio/video recording to identify scenes to be included in at least one version of the recording. A scene is a group of contiguous video frames. The scenes are associated with a title such that when the title is selected the version of the audio/video recording can be played back.

Abstract: Bulk mail subscriptions by including a bulk mail class indicator and a sender identifier key value in the header portion of an electronic message. Messages which are properly identified as bulk class and include an approved sender identifier value are passed directly to the intended recipient. Messages which are properly identified as bulk class but which do not contain an approved sender identifier value are rejected or intercepted. Messages which do no indicate themselves to be bulk class, but which are determined to have characteristics of bulk mail are rejected or intercepted, as well.