Abstract: An automated electronic personal preference & proxy network, that captures and exchanges personal profile information via an electronic means using network infrastructure is provided. Users may update preferences electronically. Permissions are generated in accordance with users permissions. Providers may enter an omnibus contract with an electronic agent, allowing various features such as cross-provider data transfer. An automated regulatory compliance engine is disclosed. An automated activity and offer engine is disclosed, to facilitate relevant offerings to users, and to automatically deepen user profiles. A violation engine for enforcing the contracts and regulations in an automated fashion is disclosed. Various other aspects are also disclosed.

Abstract: Semi-Automatic Number Verification (SNV) on an electronic adding machine employing a small amount of random access memory (RAM), a microprocessor, a printer link and printer, a piezo-electric speaker to facilitate conventional adding machine capabilities with the additional SNV feature employing an enable/disable (SNV) button. A keypunch operator depresses the SNV key to start the SNV process entering numbers with either the plus (+) or minus (-) key, entered appropriately into the RAM, and particularly an RAM module including first and second series arrays and first and second counters. When the operator depresses the TOTAL key, the printer is enabled, if it is currently switched on. The operator then enters the second series of numbers and the microprocessor compares the values to those stored in the RAM module. If a discrepancy is detected, the adding machine enters an edit mode in which the operator need only look at the original source document and the display for verification of entries.