Abstract: The social communicative activity is getting involved with internet technology more frequently. People are chatting, playing games and working over the internet. In order to introduce persons being part of one communicative environment to each other a method of exchanging messages is provided that displays a first graphical representation of a first person; displays a second graphical representation of a second person (408); presents a first introduction message (402) to the first person; the message introducing the second person to the first person; and presents a second introduction message to the second person; the message introducing the first person to the second person.

Abstract: A method and an electronic device (preferably a Personal Digital Assistant, PDA or a palm computer) for providing information about a physical person, comprising: a microphone for recording audio data and/or a camera for recording image data of the physical person. A processor with a memory for processing the audio and/or visual data to recognize the identity of the physical person and retrieving the stored information about the recognized identity is provided. A user interface is used to deliver the stored information to a user. The information may comprise business card information and/or other information about the person. Moreover, information representative of the person's emotional/personal status/mood may be recorded, retrieved, and provided to the user via the user interface.

Abstract: The social communicative activity is getting involved with internet technology more frequently. People are chatting, playing games and working over the internet. In order to introduce persons being part of one communicative environment to each other a method of exchanging messages is provided that displays a first graphical representation of a first person; displays a second graphical representation of a second person (408); presents a first introduction message (402) to the first person; the message introducing the second person to the first person; and presents a second introduction message to the second person; the message introducing the first person to the second person.

Abstract: A method and an electronic device (preferably a Personal Digital Assistant, PDA or a palm computer) for providing information about a physical person, comprising: a microphone for recording audio data and/or a camera for recording image data of the physical person. A processor with a memory for processing the audio and/or visual data to recognize the identity of the physical person and retrieving the stored information about the recognized identity is provided. A user interface is used to deliver the stored information to a user. The information may comprise business card information and/or other information about the person. Moreover, information representative of the person's emotional/personal status/mood may be recorded, retrieved, and provided to the user via the user interface.