Abstract: Methods and apparatus for extracting content from an email or email thread are provided. Any replied content is removed from the email based on at least one of known delimiters and known email thread patterns used for separating original and reply emails. Any signature content is removed based on at least one of generated signature patterns for the sender and known signature patterns. Any greeting content is removed based on at least one of generated greeting patterns for the recipient and known greeting patterns. Any sent from content identifying a device or an email client from which the email was sent is removed based on known sent from content. The remaining email text can then be output for further processing, such as analyzing the text for use in augmenting a sender's implicit profile, and analyzing the text for question or answer content on specific topics.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for simultaneously searching public and private information sources are provided. When a user implements a key word search of a public search engine via a web browser, the same key word search is automatically simultaneously implemented of a private information source to locate at least one of user contacts and documents relevant to the key word search. The user contacts and/or the documents returned from the private information source may be scored for relevancy to the key word search. Public search results are returned to the user based on the key word search of the public search engine. In addition, up to N most relevant of the at least one of the user contacts and the documents obtained from the private information source may be returned to the user in a side bar of the web browser adjacent to the public search results.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for extracting content from an email or email thread are provided. Any replied content is removed from the email based on at least one of known delimiters and known email thread patterns used for separating original and reply emails. Any signature content is removed based on at least one of generated signature patterns for the sender and known signature patterns. Any greeting content is removed based on at least one of generated greeting patterns for the recipient and known greeting patterns. Any sent from content identifying a device or an email client from which the email was sent is removed based on known sent from content. The remaining email text can then be output for further processing, such as analyzing the text for use in augmenting a sender's implicit profile, and analyzing the text for question or answer content on specific topics.

Abstract: Methods and apparats for simultaneously searching public and private information sources are provided. When a user implements a key word search of a public search engine via a web browser, the same key word search is automatically simultaneously implemented of a private information source to locate at least one of user contacts and documents relevant to the key word search. The user contacts and/or the documents returned from the private information source may be scored for relevancy to the key word search. Public search results are returned to the user based on the key word search of the public search engine. In addition, up to N most relevant of the at least one of the user contacts and the documents obtained from the private information source may be returned to the user in a side bar of the web browser adjacent to the public search results.

Abstract: Provided is a dispenser for dispensing flat flexible items such as individually wrapped condoms or tea bags, and sachets of liquid soap or soup powder. The dispenser has a dispensing slot and a finger slot located on the top surface of the dispenser. A ramp is located in the interior of the dispenser having a top edge coinciding with the top edge of the forward surface and having a second edge attached to the bottom planar surface.