Abstract: A method for use in an automobile includes the steps of: providing an inflatable device having a shell formed of an airtight, flexible and insulated material that is specifically sized and configured to fill a volume of space within a lower rear interior compartment of the automobile behind the front seats and below the level of a plane extending between the top of the front seats and a bottom edge of the rear window of the automobile; installing the inflatable device within the rear compartment of the automobile; inflating the device and causing the device to completely fill the lower rear interior compartment; reducing the interior air space within the automobile and preventing circulated air of the automobile's climate control system from circulating into the lower rear interior compartment, thereby improving the efficiency of the climate control system and fuel efficiency of the automobile.

Abstract: A method for use in an automobile includes the steps of: providing an inflatable device having a shell formed of an airtight, flexible and insulated material that is specifically sized and configured to fill a volume of space within a lower rear interior compartment of the automobile behind the front seats and below the level of a plane extending between the top of the front seats and a bottom edge of the rear window of the automobile; installing the inflatable device within the rear compartment of the automobile; inflating the device and causing the device to completely fill the lower rear interior compartment; reducing the interior air space within the automobile and preventing circulated air of the automobile's climate control system from circulating into the lower rear interior compartment, thereby improving the efficiency of the climate control system and fuel efficiency of the automobile.

Abstract: A platform (e.g. a floating vessel) on or adjacent to the surface of a body of water is equipped with one or more fishing devices (e.g. a fishing rod and reel) that feeds out and reels in fishing line, at least one video camera, a satellite transmission and receiving unit, a cellular telephone signal transmission and receiving unit and robotic controls for operating the fishing device. A user (i.e. an angler) at a remote personal computer communicates with the platform on the Internet via satellite and/or cellular wireless telephone signals and is able to operate the fishing device with the use of a keyboard, computer mouse and/or a fishing remote controller (i.e. a mock fishing rod and reel). The video camera allows the remotely located angler to view live video feeds of the fishing experience via the Internet, including the platform, fishing device and a fish caught on the line, on the angler's personal computer monitor. A real person (i.e.

Abstract: An inflatable space displacement device conforms generally to the rear floor and rear seat configuration of an automobile to fill the volume of the rear passenger compartment below the level of the front seat headrests and the top of the rear seat backrest without obstructing the driver's view through the rear window. The space displacement device reduces the volume of the climate controlled airspace of the interior passenger compartment, thereby increasing the efficiency of the air conditioning and heating system, while also increasing fuel efficiency. The inflatable space displacement device may further serve as safety flotation in the event the automobile accidentally enters a body of water. The device can be fitted with a tube connected to a mouthpiece for breathing the air contained within the device in the event of an emergency. Pocket compartments are provided on the device for convenient storage and ease of driver access to articles, such as road maps, while driving.