Abstract: An electronic voting system comprising of one or more intelligent fixed in place voting machines, mobile voting machines and one or more trusted servers connected by secure wired or wireless communication means to enable electronic voting. A secure system for electronic voting by means of dynamically reconfiguring the mobile device as a mobile voting machine, said mobile voting machine communicating voice and data information with one or more trusted election servers to enable electronic voting in real time by leveraging the processing power/databases resident on the mobile device and or the processing power/databases resident on the trusted election servers. A system for providing disabled voters with enhanced utility by means such as language translation, speech recognition and other features by enabling the desired and enhanced functionality by using the processing power of the mobile device by itself and or in conjunction with the processing power of the local, central and or network server.

Abstract: A method for making a personal gastronomic decision or receiving instruction involving price, availability, safety and convenience information for food, such as for dining. The method involves sending an inquiry from a display device to a central server and transmitting the inquiry from the server to an information source. On receiving an action from the source to the server, the method involves personalizing the action for a particular user, interfacing the action with the display device from the server, and displaying the action. The display device may be a mobile device such as a Palm Pilot or a cell phone. The display device may have a tactile, audible, or visual interface. Any language may be translated, and any of the steps may be performed at a desired time.