Abstract: An earphone attachment system protects an earphone while also allowing a user to personalize the appearance of their earphone. The system includes an earphone having an ear end and a cord. The ear end is coupled to the cord. The ear end includes a speaker and a housing wherein the housing is coupled to and extends around the speaker. The speaker is removably insertable into a user's ear for listening to audio signals produced through the speaker. An earphone attachment is coupled to the ear end. The earphone attachment has a top end, a bottom end and a perimeter surface coupled to and extending between the top end and the bottom end. A decorative object is coupled to the earphone attachment.

Abstract: The invention is a computer implemented system and process for managing a threaded instant messaging conversation. The process comprises establishing an interactive messaging session for exchanging a conversation element; assigning a thread identifier to the conversation element; appending the thread identifier to the conversation element; and displaying the conversation element in a user interface based on the thread identifier.

Abstract: A user interface with inline representation of steps in a multi-stepped process. Each step of a given task is presented as a concise, but meaningful description. When a step is selected or “open,” the step content is displayed inline within the series of steps. This user interface with inline representation of steps in a multi-stepped process may be accomplished using a Java Server Page with a Struts framework and a Tiles framework.