Abstract: A mechanism is provided for scheduling and reserving virtual meeting locations in a calendaring application. Participants use a calendaring application to schedule meetings. If the meeting takes place in a location within the virtual persistent world, then the calendaring application sends the meeting information, including virtual user IDs of the invitees, meeting location, and other virtual world requirements or parameters for the meeting, to a software agent. The software agent receives the meeting information and generates a script for creating the meeting location and a script for destroying the meeting location.

Abstract: A system and method for efficient electronic communication, which allows the user to address an electronic communication to a plurality of recipients each having a corresponding email address, wherein each of said recipients is assigned to one of a plurality of categories of recipients, and assign a delivery priority to each category of recipients without regard to the identity and number of recipients in each category of recipients, wherein a user is not required to assign a delivery priority to individual recipients.

Abstract: Disclosed is a seatbelt safety system for an automobile that includes a latch mechanism configured to fixedly engage with a male of a seatbelt, a release button disposed on the latch mechanism that is configured to release the latch from engagement with the male member, an engagement sensor disposed with the latch mechanism that is configured to sense the engagement between the latch and the male member, a tamper sensor that is configured to sense any depression of the release button, and at least one transmitting device configured to transmit engagement and tamper data to at least one indication device, the at least one indication device being configured to provide a driver the engagement and tamper data, the indication device being disposed in a position that allows the driver to receive the engagement and tamper data.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for scheduling and reserving virtual meeting locations in a calendaring application. Participants use a calendaring application to schedule meetings. If the meeting takes place in a location within the virtual persistent world, then the calendaring application sends the meeting information, including virtual user IDs of the invitees, meeting location, and other virtual world requirements or parameters for the meeting, to a software agent. The software agent receives the meeting information and generates a script for creating the meeting location and a script for destroying the meeting location.

Abstract: A method, system, and device for interfacing with a portable electronic device such as a laptop computer on an airplane, while the laptop computer is stowed in a seat pocket. A keyboard, touch screen display, and electrical interfaces are attached to the back of each display-enabled passenger seat on an airplane, such that the passenger seated behind each enhanced passenger seat may access the keyboard, touch screen display, and electrical interfaces. Display, mouse, and keyboard data interface connections are located in each seat pocket. The electrical interfaces allow a laptop computer user to utilize the keyboard, which is preferably waterproof and embedded in a fold-down tray table attached to the back of the seat in front of the user. The electrical interfaces allow a touch screen display, which is preferably embedded in the back of the seat in front of the user, to regenerate data from the laptop computer.