Abstract: A personalized jewelry customization system that displays ready-made smart jewelry element models, from a library, to a customer to construct a final jewelry model that is easy to use. The system has one or more than one processor, a storage for storing executable instructions. The instructions provide a user interface displayable on a computing device, a library of smart jewelry element models, a database for storing customer and selection information, and for automatically generated manufacturing instructions for the personalized jewelry and complementary jewelry based on the stored customer information and selection information. The user interface, displayed on a computing device, accepts jewelry customization instructions from the customer to combine smart jewelry element models, where the smart jewelry element models comprise attribute-value pairs, together to create the final jewelry model that is stored in the database.

Abstract: A personalized jewelry customization system that displays ready-made smart jewelry element models, from a library, to a customer to construct a final jewelry model that is easy to use. The system has one or more than one processor, a storage for storing executable instructions. The instructions provide a user interface displayable on a computing device, a library of smart jewelry element models, a database for storing customer and selection information, and for automatically generated manufacturing instructions for the personalized jewelry and complementary jewelry based on the stored customer information and selection information. The user interface, displayed on a computing device, accepts jewelry customization instructions from the customer to combine smart jewelry element models together to create the final jewelry model that is stored in the database.

Abstract: The process for streaming media data in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network includes the step of submitting a request through the P2P network to play a time segment of a media file. A local computer is connected through the P2P network to a streaming computer having the desired time segment. Thereafter, an initial data byte is located in the time segment via a conversion table associated with the media file. The time segment is streamed from the streaming computer to the local computer starting with the initial data byte. The time segment is stored on the local computer for playback through a corresponding media player.

Abstract: An on-line forum for auctioning non-performing assets includes offering for auction sale of non-performing assets in a lot of as few as a single asset or a plurality of assets following completion of a third-level registration. Access to a limited amount of information on the on-line forum is permitted without registration. Additional information is accessed following completion of a first level registration. Direct communication is facilitated between one or more registered potential bidders and a registered seller in an on-line discussion forum. Assets offered in the on-line forum auction are bidded upon following completion of second level registration by each potential bidder. Collection assistance may be provided to the on-line forum bidders.