Abstract:
A system and method for providing customized help to a vehicle user when a vehicle problem is detected. The method includes detecting vehicle data that indicates a condition of a vehicle and obtaining profile data comprising an estimated mechanical skill level of a user. The method further includes providing instructions, based upon the profile data and the vehicle data, to the user for addressing the condition.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for preventing a browser from loading content from undesirable sources. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: selecting an area of a web page containing undesirable content; substituting an alternate Internet Protocol (IP) address for a hostname of a website that provided the undesirable content based on a profile; and redisplaying the web page with content from the alternate IP address displayed in the selected area of the web page.
Abstract:
The present invention provides multi-file transfer via instant messaging. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: selecting a plurality of files to be transferred; generating a collection descriptor describing the files; sending an instant message with a collection reference that includes the collection descriptor to a recipient; and upon receipt of the instant message, the recipient selectively retrieving at least one of the files.
Abstract:
A method for managing instant messaging interruptions may include comparing at least one term in an instant message to a plurality of terms in a no-response-required (NRR) library. The method may also include representing the instant message as an instant message agent character (IMAC) in response to a match between at least one term in the instant message and at least one of the plurality of terms in the NRR library.
Abstract:
A system and method for managing an electronic storage volume is described. The method includes assigning a threshold to a constrained storage space to define a first state in which an amount of data stored in the constrained storage space exceeds the threshold and a second state in which the amount of data stored in the confined storage space does not exceed the threshold. The method also includes comparing the amount of data to be stored in the constrained storage space and the threshold, and performing a predefined action if the comparison indicates that the amount data to be in the confined storage space would cause a transition between the first state and the second state.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a self-updating email message. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: sending an email message to a recipient, the email message including encapsulated content; and selectively updating the email message in accordance with the encapsulated content when the email message is opened by the recipient.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to message prioritization and provide a method, system and computer program product for audio-visual presentation of message prioritization in a human-to-human collaborative environment. In one embodiment, a data processing system for audio-visual presentation of prioritized messages in a collaborative environment can include a human-to-human collaborative system client, a data store of prioritized messages, and a table correlating display characteristics of user interface elements with message priorities for messages referenced by the data store. The system also can include prioritization and visualization logic which can include program code enabled to render each of the user interface elements with corresponding display characteristics consonant with priorities assigned to individual messages displayed in each of the user interface elements.
Abstract:
Methods, apparatus, computer program instructions and products, and services for identifying, to a called party, a calling party who uses a terminal that would otherwise be unrecognized by the called party, such as a borrowed cellphone. According to one aspect of the invention, a service provider receives set-up information from a calling party bearing a first caller ID number; determines a second caller ID number associated with the calling party, where the first caller ID number and the second caller ID number are not the same; and initiates connection of the calling party and the called party, using the second caller ID number to identify the calling party to the called party.
Abstract:
A computer system includes a plurality of LEDs situated in correspondence to a plurality of connectors. System peripherals which connect to the plurality of connectors are outfitted to include a transponder having a unique RF ID tag The system further includes an RFID reader which detects an RF ID tag emitted by a proximate transponder when a user proceeds to plug-in a system peripheral outfitted with such transponder. The system further includes a light controller which selectively energizes the LEDs and provides a distinguishing energization signal to at least one but less than all of the LEDs based on the RF ID value. Preferably, the system processor oversees the selection.
Abstract:
Described is a method for indicating a communication availability of a first instant messaging user to a second instant messaging user. An icon is displayed on a user interface of the second instant messaging user to indicate at least one of a user state and a user location of the first instant messaging user. A graphical parameter of the displayed icon is set to one of a plurality of states in response to the communication availability of the first instant messaging user. The communication availability is determined according to a communication policy dependent on the user state and the user location of the first instant messaging user.