Nokia Corporation

Nokia Technologies Oy

Tixserve Limited

Balazs Bakos

Jukka Kalevi Nurminen

Zoltan Ivanfi

Douglas Allen Deeds

Lorant Farkas

Jukka Nihtilä

Kristóf Aczél

Hunor Demeter

Patrick Kirby

James Kirby

Jörgen Othman

Szabolcs Fodor

Timo K Miettinen

Petteri Hiisila

Gyula Kun-Szabo

Mervyn Graham

Simon Goodale

Petri Stenman

Attila Kiss

The present invention is directed towards an electronic ticket suitable for providing entry to an event. The electronic ticket is capable of being stored, in electronic format, on a mobile user device. The electronic ticket comprises a dynamic entry code for the event such that the dynamic entry code is transitionable from an inoperable state to a functional state, whereby entry to the event is only possible when the dynamic entry code has been transitioned to the functional state. The dynamic entry code is a visual code which is non-readable by humans and is stored in a memory of the mobile user device, such that the inoperable state of the dynamic entry code prohibits the visual code from being displayed by the mobile user device and the functional state of the dynamic entry code permits the visual code to be displayed by the mobile user. The advantage of providing the dynamic entry code is that the electronic ticket can hide the entry code until close to the event start time so that a ticket tout will find it difficult to sell the ticket on as a purchaser would have less confidence in buying a ticket which does not display the entry code required for admission. Moreover, a ticket fraudster cannot duplicate the ticket.

Electronic ticketing system

A mobile device is shown in the role of a centralized message transfer agent wherein it manages all messaging for a user for most if not all the time so as to provide a unified messaging approach across all messaging platforms. Other platforms are shown using the mobile device in this unified way. Related systems, methods, integrated circuits, and software are also shown.

System, methods, software, and devices employing messaging

A selection of a contact is received from a user. This contact is within a content item, such as a word processing document, a hypertext document, an e-mail, a spreadsheet, or an electronic presentation. The user receives an indication of one or more connection channels associated with the contact and the user makes a selection a designated connection channel from the one or more connection channels. Upon this selection a device (such as a portable communications device) is instructed to establish communications across the designated connection channel. This connection channel may be, for example, a telephone number, an SMS number, an e-mail address, or a uniform resource locator (URL).

Automatic initiation of communications

Systems and methods, applicable, for example, in employing a user's social network in providing that user with results to searches for individuals, businesses, content (e.g., pictures, music, software, and/or the like), and/or the like. Further, systems and methods whereby, for example, information regarding individuals having social connection to individuals, businesses, and/or the like identified via such search may be available.

System and method for social network search operations

Efficient and effective communications are initiated from the selection, at a first user device, of a link in a resource. Based on this selection, a communications request is transmitted to a server. In addition, identification information of a second user device (such as a telephone number or an Internet Protocol (IP) address) is transmitted to the server. As a result of this request and identification information, a communication response is received at the second user device. This communications response may be of various types, such as a voice call, a message, or a rich call.

Communications from hypertext documents

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