Presto Services Inc.

Zynga Inc.

Heidi Kay Carson

David A Chavez

Joseph M Beninato

Martin Mazner

Minglei Xu

Puneet Chhabra

Tanya Yin Wa Buell

Christopher Michael Kirmse

Communication systems and methods for enhancing communications between users featuring a central service which formats messages into a printer-friendly format. The format of the delivered message is based on preference settings established by the recipient or an authorized agent of the recipient. The messages are delivered to a device, such as a printer. Messages can be sent to the service in any format and can include text, photographs, URLs, and/or a variety of file types. The messages are then parsed by the service and formatted for delivery to the device.

Method and system for message delivery using a secure device and simple output without the use of a personal computer

A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to receive a check-in indication from a physical location with a corresponding virtual location in a virtual game. An attribute in the virtual game is altered based upon the check-in indication. The attribute may be earned points for a user, a virtual object earned by a user or an enhanced popularity measure for the virtual location.

Apparatus and method with physical location check-in that triggers a status change in a virtual game

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Heidi Kay Carson