IMICI

Software used for contact management; software used for client side contact database management; software used for centralized contact database management; software used for synchronization between local client and centralized server contact databases; software used for real-time or near-real-time dynamic updating of local contact database or address book; software used for instant messaging via the global computer information network; software used for instant messaging using graphical user interface display; software used for instant messaging using graphical icons to convey personal daily life information; software used for broadcasting or multicasting personal or business information to a predetermined contact list of selected computer or other digital communications device users; software used for enabling instant communication over disparate applications and global computer information network service providers; software used for enabling instant communication over disparate applications including email, fax, text, voice, Internet protocol (IP) telephone, multi-media, and wireless protocols; software used for enabling instant communication among users of disparate personal digital assistants (PDAs) and other digital devices; software used for communicating information among a plurality of pre-selected remote users via a centralized database; software used for communicating advertising to a plurality of preselected remote users via a centralized database; namely, downloadable software executable on a server computer and client-side downloadable software executable on a personal computer (PC), PDA, or any other wired or wireless digital device capable of executing code, however stored, downloaded, embedded, or otherwise made available to such a device

providing online instant messaging services

Providing temporary use of an online non-downloadable software program used for the following-contact management; client side contact database management; centralized contact database management; synchronization between local client and centralized server contact databases; real-time or near-real-time dynamic updating of a local contact database or address book; instant messaging via a global computer information network; instant messaging using graphical user interface display; instant messaging using graphical icons to convey personal daily life information; broadcasting or multicasting personal or business information to a predetermined contact list of selected computer or other digital communications device users; enabling instant communication over disparate applications and global computer information network service providers; enabling instant communication over disparate applications including email, fax, text, voice, Internet protocol (IP) telephony, multi-media, and wireless protocols; enabling instant communication among users of disparate personal digital assistants (PDAs) and other digital devices, communicating information among a plurality of pre-selected remote users via a centralized database, communicating advertising to a plurality of pre-selected remote users via a centralized database, providing multiple-user access via a global computer information network to a centralized contact database; and maintaining a centralized contact database for remote users