Data processing system and method for providing personal information in a communication network

A communication system comprising:

• a web card database server for storing a plurality of access values, wherein each of the plurality of access values corresponds to one of a plurality of communication media of a first entity;
• a global communication network, comprising the Internet, that is capable of selectively communicating a first portion of the plurality of access values in response to a first control signal;
• a data processing system, wherein the data processing system selectively provides a first uniform resource locator value and selectively provides a second uniform resource locator value;
• and
• wherein the communication network communicates a first plurality of data values in response to the first uniform resource locator value;
• wherein at least one of the first plurality of data values indicates a contemporaneous availability of a corresponding one of the first portion of communication media;
• wherein the communication network communicates a second plurality of data values in response to the second uniform resource locator value;
• and wherein at least one of the second plurality of data values indicates a contemporaneous availability of a corresponding one of the first portion of communication media.

A communication system, comprising:

• a global communication network, comprising the Internet, for selectively providing a first control signal;
• a data processing system coupled to the network for displaying a plurality of icons, each of the plurality of icons corresponding to one of a plurality of roles of an entity, the data processing system generating a plurality of uniform resource locators, wherein each of the plurality of uniform resource locators corresponds to one of the plurality of roles of the entity, and the data processing system displaying a first plurality of information values corresponding to the entity in response to the first control signal, wherein at least one of the plurality of information values indicates a first plurality of codes corresponding to a first plurality of communication media by which the entity may be accessed, and wherein the first plurality of codes includes a code that indicates a contemporaneous availability of at least one of the first plurality of communication media;
• and
• a memory coupled to the data processing system for storing the first plurality of information values corresponding to the entity, wherein the memory provides the first plurality of information values in response to receipt of a first one of the plurality of uniform resource locators.

A method for utilizing a web card page in a global communication network utilizing the Internet, the method comprising the steps of:

• accessing the web card page in the global communication network;
• placing a plurality of icons on the web card page, wherein each of the plurality of icons corresponds to one of a plurality of roles of an entity;
• and
• associating each of a plurality of sets of communication devices with each of the plurality of icons, wherein at least one of the icons is capable of indicating a contemporaneous availability of at least one of the communication devices, and
• further comprising the steps of:
• accessing a first one of the plurality of icons;
• and
• retrieving a first one of the plurality of sets of communication devices associated with the first one of the plurality of icons.

A method for operating a global communication network utilizing the Internet, the method comprising the steps of:

• accessing a web card page corresponding to an entity in the global communication network, wherein the web card page comprises a plurality of communication devices;
• and
• indicating a contemporaneous availability of each of the plurality of communication devices for use in communicating with the entity;
• further comprising the steps of:
• displaying a plurality of icons on a display device, wherein each of the plurality of communication devices corresponds to one of the plurality of icons;
• displaying a first one of the plurality of icons in a first state to indicate a first one of the plurality of communication devices is available for use in communicating with the entity;
• and
• displaying the first one of the plurality of icons in a second state to indicate the first one of the plurality of communication devices is unavailable for use in communicating with the entity.