58. Computerized information and display apparatus configured to receive inputs via a plurality of different input modes and provide a user with multiple types of information via a plurality of output modalities, the computerized information and display apparatus further disposed at least partly within a transport device configured to convey one or more persons from one place to another and configured to be operative during said conveyance, the computerized information and display apparatus comprising: data processing apparatus comprising at least a central processor and a digital signal processor (DSP) and a graphics co-processor; a first wireless interface in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus; a data interface in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus and configured to enable transfer of data between the computerized information and display apparatus and a portable electronic device; speech processing apparatus in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus, the speech processing apparatus configured to digitize the user's speech input so as to enable subsequent recognition of one or more words within the speech input, the one or more words being part of a name of an organization or entity which the user wishes to locate; speech synthesis apparatus in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus; a display device in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus; data storage apparatus in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus; and at least one storage device having at least one computer program disposed thereon, the at least one computer program operative to run on at least a portion of the data processing apparatus and configured to, upon execution: utilize the digitized speech input to cause performance of a search of data relating to a plurality of organizations or entities to attempt to identify at least one match for the user's speech input, the search producing a plurality of possible matches; display a listing of the plurality of possible matches on the display device; receive user input subsequent to the speech input to identify one of the plurality of possible matches that the user desires to obtain further information on; and cause presentation of the further information associated with the one of the plurality of matches via at least the display device, the further information comprising a graphical representation of a location associated with the identified one match, including at least its immediate surroundings; and wherein the computerized information and display apparatus is further configured to: establish a temporary data link with the portable electronic device via the data interface; receive data initiated from an application computer program operative to run on the portable electronic device; based at least in part on the received data, provide at least a portion of the received information to the portable electronic device via the data interface, the at least portion of the received information useful for operation with the application computer program on the portable electronic device so as to provide the user at least a portion of the received information via a display device of the portable electronic device; wherein the computerized information and display apparatus further comprises a radio frequency apparatus configured to receive data uniquely identifying a portable radio frequency device associated with the user and, based at least on the data uniquely identifying the portable radio frequency device, cause enablement of one or more functions within the transport device; and wherein the radio frequency apparatus comprises at least one computer program configured to, when executed, decode at least a portion of an encoded transmission from the portable radio frequency device in order to obtain the data uniquely identifying the portable radio frequency device, the encoding of the transmission performed at least in part to hide or make secret at least a portion of the data uniquely identifying the portable radio frequency device.
58. Computerized information and display apparatus configured to receive inputs via a plurality of different input modes and provide a user with multiple types of information via a plurality of output modalities, the computerized information and display apparatus further disposed at least partly within a transport device configured to convey one or more persons from one place to another and configured to be operative during said conveyance, the computerized information and display apparatus comprising: data processing apparatus comprising at least a central processor and a digital signal processor (DSP) and a graphics co-processor; a first wireless interface in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus; a data interface in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus and configured to enable transfer of data between the computerized information and display apparatus and a portable electronic device; speech processing apparatus in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus, the speech processing apparatus configured to digitize the user's speech input so as to enable subsequent recognition of one or more words within the speech input, the one or more words being part of a name of an organization or entity which the user wishes to locate; speech synthesis apparatus in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus; a display device in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus; data storage apparatus in data communication with at least a portion of the data processing apparatus; and at least one storage device having at least one computer program disposed thereon, the at least one computer program operative to run on at least a portion of the data processing apparatus and configured to, upon execution: utilize the digitized speech input to cause performance of a search of data relating to a plurality of organizations or entities to attempt to identify at least one match for the user's speech input, the search producing a plurality of possible matches; display a listing of the plurality of possible matches on the display device; receive user input subsequent to the speech input to identify one of the plurality of possible matches that the user desires to obtain further information on; and cause presentation of the further information associated with the one of the plurality of matches via at least the display device, the further information comprising a graphical representation of a location associated with the identified one match, including at least its immediate surroundings; and wherein the computerized information and display apparatus is further configured to: establish a temporary data link with the portable electronic device via the data interface; receive data initiated from an application computer program operative to run on the portable electronic device; based at least in part on the received data, provide at least a portion of the received information to the portable electronic device via the data interface, the at least portion of the received information useful for operation with the application computer program on the portable electronic device so as to provide the user at least a portion of the received information via a display device of the portable electronic device; wherein the computerized information and display apparatus further comprises a radio frequency apparatus configured to receive data uniquely identifying a portable radio frequency device associated with the user and, based at least on the data uniquely identifying the portable radio frequency device, cause enablement of one or more functions within the transport device; and wherein the radio frequency apparatus comprises at least one computer program configured to, when executed, decode at least a portion of an encoded transmission from the portable radio frequency device in order to obtain the data uniquely identifying the portable radio frequency device, the encoding of the transmission performed at least in part to hide or make secret at least a portion of the data uniquely identifying the portable radio frequency device. 60. The computerized information and display apparatus of claim 58 , wherein the at least portion of the received information is configured or selected based at least in part on the identification of the portable radio frequency device.