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Action Alerts
Raise your voice to make a difference
Sometimes all it takes is a simple phone call or email message to sway the opinion of our elected leaders and officials. Contact us at AlamoAlerts and we will add you to our local Sierra Club Action Alert Email List. You don't have to be a Sierra Club member to receive our alerts, (but we do hope you'll join us).
BREAKING: President Obama vetoes Keystone XL bill
|President Obama just vetoed Congress's attempt to force the approval of Keystone XL.
Now it's time to urge him to reject KXL once and for all!
Exciting news -- President Obama just made good on his promise to veto Congress's attempt to force the approval of Keystone XL!
It gives me great hope to see President Obama stand up to Big Oil-backed members of Congress. Now it's time for the president to fulfill his other promise: to reject Keystone XL if it "contributes to an overall warming of the planet."
Take a moment to thank President Obama for vetoing the KXL bill, and to urge him to put this issue to bed once and for all by rejecting this dirty tar sands pipeline!
We know Keystone XL would result in more climate-damaging carbon pollution. Last week, the EPA advised the State Department that KXL would have a "substantial impact" on tar sands production and that development of Canada's tar sands would result in a "significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions." In short, the EPA said what we've been saying all along: Keystone XL fails President Obama's climate test.
President Obama has promised that he won't approve Keystone XL if it would put future generations at risk. He won't trade the well-being of our children for Big Oil's short-term profits. But Congress won't make it easy for him to do the right thing. That's why the president needs to know that we stand behind him when he rejects this pipeline for good.
It's up to us to show President Obama that it's time to declare that Keystone XL isn't in our national interest, and finally reject it once and for all!
This decision isn't for Big Oil -- or Congress -- to make. The authority rests with President Obama to make the final decision on KXL, based on the facts. The facts couldn't be clearer, and more and more it sounds like President Obama knows that. All that's left is to reject.
Thanks for doing your part to defeat this toxic pipeline,
Michael Brune
Sierra Club Executive Director
Email Your State Rep: Make The State Budget Green
Lobbyists at the Texas Capitol know the secret – If it ain't in the budget, it ain't gonna happen. We know it too.
The fate of environment, water, and parks and wildlife budgets may be sealed this week, and the agencies that support critical programs in these areas are at risk of getting their funding chopped.
Tell your legislator that clean air, water management, and parks and wildlife budgets need to be fully funded.
Though there are many committees in the Texas Legislature that cover air, water, and parks and wildlife, the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Appropriations are the ones that hold the purse strings. They each will hold their one and only required public hearing on the section of the budget that covers the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), and the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife (TPWD).
Tell them Texans care about our parks, clean air programs, and water management.
Specifically, the budget committees should:
- Fund the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) the full amount (~$200 million) that is collected for it through fees.
- Fund the Low-Income Vehicle Repair and Replacement or "Drive-A-Clean Machine" program the full $40 million per year that is collected for it.
- Use the full amount of the sporting goods sales tax for state parks operations.
- Ensure at least $15.5 million for grants for maintenance and development of local parks.
- Establish a $6.5 million fund for acquisition and development of new parklands.
- Fund Water Resources Data (including groundwater monitoring) a minimum of $5 million per year.
- Fund groundwater Technical Assistance programs a minimum of $5 million per year.
There is only one bill the Texas Legislature needs to pass – the budget bill. Make your voice heard before it's too late!
Victory! President Obama protects the Arctic Refuge
Thank President Obama for taking the first step to permanently protecting the Arctic's coastal plain for future generations.
We're one big step closer to protecting the Arctic Refuge forever!
In a historic move this week, President Obama announced his commitment to protect more than 12 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including its coastal plain, as a Wilderness area.
The Arctic's coastal plain is one of America's last wild places -- supporting the birthing grounds of a caribou herd almost 170,000 animals strong, the nesting grounds of birds that migrate to all 50 states, and the denning grounds of the mighty polar bear.
Send your letter today, and thank President Obama for taking this historic step towards protecting the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
From the shores of the Arctic Ocean, south through the rolling coastal plain tundra, over the Brooks Range Mountains, and into the boreal forest of Interior Alaska, the Arctic Refuge is a truly breathtaking place.
For centuries, the Gwich'in and Inupiat people have relied on the bounty of the Arctic for their livelihood. The Gwich'in refer to the coastal plain as the "Sacred Place Where Life Begins," a place vital to their native culture.1
Please take a moment to thank President Obama for his commitment to protecting over 12 million acres of Arctic wilderness and waterways.
On the same day President Obama shared his commitment to permanently protect the Arctic Refuge's coastal plain, Alaska's governor and senators vowed to oppose this potential designation at every opportunity.2 The fight to protect the Arctic Refuge's wild places is far from over, but let's not forget that your tireless work is what led to this announcement. Please take a moment to celebrate!
Join me in thanking President Obama for doing what no other president has done – making a commitment to permanently protect the Arctic Refuge's coastal plain forever. And together, we will continue to work to protect the Arctic Refuge for future generations.
Thanks for all that you do to protect the Arctic,
Dan Ritzman
Alaska Program Director
Sierra Club
1. "Native Groups: not in our ANWR", The Arctic Journal, January 25, 2015.
2. "White House: Lisa Murkowski overreacted the Arctic wildlife refuge plan", Politico, January 26, 2015.
Petition Texas Legislators to Save Our Aquifers
In Texas, our aquifers are under siege.
All of the major aquifers in Texas including the Ogallala, Trinity, and Carrizo-Wilcox are being depleted because they are being pumped much faster than they are being recharged with rainwater.
And no one is stepping up to stop the overpumping. Instead, state legislators are being lobbied to write laws which would allow more overpumping.
State legislators are hearing influential people say, "Why else is all of that groundwater stored in aquifers if it's not for us to use?" Another drumbeat of 'overpumping' supporters is that all Texas aquifers should be pumped so that only 50% of their stored groundwater is left in 50 years (that is how the Ogallala Aquifer is being managed right now).
Although it is unconscionable to advocate aquifer depletion as the answer to current water problems – that is exactly what people preach at every legislative hearing and symposium focusing on groundwater.
When aquifers are overpumped, the aquifers dry up, communities can't access needed groundwater, water wells become too expensive to drill, river and spring flows diminish – and future generations inherit damaged aquifers.
Unsustainable pumping of our aquifers is not the answer to our water shortages.
Other governmental bodies have already acted to protect their aquifers. For example, 27 European nations now have laws requiring that aquifers be pumped at a rate less than their recharge.
Texas legislators should also pass laws to protect our aquifers by requiring their sustainable use. In fact, the Texas Constitution requires them to preserve and conserve Texas' natural resources.
It is time that state legislators hear from people other than those who will profit by overpumping the aquifers.
It is time for the state legislators to hear from people who want to ensure that future generations will also benefit from our aquifers.
Sign this petition by March 2, 2015, if you want to tell state legislators to save our aquifers.
The signed petition will be hand-delivered to the Texas Senate and House Natural Resources Committees. The petition that will be delivered to the legislators is the Petition Letter.
Prohibit Coal Tar-Based Sealants
The Alamo Group encourages you to contact your City Council representative and the San Antonio Housing Authority about prohibiting usage of coal tar-based sealants on pavement. Here is a telephone script for contacting council. Your councilmember's contact info is here and here. Here is a suggested letter to the San Antonio Housing Authority.
Coal tar-based pavement sealants threaten our drinking water by contaminating it with known carcinogens. This recent magazine article notes that these probable human carcinogens continue to coat local parking lots, playgrounds and driveways. We highly recommend viewing these slides from the Sierra Club presentation by Stephen Kale, P.E. containing comprehensive information about the dangers of coal tar-based sealants.
Ask City Council to Ban Single-use Plastic Bags
Single-use checkout bags have harmful impacts on our environment and drain our tax dollars. San Antonio residents use more than 1.6 billion plastic bags every year. At least 80% of these end up in landfills or as litter.
While stores don't charge for the bags, city taxpayers pay for a variety of pollution impacts. They cause damage to recycling facilities, and despite the fact that they are about 1% of the waste stream, they cost recyclers as much as 30% of their labor time. They clog up storm drains and wastewater treatment plants. They cost San Antonio residents as much as $1.3 million a year to control their pollution, and they disproportionately affect low income communities who have fewer resources for litter control, less recycling and more fragile infrastructure. That $1.3 million could help low income San Antonio neighborhoods, but instead is being wasted on plastic bag pollution! Even more money is being spent on state and federal clean-up efforts, and it is impossible to put a dollar value on the impacts to wildlife killed by plastic bags.
Visit this page to send a message to City Council. Personalized emails are far more meaningful to your elected officials than form letters. Be sure to include a personal message about why the issue is important to you, and why you think passing a local ordinance will be the appropriate solution.
Also, be sure to sign Cris Medina's online petition. Then, consider:
- Sending a second email to the City Councilmember in your district encouraging him or her to carry the ordinance through the voting process.
- Asking to have a meeting with City Councilmembers to show your support.
- Learning more about the issue and spreading the word!
- Sharing this link with your community via email and social media.
Suggested Points to Include:
- Voluntary efforts have failed to solve the problem of plastic bag pollution
- I support removing single-use bags from San Antonio stores, and saving taxpayers and businesses the expenses caused by this pollution.
- Please pass a bag ordinance and stop wasting as much as $1,300,000 a year on clean-up efforts.
- Plastic bag pollution threatens our infrastructure, costs small businesses money and makes our city less attractive to visitors. Our economy will benefit from a bag ban.
- Brownsville, Fort Stockton, South Padre Island, Laguna Vista, Sunset Valley, Laredo, Kermit, and Austin, Texas have all passed bag ordinances. Now is the time for San Antonio to join their leadership.
- Please respond to my comments in writing, or via email at:


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2007 Nissan Xterra User Reviews
User Reviews
Displaying all 5 2007 Nissan Xterra reviews.
emmaryann writes:
2007 Nissan Xterra X Review
good for sport outings, camping, exploring, family vacations.
The handling is kind of jerky.
Very Nice — I like all Nissan cars but the Xterra is the best one. It is a good family car, it is low budget and a safe starter car too. This car has a variety of pros and cons but over all its reliable and a very nice car.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Looking for a Used Xterra in your area?
CarGurus has 5,755 nationwide Xterra listings starting at $2,995.
Ken writes:
2007 Nissan Xterra X 4X4 Review
4x4, good on snow and ice, not an Hummer!
Fuel economy and passenger comfort
Love It — Fuel economy is not so great, but the ride itself is awesome. Just put in a bit of money to upgrade tires, wheels, and audio system. Not the best off-road vehicle but does decently. I would recommend this car for people that need space for hauling stuff and don't mind getting their vehicles dirty.
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Ilya writes:
2007 Nissan Xterra S 4X4 Review
Body on Frame construction, Powerful 4.0 V6, sturdy suspsension, easy to clean.
The stock radio is not very good, some squeaks here and there, but the dealer addressed all of them.
Tyler writes:
2007 Nissan Xterra S Review
Perfect off-road vehicle
Rough ride, but that's how we like it
Cj writes:
2007 Nissan Xterra S 4X4 Review
Handling, power, comfort
Fuel economy, but you know what you are getting yourself into with it. Stock stereo system blows.
Displaying all 5 2007 Nissan Xterra reviews.
Reviews From Other Years
2000 Nissan Xterra Reviews
Travel Companion
Extremely reliable. Never breaks down. Great for traveling, enough room in back to sleep two people comfortably when on the road. No problem handling cargo on roof rack, maintains stability. Desc... Read More
Loved The Car Until Gas Went Up To $4 A Gallon
I have always loved our Xterra, my husband can use it for fishing trips and we can make a Costco run without worrying about where to put the 10 gallons of mustard. It is a smooth ride and I always fe... Read More
2001 Nissan Xterra Reviews
Great All Around Vehicle For The Money
Keep up with the maintenance and it will keep up with you. My vehicle had 192,000 miles when it was sold. Changed the oil every 5k miles and did the major tune up with timing belt at 125k. That is th... Read More
Excellent Suv
It is red color, it goes, it is big, and it took me places. it is happy if you change the oil as prescribed, goes on and on. what else would one want from a car? i loved it. roomy interior, lots of sp... Read More
2002 Nissan Xterra Reviews
Great Little Suv
It handles really good, it's very dependable. It is easy to get into and out of, and for a tight suspension, it rides smoothly. The controls are easy to reach and operate, and it is a really nice litt... Read More
A Very Solid, Affordable, Dependable And Stylish 4x4
I have owned 2 nissan xterras and have been very pleased with both of them. straight from the factory it's a very capable and reliable vehicle. I do not recommend buying a naturally aspirated xterra h... Read More
2003 Nissan Xterra Reviews
Fun And Spacious
top heavy in the wind, I have a morning commute of 60 miles a day and would like a vehicle more car like. i am shorter and have to climb into and out of the vehicle to take care of my baby? Read More
I like the way it looks, I like that we can tow our trailer (mobile grill) and I like that it has a hatchback. I don't like how the back seats sit so high. It doesn't seem to handle real well, seems a... Read More
2004 Nissan Xterra Reviews
Love My X!
Overall I have a lot of LOVE for this suv ... nothing like blowing pass a huge 4x4 with my little 2004 Nissan Xterra V6 4wd in a blizzard!!!! I have worked on old muscle cars so the layout of my X is... Read More
Tank Like Qualites And First And Second Generation Advantages
I spend a considerable amount of time researching vehicles and found a good deal on a 2004. I was familiar with the Frontier and wanted to stay along that lines for a second "play vehicle". I found th... Read More

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|Mail Express integrates with DLP and Anti-Virus toolsFebruary 5, 2015Globalscape have released version 4.2 of their Enterprise file sharing solution; Mail Express. Version 4.2 provides exciting new features, such as integration with virus scanners and Data Loss Prevention tools. Mail express sends the entire message securely, not just the attachment.
|Easier to use and even more secure – Cryptshare V3.9 releasedFebruary 4, 2015Cryptshare is now available with a new HTML5 based upload mode. This new mode allows you to transfer files larger than 2 GB without any Java or Flash in your browser. Thus, Cryptshare has become more user friendly and secure than ever.
|Egress Switch Email Discovery launched to help organisations understand their workflowsJanuary 14, 2015Egress Software Technologies offers email monitoring and reporting for improved implementation of information security policies.
|Aspera mobile apps now availableJanuary 5, 2015With the new Aspera Drive Mobile app, employees, customers and partners have the ability to remotely browse and transfer files and folders, both quickly and securely all from within the easy-to-use and recognisable app interface.
|Biscom Announces Release of Secure File Transfer v5.0December 15, 2014Biscom, Inc. announced today that the latest version of its secure file transfer solution is now available, with updates to the web interface and support for large file uploads with HTML5 drag-and-drop support.


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Posts Tagged 'lifts and runs report'
This Week's Outlook
Snow Summit is 100% open with excellent coverage and every lift available. Your lift ticket is also good at Bear Mountain, so jump on the free inter-mountain shuttle and head over there for even more lifts, more runs, more features and more fun! There's something for everyone at our resorts, and with sunny skies forecast through the week, now's the time to come ski or ride!
Nearly All Runs Open This Weekend
Snow Summit and Bear Mountain currently have 21 lifts available, the most open terrain in SoCal and over 100 park features. Westridge is undergoing a full park set-up and is expected to open top-to-bottom on tomorrow along with The Wall and Olympic. We have excellent coverage and the best snow conditions and expect to have all lifts operable and most runs open by this weekend including Geronimo at Bear Mountain! Big Bear Lake received 4 inches of new snow this week and nothin' rings in the holidays like packed powder snow conditions. Night session is scheduled for tomorrow and Saturday night beginning at 3pm.
Chair 10 Open Today
New lifts and runs have been opening daily and today Chair 10 accessing Perfect Pitches and Sugar Pine is open at Snow Summit. Between the two resorts we have 19 available lifts, the most open terrain in SoCal and over one hundred park features! Bear Mountain is unveiling The Red Bull Plaza today and The Scene will open tomorrow. Enjoy packed powder conditions and clear blue skies.


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VIEWS: 29 PAGES: 6 CATEGORY: Mobile Devices POSTED ON: 10/16/2010
This is a Nokia N900 review. Find out all th functions, pros and cons of Nokia N900 in detail here.
Nokia N900 Review – Does it Deliver? -Written by: N.Singleton Design & Hardware [CONSTRUCTION]: The surface of the N900 is a smooth black matte finish. The build material is aluminum, steel and rubber/plastic. The N900 easily fits in a pocket, being smaller than the N810 but noticeably thicker than most phones. The four front components are the status light, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, and VGA camera. There is a consumer infrared port (universal remote), wrist strap option, stylus and kickstand. The removable back contains the main camera, SIM, battery and microSDHC slot. Removal requires some strength but it's reassuring knowing it won't fall off. [KEYBOARD]: The keyboard is side-sliding with a smooth, springless mechanism providing a solid feel. The keyboard is three-row, localized and backlit with rubberized key surfaces. The keys are more difficult to use than devices with rounded keys but are still easier than virtual keyboards. While reaching speeds of 35-40 WPM is realistic, extended use is rather tiring. It is possible connect a USB or Bluetooth keyboard, gamepad, mouse and even a Wii Remote. [TV-OUT]: There is 480i resolution TV-out which uses an included 3.5mm jack with 4 rings. These are ground, audio left and right, and composite video. Useful for watching movies, playing games or doing work that requires a big screen. [SCREEN]: The 16 million color, 800x480 pixel display is incredible. It is pressure- sensitive, 15:9 aspect and transflective, making the screen easier to see in direct light. It uses a surprisingly responsive resistive touch screen allowing use with gloves, fingernails or a stylus. The ambient light sensor adjusts the brightness automatically. Lack of multi-touch means cumbersome "swirling" gestures in some software but is generally not a huge issue. Click here to save $249 on Your New Nokia N900! [CAMERAS]: The main camera is a 5MP Carl Zeiss, the same as the Nokia N97. It comes with a sliding shutter to protect the recessed lens. There is also a front-facing 640x480 webcam. The camera interface is the same as the S60. The image quality is sharp, skin tones are vivid and there is very little, if any, chromatic aberration at the edges. The camera uses the accelerometer when photographing so the photo viewer can show the picture "up" however the N900 is held. Take a portrait picture and view it landscape and it'll be small. Turn the device and it'll fill the screen. There are the following modes: Automatic, Macro, Portrait, Landscape, Action, and Auto video. The camera can take 848×480 resolution video at 25 fps. The video quality is crisp, recording at an impressive 3000 kb/s but the framerate usually drops to 20fps and the audio has a noticeable metallic tone. The camera also works with Adobe Flash. Nokia N900 Review – Does it Deliver? Copyright 2010 [CPU]: The CPU is an ARM-based TI OMAP 3430 600MHz clocked at 500MHz but can be overclocked. Some users of the Maemo forums have managed to push it up to 1.2GHz. This allows improved performance with high resolution media, gaming/emulators and web browsing among many others. Overclocking requires downloading a modified kernel with the desired speed. They are generally made available in 50Mhz steps such as 800MHz and 850MHz. Then simply run fiasco- image-update on the download. While overclocking would normally reduce battery life, most kernels also provide underclocks for idle which allows the N900 to use significantly less power when not in use, the net result often being EXTENDED battery life. According to Nokia, overclocking does void the warranty. Since the N900 does not have any active cooling the heat created by overclocking could significantly shorten the N900's life if pushed too much. N900 units are unique, each will overclock differently. So far though the series does seem to overclock extremely well. [BATTERY]: The battery is a 1320mAh Nokia BL-5J, 22% smaller than the BP-4L. A full battery with unoptimized settings allows about 5-9 hours of continuous talk time, 5 hours of music or a few hours of 3G. 3G/3.5G drains the battery faster than Wi-Fi. Lowering brightness, removing desktop widgets and disabling GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G easily triples battery life. Charging is through microUSB which takes about 4-5 hours for an empty battery. An issue with the USB port breaking off has been acknowledged by Nokia as a design oversight, they advise care should be taken while plugging/unplugging devices to mitigate this problem. The "complete cycle" method some people use is for calibrating multicell laptop batteries, but the N900 only has a single cell battery so it's pointless and marginally harmful to do complete discharge cycles as there's nothing to calibrate. Click here to save $249 on Your New Nokia N900! [INTERNAL MEMORY]: The N900 has two memory chips. The first is a 32GB eMMC: 768MB of 'virtual memory' (swap), 2GB for settings and software (ext3 /home), the last ~26GB (MyDocs) is for your files only (software not allowed). The second chip is 256MB of NAND memory (RAM) used for bootloader, kernel and rootfs, twice that of the N810. Optionally, several gigabytes are used for the localized offline Ovi Maps, useful in areas without data coverage. [EXPANDABLE MEMORY]: The N900 has a hot-swappable microSDHC slot under the rear panel. It supports microSDHC cards up to 32GB of any class. The included cable can connect the N900 to a computer for easy transfer of files by allowing the N900 to act as a hard drive, though only "MyDocs" is accessible. [GPS & MAPS]: The GPS is a real GPS and has the addition of assisted GPS. The cold fix time with data is about 10-40 seconds with accuracy as good as the Nokia N97. Pre-loaded Ovi Maps are available so a data connection is not required. GPS usually works fine offline, if slow, but due to a bug can fail as the map engine may ask for a connection even when the maptiles are loaded. Ovi Maps uses the GPS to show local weather information. Navigation and mapping with Ovi Maps is free but there is Nokia N900 Review – Does it Deliver? Copyright 2010 no turn-by-turn voice navigation. The low 1.0 version is due to it being the first Maemo release of Ovi maps explaining the lack of features it has compared to the 3.0 version available on Symbian. Some omissions being the inability to save routes, and inability to look up a contact's address. [FM TRANSMITTER]: The integrated FM transmitter puts audio from the device into radio frequency so you can tune a radio to that frequency and play N900 media wirelessly. It works as advertised but must be very close to the receiving radio. [RADIOS]: The signal strength of the N900's 3G radio is weak. It is possible to turn off the cellular radio without disabling Wi-Fi/Bluetooth by going into offline mode and then manually enabling either. The N900 can use another phone as a 3G modem over Bluetooth but setup is complicated. Bluetooth DUN and PAN modes are supported via community software. Advanced WLAN security, like different kinds of EAP (EAP- PEAP, EAP-MSCHAPv2, etc.), different ciphers (RSA, 3DES, SHA, etc.) and "authority certificates" (algorithms like X.509, SHA1RSA) are all supported. With Bluetooth DUN, tethering is supported. [AUDIO]: The built-in stereo speakers are loud but lacking in bass. They make an acceptable portable radio. Bluetooth headphones work great. The audio quality of the 3.5mm jack is loud and slightly more "forward" sounding than the more "laid back" or "polite" sound of other smartphones but without the response peaks, valleys or ripples that so often mar the critical 1,000 Hz. region. Audio sounds more "present" than with similar devices. The included earphones have a somewhat dirty signal. Higher frequencies hiss, losing details and the brightness and dynamic volume are shallow, lacking weight and depth. The earphone wires feel like they will become loose over time. Click here to save $249 on Your New Nokia N900! Application Software [SCREEN ORIENTATION]: Most software and the main N900 interface only work in landscape mode. The only time it can be switched to portrait mode is when making or receive a phone call. Rotating the phone into portrait mode opens the keypad automatically after a delay. As of PR 1.2, portrait mode is available for the web browser by default. Emails, Contacts, App and File mangers and PDF reader now all support portrait mode but you must press Ctrl+Shift+R every time to enable it. Third party software orientation is at the discretion of the software developer. [WEB BROWSER]: The overall web experience is amazing, perhaps the best available in a device this size. The web browser is MicroB and supports full Adobe Flash, video and applets providing a very fast, full web experience. Tapping zooms and centers where tapped. Making a circular motion zooms gradually. Moving a finger off the left of the screen produces a mouse arrow for websites requiring this operation. Nokia N900 Review – Does it Deliver? Copyright 2010 The Flash version is 9.4. Flash 10.1 was originally planned for Q1 2010 but the Head of Maemo Operations, Mountain View has stated that it is never coming to the N900, only to future MeeGo devices. Many Flash games play fine but the keyboard can be iffy. Unfortunately some Flash applets still run after closing the browser and drain the battery. The simplest fix is to reboot. MicroB is based on Firefox which uses Gecko, Webkit browsers are also freely available. [COPY AND PASTE]: Copy and pasting text is allowed in all menus and textboxes. [SOCIAL NETWORKING]: The N900 comes with utilities for using Twitter and Facebook. Social presence is a global service, once connected, the contact list is updated realtime, there's no need to launch 'Contacts'. IM support for MSN, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, IRC and more is also available through Pidgin. Video calls can be made over IP using Google Talk. Email supports Mail for Exchange (including 2003) and IMAP/POP3. Nokia/Ovi Messaging provides PUSH email for up to 10 simultaneous accounts, including webmail and keeps the accounts separate. Skype calls can be made using 3G. [PRODUCTIVITY]: Included is Documents To Go, a suite of apps for opening MS Office documents. There's a free version that only opens Office files and a pay version for creating and editing Office files. Full versions of AbiWord and OpenOffice are freely available as well. [MEDIA PLAYER]: The media player works but can be picky. Included are some 720p trailers showing the N900's speed and amazing screen. Codec support is unclear and experimenting with "mostly supported" media can be a stuttering mess. The media player is okay for music but could use some polishing, the lack of an equalizer was a surprising omission for example. There are also free, community media players like VLC available. [PHONE]: As a phone the N900 has some significant shortcomings. By default there are only two modifiable profiles, however new profiles may be created with a free tool called Tweakr. The rotational start of the phone interface takes several moments. There's no way to filter or organize the call log and call duration is not recorded. There's no speed dial functionality and it's not possible to send an SMS or access device settings from the phone screen. The poor proximity sensor opens random screens while in your pocket and there's no per-contact ringtone support. On the positive side, the call quality and signal strength are excellent. MMS is not officially supported but community software fMMS allows its functionality. Click here to save $249 on Your New Nokia N900! 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[ALTERNATIVES]: The N900 does not require signed kernels which means alternative systems may be installed like Mer, Nitdroid, MeeGo and Debian. Images may be booted on a card or flash memory, like multi-booting on a desktop. [SHELL]: Out of box there is a true linux shell with root access. You can install sshfs and mount shares from a server or even insert a kernel module. Characters missing from the keyboard are accessed with Fn+Ctrl. BusyBox with nano and vi are bundled by default. [DEVELOPMENT]: Maemo offers a POSIX environment allowing use as a UNIX system with native software. Useful for *NIX developers since it opens a lot of possibilities. There are a number of different languages available, and more to come. GUI development is done using standard Linux toolkits GTK and Qt. Python is also available. The N900's implementation of Python is not dumbed down, GUIs can be created with popular toolkits like PyGTK and PyQt. Important since there are many developers that already know how to write N900 applications, even if they don't realize it yet. Click here to save $249 on Your New Nokia N900! Nokia N900 Review – Does it Deliver? Copyright 2010 Drawbacks & Issues No official MMS support. Doesn't work on AT&T's 3G network. No magnetometer (digital compass). No 802.11n. No handwriting recognition. No USB-OTG. No voice dialing. No global kinetic scrolling. Lack of multi-touch. Lack of portrait mode software. Scrolling can be jerky. Kickstand is wobbly with only one position. Mail for Exchange doesn't support Google's Active Sync. Lack of software, especially commercial due to the new OS. Various minor GUI issues that need refining. Various other issues not directly related to the device like spotty Ovi/Nokia support, Nokia launch issues and quality control issues. 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Submitted by marc.battyani 3330 days 22 hours 1 min ago
unicode possibilities
It would be nice if cl-user would display unicode input for CJK text. With PCL and On Lisp getting new printings in Japan, it might be beneficial to attract more brain-share from that side of the world. Would this be considered out of cl-user.net's scope?
Submitted by charliemac 2426 days 15 hours 46 min ago
Perhaps it would be interesting to open up a "universities" category (or subcategory of Organization) to list universities that teach lisp?
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re: universities
This is a good idea. Done.
Submitted by marc.battyani 2416 days 11 hours 17 min ago
re: unicode possibilities
I have to think about it.
The use of English as the standard language is prefered so that the information is useable by most lispers.
I don't mind some other language content though.
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Change descriptions may accept invalid characters
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Repository access
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Source code repository http://common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/?cvsroot=cl-semantic
however, I can't find any place that describes how to convert that link into something that can be used to actually check out the source code. I'm very suppressed this hasn't been an issue before.
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A 3300sf spacious and luxurious home located in a lovely suburb, seven miles from Boston center, nine miles from Logan International Airport. Walking distance to bus to take subway T which take you to Boston and vicinity. You are welcome to bring your own car and park in our private driveway which accommodate 2 cars.The neighborhood Is home to many Harvard, and MIT faculty families. Safe, fun drive in all directions: To Harvard University, Harvard Square, The Charles River, Fenway Park and the fun funky bars and restaurants that are found all around this area. Greater Boston is home to over 100 Colleges and Universities.
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Enjoy the comforts of this upscale home as your base to explore all that Boston and New England have to offer. Perfect for your next family trip/event, winter holiday, summer vacation (yes, we have full AIR CONDITIONING), or Boston Marathon respite.
4 BR and 2.5 baths with high-end finishes, including spacious master bath. 4 QUEEN beds in each room. one fold bed (twin size) and one air mattress available as well. There is an office in basement, house keeper may stay in the basement. Willing to rent our home to responsible people.
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Cape Cod is a 2-1/2 Hour drive all the way to Provincetown.
The White Mountains of New Hampshire are also a 2-1/2 hr drive
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What a fantastic place to stay!
We were a party of 4 with 2 adult children. Plenty of room for everyone, even to find your own private place after a full day of sightseeing.
We cannot agree with the negative reference that you may read further down. Based upon that reference, I specifically contacted the owner to ensure we would arrive in a clean house with plenty of clean towels. And indeed, all bathrooms were clean, no mold to be seen, clean toilets... We agree that the house could use some more TLC, but overall the floors, bathrooms and bedrooms were clean, and that's the most important. The laundry room came in very handy!
The house is located in an upscale and quite neighborhood. The owner himself was very kind. We only met him once. He never bothered us, so we did not feel in any way uncomfortable.
I would definitely recommend this house for its spaciousness and the neighborhood. Good alternative to a hotel for larger families or small groups of friends.
The location of the house was great as was the neighborhood. The house was plenty large enough for our party of seven people (6 adults, 1 child). The house really needed a good cleaning, I am not saying it was filthy, but it was dirty. Bathroom shower stall, shower doors, tracks, etc. have not been cleaned in a while. Kitchen and some bathroom base cabinets were very dirty. There were several repairs that needed to made also; patio door handles fall off when opening, trim loose or broken in some areas, master bathroom sink drains super slow, toilet seat broken (butt pincher). Steps from drive way to front walk are loose/broken and there is no handrail. I do not recommend this house for handicapped or anyone that has difficulty with stairs (this is stated in the listing). On the positive side, the beds were very comfortable, the rooms were nice size.The house is near restaurants, grocery stores and liquor stores and close to public transportation. Would have given this place a higher rating if it were cleaner, but I feel I paid a cleaning fee for nothing.
My extended family of 10 adults enjoyed the use of this centrally located house and would recommend it to anyone visiting the Boston area. This was a great home base for our week in Boston.
Very spacious. Nice maintained property. We enjoyed our stay there. Thank you.
This house was fantastic and in a quiet Neighborhood. It was the perfect distance to Boston for my family and it was right off of I93, so it made my commute very easy. I stayed here with 5 others in my family, there was plenty of room for all us and a good yard for my kids to run around. The deck in the back of the house was great to have a beer after a long day. The House was very clean and the bathrooms were spotless. This is not really a complaint but we did notice someone moving something out of the basement. It didn't really bother us and I think it was just the owner getting supplies for something. I really enjoyed our stay here and I would recommended it to anyone.
This is a very nice house but it was so dirty we would never stay there again. The bathrooms were disgusting with dirty toilets and moldy showers. Some of the towels were dirty and the others had a smell. We had to go to the store and buy towels.
I would recommend finding some other place to stay. We've used HomeAway several times and this was by far our worst experience.
We loved the house and the location. There were 6 adults and 2 infants staying in the house. After a long day of sight-seeing it was nice to go back to house and relax. The babies had room to play instead of being in a hotel room.
The only complaint we did not know that the landlord and his son stayed in the basement. They did not bother us in anyway, it was just a little uncomfortable knowing that they were in the house.
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Hydra's also gone and put transcripts in for the first two reviews as well.
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Steve Smith WR BAL Aug 25 '7816 Comments
Steve Smith was given a day of rest on Wednesday.
In other words, there's no reason to worry if you saw he missed practice. "Bottom Line 89" will be ready to roll against the Bucs' horrific pass defense.
varubano Aug 27 '78
Im in a .5 ppr league - I have reggie wayne, denarius moore, danny amendola, steve smith. Need to start 3 ... any suggestions - was leaning toward benching smith or wayne.
JSoccorso28 Aug 27 '78
start wayne, amendola, smith
Easy6 Aug 27 '78
Steve Smith or Randell Cobb?
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DJ_DanK Aug 26 '78
Smith, Jordy Nelson, Denarious Moore, Marques Colston: which 3 would y'all choose?
letsdrinkaforte Aug 26 '78
your dumb
JordanStupka Aug 27 '78
Extremely dumb
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Samalicious Aug 27 '78
You spell you're like your and you are calling HIM dumb? lol
As for the WR options, Smith has a good match-up, Moore is doing well lately. Colston is hit or miss but I would take him over Nelson this week. Want to see a week first out of Jordy and they have so many options at WR, I'd pass on him this week.
Donbruno454 Aug 28 '78
YOU ARE all dum! Lol
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It's STILL you're, not your. Did you even go to school? lol I'm only 15 and even I know that.
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Is school the only place you act educated? Every place else you talk like a moron? The bottom line is if you are going to make fun of another you had best not sound like an idiot yourself.


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The present invention relates to a cellular phone having motion driven access to object viewers. More particularly, the cellular phone is equipped with a motion sensor which is capable of sensing motion of the cellular phone initiated by a user. The motion sensor detects translational and rotational motion of the cellular phone. The motion sensor includes a mechanism providing a digital processor with motion vector measurements. The digital processor interprets the motion vector measurements to generate a motion vector against some frame of a reference. The present invention also provides a method for assisting a user in the control and operation of a cellular phone while traversing content using the display.
1. A mobile device comprising:
a digital processor;
a display mechanism;
a telecommunications mechanism;
a motion sensor; and
a computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions executable by the digital processor, wherein the one or more sequences of instructions are for:
interpreting a plurality of motion sequences of the mobile device; and
associating each motion sequence with at least one computer command of a plurality of pre-determined computer commands for operating the mobile device and for controlling applications on the mobile device.
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14. A cellular phone comprising:
a digital processor;
a display mechanism;
a telecommunications mechanism;
a motion sensor;
a computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions executable by the digital processor, wherein the one or more sequences of instructions are for:
interpreting a plurality of motion sequences of the cellular phone; and
controlling applications executing on the cellular phone according to the interpreted motion.
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21. A method for assisting a user in the control and operation of a cellular phone while traversing content, the cellular phone having a display device connected to the cellular phone, the cellular phone providing information content for display, the method comprising:
mapping the content intended for display into a cellular phone for conveying the full content to the user;
continually displaying a certain portion of the content on the display device of the cellular phone;
tracking movements of the cellular phone, wherein operation of the cellular phone may be controlled by the tracked movements of the cellular phone initiated by the user;
performing discrete commands corresponding to certain tracked movements of the cellular phone initiated by the user; and
changing the portion of the content display in response to other tracked movements of the cellular phone.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/328,053, filed Jun. 8, 1999, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/119,916 filed Feb. 12, 1999, entitled, �MOTION DRIVEN ACCESS TO OBJECT VIEWERS,� by FLACK et al., and which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The present invention relates generally to user interfaces. Specifically, this invention discloses a variety of methods and computer interfaces suitable for motion driven navigation of multi-dimensional object databases.
In the last few decades, enormous progress has occurred in developing and perfecting interactions between humans and computer systems. Improvements in user interfaces along with improvements in data capacity, display flexibility, and communication capabilities have lead to the wide spread use of applications such as e-mail, FAX, and map programs. While a discussion of the various stages of user interface evolution is unnecessary, the following highlights of that evolution are illustrative, providing a basis for understanding the utility of the invention claimed herein.
Traditional computer human interfaces 10 exist in a variety of shapes and forms including desktop computers, remote terminals, and portables such as laptop computers, notebook computers, hand held computers, and wearable computers.
In the beginning of the personal computer era, there was the desktop computer, which is still in use today.
In the traditional desktop computer human interface 10, the keyboard 14 is used to enter data into the computer system. In addition, the user can control the computer system using the pointing device 16 by making selections on the display device 12. For example, using the pointing device the user can scroll the viewing area by selecting the vertical 38 or horizontal 36 scroll bar. Although the desktop computer was sufficient for the average user, as manufacturing technology increased, personal computers began to become more portable, resulting in notebook and hand held computers.
Notebook and hand held computers are often made of two mechanically linked components, one essentially containing the display device 12 and the other, the keyboard 14 and pointing device 16. Hinges often link these two mechanical components, often with flexible ribbon cabling connecting the components and embedded in the hinging mechanism. The two components can be closed like a book, often latching to minimize inadvertent opening. The notebook greatly increased the portability of personal computers. However, in the 1990's, a new computer interface paradigm began which gave even greater freedom, known as the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA hereafter) 20.
One of the first commercially successful PDAs was the Palm product line manufactured by 3 Com. These machines are quite small, light weight and relatively inexpensive, often fitting in a shirt pocket, weighing a few ounces, and costing less than $400 when introduced. These machines possess very little memory (often less than 2 megabytes), a small display 28 (roughly 6 cm by 6 cm) and no physical keyboard. The pen-like pointing device 26, often stored next to or on the PDA 20, is applied to the display area 28 to support its user making choices and interacting with the PDA device 20. External communication is often established via a serial port in the PDA connecting to the cradle 22 connected by wire line 24 to a traditional computer 10. As will be appreciated, PDAs such as the PalmPilot� have demonstrated the commercial reliability of this style of computer interface.
Two-dimensional object database programs, such as the map viewer, have evolved a fairly consistent set of functions for viewing two-dimensional sheets. In many situations, the two-dimensional object being viewed is bigger than the display can simultaneously display, necessitating controls to horizontally and vertically scroll the displayed region across the 2-D object. Such functions often possess visible controls accessed via a pointing device. As shown in
In addition, 2-D object viewers often incorporate the ability to zoom in or out to control the resolution of detail and the amount of information visible upon the display device. Zoom out 30 and Zoom in 32 controls are often either immediately visible or available from a pull down menu as items in one or more menu bars 34.
Finally, 2-D object viewers often include the ability to traverse a hierarchical organization of collections of 2-D objects, such as folders of e-mail messages, log files of FAXes, project directories of schematics or floor plans, and folders of various levels of sub-systems within a complex system database.
In summary, traditional computer human interfaces 10 have been employed in a variety of settings to interact with 2-D object programs and systems. On the surface, they would seem quite capable of providing a reasonable interface. But there are limitations. When the size (width and/or height) of the 2-D object to be displayed is larger than the size of the display screen itself, a method must be used to control what portion of the 2-D object is to be displayed on the small screen at any given time. Various methods have been devised to activate pan and scroll functions such as pushing an �arrow� key to shift the display contents in predefined increments in the direction indicated by the arrow key. Alternatively, a pen pointer or stylus can be used to activate pan and scroll functions to shift the display contents. In all these examples, the physical display device remains relatively stationary and the larger 2-D object is viewed piece-wise and sequentially in small segments corresponding to the limitations of the physical size of the display screen.
In actual practice, these typical methods have many inherent problems. If the display is small relative to the 2-D object to be viewed, many individual steps are necessary for the entire 2-D object to be viewed as a sequence of displayed segments. This process may require many sequential command inputs using arrow keys or pen taps, which is tedious, and the context relationship between the current segment displayed on the screen and the overall content of the 2-D object can easily become confusing. What is needed is a system that provides a simple and convenient method to control the display contents that also preserves the users understanding of the relationship between the current segment on the display and the overall content of the 2-D object. Such a method is of particular value for hand-held electronic devices with small display screens that must satisfy the conflicting requirements of being small and convenient plus having the performance and utility of modern lap-top or desk-top computers.
The present invention teaches, among other things, new methods to control content presented on a display screen of a device such as a cellular phone or a mobile device. The present invention allows the user to traverse any and all segments of content using a cellular phone with a small display screen and motion. By moving the cellular phone in the direction the user is interested in, the user is allowed to traverse content using the display.
A cellular phone in accordance with one aspect of the present invention includes a digital processor, a motion sensor, a display mechanism, a telecommunications mechanism, and a computer readable medium. The processor executes content database program with an accessible control list including at least one degree of freedom in the controls. The motion sensor includes a mechanism providing the processor with motion vector measurements. The processor interprets the motion vector measurements or motion tracking data provided by the motion sensor to generate a motion vector against some frame of reference.
Another aspect of the present invention provides a method for assisting a user in the control and operation of a cellular phone or a mobile device while traversing content using the display. This method begins by mapping the content intended for display into a cellular phone. Next, a certain portion of the content is actually displayed on the display output of the cellular phone. Then the movement of the cellular phone is tracked and the displayed portion of the cellular phone changes in a manner correlated to the tracked movements of the cellular phone.
In preferred embodiments, the aforementioned content is a type of detailed information, for example a game, a geographic map, electronic schematic, or text document. The cellular phone is capable of running multiple applications simultaneously. This aspect of the present invention allows the user to traverse the content as described above. In addition, the user can use other functions of the cellular phone, such as taking phone calls or sending text messages, while using the display management application of the present invention.
Central to this invention is the concept that motion of a display device controls an object viewer, where the object being viewed is typically essentially stationary in virtual space in the plane surrounding the display device. Motion sensing of the display may be done by a variety of different approaches including motion sensors mounted on the display device as well as motion sensing derived by the interaction of multiple disparate wireless sensing sites.
Throughout this discussion, the term motion sensor applies to any and all techniques that enable the determination of movement of the display.
Motion sensors may be categorized as �inside-out� or �outside-in� type approaches. An �inside-out� approach typically mounts the motion sensing device(s) directly within or upon the display device whose motion is to be measured. An �outside-in� approach typically uses external methods to track the display device unit and thus measure its motion. In an �outside-in� approach, the device whose motion is being measured may include some feature(s) such as passive reflective targets to facilitate the tracking and measurement by external sensors. The motion information from external sensors in an �outside-in� type approach would then be transmitted by radio, infrared, or other means, to the computer controlling the contents of the display device.
Additionally, the term motion sensor applies to methods that provide either absolute or relative measurements of motion. Examples of an absolute motion sensor include inertial or gyroscopic sensor devices or radio measurements from a Global Positioning System (GPS). Examples of a relative motion sensor include proximity measurement devices sensing position relative to another object or friction driven sensors indicating relative movement of the display device with respect to a reference surface such as a table top.
The motion sensor incorporated in attachment 60, or possibly found internal to the hand held device, would preferably include a mechanism providing the internal processor with a motion vector measurement. Note that the motion sensor may be further composed of multiple subsidiary sensors, each providing a component of the motion vector. Further note that the various components of the motion vector measurement may be sampled at differing rates. The subsidiary sensors may possess differing controls. For example, a network of two or three accelerometers in a rigid orthogonal arrangement would preferably possess independent offset controls. Such subsidiary sensors may not be identical in structure or function.
A system might possess a wireless remote motion sensor or virtual space navigator.
The internal processor uses the motion vector measurements provided by the motion sensors to generate a motion vector against some frame of reference. Some preferred embodiments will tend to use a 2-D frame of reference, other embodiments will use a 3-D frame of reference. Some preferred embodiments will use a rectilinear axis system, other embodiments will use a radial axis system. Some preferred embodiments will position the origin relative to some point of the body, such as the chest or arm, while other embodiments will position the origin locally within the device itself.
The hand held device 20 may be further preferably augmented with at least button 61 on one side of the hand held computer 20, for example, to activate and/or deactivate the motion controlled display management function. Note that for the purpose of this invention, such buttons may be positioned on any side or face of the hand held device 20.
The present invention has a variety of practical uses. One embodiment of the present invention would allow a user to traverse a map database using only motion.
By moving the hand held computer 20 along the positive z-axis, the user can zoom to a more specific region of the map, such as a closer view of California as depicted in
At any zoom level, the user can move the hand held computer 20 along the x-axis, y-axis, or both, to explore the map in the corresponding direction.
A further embodiment of the present invention utilizes a motion sensor which senses movement relative to a surface, such as a desk top or mouse pad.
A further embodiment of the present invention utilizes a hand held computer 20 in conjunction with a traditional laptop or desktop computer 10, as shown in
This embodiment enables a user to utilize the hand held computer 20 much like a typical computer mouse. The user is able to move the hand held computer 20 to select items displayed on the desktop computer's display device 12. In addition, the user is able to traverse virtual objects located in the memory of the hand held device 20 and use this information in conjunction with information contained in the desktop computer 10. For example, a user can use the motion of the hand held computer 20 to traverse a geographic map located in the memory of the hand held device 20. When the user wants to know more information about a specific area of interest currently displayed on the hand held computer's display device, the user can upload the specific geographic coordinates into the desktop computer 10 via the electronic coupling connection. The desktop computer 10 then uses coordinates from the hand held computer 20 in conjunction with an internal database to provide specific geographic information to the user.
In addition, the Internet may be used in conjunction with the desktop computer 10 and hand held computer 20 to provide-additional information to the user. This furthers the previous example by utilizing the desktop computer to download additional geographic information utilizing Internet protocol. After uploading the coordinates into the desktop computer, as described above, the desktop computer is then utilized to search the Internet for addition geographical information. The desktop computer can search utilizing the uploaded coordinates from the hand held computer 20 directly, or the coordinates can be used in conjunction with an internal database to provide Internet search parameters. Once appropriate information is obtained from the Internet, it can be further downloaded into the hand held computer 20. For example, a more detailed geographic map may be downloaded from the Internet to the desktop computer 10 and subsequently uploaded to the hand held computer 20 for further traversal by the user. In this way, the information able to be displayed and utilized by the hand held computer 20 is greatly increased.
Another embodiment of the present invention could substitute a command, other than motion, from the user to traverse the virtual map. For example, magnification could be controlled by a button 61 while the movement along the x and y axis is still controlled by the motion of the device. Another aspect of the present invention would allow an axis to be frozen by the user. The advantage to this arrangement is that accidental movement along that axis would not change the display. For example, the user may want to see what is north of his position. In this case, the user would freeze the x-axis and z-axis, allowing movement only along the y-axis.
Another aspect of the present invention would allow the user to interact with two windows in the display of the device. In one window a map application as described above would run. The other window would run another application, such as a screen capture or word-processing application. For example, while navigating the virtual map in one window, the user could take notes in the other window, or capture a section of the virtual map in the other window. This allows the user to save certain sections of interest in the virtual map for later printing. In addition, if the user has access to another database, such as discussed above in relation to wireless remote systems, information about specific places of interest in the virtual map could be displayed in the one window while the user is traversing the virtual map in the first window.
As will be appreciated the technology of the present invention is not limited to geographic maps. Map viewers can also include but are not limited to architectural, fluidic, electronic, and optical circuitry maps. Other information content could include conventional pages of documents with text, tables, illustrations, pictures, and spreadsheets.
Architectural map programs can be used as navigational aids in an architectural setting such as in large buildings which contain a number of floors, or to identify the location in a warehouse setting based upon an often rectilinear arrangement of storage compartments and/or containers. In such cases, each floor or storage level is often displayed as a floor plan or shelf plan, which is another two-dimension object.
Fluidic (gas or liquid pipe networks and processing points), electronic, or optical circuitry maps can be shown as a collection of sheets of schematics, often detailing circuits which are portrayed as two dimensional objects. Included in such prior art systems are lofting systems, which are life size mosaic depictions of large, complex systems such as aircraft. The lofting system for the Boeing 747 is over 100 meters by 100 meters by 20 meters in size. The database itself is huge and the mechanisms to navigate such a system are clumsy and counter intuitive. This clumsiness translates into a loss of productivity, raising the expense of technical development and operational maintenance for such systems. The present invention addresses this issue by allowing the user to navigate such a lofting system in easy intuitive way. By using the motion driven navigation system of the present invention, a user can navigate the lofting system easily using only one hand. This system would also shorten the learning curve to navigate such a system because of the intuitive nature of using motion to navigate.
The 2-D object viewers and other applications running on the computer system of the present invention use an event queue, a standard element of the operating system and applications of both Palm OS� and Windows CE, two commonly used real-time operating systems for hand held computers, PDAs, telephone-PDA hybrid devices and the like. An event queue contains events, which are happenings within the program such as mouse clicks or key presses. These events are successively stored in event queues ordered by oldest event first. The specifics of an event structure vary from system to system, and as such this discussion will focus on the most common elements of such entities. An event usually contains a designator as to the type of event, often including but not limited to button down, button up, pen down, pen up. Event queues are serviced by event loops, which successively examine the next provided event in the queue and act upon that event.
Both the PalmOS� and Windows CE operating systems support at least one application running. Each application consists of at least one event loop processing an event queue. Hardware related events are usually either part of the operating system of the hand held device or considered �below� the level of the application program. �Higher level� event types such as menu selections, touching scroll bars, mouse buttons and the like are often handled in separate event queues, each with a separate concurrently executing event loop. Such concurrently executing program components are often referred to as threads.
Software interfaces to additional hardware, such as optional accessories, are often added to basic systems as threads running independently of the main event loop of each application and concurrently with these application event loops. Such additional event loops may process new hardware events, such as sensor measurements, and generate new data, which is incorporated into events placed into application event queues for application processing. One hardware accessory that the present invention uses is a motion sensor.
Motion sensing includes accelerometers and gyroscopic technologies, to name just two approaches. Gyroscopic sensors built as a cube approximately 1 cm on a side are available from Gyration, Inc. of Saratoga, Calif. suitable for use in PDAs and other hand held or worn devices. Such gyroscopic devices interface to an electronic interface providing a 3-D motion sensing capability. Accelerometers can provide a measurement of motion in 1 dimension. Two accelerometers at right angles to each other can provide motion measurement in 2 dimensions. Three accelerometers positioned at right angles to each other can provide motion measurement in 3 dimensions.
Although only a few embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, it should be understood that the present invention may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the present examples are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein, but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims.
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