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Caesars Palace, Paris Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood, Harrah's Las Vegas, Flamingo Las Vegas, Bally's Las Vegas, Rio Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, and The Quad in Las Vegas are rolling out the red carpet for traveling dogs, with the launch of "PetStay," the resorts' new dog-friendly hotel program.
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Each PetStay resort hosts a designated PetStay area within the hotel, equipped with welcome packets that direct guests to outdoor relief areas and dog walking routes. Additional Information about dog-friendly items for purchase and nearby dog services (such as grooming, walking and veterinary care) is available upon check-in at each of the participating resorts.
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Hotel room rates for owners traveling with a dog are competitively priced as a per night upgrade for designated pet-friendly hotel accommodations.
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To promote the public profile pages, Google started to offer 250,000 free business cards in the US (the link only works in the US). "We are giving away 10,000 sets of 25 Google profile business cards totally free. Have a little fun and show off your profile," suggests Google.
Google's business cards are less conventional, since they only include a search box pre-filled with your name and a link to your profile page. If you have a public profile that's searchable, Google will include it at the bottom of the search results page for your name.
Search Engine Land reports that Google uses iPrint's technology to print the business cards. "The offer is only available in the continental U.S., and Google says the cards should arrive within 10-12 days."
The idea is far from new, but the addition of an OneBox for profile search is a big incentive to create a profile and to manage your online reputation.
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A 32-year-old Beech Island man is in custody after he was stopped Sunday morning for erratic driving, according to an incident report from the Aiken County Sheriffs Office. The man was charged with driving left of center, having an open container and transporting legal liquor unlawfully.
A car was reportedly broken into on Westmont Drive in Aiken, and a handbag containing identification, bank cards and check books was stolen.
A burglary was reported at a Sheephead Path residence in Aiken Friday. A flat-screen television, jewelry and medication were stolen.
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The son of Sean and Diane McNally... born 9-5-89 in Cornwall, N.Y.
2011 Statistics
Recipient of Jim Urquhart Student-Athlete of the Year award... received Bill Bowes Coaches Award... member of 2011 CAA Academic All-Conference Team... selected to play in Casino Del Sol All-Star Game in Tucson, Ariz. ... received Honorable Mention for College Sports Journal FCS All-America Team... named to CAA All-Conference First Team... garnered FCS All-New England Team honors... tabbed an ECAC First Team All-Star... started all 12 games, making 26 tackles (15 solo)... led team with 7.5 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss... had one pass breakup, two QB hurries and a fumble recovery... made two tackles and recovered fumble in Colonial Clash victory against UMass... recorded career-high 3.5 sacks and notched season-high 5 tackles in win over Villanova to earn CFPA DL Performer of Week Honorable Mention... named FCS Senior Scout Bowl Preseason All-American... named to College Sporting News Preseason All-America Team... tabbed to Preseason CAA All-Conference Team... named to The Sports Network/Fathead.com Preseason All-America Second Team... named to Phil Steele's Preseason All-American Second Team and Preseason All-CAA First Team... named to preseason Buck Buchanan Award Watch List... tabbed to CFPA D-I FCS Watch List... named to College Sports Madness Preseason All-America Second Team... named co-captain with QB Kevin Decker
2010 Statistics
Named College Sporting News Sweet-63 All-America... named ECAC All-Star... named to FCS All-New England Team... earned All-CAA First Team honors... tabbed to Phil Steele's FCS All-America Third Team... started all 13 games, established UNH all-time single-season record with 13.5 sacks, which led CAA and was tied for third-most in the FCS... made 42 tackles, 25 solo, with team-leading 15 tackles for loss... recorded pair of sacks and 4 tackles overall in NCAA D-I quarterfinal loss at No. 5 Delaware... recorded career-high 2.5 sacks and 6 tackles, forcing a fumble in NCAA D-I second-round win at No. 13 Bethune-Cookman... notched two sacks and forced a fumble on last play from scrimmage to preserve upset win at No. 9 Villanova... picked up 6 tackles, including 1.5 sacks, in loss to No. 4 William & Mary... made two tackles, including a sack, in inaugural Colonial Clash triumph over UMass at Gillette Stadium... collected three tackles, including 1.5 sacks, in upset win at No. 6 James Madison... made four tackles, including a half sack, in loss at Maine... made 7 tackles, 2.5 for loss and 1 sack, in win over Lehigh... made two tackles in loss at Rhode Island... collected four tackles, including a half sack, in win over Central Connecticut State
Played in 12 games for the Wildcats... notched 29 tackles, including 17 solo efforts... racked up 6.5 tackles for a loss of 26 yards... tallied the second-most sacks on the squad with 4.0 for a loss of 17 yards
Named CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year... played in all 13 games for the 'Cats, emerging as a starter on the defensive line... recorded 55 tackles, including 21 solo and 32 assisted efforts... led the team with 8.5 tackles for a loss, totaling 25 yards... led the team with 2.5 sacks for a loss of 16 yards
Redshirt season
Career Highs:
Solo 4, 4x, last at Delaware, 2010
Assist 8, vs Albany, 2008
Total 9, vs Albany, 2008
Sacks 3.5, vs Villanova, 2011
Interceptions n/a
Fumbles Forced 1, 4x, last at Bethune-Cookman, 2010
Fumbles Rec. 1, 3x, last at UMass, 2011
Helped lead his Cornwall High School squad to an 11-2 record as the Section 9 Champions and New York state runner-up... named second-team all-state at defensive end... a three-time letterwinner for the Cornwall basketball team


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Muriwai Beach near Auckland, New Zealand, is seen from the air Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, following a fatal shark attack. Police said a man was found dead in the water Wednesday afternoon after being "bitten by a large shark."
(TMZ)-An award-winning TV and film director was killed in a gruesome shark attack off the coast of New Zealand today ... as authorities grabbed guns and opened fire on the animals.
46-year-old Adam Strange -- who's directed a whole bunch of international commercials for companies like Pepsi and Firestone -- was swimming at a popular NZ beach when a Great White pulled him underwater. According to local reports, at least 3 other sharks were drawn to the attack.
Local police jumped in a small boat and raced over to the scene ... joined by a helicopter. The cops fired at least 20 shots at the sharks, but it was too late.
One shark was reportedly killed in the gunfire ... and its body -- measuring 14-feet long -- washed up on shore a short time later.
As for Strange -- authorities were able to recover his body after the attack.
Strange didn't just direct commercials -- he also won Best Short Film at the Berlin Film Festival in 2009. He leaves behind a wife and small child.
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Obama taps Biden to lead gun-violence curb - Washington Times
Joe Plugs Biden is now in charge of gun violence
Obama taps Biden to lead gun-violence curb - Washington Times
Joe Plugs Biden is now in charge of gun violence
Sprat and sprat1 are one and the same.
Well if all this gun control works they should try to make meth and heroin illegal too.
I think a lot of people dont speak up because they fear having their name put on a list, and when the thugs come to haul the non-believers off to camp, they will be the first visited.
yea they are making a new gun control task force.
Allright you primitive screw heads listen up see this this is my boom stick its a 12 guage double barrel Remington. S Marts top of the line you can find this in the sporting goods department thats right this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids Michigan.retails for about $109.95 its got a walnut stock cobalt blue steel and a hair trigger.thats right shop smart shop S Mart
That makes perfect sense. Another Council, or task force, or committee, or agency... Whatever it takes to make the American sheeple think their guberment is effective at something other than blowing their hard earned money. You know what we should do now is make an entire new agency dedicated to stem the sale and consumption of drugs. That way people won't do them.
"What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?" -Thomas Jefferson-
"Our rights come from our humanity and may not be legislated away -- not by a vote of Congress, not by the consensus of our neighbors, not even by agreement of all Americans but one." Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
Oh, that makes me feel so much safer already. LOL What an assclown. I wouldn't vote for the bastard for dog catcher.
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference- they deserve a place of honor with all that is good. George Washington
"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."
George Washington
'Bite Me' in charge ensures it will be FUBAR!
let me see the whites of your eyes when you lie too me Obama. your not very convincing when you keep looking down like that...
Who will stand up and say...we've got a second amendment-YOU WILL NOT TAKE IT AWAY!!! It's there to keep these bastards in their place!
I'd rather be a "has been" than a wannabe!
2TIMOTHY2,4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairsof this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
God, Guns and Guts made America free,
Lets keep all three.
The sheeple want the AWB. They feel safer knowing schools have "Gun Free Zones", though they OBVIOUSLY don't work. All of the "public safety" measures are no more than the illussion of safety... smoke and mirrors. Yes, some understand and see past the sentiments, "It's for the children." An armed populace able to demand the freedoms entrusted by our forefathers... that is really for the children. It may be time to take the power back.
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A 29-year-old Aiken woman was detained for shoplifting on Wednesday after she tried to take more than $400 in merchandise from a store without paying.
A burglary was reported on Thursday at a home on Hickory Ridge. The homeowner reported a safe containing jewelry, gold bars and cash missing.
An additional burglary was reported on Fox Haven Drive on Wednesday.
A vehicle break-in was reported on Rollingwood Road on Wednesday. The owner reported a laptop and a wallet missing from the unlocked vehicle.
Additional vehicle break-ins were reported on Rollingwood Road, Pineland Terrace, Summit Street, Meadow Drive and Augustus Street.
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A handset capability proxy server (1) automatically determines data concerning capabilities of mobile devices and links to users as the devices are used. Event handlers/filters (25, 26) listen to signalling and messaging traffic at different locations in a network. The filter (25, 26) filters out data not relevant to device capability. The handler accesses a RAM cache (37) to dynamically determine if there has been a capability change for a mobile device identifier. It transmits changes to a kernel (10) via a message bus (12). The kernel (10) manages a persistent database (41, 44). of consumer data and device capability data, and automatically notifies subscribed applications in real time.
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32. A mobile device capability server comprising:
an input interface for receiving mobile network data in real time;
a processor for automatically determining mobile device capability data from said network data; and
an application interface for making said capability data available to applications in real time.
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to mobile networks and mobile devices.
2. Prior Art Discussion
There is a very wide variety of types of mobile devices, each having its own capabilities in terms of service capability, display resolution, colour depth, and multi-media functionality. This creates compatibility problems for content providers and network operators.
Mobile application providers and even operators are disadvantaged by the current situation where push applications cannot determine the handset capability. For example, SMS logo graphics and ringtones are very specific to the handset manufacturer and model, and indeed an incorrectly selected ringtone or logo cannot be detected until the content is received at the handset.
Another problem encountered by network operators is non-detection of positive handset churn. When a consumer buys a new mobile device the operator has to enable the appropriate services in the network and the handset must be configured to connect to these new services.
In this specification, the terms "device" and "handset" are used interchangeably. The term "ASP" or "subscribed application" is intended to mean subscribed applications, whereas "consumer" and "user" means a person in possession of a mobile device.
The invention addresses these problems.
According to the invention, there is provided a mobile device capability server comprising:
In one embodiment, the network interface listens to network traffic.
In one embodiment, the network interface listens to signalling traffic.
In one embodiment, the network interface receives mobile network device authentication data.
In one embodiment, the network interface comprises a filter for identifying items of the received network data which is relevant to mobile device capability.
In another embodiment, the filter identifies items of the received network data applicable to a group of users.
In one embodiment, the filter identifies items of the received network data by comparisons with a list of users.
In one embodiment, the processor comprises at least one event handler for performing initial processing of relevant network data associated with a mobile device.
In one embodiment, the initial processing is event-based, one event being associated with a user and device combination.
In a further embodiment, the event handler comprises a cache of existing device capability data linked with users, and the initial processing comprises determining if there is a change in capability of a mobile device of a user.
In one embodiment, the processor further comprises a kernel, and a message bus for communication between the kernel and each event handler.
In one embodiment, the event handler transmits mobile device capability change data to the kernel via the message bus, the kernel manages a database of current capability data, and the kernel automatically updates said data upon receipt of said change data.
In one embodiment, the kernel transmits the updates to each event handler, and each event handler automatically updates its cache so that all caches and the database are synchronised.
In one embodiment, said update is broadcast on the message bus.
In one embodiment, the network interface detects correspondence between a device identifier and a user identifier in one network message.
In one embodiment, the network interface receives CDR data transmitted by a network element.
In one embodiment, the network interface receives data from an API of a network element.
In another embodiment, the kernel manages a user database and a device database, and automatically maintains links between users and their device capability data.
In one embodiment, the processor automatically notifies subscribed applications of capability changes.
In one embodiment, the kernel comprises a rule base of logic for controlling notifications.
In one embodiment, the server further comprises a message bus for communication of capability data between the kernel and the application interface.
In one embodiment, the kernel uses the message bus by broadcasting a message onto the message bus, and adapters of the application interface recognise relevant messages.
In one embodiment, the adapters recognise relevant messages by listening on particular channels
In one embodiment, the processor tracks usage of different mobile devices by the same user.
In one embodiment, the application interface allows user self-provisioning to allow or disallow external application queries.
In one embodiment, the processor detects mobile device usage patterns for suspected fraudulent usage, and automatically transmits a message to a network entity if a potentially fraudulent usage pattern is detected.
In one embodiment, the processor allows applications to subscribe to be notified when a specific user changes capabilities.
In one embodiment, the processor restricts notifications to data based on pre-configured authorisation properties.
In one embodiment, the processor allows applications to query specific user changes capabilities.
In one embodiment, the queries are restricted to data based on pre-configured authorisation properties.
The invention will be more clearly understood from the following description of some embodiments thereof, given by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
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The server 1 provides real time device capability notifications to any registered application, for a consumer's handset type and capabilities immediately when the consumer's mobile handset is switched on. This is an unobtrusive process not requiring the mobile user to initiate any process or for the device to be constantly polled. The data may be derived from listening to network traffic in real time, or by receiving data from a network element immediately after it is received (e.g. CDR data).
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In more detail, the kernel 10 performs the core functions of the server 1 including management of a database of customers, handset profiles, and application profiles. It executes decision logic to dynamically apply filters to the event handlers and notification of consumer characteristics to ASP applications. It applies the filters by dynamically updating the cache so that it is synchronised with its own database. The kernel database is at the core of the server, maintaining a full inventory of every device on the mobile operator's network including the details of individual device capabilities for each consumer. The information stored in the database includes:
The kernel allows a mobile consumer to check through the provisioning interface and check the current settings in the database for their mobile number and display information on applications that have registered to receive information about their capabilities. The consumer can configure their profile to allow or disallow external application query and/or subscribe to receive capability information about their mobile. The configuration of the consumer profile is via a WEB interface.
The event handler/filters 25 and 26 perform real time, high performance, volume processing of network events which identify handset change by a consumer. This role is to filter and mediate only relevant events, which relate to a handset change.
Essentially, the handlers/filters 25 and 26 non-intrusively listen in real time to signalling traffic and/or call event data at certain network nodes. They filter out non-relevant events and process the relevant data by accessing a cache of last recorded consumer handset data and pass detected changes to the kernel 10 for processing. In this embodiment each handler/filter is capable of handling approximately 25,000 cache-accessing events per second. There is one cache per handler/filter, and it is of c. 2 GB RAM size. It therefore allows the server 1 to achieve a high performance. There is a minimum of two handlers/filters, for redundancy.
Each handler/filter can be configured to search for only specific groups of consumers to be processed by the server. Examples of these groups are consumers of a particular operator only, roaming-only consumers, specific roaming network consumers or any combination of these groups. This filter is (in GSM) based on the MNC (mobile network code) and MCC (mobile country code) of the consumer IMSI identity.
The filter can be configured to search for a specific list of mobile consumer identities or a specific list of device identities. If the filter detects a consumer or device on these lists it sends the events immediately to the kernel 10 for processing. This is used to track consumers and handsets, which have been associated with fraud or required for fault detection.
In each handler/filter an event arises for each user-device association detected.
The message bus 12 is also used by the kernel 10 for routing updates to the handlers/filters 25 and 26. These updates are used by the handlers/filters to update the caches. The updates are broadcast by the kernel 10 onto the message bus 12. Each filter listens in on the broadcast to apply updates into the cache.
On the other side, the kernel 10 uses the capability data of its database to push notifications to various subscribed application services. This is performed via an application interface comprising the plug-in adapters 16 linked with the message bus 11. The adapters 16 have a common JMS API on the side of the message bus 11, and a particular protocol on the application server side which is compatible with the relevant application server. Each adapter 16 listens on the message buss 11 for a particular channel broadcast by the kernel. There is one adapter for each application, and each adapter is assigned a channel to listen on. There may be multiple adapters listening on one particular channel, each channel being assigned to a profile rather than to an individual adapter. The kernel 10 includes both pre-configured rules and dynamically provisioned rules based on external application services subscribing to the server 1. Thus, some services are always notified, some are only notified if certain conditions are satisfied, and others are open for a range of applications to subscribe to.
The server 1 provides open API interfaces to allow integration with the operator network and service entities. The server 1 is scaleable to meet the performance demands of the specific installation and the specific characteristics of the handset change behaviour from the customer base. Depending on the specific functional demands of the server 1, the server 1 can be easily dimensioned by adding multiple entities to meet the specific requirements.
The adapters 16 provide an ASP (Application Service Provider) interface for the query and distribution of consumer handset capability information. The server 1 can have multiple instances of adapters for different logical ASP interfaces. Each logical ASP interface can be assigned to an individual external application. The application interface has three main functions:
A server notification rules manager in the kernel 10 defines how and when a notification message or series of notification messages are delivered, to which application provider/service provider they are delivered, and what information is conveyed. The rules can even provide notification messages to a consumer's handset to prompt them to respond, for example sending an SMS message to the consumer to confirm that this new device is a permanent change, and to check if the consumer would like to be provisioned for the new services associated with this device. The SMS reply sent back by the consumer will be flagged for immediate delivery towards the server 1 so that within a few seconds of the request being sent. The server 1 can confirm the change and invoke any notifications towards the appropriate services.
A subscription manager in the kernel 10 provides the ability for applications to register to be notified automatically in the event of a handset change by a consumer. Should a mobile operator offer to expose the handset capability, presence and availability of individual consumers to external Application Service Providers (ASPs), the server 1 can be configured to specify the specific properties for exposing their presence, capability and availability, thus ensuring that they would only present information relevant to authorised applications. The subscription manager will allow notifications be forwarded for individual phone numbers (In GSM MSISDN numbers) per application type subscribed.
The subscription manager provides authentication and authorisation of the applications requesting handset capabilities for a given consumer.
Query Management
The server 1 performs query management on individual MSISDN numbers. This allows external applications to query the current handset capability from a given consumers MSISDN. A query request is authenticated by the subscription manager and if valid the query manager will check the server database and provide the consumers device capability information to the requesting application. In co-ordination with the subscription rules the information and format of the response is determined, and then the reply is sent back to the requesting application.
The query interface can be used by application to determine the capabilities of handset to format a push application such as SMS ringtone/Logo appropriately.
Provisioning and Billing
The server 1 is filly configurable across either a WEB or SNMP management interface. Each kernel and event handler process provides operational status and events over an SNMP managenet interface or to a log file viewable via a WEB based aplication. Any abnormal situations can be alarmed to the operator for investigation.
Across the whole server 1 events are generated relating to usage of internal and external resources. These events are passed to a billing system for the purpose of billing settlement reconciliation with external application providers. The operator will then be able to generate interconnect charges for usage based on subscription, Individual query of a consumer and the transportation of notifications.
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In step 30, the server identifies when the mobile device is switched 'ON', and it initiates an authentication procedure with the mobile network. This is the first thing that happens when a mobile device is switched on and must be completed prior to any other services being available on the mobile device.
In real time the server 1 listens to the messages sent by the mobile device and the mobile network when it is switched on, as it performs an authorisation/authentication procedure. These messages can be from the SS7 signalling protocol between the MSC (Mobile switching Centre) and the EIR (Equipment Identity Register)/Equipment Register and or HLR (Home Location Register)/Authentication Server. Alternatively the messages can be directly from the Equipment Registry device or Authentication Server devices through a real time event interface indicating the authorisation/authentication of a mobile device together with the consumer identity and device identity number. The availability of the identities and processing of them is in real time.
Examples of alternate sources of the observed consumer identities with the device identity events are given in
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In step 32, if this consumer's mobile number is already present in the database but has a new device Equipment Serial Number value, then a new additional record is created for this consumer number. The result of a new record being generated for a consumer number will immediately invoke the server 1 to establish the capabilities of the new device for the given mobile number.
In step 33, if the consumer's mobile phone number is new to the server, then a new record is created for this mobile number. If the mobile telephone number (MSISDN) identity of the consumer has to be resolved from an external database the server will perform this.
In step 34, the server 1 is provisioned with a list of manufacturer device capabilities for each handset type. The device Equipment Serial Number of a mobile device includes two specific values important to the determination of the handset type, (A) the first value indicates the manufacturer, (B) the second value indicates the model code. Based on the device Equipment Serial Number provided, the server will determine the device capabilities for a manufacturer and model type. Based on the manufacturer and model, the server 1 will populate the database record for the given consumer mobile phone number with both the text values for the manufacturer/model for example a model including the feature capabilities and properties technical of the handset such as colour screen 150�90 pixels, and MMS, GPRS.
In step 35, once the new record has been created successfully inside the server database, the server will examine the notification rules and will automatically notify any pre-registered application of (A) the consumer mobile number, (B) the new device type and capabilities. The information presented in the notification message can be configured by the server to include all capability details, or only a subset for example colour display, 150�90 pixels. These details in the notification can be different for each registered application. Again this procedure occurs in real time so that applications have knowledge of the change instantaneously the new handset is switched on.
Device and Consumer Identity Detection
The server 1 collects the data from the mobile network and it uses this data to identify when a mobile consumer has changed device and subsequently may have different capabilities with the new device. The server 1 continuously collects data from the mobile network in real time to identify changes in device usage from the presence of both the consumer identity and the device identity as soon as it is activated. When the mobile device is switched 'ON', the handset will initiate an authentication procedure with the mobile network, this being standard procedure to authenticate and register the mobile device onto the mobile operator network. This is the first thing that happens when a device is switched on and must be completed prior to any other services being available to a mobile. During this procedure the mobile device will present three possible identities, (A) the mobile Phone Number (in the case of GSM the MSISDN, (B) the mobile device Equipment Serial Number (in the case of GSM this is the IMEI number and where a SIM card is used (C) the SIM Card identity (in the case of GSM this is the IMSI).
The server 1 can obtain these identities through different methods. Examples of these methods are described with reference to
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To enable the server 1 make a connection between the device identity and the. consumer identity, both the device and the consumer identities need to exist in one single MAP message. As the standard GSM MAP 'CheckIMEI' message conveys only the device identity, The MAP 'CheckIMEI' message is extended to include the consumer identity. Also the standard GSM MAP 'LocationUpdate' massage only contains the consumer identity. The MAP 'LocationUpdate' message is extended in a non GSM standard way, to include the device identity.
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Some mobile devices have the ability to download additional feature applications onto the device for the support of WAP, MMS, or media streaming applications. The server 1 can detect the presence and -use of downloadable features or mobile applications, i.e. video streaming application services. The server 1 is able to identify the download of these additional capabilities onto the mobile device, outside of the basic device features. When these new feature capabilities are identified, the server 1 can notify subscribed applications that the consumer now has additional features.
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In a step 36, the event handler checks in the cache 37 for existence of the consumer and if the handset has changed. If the consumer IMSI identity is new (not present in cache 37), then the server 1 sends a request in step 39 to collect the details of this consumer from an external database 42. The consumer telephone number (MSISDN) is resolved from the given IMSI by the server 1. The step 39 sends these two identities together with the device identity to an update process 40 within the kernel 10.
If the consumer IMSI identity is present in the cache 37 the event handler will check in step 38 if the handset identity for this consumer is the same. If the device identity is the same, then the server 1 will not proceed from 38 with any actions.
If in 38 the consumer IMSI identity is present but the device identity is different to that stored for this consumer identity, then the server 1 will initiate an update process 40.
The update process 40 will collect all the historical data from the kernel's "consumer database" 41 for the consumer identity and record the new identities observed. The server 1 compares in step 42 the old and the new device capabilities by comparing the list of capabilities recorded in the device "handset database" 44. The differences in capabilities will be identified in step 45. The list of additional and/or removed capabilities will be sent to the notification process 46. Based on the logic and the subscription properties listed in a subscription database 47, the process 46 will notify each individual application about the capability changes.
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The step 48 receives requests from an external application to subscribe for notifications for a consumer identity. The step 48 will first check the permissions for this application in the subscription database 47, to check if the request is allowed for this application.
If in step 48 the request is not valid the kernel 10 informs a process 53 of the error code. The process 53 notifies the requesting application that this request was declined.
If the request is valid, then the kernel 10 notifies an update subscription process 50 to update the subscription database 47 so that this application is recorded to receive the notification data allowed (as detailed in
When the consumer record has been updated then process 51 will send a response code to the inform process 53, which will notify the requesting application that this request was successful.
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The server 1 receives requests in step 54 from an external application to subscribe for notifications for a consumer identity. The step 54 will first check the permissions for this application in the subscription database 47, to see if the request is allowed for this application.
If the request is not valid then the kernel 10 informs a process 58 of the error code and the process 58 notifies the requesting application that this request was declined.
If the request is valid, then the kernel 10 will notify the consumer record process 56 to get the current capabilities for the consumer identity in the consumer database 41. The capabilities of the consumer are passed to the inform process 58, which will respond back to the requesting application.
With SIM-based mobile devices operators can issue multiple SIM cards having individual identities, which share the same mobile telephone number. This will enable the consumer have more than one handset with its own SIM inside. In this situation it can be possible for two SIMs to be in mobile devices with different capabilities i.e. one SIM and a car phone and another SIM in a PDA. Even though these SIM cards are not exchanged between mobile devices, the HC proxy server 1 can detect the device capabilities for each SIM identity. As each device is switched on and authenticated with the network, the server 1 will identify the capabilities for each SIM identity. If any differences exist between device capabilities between the multiple SIM cards, the server 1 will notify the subscribed application of the capability changes as the normal process.
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The server 1 is configured with logic rules to automatically notify applications upon a device type change. These logic rules define which applications should be notified of changes in capabilities, when the server 1 should notify an application of capability changes, how they should be notified and with what information should be sent in the notification. Examples of how the logic rules can be applied to real applications are:
It is also possible for the server 1 to inform any number of subscribed applications from ASPs (application service providers) or mobile operator services, that the consumer is now available and can now receive content and if applicable in a new format, based on the capability properties of the new device type, i.e. the ASP can be informed that a consumer subscription for stock notifications is now MMS (Multimedia) including graphs and not SMS text only. This will allow full graphical displays to be sent to this device.
Mobile marketing messages can be further personalised with content from external servers that is dynamically generated and unique to the consumer who is to receive the message. Before a marketing message is to be pushed to the consumer, the content server can query the server 1 to determine the capabilities of the device prior to formatting the content, this dynamic content can be included such as a unique bar code or otherwise personalized graphic element formatted correctly to enable it be displayed on the consumers device.
This server 1 also eliminates the need for consumers to provision mobile device types. For example, if a user switches to a water proof handset at the weekend for water sports use, these changes can be picked up dynamically and fed back in real time to the server 1. This ensures that consumers receive the optimal content type relevant to their handset capabilities in real time without any user intervention.
The server automatically detects any changes in mobile devices by a user and will automatically expedite events to systems for the purpose of automatic provisioning of any network services compatible with the new device and OTA (over the air) provisioning/configuration of the new handset so that the consumer can access the addition service capabilities of this device i.e. WAP, GPRS, MMS.
The server 1 is able to detect a consumer using the same handsets (more than one) over a period of time. The server detects this by maintaining a history of mobile device identities for each consumer. When the server detects that the same set of device identities are being used by the consumer, the server will inform the subscribed systems, services, applications to adapt the service appropriate to the capabilities of the current mobile device being used. The notification to the external systems to adapt the service for this consumer can be in the form of specific parameters or notification to suspending or enabling the corresponding service.
The server 1 overcomes issues of dual handset/device usage and /or handset replacement, by being able to provide real time notification to provisioning and applications of the current consumer device capabilities.
The server will furnish any requesting system, service, application or ASP with real time information of the current device capabilities for a given Mobile telephone number (in the case of GSM the MSISDN number).
The server can determine the capabilities for any mobile device, which is roaming into the network by determining at authentication the identity and the capabilities of the roaming mobile device. When the server detects a roaming device, it will set up a temporary record in the database for the period that the device is active in the network. The server will notify external applications that this mobile identity is temporary and is roaming from another network. This feature can be used to offer local network service or applications to the roaming mobile for a temporary period.
Also it will enable the local services in the correct format i.e. a welcome message by SMS, MMS, or video.
The notification rules of the HC proxy server 1 can be configured to restrict the level of information conveyed in individual notifications of capabilities change to each external system, based on a subscription profile for the requesting system.
The server 1 can profile the movements of each individual mobile device on the mobile network identified (by the unique identity of the device) between individual mobile consumers (identified by their mobile number) for the purpose of fraud detection. It maintains a device movement database for each device change to allow alarms to be generated when an individual device movement pattern is associated to fraud. If the server detects a pattern consistent with fraud, it sends a notification to the mobile network HLR to carry out an implicit detach of the mobile device. The notification will disconnect this device from the network. The server 1 also notifies the HLR to block this consumer from connecting to the network again. The server may also be programmed to track other patterns as required by the network operator and/or the user.
The server 1 keeps a constant profile of all mobile devices on the network. This data can be used by a mobile device software update service, which sends software patches/updates to mobile devices. These software updates will be registered in the server 1 database for each device. Therefore if a device is observed on the server 1 which has not received the software update, the software update service can be informed to send this update to this device.
The real time information provided by the server 1 allows the network operator to dynamically and positively react to customer trends and behaviours from mobile device change by:
The network operator will benefit from the invention through immediate service enabling, maximising content richness and reduced costs from customer care when:
Other immediate benefits from this critical real-time information are:
The server 1 can also inform applications that a consumer is available to receive content in a new more suitable format, to best exploit the properties of the new mobile device.
The invention is not limited to the embodiments described but may be varied in construction and detail.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- University of New Mexico punter Ben Skaer earned a College Football Performance Awards honorable mention for his effort Saturday night in the Lobos' season opener against UTSA.
Skaer, a senior from Waterloo, Ill., punted seven times during the Roadrunners' 21-13 victory, for a 47-yard average with a net average of 44.4 yards per attempt.
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Many people consider dogs to be part of the family, and citizens in Colorado are tired of police shooting those family members.
It has happened at least a half-dozen times in the past five years, and now lawmakers have had enough.
Two Colorado state senators plan to introduce a bill requiring police departments to adopt policies and procedures for dealing with dogs.
Sens. Lucia Guzman, a Denver Democrat, and David Balmer, a Centennial Republican, say they want officers to distinguish between a barking dog and a dangerous dog.
Balmer says, "Landscaping companies, delivery companies – they deal with dogs all the time, and they don't shoot dogs."
The bill would require officers to take a two-hour training course and a one-hour refresher course every year. The legislation would allow pet owners to handle the pet before officers take action. It also includes exceptions for using force, when the dog is dangerous or there is a violent crime.
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Court records show that Anthony, who was acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2011, sought Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in federal court in Tampa.
Her listed debts include $500,000 for attorney fees and costs for her criminal defense lawyer during the trial, Jose Baez; $145,660 for the Orange County Sheriff's office for a judgment covering investigative fees and costs related to the case; $68,540 for the Internal Revenue Service for taxes, interest and penalties; and $61,505 for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for court costs.
The filling also states that she is a defendant in several civil suits, including one brought by Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez for defamation in Orange County Circuit Court.
Fernandez-Gonzalez claims her reputation was damaged by Anthony telling detectives that a baby sitter by the same name kidnapped Caylee. The detectives were investigating the 2008 disappearance of the girl, who later was found dead. Anthony's attorney said details offered by Anthony did not match Fernandez-Gonzalez and clearly showed Anthony wasn't talking about her.
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The filing came on the same day that a Florida appellate court set aside two of the four convictions she faced for lying to detectives during the investigation into her missing daughter.
Though Anthony was acquitted of killing Caylee, jurors convicted her of four counts of lying to detectives, and her attorneys appealed those convictions. Anthony was sentenced to time served for the misdemeanors.
She was sentenced to a year of probation after her release from jail for an unrelated case. For her protection, her whereabouts have been kept secret since she was released from state supervision last year.
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In January, Cario Middle School grade drama students performed Willy Wonka, Jr. at the Wando Performing Arts Center (Wando PAC), to over 1500 people. Cario's Willy Wonka, Jr. was a fully-staged production with 23 songs, six choreographed numbers, 65 costumes, and several major set changes. Wando Technical theatre students assisted with special effects.
Students auditioned in September and rehearsed throughout first semester. During October and November, cast members performed Willy Wonka musical selections while visiting residents at Mount Pleasant Manor, Sweetgrass Village, Sandpiper Courtyard, Sandpiper Village, Franke home and Somerby retirement communities. In addition, the Oompa Loompas performed at the Cario Holiday Concert.
Leads included Logan Teder (Willy Wonka), Victoria Nathanson (Charlie Bucket), Lizzy Brakefield (Candy Man), and, Chris Trevino (Grandpa Joe). Additional leads, in order of appearance, were Kindred Moore, Brooklyn Cantey, Melanie Streb, Evita Royer, Julia Spencer, Bela Chamberlain, Katie Cook, Grace Cutter, Lauren Pilling, Rasy Groesbeck, Martha Pickens, Tatiana Smalls, Troy Dassing, Lauren Cuppy, Kyle Ouellette, Laney Hill, Sofia Lagares, Grace Oenbrink, Ashlin Noonan, Breanna Wilson, Rowan Burns, Nick Bennis and Kate Wander.
Four ensemble groups – Oompa Loompas, Candy Man Kids, Cooks and Squirrels - performed in Willy Wonka, Jr., including Oompa Loompas: Haley Wynne, Paige Fister, Paisley Hoge, Hensley Timmerman, Adhithi Biawanathan, Shelby Rhodes, Devyn Priest, Kris Andales, Eleanor Oldford, Mary Royce, Tabitha Blevins, Ashleigh Allen, Chloe Putnam and Brianna Evangelist; Candy Man Kids: Kris Andales, Eleanor Oldford, Mary Royce, Tabitha Blevins, Ashleigh Allen, Chloe Putnam and Brianna Evangelist; Cooks: Kris Andales, Katie Cook, Brianna Evangelist and Mary Royce; Squirrels: Rasy Groesbeck, Grace Cutter, Breanna Wilson, Ashlin Noonan, Katie Cook, Lauren Pilling, Tatiana Smalls, Meaghan Mims, Lauren Cuppy, Troy Dassing, Martha Pickens and Rachel Crain.
Also assisting with Cario's Willy Wonka, Jr. production were Cario crew members: Ethan Delfino, Aiden Gomez, Chandler Hawkins, Maggie Packard, Camryn Teder, Ann Webb and Jack Wilson; and, Cario student choreographers: Lizzy Brakefield, Katie Cook, Kindred Moore, Brooklyn Cantey, Julia Spencer, Evita Royer and Melanie Streb.
Technical crew included Wando students: Mary Brown (sound), James Leggett (backstage), Mason Crawford (lights), Michael Dean (spotlight); and, Cario student, Ann Webb (music) under the direction of Mr. Joshua Hasty, Wando Technical Theatre teacher.
Willy Wonka, Jr. was produced by Cario Drama teacher, Joni McLeod, director; Cario Art teacher, Stefani Timmerman, set designer; Karen Klobukowski, stage manager; Jen Gomez, house manager. Donna Croft assisted with costumes.
Willy Wonka, Jr. business sponsors included Lowe's of Mount Pleasant; 4th Annual Charleston Marathon/YEA Grant; Wando Voice Studio; Rodan+Fields Dermatologists; and, PrimeLine IPS.
Cario Drama students will compete in the South Carolina Speech and Theatre (SCSTA) Middle School Festival and Competition in April 2014.
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City police in pursuit of burglary suspectStaff Report | March 07,2013
Rutland City Police are looking a man involved in a burglary on Library Avenue this morning.
Police said around 10:30 a.m. a Library Avenue homeowner came home to find a person "ransacking" his residence. The homeowner demanded to know who the intruder was and the individual responded with a name that police believe to be a fake identification.
The suspect then fled with a bag that police believe was filled with items stolen from the residence. No one was injured in the incident and no weapons were displayed.
Police said the suspect fled east toward Grove Street and then disappeared. A canine from the state Department of Fish & Wildlife was called to the city to help track the suspect. As of 11:30 a.m. police say the scent trail followed by the dog led them south to the downtown transit center.
Police described the suspect as a white man in his 20s, standing between 5 feet, 8 inches tall and 5 feet, 10 inches tall with a slender build. The man was wearing a white jacket and brown pants and carrying a yellow-flowered laundry bag containing several items, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call 773-1816.MORE IN This Just InBy Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli Full StoryBennington College and Middlebury College both top a list for most entrepreneurial colleges in... Full StoryWas the response to an alleged assault at College of St. Full Story
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Hey, everyone – Our first week in Rift and we all know that the game has attracted all kinds of attention.
I'm sure it will come as no surprise that while a lot of the new, sudden attention is fantastic (you), some of it is a lot less great (those who enjoy stealing accounts and passwords).
We wanted to let you know about some of the things we're doing, as well as some of the things that you can do to minimize the chance of going through the horrific experience of logging in one day to find that your main is now naked, having sold off all of its gear and mailed all the coin of to a plat selling ring.
Our network and platform teams have been spending a lot of time on this over the past few days, and they continue to as I write this. They've been tracking down the sources where hack attempts are originating, and ensuring that it's as annoying and slow as we can possibly make it for hackers to try to brute force their way into accounts. (Brute Force hackers depend on being able to try many thousands/millions of logins very rapidly).
We're already locking out suspicious locations in the world from logging in.
We'll also be implementing Last-IP address protection as quickly as we can, to make sure that you have to doubly verify if you're logging on from a different location in the world.
We are working on two-factor authentication, to keep you even safer. We're evaluating these solutions with all due haste.
Whatever you do, do not download random "hack" "cheat" or "keygen" programs. In many cases, they just install a keylogger and send your credentials back to the gold farmers the next time you try to type it in.
And just in general, accounts that do manage to find a way to hack tend to be locked out within a few minutes of actually succeeding at something anyway.
Our servers watch this all by themselves so when clients do anything shady, people find themselves suddenly unable to log in, and eventually banned.
80% of the hacked accounts we've seen are from keyloggers -- People who have software on their machine that's capturing their info and sending straight to the hackers. If you're hacked and changing your password and they're still getting in, that's why! You have to scan your system. Changing your password alone will just send them the info the next time you log in.
That's why being careful with what you download and run is so vital, and why keeping your system clean and scanned is critical.
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A quality control employee at Pegatron posted the picture above to her Weibo profile (gone now), appearing to show a large amount of iPhone 5Cs in testing mode, as noted by Nowhereelse/Engadget. The following quote was attached to the image:
"The low-end iPhone 5C to be launched for Chinese consumers in September doesn't look much different than the Xiaomi Phone 2, right?"
It's odd that the manufacturer does not have a better setup for testing the devices, but Engadget notes that this kind of testing setup has been seen before during factory tours.
The phone looks the same as other leaked components and mockups, and we expect it to be announced by Apple at their September 10th event.
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So, just for the Chinese consumers? If so, good for you Apple! Don't be a bottom sucker like Samsung now or Apple 1986-95. Be the best phone in China and India!
If this is a real leak, the person is so gonna get fired….
Did anyone notice that there appears to be two different plug types where the charging cord plugs into the phone? Some show a lighting type of adapter whereas the other shows an intermediate device in between the phone and lighting adapter? Look at the iP5c with the red screen…
flashback before iphone 5 launched, news like this is very insterinsting :)


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Frightening flick: Joseph Vogt's first film to open Nov. 16 at Ohio TheatreWritten by Matt Liasse | | email@example.com
An unexplained teaser for "See You Next Tuesday" played before Ohio Theatre & Events Center's double feature of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Repo! The Genetic Opera" on Oct. 26
"They showed it, and there was just silence," Joseph Vogt said. "That was funny because I was there watching, kind of in the background … Looking down, I saw one guy lean over to his friend and go 'What the f*** was that?'"
Three years ago, during a Christmas dinner with his grandmother, two aunts, mother and wife, Joe Vogt came up with the concept for a screenplay.
"My grandma and I, we're reminiscing, we have a very candid relationship," Vogt said. "As we're talking about old family recipes and nostalgia, my aunts wouldn't shut up. I said, just 'give me 20 minutes to talk to my grandma.' They just kept talking and talking and talking and I could see my grandma getting frustrated."
A gruesome thought popped into Vogt's head.
"Wouldn't it be hilarious if she picked up the carving knife and just killed everybody?" he said. "That's funny to me. Kind of like when a mother eats her young type of scenario."
His screenplay turned into "See You Next Tuesday," his first film that premieres at 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Ohio Theatre & Events Center, 3114 Lagrange Street. The film is reminiscent of an Alfred Hitchcock horror and stars drag queen Gina Arnez in the lead role.
The finished product did not happen overnight though.
"A month later I had a rough draft. I had a lead actress … that [was] the beginning. Three years later, we're finally releasing it," Vogt said.
Many delays affected the creation of the film: one actress was pregnant, another had surgery and the set had to be moved to a new location. There was a time Vogt wanted to give up on the project. He even started writing an email to his crew calling it quits.
"I equate it to being at the 22nd mile of a marathon where all of a sudden you look at your sports watch and think 's***, I'm close,'" Vogt said. "The endorphins start kicking in."
Filming wrapped on Thanksgiving last year. Vogt captured nine hours of footage for a 33-minute film.
The film, in a way, is a tribute to the local area. It was filmed in a Victorian house in Rossford, with added pick-up shots filmed in Grand Rapids, Waterville and Perrysburg. Some on-set shots were filmed in Downtown's Secor Building as well. The music used in the film was also arranged locally.
"When people talk about supporting Toledo arts and Toledo pride … you can't get much more homegrown than what I've done," Vogt said.
The money raised during the premiere will be donated to Pride Center 419, a charity chosen by Arnez.
Vogt said calling him a perfectionist is putting it mildly. Also a photographer, Vogt obsesses about his work constantly.
"It's about the lighting, the shadows, the technical aspects, and that's what I've always dwelled upon," Vogt said.
Vogt is happy with the completed "See You Next Tuesday."
"At the end of the day, you really have to make yourself happy, and that's the thing that matters," he said.
Vogt models his work ethic on an idea from Andy Warhol.
"Make art, put it out there. As people are deciding whether it's good or bad, continue to make more art," Vogt said. "It's a daunting task, opening at the Ohio Theatre, [which] seats roughly 500. If we can fill that … that's 1,000 eyes judging you at the exact same time. That's intimidating, I will admit it."
Don't expect Vogt to miss out on the experience, though.
"Absolutely not," he said. "I like a bold statement and I like drawing my line in the sand. I don't cower away from that.
"At the end of the day, I walked away with a film that I like watching," he said.
Tickets for the premiere are available ahead of time at brownpapertickets.com/event/484296. For more information on the film or Vogt's photography, visit jsvogt.com.
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In Photoshop Lightroom 3 Advanced Techniques, photographer Chris Orwig shows how to master the subtleties of Lightroom 3 and maximize its efficiency. The course begins with an in-depth exploration of Lightroom catalogs to keep track of photos, collections, keywords, stacks, and more. Along the way, Chris shows how to integrate Bridge and Photoshop in the Lightroom workflow and shares advanced techniques, including image editing with the adjustment brush, automating actions, using plug-ins and extensions, exporting to email or an FTP server, and more. Exercise files are included with the course.
Welcome and good morning! My name is Chris Orwig. I am a photographer, author, and teacher. I am on the faculty at the Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, California, where we are right now, and it is another beautiful morning here on the west coast of California. You know, the sun has just risen. It's the dawn of a new day. You know, I am really passionate and excited about photography. I love getting out in the world and watching the sunrise and see the colors come to life, and that passion and excitement extends to my post-production workflow as well. And that's what we are going to focus in on in this course, Lightroom 3 Advanced Techniques, and in a sense this course is one of a kind.
It's unique and here's why. There's a lot of training out there, in regards to the basics or the foundations or the essentials of Lightroom. But never before until now has there has been a course that digs into some of those advanced topics. So what exactly are we going to cover in this course? We are going to start off by looking at how we can work with Lightroom, Bridge, and Photoshop together. Then from there, we are going to dig into some other important topics as well, like how can we automate Lightroom, or how can we work with Catalogs? Catalogs are this essential component. The better understanding we have of those catalogs, the better we can work with Lightroom.
We will also explore how we can work with folders and collections in order to organize our work. We will take some time looking at how we can create and design custom watermarks. We'll also take a look at how we can publish to Flickr or to other devices, like an iPad or an iPhone. We'll explore how we can use Lightroom in order to create collections of photographs and then to create photo books using other different types of software, how we can extend Lightroom's reach by exporting our images via FTP. We'll also take a look at how we can set Lightroom up so that we can e-mail photos directly from this application.
We'll then explore how we can work with plug-ins in creative ways, and from there we are going to explore some of those speed tips and techniques, which will help you expedite your overall workflow. Well, as you can tell, I'm really excited about the training that we have ahead of us. Thanks for joining me on this one. Let's begin.
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