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|Peter Joel Lasensky, Mark Everett Fehrenbach, Richard Edward Rohmann
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This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �120 as a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/659,936, filed Sep. 10, 2003 and now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,653,691, entitled "SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING USING VOICE MESSAGES," which clams priority as a continuation-in-part to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/174,655 filed Jun. 19, 2002 and now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,054,863, entitled "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORIGINATING, STORING, PROCESSING AND DELIVERING MESSAGE DATA," which claims priority as a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/859,245 filed May 16, 2001 now abandoned, entitled "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A DIGITAL PROJECT LOG," which claims priority as a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/713,487 filed Nov. 15, 2000, now abandoned, entitled "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECT LOG STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL," each of which is incorporated herein by reference in their entirety as if set fourth in full.
1. Technical Field
The embodiments described herein relate broadly to the field of communications, and more particularly to a communication system and method for originating, storing, and delivering data with location information.
2. Related Art
Communication systems are used in a wide variety of data storage and retrieval applications. Some of these applications include data log systems, wireless dictation, voice mail and messaging systems, and network storage applications. Communication systems employing networked communication devices have largely supplanted traditional hardcopy file systems and note-taking techniques. The shortcomings of these and other traditional techniques are well-known: they are tedious, difficult to organize and comprehend, easily misplaced, and hard to secure.
However, some conventional communication systems have their own limitations. One example is the use of a recording device to memorialize an observation or event. The recording device may be a tape recorder or a video recorder, where the recording preserves a monitoring person's observations on a recording medium such as a cassette tape, microcassette, or video cassette. The recording medium can be lost or otherwise inaccessible. If it is accessible, it is usually accessible to only one user or otherwise limited to a small number of persons who must each maintain a copy. The copies are also difficult to reproduce and distribute effectively. Further, recordings are difficult to compile in a way that the recording media can be arranged in some logical, easily retrievable order.
Additional problems exist with conventional data storage or recording mechanisms for keeping records. One additional problem relates to control of the data. A voice mail system, for example, stores messages from a sender, but the sender relinquishes complete control of the messages to either a recipient or a third party over whom the sender has no control. Without adequate controls, data integrity and security can be lost.
Another additional problem is complexity. Again, using voice mail as an example, the sender must first dial a long telephone number, and then usually has to navigate to a storage location by keying in many more numbers or access codes. Each keystroke requires time and concentration, and as such diminishes the likelihood of successfully reaching a destination.
One further problem with conventional communication systems is the lack of ease with which data can be delivered once it has been received and stored. There are many techniques and platforms for communicating data; however, conventional techniques and platforms lack end-to-end security while still allowing automated delivery. Further, most systems are non-scalable, and cannot support a large number of users and/or recipients.
Limitations related to data storage and retrieval are not the only problems associated with conventional communication systems. For example, while conventional communication systems provide a plurality of methods for mobile users to stay connected, e.g., with work, home, clients, etc., these mechanisms can often be tedious, difficult and inefficient, which limits their usefulness. Often, a mobile user must attempt to "punch" in short messages on a small keyboard attached to their mobile communication device, or wade through hierarchical menus to generate or leave a message or contact a specific individual.
Because existing methods are so limiting, effective communication is difficult. Often messages sent leave out important information or are confusing. But even worse, existing methods are often not taken advantage of because of the difficulty in using them efficiently. Accordingly, mobile users are not effectively connected, which can reduce efficiency.
Further, existing systems have limited ability to take advantage of advanced features, such as location based information and services, or taking advantage of such services is tedious and inefficient.
A communication system comprises a communication device configured to generate and send push-to-email message that includes a voice message and location information using a simple transmit action.
According to one aspect, the communication device is configured to receive a spoken reply and store it as a voice message. The communication device can be configured to then generate a voice reply by attaching the stored voice message to a data message and then send the voice reply via the return path determined based on an identifier.
According to another aspect, the spoken reply can be transmitted to a message authority that can be configured to generate the voice reply by storing the voice reply as a voice message and attaching the stored voice message to a data message to generate a voice reply. The voice reply can then be sent via a return path determined based on the identifier.
According to still another aspect, the message authority can generate and/or store a time stamp associated with the voice reply.
According to still another embodiment, the message authority can be configured to also receive location information related to the communication device. The message authority can then send a data message such as an email message to a destination associated with the return path, wherein the voice message, time stamp and location information, or a link to the information is embedded in the data message.
These and other features, aspects, and embodiments are described below in the section entitled "Detailed Description."
Features, aspects, and embodiments are described in conjunction with the attached drawings, in which:
For example, with push-to-talk type phones, the transmit action can be the depression and then release of the push-to-talk input mechanism. Thus, when the push-to-talk input mechanism is activated, the process of replying can be initiated, and when the push-to-talk mechanism is deactivated, the process of replying, at least from the perspective of communication device 1402, can be completed. The push-to-talk mechanisms can comprise a button, e.g., on the side of communication device 1402, that operates in a manner similar to a walkie-talkie, i.e., the user depresses and holds the button to talk, and releases the button when they are done.
It should be apparent that the push-to-talk mechanism can comprise some other type of input mechanism such as a key on a keypad, an active input on the display of communication device 1402, e.g., one that is activated using a stylus, or any other mechanism that is incorporated into communication device 1402. Moreover, the transmit action can actually be accomplished using more than one input mechanism. For example, one button can be activated to cause communication device 1402 to begin the process of creating a voice reply, while another button can be used to indicate that the reply is complete. The second button can, for example, also cause the reply to be sent. Alternatively, a third button, or input mechanism, can be used to cause communication device 1402 to send the reply.
In other embodiments, a single mechanism, such as those described above, can be used; however, multiple inputs generated using the single mechanism can be required. For example, in one embodiment, a push-to-talk type mechanism can be used, but the process of replying can require the user to press, or activate, the push-to-talk mechanism once to initiate the reply process, and then press, or activate, the push-to-talk mechanism a second time to end the process, at least from the perspective of communication device 1402.
In other embodiments where, for example, communication device 1402 is configured for voice recognition, the transmit action can also comprise speaking voice commands, such as "generate voice message" and "send voice message."
In short, the term transmit action is intended to refer to a simple action, or set of actions, that can be easily performed to initiate and terminate the reply process from the perspective of communication device 1400. Thus, by using the transmit action, the inefficiency of scrolling through menus, or contact lists, activating certain programs, and/or interfacing with remote servers in order to generate and send a reply can be avoided.
Communication device 1400 can be interfaced with a message authority 1406 through a network 1404. Message authority 1406 can, for example, be a server system, such as server system 208 described in relation to FIG. 8 of the Ser. No. 10/659,936 application. Thus, message authority 1406 can, depending on the embodiment, comprise a collector 220, data center 230, and communication server 240 all described in relation to FIG. 8 of the Ser. No. 10/659,936 application. In general, message authority 1406 can be configured to receive messages and route them to the appropriate destination. Message authority 1406 can also be configured to format the messages and to store the messages and/or related data, e.g., metadata as required by a particular implementation.
The term "authority" used to identify message authority 1406 is intended to indicate that communication devices 1400 and client device 1410 communicate with message authority 1406 through the communication and computing systems, hardware and software, associated with message authority 1406. Thus, depending on the embodiment, the term authority can refer to one or more servers, such as Internet or web servers, file servers, and/or database servers, one or more routers, one or more databases, one or more software applications, one or more Application Program Interfaces (MIS), one or more communication networks, such as PANS or LANS, and one or more communication buses, or some combination thereof. Further, the computing system associated with message authority 1406 can include one or more computers or computer terminals. Moreover, custom communication interfaces, such as those associated with collector 220 of FIG. 8 of the Ser. No. 10/659,936 application, can also be included in message authority 1406.
Because communication device 1402 can be a mobile communication device, it can also comprise a wireless transceiver configured to enable communication device 1042 to send and receive wireless signals. Thus, network 1404 can comprise some form of wireless communication network, such as a wireless PAN, wireless LAN, wireless WAN, or a wireless Metropolitan-Area Network (MAN).
Message authority 1406 can also be configured to interface with a client device 1410 via network 1408. Client device 1410 can be any device configured to communicate data messages, e.g., using an email client or web browser, over network 1408. Further, all or part of network 1408 can comprise part of network 1404, or network 1408 can be completely separate form network 1404 depending on the embodiment.
The ability for communication device 1402 to quickly and efficiently generate a message using a transmit action and send it to a message authority 1406, where it can be recorded and stored, is described in detail in the Ser. No. 10/659,936 application. In addition, however, system 1400 can be configured to allow a user of client device 1410 to generate a data message, such an email message, and send it to communication device 1402. Communication device 1402 can be configured to receive the data message and to cause a voice reply to be generated and sent to client device 1410 by simply performing a transmit action using the transmit action mechanism associated with communication device 1402 and speaking an appropriate reply. The spoken reply can be captured by communication device 1402 and used to generate the voice reply, which is sent to client device 1410. The voice reply can, for example, comprise a voice message that can be accessed and played using client device 1410.
Accordingly, a user of communication device 1402 can quickly and efficiently communicate with a user of client device 1410 by simply activating the transmit mechanism and speaking into communication device 1402. Further, the user of client device 1410 can access the voice reply at their convenience, which can make communication more efficient for the user of client device 1410 as well.
In the embodiment illustrated in
The process of
The data message received by message authority 1406, in step 1502, can also include an identifier that can be used to determine a reply path associated with client device 1410. Thus, message authority 1406 can be configured to parse, in step 1504, the received data message in order to determine the reply path associated with client device 1410. In certain embodiments, the data message can then be forwarded to communication device 1402 with the reply path included. For example, if message authority 1406 is an email server, then the data message, which would be an email message in this case, can be forwarded to communication device 1402. The email message received by communication device 1402 will then include the email reply path as with any other email message.
In the example of
For example, if message authority 1406 includes a collector as described above, then the intermediate reply path can specify which of the receivers included in the collector is associated with the reply path determined in step 1506. Thus, the data message received by communication device 1402 can include an identifier that can be used to determine which of the receivers communication device 1402 should connect with when replying to the data message. In alternative embodiments, an electronic gateway or router configured to route the voice reply to message authority 1405, which can in turn be configured to direct the voice reply to the appropriate destination within message authority 1406 based on the identifier.
Depending on the embodiment, the data message can be stored on communication device 1402 for later retrieval, e.g., retrieval at the convenience of the user. In step 1610, the user can then initiate a transmit action using a transmit action mechanism associated with communication device 1402 and reply to the data message, or more specifically the content of the data message, by speaking into communication device 1402. Thus, in step 16 12, communication device 1402 can be configured to receive the spoken reply.
In the embodiment of
As explained above, a variety of transmit action mechanisms and combinations of actions can be used to effect the initiation and termination of the transmit action as described in relation to
The spoken reply can be transmitted, in step 1616, along the reply path indicated by the identifier associated with the received data message and determined in step 1608. As described below, the reply path can be the actual or final reply path, or it can be an intermediate reply path associated, e.g., with message authority 1406.
In step 161 8, communication device 1402 can receive a response indicating whether the reply was successfully received. For example, some form of audible indication can be received and output by device 1402. In one particular implementation, an audible indication comprising three tones, or "beeps", is received if the reply is successful.
In the example of
First, in step 1702, message authority 1406 receives the spoken reply, e.g., using a collector as described in the Ser. No. 10/659,936 application. In step 1704, the spoken reply can be stored as a voice message. It will be understood that when a communication device, such as communication device 1402, transmits voice signals, the voice signals are often processed and formatted for transmission via network 1404. For example, the voice signals are often digitized, compressed, and then packaged according to the protocols associated with network 1404. Thus, in order to store a spoken reply as a voice message in step 1704, it will be understood that message authority 1402 will often be required to process and format the received spoken reply. The processed spoken reply can then be stored as a voice message, e.g., the spoken reply can be saved as a digital audio file.
Message authority 1402 can be configured to then generate a data message, e.g., an email, in step 1706, and to attach the voice message in step 1708 for transmission to client device 1410. In certain embodiments, the received spoken reply can be processed and formatted into a voice message and attached to a data message without being stored in step 1704, although practically, the voice message needs to be stored at least temporarily during the process.
The combination of the data message and attached voice message is referred to herein as a voice reply. The voice reply is transmitted, in step 1712, to client device 1410. First, however, the reply path associated with client device 1410 is looked-up and used to send the voice reply to client device 1410. For example, message authority 1402 can store the reply path determined in step 1506. The reply path can then be accessed in step 1710.
In one embodiment, compound indexing as described in the Ser. No. 10/659,936 application can be used to access the reply path. For example, when the reply path is determined in step 1506, it can be associated with the intermediate reply path, e.g., that identifies which receiver, or a receiver identifier, that communication device 1402 should use to reply to the data message. When the spoken reply is received in step 1702, it can comprise an identifier that can be used to identify the user of communication device 1402. The combination of the user identifier and intermediate reply path can then be used to access the reply path.
It should be noted that the user identifier can simply identify communication device 1402; however, in embodiments where more than one user can use communication device 1402 it is preferable that the identifier associated with the spoken reply identify the actual user.
Alternatively, client device 1410 can comprise a web browser and receiving the voice reply in step 1802 can comprise accessing a web page through which the voice message can be accessed. As explained in relation to FIG. 12 of the Ser. No. 10/659,936 application, the web page can include a media player configured to render the voice message in whichever media format the voice message exists. Thus, in certain embodiments, a data message, such as an email can be used to provide access to the voice message. Attached to, or embedded in, the email can be a link, or similar mechanism, that allows client device to access a web page and play the voice message.
Again as explained above, the voice message can be delivered to, and stored on client device 1410. Alternatively, the voice message can be maintained on message authority 1406 and accessed using client device 141 0 when it is convenient for the user.
Accordingly, in step 1806, the voice message can be played via client device 1410. For example, the voice message can be played using media player 1204 illustrated in FIG. 12 of the Ser. No. 10/659,936 application.
It should be noted that the voice message does not necessarily need to be attached to the data message sent to client device 1410. Rather, as just described, a data message can be sent to client device 14 10 informing a user of client device 1410 that a voice message is pending. The user can then access the voice message directly, e.g., using a web browser.
In certain embodiments, client device 1410 can be configured to allow the user to quickly generate a reply data message, in step 1808, and send it back to communication device 1402 in step 1810. For example, the process for replying to the received voice reply can be similar to that described in relation to FIG. 12 of the Ser. No. 10/659,936 application for replying to a received audio message. Thus, a web page accessed using client device 1410 can include a text input window 1206 (see FIG. 12 of the Ser. No. 10/659,936 application), which can, for example, be displayed separately from or combined with media player 1204 (see FIG. 12 of the Ser. No. 10/659,936 application). Text input window 1206 (see FIG. 12 of the Ser. No. 10/659,936 application) can be configured to receive an input from an input device such as a keyboard, keypad, touchpad, or a voice input device used with a voice-to-text conversion program.
The data message received from message authority 1406, in step 1802 can also comprise an identifier that can be used to determine a reply path associated with the data message. Depending on the embodiment, the reply path can be associated with communication device 1402, or for example, with message authority 1406. Thus, the reply data message can be sent, in step 1810, to message authority 1406, where it can be processed in the same manner as the original data message (see
Accordingly, communication device 1902 can be configured to receive a data message from client device 1910, output, e.g., display, the content of the data message, and receive a spoken reply initiated using a transmit action. Once the spoken reply is received, communication device 1902 can be configured to format and store the spoken replay as a voice message. Communication device 1902 can be configured to then generate a voice reply that includes the voice message and forward it directly to client device 1910 using a reply path determined from an identifier included in the received data message.
For example, in one embodiment, communication device 1902 can be configured to receive an email data message directly from client device 19 10. Thus, as with any other email message, the data message that is received by communication device 1902 should include the email reply path. It should also be understood, that client device 191 0 will, in such embodiments, be interfaced with an email server 1906 to facilitate the sending and receiving of emails, as will communication device 1902. Accordingly, in the example of
In general, communication device 1902 and client device 1910 should be interfaced with some form of message server to facilitate direct communication, i.e., communication without the aid of message authority 1406; however, such message servers, e.g., message servers 1908 and 1906, can still be referred to as message authorities.
In order to generate a voice reply, communication device 1902 should have the capability of receiving the spoken reply, in response to a transmit action, and saving it as a voice message. Communication device 1902 should also have the capability to generate a data message, attach the voice message, and transmit the data message and attached voice message to client device 1910, e.g., via message servers 1908 and 1906.
Similarly, client device 1910 can have the capability to receive the data message and attached voice message and to play the attached voice message. In one embodiment for example, communication device 1902 includes and email client 242 as does client device 1910. Additionally, communication device 1902 includes the processing and memory capabilities to receive the spoken reply and save it as a voice message, e.g., a digital audio file. Communication device 1902 can be configured to then generate the voice reply and send it to client device 1910. Client device 1910 can then have the ability to access the voice message and play it for the user.
It should be noted that the data message received by communication device 1402, or 1902, can comprise a request for specific information. For example, the data message can be originated by a dispatcher requesting a user associated with communication device 1402 to make a specific pickup or drop off, e.g., the user can be a taxi driver and the data message can include a request that the taxi driver make a certain pickup. The voice reply sent to client device 1410, or 1910, in response to the data message can then comprise a response to the specific request contained in the data message.
Accordingly, the systems and methods described herein can be used to facilitate quick and efficient communication of essential information. The result can be increased efficiency and a reduction in costs created by delays and/or miscommunication.
As described in relation to
In one embodiment, for example, the user can access message authority 1406 via a web browser interface to update their user profile information. In one particular implementation, the user accesses a web page being hosted by message authority 1406 and enters a user name and/or password to access their user profile. Once the user has accessed their user profile, the user can update their user profile information, such as their user name, password, contact information, etc. Further, the user can, depending on the embodiment, update and maintain an address list as well.
For example, in one embodiment, a contact can be associated with an identifier that can be used to identify a communication path associated with the contact. The contact and the associated identifier can then be stored in an address list associated with the user. When the user wants to send a voice message to a particular contact as described above, the user's communication device can use the identifier associated with the intended recipient.
In one specific implementation, for example, communication device 1402 is a push-to-talk device that uses push-to-talk numbers to allow communication between push-to-talk devices. Thus, each contact can be associated with a push-to-talk number. The user can then access message authority 1406 and enter contact names. Message authority 1406 can be configured to then associate those contact names with a push-to-talk number. The contact names, and associated push-to-talk numbers, can then be uploaded to communication device 1402, e.g., via network 1404, or they can be manually input into communication device 1402, depending on the implementation.
If the user of communication device 1402 then wants to send a voice message to one of the contacts, the user can simply select the push-to-talk number associated with the contact, e.g., using a transmit action, and speak into communication device 1402 to generate a voice message.
In other embodiments, such as the embodiment illustrated in
Even in these embodiments, however, it can be more convenient to create an address list that includes contact email addresses. Thus, message authority 1406 can be used to create such an address list, which can then be uploaded to communication device 1402 via network 1404, or the address list can simply be entered into communication device 1402, depending on the embodiment.
In embodiments where an address list is maintained by message authority 1406, a user of client device 1410 can initiate and send a data message to a communication device 1402 by accessing message authority 1406, e.g., via a web browser 244, and inquiring as to which communication device users have added the user of client device 1410 to their address lists. If more than one user has added the user of client device 1410 to their address list, then a list of such users can be presented to the user of client device 1410. The user of client device 1410 can then be allowed to select one of the users from the list and generate a data message to be sent to the communication device 1402 associated with the selected user.
Accordingly, a user does not need to know anything more than their own address or identifier in order to send and receive messages to or from one or more communication devices 1402. In other words, the user of client device 1410 doesn't need to know the address or identifier associated with a particular user or client device 1402. Not does a user of client device 1410 need to know what type of device or communication program the user or client device 1402 is using. In fact, the user of client device does not even need to know that a user of a communication device 1402 has added them to their address list, at least not ahead of time.
In one implementation, for example, the user of client device 1410 can select a user from the list of users presented by message authority 1406. The user of client device 1410 can then generate a data message intended for the user's communication device 1402. The user of client device 1410 can then send the data message, which can include an identifier that can be used to determine a reply path associated with client device 1410. The data message can then be forwarded to communication device 1402.
The data message can, as described above, actually be sent to message authority 1406, which can be configured to associate an intermediate reply path with the received message. The user of communication device 1402 can then send a voice reply using a transmit action as described above in response to receiving the data message.
In either case, the voice message can ultimately have an identifier that can be used to determine a communication device that is the intended recipient of the voice message. Message authority 1406 can be configured to determine, in step 2004, that the voice message is intended for another communication device and to store the voice message in step 2006. In step 2008, message authority 1406 can be configured to then send the intended communication device a data message informing the user of the intended communication device of the pending voice message.
In step 2010, the intended communication device can connect with message authority 1406 and request the voice message. In response, message authority 1406 can be configured to make the voice message available in step 2012.
Several things should be noted about the process of
Thus, including a message authority that is configured for greater capability can increase the functionality of the systems and methods described herein, e.g., by allowing a user of a client device to initiate communication by sending a data message to a communication device, such as a communication device 1402, or by enabling voice messaging between communication devices, such as communication devices 1402.
If the user of a communication device 1402 wants to leave a voice mail message for the contact, they can simply select the number associated with the voice mail account in step 2104, initiate a simple transmit action in step 21 06, and leave a voice mail message in step 2108. With conventional push-to-talk systems, a user can attempt to initiate a push-to-talk communication; however, if the intended recipient is not available, then the attempt fails. Thus, the process of
In embodiments, where for example a message authority 1406 is used to host the voice mail account. The voice mail message can even be left as a voice message. Thus, the intended recipient can be sent a data message indicating that a pending message is waiting in step 2110. The user recipient can then retrieve the pending voice message using a single transmit action as described in relation to
In one embodiment, a user of a communication device 1402 can attempt to first communicate directly with a user of a second communication device, but receives an indication that the user is not available.
In step 2204, the user can receive, via his communication device, an indication that the other user is not available. Additionally, message authority 1406 can be notified, in step 2206, that the connection between the two communication devices was not completed. Message authority 1406 can receive, as part of the notification, an identifier that can be used to identifier the communication device attempting the connection an identifier that can be used to identify the communication device with which a connection is being attempted.
In step 2208, message authority 1406 can be configured to determine a reply path associated with a voice mail account that is associated with the user of the second communication device. In step 2210, message authority can be configured to then initiate a communication session with the communication device attempting the connection and send a voice signal to the first communication that asks the user if the user would like to leave a voice mail message for the other user. Thus, the user of the first communication device is now engaged in a communication session, e.g., a push-to-talk communication session, with message authority 1406; however, the identifier included with the voice signal can be the identifier associated with the voice mail account.
Thus, if the user initiates a response to the voice signal, e.g., using a transmit action, in step 2212, the user can be automatically connected with the voice mail account and can leave a voice mail message. As with the process of
The system described in relation to
The Ser. No. 10/659,936 application describes how information such as a time stamp can also be associated with messaged generated in this fashion; however, more detailed information including location information can often be useful when associated with a message generated by a user of a device 1402. For example, there are many applications in which the ability to generate a message that is time stamp and stamped with a location can increase efficiency and accuracy of reporting.
One such example is the situation where a service technician, delivery truck, garbage truck, etc., needs to report a problem with accessing a residence or location. Often, the time of the report and the fact that the technician, driver, etc., was at the correct location at the agreed upon time needs to be verified. Conventionally, such a technician or driver would need to call into a call center, or dispatch office and report that they are where they are suppose to be at the right time, but no one is home, they cannot gain access, garbage cans are not out, etc. The technician or driver is often forced to wait while the information is verified and they are provided instructions; however, this is extremely inefficient and costly.
Accordingly, in certain embodiments of the systems and methods described herein, the user, e.g., technician, driver, etc., can simply highlight An address, e.g., a recipient identifier such as a push-to-talk number, associated with an email account, which is in turn associated with the call center, dispatch office, etc., on their device 1402 and generate a report by activating the transmit mechanism and speaking their report into the device.
When the message authority 1406 receives the message as described above, it can time stamp the received message using information generated by device 1402 and included with the message or using information generated by authority 1406. Moreover, message authority 1406 can location stamp the message using location based information.
It will be understood that location information can be generated using one of several techniques and any of these techniques can be used in conjunction with the systems and methods described herein. For example, the location information can be generated using the Global Positioning System (GPS). GPS location for a mobile device, such as device 1402, can be generated in one of several ways: The location information can be generated by network 1404. In such cases, the location information can be communicated to message authority 1406 along with the message generated by device 1402. Alternatively, the location information can be generated by device 1402 either on its own, or with the assistance of network 1404. In such cases, the device 1402 can provide the location information along with the message. Additionally, network 1404 can use a triangulation technique or a more general location technique based on the location of a cell tower with which the device is communicating to obtain location information for device 1402, which can be communicated to message authority 1406.
Once the location information is received, it can be stored along with the time stamp and message by message authority 1406. Message authority 1406 can then generate an email message to be forwarded to the intended recipient. As described above, the email message can comprise a voice message. But in addition, the email message can comprise the time and location stamp information.
In one embodiment, the location information can actually comprise what is more properly referred to as position information, e.g., in latitude and longitude; however, message authority 1406 can be configured to convert this information into true location information, e.g., a location on a map, that can be included with email message. In other embodiments, a third party service, and server, can be used to generate the location information, i.e., message authority 1406 can be configured to provide the position information to a location server, which can be configured to supply location information that can be embedded in an email.
For example,
The recipient can then open the email at their convenience and review the information, e.g., the time stamp, location, and message, and verify the contents therein. Thus, for example, if a technician has arrived at a residence to perform some kind of repair or installation and no one is home, he can send an email indicating such and then move on to his next appointment without waiting. The dispatcher, or whoever receives the email can, when convenient, open the email hear the message, see when it was sent and verify that the technician was at the appropriate location. Moreover, the technician can send all this information simply by highlighting the appropriate recipient identifier, e.g., push-to-talk number associated with the email account, activating the transmit mechanism, e.g., push-to-talk mechanism, and speaking the message.
The information can then be used, for example, if the customer calls and contests whether they were home or not. In such instances, the dispatcher will have evidence that the technician was at the appropriate physical address at the appropriate time. The company can then, for example, charge the customer a fee, or additional fee to send the technician back out. Further, the technician does not get further behind while he waits for instructions.
Depending on the type of mobile device being used, video or photographic information can also be sent with the message. For example, if a garbage collector is at a residence and a car is blocking access to the garbage bin, the collector can send a message, which will be time stamped and location stamped as described above. But in addition, the collector can take a picture showing the car's position relative to the garbage bin and send the picture along with the message. The picture can then also be stored by message authority 1402 and imbedded in the email message sent to the recipient.
Another example is that of social workers making onsite child observation reports are. Using the systems and methods described above, the social worker can use their mobile device 1402 to make the full report, or to simply indicate when they arrive and/or depart, or both. This can then provide verification of when the social worker arrived, how long they stayed, and whether they were at the right address during the appropriate time.
Another example is on location insurance appraisals. In such situations, the ability to send images, e.g., of damage can also be extremely beneficial.
In other embodiments, a link to the voice message, location information, and/or other information, such as pictures or video, can be included in the email message instead of the actual information. This can be preferable because, for example, there can be a noticeable delay involved in generating the location information. Moreover, this can allow for greater interactive capabilities. For example, if a user clicks on the link as is connected to a web page that includes the location information, e.g., a map, the web page can be configured to allow the user to zoom in and out on the location, get a satellite view of the location, get directions to the location, etc., functionality that cannot easily be included in an email.
In step 1108, the user can cause the message to be sent to the selected address. This can, as described above involve deactivating, e.g., releasing the transmit mechanism, or by activating a separate send mechanism.
In step 1110, the message can be received by message authority 1406 and the message can be time stamped, or the time stamp information can be extracted from the message. In step 1114, message authority 1406 can receive the location information. As mentioned above, this does require that message authority 1406 be tied into whatever location service/system is being implemented in network 1404.
In certain embodiments, message authority 1406 can be configured to map the location information using a mapping program, application service, etc., as illustrated in step 1116. In other embodiments, message authority 1406 can be configured to make use of a third party location server to generate the location information, e.g., map.
In step 1118, message authority can determine the destination for the message. For example, this can comprise the message authority determining an email address for the message based on the address, i.e., push-to-talk number, used by device 1402 in step 1102. In certain embodiments, compound indexing as described above and in the Ser. No. 10/659,936 application can be used to determine the destination address.
In step 1120, message authority can then generate the message and embed the voice message, time stamp, and location information as described above. In other embodiments, a link to this information can be embedded in the message. The message can then be sent in step 1122.
In certain embodiments, a confirmation can be sent to device 1402 in step 1124. The confirmation can communicate one of several things depending on the embodiment. For example, the confirmation can convey that the message was received by message authority 1406, that it was sent to the destination by message authority 1406, and/or that it was opened by the recipient.
In certain embodiments, message authority 1406 can be configured to act more as a simple relay for the voice message. In other words, device 1402 can be configured to obtain and store the voice message, location information, time stamp and any other information and embed them in a message. Message authority can be configured to them simply forward the message to the appropriate destination.
In other words, device 1402 can be configured to perform some of the functions performed by message authority 1406 as described in the above embodiments. For example, if device 1402 is a programmable phone with built-in GPS, email, and voice recording capabilities, then device 1402 can be configured to let the user select an email recipient, push one button, and speak, automatically record the message, until the button is released (or a second button is pushed), automatically determine the geographical position, and automatically generate and send to the recipient an email containing the voice recording, location information, and time stamp.
In certain other embodiments, message authority 1406 can be configure to convert the voice message to text, e.g., using a voice-to-text conversion algorithm, and embed the text into a message sent to the destination or accessed via a link by the destination.
In still other embodiments, message authority 1406 can be configured to allow the user of device 1402 to select which recipients can receive the location information, such that location information is not sent to all recipients.
While certain embodiments have been described above, it will be understood that the embodiments described are by way of example only. Accordingly, the systems and methods described herein should not be limited based on the described embodiments. Rather, the systems and methods described herein should only be limited in light of the claims that follow when taken in conjunction with the above description and accompanying drawings.
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TENNIS;Graf Wins Wrenching French Epic
By ROBIN FINN
Published: June 9, 1996
PARIS, June 8— From ferocious to fragile and back again, Steffi Graf, the defending champion of the French Open, retained her title today in a 3-hour-3-minute epic confrontation with fourth-seeded Arantxa Sanchez Vicario of Spain.
Graf's 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 10-8 victory, the longest women's final ever at Roland Garros, reduced Sanchez Vicario to tears of exhaustion and Graf to tears of joy, and delivered the resolute German her 19th Grand Slam singles title. The dramatic victory moved her into a tie with Helen Wills Moody for second place in her sport's most prestigious record book behind the Australian Margaret Court and her 24 titles.
I think it's incredible, but I'm so happy that I won this match today that I can't focus on that record right now," Graf said. Now a five-time champion at the French Open -- the Grand Slam event played on her least favorite surface, red clay -- Graf improved her record in Grand Slam finales to 19-8. But this one she deemed "spectacular."
"It was such a big joy," said the top-ranked Graf, "that sometimes when I was standing out there at 7-6 or 8-7, I don't remember when it was, I almost didn't know what to do, because I wanted to laugh, it felt so special. And I don't usually laugh."
She hadn't felt like laughing at the start of the final set.
Graf had come undone in the second set's tie breaker, in which she took a 4-1 lead and then didn't win another point, and Sanchez Vicario took the initiative in the third set. Twice, the Spaniard served for the match, in the 10th and 14th games.
"I came so close," said Sanchez Vicario, a two-time champion here.
But Graf finally endured in their aceless final by breaking Sanchez Vicario in the 18th game of the third set. At deuce, a backhand blooped out of bounds by the fatigued Spaniard gave Graf the first and only match point of the duel, and Graf earned her victory when the loser pushed another weary backhand into the net.
"They had to come sometime," Graf said of Sanchez Vicario's three errors in the final game. "Today, at the end, I was thinking, 'She has to get tired, she has to get tired.' The way she fought, if I would have to run the lengths she did, I probably would have been gone at the end."
After hoisting her silver trophy, Graf stumbled through a speech in French, which she learned for the occasion but which deserted her when the occasion finally arrived. She then promised the downcast Sanchez Vicario that her turn would come. Besides thanking her usual entourage, Graf also thanked her father, Peter, who has been incarcerated in Germany since last August on tax evasion charges.
Graf, who tends to be impervious to her surroundings once a match starts, also took special care to thank the fans for supporting her after her second-set collapse in the tie breaker. "At the beginning of the third set, I felt pretty down because I knew I'd kind of let it slip away," Graf said, "it was really difficult to motivate myself, and the crowd kind of helped me get a bit of life in myself."
Coming into this match, the 15th straight time they have met in a final and the fourth straight time they have met in a Grand Slam final, Graf appeared to have a clear edge. She led their overall rivalry by 26-8, and in finals, the German had dominated, 17-6 on all surfaces, 7-3 on clay. Against all opponents in Grand Slam finals, Graf led, 18-8, while Sanchez Vicario trailed, 3-6, with two of her victories at Graf's expense.
Sanchez Vicario was just 17 when she stunned Graf here in three sets in the 1989 final, and at the 1994 United States Open, the Spaniard captured her third Slam title with a 1-6, 7-6 (3-7), 6-4 comeback against Graf. As today's match entered a third set, Sanchez Vicario seemed to be using these matches as inspiration.
In the end, though, Graf took a page from last year's scintillating Wimbledon final between the two that included a seesaw 32-point game late in the third set of what turned out to be a memorable Graf victory. Today's epic was a battle of wills -- Graf's unyielding, Sanchez Vicario's unflagging. It was also a battle between the risky, sideline-skimming style of the powerful Graf and the run-around, run-them-down tenacity of the clever Sanchez Vicario.
"It was very emotional, all the tension and all the nerves," said Sanchez Vicario. "As a matter of fact, we both played our best, but at the end, she pulled away."
The durable Spaniard, whose career has hinged on her refusal to become discouraged when she has been outplayed, sneaked back into the thick of things.
Sanchez Vicario saved two break points in the first game of the second set, and when Graf gave her an opening in the fourth game, she seized it. A blistering down-the-line backhand from Sanchez Vicario set up a break point, and Graf put herself into 1-3 arrears with a backhand wide.
Just as it had in the first set, the first break in the second set commenced a trend of surrendered service games. The ever-resourceful Sanchez Vicario was able to save three break points in the fifth game, but she couldn't get a racquet on the cross-court forehand laser Graf used to break back for 3-2. Then, after shallow deliveries cost Graf her serve again, she used another untouchable cross-court forehand to break back for 4-3.
With her every exhalation a purposeful hiss, Graf climbed back and held serve for 4-4. Then each player continued to hold serve to take matters to a tie breaker.

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I agree. That 7.5% increase is huge and it is what everyone has been waiting for! They will definitely have to explain the drop in persistence and avg revenue (both the lowest I have ever seen since following these guys), which no doubt led to the revenue & EPS miss. My guess is the opp scholarships are cutting into avg revenue and large graduating class caused the drop in persistence.
Congrats longs. If anyone deserved some good news/press it is APOL. Enjoy your gap up!
So last night I noticed my revenue estimate of $257M is for QIII not QII. QII is actually $273M. I took a lot of profit off the table today because I couldn't really see a scenario where they can hit $273M. I think they will beat EPS and show stabilization of starts but I don't know if that will be enough with a potential revenue miss. I have made way too much money to risk it. I am still a big fan of ESI long term and I'm holding a little in case I'm wrong. I hope I'm wrong and we see the epic squeeze that seems to be all but inevitable.
My guess is they will come in at $260M beating current estimates of $257M. My assumptions are 70% persistence rate (company stated to expect -1%-1.5% reduction in next two quarters), starts of 15,698 (flat YOY, very realistic given recent trend), and avg revenue per student of $4,450 (company est -4% YOY remainder of the year). Therefore; $260M = ((61,039*.7)+15,698))*$4,450.
I can't wait to watch a little supply and demand at work when shorts try and cover their 9M shares from a float of 14m.
The majority of people that follow the for profits will tell you enrollment starts are the lifeblood of these companies. They drive revenue and profitability. And thanks in part to the opportunity scholarship and lower comps (only have to beat 15K from 2012) on July 25th you will see YOY growth in starts. I believe that will start the covering in earnest. I can't wait to watch you and all of you short buddies fight over the 14 mil shares that are available. Good luck! :)
I recently started following these guys a little. To answer your question I would say yes. In QI they reported an all in cost of R381,347 per kg and in June they stated they would bring it down to R361,000 per kg in QII. At last glance the price of gold was around R400,000 per kg. Not a huge margin by any stretch but a margin nonetheless although I'm sure I'm oversimplifying it.
Good call shares. EPS beat $.05 and rev beat of $10.72 Mil. And we are out of the gates up 9%...bring on the squeeze!
Sentiment: Strong Buy
I agree. A quick DCF valuation using the avg analyst EPS estimate of $3.72 and a growth rate of 5.8% for 5 years and 2% (GDP) after that discounted at 12% will get you an intrinsic value of about $44. Almost 70% margin of safety!
Sentiment: Strong Buy
We will see positive growth in enrollment starts in the next 6 months (maybe even sooner). Go back and review any of the last few conference calls or even the presentation at Credit Suisse. Modany has consistently stated the enrollment challenges over the last few years have been with converting the initial inquiry flow into enrollment start, not with initial demand itself. So they piloted the Opportunity Scholarship at 24 campuses and in the first 4 weeks these campuses finished 250-300 basis points higher than the non-pilot group. The enrollment decreases were only half as steep in these pilot schools as compared to the non-pilot schools. So they immediately rolled it out to 101 more campuses and expect to roll it out to the rest by end of the year. Go to their website and you will see Opportunity Scholarship is all over the place like a rash. Once they start converting more of their inquiries, look out. This will drive enrollments up, which will immediately drive earnings and revenue growth. Add considering how heavily shorted this is right now...that is a recipe for a HUGE squeeze.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Again? The mid 90's was the last time this stock saw $10. I hope you enjoyed the 11% gain this week as much as I did.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the pullback a week ago or so, not in 2012. Shareholder lawsuits are pretty predictable for companies that shed ~80% of their value. If you think the company is so horrible and will fall apart very soon why are you holding?
Sentiment: Strong Buy
You were not alone. Short interest went down about $400K shares and that was before the FSLR squeeze. More covering will follow IMHO.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
With tons of companies trading at crazy multiples out there you decide to add to your short position on one that has already lost over 50% of it's value in the last year. Interesting.
I agree with your take on the shorts. It seems like there would be a better/easier target out there. I too have a ton of respect for them and their ability to manipulate. But I also know at some point the party will end and 9 mil shares (or close to it) will have to be covered. I am hopeful the opportunity scholarships with quickly stabilize the starts and maybe even drive some growth. If this happens this easily could be a 3 bagger IMHO.
Sentiment: Strong Buy


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