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|Aug 27, 2002
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|Steven D. Miller
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|Ncr Corporation
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to improvements to computerized systems for providing information to retail customers, and more particularly to advantageous aspects of a system and methods for mapping and conveying product location information to retail customers.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Retail customers in a large retail establishment, e.g., a department store, often do not know precisely where within the store to find a desired item. In order to locate the item, the customer begins by attempting to guess in which department of the store the item is located. The customer then typically attempts to locate store personnel to ask directions or, alternatively, to locate a listing of departments, which is typically found proximate to an escalator bank in the middle of the store. Such a listing often takes the form of an alphabetical display board that simply lists the floor for each department. Even if a store map is available, the customer must find the map and then attempt to determine a path from his or her present location to the desired department.
It is apparent that the above systems for providing product location information to a retail customer suffer from numerous disadvantages. Directions are not easy to obtain if the department in which the item is located is not known, if store personnel cannot be located, or if the person found does not know a particular product's location. Further, the customer may have difficulties in reading available maps and/or signage. This would be the case, for example, where the customer suffers from visual impairment or has limited English-language ability.
There is thus a need for an easy-to-use, computerized system for providing product location information to retail customers.
The present invention provides a system for readily conveying product location information to a retail customer. In one embodiment of the invention, a retail customer centers a request for the location of a selected retail item into a retail self-service terminal, which is connected to an in-store computer system having product location information stored thereon. Interfaces are provided between the computer system and the retail self-service terminal, the interfaces having access to database tables having stored therein additional product location information. The interfaces further include underlying way-finding logic for plotting a path between the retail self-service terminal and the retail item. The directions to the selected retail item are provided as an output at the retail-self service terminal. This output can take the form of text, audio, and graphical images.
Additional features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent by reference to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a diagram of a product locator system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a diagram of categories of database tables for use in the product locator system shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 shows the relationships among externally exposed COM interfaces and the overall system in a presently preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 4 shows the relationships among the internal and externally exposed COM interfaces in the FIG. 3 embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 5 shows a diagram of a method for mapping and conveying product information according to the present invention.
The present invention provides a system and methods for providing product location information to retail customers. The information may take the form of text, multimedia or audio clips, and/or graphical images, such as maps.
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an embodiment of a product locator system 10 according to the present invention. This embodiment is designed to work in conjunction with a retail establishment's current in-store computer system 12 (also called the "legacy system"), which typically includes product location information 14, including department and aisle/shelf information. The present embodiment of the product locator system further includes COM interfaces 16 between the in-store computer system 12 and retail self-service information terminals 18 located throughout the store. Each retail self-service terminal 18 may suitably be a multi-purpose unit that provides information to retail customers as to product location, and also as to other topics of interest to shoppers, including pricing information and sales promotions. The retail customer enters an information request at a retail self-service terminal through the use of a touch-screen display 20 or other input device, such as a keyboard. Each self-service terminal further preferably includes various output devices, including a speaker 22 and printer 24.
The COM interfaces 16 provide access to product location information stored in database tables 26, as well as to product location information 14 stored in the in-store computer 12, for any item in a retail store. The information may take the form of text, multimedia or audio clips, and/or graphical images, such as maps. In the presently preferred embodiment, it is expected that any non-textual information will exist in static form. The COM interfaces 16 also support database fields that can be used to assemble map information through real-time Java applets or that can be used to create store map HTML pages or imagemaps. The COM interfaces 16 further incorporate path-finding methods, performed by way-finding logic 28, that allow a path from each retail terminal 18 to the ultimate destination to be defined through a series of intermediate points. The embodiment uses X/Y coordinate values on an underlying map, which is designed to be compatible with Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
In response to a customer request for information that is provided as an input at one of the retail terminals 18 using touch-screen display 20, data is extracted from the product location information 14 stored in the in-store computer system 12 to give minimal product location information (e.g., a department or aisle/shelf number). Through the use of data extraction and minimal configuration, the product locator system 10 produces readable location information at the retail terminal at which the request for information has been made, e.g.:
The system can be configured to allow the association of audio clips and graphical images with the "bare-bones" text. Graphical images can be maps with paths traced on them, but they can also be pictures of pertinent features ("landmarks") along the way to the destination. By combining audio clips and images, directions can be given that mimic what one person says and shows to another. The product locator system is designed to allow location information to be conveyed to the user in whatever way(s) make sense.
In the present embodiment of the product locator system, the system database tables 26 are stored in a format that is compatible with Geographic Information Systems ("GIS"). Thus, the product locator system can be used to show directions from one store to another. In such an embodiment, store location can be stored as HTML pages.
The product locator system is designed to allow a Web-browser-based terminal to convey information, in the form of text, audio clips, and/or graphical images, as to the location of a selected product within a stored and/or the path from the terminal to this location. A range of destination locations is intended, from an overall department to a specific aisle to a specific position on a specific shelf. Whatever location information is available in the current store system (usually only a department or aisle number or at most an electronic price label location string) is intended to be used as the basis of the product locator module.
The present embodiment of the product locator system is designed to integrate with third-party application packages, including planogramming and GIS products. Planogramming databases often provide shelf position information for specific item codes, with the shelf s location in the store possibly defined as well. GIS databases, although usually applied to allow way-finding on geographic maps, could be scaled down to define a store layout as the underlying map on which paths are traced. The present product locator system is compatible with both types of applications. Of course, tight integration can occur only if a third-party package provides all the required location information. In that case, the present product locator system can provide the missing pieces of location information for looser integration.
The product locator system provides COM interfaces that return information of the type needed to populate HTML pages with appropriate content. Location information is not typically subject to minute-by-minute change. Consequently, location information need not be obtained directly from the base store system 12 upon each access. If desired, however, the product locator system can be customized to include this feature. In most cases, access to the current store system will be used to obtain a general piece of location information, such as the department or location string associated with an item code.
During store set-up and at any later time, such as during store reorganization, the product location system runs a batch operation to extract general location information available on the current store system. This general location information is extracted into database tables 26 used by the product locator system to provide location information. These tables can be augmented by additional information (e.g., audio clips and store maps) that are not normally available in point-of-service (POS) or in-store processor (ISP) systems, but that can be provided in a relatively straightforward manner. Duplicate information contained in the product locator system database tables and in the current store system will generally consist only of a look-up number (such as a department number) and in some cases a description (such as a department description in a single language).
The COM objects allow access to information in a variety of forms, to pave the way for a wide range of location-based applications. At one end of the spectrum, full information provided by an external location package can be passed back that can take the form of a multimedia clip showing the full path to the selected location. In addition, the product location system can provide support for Java applets that, when provided with a base map and coordinate information, can trace paths from the source location (i.e., the retail information terminal) to the destination location and/or highlight the source and destination locations. In the present embodiment, however, the returned information consists of text, a single multimedia or audio clip, and/or a static map image.
The product locator system is designed to guide a retail customer to the location of a selected individual product. However, the system provides additional database information that also supports higher-level applications, such as department locators. The COM interfaces support these higher-level location applications, although pure database access may provide equally valuable information. The database tables 26 are discussed in greater detail below.
Underlying the COM components is way-finding logic 28 that builds a path from the specified source location (e.g., a retail information terminal) to the specified destination location (usually an aisle or department containing the requested item). The path is allowed to span multiple maps/images, so that a store map from the retail information terminal's perspective can give way to a department layout map, which in turn can give way to a shelf planogram or photo. Text and audio clips can accompany each point along the path.
Location points, expressed as IDs that point to map coordinates, need to be defined at least for each ultimate destination. To allow for customized directions from a given starting point, the location points of all retail information terminals in the store also need to be defined. Intermediate points can also be defined, if desired. In such a case, careful planning and maintenance is required if the intermediate points are to be associated with text or audio clips that provide directions for a portion of an overall path. Intermediate points may prove most useful to trace non-direct paths on a base map. In any case, the underlying logic determines a path and the points on the path given any two distinct locations.
Since the retail information terminals may be oriented in different directions on a store floor, the same base map may need to be presented from different perspectives on different devices. The product locator system databases allow definition of rotation as counterclockwise angles of rotation of the base map and also as static copies of the map that have been rotated properly beforehand, which may be needed to display rotation without integration of third-party software. The product locator system at a minimum should support two-dimensional rotation angles of 0, 90, 180, and 270 for rectangular images. If desired, three-dimensional rotation can be implemented as well. Other two-dimensional rotation angles are supported for square images. Rotation angle calculations are needed to allow the calculation of X/Y coordinates on rotated maps to be calculated from base map X/Y coordinates.
In the present embodiment of the product locator system, an applications programming interface (API) 30 is used to log events. The system also uses common data collection facilities.
Most of the database tables 26 supporting the product locator system are targeted explicitly towards the product locator system. However, certain database tables, e.g., terminal and item description information, can be used to support other systems. If appropriate, access to this common data is carried out through facilities provided by the other systems.
In the present embodiment of the system, interactions with the retail customer end-user are carried out by using data provided by the system or its underlying databases to create HTML pages and/or control Java applets that provide the user interface.
Specifically, much of the database location information can be displayed to the user through HTML using imagemaps. Imagemaps associate portions of a graphic with specific links. In this way, more detailed information about a specific department can be obtained simply by touching that department on a store map appearing on the display screen of the retail information terminal. Drill-down to actual planogram pictures of a shelf's contents can be implemented through multiple levels of imagemap links. Using imagemaps at the store-wide level might be implemented more easily in HTML through direct database look-up than through use of the COM interfaces, which are targeted for single-item look-up.
Imagemaps can be implemented through either server-side or client-side functionality. In the present embodiment of the invention, it has been found that server-side imagemaps can be implemented with the least amount of coding. To use imagemaps, two files are required: the map image itself and a corresponding map file that defines rectangular, polygonal, or circular shapes on the map as sets of point values and correlates these shapes to URLs. Each imagemap click causes server processing to occur, however, followed by an entirely new browser page being displayed.
Client-side functionality for imagemaps can be supported through the use of the ImageMap class approach to linking provided by Java. In this case, links are defined in the same HTML page as the picture itself, facilitating correlation of information. Java also allows animation, highlighting, and pop-ups when a specific portion of the picture is "in focus." This is most usefull when the cursor position and double-clicking are available as distinct concepts, which they may not be on touchscreens. However, Java can provide path-drawing capabilities that are beyond the scope of pure server-side imagemaps.
The COM interfaces 16 provided by the present invention return information sufficient to allow a Java applet to draw appropriate highlights or paths on a base map. Full support is also available for two-dimensional rotation of images in Java using the data returned from the COM objects.
As shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment of the invention, the database tables 26 include eight categories of database tables to support the product locator system:
(1) Initial Setup Database Tables
The Initial Setup database tables 32 define available selections for customizing operation for the device and the user of the device:
The STORE-OPTIONS table defines a store-default-language-id value for use in looking up language-dependent values;
The DEVICE table correlates an external key device-id to internal key values device-group-id, location-id, and orientation-id used in other database tables. The device from which the application is invoked flavors the information provided to the customer.
The DEVICE-GROUP table, keyed by the device-group-id value, describes default features of a group of related terminals, in particular a device-default-language-id value. This language value takes precedence over the system default language, but is superseded by consumer selection of a different language.
The LANGUAGE table contains a language-id value that corresponds to the DEVICE-GROUP table's device-default-language-id value and the STORE-OPTIONS table's store-default-language-id value. The product locator system accesses only the language-id field from this table. The language-id setting affects lookups into the LOCATION-IMAGE-CONTENT, LOCATION-AUDIO-CONTENT, and LOCATION-TEXT-CONTENT tables, discussed below.
The LOCATION-PREFERENCE table defines location-preference-id values that should not be used to determine a path when a specific preference is in effect. This can prevent stairs, for instance, from being displayed as a way between floors to a consumer choosing to see wheelchair-accessible routes.
(2) Location Lookup Database Tables
The Location Lookup database tables 34 allow determination of an item's location in the store:
The ITEM-LOCATION table correlates an external key item-id to an internal key location-id used in the LOCATION, LOCATION-PATH, INVALID-LOCATION, and LOCATION-BORDER-POINT tables. Data in this table is needed only if location information exists for individual price look-up items, but cannot be determined programmatically or though a third-party application.
The ITEM table correlates an external key item-id to an internal key department-id that can be used for examination of the DEPARTMENT table. Department location information is the default when the location of individual items is not tracked. Data in this table is needed if location information cannot be extracted programmatically from the item-id value. The item-id value may be made up of a number of discrete fields, one of which is likely to be a department-id value.
The DEPARTMENT table allows iterative look-up through a hierarchy of department-id and parent-department-id values. Any one of these IDs may correspond to an entry in the DEPARTMENT-LOCATION table. The first matching DEPARTMENT-LOCATION table entry is used for processing, since location information associated with a small sub-department is more likely to be useful than location information associated with its overall department.
The DEPARTMENT-LOCATION table correlates a department identifier department-id to an internal location-id key. The department-id value may have been extracted from the item-id value, looked up from the ITEM and DEPARTMENT tables, or returned from a third-party application.
(3) Locations/Paths Tables
The Location/Paths database tables 36 define text, multimedia/audio, and/or graphical image ID's that are used to describe a location or the path between two defined locations:
The LOCATION table correlates a location-id value to an underlying map location-map-id, on which it graphs a point location-x-coordinate, location-y-coordinate, and location-z-coordinate, and associates the location-id with text location-text-id, multimedia audio location-audio-id, and a static graphical indication of the location location-image-id. In the present embodiment, the coordinate values serve a double purpose: defining a point for way-finding purposes and making the center of the location-image-id image on the underlying map. In an alternative embodiment, the location-image-type field associated with the location-image-id field can be used to refer to a base map overlay that is "permanent" on the map (e.g., a "You Are Here" overlay) or "temporary" (disappearing when the next overlay comes into play on the same map).
The LOCATION-PATH table defines textual (location-text-id), multimedia/audio (location-audio-id), and graphical information (location-image-id, location-path-x-coordinate, location-path-y-coordinate, location-path-z-coordinate) that describes a path between two locations (location-path-source-id and location-path-destination-id). Each of the two locations represented in the path segment correspond to a location-id value in the LOCATION table. Although, in the present embodiment, the location-path-image-type field associated with the location-image-id field is not used, in an alternative embodiment, it is anticipated that it could be used to refer to a base map overlay that is "permanent" on the map (i.e., maintained even when the next overlay appears) or "temporary" (disappearing when the next overlay comes into play on the same map).
The LOCATION-BORDER-POINT table defines a number of coordinate values (location-border-x-coordinate, location-border-y-coordinate, location-border-z-coordinate) that trace a polygonal boundary around a location (location-id) on the base map. A location-border-point-sequence-number is defined as part of the table's key, so that the individual points can be accessed in sequence. Any non-rectangular border should be defined explicitly, either in this table or through a map overlay in the LOCATION table entry for the associated location-id value. The LOCATION-BORDER-POINT data will prove most useful for defining imagemap hot spots or Javacreated border highlights. Data in the table is intended for use in the present embodiment only if back office facilities are provided to configure it.
(4) Map Store Database Tables
The Map Store database tables 38 define all base maps used by product locator system and the relationships between the maps, to support way-finding algorithms between points on one or more maps:
The ORIENTED-LOCATION-MAP table defines all base maps for use with the present product locator system. The table is keyed by location-map-id and orientation-id values that correspond to a static map image (location-image-id) and to counterclockwise angles of rotation (location-image-rotation-2d, location-image-rotation-3d). A static image definition (location-image-id) must exist for an orientation-id value of zero. The location-image-id value may be null (i.e., zero) if rotation of the base image occurs programmatically, which is not supported in the present embodiment. The rotation angles need to be supplied appropriately even if static images are defined for each possible orientation, since the rotation information is needed to convert coordinates plotted on the non-rotated base map to coordinates on any rotated map. In the present embodiment, rectangular images may be rotated by multiples of 90 degrees. Square images may be rotated by any number of degrees.
The LOCATION-MAP-TRANSITION table defines locations where one base map can give way to another, such as the first-floor map to the second-floor map or a department layout map to a shelf planogram. The table simply correlates one point (location-path-source-id) on one map (source-map-id) to another point (location-path-destination-id) on another map (destination-map-id). The points correspond to entries in the LOCATION table, while the maps correspond to entries in the ORIENTED-LOCATION-MAP table.
The LOCATION-MAP-LABEL table defines locations on the underlying map/image (location-map-id) oriented as necessary (orientation-id). A location-map-label-id field allows definition of the distinct labels associated with the map. Each label is described in terms of an image (location-image-id), the coordinates of the image on the base map (location-map-label-x-coordinate, location-map-label-y-coordinate, location-map-label-z-coordinate), and the counterclockwise angle of rotation to apply the label (location-image-rotation-2d, location-image-rotation-3d), which may be distinct from the rotation applied to the underlying map. Data in the table is intended for use in the present embodiment only if back office facilities are provided to configure it.
(5) Image Store Database Table
The Image Store database table 40 defines all graphical images used by the product locator system:
The LOCATION-IMAGE-CONTENT table defines all static maps and graphical images, identified by ID (location-image-id), counterclockwise angle of rotation (location-image-rotation-2d, location-image-rotation-3d), and specified language-id and location-preference-id values. Image information consists of a URL (location-image-url) and its size (location-image-x-extent, location-image-y-extent, location-image-z-extent). In the present embodiment, non-zero angles of rotation are not expected for any images. A location-image-scale-factor field is defined to allow translation of extent and coordinate information from one scale to another (e.g., inches to pixels), although this field is not used in the present embodiment.
(6) Audio Store Database Table
The Audio Store database table 42 defines all multimedia/audio clips used by the product locator system:
The LOCATION-AUDIO-CONTENT table defines all multimedia and audio clips in terms of an ID (location-audio-id) and specified language-id and location-preference-id values. It correlates these key values with a URL (location-audio-url).
(7) Text Store Database Table
The Text Store database table 44 defines all text associated with the product locator system:
The LOCATION-TEXT-CONTENT table defines all descriptive text associated with the product locator system, identified by an ID (location-text-id) and specific language-id and location-preference-id values. It correlates these key values with a text string (location-text).
(8) Format Table Entries
In addition to the categories of tables listed above, format table entries 46 are needed to allow table information to be formatted into readable text strings. These format table entries provide little benefit if LOCATION-PATH table text IDs point to self-contained descriptions. They allow other sorts of information to substitute for LOCATION-PATH text, however, when data extraction from an existing legacy system is all that is required.
FIG. 3 shows the relationships among the externally exposed COM interfaces and the overall system. Four COM interfaces are exposed for direct use by the end-user in conjunction with the product location system: NCRLocation 48, SourceLocation 50, DestinationLocation 52, and Destinations 54. The NCRLocation COM interface 48 supplies customized code to interact with an independent system at the store to retrieve location-related information. The SourceLocation COM interface 50 defines a retail self-service location and user preferences. The DestinationLocation COM interface 52 defines a department or product location and the path from the SourceLocation object. The Destinations COM interface 54 defines one or more product locations as DestinationLocation objects associated with a single SourceLocation object.
The NCR Location COM object allows interaction with the in-store system to obtain location information, such as extracting a department number from a Price Look-Up (PLU) number that contains Stock-Keeping Unit (SKU), class, and department portions or looking up a PLU number's location in planogramming tables. Database 26 supplies all other location information.
The SourceLocation object can stand alone to describe the location of a retail self-service terminal, such as for a "you are here" map. A DestinationLocation object exists in conjunction with a SourceLocation Object, so that a path can be devised from the retail self-service terminal to the destination location. For PLU items with multiple locations within a store, such as in an aisle and also in an end-cap display, the Destinations object can include multiple DestinationLocation objects.
Additional COM objects are supplied that are pointed to by the externally exposed COM interfaces. These additional COM objects contain properties that allow access to detailed location information. FIG. 4 shows the relationships among the internal and externally exposed COM interfaces:
DestinationLocations defines one or more DestinationLocation objects, each associated with a distinct destination location. Multiple destination locations can exist only when a PLU item is specified as the destination. This is a collection object with standard ATL COM collection functionality.
MapPaths defines one or more MapPath objects, each associated with a distinct base map. This is a collection object with standard ATL COM collection functionality.
MapPath defines a set of Map, Points, and Paths objects associated with a single base map. The path from source location to destination location may be made up of path segments on more than one base map.
Map defines a base static image and associated Labels, Extent, and Rotation objects.
Points defines one or more Point objects associated with a single Map object. This is a collection object with standard ATL COM collection functionality.
Point defines multimedia/audio and text information associated with a single point on a map, along with Highlight and Coordinates objects.
Paths defines a Path object for each path segment associated with a single Map object. This is a collection object with standard ATL collection functionality.
Path defines multimedia/audio, point list, and text information associated with a single path segment on a map, along with a Highlight object.
Labels defines one or more Highlight objects associated with labels on a single map. This is a collection object with standard ATL COM collection functionality.
Highlight defines one map label or highlight, primarily through associated Coordinates, Extent, and Rotation objects.
Extent defines X/Y/Z pixel sizes for an image.
Coordinates defines a single X/Y/Z coordinate on a base map as the point on which to "pin" a highlight or as a location to support path-finding.
Rotation defines a counterclockwise rotation angle in two and three dimensions.
In the present embodiment, all COM objects supplied are implemented using Visual C++ and the ATL Wizard. The objects are created as "Simple COM Objects" using ATL. This method of implementation supports the standard COM dual (IDispatch) interface.
The programmatic IDs associated with each COM object consist of the string "RSSAS," a dot, and the name of the object, such as "RSSAS.Points" or "RSSAS.SourceLocation."
FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of a method 56 according to the present invention. The method begins in step 58 with the retail customer providing an input at the retail self-service terminal. As discussed above, in the present embodiment of the invention, the terminal includes a touch-screen display for this purpose, although it would also be within the spirit of the present invention to provide a keyboard or other input device. The input at the touch-screen display includes, of course, the retail item being sought, but may also include the language in which the customer would like to receive directions to the selected item, or other inputs.
In step 60, in response to the customer input of a selected item, the system determines the location and orientation of the terminal at which the request is being made. This is accomplished by using the device-id key assigned to the terminal to obtain location-id and orientation-id values for the terminal. In step 62, the system determines the location of the selected retail item by using the item-id key to obtain the location-id value for the item. If there is no location-id for the item, i.e., if the system returns a null value, then in step 64 the system looks up the department having the selected item by using the item-id key to obtain a department-id. This can be done programmatically. In step 66, the system looks up the location value for the department having the selected item by using the department-id key and iterative calls, if necessary, to obtain a non-null location-id from the DEPARTMENT-LOCATION table.
In step 68, the system looks up the appropriate map for the item (or department) by using the location-id value retrieved from the ITEM-LOCATION or DEPARTMENT-LOCATION table to look up a location-map-id value. In step 70, the system rotates the map to the proper orientation relative to the terminal by using the location-map-id value retrieved from the LOCATION table and the orientation-id value retrieved from the DEVICE table to look up location-image-rotation-2d and location-image-rotation-3d values for images on the base map. In step 72, the system then uses its way-finding logic to look up information showing and describing the path between the terminal and the selected item. In this step, the system uses the location-id values retrieved from the DEVICE and ITEM-LOCATION/DEPARTMENT-LOCATION tables to retrieve location-image-id, location-audio-id, and location-text-id values.
In step 74, this information is used to look up files containing output images, audio, and text showing and describing the path to the selected item. In particular, the system uses the image-id key from the LOCATION-PATH table and the location-image-rotation-2d and the location-image-rotation-3d values from the ORIENTED-LOCATION-MAP table to obtain a location-image-url file name that contains a picture of the path from the retail self-service terminal to the item's location, with appropriate rotation. Also, the system uses the location-audio-id key from the LOCATION-PATH table to obtain a location-audio-url file name that describes the path from the retail self-service terminal to the item's location, and the system uses the location-text-id key from the LOCATION-PATH table to obtain text describing the path from the retail self-service terminal to the item's location. Finally, once the proper output files have been identified, the contents of the files are provided in step 76 as an output to the retail customer at the retail self-service terminal.
While the foregoing description includes detail which will enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, it should be recognized that the description is illustrative in nature and that many modifications and variations thereof will be apparent to those skilled in the art having the benefit of these teachings. It is accordingly intended that the invention herein be defined solely by the claims appended hereto and that the claims be interpreted as broadly as permitted by the prior art.
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|Method and system for tracking items using a distributed infrastructure
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|Dec 27, 2005
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|Audible designation for a node on a communication network
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|Apr 3, 2007
|The Boeing Company
|Method, computer program product, and system for performing automated text recognition and text search within a graphic file
|Jul 23, 2000
|Jun 12, 2007
|Innovaport Llc
|Apparatus and method for providing products location information to customers in a store
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|Nulph James L
|Method and system for marketing and game selection for lottery products
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|Target Brands, Inc.
|System and method for evaluating and recommending planograms
|Sep 30, 2005
|Feb 2, 2010
|The Kroger Co.
|Computer-based system and method for arranging items on a pallet
|Jun 10, 2008
|Jun 15, 2010
|Rpx-Lv Acquisition Llc
|Launching a web site using a personal device
|Dec 1, 2006
|Jun 29, 2010
|Glynn Kenneth P
|Product location method utilizing product bar code and aisle-situated, aisle-identifying bar code
|Sep 27, 2007
|Sep 7, 2010
|Glynn Kenneth P
|Item locator system utilizing item and location bar codes
|Feb 19, 2007
|Oct 26, 2010
|Innovaport Llc
|Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store
|Oct 8, 2007
|Oct 26, 2010
|Lv Partners, L.P.
|Portable scanner for enabling automatic commerce transactions
|Aug 11, 2008
|Oct 26, 2010
|Rpx-Lv Acquisition Llc
|Method for interfacing scanned product information with a source for the product over a global network
|Mar 15, 2005
|Jan 11, 2011
|Rpx-Lv Acquisition Llc
|Input device having positional and scanning capabilities
|May 11, 2004
|Feb 8, 2011
|The Kroger Co.
|System and method for mapping of planograms
|Jan 29, 2008
|Mar 8, 2011
|Rpx-Lv Acquisition Llc
|Accessing a vendor web site using personal account information retrieved from a credit card company web site
|Jun 26, 2007
|Mar 15, 2011
|RPX-LV Acquistion LLC
|Automatic configuration of equipment software
|Mar 17, 2009
|Mar 22, 2011
|Rpx-Lv Acquisition Llc
|Method and apparatus for utilizing a unique transaction code to update a magazine subscription over the internet
|Jan 10, 2006
|Mar 22, 2011
|Rpx-Lv Acquisition Llc
|Input device for allowing input of unique digital code to a user's computer to control access thereof to a web site
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|Apr 12, 2011
|Rpx-Lv Acquisition Llc
|Method for connecting a wireless device to a remote location on a network
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|Jun 7, 2011
|Target Brands, Inc.
|Systems and method for generating planogram images
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|Jul 12, 2011
|Rpx-Lv Acquisition Llc
|Method and apparatus for connecting a user location to one of a plurality of destination locations on a network
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|Aug 23, 2011
|RPX—LV Acquisition LLC
|Method and apparatus for utilizing an audibly coded signal to conduct commerce over the internet
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|Nov 1, 2011
|Mpanion, Inc.
|Location based presence and privacy management
|Dec 30, 2008
|Nov 22, 2011
|Target Brands, Inc.
|Customer search utility
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|Nov 29, 2011
|Rpx-Lv Acquisition Llc
|Input device for allowing interface to a web site in association with a unique input code
|Mar 31, 2010
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|Versata Development Group, Inc.
|Electronic commerce integration
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|Oct 23, 2012
|Rpx Corporation
|Method and apparatus for accessing a remote location with an optical reader having a programmable memory system
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|United Services Automobile Association (Usaa)
|Method and system for wireless device communication
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|Innovaport Llc
|Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store
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|Jul 22, 2014
|Innovaport Llc
|Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store
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|Content creation, distribution, interaction, and monitoring system
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|Mpanion, Inc.
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|Qualcomm Incorporated
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|United Services Automobile Association (Usaa)
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|Ncr Corporation
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|United Services Automobile Association (Usaa)
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|Bank Of America Corporation
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|Yuji Kitamura
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|Ncr Corporation
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|The Boeing Company
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|Srinivas Bangalore
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|Richard Hull
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|Henry Weinschenk
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|Stoler Randy M.
|Interactive touch screen locator and guide
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|Edward Kettler
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|Merriam-Leith Christopher Scott
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|International Business Machines Corporation
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|Yuji Kitamura
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|Richard Taylor
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|Nulph James L
|Method and system for marketing and game selection for lottery products
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|Droste David E
|Inventory mapping system and method
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|May 4, 2006
|O'malley Matt
|Content creation, distribution, interaction, and monitoring system
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|Target Brands, Inc.
|On-line planogram system
|Sep 30, 2005
|Apr 26, 2007
|Daniel Deganis
|Palletizing process for optimization of store aisle placement
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|May 24, 2007
|Guido Subotovsky
|System and method for product tracking and mapping
|Oct 11, 2006
|Apr 17, 2008
|Qing Liu
|Fixture based Item Locator System
|Apr 22, 2008
|Dec 4, 2008
|Liang Susan
|Store product locating system
|Oct 31, 2007
|Jan 1, 2009
|O'malley Matt
|Content creation, distribution, interaction, and monitoring system
|Oct 16, 2008
|Feb 12, 2009
|Target Brands, Inc.
|System and method for evaluating and recommending planograms
|Aug 14, 2007
|Feb 19, 2009
|Chawla Neeraj
|Location based presence and privacy management
|Oct 31, 2007
|May 7, 2009
|O'malley Matt
|Content creation, distribution, interaction, and monitoring system
|Dec 30, 2008
|Jul 1, 2010
|Target Brands Incorporated
|Customer Search Utility
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|Jul 8, 2010
|Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
|System for searching for sound source using map information and method thereof
|Jan 9, 2009
|Jul 15, 2010
|Aisle Express, Llc
|Methods, systems, and computer programs for providing shopping assistance to consumers
|Mar 21, 2010
|May 12, 2011
|Mpanion, Inc.
|System for sharing favorites and enabling in-network local search based on network rankings
|Mar 20, 2010
|Jun 30, 2011
|Mpanion, Inc.
|Real-time location and presence using a push-location client and server
|Mar 22, 2011
|Jul 28, 2011
|Mpanion, Inc.
|Rich presence status based on location, activity, availability and transit status of a user
|Apr 7, 2011
|Oct 13, 2011
|Douglas Watson
|Item finder system for finding items stored in storage regions
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|Jul 25, 2013
|Bank Of America Corporation
|Directional wayfinding
|Dec 4, 2013
|Feb 5, 2015
|Ebay Inc.
|Omnichannel retailing
|Nov 2, 2006
|Jan 19, 2010
|Mahoney Jerome R
|Voice activated/voice responsive item locater
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|Stoler Randy M
|Interactive touch screen locator and guide
|Nov 13, 2003
|Mar 24, 2005
|Randy M Stoler
|Interactive touch screen locator and guide
|Dec 15, 2003
|Jul 1, 2004
|Werth Messtechnik Gmbh
|Method for measuring a contour of a workpiece by scanning
|Apr 7, 2004
|Oct 6, 2005
|Reed Smith Llp
|Property mapping system and method
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|705/16, 705/22, 705/26.9
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
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Both the Euro and Sterling came under strong selling pressure versus the dollar over yesterday's trading session and continued to fall overnight after strong demand for the U.S. currency to settle funding needs has outweighed recent signs of an easing of conditions within credit markets.
The situation has been exaccerbated overnight due to comments made by Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, that the UK economy is likely to sink into recession in 2009. These economic fears have sent the pound plunging to a five-year low against the dollar.
Yesterday afternoon the dollar gained strength against the Euro & Sterling after reports confirmed that the Federal Reserve will help finance purchases of up to $600 billion in assets from money-market mutual funds oiled by redemptions from investors seeking the safety of government debt.
The new effort is called the Money Market Investor Funding Facility. JPMorgan Chase & Co. will run the five special units that will buy certificates of deposit, bank notes and commercial paper with a remaining maturity of 90 days or less. Each unit will buy paper from up to 10 separate issuers. The Federal Reserve are expected to lend up to $540 billion to the five funds – which are designed to help improve the liquidity position of money market investors.
The Federal Reserve itself is due to meet next week, amid speculation that it is likely to reduce interest rates again in a further bid to shore up the economy.
The London interbank offered rate, (also known as the Libor rate) which banks charge each other for 3-month loans in Euros dropped 3 basis points to 4.96 percent yesterday -as governments stepped up efforts to boost bank balance sheets and policy makers offered cash to revive lending. The Libor rate fell to the lowest level since 12th September, which was the Friday before Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. failed. The overnight dollar rate slid 23 basis points to 1.28% – which is below the Federal Reserve's target for the first time since 3rd October 2008.
France are due to purchase subordinated debt from banks including BNP Paribas SA and Societe Generale SA to help shore up capital. European governments have led the U.S. in efforts to recapitalize banks and thaw credit markets. Britain, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands are among countries that pledged more than 2 trillion Euros ($2.65 trillion) to guarantee bank loans and take stakes in lenders. U.S. Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson who at first rejected calls to invest directly in financial companies, now plans to spend $250 billion buying equity in banks.
News released yesterday afternoon confirmed that the Icelandic government is extremely close to securing a rescue deal with the International Monetary Fund which may also include financial help from Nordic neighbors and Japan. The fund is preparing a plan to present to the government. There is speculation that the rescue could amount to $6 billion.
Iceland is seeking aid from the IMF and Nordic countries after the collapse of its banking system had frozen its foreign-exchange market – making it much harder for importers to finance their purchases. Glitnir Bank h.f., Landsbanki Islands h.f. and Kaupthing Bank h.f. imploded with debts totalling $61 billion, (12x the size of their economy)
The yen has risen against the Euro and the Australian dollar on speculation that central banks around the world are likely to reduce interest rates again, spurring investors to sell higher-yielding assets funded in Japan. The yen gained the most against the Australian dollar after the Reserve Bank of Australia confirmed that they had a "strong economic case" for reducing interest rates on 7th October – this has fueled expectations for another interest rate reduction.
The Bank of Canada reduced its main interest rate by a quarter of a point yesterday afternoon, less than economists predicted, stating that it will probably need to reduce interest rates again in the near future. The credit squeeze spurred by the subprime mortgage meltdown is sapping demand for Canadian shipments of automobiles and lumber to the United States (Canada's main export market).
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand are expected to reduce their benchmark interest rate by 1 percentage point to 6.5% during its next interest rate decision on 23rd October.
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According to reports, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, has yet again taken up with the Centre for allocation of gas for upcoming projects at Nedunur and Shankarpalli, both located in Telangana.
While existing plants are starved of gas and new ones in the limbo without any immediate possibility of gas allocation, the Chief Minister has written to the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, and the Union Petroleum Minister, S. Jaipal Reddy, requesting for allocation of 9.72 mmscmd, with 4.62 mmscmd on a priority basis for Shankarpalli project in Ranga Reddy district of the State.
The Chief Minister stated that AP Genco has taken up 2100 MW of combined cycle gas-based power plant at Nedunur in Karimnagar through the special purpose vehicle — AP Power Development Company. This is the first gas plant of AP Genco.
While the land acquisition has been completed, statutory clearances are in place. Based on the assurance of Reliance Industrial Ltd , the developmental activities were completed. However, the EPC contract could not materialise for want of firm allotment of gas, he wrote.
Likewise, the 1,000 MW combined cycle gas plant at Shankarpally in Ranga Reddy district is vital for Hyderabad, and also to meet Metro rail requirement, which has not been provided gas linkage. In spite of repeated requests, there has been no progress in terms of gas allocation for these projects, he said.
The Chief Minister said these two projects are very important for the Telangana region to serve the farm sector operations and industries.
Through the letters, the Chief Minister reiterated the importance of these two projects for the development of the State, and wanted the Centre to accord top priority while allocating gas.


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COLOMBO - Hashim Amla faced a stern test of character in his first series as captain after South Africa lost three key wickets against a determined Sri Lankan bowling attack in the second Test Friday.Amla, 31, dug in with a painstaking 46 off 134 balls as South Africa trailed the hosts by 323 runs with seven wickets in hand on the second day of the Test at the SSC ground in Colombo. At stumps, South Africa were 98-3 with AB de Villiers (11) being the other not out batsman at the crease. Amla is leading the South African team for the first time in this two-Test series after being named captain last month following the retirement of Graeme Smith.With the wicket showing signs of deteriorating, Amla and his men now face an uphill task to put up a fighting total on the board. Sri Lanka posted 421 in their first innings, thanks to a solid 165-run knock by Mahela Jayawardene and a defiant 72 by Test debutant Niroshan Dickwella. South Africa were off to a shaky start in their first innings, losing their openers inside the first nine overs before seamer Suranga Lakmal sent back Faf du Plessis for a fighting 36.Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath gave the side an early breakthrough when he caught opener Alviro Petersen off his own bowling in the second over for two. Dean Elgar (one) followed suit, inside-edging off-spinner Dilruwan Perera to short leg where Kaushal Silva dived forward to take a sharp catch. Amla and du Plessis tried to rebuild the innings with some patient batting but Lakmal broke their 58-run stand half an hour before close.Du Plessis tried to swing a widish delivery from Lakmal but edged it to Dickwella who dived to his left to take a one-handed catch just inches off the ground. South Africa wrapped up the Sri Lankan innings in the second session, starting with the dismissal of Perera who lobbed a simple catch to Amla off leg-spinner Imran Tahir (1-121). Sri Lanka lost their second wicket to a run-out dismissal when Dickwella failed to make his ground while taking a cheeky single. Dickwella hit one six and eight fours in his 116-ball 72. Vernon Philander then had Ajantha Mendis and Lakmal caught behind in successive overs to bring an end to the Sri Lankan first innings. The first session belonged to Jayawardene and Dickwella who shared a rollicking 100-run stand for the sixth wicket. Jayawardene, due to quit Test cricket next month, hit 17 fours and a six during his nearly eight-hour stay at the wicket before being run out by a direct hit from Petersen about 30 minutes from lunch. It was Dickwella who dominated the bowlers initially when Sri Lanka resumed at their overnight 305-5, driving and cutting South African fast bowlers for fours to belie his status as a Test debutant. Jayawardene too picked up the pace, reaching the 150-run mark with a single to long leg off Dale Steyn. The South African quicks struggled to make the new ball count in the crucial first hour, regularly pitching in loose balls that were promptly dispatched to the fence. Morne Morkel's short balls were hit for two fours on the trot by Dickwella, the batsman arching back slightly and ramping the second one high over the slip cordon. The attritional first hour saw Morkel lose his cool and push away Dickwella as he was trying to take a run but the bowler apologised immediately.Unruffled, Dickwella went on to complete his debut Test fifty with three runs off a full toss from Morkel that he nudged it to the mid-on region.South Africa lead the two-Test series 1-0 after winning the first match in Galle by 153 runs.
SRI LANKA 1ST INNINGS:U Tharanga c de Kock b Steyn 11K Silva c de Villiers b Duminy 44K Sangakkara c Tahir b Steyn 0M Jayawardene run out 165 A Mathews c de Kock b Duminy 63K Vithanage c de Villiers b Morkel 13N Dickwella run out 72 D Perera c Amla b Tahir 12R Herath not out 7A Mendis c de Kock b Philander 2S Lakmal c de Kock b Philander 4 EXTRAS: (b11, lb14, nb3) 28TOTAL: (for all out; 121.4 overs) 421 FOW: 1-16, 2-16, 3-115, 4-246, 5-285, 6-385, 7-404, 8-409, 9-415, 10-421BOWLING: Steyn 22-5-69-2, Philander 21.4-7-52-2, Morkel 26-6-69-1, Tahir 33-4-121-1, Duminy 18-1-80-2, Elgar 1-0-5-0.SOUTH AFRICA 1ST INNINGS:A Petersen c and b Herath 2D Elgar c Silva b Perera 1F du Plessis c Dickwella b Lakmal 36 H Amla not out 46AB de Villiers not out 11EXTRAS: (lb1, nb1) 2TOTAL: (for 3 wkts; 52 overs) 98FOW: 1-3, 2-13, 3-71Bowling: Lakmal 11-4-13-1, Herath 13-5-16-1, Perera 15-6-24-1, Mendis 9-0-27-0 (1nb), Vithanage 4-0-17-0TOSS: Sri LankaUMPIRES: Richard Kettleborough (ENG) and Nigel Llong (ENG)TV UMPIRE: Billy Bowden (NZL)MATCH REFEREE: Jeff Crowe (NZL)


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Gymnastics • Simone Biles grabbed the early lead in the U.S. women's gymnastics championships.
The 16-year-old from Texas put together an all-around score of 60.500 on Thursday in the opening round, well ahead of returning Olympic gold medalist Kyla Ross.
Ross, who helped the U.S. women win the team gold in London last summer, is second after posting a total of 59.750.
Federer, Serena advance in Ohio
Tennis • Roger Federer overcome a tough start and emerged from his string of subpar showings since Wimbledon, beating Tommy Haas 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Western & Southern Open.
He'll play fourth-seeded Rafael Nadal Friday night.
On the women's side, No. 1 Serena Williams beat Germany's Mona Barthel 6-4, 6-1 in only 63 minutes, reaching the quarterfinals in a tournament where she's never reached the final.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Jered Weaver allowed three hits over six innings in his first start since no-hitting the Twins last week to lead the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-3 victory over Minnesota on Monday night.
Weaver (5-0) gave up one run with two walks and two strikeouts and Alberto Callaspo had a homer and three RBI for the Angels, who have won six of eight as they try to climb out of the cellar in the AL West.
Erik Komatsu had two of the Twins' three hits against Weaver, but the Twins didn't have much more success against Weaver than they did on Wednesday.
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Albert Pujols went 1-for-5 with two RBI a day after homering for the first time this season. He's hitting .197 after signing a $240 million contract.
The Twins scored two in the eighth against the Angels' shaky bullpen, but Los Angeles tacked on three insurance runs, thanks in part to an error by Erik Komatsu in left field that allowed two runs to score, in the ninth to put the game away.
Red Sox 11, Royals 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Will Middlebrooks homered down each of the lines, David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia also went deep, and Boston pounded Kansas City to snap a five-game losing streak.
Middlebrooks, called up last week when Kevin Youkilis went on the disabled list, hit a three-run shot in the first inning and a two-run homer in the eighth, becoming the first player in Red Sox history with at least one extra-base hit in each of his first four major league games.
Felix Doubront (2-1) allowed all five Kansas City runs over 6⅓ innings, giving the Red Sox bullpen a much-needed rest. Boston used up every available arm against the Orioles, forcing left-fielder Darnell McDonald to finish the 9-6 defeat.
The Royals' Jonathan Sanchez (1-2) was pounded for six runs in three-plus innings, the 11th consecutive time the former Giants starter failed to last more than five innings.
Doubront left protecting a two-run cushion with the bases loaded in the seventh inning, but Vincente Padilla got Billy Butler to chop into an inning-ending double-play to preserve the lead, and the Red Sox added four more runs in the eighth to put it away.
Mariners 3, Tigers 2
SEATTLE (AP) — John Jaso's sacrifice fly capped a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Seattle a win over Detroit.
Octavio Dotel came on in the ninth for Detroit with closer Jose Valverde unavailable after three consecutive appearances. Dotel walked Brendan Ryan and Ichiro Suzuki, then advanced both with a wild pitch. Ryan scored on another wild pitch to pull the Mariners within a run.
Jesus Montero then doubled to deep center, the ball hitting the wall just left of the 405 marker, to drive in Suzuki.
Duane Below relieved Dotel (1-1) before Kyle Seager sacrificed pinch-runner Munenori Kawasaki to third base prior to Jaso driving him in.
Steve Delabar (1-0) picked up the win with a scoreless ninth.
Detroit starter Doug Fister was denied his first win of the season in his second start. He was removed from his first outing April 7 after straining his left side. On Monday night, he allowed four hits, walked none and struck out three.
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On Friday at Exhibition Place on the streets of Toronto Dario Franchitti won the pole position for Saturday's Race One of the Honda Indy Toronto weekend. It is the Target Chip Ganassi Racing drivers' second pole of 2013 and the 32nd of his career.
The pole came after Franchitti crashed the car in practice earlier on Friday in Turn Five.
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Franchitti will be joined on the front row by Dragon Racing's Sebastien Bourdais for the first ever standing start in series history.
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Date: Thursday, 22 Dec 1994 10:23:54 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Job Announcement
Theatre: University of Scranton, Assistant Professor Acting/Directing. The
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The truth gets its pants on
Colin Coward of Changing Attitude-England has looked into a report by Chris Sugden of Anglican Mainstream, that the Episcopal Church had withheld $100,000 in donations to the Church of Sudan after Sudanese Archbishop Daniel Deng called for the resignation of Bishop Gene Robinson at the Lambeth Conference. He writes:
Meanwhile, my contacts in the USA continued to investigate and have reported the following: support from the budget of TEC to Sudan hasn't decreased. It is wired quarterly. No dioceses broke off relationships with Sudan over Archbishop Deng's remarks. Rather, some dioceses are expanding said relationships and others are exploring relationships with Sudanese dioceses that currently don't have a partner in TEC. No one my contacts have been in touch with have any idea what money Chris Sugden could be referring to.
I'd like to know the truth about the $100,000, given that so much misinformation finds its way onto the web. The Episcopal Church is portrayed as the guilty party by conservative groups such as Anglican Mainstream. Accusations such as that made by Chris Sugden made are rarely questioned or substantiated.
The issue of making damaging allegations without doing rudimentary reporting is one thing, but there is a larger ethical issue here. Why do economically comfortable, Western evangelicals laud African bishops when they turn down money that would buy food and medicine for their people? (Not that Archbishop Deng has been callous enough to do so.)
As the struggle for control of the Anglican Communion wears on, it becomes ever more apparent that Africa's ostensible allies are willing to let Africans suffer to advance Western ends.
Update: Archbishop Deng has appealed to the British government for help in ending hte crisis created in Sudan, Uganda and Congo by the "Lord's Resistance Army. Meanwhile, Sudan's president, Omar Hassan Al-Bashir has expelled foreign aid groups in the wake of the International Criminal Court's decision to issue a warrant for his arrest. The efforts of the Anglican right to disrupt existing relationships between Sudan and its friends in other countries is particularly troubling at a time when the Sudanese people would seem to need all the help they can get.
And finally: turns out the Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota is also involved in work in Sudan.
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Sadly, we live in an environment where it is assumed that whoever screams the loudest and longest is telling the truth. (Consider the national poster child of the conservative movement, Rush Limbaugh.) Spin is a poor substitute for accurate reporting of the facts. But when winning at all costs becomes the point, these are the kinds of things that become common.
The simple fact of the matter is that Christ Sugden and the rest of the Anglican Extremist movement believe that any action can be justified if it advances their hatemongering agenda.
Thus, "Canon Doctor" Sugden believes it is acceptable to lie.
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Friday, August 1, 2008
This Week in Publishing 8/1/08
Colleen Lindsay linked to a really great interview with Ballantine editor Liz Scheier, which has all kinds of essential info, especially about why it's so important to have a strong hook.
You gotta love the New Yorker -- this week there's a fascinating article about the feud between Anne Carol Moore and E.B. White over STUART LITTLE. Moore was a pioneer in the creation of children's sections of libraries, and also a fearsome tastemaker. E.B. White, of course, was E.B. White.
USA today featured an article on all things Stephenie Meyer and deems her the heir apparent to J.K. Rowling. BREAKING DAWN goes on sale Saturday at 12:01 am with a first printing of 3.2 million.
Amazon has continued its company buying spree -- they have acquired AbeBooks, which will remain a separate website. I'll be curious to see if Amazon will try to incorporate AbeBooks to facilitate used books sales (and remember, used book sales don't result in author royalties and publisher revenue).
And finally, thanks to everyone who attended the PRO Retreat agent panel at the RWA conference yesterday! As a first time RWA attendee, let me just say that the conference is a blast, and I really appreciated all of the excellent questions. It was so great to meet blog readers in person.
Have a great weekend!
30 comments:
- clindsay said...
Thanks for the link!
- August 1, 2008 at 2:19 PM
- Joanne said...
Liked Colleen Lindsay's comments about the query letter hook getting passed along the food chain. It's amazing how crucial one or two sentences are to marketing.
- August 1, 2008 at 2:33 PM
- A Paperback Writer said...
Whoa. That mouse battle is one amazing article. Thanks!
- August 1, 2008 at 3:04 PM
- Dan said...
After two months of reading your blog, I just noticed your tshirt in your profile picture matches the Curtis Brown logo... tricky tricky.
Almost as tricky as the two of you linking to each other's blog posts!
Your shamelessness is why I like you Nathan Bransford.
- August 1, 2008 at 3:07 PM
- Jude said...
The RWA National conference is a great time with an amazing group of people.
Blogging National
- August 1, 2008 at 3:36 PM
- bookboy28 said...
I loved that interview with Liz Scheier. I loved that she used the term MacGuffin.
- August 1, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Did y'all see this? A new, ah, interesting idea in supporting yourself until your novel gets published. Just sell shares in your advance...
- August 1, 2008 at 4:03 PM
- Susan said...
JKR already has an heir apparent? Things move quickly indeed. By the time I get mine finished I'll be Stephenie's heir apparent's heir apparent's heir apparent (I should be so lucky).
Thanks for the interview link! Great stuff.
- August 1, 2008 at 5:09 PM
- Sam Hranac said...
Thanks for the link to the New Yorker article. I'm reading "Minders of Make-Believe" by Leonard Marcus right now and recognized some of the early quotes. I'm at the point where Ms. Nordstrom makes the scene. Great stuff indead.
- August 1, 2008 at 6:27 PM
- Elyssa Papa said...
Thanks for the links, Nathan... all interesting articles.
Do you think you'll be going to more RWA conferences in the future?
- August 1, 2008 at 6:53 PM
- AstonWest said...
I'm the heir apparent to Harry Potter...sigh...people never learn.
- August 1, 2008 at 7:34 PM
Liked the interview with Liz Scheier... However, "unprofessionality?" Is this a new word I'm unfamiliar with? Wouldn't it give you pause to work with an editor like that (unless it's some sort of joke I'm not getting?)
- August 1, 2008 at 8:51 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
No, it would not give me pause.
Or are you joking too? I'm so confused.
- August 1, 2008 at 10:09 PM
- Gina Black said...
Nathan--it was a pleasure to meet you!
- August 1, 2008 at 10:56 PM
- Pamala Knight said...
I was so excited when I saw that you were on the agenda for RWA, but sad that i'm too far down the food chain to rate an appointment. BOO! Well, it just means that my shiny, uber-polished, COMPLETED manuscript will have to make it to NB land after I sell my soul for a query letter that wins.
Enjoy the conference!!
- August 2, 2008 at 1:15 AM
Sorry, but the correct word is "unprofessionalism," not "unprofessionality." And yes, I would expect an editor to use language properly.
- August 2, 2008 at 10:17 AM
- Nathan Bransford said...
Well, no offense, but that's just crazy. A talented editor could spout spoonerisms all day for all I care. Copyeditors are responsible for books on the sentence and word level, not editors. And Liz happens to be one of the best editors out there. If you wanted to pass that up because of one word, well, your loss.
- August 2, 2008 at 12:16 PM
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- August 2, 2008 at 2:14 PM
- Other Lisa said...
I had the pleasure of dealing with Liz Scheier once upon a time. One of the most genuinely dedicated and supportive people you would ever want to meet in a creative field, who in my experience understands writing and writers and how to work with them.
Anon, you really deprive yourself of opportunities with an unnecessarily rigid attitude.
- August 2, 2008 at 2:16 PM
- clindsay said...
Sorry, but I smell sour grapes.
Liz is an incredibly talented editor. You'd do well to remember that everyone has quirks in his or her own personal speech patterns and one slip of the tongue (or the keyboard) doesn't negate the fact that she's damned good at what she does.
My two cents. Grammatically correct or otherwise.
- August 2, 2008 at 3:57 PM
- Michelle Moran said...
Great link! And I'm sorry to have missed you at the conference. I was a first time attendee as well, and went primarily to have a meeting with Sue Grimshaw (during which I thankfully did not hyperventilate). I left early, but if I'd known you were there, I would have tracked you down for drinks :]
Have a great time!!
- August 2, 2008 at 7:04 PM
off topic question (for any)
I have been contracted to write a chapter in a non-fiction book.
Are there any risks?
(It is NOT a venture-capitalism book or author paid for book, but a scholastic book.)
I do not have any real information on the other chapter authors though.
The publisher/contract is with Cambridge Scholars Press.
Any opinions would be helpful.
- August 2, 2008 at 8:35 PM
- austexgrl said...
Anne Carrol Morre...huh?...Nathan, do you ever consider the fact that YOU are SO Blessed? Just curious.
- August 2, 2008 at 9:44 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
Sorry to have missed you! Hope you had a good time in SF.
Check out Janet Reid's most recent post, which is an absolutely indispensable post on handling contracts without an agent.
I consider myself a lucky person, but I'm not sure in which sense you mean that question.
- August 2, 2008 at 9:51 PM
- Beth Terrell said...
Nathan, thank you for the link to the STUART LITTLE article. Great stuff!
- August 2, 2008 at 10:55 PM
- Deborah Blake said...
I'm sure you're crazy busy now, but once it is all over and you catch your breath, could you give us all an "agent's eye" view of what it is like to attend the RWA conference? I'm sure I'm not the only one who would be interested. [And maybe link to any other agents/editors who do the same thing?]
I couldn't make this year's con but hope to go next year when it is in D.C., a bit closer to home.
Thanks, Deborah
PS--And I'm sure by then I will have an agent of my own...maybe someone near and dear to our hearts. (I'm talking about Colleen Lindsay, of course...tee hee) Ummm...read any good partials lately?
- August 3, 2008 at 12:04 PM
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- August 3, 2008 at 2:36 PM
- Erin Richards said...
Loved your RWA PRO retreat panel. Thanks for being there and handling all our questions! I hope you enjoyed yourself and attend future RWA Conferences.
- August 3, 2008 at 6:58 PM
The panel was great! I loved getting to meet and chat with you.
- August 3, 2008 at 10:14 PM
It was great to hear your opinions at the agent panel. I'm one of the many readers of your blog, but I never thought it would be wise to query you because my novel seemed so far removed from what you do. I believe you convinced me otherwise on Thursday. I'll be querying as soon as my novel's really polished. Thanks!
- August 4, 2008 at 3:14 AM


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Annual Members' Meeting
Sacramento Credit Union's Annual Meeting will be held February 21, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., 800 H Street, second floor, Sacramento, California. In conjunction with the 2013 Annual Meeting, SCU will hold its annual Board of Directors and Supervisory Committee election. Two Director positions for three-year terms and two Supervisory Committee positions for three-year terms are open for election.
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800 H Street Sacramento, CA 95814. (916) 444-8599. SCU Investments Disclosure: Securities and Investment advisory services are offered through Financial Network Investment Corporation, a registered broker/dealer and member of the SIPC. Financial Network is not an affiliate of Sacramento Credit Union. Not NCUSIF Insured. Not a Deposit. No Credit Union Guarantee. May Lose Value. Not insured by any federal government agency. This publication does not constitute legal, accounting or other professional advice. Although it is intended to be accurate, neither the publisher nor any other party assumes liability for loss or damage due to reliance on this material. Images may be from one or more of these sources: ©Thinkstock, ©iStock, ©Fotolia.©2012 BlueSpire Strategic Marketing | bluespiremarketing.com
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