MORE THAN 85,000 Slovaks have never held a job, and have therefore never had a chance to develop work experience, Poštová Banka analysts wrote in their latest economic weekly based on the Statistics Office data for the first quarter of 2014.
The Statistics Office found that these 85,600 Slovaks who have never worked represent one-fifth of all unemployed. Another 76,800 people who are currently unemployed held a previous job in industrial production, as reported by TASR.
Industry is the largest employer from all sectors. The number of people employed in industry dropped by 20 percent during the crisis, and the sector's employment numbers have still not recovered.
Other sectors with the largest number of unemployed Slovaks are construction, wholesale and retail trade.
"Before becoming unemployed, as many as 33,300 Slovaks worked in construction," the report states, as quoted by TASR.


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Q: How do you express (Keys.Control | Keys.M) in F#? In C#, you can express characters for the KeyPress event in the form Keys.Control | Keys.M. In F#, Keys.Control ||| Keys.M doesn't work. What does?
Edit: Interesting indeed. Using System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Control ||| System.Windows.Forms.Keys.M as per Johannes Rössel's suggestion below in the F# interactive window works exactly as he shows. Writing it in a .fs file:
    form.KeyPress.Add (fun e ->
         if (e.KeyChar = (System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Control ||| System.Windows.Forms.Keys.M)) then textbox.SelectAll() )

gives me the error The type 'char' does not support any operators named '|||'. So I probably misidentified the location of the problem. There is no typecasting from Keys to char.

A: Just little addition to Johaness Rössel's answer, there is nicer (or 'more functional') way to do this using reactive programming.
form.KeyDown
    |> Event.filter (fun e -> e.KeyData = (Keys.Control + Keys.M))
    |> Event.map (fun _ -> textbox.SelectAll())
    |> ignore

A: Use +:
Keys.Control + Keys.M

FWIW, ||| works for me, though:
> System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Control ||| System.Windows.Forms.Keys.M;;
val it : System.Windows.Forms.Keys = M, Control

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package com.cloud.network.manager;

import com.cloud.agent.Listener;
import com.cloud.agent.api.AgentControlAnswer;
import com.cloud.agent.api.AgentControlCommand;
import com.cloud.agent.api.Answer;
import com.cloud.agent.api.Command;
import com.cloud.agent.api.StartupCommand;
import com.cloud.exception.ConnectionException;
import com.cloud.host.Host;
import com.cloud.host.Status;

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abstract class AbstractListener implements Listener {

    @Override
    public boolean processAnswers(long agentId, long seq, Answer[] answers) {
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean processCommands(long agentId, long seq, Command[] commands) {
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public AgentControlAnswer processControlCommand(long agentId, AgentControlCommand cmd) {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public void processHostAdded(long hostId) {

    }

    @Override
    public void processConnect(Host host, StartupCommand cmd, boolean forRebalance) throws ConnectionException {

    }

    @Override
    public boolean processDisconnect(long agentId, Status state) {
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public void processHostAboutToBeRemoved(long hostId) {

    }

    @Override
    public void processHostRemoved(long hostId, long clusterId) {

    }

    @Override
    public boolean isRecurring() {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public int getTimeout() {
        return 0;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean processTimeout(long agentId, long seq) {
        return true;
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}

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No Gold Glove Awards again for the Brewers. Did you expect any? Do you remember the last one? It was Robin Yount in 1982. 151 different players have won a total of 479 Gold Glove Awards since then. Bret Boone has been retired for three years. He hasn't played a full season for five years. Before that, he won 3 Gold Glove Awards. The last year a Brewers won a Gold Glove Award, Bret Boone's dad did too. Greg Maddux holds the career record with 18 Gold Glove Awards. Maddux played his entire career - beginning to end - since the last time a Brewer won a Gold Glove Award. Phil Niekro won a Gold Glove Award the last time a Brewer did. Phil Niekro. Think about that.


Q. I would very much like to have software that would automatically format text for Chicago style. Does such a thing exist? Where would I find it? Thank you.
A. Readers have mentioned to us a handful of programs—including EndNote, RefWorks, and Zotero—that they say can be helpful in formatting notes and bibliographies in CMOS style. Unfortunately, a problem we frequently encounter in manuscripts is the accidental use of notes style for bibliographies and vice versa. Even though everything looks perfect and consistent on the surface, we have to return the work to the author for repairs. So be careful what you wish for, and be sure to check your work carefully.


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Grandes éxitos es el tercer álbum recopilatorio de la banda argentina Babasónicos, un álbum promocional en el que se incluyen una selección de sus éxitos de entre 1992 y 1999.

Lista de canciones
 D-Generación
 La era del amor - Parte 1
 Margaritas
 Malón
 Montañas de agua
 Patinador sagrado
 Poder ñandú
 El Médium
 ¡Viva Satana!
 Perfume casino
 Gronchótica
 Demonomanía
 Seis vírgenes descalzas
 Pasta de hablar
 Desfachatados
 El playboy

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 Grandes éxitos

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Álbumes de 2008
Álbumes recopilatorios de 2008
Álbumes de rock alternativo
Álbumes de música experimental
Álbumes de rock
Álbumes promocionales
Álbumes de rock en español
Álbumes de rock de Argentina
Álbumes de hard rock

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US7623631B2 - Multimedia emergency services - Google Patents
Multimedia emergency services Download PDF
Samuel N. Zellner
Mark J. Enzmann
Robert T. Moton, Jr.
AT&T Intellectual Property I LP
2005-11-14 Application filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I LP filed Critical AT&T Intellectual Property I LP
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A system and method for remotely controlling one or more monitoring devices in a user's household in the event of emergency so as to more productively monitor the emergency situation on a real-time basis. The monitoring devices may include a number of multimedia instruments such as a telephone with an answering machine, a computer with a built-in digital camera, a video recording device, a cellular phone with an integrated digital camera, etc. An emergency service provider may remotely activate the monitoring devices in the user's vicinity upon receiving an emergency help request from the user, and receive the information sent by the monitoring devices to enable the service personnel to plan appropriate response to the emergency at hand. Such an arrangement allows for better monitoring of the user's vicinity in an emergency situation without the need for prolonged user participation in narrating or describing the emergency situation. Further, the emergency service provider may obtain a better picture of the emergency and its impact by controlling appropriate monitoring devices available in the user's vicinity. The remote activation and control of a monitoring device may be accomplished via the Internet.
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/833,804, filed Apr. 28, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,010,097 the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 10/402,517, filed Mar. 28, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,748,052 the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/740,374, filed Dec. 19, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,567,502, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention broadly relates to providing emergency services (e.g., the police services) to the public, and more particularly, to a system and method of providing emergency services wherein the emergency service provider (e.g., the police) gets control of one or more monitoring devices in the vicinity of a user requesting emergency help.
FIG. 1 illustrates a typical prior art emergency reporting arrangement using a telephone 10. A person or user 12 in need of emergency help dials a designated emergency reporting number (e.g., '911') to connect to an emergency service center (ESC) 14. The emergency service center 14 may be a 911-response center, a police station, a hospital, a fire station, a combination of these places or any other location equipped for dispatching emergency relief. A carrier network 16 may electrically connect the telephone 10 to a receiving apparatus (e.g., an operator headset receiver) at the ESC 14. The carrier network 16 may include, individually or in combination, the plain old telephone system (POTS), the more advanced public switched telephone network (PSTN), or a wireless communication network (e.g., a cellular telephone network) when the telephone 10 is, for example, a cellular phone ("cell phone").
Instead of dialing all the digits contained in the designated emergency reporting number (e.g., '9', '1', '1'), a user may instead "speed dial" the number by programming a single key on the telephone 10. In this manner, the user need not press individual digits of the phone number, but, instead, may need to press only a pre-marked speed dial key. Some modern cell phones come equipped with a "button" or key on their keypads that is dedicated to dial a predetermined emergency phone number (e.g., '911').
Thus, typically, the user 12 requests emergency help over the phone 10. When the user 12 dials the emergency phone number (e.g., '911'), an operator at the ESC 14 answers the phone and asks the user 12 to state the user's name, the address or place of the emergency, the nature of the emergency, the cause of the problem, etc. In response, the user 12 has to provide the requested information in sufficient detail so as to enable the emergency service personnel to locate the user and the place of the emergency and also to come prepared to the emergency location depending on the nature of the emergency. For example, in case of a robbery, the user 12 may need to inform the operator at the ESC 14 of the seriousness of the emergency so that the police or other emergency service personnel may arrive at the place of trouble with adequate safety measures in place.
However, it is easily observed that the user 12 may not always be able to adequately describe the user's vicinity during the emergency. For example, in the robbery situation described above, the user may not be in a safe position to talk at length (about the robbery) over the phone 10 or, alternatively, the user 12 may simply be so dumbfounded by the chain of events as to not be able to effectively narrate the urgency of the situation or of the surroundings to the ESC 14 operator. The user may not even be physically capable of narrating the user's vicinity, for example, when the user suffers a heart attack and wishes just to inform the emergency service provider (e.g., the police or the hospital) of the user's condition without further discussion or details.
The user 12 may have one or more monitoring devices (not shown) in the user's vicinity or in the user's household or dwelling 17 to record or monitor certain situations. For example, the user 12 may be wearing a monitor/transmitter that can record and transmit (upon request) the user's current blood pressure. Alternatively, the user 12 may have a video camera in the user's vicinity which, when activated, may record and transmit visual images depicting the user's surroundings at the time of the camera activation, thereby providing the viewer with a visual description of the user's vicinity. For example, in a robbery situation, the video camera may capture and transmit the images of the events occurring in the user's vicinity. These events may include the act of robbery, the physical looks/descriptions and location (if possible) of the robber and any accomplices, the extent of physical injury to the user or any other party, the location of any exit route or stairways in the building, etc.
However, many monitoring devices may not be already active at the time of emergency, and must be activated by the user or someone else before any condition in the user's vicinity can be monitored. Furthermore, in many emergency situations (e.g., under threat of physical safety or under an onset of a life-threatening emergency), the user may not be physically capable of accessing the monitoring device to activate it, even if the user wishes to do so. Also, the user 12 may not even be able to speak or narrate his/her emergency situation when connected to the operator at the ESC 14. Additionally, the ESC 14 may have a finite number of incoming telephone lines. In that situation, because of the circuit-switched nature of telephone communications, the person placing the emergency call may end up receiving a line "busy" signal instead of an operator's voice. In other words, the ESC 14 may not immediately attend to the user's phone call in the event of a large number of distress calls to the ESC 14. This may not be desirable, especially when the caller's situation demands prompt and instant attention.
It is therefore desirable for an emergency service provider to be able to remotely control one or more monitoring devices in the user's vicinity when the user sends an emergency help request. Such an arrangement allows for better monitoring of the user's vicinity in an emergency situation without the need for prolonged user participation in narrating or describing the emergency situation. Further, the emergency service provider may obtain a better picture of the emergency and its impact by controlling appropriate monitoring devices available in the user's vicinity. The availability of modern high-speed data processors and the continually growing popularity of the Internet make it desirable to perform remote monitoring—including activation and deactivation of various monitoring devices—of an emergency condition using the Internet or other IP (Internet Protocol) network. It may also be desirable for the emergency service provider to offer a subscription-based or usage-based emergency monitoring service.
The present invention contemplates a method of monitoring the vicinity of a user requesting emergency help. The method comprises receiving an emergency help request from the user; and remotely controlling one or more monitoring devices in the user's vicinity in response to the emergency help request from the user. The monitoring devices may include a number of multimedia instruments such as a telephone with an answering machine, a computer with a built-in digital camera, a video recording device, a cellular phone with an integrated digital camera, etc. The emergency help request from the user is received at an emergency service center (ESC) which then establishes an individual communication session with each monitoring device to receive the monitored information therefrom. The ESC may determine what parameters (e.g., sight, sound, blood pressure, heart rate, etc.) a monitoring device can monitor, the type of the monitored information (audio information, video information, etc.), and the form (data packets, analog signals, etc.) in which the monitored information is available from the monitoring device.
In one embodiment, the ESC may remotely query each monitoring device to determine what capabilities that device has. Based on the determination of the device capabilities, the ESC may then remotely activate the appropriate monitoring device to obtain the information needed to allow the ESC personnel to prepare the best possible response to tackle the emergency at hand. The information about device capabilities may be obtained from a database within the ESC. Alternatively, the queried device may send a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) address for a web site from which the ESC can obtain pertinent device-specific information.
The present invention also contemplates a system for monitoring the vicinity of a user requesting emergency help. The system comprises one or more monitoring devices installed in the vicinity of the user, wherein at least one of the one or more monitoring devices is configured to transmit an emergency help request from the user; and an emergency service center (ESC) in communication with the one or more monitoring devices, wherein the ESC is configured to receive the emergency help request and to remotely control the one or more monitoring devices in response thereto. The ESC may be connected to the monitoring devices via a carrier network, which may include, individually or in combination, the plain old telephone system (POTS), the more advanced public switched telephone network (PSTN), or a wireless communication network (e.g., a cellular telephone network), depending on the type of monitoring device communicating with the ESC. The ESC may also communicate with a monitoring device via the Internet.
The present invention further contemplates a method of providing emergency services. The method comprises offering a fee-based emergency monitoring service (EMS); receiving an emergency help request from a subscriber of the EMS; and remotely controlling one or more monitoring devices in the subscriber's vicinity in response to the emergency help request from the subscriber. A provider of the EMS may initially receive the monitored data from the remote monitoring devices, and may then transfer the data to an emergency service center (ESC) serving the region in which the subscriber's household is located. Thus, the EMS provider may act as an intermediary between the subscriber and the ESC. In an alternative arrangement, the ESC may itself be the EMS provider.
The remote activation of the monitoring devices and the remote reception of the monitored information sent by the monitoring devices enable emergency service personnel to plan an appropriate response to the emergency at hand. Such an arrangement allows for better monitoring of the user's vicinity in an emergency situation without the need for prolonged user participation in narrating or describing the emergency situation. Further, an emergency service provider may obtain a better picture of the emergency and its impact by controlling appropriate monitoring devices available in the user's vicinity. The remote monitoring of the user's vicinity at the time of emergency is also useful to expeditiously gauge the severity of the emergency, and, hence, to prepare an adequate response to help the user in need of emergency assistance.
Further advantages of the present invention may be better understood by referring to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 illustrates a typical prior art emergency reporting arrangement using a telephone;
FIG. 2 is a general flow diagram of a method of remotely controlling various monitoring devices according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 illustrates a general arrangement wherein the emergency service center remotely controls three monitoring devices in the user's household;
FIG. 4 depicts an arrangement wherein the emergency service center remotely controls a monitoring device connected to a wireless LAN;
FIGS. 5 and 6 show arrangements wherein the emergency service center remotely controls one or more monitoring devices via an IP network; and
FIG. 7 represents a setup for providing the emergency monitoring service (EMS) according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
It is noted at the outset that the numeral 17 is primarily used hereinbelow to indicate that portion of the user's actual household or dwelling which is to be monitored when an emergency is reported, i.e., that portion of the user's household which comprises the relevant vicinity for the user in the time of emergency. Thus, in some situations (e.g., when the user 12 is having a heart attack), the term "household" (as represented by numeral 17) may simply refer to a single room or office within the user's actual household. On the other hand, in some other situations (e.g., when the user's household is robbed or burglarized), numeral 17 may represent the user's entire household, including different rooms, offices, basement, etc., because of the need to monitor different locations, for example, to assess damage or to locate any culprit hiding within the household. Furthermore, the user 12 may not even be physically present in the user's household 17 that is to be monitored. For example, in case of a burglary, the user 12 may be calling the police or other appropriate ESC 14 from a place different from the actual location of burglary—i.e., the user's household. Here, the user's "relevant vicinity" may still include the user's actual household even if the user 12 is not physically present there. In summary, it is noted that the terms "household" and user's "vicinity" are used interchangeably hereinbelow depending on the context of reference and both may be construed to be represented by the single numeral 17.
FIG. 2 is a general flow diagram of a method of remotely controlling various monitoring devices according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the user 12 initially requests emergency help at block 18. Typically, the user 12 calls the emergency service center (ESC) 14 at a pre-designated emergency telephone number (e.g., '911'). At block 20, the ESC 14 receives the emergency help request from the user 12 and queries (or sends commands to) one or more monitoring devices (which are in the user's vicinity) in the user's household 17 to determine what capabilities those devices have. For example, the ESC 14 may determine what parameters (e.g., sight, sound, blood pressure, heart rate, etc.) a monitoring device can monitor, the type (e.g., audio information, video information, etc.) and the form (e.g., data packets, analog signals, etc.) in which the monitored information is available from the monitoring device, etc.
After determining the capabilities of various monitoring devices in the user's household 17, the ESC 14 remotely takes control of those devices at block 22 so as to monitor the user's vicinity during the emergency. In one embodiment, the operator (at the ESC 14) answering the user's phone call may manually activate the remote controlling functionality depending on a number of factors, e.g., whether the user 12 has subscribed to the remote emergency monitoring service, whether the nature of the emergency (as explained by the user 12 over the phone 10) requires remote monitoring, whether there is any monitoring device in the vicinity of the user requesting emergency help and whether that monitoring device is capable of being controlled remotely, etc. In an alternative embodiment, the remote controlling of various monitoring devices may be performed automatically by the ESC 14 (in hardware and/or software) once the emergency call from the user 12 is received at the ESC 14. As discussed hereinbelow, the user 12 may need to "register" with the emergency monitoring service various monitoring devices in the user's entire household 17 so that the ESC 14 may have a record of which devices in the user's household are capable of remote activation and control.
The duration of remote monitoring may be either manually determined by the operator at the ESC 14 or automatically by the ESC 14 after a predetermined time (e.g., 3 minutes) has elapsed since activation of the remote monitoring functionality at the ESC 14. The duration of remote monitoring may depend, for example, on the user's description of the emergency or on the content and quality of the information received from the remote monitoring devices that can enable other emergency service personnel to effectively plan emergency assistance. The ESC 14 terminates or discontinues remote monitoring at blocks 24, 26 and, based on the monitored data or information, provides appropriate emergency assistance (e.g., dispatching firefighters or police to the location of the emergency, or informing the user 12 to contact another emergency help center, etc.).
The present invention thus alleviates the need for the user 12 to explain the emergency at length to an operator at the ESC 14. Instead, the ESC 14 may itself remotely monitor the emergency situation and make a speedy determination of what responsive measures are required to tackle the emergency. In one embodiment, the ESC 14 may continue monitoring the user's vicinity for a predetermined time even after the user 12 has hung up the phone 10 after reporting the emergency. As discussed hereinbelow, the ESC 14 may also offer the remote emergency monitoring service to the user 12 for a fee or charge. Therefore, under the system and method of the present invention, the burden on the user 12 to maintain the telephone contact with the ESC 14 and also to effectively narrate the emergency condition to the ESC operator is substantially reduced.
FIG. 3 illustrates a general arrangement wherein the ESC 14 remotely controls three monitoring devices 28, 30, 32 in the user's household 17. The monitoring devices are shown connected to the carrier network 16 via a first connecting link 34. As noted hereinbefore, the carrier network 16 may include, individually or in combination, the plain old telephone system (POTS), the more advanced public switched telephone network (PSTN), or a wireless communication network (e.g., a cellular telephone network), depending on the type of the device communicating with the ESC 14. The first connecting link 34 may be capable of carrying voice and data signals from the devices 28, 30, and 32. Furthermore, it may be desirable to carry voice and data simultaneously over the first connecting link 34 to better monitor the emergency situation. For example, an operator at the ESC 14 may talk with the user 12 simultaneously while viewing video of the user's vicinity during an emergency call. Similarly, the ESC 14 may be connected to the carrier network 16 via a second connecting link 35, which can be similar in type to the first connecting link 34. Some examples of the first and the second connecting links 34, 35 include a regular telephone line cable, an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line, an ADSL (Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line) line, an optical fibre link, a radio link (e.g., when the carrier network 16 supports wireless communication), a cable modem link, etc.
In the arrangement illustrated in FIG. 3, the monitoring device 28 may be a fax machine with a built-in telephone (similar to the telephone 10) unit, the monitoring device 30 may be a video camera unit, and the monitoring device 32 may be a telephone answering machine. Additional monitoring devices (e.g., a digital camera, or a computer with a built-in camera unit, or a telephone with built-in video camera and data ports) may also be connected to the first connecting link 34 to obtain audio and/or video information from the user's vicinity in the time of emergency.
The operator at the ESC 14 receiving an emergency notification from the user 12 (e.g., as a voice message over a telephone, or as an electronic mail message over the Internet) may send a query message to the user's household 17 (i.e., to the monitoring devices 28, 30, 32) over the second connecting link 35. In one embodiment, the query message from the ESC 14 may simply be a sequence of predetermined digits or an alphanumeric message. For example, the sequence "A394BEH6" may be transmitted as a group of DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) signals constituting the query message from the ESC 14. Each ESC 14 offering the remote monitoring service according to the present invention may be assigned a different combination of letters and numerals for the query messages. Alternatively, the user 12 may select a user-specific query message and notify the ESC 14 to send that query message to the devices in the user's household 17. As mentioned hereinbelow, the user 12 may then program the monitoring devices 28, 30, 32 to be responsive to the specific query message selected by the user. Still further, the user 12 may select a different query message for each monitoring device 28, 30, 32. In that event, the ESC 14 may need to transmit three separate query messages to the user's household 17—one for each respective monitoring device.
In one embodiment, appropriate hardware at the ESC 14 may be configured to automatically send the query to the monitoring devices 28, 30, 32 upon receiving the emergency notification from the user. The monitoring devices 28, 30, 32 may be programmed during manufacture or by the user 12 at a later time to receive the query from the ESC 14 and to responsively transmit device-specific information to the ESC 14. The device-specific information may include, for example, the type of the device, an indication of the functional capabilities of the device, a list of commands or electronic "keys" or passwords that can control various features of the device, the make, model, and manufacturer of the device, etc.
The ESC 14 determines, based on the device-specific information received from the respective monitoring device 28, 30, or 32, whether the device needs to be remotely activated for monitoring the user's vicinity and what feature or features of the device are to be activated. For example, when the monitoring device 32 is an answering machine, that answering machine may transmit, in response to a query from the ESC 14, a list or menu of remote operation commands that the ESC 14 may use to activate corresponding functionality remotely. Thus, upon receiving the device-specific information from the answering machine 32, the ESC 14 may, for example, send the appropriate code or command that remotely instructs the answering machine 32 to turn on its built-in microphone to monitor conversation, sound, or noise in the user's vicinity 17. Such monitoring may be desirable when, for example, the user 12 is reporting a burglary in the household 17 or when somebody in the user's household 17 is under physical threat of violence or attack.
The foregoing discusses one method in which a communication session with each of the monitoring devices 28, 30, and 32 is established after device capabilities are determined in response to a query from the ESC 14. The monitored information may be sent from the respective monitoring device as long as the communication session remains established between the device and the ESC 14. As discussed hereinbefore, the devices 28, 30, and 32 may need to be remotely activated prior to establishing the communication session, i.e., prior to commencing remote monitoring. In an alternative embodiment, instead of sending one or more queries to the user's household 17, the ESC 14 may send one or more commands to the corresponding monitoring devices 28, 30, and 32. Here, a single command may be sent to all of the monitoring devices 28, 30, and 32. Alternatively, a different command may be sent to each monitoring device 28, 30, and 32. A command from the ESC 14 may be in a form similar to that for the query. Thus, for example, a command may include alphanumeric characters and this alphanumeric command may be transmitted as a set of DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) tones.
A command is typically sent when the ESC 14 is already aware of device capabilities or device-specific information for the device to be activated. The ESC 14 may obtain such information prior to the emergency by requesting the user 12 to register such information with the ESC 14 or by initially querying the devices 28, 30, and 32 after the user 12 signs-up for the remote monitoring service provided by the ESC 14 (but before any emergency call is received from the user 12). After determining whether to activate a particular monitoring device 28, 30, or 32 (based on the information about device capabilities), the ESC 14 sends a command to the corresponding monitoring device to activate the device. Upon device activation, a communication session is established between the respective monitoring device 28, 30, or 32, and the ESC 14. The ESC 14 thereafter receives monitored information from the activated device as discussed hereinbefore.
FIG. 4 depicts an arrangement wherein the emergency service center 14 remotely controls a monitoring device 37 connected to a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) 39. The remote monitoring device 37 may communicate with the ESC 14 via a host device 41, which can be, for example, a telephone device or a computer (as discussed hereinbelow with reference to FIG. 6). The telephone device 41 may include a regular telephone with wireless communication capability (e.g., a cordless telephone unit) and with or without additional functionalities integrated therein. Such additional functionalities may include, for example, answering machine functionality, digital camera functionality, etc. In the arrangement illustrated in FIG. 4, messages from the ESC 14 are sent over the carrier network 16 and the first connecting link 34, and are initially received by the telephone device 41. The telephone device 41 then wirelessly forwards the received message over the wireless LAN 39 to the remote monitoring device 37. Similarly, a message originating from the remote monitoring device 37 is initially sent to the telephone device 41 via the wireless LAN 39. Thereafter, the telephone device 41 forwards the message to the ESC 14 over the carrier network 16.
The remote monitoring device 37 may be a wearable transceiver (e.g., in the form of a wrist watch or necklace or wrist band) that monitors one or more biological parameters, e.g., the user's blood pressure, or the user's heart rate. The remote monitoring device 37 may include a digital camera or other video surveillance device to capture and transmit video data obtained from the user's vicinity 17 to the ESC 14. In one embodiment, the wireless LAN 39 connecting the remote device 37 and the host device 41 may provide device-to-device connectivity based on the Bluetooth.™. technology or on the 802.11 protocol from the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers). Communication over a Bluetooth-based or an 802.11-based network is desirable because of lack of directionality in a wireless transmission that is based on radio technology. On the other hand, when the wireless LAN 39 connects the two devices—i.e., the host device 41 and the remote monitoring device 37—using a directional link, e.g., an infrared link similar to that used by typical television or audio remote controls, those two devices may not get freedom of movement while the communication between them is in progress. Such a restriction on freedom of movement may not be desirable in the event of, for example, a life-threatening emergency.
A distinguishing feature in FIG. 4 is the wireless access to the monitoring device 37. Otherwise, the functionality accomplished by the arrangement in FIG. 4 is similar to that explained hereinbefore with reference to FIG. 3. In other words, for the arrangement in FIG. 4, functions such as transmission of a query or command by the ESC 14, reception by the ESC 14 of a response from the remote device 37, ESC's remote activation of the monitoring device 37, ESC's establishment of a communication session with the monitoring device 37, etc., are performed in a manner similar to that discussed hereinbefore with respect to FIG. 3. Therefore, additional discussion of such similar functions is omitted to prevent repetition.
FIG. 5 shows an arrangement wherein the emergency service center 14 remotely controls a monitoring device 44 via an IP network 46. The IP network 46 includes any TCP/IP-based (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) data communication network such as, for example, the world wide web portion of the Internet. The monitoring device 44 is connected to the IP network 46 via an IP terminal 48, which can be any device (e.g., a personal computer) capable of TCP/IP-based communication. The monitoring device 44 may transmit digital data (which includes the monitored information as well as the response to a query from the ESC 14) to the IP terminal 48, which, in turn, may generate suitable TCP/IP data packets from the received data. The monitoring device 44 may be external to the IP terminal 48. Alternatively, the monitoring device 44 may be a part of the IP terminal 48 (e.g., built into the IP terminal 48). For example, in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 5, the monitoring device 44 may include a digital camera attached to a personal computer (as an IP terminal 48). On the other hand, the personal computer (i.e., the IP terminal 48) may have built-in hardware to perform telephone device functionality. This telephone device can thus function as a monitoring device 44.
The IP terminal 48 is shown connected to the IP network 46 through a gateway computer or server (simply, "the gateway") 50. In one embodiment, the gateway 50 may be owned and operated by an ISP (Internet Service Provider) that provides Internet connectivity to the IP terminal 48. The first connecting link 34 between the IP terminal 48 and the gateway 50 may be an ADSL line, a cable modem link, or any other suitable link as discussed hereinbefore. More than one IP terminal 48 in the user's household 17 may also be connected to the gateway 50 as illustrated in FIG. 6. Alternatively, a single gateway 50 may support multiple IP terminals 48 from different households. The gateway 50 may also be configured to perform TCP/IP data packet routing and transfer functions. Additionally, the gateway 50 can also function as a firewall for secured communication and may block unauthorized queries to the user's household 17, thereby preventing device-specific information from being released to unscrupulous inquirers. The gateway 50 may be configured to identify queries from a specific authorized source, e.g., the ESC 14, and allow only those queries to reach the IP terminal 48 (and, hence, the monitoring device 44) in the user's household 17.
In one embodiment, the ESC 14 may maintain a database 52 physically located within the ESC facility on a personal computer or a server (not shown). The database 52, which is accessible to the ESC personnel, may contain device-specific information and device characteristics or profile data for a large number of monitoring devices from various manufacturers. Here, the monitoring device 44 may simply report its model and manufacturer information to the ESC 14 in response to a query from the ESC 14. The ESC 14 may then access and search the database 52 to determine pertinent device-specific information therefrom prior to establishing a communication session with the monitoring device 44 and prior to reception of any monitored data from the device 44.
In an alternative embodiment, the monitoring device 44 may supply (e.g., in response to the query from the ESC 14) a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) to a remote website maintained by the manufacturer of the device 44. The website may reside on a remote server or computer 54 that also contains a device-specific information database 56 for one or more devices available from the same manufacturer. The URL may contain the web page address in, for example, a hypertext link format from which the device-specific information can be obtained from the manufacturer's website. Upon receipt of the URL, the ESC 14 may access the remote website to obtain necessary device-specific information or device profile prior to activating the device 44. In one embodiment, the monitoring device 44 may supply the URL information to the ESC 14 without waiting for a query from the ESC 14. The monitoring device 44 may be programmed to transmit the URL along with the emergency help request, if any, to the ESC 14.
The IP network 46 may employ a class of service scheme wherein TCP/IP data packets containing the emergency help request from the user 12, the queries and commands from the ESC 14, the responses (to the queries from the ESC 14) from various monitoring devices, and the monitored data receive higher preference than other data packets routed through the IP network 46. The gateway 50 on the user's side and any similar interface device on the ESC 14 side may be configured to recognize such emergency-related data packets and assign higher priorities to them. The IP network 46 itself may employ a routing algorithm that takes into account the nature of the message contained in a data packet to accordingly expedite the delivery of that data packet. The devices that originate such emergency-related TCP/IP data packets—i.e., the IP terminal 48, the monitoring device 44, a personal computer or server (not shown) at the ESC 14, and any emergency reporting device other than the IP terminal 48 or the monitoring device 44 used by the person requesting emergency help—may be configured to transmit an indication (e.g., a pre-assigned code or a designated digit sequence) as part of each data packet so as to identify the data packet as an emergency-related information packet that needs to be assigned higher priority by the IP network 46 or any other data transfer medium implementing the class of service scheme.
FIG. 6 shows an arrangement wherein the emergency service center 14 remotely controls more than one monitoring device via an IP network 46. FIG. 6 shows four monitoring devices 60, 62, 64, and 66 in the user's vicinity 17. Except for the presence of the wireless LAN 39 connecting two monitoring devices 64 and 66, the arrangement in FIG. 6 is similar to that in FIG. 5 in all essential aspects. For example, the ESC 14 may access more than one remote database, i.e., databases 56 and 68 at their respective servers 54 and 70 in FIG. 6, to obtain device-specific information for different devices in the user's household 17. The ESC 14 may need to access more than one remote database because all the monitoring devices 60-66 may not be from the same manufacturer. In other words, two or more manufacturers may maintain their own websites (e.g., on servers 54 and 70 in FIG. 6) from which device-specific data can be obtained. In addition to or in lieu of the remote databases 56 and 68, the arrangement in FIG. 6 may have a local database 52 at the ESC 14 that contains device-specific information for one or more monitoring devices 60, 62, 64, or 66.
It is thus noted that the discussion given hereinbefore with reference to FIG. 5 may be extended to cover the multiple-device arrangement in FIG. 6. However, the data transfer between the monitoring device 66 and the ESC 14 may require some additional explanation. The wireless connection between the monitoring devices 64 and 66 operates similarly in principle as that illustrated in FIG. 4. The "base" monitoring device 64 can be directly connected to the gateway 50 through the first connecting link 34. For example, the monitoring device 64 may be a computer unit with telephone functionality that can be remotely activated by the ESC 14. The first connecting link 34 may be a regular telephone line connecting the telephone (not shown) within the computer unit (not shown) to the gateway 50. Additionally, the device 64 may include a wireless port to wirelessly communicate with the monitoring device 66 via the wireless LAN 39. The monitoring device 66 may be, for example, a wireless digital camera, a wireless telephone equipped with a digital camera, or a biological parameter monitoring device (e.g., a wrist-watch transceiver that can monitor human blood pressure).
As discussed with respect to FIG. 4, the query, if any, from the ESC 14 is initially received by the "base" monitoring device 64 which then forwards the query message to the wirelessly-connected monitoring device 66. The receiving device 66 may send the response message to the monitoring device 64 via the wireless LAN 39. The monitoring device 64 then forwards the response message to the ESC 14 over the IP network 46. As noted hereinbefore, the data (including queries, commands, responses, and monitored data) communicated between the monitoring device 66 and the ESC 14 may be in the TCP/IP format. It is further noted that each monitoring device 60, 62, and 64 may include functionality similar to that available from the IP terminal 48 (FIG. 5) so as to allow direct connectivity to the gateway 50 without an additional interface. Some examples of such monitoring devices 60, 62, and 64 include a computer unit with telephone functionality (with or without the answering machine features), a digital camera or video recorder, a computer unit with built-in digital camera, etc.
FIG. 7 represents a setup for providing the emergency monitoring service (EMS) according to the present invention. Based on the foregoing methodology to remotely monitor emergency data, a commercial entity (e.g., a telephone service provider)—referred to hereinbelow as the "EMS provider" 80—may provide a fee-based emergency monitoring service to a group of subscribers. The EMS provider 80 may charge a flat fee, a renewable subscription fee, or a per-usage fee for the service. A public emergency assistance entity (e.g., a hospital or the police) may also provide the fee-based emergency monitoring service. In that event, the ESC 14 may itself be the EMS provider 80 as indicated by the dotted link directly connecting the user's household 17 with the ESC 14. In one embodiment, the emergency monitoring service may be a default service when a subscriber signs up for a telephone connection. The subscriber may, however, opt out or cancel the service at any time.
The subscriber may need to register with the EMS provider so that the EMS provider can identify the subscriber when an emergency help request (e.g., a "911" call) is received. The EMS provider may monitor the telephone digits (e.g., "9", "1", "1") dialed from the subscriber's location to determine whether to activate the emergency monitoring service. Furthermore, the subscriber may also have to notify the EMS provider as to which monitoring devices in the subscriber's household the EMS provider is authorized to remotely activate. Such a notification may occur, for example, when the subscriber first signs up or registers for the monitoring service. If a new monitoring device is later added in the subscriber's household 17, that monitoring device may be registered separately by the subscriber or the device may be configured to electronically communicate with the EMS provider 80 to register itself
In one embodiment, the EMS provider 80 may act as an intermediary between the user's household 17 and the ESC 14 as illustrated in FIG. 7. The ESC 14 may be the one that serves the region in which the user's household 17 is located. Here, the EMS provider 80 may initially detect whether the user 12 has dialed for emergency help. In an alternative arrangement, to maintain the user's privacy, however, it may be desirable to have the user contact the EMS provider 80 in case of emergency. The EMS provider 80 may then activate one or more monitoring devices in the user's vicinity 17 in the same manner as that discussed hereinbefore (FIGS. 2-6) with reference to the ESC 14. In other words, the EMS provider 80 may perform functions similar to the ESC 14 and transfer all the monitored data to the ESC 14, which, then, can determine the next appropriate course of action. In this embodiment, the ESC 14 need not be capable of remote activation and monitoring capabilities. Instead, the required monitored data/information is obtained by the EMS provider 80, which then forwards the received data to the ESC 14.
The monitoring devices in the user's household 17 may be configured to "determine" whether the EMS provider 80 is authorized to obtain the monitored data. This may prevent unscrupulous third parties from receiving personal information about the user 12. The EMS provider 80 may supply a unique alphanumeric password or codeword for each household served by the EMS provider 80. The user/subscriber 12 may program the monitoring devices to "recognize" that password or codeword, thereby allowing only the authorized EMS provider 80 to activate various monitoring devices in the user's household 17 and to receive any monitored information therefrom. Instead of an individual identifier per household, each EMS provider may be assigned an identifier that remains the same for each household served by that EMS provider.
In one embodiment, the remote monitoring functionality may be automatically activated whenever the user/subscriber 12 dials a predetermined number (e.g., "911") for emergency help. Here, the EMS provider 80 may take and retain control of all the monitoring devices within the user's vicinity 17 for a predetermined duration or until the emergency help (from the ESC 14) arrives at the scene of emergency. In this embodiment, all the monitoring devices communicate with one another, with each monitoring device having a built-in "automatic consent" feature that allows the EMS provider 80 to remotely control all the monitoring devices in the user's vicinity 17 whenever any individual monitoring device in the user's vicinity 17 is used to send a request for emergency help. For example, a user in a car may dial "911" from the user's cell phone in the car, and the EMS provider 80, in response, may control all the monitoring devices in the car, including, for example, the car throttle control device or brakes so as to slow the car to prevent any further casualty when it may not be safe to allow the car driver to drive the car further (e.g., when the driver is having a heart attack while on the road). In an alternative embodiment, the monitoring devices may not communicate with one another, but the devices may be configured to be individually "locked" in the monitoring mode by the EMS provider 80. Only the EMS provider 80 may release the "locked" device after a predetermined event (e.g., dispatch of emergency help).
The foregoing describes a system and method for remotely controlling one or more monitoring devices in a user's household in the event of an emergency so as to more productively monitor the emergency situation on a real-time basis. The monitoring devices may include a number of multimedia instruments such as, for example, a telephone with an answering machine, a computer with a built-in digital camera, a video recording device, a cellular phone with an integrated digital camera, etc. An emergency service center (ESC) may remotely activate the monitoring devices, which, then, monitor the user's vicinity and report the monitored information to the ESC to enable the ESC personnel to plan appropriate response to the emergency at hand. The remote activation and control of a monitoring device may be accomplished via the Internet, in addition to regular communication networks (e.g., the PSTN or a cellular phone network). A fee-based emergency monitoring service may be offered to remotely monitor the subscriber's household or vicinity at the time of emergency. The remote monitoring of the subscriber's vicinity at the time of emergency is useful to expeditiously gauge the severity of the emergency, and, hence, to prepare an adequate response to help the subscriber needing emergency assistance.
While several embodiments of the invention have been described, it should be apparent, however, that various modifications, alterations and adaptations to those embodiments may occur to persons skilled in the art with the attainment of some or all of the advantages of the present invention. It is therefore intended to cover all such modifications, alterations and adaptations without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.
1. A method implemented by an emergency service center for establishing communication with a monitoring device, comprising:
receiving an emergency help request at an emergency service center, the emergency service center directly connecting to a monitoring device via a network;
forwarding, by the emergency center, a query to the monitoring device to retrieve a capability associated with the monitoring device, the capability comprising at least one of: what parameters the monitoring device can monitor, a type of monitored information generated by the monitoring device, and a form in which the monitored information is available from the monitoring device;
enabling, by the emergency center, remote activation of the monitoring device; and
communicating signals, by the emergency center, with the monitoring device to enable remote control of the monitoring device to monitor a user vicinity.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining device-specific information from the monitoring device.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein directly connecting to the monitoring device includes connecting via one of a telephone line cable, an ISDN line, an ADSL line, an optical fibre link, a radio link, and a cable modem link.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting a parameter that the monitoring device can monitor.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein enabling remote control of the monitoring device to monitor the vicinity includes enabling remote control of the monitoring device to monitor the vicinity for a predetermined period of time.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting a signal activating a feature of the monitoring device.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein remotely controlling the monitoring device to monitor the vicinity includes remotely sending a command to the monitoring device.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a uniform resource locator (URL) address of a website that contains device specific information regarding the monitoring device.
9. A method implemented by an emergency service center for providing an emergency monitoring service, comprising:
registering a subscriber with an emergency monitoring service of an emergency service center;
monitoring subscriber communications, by the emergency service center, to detect when an emergency communication is initiated;
activating a monitoring device, by the emergency service center, at the user's vicinity in response to an emergency communication;
acquiring monitoring capabilities of the monitoring device by the emergency service center, the monitoring capabilities comprising at least one of: what parameters the monitoring device can monitor, a type of monitored information generated by the monitoring device, and a form in which the monitored information is available from the monitoring device;
acquiring monitored data from the activated monitoring device by the emergency center.
10. The method of claim 9 further providing a password to the monitoring device to authorize the emergency monitoring service.
11. The computer program method of claim 9 further querying the monitoring device to retrieve a capability associated with the monitoring device.
12. The method of claim 9 further providing signals between the monitoring device and the emergency service center to enable remote control of the monitoring device to monitor the vicinity.
13. The method of claim 9, further obtaining device-specific information from the monitoring device.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein acquiring the monitoring data includes connecting via one of a telephone line cable, an ISDN line, an ADSL line, an optical fibre link, a radio link, and a cable modem link.
15. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving a parameter that the monitoring device can monitor.
16. The method of claim 9, further comprising transmitting a signal activating a feature of the monitoring device.
17. The method of claim 9, further comprising remotely controlling the monitoring device to monitor the vicinity by sending a command to the monitoring device.
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Disney Announces New Expo Marketplace and First Look at Merchandise Collections for D23 Expo 2022
June 21, 2022 by dlnt2
D23 has announced the first D23 Expo Marketplace and several merchandise collections that will be available at the D23 Expo 2022.
D23 Expo Marketplace
No matter which part of the Disney universe is your favorite, fans of all ages and affinities will be thrilled by the D23 Expo Marketplace – a 27,000-square-foot shopping experience on the D23 Expo show floor. From limited-edition merchandise to the first items celebrating Disney's 100th Anniversary, you can find it all at the D23 Expo Marketplace! Find the best items from shopDisney, Disney Store, and Disney Parks in one convenient location.
Mickey's of Glendale
The Walt Disney Imagineering exclusive Mickey's of Glendale shop is returning to D23 Expo this year, this time with three unique retail spaces tailored to different categories and experiences. The Mickey's of Glendale Main Store will feature merchandise designed by Imagineers, including hats, T-shirts, accessories and more. This location will also exclusively feature collections celebrating Walt Disney Imagineering's upcoming 70th Anniversary.
The Mickey's of Glendale Pin Store is your place to find an assortment of limited-edition pins to add to your collection.
Finally, find official merchandise for D23 Expo 2022 at the D23 Expo Shop x Mickey's of Glendale. Commemorate your time at this milestone event with Expo-exclusive merchandise.
Disney Publishing
Also returning to D23 Expo 2022 is Disney Publishing — the premiere destination where Disney readers can find first-to-market books. Guests will have the opportunity to meet a variety of beloved authors who will be hosting signings at this location. Appearances include Disney historian and author of 100 Disney Adventures of a Lifetime, Marcy Carriker Smothers, DisneyBound's Leslie Kay, Shinji Takahashi and Mark of the Coatl'sJulie Kagawa, and Cautionary Tales' Ridley Pearson.
With so much exciting merchandise to look forward to, we thought we'd highlight a few exclusive collections that will debut at the D23 Expo Marketplace this year.
World of Wakanda: Inspired by the vibrant landscape of Wakanda, this collection from Marvel will celebrate the iconic film Black Panther. This collection will also be available on shopDisney.
Guided by the Light is a collection from Star Wars: The Clone Wars star Ashley Eckstein. Drawing from the journey of Ahsoka Tano, these items highlight the importance of Ahsoka's strength during times of deep darkness. This collection will also be available on shopDisney.
Don't miss the premiere of D23 Expo: Disney Munchlings! This brand-new line of plush toys is inspired by tasty treats from Disney Parks Main Street Bakery and will include a scented Mickey Mouse Cinnamon Swirl Bun and Minnie Mouse Wild Strawberry Cupcake. They are almost cute enough to eat! Disney Munchlings will also be available on shopDisney.
Ahead of D23 Expo 2022, be sure to download the Disneyland Resort App. Attendees will be able to sign up for an available boarding group in a virtual queue for D23 Expo Marketplace, Mickey's of Glendale Main Store, or Mickey's of Glendale Pin Store using the Disneyland Resort app and scanning a QR code at each store's entrance. Save time with Merchandise Mobile Checkout, which will be available to pay for items through the app. Finally, to shop select limited-edition items, guests can use the online reservation system, StorePass, prior to the start of D23 Expo. More details on how to get a StorePass reservation will be announced later this summer.
If merchandise is your main interest and you love to hear about the latest in product innovation, listen to your favorite authors, and explore fashion trends, be sure to check out the following panels at D23 Expo 2022:
Women in Disney Fashion: Step into the minds of major Disney fashion icons as they share an exclusive look at their upcoming Disney collaborations.
It's a Small Disney World: Celebrating the Art of Disney Parks: Ever wondered what it's like to be an official Disney Parks artist? Disney will gather six artists to dive into their art, ideas for the future, and behind-the-scenes insights.
Cautionary Tales with the Disney Villains: The Imagination of Ridley Pearson: Cautionary Tales authorRidley Pearson and Walt Disney Archives Director Becky Cline will delight fans and spark creativity with insider Disney stories.
National Geographic's 100 Disney Adventures of a Lifetime: From a dessert cruise with firework views to an exclusive dinner in Walt's Disneyland apartment, discover one-of-a-kind magical Disney experiences in this memorable discussion with expert Marcy Carriker Smothers.
Hey Disney! — a custom voice assistant built on Amazon's Alexa technology — will be highlighted on the D23 Expo show floor (stay tuned for more details). Whether at home or in a Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort hotel room, fans will be able to use an Echo device to interact with their favorite Disney, Star Wars, or Pixar characters.
On the Show Floor: Attendees can also check out activations from Visa, Amazon, Target, Aniplex, BoxLunch, Citizen, Enterprise, Funko/Loungefly, IMAX, Pandora, Ravensburger and Sunglass Hut, along with many others.
A limited number of single-day tickets for Sunday of D23 Expo 2022 are available for $99 for one-day adult admission and $79 for children ages 3–12. Gold Members of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club can purchase tickets for $89 for a one-day adult admission. Single-day Friday and Saturday tickets and three-day passes are sold out. For more information on tickets and D23 Expo 2022, visit D23Expo.com.
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Truth is that much like Apple, Google has always been off the pace when it comes to social networks, and both of these companies have made several attempts at trying to make this a success. Apple was never really in the running though - their closed-off approach just isn't conducive to social networking at all, while I feel Google were always trying too hard to be sufficiently different.
When Google+ / Plus launched - it was all about 'Circles', 'Sparks', 'Hangouts' and 'Huddles' - but this in effect turned out to be a somewhat fragmented approach versus the single-stream approach of the already successful networks. For my needs - only Facebook gets close enough to the kind of experience that works for me, but even that is flawed in its principal obsession with monetisation modelling.
I made a real concerted effort to try to get into Google+ at the time, but it never quite worked seamlessly enough for me - things just weren't as intuitive or within obvious easy reach - and comparatively it has always under-performed as such.
So the Google bigwigs have decided to throw in the towel, the consumer part will be mothballed within months - some say by next August, while some 'Corporate' portion of the functionality will be retained somehow - details are very sparse at the moment. It used to be that Google+ was an essential vehicle for securing decent SEO as it was so tightly integrated with the Google Search Engine. Those individuals who still use Google+ regularly will have to find an alternative. As for us less frequent users, I personally am not so bothered at all - it somehow failed to properly connect with me, my friends and family. We all made a concerted effort for the first few months, but it just wasn't sufficiently rewarding - nowadays pretty much the whole digital world is on Facebook, and their first mover advantage is so significant that it's really not feasible to offer up any sort of reasonable competition.
So 3rd time here is alas not the charm - I guess Google are back to the drawing board on this one once more! It will be interesting to see how it all pans out, and when/if Google decide to have another 4th attempt at getting this right!
Sharing is the new Ownership!
Does the improved Google Chrome OS do enough to challenge Windows, Apple and Linux platforms?


The Costa Blanca is an ideal place to spend your outdoor holidays throughout the whole year. The climate guarantees mild, dry winters. That is why the months from September to April are the perfect time for sportive outdoor activities such as climbing, biking or hiking.
In summer, temperatures can already reach 40°C. Therefore, the perfect time for your summer, sun and beach holiday is between June and August. If you want to enjoy the great white sandy beaches of the Costa Blanca and at the same time you're looking for an individual and tranquil atmosphere, we are your first choice!