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Surely not?
That Borg certainly bears a strong resemblance to him. Although it's almost certainly not, it would very cool if it was an unreported/uncredited cameo!
Wow. If that's not him its his twin.
Why would a famous actor like that (even one whose career is as washed-up as Dolph's) want to do a cameo where all you can see is his chin, and he doesn't even speak?
Possible Star Trek fan?
Actors do sometimes do that, yes.
However, that Borg is a guy called Don Fischer
This is what he looks like without the makeup-
Mick Fleetwood as an Antedean in TNG's "Manhunt"?
^ I said famous actor.
Drummers who occasionally act (such as playing themselves in The Running Man) don't count.
Phil Collins was a child actor, who became a drumming, keyboard playing, vocalist. Went back into acting for various pop videos, Spielberg's Hook (I believe) and some straight-to-video thing... leaving us wishing he really hadn't! On both counts, if you preferred Genesis under Gabriel.
I guess coming back to fame also counts if somebody else famous remembers you... like Stallone getting Lundgren in on the act for The Expendibles. And he did play "He-Man" in the Masters of the Universe film, which is in with those who were kids during the 1980's. Some claim to it.
Not that he was in Star Trek. That would be Frank Langella's Skeletor and Robert Duncan McNeill.
Now I'm just ramblin' like Granpa Simpson. Erm... what does GNDN stand for again?
Not sure how you could mention He-Man, but leave out Rocky IV. Yeah, he was the lead in He-Man, but surely more well known for playing Ivan Drogo...
I'd thought I'd long since established that I have questionable taste.
Drummers NEVER count.
It also looks a little like a young Max Von Sydow, IMHO.
Great now next time I watch Rocky IV I'll be expecting him to come out with a "Resistance is futile" one liner.
I'm afraid to ask how many times you plan to watch Rocky IV in the future
"If he dies, he dies."
They can count to four. Sometimes six.
It'll probably be the next time AMC shows it.
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The Three Brothers are the granite formations to the right of this Yosemite Valley winter scene.
They were named after Ahwahneechee chief Tenaya's three sons, who were taken prisoners by the Mariposa Battalion in 1851. As retribution for a raid on Jim Savage's trading post west of Yosemite Valley, all of the Native Americans were captured or driven out of the Valley. As usual with American and Indian 'relations', the reported raid was justification to kill or remove all Indians from the Valley.
The Ahwahnachee's had named the rock formations "Kom-po-pai-ses" meaning Leaping Frog Rocks.
Below Three Brothers is a small glimpse of Bridal Veil Fall. And in the distant left is Half Dome.
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ikeharel (86598) 2014-01-29 9:32
Names mentioned on the note about the mountains in this photo, seem as taken from a fairy-tales, and all are magnificent in sight, Ray.
Majestic view from a distance, the width and height filled pic. space marvelousely.
Good aftyernoon,
jemaflor (110096) 2014-01-29 10:38
Hi Ray,
Great mountains landscape, lovely result with these slopes with snow, good contrast with the trees in the Fg.
npecanhuk (79319) 2014-01-29 15:00
Hi Ray!
I wish I can go back there in wintertime (as a matter of fact I'd also love to go back there in autumn and spring)! All different, but the same wonder!
Very attractive picture!
TFS - congrats,
PaulVDV (37958) 2014-01-29 18:07
Hello Ray,
Impressive peaks in the wintry landscape.
The sun lits the rock walls with a beautiful colour, contrasting well with the snowy peaks above them.
Best regards, Paul
emka (117195) 2014-01-29 22:48
Hello Ray,
such an old photo this time and it has preserved high quality. Splendid view from Yosemite. I see Bridal Veil Fall, narrow but beautiful.
Warm regrads MAlgo
No_One (4) 2014-01-30 10:38
Hi Ray,
Another magical shot. For all the solidity and impressive mass of those rocks, something about them seems quite delicate. I am not sure if its the dusting of snow which looks like icing sugar that causes that sensation, but its most unusual and very cool effect. The forest on lower left once again creates a sense of scale, and these rocks are ginormous! Excellent note again too, these stories behind these places are fascinating.
All the best
Kamilutka (8107) 2014-01-30 11:28
Hi Ray,
I love mountains in every season. The winter scenes can be stunning when one is blessed with some light and the rocks do not look to gloomy. I like the soft color and warm light which made your picture so pretty. The single fir tree in the foreground adds some perspective. The clouds partly covering the peaks are very nice details to finish off the picture.
Thanks for sharing
vjmite (4216) 2014-01-31 3:44
Hi Ray,
Quite a dramatic view with the low sunlight and the snow covered cliffs. Good color and sharpness.
fabbs99 (17179) 2014-01-31 22:43
Hello Ray,
Great winter shot in snow in the hills.Great POV and good composition.Excellent composition,good presentation too. Very well done, TFS.
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I don't think you can recall someone who was 'not elected' in the first place. Logic is to democrats as personal hygene is to the french.
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LicketySplit wrote:Great lookin job...you either must have too much money to blow...or at the other end of the scale...no inbetween I may even outbid emkubed when its time
JustAnEngineer wrote:I'm too lazy to dig up the link to the message where I posted the details, but the easy way to put a blowhole into a case is this:
Mark the locations of the four fan mounting holes. Center-punch them (to keep your drill bit from wandering). Drill the four mounting holes. Using a straight edge, draw an "X" connecting the diagonal pairs of holes. Center punch the intersection. Using an appropriately sized hole saw, drill through. Clean up the sharp edges of the hole with a round file or a rotary tool with a grinding cone attachment. Attach fan and wire grill using regular self-tapping fan mounting screws. You can mount the fan grill from inside or outide the case for a couple of different looks. The inside mounting option leaves the screw heads flush with the outside of the case and the fan grill just slightly protruding through the hole.
I put a nice 92mm side fan on my Antec SX1030B. Of course, I did spend $15 on a hole saw specifically of that size.
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I got me a new SFF also Specs are in my signature block.
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Since moving to Los Angeles, I've come to see walking and the rights of pedestrians in an entirely new way. Living in New York and Europe accidentally gave me the impression that sidewalks are a matter of civic necessity and duty, and that walking to the post office or nearest grocery store was something that could be taken for granted. Sadly, all over the planet, that's not the case. It doesn't take a genius to put together obesity, depression and financial disparity problems as outcomes to a community that makes driving the only safe option to go about daily life. If ever there was a place invested in the automobile, it's Los Angeles. Double bummer.
But that's changing in some big ways. My biggest cause for optimism looking out into the new year comes from an organization called Los Angeles Walks. They recently published a list of the 12 Best things to happen to LA Pedestrians in 2012 I'm super proud of Los Angeles and an amazing population of trailblazers who aren't waiting for the city or anyone to improve the safety and beauty of our city. We're organizing, voting, planning and even going to school to learn how to make a difference. Now that's encouraging!
From pedestrian coordinators to polka-dotted plazas, this was definitely a banner year for L.A.'s walkers. Across the city, we're seeing physical improvements to our streets and sidewalks as well as a changing perspective from citizens who are actively proving a certain '80s song wrong. Of course, we still have a long way to go—we still have far too many pedestrian collisions, including a recent "epidemic" of hit-and-runs—but we definitely think 2012 was a big step in the right direction for making the city more safe, accessible and fun for walkers. So, in no particular order, here are our picks for the 12 best things to happen to L.A. pedestrians this year.
1. The city appoints two pedestrian coordinators: Walkers won two official advocates in City Hall this year as the LADOT named two pedestrian coordinators: Margot Ocañas and Valerie Watson. The duo is working hard to update L.A. pedestrian infrastructure—like signaling, striping, and signage—and improve safe routes to schools and transit. And speaking of safety…
2. L.A.'s first continental crosswalk: Just this week, L.A. saw one of its greatest pedestrian victories as a "zebra stripe" crosswalk debuted at the intersection of 5th and Spring. Our own Deborah Murphy spoke at the press conference with Mayor Villaraigosa on how the new design will help make walkers more visible. 53 more crosswalks are planned for 2013, at intersections prioritized due to their high rate of pedestrian collisions.
3. Jeff Speck's Walkable City book: Part urban planning primer, part love letter to walking, the former design director for the NEA's fantastic book makes an excellent case for why focusing on the pedestrian experience will improve our cities. Not since Jane Jacobs have we seen a writer who describes a vibrant American sidewalk with such eloquent, blissfully jargon-free writing. The book only has a few examples from L.A., but maybe that's a good thing—learning from the stories of other cities in this book will certainly help to inspire some change right here at home.
4. Sunset Triangle Plaza: Who would have guessed that a half-block of chartreuse polka-dots would get so much attention? An unprecedented collaboration between Streets for People, the L.A. City Planning Commission and the L.A. County Department of Public Health resulted in the city's first street-to-plaza conversion in Silver Lake for only $25,000. The plaza itself needs some tweaks—the color's still controversial, neighbors complained about the loss of parking, ugly plastic barricades showed up after a car took out a few planters—but the good news is that the process is documented, and any community can adapt (and improve on) the model for their neighborhood.
5. Parklet pilot program approved: In August of this year, the City Council approved a new pilot program pioneered by the UCLA Complete Streets Initiative to build parking space-sized parklets across the city. Four locations were announced right away, and if the six-month program goes well, more will pop up around L.A. in 2013. We're all for the parklets, but we prefer the more L.A.-specific name: Let's call them "plazitas!"
6. Christopher Hawthorne's Boulevards project: As part of a series that launched this year, the Los Angeles Times architecture critic has been documenting L.A.'s famous boulevards, from Sunset Boulevard's changing personality to Harbor Boulevard's history of political unrest. The fact that the architecture critic at our paper of record is focusing on L.A.'s streets shows a true shift in the city's attention to urban design. Bonus: Maybe because of Hawthorne's project, the L.A. Times launched a campaign to let readers report damaged or missing sidewalks.
7. Police return to Pedestrian Advisory Committee: After Los Angeles Walks, Midnight Ridazz and LACBC presented at City Council, police representatives re-joined the LADOT's Pedestrian Advisory Committee, signifying a unified commitment to safer streets. Especially in light of the recent rash of pedestrian deaths on L.A. streets, this partnership is extremely important. (If you'd like to attend an upcoming meeting, the committee is still looking for representatives from many council districts,details here.)
8. Opening of the Expo Line and Orange Line extension: These two projects illustrated the dedication of the city to providing transit options for its residents as it continues building (rebuilding?) a world-class transportation system. The Orange Line now connects the extremely popular bus rapid transit line to rail in Chatsworth, and the new Expo Line brought much-needed service to South L.A. and Culver City. And,despite political battles, the second phase of the Expo Line is on schedule, which means we might be riding that light-rail-to-the-sea as soon as 2015.
9. The L.A. Weekly's hit-and-run investigation: A devastating feature in the L.A. Weekly just a few weeks ago explored the tragic "epidemic" of hit-and-runs on our streets: 48 percent of traffic accidents in Los Angeles are hit-and-run offenses (much higher than the national average of 11 percent), and approximately 100 pedestrians are killed each year in Los Angeles by hit-and-run drivers. Yet the city and LAPD are not doing enough to prosecute and prevent these crimes (read our response to the article). Investigative journalism like this is important to amplify the conversation about safer streets, and we applaud the Weekly for taking on this issue. Update: They even did an excellent follow-up article on how hit-and-run victim Don Ward tracked down the driver who hit him.
10. Big objects moving through L.A.'s streets: First it was a boulder for LACMA, then it was a space shuttle for the California Science Center. (What's next? One of the pyramids creeping up the PCH en route to the Getty Villa?) But instead of eliciting groans from drivers, closing our roads to move Levitated Mass and Endeavour to their destinations transformed L.A. into massive street parties where people discovered new ways to navigate the city without their cars.
11. It started to feel like everyone walks in L.A.: From the Big Parade to the Great L.A. Walk, from Trekking L.A.'s neighborhood walking tours to the L.A. Conservancy's exploration of historic districts, we saw a groundswell of pedestrian tours, itineraries, and events throughout the city. Our only regret is that we can't possibly keep up with all of the pedestrian urban exploration happening around us!
12. Rebirth of Los Angeles Walks: Of course we couldn't help but include a revitalized Los Angeles Walks in our round up. You might know that L.A. Walks has been around in some form since the '90s, but 2012 saw our official relaunch with anew steering committee and vision for the city. After our awesome karaoke fundraiser in April, we set to work on our campaigns, hosting three community meetings across the city, and we organized "WalkLAvia" parade down Figueroa during the autumn CicLAvia. And we got plenty of press which helped connect local walkers to our cause. We're excited for 2013 and hope that you'll join us as we work to make L.A. a great place for walkers. Thanks to everyone for your support!


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On different stage, Perez maintains ability to entertain
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals' three 2013 American League Gold Glove winners -- catcher Salvador Perez, first baseman Eric Hosmer and left fielder Alex Gordon -- took over the main stage for a while Saturday at the Royals FanFest.
Though he is of deep-voiced few words, Perez nonetheless knows how to bring laughs and cheers from a crowd.
Broadcaster Ryan Lefebvre looked at Perez and said: "Sal, somebody told me during FanFest that you could be even better. Is that possible?"
Slight pause. "Yes," intoned Perez. Laughter.
Who was Perez's biggest influence in becoming such a good catcher?
"I'll start with my mom," Perez said. "Seriously, everything that's happened to me in baseball, I want to give it to my mom. She is my love and will be all my life."
Perez did go on to give credit to several coaches, but there is no doubt he holds his mother, Yilda, who was back in Venezuela, in high regard.
Lefebvre asked Perez if his mother was with him when he learned he had won his first Gold Glove.
"Yes, she cried," Perez said with a big smile. "She made me cry, too."
The house loved it.
Butler at home with new neighbors in lineup
KANSAS CITY -- Designated hitter Billy Butler is looking forward to swinging behind the new top-of-the-lineup trio of Norichika Aoki, Omar Infante and Eric Hosmer.
"It'll be fun; I look forward to being sandwiched in there and us driving in a lot of runs," Butler said at the Royals' FanFest. "The pitching was the talk of last year, and they should have been -- they were at the top of baseball in a lot of categories. That's the reason we were 10 games over .500. So we're looking at taking the next step offensively."
Behind Butler in manager Ned Yost's projected lineup will be Alex Gordon, who spent a lot of time in the leadoff role in recent years. Now, he is slotted fifth.
"Gordo is a middle-of-the-order bat. He drives the ball, he drives in runs; he'll hit home runs with guys on base. What was he, first in franchise history with leadoff homers?" Butler said, referring to Gordon's 13 game-starting blasts. "We'd like to have those with runners on base, and he'll have the opportunity where he's at in the lineup now."
Gordon said he enjoyed his time at leadoff, the spot he has filled most often in his career (293 games with a .285 average, 40 homers and 152 RBIs).
"If you'd ask me where I'd rather hit, it'd be the three-hole, but obviously we have a three-hole hitter [Hosmer] right now," Gordon said. "I think Ned will work with some things in Spring Training, and we'll go from there. But wherever he slots me, it really doesn't matter."
Gordon has hit third in 185 games, tallying a .275 average, 21 homers and 100 RBIs. He has batted fifth just 75 times, with a .264 mark.
Shields willing to consider staying in KC
KANSAS CITY -- Yes, James Shields is headed for free agency after next season. And, yes, he'd be willing to discuss extending his Kansas City stay.
But, no, Shields is not really heading for the open market looking for a Zack Greinke-type contract -- six years at $147 million -- as one columnist speculated. In fact, the whole idea made Shields smile, as he attended the annual Royals FanFest at Bartle Hall downtown.
"That's absolutely not true at all. I have no clue where [the columnist] got that at all," Shields said.
"As a player, you always just want a fair deal -- but I'm not really thinking about that, right now. I've got one more year before I can be a free agent, and I'll probably be thinking more along those lines when the season is over."
Even so, the idea of discussing a contract extension with the Royals this winter is not beyond his scope.
"Yeah, I'd definitely be open-minded to it, for sure," he said. "A player in my position, when I have one more year left before free agency, I'm definitely open to it. I mean, I like Kansas City, I like the organization and I like the direction we're going."
But Shields hasn't discussed the matter so far with general manager Dayton Moore and, if they don't get around to it before Opening Day, it's not likely to happen in season.
"During the season, my main focus is trying to win games and really get some wins for this team," Shields said.
Record turnout for Royals FanFest
KANSAS CITY -- The weather didn't exactly cooperate, but the first Royals FanFest to be held at Bartle Hall in the downtown Kansas City Convention Center was deemed a success.
As the two-day event ended on Saturday night, Royals vice president Toby Cook said total attendance was 11,032, the highest turnout for any Royals FanFest. That included about 3,000 on Friday when snow and slippery streets plagued the area.
As the two-day event headed into its final hours on Saturday, Royals vice president Toby Cook estimated total attendance at about 10,000. That included about 3,000 on Friday, when snow and slippery streets plagued the area.
"We wanted to be in the 12,000 to 15,000 range, but I think the weather hurt us a little bit yesterday and maybe a little bit today," Cook said on Saturday. "It was great to be in a larger venue. Even when it was full, people had elbow room and people liked the fact that there weren't long lines for the interactive games."
Winter weather elsewhere delayed some players traveling to Kansas City, but only one, shortstop Alcides Escobar, couldn't make it because of plane problems. Manager Ned Yost planned to arrive on Wednesday, but flight cancellations in Atlanta kept him away until Friday afternoon.
The five previous FanFests were held at the Overland Park Convention Center on the Kansas side of the metro area.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Pliocene El Nino
The Pliocene Epoch is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5.3 million to 2.6 million years before present. The global average temperature in the mid-Pliocene was 2-3°C higher than today, global sea level 25 meters higher and the Northern hemisphere ice sheet ephemeral. A few years ago, however, Brierley's team found evidence suggesting that the tropical Pacific was even warmer during the Pliocene than anyone had expected. The results were found in sediment cores drilled from the ocean floor. By analyzing the chemical properties of the sediment, researchers were able to determine the ocean's temperature in the past. Their findings showed that a huge pool of warm water covered the vast majority of the Pacific and that the temperature gradient of sea surface was smaller than previously predicted—that is, the warm pool in the central Pacific was larger and more uniform in temperature. This warm pool is similar to the effects of the periodic El Niño phenomenon, which causes warming of the Pacific near South America. However, because the Pliocene pool was sustained, it has been dubbed a permanent El Niño.
Surprisingly, model projections of the future do not show significant changes in the pattern of sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific. Many geological factors, including the location of the continents, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, and the intensity of sunlight, were all similar to those in present day. Yet, the water off the coast of California was considerably warmer than today's. How could two similar sets of geological inputs produce two different outcomes in temperature distribution? Researchers could not explain the discrepancy.
To resolve the discrepancy, researchers used models. The results highlighted an inconsistency between the predicted and the actual, leading to speculations about the validity of current models. Brierley explains, "They suggested some disconnect between current models of climate and observations of the past. Maybe something important was wrong with our models."
The team then set about searching for an explanation that could explain why current models were not predicting this ancient warm pool. Then, about two years ago, Dr. Kerry Emanuel, Professor of Meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and renowned hurricane expert, gave a talk at Yale about why tropical cyclones contribute to ocean mixing. Emanuel, who had speculated about the role of tropical cyclones played in global warming in the past, inspired Brierley's team to consider hurricanes as the missing link: "We were wondering how to make this warm pool happen. And when Kerry came down, we realized that tropical cyclones were the phenomenon we were looking for."
"Essentially, we've looked at a warm world in the past and it shows changes in the pattern of tropical sea surface temperatures. We've analyzed all the existing theories to explain this vast pool of ancient warm water, and even in combination they can't explain something as odd as this," said Dr Chris Brierley (UCL Geography), a co-author of the paper.
Brierley represented the hurricanes in the model by including additional mixing in regions with more predicted hurricanes. Such a model is more representative of the global climate state of the Pliocene. The additional mixing from the hurricanes altered the results considerably, as the new model predicted a "strong reduction of the strong temperature gradient near the equator:, i.e., the existence of the Pliocene warm pool.
Brierley explains that the results can be understood by considering the effect of hurricanes on global ocean circulation. The cold water off the coast of Ecuador has its source in the cold region in the central extra-tropical Pacific. It travels at depth to reach the Equator, avoiding the major regions of cyclone activity as it does so.
This leads to a positive feedback loop that could explain the permanent El Niño. The warm pool causes increased tropical cyclone activity in the central extra-tropical Pacific. Powerful surface winds stir the ocean, pumping warmer surface water to the bottom and drawing colder water upward. The heat pumped downwards warms the ocean currents. The ocean currents well up towards the equator, leading to warmer ocean surface temperatures in the El Niño region. These warmer surface conditions alter atmospheric circulation, causing greater hurricane activity in the central Pacific. This system, caught in a positive feedback loop, contributes to the sustained El Niño.
What does this mean for our future as the globe warms up? Could we have another permanent La Nino forming a new warm pool and stabilizing at least some of the climate effects?
For further information see Permanent La Nino.
Pleistocene image via Wikipedia.


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Some mobile phone calling plans include reduced charges (i.e., free or minimal charge of monthly account time or allocated "minutes") when an incoming call comes from a caller that belongs to the same mobile network as the call recipient. Such promotional features make calls between subscriber mobile phones free of charge, for registered mobile handsets. Other plans permit subscribers to share minutes with other subscribers, when the mobile subscriber plans are obtained or linked together for billing purposes. The importance of identifying in-network calls is thus highlighted, as subscribers may avoid charges altogether if they can distinguish in-network calls from out-of-network calls, and the carrier can inform non-network callers of its free in-network calling feature, if such a feature were available.
Another approach to mobile telephony price promotion is the in-circle plan, such as a calling circle plan. Such plans allow subscribers to specify certain numbers that are called frequently from the subscriber's handset (the numbers comprise the subscriber's "circle"), and provides a discount on calls made "in-circle." Identifying the appropriate billing rate involves the carrier storing those numbers for each subscriber and checking a database at the time of call to apply promotional rates. An "in-circle" calling plan is not a general check of in-network calls, however, it is just a preferential billing promotion applied to a handful of frequently called numbers.
Other plans also allow subscribers to identify and preset caller "favorites," such as a set of frequently called numbers, which can include both in- and out-of network numbers, on a carrier's promotional billing plans. This type of reduced-cost calling is not an in-network notification, as it may include numbers outside of the carrier's network. Other proposals for discounted billing to frequently called numbers might
Other proposals for discounted billing to frequently called numbers might apply lower billing rates for the most frequently called numbers each billing cycle, for all numbers called over a certain pre-set number of minutes each billing cycle, and so forth.
A few methods have previously been proposed for alerting the call recipient if the call source shares the same network. For example, a network-based Global Title Translation (GTT) query will identify the carrier associated with the Caller Identification (CDN) or Mobile Directory Number (MDN) to the Network Control Point (NCP) of the caller's mobile carrier. A GTT search is typically requested at a Signaling Transfer Point (STP) associated with the NCP, while the incoming call page is held pending the result of the query. Once the result is given, the call page with the information is released to the sender. While this permits the connection of the call and appropriate billing for an in-network call by the carrier, there is a cost associated with the GTT search by the carrier, and there is no display indicator of the in-network call to the call recipient indicating whether or not the call is in-network.
Another approach is set forth in US Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0059642 (IBM). This approach also requires a network-based determination of the carrier of the calling and the called party by the network carrier, and provision of the in-network notification to both the calling and the called parties. Three methods are recited, one, similar to GTT, requires a network database query by the caller's carrier, prior to call termination. This has the accuracy limitation, since mobile numbers are portable, and when callers switch networks this method introduces errors. The second method, performed after call termination, looks at the switching information for the caller and the called number, which is highly accurate. With this method, however, the data that the call is in-network is only determined after the call has been established and further requires that the in-network determination be incorporated into the established call via either a side channel or mixed into the digital signal itself. The third method, performed while the called party's phone is on, but not on a call, requires the phone to have a side data channel. This requires the phone, at startup, to contact the network to do a database lookup to see if the phone numbers in the address book are in-network. This method is limited to updating the 'in-network' status only of the phone numbers stored in the caller directory on the called party's handset, however. As a result, this method does not ensure that new callers and their numbers are identified as "in-network," which is the situation in which caller identification is the most helpful to the called party.
Considering the shortcomings of the aforementioned methods, it is clear that there is a need for a method for allowing mobile device users to determine whether their calls are "in-network" and thus potentially subject to certain cost-saving promotions or rate reductions offered by service providers, or to the display of enhanced information regarding the calling party. Therefore, an improved system and method for automatically notifying subscribers of the "in-network" status of calls is highly desirable.
This invention is directed to a system and method for determining whether an incoming call originates from inside or outside of a mobile carrier's network and indicates the result to the subscriber on a mobile handset.
The present invention provides a system and method that performs a Global Title Translation (GTT) on an incoming number to determine the hosting carrier of any mobile phone number. When the result matches the receiving subscriber's carrier, the mobile device then indicates to the subscriber (i.e. mobile device) that the call is an "in-network" call. The provision of the in-network message may be interchangeably referred to as a notification or notice, indication or indicator, event, flag, message, and the like, without varying the intent and breadth of this invention.
The indication may be selected from one or more from the set of visual (e.g., logo, text, picture, color or color change), audible (e.g., signal/tone, spoken notification), or haptic (e.g., vibration, pulse) notifications. The words "in network," "network," the name of the carrier, such as "Sprint," a logo of the carrier, or an image indicating the source of the call may be displayed to the call recipient. A specific ring tone, audio signal, audio message, or recorded message may be audibly outputted to the subscriber. A vibration or pulse pattern, repeated or separated by ring tone, generated from the phone's vibration mechanism, may be haptically outputted to the subscriber. As well, the subscriber's handset may provide notifications in combination with laptops, earpieces, or other devices commonly integrated with mobile devices, through USB or other supported wired connections, or via Bluetooth, 802.11 wireless, or other supported wireless communications links.
The in-network notification permits the subscriber to identify calls "in network," which are often of less cost, or free of charge, to answer. Also, the subscriber can identify friends and associates who are "out of network," and arrange the time and means of communication with them to save cost.
With the use of such an "in-network" indicator, the subscriber and/or the subscriber's carrier may also promote the migration of "out of network" callers to the subscriber's carrier.
These and other examples of the invention will be described in further detail below.
Preferred and alternative examples of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the following drawings:
The in-network notification permits the subscriber to identify calls "in network," which are often of less cost, or free of charge, to answer. Also, the subscriber can identify friends and associates who are "out of network," and arrange the time and means of communication with them to save cost. This may be arranged automatically sending an SMS message to the caller, rather than picking up the call, if that is a less expensive or more convenient means. This may also be done silently.
The invention also permits the subscriber and/or the subscriber's carrier to promote the migration of "out of network" callers to the subscriber's carrier.
In one embodiment, after the call page generated by an originating mobile device (OM) 22 via an originating carrier system 24 is received on the TM 30, the TM 30 contacts a server 34 associated with a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 38 associated with the TM 30. The server 34 performs a GTT and returns the result of the GTT back to the TM 30 for indication. If OM 22 is "in-network" with TM 30, then an "in-network" indicator is given. If OM 22 is not "in-network" with TM 30, then an "out of network" indication is given, and optionally a courtesy message is sent to the caller on the OM 22, such as a message indicating and/or scheduling the optimal time for a return call. The result is also stored on the TM 30 for future use with repeat incoming calls and can be refreshed by a variety of methods (i.e. time, usage frequency, open connection). The indications may be sent with the incoming call page, or made before releasing the call page at the MSC 38 to connect the call. If sent before releasing the call page at the MSC 38, the indication may be sent via SMS or other data channel delivery to the TM 30 and the OM 22, separate from and in advance of, the terminated call. Similar subject matter is discussed in co-pending application Ser. No. 12/349,679 filed Jan. 7, 2009, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
Depending on the carrier's network technology, if it is not possible to open a data channel to the server 34 to perform the GTT after a voice call page has been made to the TM 30, the GTT is performed at the network level prior to the call page being sent to the TM 30. Then, the result of the GTT may be sent to the TM 30 prior to the call page, using port-directed (as with Java applications) or application-directed (as with BREW application IDs) short message service (SMS) via a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) 40, or is included with other data (such as CNAM name identification data) in the call page. After the TM 30 receives the SMS, the GTT results are outputted to the subscriber of the TM 30.
In another embodiment, when none of the above facilities are available, a table lookup may be performed locally on the TM 30. A caller's number is examined by client software such as City ID� from Cequint, Inc. on the TM 30. A database stored on the TM 30 contains codes to match the digits in the caller identification information (CID) from the incoming call in the form NPA-NXX-XXXX to the local exchange codes (in the form NXX) for specific mobile carriers. For example, in a given area code NPA, local exchange NXX 302 may be assigned to Verizon, 301 to Sprint, etc.
In this embodiment, to ensure a correct indication of carrier, the TM 30 checks for exceptions to the NXX coding because of local number portability. A caller can change from their original mobile carrier to a different network and retain their original number, whether to another mobile carrier or to a landline telephony provider. This produces exceptions to the match of the NXX code and the carrier assigned that NXX, thus making matching less than 100% accurate. To overcome this, TM 30 may check the full phone number against an exception list (e.g., a database of Local Numbers Ported (LNPs)) to see if it has been ported from the original carrier to another local carrier. The check with the exception list is done after determination of the assigned carrier using NXX coding. Thus, the "in network" indication would not be determined on a matching NXX code alone, but in this embodiment after confirmation that the number is not in an LNP directory.
Note that the LNP exceptions are of two kinds, the first of which is LNP into the carrier, where the carrier hosts a number that does not match its assigned NXX codes. This gives a false negative on the NXX check, and the number has to be confirmed as "in network" by reference to the LNP data. Conversely, the second LNP out of the carrier yields a false positive on the NXX match on a number that has been ported to another carrier, and this number has to be confirmed as "out of network" by reference to the LNP data. The database of LNP exceptions can be stored on the TM 30 for reference and comparison, and updated over the network; or it can be stored on the carrier's network and checked via a query sent over the mobile device's data channel or via SMS messaging when one of these facilities is available without conflict of the network voice page. While both methods are technically feasible, the cost of updating the LNP database, their storage requirements, and privacy concerns would inform the actual deployment decision.
Network Determination of "in Network" Result
The determination respecting the "in-network" indication can be performed on the network before the call is terminated to the subscriber's TM 30, also known as "pre-call." This is preferably done via a query to identify the carrier associated with the CID. The query is made to a data service such as the CNAM service operated by AT&T DG, typically called a GTT query. In another embodiment, this is done by making a direct query to a carrier's subscriber database 36, e.g., the customer database at Verizon, typically called a Telephone Number Index/TNI query. These databases provide the accuracy to confirm or correct the carrier's NXX match on the CID as they are regularly updated with LNP information by the carriers. LNP changes can be queried against a database on the network, as well. When the information is obtained from these queries, it is sent to the TM 30 with other data in the call page, via SMS, or other data facility. One example of sending the query results with the call page would be to utilize the traditional CNAM facility containing the CID and display text field with name, by inserting a visible character like "*," a "0" or "1," or by using a hidden ASCII character (character invisible to the user but operable by the mobile device processor) before the text string containing the caller's name. Detection of this special character would indicate to the subscriber's TM 30 to deliver an "in-network" notification with the incoming call information. In this example, software is included so that the carrier's OEM call handler software strips the special characters (such as the "*," "0" or "1") before displaying the caller identification text, to ensure the correct display of the caller information. The system preferably would not strip hidden ASCII characters.
Delivery of the "in Network" Result Via the SMS Channel
In another embodiment, the determination respecting the "in-network" indication is performed during the incoming call via a data query on a separate SMS message channel, with the result delivered via SMS, during the incoming call, to the TM 30, known as in-call notification. In such a network deployment, a query is made by a software product on the TM 30, such as NameID™ from Cequint, Inc., which queries the database 36 to determine which carrier is associated with the number, and displays resulting caller identification information on the display of the TM 30 along with the incoming CID. The process includes making a GTT query via such client software on the TM 30, in order to confirm or correct the NXX comparison made on the CID, to provide an accurate "in-network" query result. As with the prior methods, an LPN query can be made against a database on the network or on the TM 30, for changes and correction of the in-network result. Unlike prior methods, this is not limited by the time permitted before the call is answered on the MT; an in-network notification done with this embodiment may be given after the call is answered.
Client software on the TM 30 uses a data channel to send information over the mobile carrier's data network MSC 38. An SMS message can also be used to return the in-network and LNP query results to the TM 30. In one embodiment, this is done using SMS or data channel GSM (as these networking systems permit simultaneous voice and data channel traffic to the mobile device). On CDMA networks, SMS or the data channel may be operational, but not in parallel with voice calling, which requires that the data be delivered prior to the call, or updated in the caller directory post-call, for use on subsequent calls. Typically, the result is the receipt of an 'in-network' notification during the ring sequence of an incoming call, in concert with the display of the CID by the OEM call handler software on the TM 30. It is valuable to determine the carrier associated with an MDN on the handset, when the network is unavailable due to roaming, voice call activity (CDMA networks), poor coverage, and so forth. The error rate associated with LNP is approximated at one percent in and one percent out of the networks, and although accepting such errors in all cases would not be acceptable to carriers or handset manufacturers, a 99% accuracy rate with local handset determination of the carrier associated with an MDN is sufficient for making preliminary entries in the contact database on the handset. Thus, the present invention permits preliminary entries using handset-based determination of the carrier network associated with the calling party's MDN, which is subsequently updated via network-based LNP checks. This improves the user experience of caller identification using carrier "in-network" notification by ensuring that the information is available for any phone number, and not just when the network data services are connected. Also, notably, the small percentage of LNP errors are actually opportunities for conversion of the owner of the listed MDN to the carrier network, advertising both the benefits of in-network calling and informing the use that proper network and caller identification relies on the LNP—rather than the network's own identification database; this allows a "Don't Be Lost—Join In"-themed marketing message to support the marketing campaign to switch callers to the calling party's carrier. This indicates the benefit of doing a local query on the handset to determine carrier associated with an MDN, even though more accurate information may be returned from an LNP check from a network query at a later time. These benefits result uniquely from combining both local handset query and network-based query to make in-network determinations described in the present invention.
Refreshing "in Network" Information in the Caller Directory
At times, delay in the delivery of the "in-network" notification will occur after call completion because of delay or latency in the communications networks, or caller behavior such as an immediate pickup of an incoming call by the subscriber. However, an "in-network" indication received after the incoming call is answered and/or terminated can be stored in a database or traditional caller directory on the TM 30 for later reference, known as post-call. The next time the number is received, the indication of "in-network" displays along with other information stored in the caller directory. As with other records provided by the network query, this information can be confirmed and refreshed from time to time by software on the TM 30, such as Name ID™. Preferably using a FIFO (first in first out) method, newer caller identification records (including CID, caller name, city/state or other geolocation information, and "in-network" notification) are retained and older records deleted. This forces the "in-network" indication to be analyzed anew for callers who have not called the mobile device in some time. Similarly, records can be refreshed by making queries during any incoming call; or on a periodic basis (e.g., for any caller who has not phoned the mobile device in the past 30 days).
Triggering Adoption Campaigns
This display may conclude the operation of the software, or may act as a trigger condition or input for commencement of other applications, messages and/or promotions, for the benefit of the user of the mobile device 60 or the out-of-network caller. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/191,904, filed Aug. 14, 2008 is hereby incorporated by reference. Specific notification or adoption messages, or software-driven campaigns, could also be triggered and targeted to an out-of-network caller, following the receipt of the initial call. SMS and out of network messages could be generated by the carrier during and/or after the incoming call to send adoption or migration messages to the caller (at no charge to the subscriber). Such messages could include, without limitation, call directory information on the called party, cost savings or comparisons associated with in-network calling, promotions for calling plans and mobile devices or device upgrades, requests to join a network, requests to join a subscriber's circle or other social call plan, instant savings or call rebates, offers for online services or software, offers of reduced cost or free phone service for adoption of other products or entering into social network groups, and the like. The offers could be presented in text only, text and graphics, or contain web links, dialog buttons, or other actionable content to solicit responses from the recipient at the OM 22.
Determining and Displaying Landline or Mobile Designation of Caller on the Mobile Handset Display
In an alternative embodiment, the present invention inspects the NPA/NXX codes provided by a CID for an incoming calls to determine whether the incoming call is being made from a landline or a mobile handset. Once the determination is made, the number is preferably placed into the correct field in the mobile handset caller directory. Thereafter, the OEM software layer call handler software automatically displays the inbound number in the display, for example, using the graphic icons from the user interface in the mobile handset caller directory associated with the type of line to indicate land or mobile.
A further advantage of this embodiment is that it enables the present invention to verify, correct or replace the categorization of landline or mobile associated with the phone number in the mobile handset caller directory, for example, the mischaracterization resulting from data entry error by the user or default to the first field in the directory. In alternative embodiments, the present invention may automatically override the entry with the correction or may inform the user and request permission to make the correction to the entry.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, as noted above, many changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is not limited by the disclosure of the preferred embodiment. Instead, the invention should be determined entirely by reference to the claims that follow.
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