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|4 aoűt 2009
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|18 janv. 2000
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|19 janv. 1999
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|Bartfeld Eyal
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|Integra5 Communications, Inc.
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/116,395, filed Jan. 19, 1999 and Israeli patent application no. 129412 filed Apr. 13, 1999.
The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus of displaying and controlling subscriber selected messages and other related information using a television set or a video monitor. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method including a computer that generates a video information that is sent, using a cable-TV or other broadcasting network or networks, to be displayed on a subscriber's TV screen. The method further includes an input device or input method, which may be a telephone, or a touch-tone keypad, or a speech recognition method using a telephone, or a remote control unit or a keyboard.
There presently are systems that allow a subscriber to view selected video information on television. These methods relate to a pre-existing video information or video streams, such as video players reproducing a video movie or program. There are also methods for allowing a subscriber to select to see such video streams using a telephone, for example for pay-per-view applications. (U.S. Pat. No. 4,761,684 to Clark, et al).
Other applications using a TV screen display for sending textual messages to the subscriber's TV screens are also known (U.S. Pat. No. 5,497,186 to Kawasaki). This patent presents a central facility that transmits, together with a television signal, a message directed to a particular TV set. This message is textual only.
In another invention, (U.S. Pat. No. 5,089,885 to Clark, et al) a central processor sends a display of a menu to the subscriber's television, and the subscriber then selects, using a telephone keypad, a video source to watch. The video source is a pre-recorded video, such as a movie or a program, and is not generated by the processor of the system. The video display from which the subscriber selects a code is a list of all available video sources. This invention is a way of performing a pay-per-view application, and is not an interaction with an information store in which the video screen is dynamically generated as a function of the messages that exist for the used in information store or information stores.
These inventions basically include a table of codes, which is displayed on the TV screen. Upon pressing a certain code on the telephone keypad, instructions are transmitted via the telephony system to the TV broadcaster, who broadcasts a selected video to the TV screen.
Voice, fax, and e-mail messaging systems are examples for messaging systems in general that allow people to leave messages for other subscribers on the system (that subscriber is also called mailbox owner, or just subscriber throughout this document). The most familiar messaging system is a voice-mail system, where a caller can leave a recorded voice message to the called party, if the called party did not answer the call or the line was busy.
Another known messaging system is electronic mail, or e-mail. Fax is another known means of communication. Many telephone system operators offer some kind of messaging to its subscribers, and most telephone and cellular telephone operators offer voice-mail systems.
Unified messaging systems are also known. These systems combine all types of messages and make them appear as "unified" from the standpoint of the user. For example, when a user accesses the unified messaging system using a telephone, the unified messaging tells him/her about all types of messages, including but not limited to voice-mail messages faxes and e-mail messages. Such systems are offered by Lucent-Octel messaging division (USA), Active-Voice (Seattle, USA), AVT (Seattle USA), and Comverse, N.J. USA, for example.
Unified messaging systems are usually connected to a PBX (Private Branch Exchange) and also to the LAN (Local Area Network), and provide their user with a graphical user interface that runs on his/her PC (personal computer), in addition to the telephone user interface. See for example U.S. Pat. No. 5,568,540. Unified messaging systems that are used by service-providers (such as GTE, USA or JFAX, USA) are connected both to the telephone switch and to the Internet, and provide the user also with a graphical user interface that is accessed from his web-browser program or other Internet-based applications.
None of these systems allow a subscriber to have, on his or her TV, a display containing a list of all messages that originally arrived from the telephony or the e-mail network and were sent to him (such as voice-mail message, fax, video messages) and then to selectively select from the messages list a message, and to play or view this or these messages either using the TV capabilities, or set-top box capabilities, or a telephone capabilities, and have additional control over one or more of these messages, such as delete it or reply to it.
In these specifications, including the claims, the term 'video signals' relates to signals containing audio, as well as visual data, and alternatively also data signals such as commonly inserted in television synchronization intervals or data transmitted in any convenient form, where the data content instructs a set-top box to generate a video display. The video signals may be of analog or digital nature. Similarly, the terms video messages, and audio visual messages are used interchangeably in the specifications, accept when the nature of the discussion differentiate therebetween and displaying of such messages includes audio reproductions, according to the nature of the message. The terms user and subscriber are also used interchangeably throughout, as are the terms 'television messaging gateway', 'TV messaging gateway' and the equivalent acronym 'TVMG'.
The basic aim behind the invention is to allow a user access to media-rich messages via a television without the user needing a home computer to do so. The invention utilizes the television screen as a medium to handle and view such messages. The invention also provides for accepting and delivering outgoing messages from the user, for example by using speech. The invention allows processing of voice, fax, and media-rich e-mail and provides access to them through a TV and any convenient user input mechanism.
The present invention provides an apparatus for remote viewing of selected messages on a television at a subscriber receiving location in an environment that includes at least one messaging server (such as, but not limited to, a unified messaging system, voice-mail system, fax server system, or any other message store and management system) and a television set as an output device for messages stored or displayed by the messaging server. A television messaging gateway couples the messaging server to the television set using a message control interface and logic to direct messages and convert them to a format suitable for TV display (For example by using a video output module.). The television messaging gateway can be of a centralized type (a single TVMG that serves plurality of users), a local type (where the TVMG is implemented within the user premises, e.g. as software residing in the set-top box connected to the subscriber television) or of a distributed type (where some of the television messaging gateway modules are implemented at the subscriber premises, and the remaining modules are implemented centrally) According to a preferred embodiment, the apparatus further includes an input device for inputting subscriber commands to the television messaging gateway. The input device may be a telephone touch-tone key-pad, telephone microphone, using speech-recognition technology, a keyboard linked to a set-top box, a microphone that is built into a remote-control unit, or otherwise coupled into a set-top box, a pointing device, or other remote control unit linked to the set-top box; all depending on the availability of these devices at the subscriber's premises.
Thus, it is a particular feature of the present invention that the television becomes an interactive messaging center, whereby pressing buttons on the telephone keypad for example, causes the graphical display containing a list of messages, or a particular message, viewed on the TV screen to change.
The messaging server is coupled directly or indirectly to any downstream network for distributing messages. The specific embodiments of a downstream network are a matter of availability, cost and technical choice, and those choices include (but are not limited to) cable-TV, satellite, terrestrial, xDSL, wireless, coaxial cable, Ethernet network, cellular network, and others. However, for this invention, the primary characteristic of the downstream network is its functionality of delivering the message from the messaging server to the television messaging gateway and to the display device.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the television messaging gateway includes a CPU and memory module, a communication card, such as LAN, an input device interface, and a video output module.
Further according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the television messaging gateway includes means for providing message notification to the subscriber's television set.
The present invention also provides a method for viewing selected messages at a subscriber receiving location including coupling a television messaging gateway to a television set, coupling at least one messaging server to the television messaging gateway, and causing the television messaging gateway to provide messages received in the messaging server to The television set for audio-visual display thereon.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the step of causing includes inputting subscriber commands to the gateway.
The present invention is designed to operate primarily in a television broadcast system having a central location with at least one video source connected to a downstream network constructed to carry video signals and selectively distribute the video signals to a plurality of addressable remote terminals connected thereto. Each remote terminal is constructed to selectively receive and display the video signal on a television screen. The invention operates in conjunction with a messaging server constructed to store and forward messages, and an upstream network capable of delivering user input signals from a remote location to the central location.
The television messaging gateway has a message control interface coupled to the messaging server for controlling at least one message therein, the message having address information associated therewith, to associate the message with at least one user. A video output module coupled to the downstream network, generates video signals corresponding to the message, to be fed into the downstream network for display on a television set coupled to the addressable terminal. The television messaging gateway also includes logic to direct the message between the message control interface and the video output module. In an embodiment in which the television messaging gateway is implemented wholly or partially in the set-top box, or otherwise within the customer premises, the downstream network also includes the video, radio frequency, or digital information path between the local portion of the television messaging server such as the set-top box, and the television.
The television messaging gateway may further include an input device interface connected to the upstream network for receiving user input signals. The logic is constructed to interactively respond to the user input signals, and selectively direct messages to an addressable terminal associated with a user. The logic is further constructed to display a list of messages available for a specific user, to enable the user to select at least one message of the list for display. A user interface module, responsive to user input signals and constructed to cause generation of video signals to display data corresponding to the type and number of messages directed to a user, and to facilitate user selection of messages to be directed to the addressable terminal. In a preferred embodiment the input device interface comprises a telephony interface, and the user input signals are inputted using a telephone. Another preferred embodiment replaces the telephone with a microphone coupled to the set-top box, and more preferably with a microphone that is built into a remote-control unit which is in communication with the set top box. Such embodiment is better constructed if it is made capable of using the remote control keys as an input device.
In one preferred embodiment the television messaging server is coupled to an IP based network for receiving messages and user input therethrough. The television messaging gateway may be integral to the messaging server, or located remotely therefrom, for example on a separate computer, Integrated within the set-top box, or a combination thereof.
Alternatively, the television messaging gateway further comprises storage means to store a plurality of the messages and the addressing information associated therewith. Such storage device would also utilize a database to correlate the addressing information with a specific user and addressable terminal. Additional alternative includes the capability to use the user input signals to identify and select an addressable terminal to direct messages to.
Alternatively, the television messaging gateway also comprises receiver means to receive user generated messages for directing those messaging to other users within the system or outside it.
The messages are of a type selected from audio messages, video messages, fax massages, text messages, multi-media messages, and e-mail messages, or any other message directed to a user or a group of users. Examples of the downstream network include a cable television network, a satellite television network, a terrestrial video distribution network, a radio frequency video distribution network, a cellular network, a hybrid network, telephony network, or a combination thereof capable of delivering the message data to be ultimately displayed on a television set, or for utilizing the television speaker as an output device.
Similarly, examples of the user input signals include, but are not limited to, telephony input, touch tone signals input, voice input, remote control device input, remote control microphone input, set-top box microphone input, pointing device input, and keyboard input, or any similar device designed to allow interaction between the user and the television messaging gateway. Similar to the downstream network, the important characteristic requirement of the upstream network is the capability to transmit the user input signals and other communication from the user to devices on the network such as the TV messaging gateway, or a messaging server. The selection of the upstream network is thus a matter of engineering choice, and the network may be selected from a group consisting for example, of telephony network, a bi-directional television distribution network, a wireless network, or a dedicated wire network, or any combination thereof or similar in function, to convey user input signals to the television messaging gateway. An example of an upstream network comprises a bi-directional television distribution network wherein the remote terminal is adapted to send user input signals to the television messaging gateway via the upstream network.
The invention is specially adaptable where the video signals comprise digital video signals and wherein the downstream network is constructed to transmit digital video signals and addressing information to address selected signals to a selected addressable terminal.
The invention also teaches a method within a television broadcasting system for receiving and storing a plurality of messages directed to a particular user, converting the messages to video signals and, selectively transmitting the video signals to a particular television set associated with said particular user for outputting the message therewith. The method may also comprise the steps of receiving user input signals via an upstream network, selecting one or more messages in accordance to the user input signals and, converting the messages into video signals for output by the television set. Furthermore, the method provides for the step of entering user outgoing messages via the upstream network.
In order to facilitate management of said plurality of messages, the invention provides for the steps of generating message management information screens corresponding to the plurality of messages, and displaying those screens on a selected television set associated with said particular user; receiving user input signals to direct a television messaging gateway to select at least one message for display; and, converting the message to audio-visual television signals for outputting by the television set. The steps of converting and/or generating may be preformed by the television messaging gateway physically located remotely to the television set, or by an addressable terminal, physically located in proximity to said television set, for example a set-top box terminal.
It is therefore also an objective of the current invention to couple unified messaging storage to a television messaging gateway, and selectively outputting said messages via said messaging gateway to a television set.
A computer is a preferred device to practicing substantial portions of the methods described above. Additionally, a computer, when properly configured and when executing a program, is a preferred method for implementing the apparatus described above. It is therefore clear that a computer readable media, containing software that when executed by a computer will cause said computer to substantially perform any or all of the methods described herein falls under the scope of the current invention.
The present invention will be further understood and appreciated from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the drawings in which:
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for remote viewing of selected messages on a subscriber's television set at a subscriber remote receiving location. The messages can be received from any message store and management system, including voice-mail, e-mail, fax or any other messaging server. The messages can be broadcast over any type of downstream network, such as cable-TV or satellite broadcasting systems (DBS) or xDSL, or any other network that is capable of carrying analog or digital video signals to be processed and displayed by a television or similar display device. The present invention combines the graphical power of the TV screen for the purpose of displaying a list of all message types on the TV, and provides means for the user to select a message. A selected message or messages can be displayed on the TV screen, played using the TV speaker, or converted into speech, whichever is appropriate for the type of message. The system also provides means for the user of the system to send a message back to the sender of the message, using the same means of communication. For example, replying to an e-mail message using e-mail. The system also provides means for sending messages to other users without the need to use a keyboard.
The present invention is particularly suitable for use with unified messaging systems of all types. The power and usefulness of such systems depends upon the easy and user-friendly access that these systems allow for the subscriber or mailbox owner. The example given is of a cable-TV network operator (or MSO) that also provides telephony services. The invention acts as a bridge (or gateway) between any store and forward messaging system, such as telephony, data network, Internet, or cable TV distribution network, and a subscriber TV set, and utilizes the graphical and audio-visual capabilities of the television set together with the interactive capabilities of the telephone or other methods combining voice and key input, such as a remote control equipped with a microphone, or a cellular telephone.
The apparatus further includes an input device for inputting subscriber commands to the television messaging gateway. The input device can be a telephone key-pad, or a microphone (with or without speech recognition apparatus), a remote control unit, a keyboard or a mouse (if available), or any other similar device commonly used for receiving input from a user and convert that input into an electronic form. The user selects a message for playback, and can also provide instructions for message handling, such as delete the message, save it, forward, reply, move into folders, and add voice or textual attachment.
The display can also include, merged into a single list, e-mail, voice, fax, and video messages for the user. It should be noted that the present invention could be used with any combination of these media, for example voice-only (voice-mail), or fax-only (fax server or fax mail).
This invention is operative with any television or video (either digital or analog) broadcasting network, including, but not limited to, cable-TV systems or networks, satellite, hotel closed-circuit TV systems, terrestrial, wireless, cellular, xDSL, LMDS, MMDS and others. The TV broadcasting network communicates with a set-top box associated with a subscriber's television set. For purposes of the present invention, the term set-top box, interchangeably referred to as addressable terminal, includes any external, internal, or other television controller or tuner for downstream or upstream feed. The set-top box need not be a separate box, but may be an integral part of some television models. According to one embodiment of the invention, the set-top box is has a last-screen-display feature, which means that it would continue to display the last frame it received until another frame refreshes the display. Alternatively, the television messaging gateway logic may be fully or partially implemented within the set-top box. In one preferred embodiment, the set-top box includes logic such as a CPU and memory that is capable of executing software, and thus capable of providing wholly or partially the functionality of a TV messaging server.
Referring now to
The apparatus of this embodiment of the invention includes a telephony switch 150, a messaging server 160, and one or more video servers 155. All are typically located at the premises of the network operator, such as the cable head-end or main office. The term "video server" represents any source of video programming, such as a video-tape player, or any other means used at the head-end for reproducing video programs or movies. However, it should be noted that these components need not necessarily be located at the same location, or operated by the same operator, and different companies or operators can own these components, as long as they are connected using the present invention as described herein. References to "messaging server" in this application mean any store-and-forward server, such as voice-mail server, e-mail server, e-mail server that is equipped with multi-media, a video messaging server, a fax server, or a unified messaging server. The telephony switch 150 is connected to the cable network for delivering the calls to the residents' homes, and is further connected to the public telephony network 145, and optionally, can be connected also to other telephony switches in the cable operator's network (not shown). Telephony switch 150 is also connected to the unified messaging server by means available for this purpose, such as but not limited to T-1 or E-1 or PRI-ISDN lines, or by means of Voice-over-IP or by any other voice transport means. In addition, unified messaging server 160 can optionally, be connected to the Internet 140 by known means available commercially.
When a call arrives for a subscriber, the telephony switch directs the call via the cable network to a telephone located at the subscriber's default location 110. The means for transferring the call to the subscriber's home 110 can be either using the same cables that are used for transmitting video, or using a separate wires, such as hybrid cable networks deployed in the UK, for example. Means to connect the telephony switch 150 to the cable network are available commercially from General Instruments (GI) USA, for example.
If the call was not answered, or the line was busy (depending on the switch and the particular extension preferences and set-up), the switch re-directs the call to a messaging server 160. Other means for re-directing a call are presented in
From the head-end office 165, video (and optionally, voice and fax calls, and IP traffic for telephony and for Internet) is transmitted by means of the cable network, and reaches the subscribers' remote locations. An example of subscriber remote location equipment is block number 110. Typically, each subscriber is equipped with a set-top box (115) of one of various models. The set-top box is connected to a TV 120, to a remote control unit 130, and optionally, can be also connected to a keyboard 135 and to a telephone 125. The set-top box may be connected to a microphone, or the remote control unit itself may be equipped with a microphone capable of sending voice signals to the set-top box. Alternatively, the telephone can be connected to the cable network that is presented in
When a call arrives to a subscriber remote location, and there is no reply to the call, or the phone line is busy, and the subscriber has requested that the call in either or both of these scenarios will be transferred to a messaging system, such as unified messaging server 160, the call is then re-routed by the switch 150 to the messaging system 160. In a typical scenario, call details are transmitted from the switch 150 to the messaging system 160, indicating at least the called number (the subscriber's home number) and, optionally, additional information such as the caller ID, and the reason for the call re-routing. The messaging server 160 then answers the call using the subscriber's mailbox parameters and out-going-message, and records a voice message, or receives a fax or receives a video message. The messaging system can be also connected to an e-mail server, or be an e-mail server itself, thus optionally, can store the multi-media message as e-mail, or store e-mail separately, or do both. Messaging systems of this kind are available commercially, for example from Comverse Technology, NJ USA. And from MediaGate, Israel.
When the subscriber wishes to retrieve his or her messages, he typically has three choices:
First, he can use a telephone, and dial to the system. In this case, voice messages can be retrieved using the touch-tone keys of the telephone set, as known, faxes can be re-sent to any fax machine by indicating the destination fax machine's phone number, and e-mail messages can be converted to speech or to fax and be read over the phone or sent as fax.
Second, he can use an e-mail client, such as Microsoft Outlook express. In this case, the voice messages are played using the computer speakers, faxes are shown on the PC screen or printed to a printer, and e-mail messages are also shown on the PC screen.
Third, he can use an Internet web browser access, which is similar to the e-mail client, but without the need for e-mail software. Devices for performing all these functions are known and available commercially.
The present invention provides an additional or alternative means for retrieving and controlling messages, and provides this using the subscriber's TV screen as a display device, and the telephone 125 as an input device. Alternatively, remote control unit 130 (with or without a microphone) and/or keyboard 135 can be used as input device.
TV messaging gateway 170 hardware according to one embodiment of the invention is described in detail in
A video output module 1060 is included according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. A video output module comprises one or more video output devices each having a frame memory and/or output video facilities. The video signal can be generated in an analog or a digital format; whichever is suitable for the broadcasting network. Analog modules are available from Matrox USA, or from Imaging Technology, USA. Alternatively, there are real-time digital video compression cards, such as VideoPlex card provided by Optibase, Israel, that can compress video, in real-time, and output it as an MPEG-2 or any other suitable stream that then can be fed into the broadcasting network, through a video multiplexed 167 available from General Instruments (GI), USA, for example. The signals generated by video output module 1060 may be fed into pre-determined channels in the broadcast network. An alternative to a video module may be a server that is capable of generating compressed digital video, such as Oracle's video server system available from Oracle, USA. According to another embodiment of the invention, the addressing information (the set-top box ID) can be sent using known digital means such as DVB standard (Digital Video Broadcasting). It should be noted that the video output module could be of various types, as described, in order to fit to different head-end systems. According to another embodiment of the invention, more than one video output module possibly using different video and/or addressing standards may be attached to a single TV messaging gateway to connect it to more than one head-end.
The overall process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is described in
At step 1120, the TV messaging gateway answers calls using the telephony card 1070, and preferably receives or retrieves call details that include the subscriber's or the caller's telephone number. At step 1130, the TV messaging gateway accesses a database that may be either local or remote, and using the telephone number retrieved in step 1120 as a key, reads the subscriber's information from the database. This information includes the subscriber's full name, family members, office employees (if the mailbox belongs to an office), preferred language, and encrypted password or PIN. In particular, the subscriber's information record contains the ID of the subscriber's set-top box.
If no record is found in the database matching the retrieved telephone number, the TV messaging gateway concludes that the subscriber is calling from a location other than the default subscriber location, records this fact, and asks the subscriber to manually enter a current telephone number or a user's code (Step 1140).
Following that, step 1130 is repeated once more using the newly supplied telephone number or user's code. In step 1130 there may another situation, where the subscriber is calling the system from a location where there is no TV screen that is capable of displaying the image information that is generated by the TV messaging gateway (for example: that location is not connected to the broadcasting network). In such a case, there is no possibility for the TV messaging gateway to present the user with a TV screen, therefore it is in a situation where the TV messaging gateway has no means for interacting with the user. Recognizing this, at step 1185, the user is transferred to a messaging system adapted to interface with a user via telephony as commonly known in voice mail systems. Alternatively the TV Messaging Gateway may incorporate an additional component to handle telephony only interface in a similar manner to commonly available voice mail systems.
Using the subscriber's information, Step 1150 is executed. The TV messaging gateway generates and sends an addressed screen, in the form of one frame or a short video clip, to the cable network to be broadcasts to the subscriber's set-top box or television. The screen is shown in greater detail in
Another way to verify user access authority is by using speech-recognition software that uses speech comparison technology to compare the spoken password to a password stored in the TV messaging gateway or in the unified messaging system.
The TV messaging gateway reaches step 1170 if there is either an error in the password, or if the subscriber is trying to retrieve from a location that is in the TV messaging server database, but different than the subscriber's default location. For this reason, the TV messaging gateway, at step 1170, displays an error screen, and asks the caller to enter again a telephone number, or user's code, in a process similar to step 1140. This time, the new user's information is retrieved from the database, as in step 1130, however the default set-top ID is not used. Instead, the set-top ID retrieved according to the call details is used, to send the messages not to the subscriber's home, but to the current location of the subscriber instead of to the default subscriber location.
In Step 1160, all the subscriber's details are known. The TV messaging gateway accesses the message store 1015 (typically in the attached messaging server or in the same system on which the TV messaging gateway operates). The access can be done using standard protocols such as IMAP4, POP3, VPIM or any other standard or proprietary message retrieval protocol.
There may be two cases within step 1160: either the mailbox is empty, or there are messages (either new or reviewed). If there are no messages in the box, then step 1190 is executed. Otherwise, step 1180 is executed.
In step 1180, a message list display screen is presented to the subscriber. This screen contains a list of messages and potentially also folders, and the subscriber uses the input device to send commands to the TV messaging gateway. This process is described in greater detail in
In step 1190, which is executed whenever there are no messages in the mailbox, a message is displayed that informs the subscriber (or user) that this is the case. Step 1195 is executed after the subscriber has chosen to exit from the system. This is a good-bye screen. An example of one possible layout of such screen is shown in
Inside the main block 310 there is a list of messages. The columns are denoted by 336, 340, 345, 350, and 355. The leftmost item in a message line is the message serial number 335 According to another embodiment of the invention, the user can select a message by typing its number using the telephone keypad, or by typing a prefix (like '#') followed by the message number or by saying the message number using the telephone microphone. Next to the message number there is a 'select' indicator 330. If the message is selected, there is a cross or a black filling in this box. Next, the person that sent the message is listed, if known. In case of a fax, the CSID (sending fax ID string) that potentially may be sent by the sending fax machine is indicated. Further to the right, is the date and time when the message was received, and an indication of the content or type of the message (voice, fax, video, e-mail etc.). According to another embodiment of the invention, several types of messages may be combined, such as voice annotated fax (voice and fax together as part of a compound message).
The rightmost field in
Other components of this screen may be urgent and private message indicators (430 and 435), the "from" field 440 of the message, as explained above, and the date when the message was received 445. There is also a key instruction block 450, that instructs the subscriber which keys to press using his telephone. In the illustrated embodiment, key "1" is used for pause control (pressing it once causes temporary stop in play, pressing it again resumes play from the same point it was paused), key "2" rewinds the message to the beginning, key "3" skips the entire message to the end of it, 4 is fast forward, and "5" and "6" are volume control.
If an input device other than a telephone is used, keys and input commands may vary appropriately, as for example the use and recognition of voice commands where the input device comprises a microphone and the system also contains a voice recognition module.
One preferred method of presenting the fax on the TV includes converting the graphic information constituting the fax to a bitmap using commercially available software such as Victor image processing library from Catenary Systems, St. Louis, Mo., USA. This bitmap is in a high-resolution, black and white dots, Icorresponding approximately 1720 dots per line, and few thousands lines per page, depending upon the fax resolution and the page length. This high resolution bitmap is converted from a high resolution format to a low resolution format, according to the size of the window 530 on the screen that is dedicated for the fax display. The size of the window is measured also using pixels, or picture elements. This is carried out by any conventional image resizing method, such as bi-linear interpolation. Optionally, if it is desired to improve legibility or sharpen the picture, the data can then be passed through a high-pass filtering algorithm, as known.
Fax is converted into a video format and sent, via the cable network, to the user's television screen. Thus, the fax which is received is not transferred "as is" to the TV screen for viewing, but converted into a video segment which facilitates viewing, editing and other operation the user may perform thereupon using an input device.
In the head-end or the main office 865, one or more messaging servers 860 are connected to the TV messaging gateway 870, as described in
The equipment shown in
In step 1231 the system waits for an additional key, as all two digit selections in this example begin with '1' followed by another digit. Step 1221, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1227 and 1229 are executed upon the user presses keys 1,2,3,4,5,7 and 9, respectively. If the user did not pressed a key during a pre-defined time-out period (typically, one or two seconds) control returns back to step 1210.
In step 1221, play message operation takes place. Here a new video screen is generated and transmitted to the subscriber's TV screen. The television messaging gateway generates a different screen, depending upon the message type. Appropriate screen examples have been described in
Step 1222 is used for forwarding a message. Here another video screen is generated, which asks the subscriber to use again the telephone key pad to type-in the number of the subscriber to which the message will be forwarded. Care should be taken not to allow a subscriber to forward a message to another subscriber whom did not allow this transfer. According to one embodiment of this invention, each subscriber's information record holds also a list of other subscribers that he or she can accept the operation of message forwarding from. If the messaging server supports a status of "reviewed" or "saved" for a message, a command is sent to the messaging server from which the message was retrieved, to change the status of the message.
Step 1223 is the delete message. In this step the television messaging gateway sends a delete command to the messaging server at which the message was originally stored, using the ID of the message that was originally retrieved from the messaging server when the list of message was acquired from it. In addition, another video screen is generated, in which the line containing the deleted message is omitted. According to another embodiment of the invention, the message will be marked as "deleted" on the screen (using a different color, for example), and the actual deletion operation from the messaging server will take place only when the subscriber exits from the service. This allows the subscriber to cancel the delete operation if done so before the logout.
Step 1224, if the identity of the party that left the message is known, then a reply operation can take place. In this operation, a new screen is generated, asking the subscriber to either record a voice message as a reply, or if there is a keyboard attached, to type a textual reply. The reply is then either moved to that party's mailbox, if exists on a messaging server attached to the television messaging gateway, or is packed as an attachment or a body of an e-mail and is sent back using e-mail.
Step 1225 is a place for additional screen that allows the subscriber to alter some mailbox properties, such as changing password or PIN, and create or remove folders, if applicable.
Step 1227, a new video screen is generated, in which a list of the folders of the subscriber folders is presented, in a way similar to the display of the list of messages. Here the subscriber scrolls up or down the list, and selects a folder. Upon selecting a folder, control resumes to step 1200, together with a new video display, containing a list of messages, this time the messages are the ones that are in the selected folder.
Step 1226, is the service exit or the logout step. Here a new video display is generated and transmitted to the subscriber's television. Example of such a screen is in
Operation of the present invention is similar to the description above when using a different input or output mechanism, such as input by remote control unit keys, keypad, or keyboard coupled to the messaging system in any convenient manner. Similarly the screen layout may be modified in accordance with the input or output device. For example, to accommodate key input on a remote control unit, or to instruct the user to use voice commands to a microphone, the screen help sections (450, 540, and 640 for example) may be modified as needed.
It should be noted that since the change rate of the screens for one subscriber operating the system is relatively slow (one screen per 5 or more seconds, typically) there is a considerable conservation of network resources, compared to a movie or a program that is transmitted on a video channel. A frame once every 5 seconds is 125 times slower than a video of 25 frames per second. In addition, the nature of most of the messaging screens presented here is highly compressible which also contributes to saving in network resources. As a result, one messaging channel can serve many concurrent subscribers simultaneously.
In other cases, the subscriber may want to send an outbound e-mail message (as opposed to a reply, where the subscriber first receives an e-mail message). Step 1315, a list of known e-mail recipients is displayed on the screen. The list can be taken from a user's address book that is saved either on the TV messaging gateway or on another system. Step 1325, the subscriber scrolls up and down in the list, using the keypad keys of the telephone keypad, or using speech, in a similar way that was explained earlier for electing a message out of the list of messages. To select an address, the subscriber presses a key (<5>, for example). To send e-mail to all selected addresses, the subscriber is using another key (<6>, for example). Following that, all the other steps 1330 to 1360 are executed as explained above. Another way of selecting the recipient's address may be speech recognition technology that recognizes spoken names. Such software is commercially available from Phonetic systems Ltd, Israel.
In step 1430, the TV messaging gateway retrieves the subscriber's information record from a database. Part of this record are the subscriber's TV screen ID (or set-top ID), and potentially the preferred subscriber's language. The TV messaging gateway synthesizes, in step 1440, a video screen (single frame) or a video transmission (continuous), depending upon the type of the set-top box that is at the subscriber's home (also listed in the database), and addresses it to the subscriber in step 1450. An example of such a screen is shown in
In this embodiment, voice messaging server 1660 (such as Trilogue Infinity, commercially available from Comverse Technologies, NJ and fax messaging server 1661 (such as RightFax, commercially available from AVT Corp., WA, USA), are connected to the telephony network through a telephony switch 1650. E-mail server 1662 is also connected to the Internet.
It will be appreciated that whenever it is stated that the TV messaging gateway is connected to a messaging server, alternatively, the TV messaging gateway can be connected to several messaging servers, each one for a dedicated type of messages, such as illustrated in
It should be noted that the exact configuration of the head-end systems described in this figure may change, and be similar to the one described in
In this configuration, the subscriber's speech is captured by the microphone and is transmitted to the set-top box e.g. by using an infrared, radio or other wireless link. The set top box 1920 transmits the speech information to the TV messaging gateway 1970, preferably in a compressed format. In the TV Messaging Gateway 1970, the speech information is processed as if captured via a telephone similar to the manner explained earlier, except that the speech information in this case arrives via a data network 1935 that connects the TV Messaging Gateway 1970 to the TV network 1930. If the TV network 1930 is a cable-TV, the TV Messaging Gateway 1970 may be connected directly to the cable network, or, alternatively, to a data network in the head-end, and receive the speech information via this network. If the TV network is of another type, such as xDSL, speech information is also returned on the upstream network path.
It should be noted that while any microphone coupled to the set top box 1920 will perform the required function, a microphone embedded in the remote control unit 1910 offers a distinct advantage: having a single portable control device. By providing a portable wireless device 1910 that incorporates television remote control, control of the user interface portion of the current invention, and voice input capabilities in a single portable wireless unit, the usability and user friendliness of the invention is significantly enhanced.
TV Messaging Gateway 1970 need not necessarily be located physically at the head-end, but can be optionally positioned in a different location. In such case, there is a need for a suitable data network to connect the two sites, and deliver image and video information between the TV Messaging Gateway and the head-end 1955. In addition, speech information, user selections (remote control and pointer position) and other relevant information from the subscriber's premises, are transmitted via the upstream network and the head-end to the Television Messaging Gateway.
The TV Network 2012 supplies the set-top box 2010 with the necessary connectivity to the external networks and servers. Preferably, the set-top box is equipped with a modem, a xDSL modem, or a cable-modem that connects it to the Internet via the TV network or a PSTN. In case of a Satellite TV network, an upstream connection can be supplied either using a telephony (PSTN) modem or an upstream provided by a satellite. In case of terrestrial TV network, the upstream is best supplied using telephony modem. In case of xDSL or Cable network, the upstream is supplied by the TV network itself. As was mentioned before, the selection of the upstream network is a matter of technical and/or financial choice, and the invention may be operated with any data path providing data communications functionality to carry data from the input device to various system components.
In the embodiment of
Similarly functionality may be split between a centralized and local TV messaging gateway by splitting message storage responsibility. In such a system, if the user wants to store a message for a long period, the message may be stored in a storage device coupled to the local TV messaging gateway, such as a disk drive or flash ROM. Short term messages may be kept on the centralized messaging server. This arrangement offers both increased privacy for the user and maintenance ease for the system operator. Additionally, multiple accounts, or mailboxes, may be handled by the set-top box to allow for example multiple private mail boxes to different family members, and sending memoranda between the shared users of a single set-top box while leaving those messages within the confines of the subscriber premises. Appropriate password protection for the private mail boxes will further contribute to privacy.
Additionally, it may be beneficial to implement some graphical information generation in the set-top box, relieving the centralized TV Messaging Gateway to handle external messaging servers. In such configuration the Local TV Messaging Gateway 2011 has a reception software module that receives messages and attributes, and optionally complete HTML pages, from the centralized gateway 2052. The local TV Messaging Gateway 2011 has a displaying module that is responsible for displaying this information on the subscriber's TV or screen 2014, and an input reception module that allows the user to interact with the system as was previously described. This configuration also offers the benefits of capability to overlap a message display on another TV channel video, and the ability to present a 'message waiting' indication on top of any channel that is currently being viewed.
The local TV messaging gateway may also be implemented as a hardware unit separate from the set-top box, but located in the user premises. Such hardware unit may be either a general purpose computer, or preferably, a dedicated computer, that will display video information on the television screen. As explained earlier with regard to the television messaging system integrated with the set-top box, either the complete TV messaging gateway or a portion thereof may be implemented on such separate hardware unit.
While there have been described what are at present considered to be the preferred embodiments of this invention, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the invention and it is, therefore, aimed to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
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US Dollar Losing Bullish Steam Ahead Of Fed Rate Decision Next Tuesday
A lot of maybes are now swirling around in the air of the financial markets. Speculation is now rife that the Fed may spring a surprise interest rate cut as they are concerned about the widening spreads in the credit markets. Should that become true, the US dollar would be one of the first to take a hit, and that would be a setback to the currency's ongoing strong uptrend.
On Friday, weakness showed up in the dollar as traders took the opportunity to take profits of long USD positions against the Euro, Swiss franc and the British pound. However, its weekly performance is still a standout. This week the US dollar has finished higher again against its major rivals such as the Euro, Swiss franc, Australian dollar and New Zealand, but down versus the Japanese yen and British pound (a surprise).
Not a bad week considering that the financial markets have been bombarded non-stop by news about Lehman (LEH) - Lehman's impending doom, banks rejecting Lehman, banks showing some interest in Lehman, the US Treasury trying to hard-sell Lehman to other banks (like the Bank of America (BAC)) and so on.
Other bullets that the US dollar has had to dodge were disappointing economic reports from the US. Friday's release of US retail sales data wasn't as positive as the market had expected; sales fell 0.3% in August, worse than the 0.2% rise expected, and sales excluding autos dropped 0.7%, much more than a forecast 0.2% fall. However, a much-better-than-forecast consumer confidence survey (which rose to 73.1 versus 64.0 expected) has taken away some bitterness from the poor retail data.
Below you can see at a glance how the major currency pairs have fared over the week:
EUR/USD: 3rd week of decline
USD/CHF: 9th straight week of advance
GBP/USD: 1st week of recovery in 8 weeks
USD/JPY: 4th straight week of decline
NZD/USD: 3rd straight week of decline
AUD/USD: 8th straight week of decline
Tehnically, Euro has a high chance of rebounding versus the US dollar next week in forex trading. Nearest topside targets are 1.4230, 1.4280 and 1.4320-30. 1.3880 should serve as a safety net for the time being. The Euro is also being boosted by EU's Juncker's comments that Europe is not on the verge of a recession. And contrary to the latest European Commission report and economic data, he said Germany 's economic growth is quite robust and it is "far from" recession.
Next Tuesday, the Fed will announce its rate decision on the interest rates, and the greenback's near-term sentiment will hinge on that.
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Mesclun Salad with Veggies, Goat Cheese, and Crispy Garlic
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 large shallots, minced
- Juice of 1 large lemon
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- ½ cup pine nuts
- + 8 more ingredients
- About 10 cups mesclun
- 1 large orange bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
- 4 cooked beets, thinly sliced
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1/8 teaspoon dried onion flakes
- 4 ounces fresh goat cheese
1. In a small sauté pan over moderate heat, melt the butter until it begins to bubble slightly. Add the garlic and sauté, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and slightly crisp, about 2 minutes. Pour the garlic and butter into a small bowl and let cool. Do not clean the pan. 2. In a small ...
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Benelli – The story of a legend.
The Benelli company's ability to build unique Italian motorcycles for the road and track, has been revered in the world of motorcycle engineering for over 100 years. Since the beginning of the Industrial age, Benelli has progressively brought new designs and performance to their motorcycles to the enthralled public, and spawned a growing passion in those fortunate enough to own one.
The origins of this outstanding company's history are intrinsically tied to one family who built and operated out of Pesaro Italy from 1911. Widowed mother of six, Theresa Benelli invested in her sons futures by setting up a business to service guns, cars and motorcycles, and in 1919 established themselves as a motorcycle manufacturer. Each of the six concerned themselves with the business from engineering, designing and racing their special creations.
Racing was in the blood of one her sons Tonio, who forced the hand of his brothers to design more powerful bikes to race, so that by the late 1920s Benelli had become one of Italy's formidable racing teams. Different engine mounting and better valve design saw an increase in reliability over the competition and was later by others. This wouldn't be the last time competitors looked at Benelli for engineering inspiration as the 1930's brought an enviable lineup of production motorcycles and entrants racing across Europe. Their first prestigious Isle of Man win came in 1939, as the world of motorcycles changed to reflect the more modern look of a motorcycle with new tank placement, rear suspension, engine mounting, supercharging and foot operated gears, through the war torn period of Europe in the 1940's.
Post war, the Pesaro manufacturer returned from the ashes with the sons of the Benelli brothers in the lead to export their lineup to the rest of the world. The manufacturer flourished after introducing two stroke and four stroke engines with various trims to suit touring riders and off-pavement riders. The large US market afforded them a stronger financial position to return to racing and their dreams to win more GPs. From their first World Championships in 1950, through to their second in 1969, Benelli had not only secured many GP wins, but the hearts of people across the globe to make them one of Italy's famous marques.
Maybe it was this European racing history that caught the imagination of Australians, or the fact one of our own, Kel Curruthers who won both the 1969 Isle of Man and the 1969 250cc World Championship on a Benelli, that had established the marque downunder. For many the desire to own a Benelli was enough to bring the motorcycles to our shores.
However, perhaps due to typical Italian timing it was only by the early 1970s that Australia saw Benelli on showroom floors, by which time the British and Japanese marques had made a strong foothold. Whilst in Europe Benelli continued a strong presence in the market, the Australian model lineup lasted briefly as distributors changed, opting for more pedestrian marques.
It was in 1988 Benelli fans witnessed its merger into Guzzi Benelli Moto S.p.A leaving for many a gap in the market for the time honoured classic. It wasn't long though before the overwhelming passion to revive the Pesaro marque came in the early 1990s. The re-launch of the marque in 2002 has an Australian connection again, as our own Superbike rider Peter Goddard helped conceive the very first Tornado Tre built in Pesaro Italy.
The look of the new Tornado swept across the world and once again Benelli grabbed the imagination of riders and hopeful racers. The model enjoyed instant success and when QJ, the largest Chinese two wheel powered manufacturer, bought Benelli in 2006 – it changed everything.
QJ recognised and respected from the outset the marque's history, the passion in the marque and the pride held at the Pesaro factory. With 20 years of industry experience and strong financial standing, they knew they had a great opportunity to help bring to life what Benelli designers could only dream. Building motorcycles with heart, old world spirit captured in modern technology and Italian style ridden by impassioned people from around the world.
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Here in Australia, this has struck a chord with a new generation of riders who want something different and Italian made. Their popularity has increased and spawned once more a passion to own one of the classic names in motorcycles. This time however, Benelli wants to build a future in Australia and by listening to their customer base they have built tailor specific models, such as Learner approved category.
Revitalised and reborn, Benelli's mandate is now to uphold their old tradition and be motorcycle pioneers once again. With the worlds press coming to terms of Benellis serious return to take on the competition, it won't be long before Benelli will be revered and set as the benchmark once more.
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Stanley FatMax Quietly Dominates BFTS Competition
By: Justin Felisko
March 30, 2016
PUEBLO, Colo. – It may be time to transfer Stanley FatMax from the bucking chutes to the football field.
The 10-year-old bovine continues to maul, batter and bulldoze opposing bull riders at such an impressive clip that he may be best suited for paving the way for an NFL running back rather than competing as a PBR bucking bull.
However, like many of the best offensive linemen in the NFL, FatMax never seems to be given enough attention or praise for his accomplishments.
Fat Max posted the 68th buckoff of his Built Ford Tough Series career three weeks ago in Duluth, Georgia, by embarrassing Kurt Shephard in 1.87 seconds.
FaxMax's 68 buckoffs is the most among active bulls and is tied for the sixth-most in PBR history with Slick Willy.
"He is just kind of unassuming," said owner and four-time Stock Contractor of the Year Jeff Robinson. "He is kind of one of those players like a football player that just never really got the attention and you look at the whole career and they have been to Pro Bowl after Pro Bowl and next thing you know they are in the Hall of Fame."
Blueberry Wine holds the PBR record with 84 BFTS buckoffs. Robinson doesn't believe it's impossible to think FatMax may just be able to set the record in the next two to three years.
"I will be honest with you. I didn't know what the all-time buckoff rate was. Yeah, it is possible," Robinson said. "I feel like he will get to 75 this year. Maybe a couple more. Maybe not."
In seven years on the BFTS, FatMax has an impressive 68-4 record.
FatMax is 6-0 in 2016 and is coming off an impressive 18-1 2015 campaign. The black bull has averaged 14.75 outs in the past four years and only needs eight more buckoffs this season to reach 75.
"He just has that real up and down about him," said a disappointed Shephard. "I sure didn't have enough rope and I paid for it I guess."
If FatMax were to reach the 75 buckoff mark, he would tie Western Wishes for third all time, as well as pass Little Yellow Jacket, who is currently fourth with 73.
Fatmax is set to square off against Eduardo Aparecido during Saturday night's 15/15 Bucking Battle in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The 15/15 Bucking Battle can be seen Sunday on CBS national television at 2:30 p.m. ET.
It will be the third time that FatMax and Aparecido go head-to-head. Aparecido was bucked off by FatMax in New York in 4.81 seconds and in Nampa, Idaho, last season in 5.45 seconds.
Here is a look at the 15/15 Bucking Battle Matchups
Ben Jones vs. Cooper Tires Semper Fi (22-10, BFTS)
Kaique Pacheco vs. Magic Train (23-3, BFTS)
Derek Kolbaba vs. Slinger Jr. (19-1, BFTS)
Lachlan Richardson vs. Cochise (7-3, BFTS)
Cooper Davis vs. Wicked (23-6, BFTS)
Mason Lowe vs. Little Red Jacket (14-11, BFTS)
Robson Palermo vs. Big Tex Walk Off (48-6, BFTS)
Eduardo Aparecido vs. Stanley FaxMax (68-4, BFTS)
Mike Lee vs. Jared Allen's Air Time (20-1, BFTS)
Wallace de Oliveira vs. Crossfire (21-1, BFTS)
Fabiano Vieira vs. Seven Dust (8-0, BFTS)
Joao Ricardo Vieira vs. Beaver Creek Beau (37-4, BFTS)
Shane Proctor vs. Boot Jack (26-2, BFTS)
Paulo Lima vs. I'm a Gangster Too (46-13, BFTS)
J.B. Mauney vs. Pearl Harbor (11-1, BFTS)
What really makes the 10-year-old's career record unfathomable is his record against the last two PBR World Champions, J.B. Mauney and Silvano Alves.
The two riders have combined to win the last five world titles, but are only 2-9 against FatMax.
"Two of the guys that have ridden him in the four times –J.B. Mauney and Silvano – and he has bucked them off nine times," said PBR Director of Livestock Cody Lambert. "He deserves the most talk of any bull. He doesn't have a chance to win the championship, but he is a legendary bull that deserves that legendary status."
Alves has been bucked off five consecutive times after riding FatMax for 83.5 points at the Grand Island, Nebraska, Touring Pro Division event in 2009.
"He looks good (to ride), but I don't know. I just don't know," said a perplexed Alves. "He is strong. He jumps to the right. All the time to the right. Sometimes he will go two jumps and to the left, but normally right. He is a big bull. Strong bucker."
Mauney conquered FatMax for 89.75 points during the 15/15 Bucking Battle in Oakland, California, during his historic come-from-behind rally to win the 2013 world title.
"One of my favorites was when J.B. actually rode him in Oakland," Robinson said. "They only marked him 89.75, but that was one of the few times J.B. had to hustle as much as I had seen him to ride a bull. And it was pretty. That was when he was starting his roll."
Mauney is the only left-handed rider to make the 8-second mark on FatMax in 47 attempts at all levels.
It isn't just Mauney and Alves.
FatMax has also dispatched 2004 World Champion Mike Lee twice, as well as 2010 World Champion Renato Nunes, 2009 World Champion Kody Lostroh and 2008 World Champion Guilherme Marchi once.
That makes FatMax a whopping 14-2 against PBR World Champions. FatMax has also bucked off other standout riders like Joao Ricardo Vieira, Kaique Pacheco, Valdiron de Oliveira, Cody Nance, Fabiano Vieira and J.W. Harris.
"It is a tough deal. I don't know why that bull bucks off so many people," a puzzled Robinson said. "I thought he was kind of done a couple of years ago, or coming to an end, but, man, he keeps on clicking. That bull has been hauled a bunch too."
Robinson added that he is a little surprised to see FatMax in potentially the best shape of his career. He acquired FatMax from New Frontier Rodeo in 2012, and he has switched his feed program for his older bulls this year. FatMax is the son of four-time World Finals qualifier Squirt Gun (34-21, BFTS).
Tanner Byrne was the last rider to solve the FatMax riddle when he covered the bull for 86.75 points at the 2014 Iron Cowboy. The bovine athlete only averages 43.5 points per out, but his sometimes trashy and deceptive bucking style has fooled everyone.
FatMax has bucked off 18 in a row on the BFTS since Byrne rode him.
"He is a really big bull, but he is built really weird," Byrne said. "He is built kind of like a buffalo straight up hill. The way he bucks, he is moving the hips so much that every time he kicks he sits back on the rope and he keeps trying to run you back. All I did was run my knees up a whole bunch and try and stay forward. Obviously, it worked out for me. I didn't know the whole history behind him. I knew he bucked a lot of guys off, but I just went at him."
The only other rider to have ridden FatMax was Jordan Hupp (87.25 points in Jan. 2013 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
FatMax is expected to compete at this weekend's Ty Murray Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Robinson then plans on hauling him to potentially three more BFTS events before the summer break.
"He just keeps on coming," Robinson said. "It is kind of amazing. He is the kind that shows up and it doesn't matter what you ask of him or how many times you ask him. That bull really bucks and I think he is sure underrated for what he is."
Follow Justin Felisko on Twitter @jfelisko
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Okay, so I'm the 1 who wrote this FML, and i would just like to inform everyone that 1.) yes, i do own a dog..3 actually, so i can complete the food chain. 2.) this is not fake...my cat decapatates animals and leaves the body parts laying around outside, 3.) I have more hamsters :) and 4.) The hamster that was killed was previously being attacked by my other hamsters, so i had to seperate him from the rest and put him in a bucket until we got a new cage. so he was in the bathroom, in a bucket with the door closed. then some dumb ass kid opened the door and took out the hamster and it got away.
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By slothlover66 | 0
Hey it's not the cats' fault. It's like if you owned a lion and a gazelle and then were all surprised when the lion attacked and ate the gazelle.
liveloveandownit | 0
Sounds like he needs to learn some pussie control.
redshortsx | 0
that's more disgusting than sad
SeasonedSausage | 0
@43 Then the human eats the dog?
Darkangels_fml | 0
Bullet4MyChemaMo | 12
@#14 That's what her daddy said ^_^
skillz3333 | 4
in soviet Russia, hamsters eat cats!
Animal_Luvr | 0
awww poor little hamster!
fofolicho27 | 0
ladiesman14 | 0
haha whos the crying pussy now ? oh and i love your cat.
grovyle210 | 3
nomnomnomnomnomnom *barf*
DanceGirl01 | 0
oh my god!!!! the poor hamster!! I guess now you know that ou shouldn't have a hamster AND a cat at the same time. again sorry for your loss! :(
I don't know why people disliked this she/he is a murderer. She obviously left the hamster out of its cage somewhere where the cat could get to it because if she had left the hamster in its cage the cat wouldn't have been able to get to it because cats can't open cages. So obviously murderer.
Wow, stupid. You can't blame the cat it was just following its instincts. Blame the owner he/she is the one that left the hamster somewhere where the cat could get to it.
By slothlover66 | 0
Hey it's not the cats' fault. It's like if you owned a lion and a gazelle and then were all surprised when the lion attacked and ate the gazelle.
rikard_fml | 0
kinda true...
iloveloosy12 | 0
YOU are a FREAK
By quietlytearful | 0
aww. see this happened to my cousin. we all go outside and poor little bunnies head was on one side of the yard and the body on the other side, with the dog standing over it. then later that day, the dog dug up the head and carried it around. it was at a really big family gathering so everyone saw. ewwwwww.............. but sad still.
Bewitched_fml | 0
XD that's horrible
Buchitoo | 4
yeah the same happened to me. I just got there a little too early and the doq was still eatinq from my bunny's neck. when the doq saw me he ran I went to see the bunny and picked it up from the ear. it's head was still attached from his body only with a little bit of skin. you could see it's guts cominq out from his neck.
AznWaffle8 | 0
Ughhhhghghgh... I heard my friend's cat's face was half off b/c of some disease, but I'm not sure if that's worse that guts coming out of a hampster's almost-severed neck...
GeorgeBoosh | 0
Something similar happened with my cousin's pitbull and their 2 year old daughter. Not a good day. She kept digging up the dog's head each day
Uhm to much detail about the comment about the bunny guts. Weird.
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