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SS9173: Outstanding commentary. I just hope this all works out in our favor sooner than later.
Smoke: I added it to my list until the moderators get the header list up and running?
Moderators: A list of questions to get things rolling.
1. Did NEOM have a word auction or is that still in the future? If so, what did the words sell for?
2. Has NEOM sold keywords to anyone other than Virgin? If so, whom?
3. What do all the active word in the gowindow represent?
4. Is NEOM considering a RS?
5. Are they considering a stock buyback?
6. Where do we stand on getting listed on an exchange? Which exchange?
7. How many shares does Cornell currently own?
8. What are the revenue projections for this year?
9. Are there any plans to combine NEOM offices for Synergy and cost savings?
10. Will a new business plan for the business be communicated with the picture changing due to all the aquisitions?
11. Check 21 was supposed to represent a significant amount of revenue for NEOM, what is the current status?
12. What are the reasons for wanting to raise authorized shares so dramatically?
13. How will this dramatic increase impact the possibility and timing of getting relisted on an exchange?
14. Are there plans for a more structured insider trading system?
15. Are there any immediate plans to eliminate Cornell financing and utilize a more shareholder friendly type of financing?
16. Has NEOM been approached concerning a takeover or buyout?
17. What is our relationship with Ebay?
18. What is our current and past relationship with MSFT?
19. Does paperclick function correctly in the real world, or does it have issues with the current camera phones on the market?
20. When will paperclick be launched in such a way as to generate revenues?
21. What are the near term plans for selling or divesting NMPR?
22. Has NEOM been approached about a buyout or takeover of NMPR?
23. Has a relationship with an outside company hampered the rollout of paperclick?
24. What is the current status of the Scanbuy lawsuit?
25. When will the HipCricket acquisition be completed?
It would eliminate duplicate questions and the questions from others may generate more questions.
Moderators: Could we post a list of questions on the header for the SHM and keep it updated as people add more questions?
Success: Thanks for forwarding that info.
Clawmann: I had considered the possibility that he is trying to establish a pattern and that by selling some now, he can sell more later after positive news and not draw suspicion. It's just nice sometimes to here someone else say what I have been thinking. The other thing that keeps coming back in my mind, is the thing many have said. Those companies would not have sold to NEOM for mostly stock if things were looking bad. If we see lawsuits and internal strife then we'll know something is amiss. Until then, one has to presume that there is a plan that was communicated to these companies that they liked and were willing to accept mostly shares instead of cash.
I also agree that a more structured plan for insider trading would benefit the company.
Thanks for your input.
Edster
Inforit1: Would you be willing to share that email if I sent you my private email?
Clawman: I understand tax selling, but why would he continue to sell if good news were around the corner at the ASM? I generally don't take a negative outlook on things, but this is starting to concern me. Has anyone gotten any correspondence from the company that may alleviate concerns a little. I emailed a couple weeks ago and have gotten no response.
Scanbuy licensing NEOM paperclick? :Very interesting comment at the bottom of the PP post. Looks like the go window.
"Recognizing the fact many in the United States still do not have camera-equipped cell phones, Attia’s company will launch an application this May that will allow users to simply type in the barcode number to get the same information"
Someone tell me that it was a good idea to have bought more today. It's nice to have a little moral support from time to time.
FYI regarding trading today. Had an order in today 0.001 below the ask and it took about an hour to fill. I don't think anyone, especially cornell was selling much today.
What if a service provider said... Reach a certain critical mass of sold keywords and we'll promote paperclick/keywords on our system.
What if Microsoft said, reach a certain critical mass of sold keywords and sign the deal with the service provider, and we'll launch paperclick on our mobile platform and buy a 20% stake in your company.
What if the scanbuy case was going to be settled in NEOM's favor?
What if all this was supposed to happen by July/August? If you knew all this and couldn't tell anyone, would you sell your company for mostly stock in NEOM?
Hangdog: Did any of your agents get to ask any of these questions?
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=10032305
Thanks,
Edster
If the Doc needs therapy, then that means the rest of us can no longer get therapy from him... at least not useful therapy. Hopefully, this is the reversal sign we have all been waiting for.
Koko: I agree, but I think management owes more of an explanation regarding the 5 billion shares authorization.
Kokonutguy: Just did a quick glance of your poll and did a little extrapolation to reach approx. 31 million shares so far.
The other question that comes to mind is why now? Surely this wasn't an oversite. Seems like this would have been done at the same time as the other events that lead to this need.
H: Very astute observation. That explains the need to increase, but why 5 billion vs. the number you calculated?
Lesnshawn: I would be one of the happiest guys in the world if I received $10 today for all my shares and not complain one bit.
As carefully planned as all these aquisitions have been, it appears that part of this plan is to have Hipcricket come on board during the 2nd quarter of this year and not the 1st. It may be that with the current companies brought on board, they may have a more dramatic impact on the 1st quarter financials without Hipcricket. It may be younger and with some debt, etc. It may have an impact that would take away from the impact of the others. Hipcricket will then have time to grow a little more and provide a better impact in the 2nd quarter, and if not, the improvements of the others will help until it gets good footing. This is a completely late night, I can't sleep posting, so take it for what it's worth. I also suspect it will be completed before CTIA. As far as other big news, we can only hope.
Alan, thanks for your efforts. I hope they are done selling.
How many shares left on the Cornell count? Thanks in advance.
Thanks Alan1221. I appreciate your efforts on this topic.
What's the latest guesstimate on remaining Cornell shares after today?eom
DD: Link to all of Scanbuys patents attempts. I can't wait till they have to pay NEOM.
http://www.freshpatents.com/Scanbuy-Inc-cndirs.php
DD: The latest Patent attempts by Scanbuy. Not sure of the current status of this patent, but interesting info.
http://www.freshpatents.com/Mobile-device-gateway-providing-access-to-instant-information-dt20060119...
Mobile device gateway providing access to instant information
The present invention relates generally to the field of systems capable of managing the interaction between vendors and end users. To use the system, a user first scans any common barcode using a mobile device. The barcode information along with a user identification number is then sent to a server. The server uses the user identification number to look up the user's preferred vendors and content providers. The manufacturer code from the barcode is also looked up in a vendor database. Once the preferences have been determined, this information is sent to each vendor and content provider which returns information, a list of options, and/or other content. This information is then aggregated into a WAP page by the server and transmitted to the mobile device. The user utilizes the mobile device to select a content provider or vendor.
Agent: Scanbuy, Inc. - New York, NY, US
Inventors: Didier Frantz, Avi Outmezguine
Class: 235462460 (USPTO), (Intl Class)
Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
PARENT CASE TEXT
[0001] This application claims the benefit of provisional application No. 60/587,250 filed Jul. 1, 2004 and entitled "Mobile device control center utilizing barcode scanning technology."
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to the field of systems capable of managing the interaction between vendors and end users. More specifically, the present invention provides a gateway for mobile devices which provides quick access to various information and content from different vendors.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Many systems currently exist which use an input to access different online resources. The most common example of such a system is a search engine such as Yahoo, Google, AltaVista, etc. Search engines allow users to search one or more databases using different combinations of search terms and Boolean connectors. The results are usually displayed in a list form, with the most relevant results at the top of the list. These search engines provide quick access to information. However, using such systems it is often difficult to access specific information. For example, if a user is looking for information on a particular person or product type, the search engine will return every instance of the search term. It may take the user a long period of time to sift through the information and find the specific link or information the user was looking for.
[0004] Recently, search engines have also become available for mobile devices which have Internet access. The user can use the keypad on the mobile device to type in keywords and search the Internet much like a user would on a computer. However, due to the small sized screen and the vast amount of search results, it is usually even more difficult to sift through the results on the mobile device than on a computer.
[0005] Simple database systems also currently exist which use an input term to produce one or more outputs. An example of such a system is the barcode scanning terminal and register used at most shopping centers. As the cashier scans the different products in each consumer's shopping cart, the barcode scanning terminal uses a database to associate each barcode with a price, item name, and/or item description. The register then uses this information to compute the total of the purchase. This system allows the checkout process to be extremely streamlined and efficient. However, the database requires much maintenance since every type of item in the store must be included in the database. This can lead to an extremely large database which requires a great deal of maintenance. For example, the database needs to be updated each time the store adds a new item or changes an item's price.
[0006] Currently, there are systems available which can be used to link printed barcode information directly to online content using barcode scanners. These systems typically function by using the scanner to scan the barcode, connect the scanner to a computer, upload the barcode information to a server, search a barcode database to retrieve information, and send the information back to the mobile device. Since most mobile devices are not associated with an add-on barcode scanner, these systems have not yet been widely adopted. Also, these systems suffer from the burden that each barcode needs to be in the database in order for the system to function.
[0007] With the advent of camera phones and other similar mobile devices equipped with digital cameras, technology has been developed to decode barcodes from digital images. For example, a system for decoding barcodes on mobile devices from digital images is disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/757,095. This allows camera phones to be used as mobile barcode scanners. Therefore, camera phones can now be utilized with systems which link printed barcode information directly to online content.
[0008] Therefore, there clearly exists a need for a system which links users with mobile devices equipped with a barcode scanner or digital camera to online content without the burden of maintaining a large and extensive barcode database. Such a system would allow user's quick and reliable access to online content with minimal cost to the supplier and/or vendor.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] The present invention discloses a system and method for a mobile gateway which is used to manage and distribute information scanned from mobile device users to vendors. The system utilizes a mobile device equipped with a barcode scanner or digital camera, at least one item with a barcode, a wireless network, a server having a plurality of different databases (e.g., a user database and a vendor database), and a plurality of vendors and/or content providers. The mobile device may be any device capable of transmitting data over the wireless network such as a cell phone, a camera phone, a personal digital assistant, etc.
[0010] Barcodes compatible with the present invention are usually found on products or in advertisements. However, it should be apparent to one skilled in the art how the barcode could be any one or two-dimensional barcode from a symbology including, but not limited to, UPC-A, UPC-E, ISBN, RSS-14, RSS-14E, RSS-14L, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN/JAN-8, EAN/JAN-13, Code 39, Code 39 Full ASCII, Code 128, PDF417, QR Code, Data Matrix, and/or proprietary two-dimensional codes.
[0011] The wireless network may be any network capable of transmitting information wirelessly between a mobile device and a computer and/or other mobile device. For example, the wireless network could be a cellular network, satellite network, Bluetooth network, Wi-Fi network, etc.
[0012] To use the system, a user first scans the barcode using the mobile device. The user may scan the barcode either using a barcode scanner attached to the mobile device or by using the digital camera attached to or embedded in the device. If the user elects to take a picture of the barcode, it may be decoded optically on the device. A system for decoding barcodes on mobile devices from digital images is disclosed in co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/757,095, which is incorporated herein by reference. The user could also decide to take a picture of the barcode and send the snapshot or the raw data constituting the image to the control center to be decoded on a server instead of the handset (see U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/796,153, which is incorporated herein by reference).
[0013] After the barcode has been decoded, the barcode information and a user identification number are sent to a server via a wireless network. In the case where the barcode is decoded by the server, the user will send the user identification number and either the snapshot or the raw data of the barcode image. The server then uses the transmitted user identification number to look up the user's preferred vendors using a user database. The user database associates each user identification number with a list of preferred vendors. The server next parses the barcode into its constituent parts if possible. For example, every UPC-A barcode contains a manufacturer code, a product code, and a checksum digit.
[0014] The manufacturer code, or other similar identifying information, contained within the barcode information is used to associate the scanned barcode with a list of vendors or content providers using a vendor and/or content provider database. The server then transmits the entire decoded barcode to each of the vendors and content providers. Preferably, this step is accomplished by sending the data to the different vendors' web services via an XML post.
[0015] Each vendor and content provider returns a list of options, and/or detailed information related to the barcode to the server. Preferably, this information is transmitted back to the server via XML. The server uses the information provided by the vendors/content providers to generate a WAP page on-the-fly by aggregating the information into a newly formatted page. The WAP page, list of options, content, and/or detailed information is then displayed on-screen. In a preferred embodiment, the server also utilizes information contained within the user database to construct the WAP page. For example, the user database may contain layout and/or other information which the user has preselected. The user utilizes the content of the page and/or number of options to execute the desired transaction.
[0016] Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile gateway capable of supplying quick and reliable content via a dynamic WAP page to users without the burden of maintaining a large and static product barcode database.
[0017] It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a mobile gateway in which the content from the vendors and/or content providers is sent to the mobile device via a newly generated WAP page.
[0018] Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile gateway in which the mobile device only receives content which has been formatted by the server.
[0019] An additional object of the present invention is to provide a mobile gateway which sidesteps tedious data entry and poor web navigation on mobile devices.
[0020] Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile gateway which brings content and services to users with minimum required interaction.
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What is driving netflix up recently? It appears to be heading up almost everyday without settling back. How high this time before it drops back?
DD: From the PP regarding voice search
http://theponderingprimate.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Voice Activated Mobile Search From Promptu
Who scoops these guys up first?
From Sys Con Promptu launches voice-activated mobile search
Promptu , formerly known as Agile TV, a leading innovator of voice-activated search and navigation services, announced today that it is bringing its award-winning technology to the mobile marketplace for the first time.
Promptu will enable mobile subscribers to use their voice to search for, discover, and easily purchase content on their handsets simply by asking for it.
Promptu provides mobile subscribers easy access to the vast library of content offered by their wireless carrier whether its music, videos, ringtones, games, wallpapers, or other applications.
See the demo
Once a carrier has deployed Promptu's economical and scalable network-based solution, consumers can use a simple, phone-based application to search for content by title, personality, brand or genre simply by pressing one button and issuing a voice command rather than going through countless clicks and scrolls on their handset.
To search with Promptu, users say a voice command such as "Find Coldplay" or "Find ESPN" into their handset and results are returned within a few seconds.
The only problem I see is matching where you want to go with what words you need to say. That should be easy to resolve.
Another company that I will get more info from at CTIA show.
It will be interesting to see how this impacts NEOM? Any thoughts.
Thanks. eom
Yellowjacket: Why July 1st?
JP, I would say that a major deal with a carrier or microsoft making us the goto platform for Physical world linking to the internet.
How long do the aquisition companies have to hold their NEOM stock before they can sell? Don't these deals usually have a 1 year time period before any shares can be sold? They obviously don't want to sell anytime soon, but I was just curious.
I like it Crusher. Maybe this will all unfold over the next few weeks.
Could be, but can they scan a barcode without a lens?
Or this article:
Symbol Has A Really "Smart" Phone
Did anyone think Symbol could be a competitor in the smartphone space? Symbol, the barcode pioneer, offers barcode scanning in a smartphone. I know the ScanBuys and others are trying to get their barcode scanning application embedded on the mobile phone, did any of the physical world connection players think of asking Symbol?
From BusinessWeek Symbol's stylish handheld
Think about those handheld computers you see the local FedEx delivery driver using. They're an invaluable tool for the busy professional on the go. But let's face it: They're clunky, unattractive things that lack the handsome styling of the toys you see carried by the corporate elite.
Like all Pocket PCs, the MC50 uses Microsoft's (MSFT ) Windows Mobile operating system to deliver many of the same applications you'd get on another handheld.
The MC50 includes a 3.5-inch QVGA color touchscreen, your choice of a model with a keyboard or a unit optimized for making phone calls, built-in 801.11b wireless fidelity, and the ability to make voice over IP (VoIP) calls. There are options for push-to-talk, a 1.1-megapixel digital camera, and a bar-code reader.
Physical world hyperlinks that it can scan:
1D Symbology: UPC/EAN, Code 128, UCC.EAN128, RSS, Code 39, Code 93, I 2 of 5, Discrete 2 of 5, Codabar, MSI 2D Symbology: MaxiCode, PDF417, DataMatrix, QRCode Postal Codes: U.S. Postnet, U.S Planet, UK Postal, Australian Postal, Japan Postal. (they cover them all)
Wonder how soon before they introduce a phone that can read an RFID tag? There's a reason Microsoft teamed up with Symbol last Summer. Could they be developing an RFID Browser?
posted by Scott Shaffer @ 5:58 AM Tag: mobile marketing 1 comments
PP could be referring to this article.
Nextcode Launches Barcode Scanning Application
From Chron.com Nextcode launches ConnexTo Enterprise
Nextcode, a leader in optical barcode solutions for camera phones, announced the launch of ConnexTo(tm) Enterprise. ConnexTo lets businesses easily deploy robust mobile barcode-scanning applications that use standard camera phones to optically read bar codes.
"With ConnexTo Enterprise, we help companies turn camera phones into powerful tools to capture data, connect to information, and solve business problems."
ConnexTo requires no special optics, image resolution, or additional hardware. It can be loaded and run on camera phones right out of the box. (Could this solve one of the physical world connection obstacles?)
Beyond supporting traditional barcode formats, ConnexTo uses Nextcode's patent-pending mCode(tm) technology, specifically designed for camera phone applications.
mCode and the ConnexTo.com services are already used to create and read 2D barcodes that provide rapid access to WAP addresses, SMS messages, contact information and auto-dial phone numbers.
Nextcode supports the following formats:
• UPC A
• UPC E
• EAN/JAN 8
• EAN/JAN 13
• Code 128
• QR Code
• Datamatrix
posted by Scott Shaffer @ 6:47 AM Tag: mobile marketing 0 comments
I am pretty sure this is not NEOM. We would have noticed if PP posted something like that about us. I am going to go back and try to read through his articles to find out who he is talking about.
In the comment section of the PP article, which physical world connection company signed with a major carrier that can scan a barcode?