No, it's because we're referring to 33 attorneys, not 33 generals. You modify the basic noun, not the modifiers. English would be more f'd up if you didn't.
Imagine if this was correct english:
"I'm a rebel without a cause. You're a rebel without a cause too. We're rebel without a causes!"
Some scholars believe that God's ultimate intention for that was to establish the need for a large, majestic container to store them in, and thus prepare the way for the eventual creation of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
[0001]This relates to systems and methods for identifying unauthorized users of an electronic device. In particular, this relates to systems and methods for detecting an unauthorized user, gathering information related to the electronic device, the unauthorized user, or both, and transmitting an alert notification to a responsible party for the electronic device.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002]People often possess and carry around a variety of electronic devices, such as, for example, cellular phones, PDA's, personal e-mail or messaging devices (e.g., a Blackberry.TM.), and handheld media players (e.g., an iPod.TM.). Many of these electronic devices are used frequently by their owners, and the electronic devices may contain personal or sensitive information stored within them. For example, the electronic devices may contain information such as credit card numbers, passwords, social security numbers, bank information, contact lists, or calendar information. Accordingly, if the electronic device is lost or stolen, the loss of the electronic device can be exceedingly disruptive to the owner's peace of mind and security. Thus, the owner may desire to find out where the lost electronic device is located or who may have gained possession of or stolen the electronic device.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003]Systems and methods for identifying unauthorized users of an electronic device are provided. In particular, systems and methods for detecting an unauthorized user, gathering information related to the electronic device, the unauthorized user, or both, and transmitting an alert notification to a responsible party for the electronic device are provided.
[0004]In some embodiments, an unauthorized user can be detected by comparing the identity of the current user to the identities of authorized users of the electronic device. For example, a photograph of the current user can be taken, a recording of the current user's voice can be recorded, the heartbeat of the current user can be recorded, or any combination of the above. The photograph, recording, or heartbeat can be compared, respectively, to a photograph, recording, or heartbeat of authorized users of the electronic device to determine whether they match. If they do not match, the current user can be detected as an unauthorized user.
[0005]In some embodiments, an unauthorized user can be detected by noting particular activities that can indicate suspicious behavior. For example, activities such as entering an incorrect password a predetermined number of times in a row, hacking of the electronic device, jailbreaking of the electronic device, unlocking of the electronic device, removing a SIM card from the electronic device, or moving a predetermined distance away from a synced device can be used to detect an unauthorized user.
[0006]In some embodiments, when an unauthorized user is detected, information related to the current user of the electronic device (e.g., the unauthorized user), the current user's operation of the electronic device, the electronic device's location, or any combination of the above can be gathered. For example, information such as the current's user's photograph, a voice recording of the current user, screenshots of the electronic device, keylogs of electronic device, communication packets (e.g., Internet packets) served to the electronic device, location coordinates of the electronic device, or geotagged photos of the surrounding area can be gathered.
[0007]Instead or in addition, when an unauthorized user is detected, various functions of the electronic device can be restricted. For example, access to particular applications can be restricted, access to sensitive information can be restricted, sensitive information can be erased from the electronic device, or any combination of the above.
[0008]In some embodiments, an alert notification can be sent to a responsible party when an unauthorized user is
So... if you analyze a problem and discover you can get mostly accurate results from a simple algorithm, you don't need a supercomputer anymore? What a concept! I'm going to go write the first physics simulator for personal computers!
Seriously, the cool bit is that they're generating these reduced models programatically. But the way it reads, it sounds like the reduced model itself, and the fact that it runs on smart phones are the important parts.
To be fair, the first version was released yesterday so it's still a bit rough around the edges. But it already seems more polished to me than NoScript, and the features it lacks are ones which I never used anyway. NoScript's "UI built into the page" you describe just annoyed me; If I wanted more banners eating my browser space I'd download some useless toolbars.
So for my purposes, Chrome and Safari are already as functional as Firefox. YMMV.
The only advantage a keyboard has is that you can use it by feel. This keyboard constantly changes based on context and you have to keep looking at it to see what mode it's in and what options you have. You look at the keyboard, you press a button. Something changes on the screen, you look at the screen. Then you look at the buttons again. Then you press another button. Then you look at the screen again... It's horrible UI design, not to mention ergonomics. If you're going to have a fancy dynamic interface, make it capable enough that you can manipulate objects without constantly referring to another display.
With tactile touchscreens and smarter virtual keyboards on the way, I think true touchscreens are the future of input and a gussied-up mechanical keyboard like this is a dead end. It's too expensive and not capable enough.
Now, if they decided to replace the *mouse* with an iPad-sized trackpad that doubles as a touchscreen work area, then I'd get excited.
Not to mention all the adventure games where the game generates some sort of narrative based on player-triggered events. I recently encountered these in Culpa Innata's diary and the new Monkey Island series's save game descriptions, but similar auto-generated "stories" have been in games for a long time.
And don't forget Dwarf Fortress; a rather audacious attempt to procedurally generate entire fantasy worlds complete with lore based in part on your actions. I can't do it justice with a few sentences, so here's someone else's description of the feature:
Legends mode
Legends mode does not fit the criteria of a traditional game; indeed, you don't control anything in it at all. Instead, Legends mode serves as a log of sorts for the entire history of the world you generated, from year 1 to when it stopped generating. In it you can read up on various historical figures (great warriors, kings, or even common folk) as well as read an event log describing various wars, nation expansion, and megabeast (dragons, giants, etc.) activity. You can also view historical maps and watch as civilizations expand as cities are created and destroyed.
Though seen as boring to some, many feel the entire purpose and intent of Dwarf Fortress is to create an generated world full of interesting stories and historicial figures. Legends mode allows you to keep track of all, and serves as link between both Fortress and Adventurer mode. For instance, you may lose your fortress to a certain goblin warlord. By using Legends mode you'd be able to look up the warlord, find out his lineage, how many wars he had been in, and where he currently rules from, and from there you can take an adventurer to kill him out of revenge.
The iPad is inferior to a Cintiq as a drawing device, but it will be owned by people who would never drop $1000+ on an art tool. It's also portable in ways Wacom devices really aren't. You could just as easily argue "Anybody who can draw something halfway decent with a pencil and a sketchbook could make something spectacular on a Wacom", but pencils and sketchbooks aren't going away either.
Well, for a while I had to switch to terrorism for my scare-mongering, but last time I checked everyone was back to socialism. It's hard to keep up with the neoconservative fear-of-the-month club.
Mozilla is stealing our freedoms with communist security updates!
...Seriously, folks, they're just automating the updates that everyone installs already. It saves us time, which last time I checked was a valuable commodity.
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No, it's because we're referring to 33 attorneys, not 33 generals. You modify the basic noun, not the modifiers. English would be more f'd up if you didn't.
Imagine if this was correct english:
"I'm a rebel without a cause. You're a rebel without a cause too. We're rebel without a causes!"
Some scholars believe that God's ultimate intention for that was to establish the need for a large, majestic container to store them in, and thus prepare the way for the eventual creation of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Here's the important text of the patent:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001]This relates to systems and methods for identifying unauthorized users of an electronic device. In particular, this relates to systems and methods for detecting an unauthorized user, gathering information related to the electronic device, the unauthorized user, or both, and transmitting an alert notification to a responsible party for the electronic device.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002]People often possess and carry around a variety of electronic devices, such as, for example, cellular phones, PDA's, personal e-mail or messaging devices (e.g., a Blackberry.TM.), and handheld media players (e.g., an iPod.TM.). Many of these electronic devices are used frequently by their owners, and the electronic devices may contain personal or sensitive information stored within them. For example, the electronic devices may contain information such as credit card numbers, passwords, social security numbers, bank information, contact lists, or calendar information. Accordingly, if the electronic device is lost or stolen, the loss of the electronic device can be exceedingly disruptive to the owner's peace of mind and security. Thus, the owner may desire to find out where the lost electronic device is located or who may have gained possession of or stolen the electronic device.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003]Systems and methods for identifying unauthorized users of an electronic device are provided. In particular, systems and methods for detecting an unauthorized user, gathering information related to the electronic device, the unauthorized user, or both, and transmitting an alert notification to a responsible party for the electronic device are provided.
[0004]In some embodiments, an unauthorized user can be detected by comparing the identity of the current user to the identities of authorized users of the electronic device. For example, a photograph of the current user can be taken, a recording of the current user's voice can be recorded, the heartbeat of the current user can be recorded, or any combination of the above. The photograph, recording, or heartbeat can be compared, respectively, to a photograph, recording, or heartbeat of authorized users of the electronic device to determine whether they match. If they do not match, the current user can be detected as an unauthorized user.
[0005]In some embodiments, an unauthorized user can be detected by noting particular activities that can indicate suspicious behavior. For example, activities such as entering an incorrect password a predetermined number of times in a row, hacking of the electronic device, jailbreaking of the electronic device, unlocking of the electronic device, removing a SIM card from the electronic device, or moving a predetermined distance away from a synced device can be used to detect an unauthorized user.
[0006]In some embodiments, when an unauthorized user is detected, information related to the current user of the electronic device (e.g., the unauthorized user), the current user's operation of the electronic device, the electronic device's location, or any combination of the above can be gathered. For example, information such as the current's user's photograph, a voice recording of the current user, screenshots of the electronic device, keylogs of electronic device, communication packets (e.g., Internet packets) served to the electronic device, location coordinates of the electronic device, or geotagged photos of the surrounding area can be gathered.
[0007]Instead or in addition, when an unauthorized user is detected, various functions of the electronic device can be restricted. For example, access to particular applications can be restricted, access to sensitive information can be restricted, sensitive information can be erased from the electronic device, or any combination of the above.
[0008]In some embodiments, an alert notification can be sent to a responsible party when an unauthorized user is
Do we have the option to get our cable TV without comercials? there are a few pay on-demand channels, but as a general rule, no.
DVDs? iTunes? Netflix?
Broadcast radio? no
CDs? iTunes? Spotify?
A coat hanger would be still better.
But you'd also need a time machine.
Once they're paying as much as people in any other first-world country, "beloved" will give way to "practical". And it brings in some nice cash too.
Which might be why it says:
This attack has been implemented and is now in progress.
So... if you analyze a problem and discover you can get mostly accurate results from a simple algorithm, you don't need a supercomputer anymore? What a concept! I'm going to go write the first physics simulator for personal computers!
Seriously, the cool bit is that they're generating these reduced models programatically. But the way it reads, it sounds like the reduced model itself, and the fact that it runs on smart phones are the important parts.
Feel secure again. Only a variant was broken.
To be fair, the first version was released yesterday so it's still a bit rough around the edges. But it already seems more polished to me than NoScript, and the features it lacks are ones which I never used anyway. NoScript's "UI built into the page" you describe just annoyed me; If I wanted more banners eating my browser space I'd download some useless toolbars.
So for my purposes, Chrome and Safari are already as functional as Firefox. YMMV.
Nothing can touch add-ons like NoScript, AdBlock, etc.
You mean like Adblock for Chrome and NotScripts for Chrome?
Chrome and Safari got a nice extension makeover recently that puts them on par with Firefox IMHO.
Go back 50 years, and you will probably find the same commentary about television. How it was spreading new terms and speech patterns and what not.
Funny you mention that, since I just ran across this:
http://sundaymagazine.org/2010/08/from-1890-the-first-text-messages/
The only advantage a keyboard has is that you can use it by feel. This keyboard constantly changes based on context and you have to keep looking at it to see what mode it's in and what options you have. You look at the keyboard, you press a button. Something changes on the screen, you look at the screen. Then you look at the buttons again. Then you press another button. Then you look at the screen again... It's horrible UI design, not to mention ergonomics. If you're going to have a fancy dynamic interface, make it capable enough that you can manipulate objects without constantly referring to another display.
With tactile touchscreens and smarter virtual keyboards on the way, I think true touchscreens are the future of input and a gussied-up mechanical keyboard like this is a dead end. It's too expensive and not capable enough.
Now, if they decided to replace the *mouse* with an iPad-sized trackpad that doubles as a touchscreen work area, then I'd get excited.
Or they saw a loose cord and helpfully plugged it into the nearest available jack. Never attribute to malice...
Ah, yes, what network technician hasn't felt the sting of the old "cat5 o' eight tails"?
Not to mention all the adventure games where the game generates some sort of narrative based on player-triggered events. I recently encountered these in Culpa Innata's diary and the new Monkey Island series's save game descriptions, but similar auto-generated "stories" have been in games for a long time.
And don't forget Dwarf Fortress; a rather audacious attempt to procedurally generate entire fantasy worlds complete with lore based in part on your actions. I can't do it justice with a few sentences, so here's someone else's description of the feature:
Legends mode
Legends mode does not fit the criteria of a traditional game; indeed, you don't control anything in it at all. Instead, Legends mode serves as a log of sorts for the entire history of the world you generated, from year 1 to when it stopped generating. In it you can read up on various historical figures (great warriors, kings, or even common folk) as well as read an event log describing various wars, nation expansion, and megabeast (dragons, giants, etc.) activity. You can also view historical maps and watch as civilizations expand as cities are created and destroyed.
Though seen as boring to some, many feel the entire purpose and intent of Dwarf Fortress is to create an generated world full of interesting stories and historicial figures. Legends mode allows you to keep track of all, and serves as link between both Fortress and Adventurer mode. For instance, you may lose your fortress to a certain goblin warlord. By using Legends mode you'd be able to look up the warlord, find out his lineage, how many wars he had been in, and where he currently rules from, and from there you can take an adventurer to kill him out of revenge.
I'll be interested when it has pressure sensitivity.
Ten One is making impressive strides in that regard.
The iPad is inferior to a Cintiq as a drawing device, but it will be owned by people who would never drop $1000+ on an art tool. It's also portable in ways Wacom devices really aren't. You could just as easily argue "Anybody who can draw something halfway decent with a pencil and a sketchbook could make something spectacular on a Wacom", but pencils and sketchbooks aren't going away either.
Meh, I'll stick to blinding them by setting pixels to #ZZZZZZ.
It's just that overvaluing goofy things that other people don't is pretty much the definition of being a geek.
Ah, like sports geeks, and beer geeks, and dance geeks...
Maybe "overvaluing goofy things that other people don't" is the definition of being human.
Moving? This is New York City we're talking about.
No, this is a sign of AGW.
The communist fingerpointing is getting old
Well, for a while I had to switch to terrorism for my scare-mongering, but last time I checked everyone was back to socialism. It's hard to keep up with the neoconservative fear-of-the-month club.
Mozilla is stealing our freedoms with communist security updates!
As spokesman for the Justice League, I say yes.