1. A method implemented at an electronic device, the method comprising:
initiating a reply message for editing and sending in response to a previous message, the initiating including specifying an initial recipient set comprising one or more recipients obtained from a set of participants specified for the previous message;
receiving input specifying a change to the initial recipient set;
in response to a trigger detected at the electronic device, the electronic device:
determining any difference between a recipient set currently specified for the reply message and the initial recipient set; and
if a difference is determined, inserting an indicator of the difference in a message body of the reply message if no such indicator is already present in the message body; and
initiating sending of the reply message.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the reply message and the previous message are both email messages.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining any difference comprises comparing the currently specified recipient set with the initial recipient set to determine whether any recipients were added or removed from the initial recipient set.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the set of participants comprises a sender and one or more recipients for the previous message, the one or more recipients including a sender of the reply message, and the initial recipient set comprises at least the sender of the previous message, and further wherein determining any difference comprises comparing the currently specified recipient identifier set with the set of participants excluding the sender of the reply message to determine whether any recipients were added or removed from the initial recipient set.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the initiating includes displaying a message composition screen at the electronic device, the message composition screen including at least one recipient identifier entry field populated using the initial recipient set, and a message content entry field.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the input is received in one of the at least one recipient identifier entry field, and the trigger comprises a movement of focus away from said recipient identifier entry field.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the trigger comprises either a received command to validate addresses for recipients of the currently specified recipient set; a received command to send the reply message; or both.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein when the difference between the current set and the initial set is removal of a recipient, the method further comprises specifying the removed recipient as an addressee of a blind carbon copy of the reply email message.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein inserting the indicator is carried out upon receipt of a confirmation instruction.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising inserting an indicator of the difference in a header of the reply message.
11. An electronic device, comprising:
a display interface;
at least one communications subsystem;
at least one user interface input mechanism; and
a processor in communication with the display interface, the at least one communications subsystem, and the at least one user interface input mechanism, the processor being capable of:
initiating a reply message for editing and sending in response to a previous message, the initiating including specifying an initial recipient set comprising one or more recipients obtained from a set of participants specified for the previous message;
receiving input specifying a change to the initial recipient set;
in response to a trigger detected at the electronic device, the electronic device:
determining any difference between a recipient set currently specified for the reply message and the initial recipient set; and
if a difference is determined, inserting an indicator of the difference in a message body of the reply message if no such indicator is already present in the message body; and
initiating sending of the reply message.
12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the reply message and the previous message are both email messages.
13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein determining any difference comprises comparing the currently specified recipient set with the initial recipient set to determine whether any recipients were added or removed from the initial recipient set.
14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the set of participants comprises a sender and one or more recipients for the previous message, the one or more recipients including a sender of the reply message, and the initial recipient set comprises at least the sender of the previous message, and further wherein determining any difference comprises comparing the currently specified recipient identifier set with the set of participants excluding the sender of the reply message to determine whether any recipients were added or removed from the initial recipient set.
15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the initiating includes displaying a message composition screen at the electronic device, the message composition screen including at least one recipient identifier entry field populated using the initial recipient set, and a message content entry field.
16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the input is received in one of the at least one recipient identifier entry field, and the trigger comprises a movement of focus away from said recipient identifier entry field.
17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the trigger comprises either a received command to validate addresses for recipients of the currently specified recipient set; a received command to send the reply message; or both.
18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein when the difference between the current set and the initial set is removal of a recipient, the processor is further capable of specifying the removed recipient as an addressee of a blind carbon copy of the reply email message.
19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein inserting the indicator is carried out upon receipt of a confirmation instruction.
20. The electronic device of claim 11, further comprising inserting an indicator of the difference in a header of the reply message.
21. A non-transitory electronic device-readable medium bearing code which, when executed by an electronic device, causes the electronic device to carry out the method of:
initiating a reply message for editing and sending in response to a previous message, the initiating including specifying an initial recipient set comprising one or more recipients obtained from a set of participants specified for the previous message;
receiving input specifying a change to the initial recipient set;
in response to a trigger detected at the electronic device, the electronic device:
determining any difference between a recipient set currently specified for the reply message and the initial recipient set; and
if a difference is determined, inserting an indicator of the difference in a message body of the reply message if no such indicator is already present in the message body; and
initiating sending of the reply message.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A system for examining intrusions of a physical environment into a reach envelope of a vehicle traveling along a length of track, comprising:
a test skid comprising a chassis with front and rear wheel assemblies each adapted for rollably engaging the track, wherein the test skid further includes a laser measuring scanner supported on a surface of the chassis and adapted for scanning a plane orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the chassis to measure a plurality of distances between the laser measuring scanner and surfaces of the physical environment when the test skid moved along the track; and
a test controller executing an examination program to determine a real world environment based on the measured distances from the laser measuring scanner and to determine intrusions by comparing a reach envelope for the vehicle with the determined real world environment.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the examination program generates a location and size of the reach envelope based on a reach envelope definition and on data defining geometry of the vehicle including locations of passenger seats.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the test skid further includes degrees of freedom mechanisms on the chassis providing yaw, roll, and pitch movements of the chassis as the test skid moves along the length of the track, wherein the test skid further includes a sensor associated with each of the degrees of freedom mechanisms measuring amounts of the yaw, roll, and pitch movements, wherein the examination program determines geometry of the track based on the measured amounts of the yaw, pitch, and roll movements, and wherein the examination program generates the location of the reach envelope based on the determined track geometry and on vehicle geometry.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein the degrees of freedom mechanisms are positioned on the chassis at locations corresponding to locations on the vehicle that provide yaw, roll, and pitch movements for the vehicle.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the test skid further includes a track gauge adjustment mechanism for adjusting a width between wheel assemblies on the chassis.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the test skid further includes a mechanism for adjusting a length of the chassis to set a wheelbase length for the test skid within a range of lengths.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the front and rear wheel assemblies are configured for adjusting relative position between first and second wheels to adjust a track diameter receivable by the wheel assemblies.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the laser measuring scanner further comprises a visible light laser and wherein the examination program operates the visible light laser selectively during scanning by the laser measuring scanner to trace a location of the intrusions in the physical environment with visible laser light.
9. A method for examining physical intrusions into reach clearance envelopes, comprising:
moving a test skid, supporting a laser measuring scanner, along a length of a ride path;
during the moving of the test skid, operating the laser measuring scanner to perform a vertical scan to determine distances to objects adjacent the test skid; and
at a plurality of locations along the length of the ride path, comparing the determined distances of the objects with a reach clearance envelope definition at the corresponding one of the locations to determine a subset of the objects each with an intruding portion within the reach clearance envelope.
10. The method of claim 9, concurrently with the operating of the laser measuring scanner, transmitting signals from sensors on the test skid sensing yaw, roll, and pitch of the test skid along the length of the ride path, the method further comprising determining a location of a reach clearance envelope based on the reach clearance envelope definition and a ride path geometry determined based on the signals from the sensors.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the determining of the location of the reach clearance envelope further involves processing data defining geometry of a vehicle, whereby the reach clearance envelope is positioned relative to the vehicle geometry and the ride path geometry at each of the location along the length of the ride path.
12. The method of claim 9, wherein the comparing step further comprises comparing the determined distances of the objects with at least one additional reach clearance envelope definition and wherein the method further comprises providing output indicating which of the reach clearance envelope definitions correspond with the intruding portions of the subset of the objects.
13. The method of claim 9, further comprising tracing the intruding portions of the subset of the objects with visible light to provide a visual indicator of a location of intrusions.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the tracing of the intruding portions comprises selectively operating a visible light laser provided in the laser measuring scanner.
15. A test skid for replacing ride vehicles in performance of reach envelope intrusion examinations, comprising:
a chassis;
a number of laser measuring scanners mounted on the chassis and positioned to provide a scan in one or more planes orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the chassis;
a number of mechanisms providing portions of the chassis freedom of motion in yaw, roll, or pitch; and
associated with each of the mechanisms, a sensor sensing a magnitude of yaw movement, roll movement, or pitch movement to produce track geometry data.
16. The test skid of claim 15, wherein the laser measuring scanners further comprise a visible light laser operable during scanning by the laser measuring scanners to trace a location of intrusions in a physical environment with visible laser light.
17. The test skid of claim 15, further including wheel assemblies, coupled to the chassis, for rollably engaging spaced apart rails of a ride track and including a track gauge adjustment mechanism for adjusting a width between the wheel assemblies on the chassis.
18. The test skid of claim 17, wherein the wheel assemblies are configured for adjusting relative position between first and second wheels to adjust a track diameter receivable by the wheel assemblies.
19. The test skid of claim 15, further including a mechanism for adjusting a length of the chassis to set a wheelbase length for the test skid within a predefined range of lengths.
20. The test skid of claim 15, wherein the laser measuring scanners are positioned with on the chassis such that the plane of the scan is midway between front and rear wheel axes of the chassis.