"There is, to my knowledge, no other service anywhere in the world that can provide a full, multi-leg, journey planning capability based on an ever changing real-time set of schedules, " he boasted.

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In addition, to show how local TV broadcasters can now offer more than just linear TV channels, LG Electronics is showing its first Android-enabled smartphone prototype equipped with Mobile Digital TV (MDTV) reception, which offers conditional access functionality for future subscription broadcasts and the capability of receiving "non-real time" data such as electronic coupons.

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So while we have the sophisticated tools to measure real-time usage, and communicate with customers in real time, we also had the capability to notify customers that events were likely.

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