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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alt236:
How about adding a specific command for retreiving the cellid?

Or even better, if you can have the app log the cellid along with the time/date everytime it intercepts an sms (be it rt related or not) and send it along when it receives that command? Obviously this history should be pretty small in order to fit on a sms...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
I liked the idea to make a new command... Added to my TODO list.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] funkys:
How about an option to hide RT completely. Remove from "Remove Programs", hide install folder.

best regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
This is planned to be ready in version 4.

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nonpaq:
Just started trying your application. I wish I had it before I lost a WM Smartphone (lost, not stolen).

Would it be possible to remotely make the phone call a specified phone number (or the emergency number) with the option of activating the speaker phone?

Since we can't remotely take a picture due to OEM camera APIs, perhaps we can hear something about the location the phone is (or maybe a possible thief talking. I could imaging a thief's reaction if the phone he just stole started yelling in your voice on the speaker "HEY WHO HAS MY PHONE!!!")

Edit: Just noticed the call out is there already. What about activating the speaker phone?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
Sorry about your lost phone :( I feel bad every time I read this kind of notice.

About to hear something you can try the CB command. This command is used to make the phone call to a number passed as parameter or to the sender phone.

I liked the idea of the speaker. Added to my TODO list ;)

Regards,

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fourcc:
I got those errors when integrating last version of Remote Tracker into last Proven 1.10 ROM for Touch Pro.

I've always integrated RT into all the Proven Roms until now without any kind of problem.

I get the errors when launching SMSlauncher & RTConfig.

Any hint to solve it?

Thanks .
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
Did you added the two new dlls (JVUTIL.dll and JVGPS.dll)?

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fourcc:
yes i added them. BTW i think it is due a rom cooking bad behaviour because if after the flash i install the original cab i also get these and another errors related to pimstore.dll and others.

I will try to see what's happenning and when i solve all the rom cooking errors, if it continues without working i willl post here again with more info.

thanks for your support.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] funkys:
Today I installed for the first time Google Maps on my Diamond and I was very surprised when it showed my exact location without activating the GPS. That's a very good trick. Can you use it for your program?

best regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Net-Spider:
google maps has a database with many cell tower IDs and the corresponding gps location - this is not very accurate (100m-10km or so) but better than nothing ;)

there is an opensource project to gather this informaiton (again) at http://opencellclient.sf.net
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] funkys:
I'm palying with Google Maps all day and it's showing my exact location-10m. May be it's just because i'm in a big city? I have to test it more outside the city. But it would be very cool if we have this in RemoteTracker, because it takes only a second to find your position.

best regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Net-Spider:
guess what - it IS already in RemoteTracker :P

when you use the "gp" command and the gps has no fix it sends your cellID - which can be looked up and then you have the gps position
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] funkys:
But as I understand RT sends the info only for the cell tower you are connected. Which in most cases is few km from my real position. Google Maps is showing my exact position. I have to search the net for more info how google is so accurate.

Well I found this -"Google has employed some triangulation equations, presumably with at least three cell-towers in range. the service can pinpoint locations to within several meters in optimal condition"

best regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] band27:
How does this program compare as far as feature to feature with

SmartProtect Mobile Protection Software with SMS Auto-Responder

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=464336

It pretty much serves the same purpose...., yes
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
Hi! I can't use Google database. As far as I know it's closed.

Because of this, as Net-spider told you, I started the OpenCellClient project to add towers position to opencellid.org. Please take a look and if you can, please use it to contribute to the world :) It's similar to Google objective but opened.

Please remember Google have A LOT of money and they they probably bought the information of cell tower position from network operators. So, they database is much better.

There is a difference with Googlemaps you found and I confirm: I do not use triangulation yet, RT only shows to you the tower your device is answering at the moment and where the tower can be found. In some future version triangulation will be done.

Also I started a new feature of OpenCellClient. Now we can collect information from AccessPoints of each wifi (using their mac address and your gps coordinates) over the cities. This information is very better than CellID.

There is much more wifi networks than cell towers in any city. For example where I live I collected 96 cell towers and more than 1000 wifi ap. And we are more accurate with AP information because AP can be accessed about 100 meters in opened places, with normal AP of course, against 10Km in little cities.

For now RT will not use this information, just GPS or opencellid.org info. In version 4 I planned to add a query of your local OpenCellClient database (if you have it) as an alternative of GPS. So, the GP command will try in order:

- Get GPS position;

- Get Triangulation with wifi positions from local database;

- Get CellID position from local database;

- Get CellID position from opencellid.org database.

I'm just beggining my self positioning system. I need to find/create a good/not-complicated public service to store wifi/ap position and make RT more accurate when GPS is not available.

This information will be also used in new projects I'm planning for the future :)

Hope I answered your question! :)

Cheers,

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] funkys:
Thank you for the comprehensive answer.:) Since we don't have access to Google's database, can you make GoogleMaps report the coordinates instead. And then send them in a SMS. Just an idea.

Best regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
Hi!

The GP/EGP commands send to you a link to google maps. You can use this link using your mobile device or your desktop/notebook.

The ELT command sends to you a file you can open using google earth.

I'm trying, for future version, use RTRemote to use GoogleMaps directly. It's possible to use the Google positioning system. This service is open for developers, so I can use.

Cheers,

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Net-Spider:
I think he meant something else... google has the cellID database and can get your position without GPS, can RemoteTracker connect to the GoogleMaps program on the stolen PDA and get the accurate position from it. (I don't think it can but maybe that was what funkys asked?)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
Sorry, I didn't understant. My bad. No I can't do that. Googlemaps mobile does not have an API or it's not documented.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] arasman:
hello Joubertvasc

i ve tried the previous version you mentioned and it was working

today i connected to write a reply and upgraded to newer version which also is working

isn t that great :)

i thank you very much

keep up the good work

arasman
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
That's good :)

I'll start to write next version soon. I'm open for suggestions :)

Regards,

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Anolnx:
Perhaps an easy way to have a cell triangulation + wifi database, til you write your own, would be to use the registred version of Navizon as GPS device. The program must then:

- launch Navizon,

- use it as GPS,

- retrieve position,

- close Navizon.

I won't advise you to contact them to use their API since I think they would probably charge you... And that we don't need their API to do so. It's then each users responsability to know if they want to use this program or another, and if they want to pay for it. This system can be used for any other virtual GPS program.

The possibility to launch an external program or script (or many of them: rt#startprog1; rt#killprog3) on demand wouldn't be bad either.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sd00:
Hi I have posted a similar request on the SmartProtect Thread then I spotted this application with many of its features (plus some more)

Anyhow, not sure if its been suggested but i think it would be great if the application could do the following...

[LIST]
[*]rt#mpicfc (sends a picture from the front camera via MMS)
[*]tr#mpicrc (sends a picture from the rear camera via MMS)
[*]rt#epicfc (sends a picture from the front camera via EMail)
[*]tr#epicrc (sends a picture from the rear camera via EMail)
[/LIST]

With functions like this, we might get lucky & catch a picture of the 'new owners' face!

Also, suppose the device has a gSensor, we could have functions like...

[LIST]
[*]rt#mpicfcg (sends a picture from the front camera via MMS)
[*]tr#mpicrcg (sends a picture from the rear camera via MMS)
[*]rt#epicfcg (sends a picture from the front camera via EMail)
[*]tr#epicrcg (sends a picture from the rear camera via EMail)
[/LIST]

... which is basically the same but only takes a picture when the device is positioned in a certain position (i.e. positioned so as to likely catch users face)

Perhaps with a number of shots could be taken & sent (parameterised) to have a better chance of seeing user or thier surroundings.

Also, in the Email / MMS, include all availible information possible like

GPS Position (perhaps in a link format for Google maps)

Tower Info (Again, if this could be crafted into a link for google maps - great!)

IMEI / IMSI

Get the info from Settings\Owner Information (Hopefully the new owner filled this in with his name & address)

Last 20 Numbers Dialed & Recevied (with time stamp, duration and contact details if availible)

Last 20 SMS Sent & Recevied (with time stamp and contact details if availible)

PS, my appologies if some of these features already exist (I havent decided which (if any) of these apps to use yet - i'm still looking into them)

Cheers, Steve.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Net-Spider:
the problem with getting camera images is that there is no camera API in WM2006 :(

there might be something in the directshow api but I don't have the time to look into that at the moment
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sd00:
Perhaps this may help (time wise)...

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/mobil...ise=3&sort=Position&view=Quick&select=2826201
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Anolnx:
Other tools I miss in RT (and others):

- A function to lock the phone while displaying a message on it.

rt#lockmsg#Type the message you want to be displayed and can't be closed here,

like "Hi, thanks you found my phone, please give it back to..."

- why not the same as the last proposal, but flashy and noisy:

rt#lockmsgalarm#Hey, give this phone back right now!

- for people with data account: to open a remote console through Internet instead of sending every command through SMS...

rt#openssh#[phone nr]

open the internet access, open the port, and send an SMS with the phone IP adress to the phone nr.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
I made some tests with Navizon with no success. Just because they don't have a world wide database. I mailed them asking if I can send my informations to them (cellid, wifi) and the answer was NO. So, for me, it's useless. Maybe in the future I change my opinion.

Of course I apreciate your hint and I wrote a note to test it again later.

Regards,

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
I'm trying to take pictures since my first version. If you know some software that take pictures in WM 6.x, please let me know.

- You can use the GP/EGP commands to get GPS position;

- You can use the GI/EGI commands to get IMEI/IMSI numbers;

- You can use the GO/EGO commands to get Owner informations;

- Next version will have the CELLID/ECELLID commands to get tower info;

- I liked the idea to get information from last numbers/messages. I added to my TODO list.

Regards,

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
Humm good. I'll add this to my TODO list too. Thanks a lot.

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
I'm trying this tip at this moment, but it's a little bit difficult to understand what I need to do to compile the DLL... I'll return later with the results.

Thank you!

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sd00:
Excelent, hope it helps.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] krheinwald:
There is an interesting statement in this articel: 'However the .NET API only allows for taking still images or recording videos, but it offers no way to access the video frame buffer so that I could parse the frames from the camera on the fly.'

So it seems he wrote this to specifically acces the frame buffer, while there already seems to be an API to take pictures or videos. Isn't that what we need? But where is it?

Klaus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
The API still there. But don't work for WM6. The function to "open" the camera shows an exception when called.

Yesterday I tryed the tip sd00 said, but I could not compile the DLL. :( I'll try again tonight.

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Net-Spider:
are you sure it is not a problem with your device? maybe the function works but there's something strange going on on your device? octrovideo was working for me but not for you - maybe they are using this API? do you have a test app lieing around? ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
It works in devices with gSensor. I know HTC devices has this sensor, but Eten/Glofiish does not.

I have an official explanation from Microsoft about this issue. WM 6 does not have support for camera and other things.

WM 7 will be worst. Each manufacturer will write their own code for more hardware/software layer. MS want to be more competive with iPhone/Symbian/Android plataforms reducing the number of phones they support. I don't know why they are thinking that way.

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kuzco1:
RTRegCreator

Hi Joubert,

I was trying to create an updated RTRegCreator, but unfortunaltely I was not successful :-(.

I have added IMSI2-4 and the Alarmsound, but for ComPort, Baudrate, Debug and GPSType I was not successful.

I have found in Configuration.cs:

} else if (line.Substring(0, pos).ToLower().Equals("gpstype")) {

GpsType = (line.Substring(pos + 1).Equals("W") ? GPSType.Windows : GPSType.Windows);

} else if (line.Substring(0, pos).ToLower().Equals("comport")) {

ComPort = line.Substring(pos + 1);

} else if (line.Substring(0, pos).ToLower().Equals("baudrate")) {

BaudRate = line.Substring(pos + 1);

} else if (line.Substring(0, pos).ToLower().Equals("defdbg")) {

DebugMode = line.Substring(pos + 1).Equals("Y");

but I was not able to read them with RTRegCreator.

As far as I undestood all these above are not stored with SimpleCryptography.

Can you please help ?

Regards kuzco
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
RTRegCreator is not well write. I must work again in this app. I think you can copy what you need from Configuration.cs.

No, these new configurations don't use criptography.

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nonpaq:
I see many requests for adding commands to do all sorts of things. Looks like what you need is a general command to run custom functions and/or macros.

You should look into having a command to launch a Mort Script macro. Its been around for some time and allows for simulating key presses on the device. Check out "Mort's" web page, or the thread of accumulated scripts here at XDA

How about recording a message like "Please return this phone to blah blah blah", and send a command to loop this audio over and over (Different from the alarm command which only plays sound once.)

Another possiblily, remotely start the LiveCast application and start the upload of live video to your LiveCast website.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sd00:
Imports Microsoft.WindowsMobile.Forms

Dim c As New CameraCaptureDialog

c.VideoTypes = CameraCaptureVideoTypes.Messaging

c.Mode = CameraCaptureMode.Still

c.ShowDialog()

However, I dont see a way of automating the camera caputure through this object.

Which API? SHCameraCapture? It works on my Diamond (same issue as .NET version above though - but then I have only played with it for 5 mins)

I didnt try it myself but I did try the original sample (found in \Program Files\Windows Mobile 6 SDK\Samples\PocketPC\CPP\win32\CameraCapture if you install WM6 SDK samples) & it works - picture (quite fast) to file. Unfortunately, I can see no way of getting the front camera. If I force the device name to CAM2: it fails (expected since its not in the registry or a valid device). Perhaps only CAM1: needs to be addressed & some registry option or some other API call can switch it to CAM2?

This is as far as I got, hope it helps.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
Sounds good! I can't learn about it now (new year, A LOT of new works!), but I added this to my TODO list. Thank you very much!

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
This sample does not work in all WM6 phones I as told before. It works in phone with WM5 or if your device has gSensor, like HTC have.

I attached a test.zip file with the binary to make the test and two results in ETEN device: a picture and a video. Please take a look. This binary is the sample compiled without modifications.

Please I ask people to make tests in different phone models.

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Net-Spider:
Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia (with gSensor, but NOT HTC)

video: working

image: working

details:

- image & video is from back camera

- image & video is tilted by 90°
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] funkys:
What should happen when I launch CameraCapture.exe ? Because on my HTC Diamond I see something very small in upper left corner.

best regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Net-Spider:
I have 3 buttons: start video capture, stop video capture and capture image

it seems the app is made for a screen resolution of 320x240 - I have 400x240 and the app is not full screen, maybe your diamond has 640x480?

right, your device has 640x480 resolution, can you see the 3 buttons in the upper left corner? try number 3 for the image and number 1 and then number 2 for the video

everything should be saved in the root directory ( \test.jpg )
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] funkys:
Yes 480x640. OK when I pressed on Capture Image it says File Captured, but where is this image supposed to be saved?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
Yes, the sample does not fit in screen very well. the first button start a video, the second stop the video and the third take a picture. the files will be stored in your root folder.

EDIT: Net-Spider was faster this time :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] funkys:
:p It works. Image and video from the back camera. Resolution is very small.

best regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Net-Spider:
I think the resolution can be changed when the file is captured, but these files are better than nothing ;)

the only problem is that joubertvasc already said that it would work with HTC devices and similar ones with gSensor
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] funkys:
A few seconds of recording video and then whole minute for Encoding it !! Is it normal?

best regards
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Net-Spider:
encoding a video is really time consuming - on a normal computer you can encode a video in 1-10x speed of recording it, but a PDA doesn't have the power of a PC ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sd00:
Works on my HTC Diamond (Orange UK):

video (though 90 degrees rotated)

picture ok

both from rear camera

It is a test app to see if camera data can be captured on our WM5 / WM6 devices (for possible new feature where the 'new owners' picture could be sent to us via email or mms.

The three (small) buttons are...

1. Start recording video

2. Stop Recording Video

3. Take picture.

The results will be saved as video1.asf and test.jpg on the root of your device.

---

It's not looking great regarding accessing the front camera though, i hope some one can help us either hunt down info on the various devices camera API's or a universal method (via API or .NET). I just hope we figure this out - for me, it would make the application an absolute winner.

Cheers, Steve.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] pocketbikes:
Hi Joubert

I have loaded your program and everything seems to be running perfectly. We swaped out sim cards today, and received the sms stating the new sim card and sim number. The problem comes when we try and get GP or CB with that sim in the phone, and nothing works. We send "rt#cb#(our number)" or "rt#GP#(our number)" to the new sim number, and nothing happens. Well, almost, just the phone awakes, but it doesn't call back. Is there any settings that I can change to get this to work.

At least if he decides not to give my phone back, I can send him a rt#cb#(my brother's phone number in Australia LOL. I am in South Africa and a few of these could ring up his phone bill.

Thanks for all your hard work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dagg3r:
Hey Guys,

I was wondering if anyone can help me, once I have the dll file from RTregcreator, it says I have to create an OEM package. How do I do this.

From what I read I have to use Ervius and edit initflashfiles not sure what to do, if anyone can help or provide a tute that would be great!

Thanks everyone
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
Hi!

I don't know this issue. Can you check the debug option and send the rtdebug.log file to me?

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kuzco1:
RT does not read fully rt.dll on first start

Joubert,

I have updated the RTRegEditor (will upload later) and have found the following bug during my tests:

In case RT has to read rt.dll the first time (I have deleted before \\hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer), RT does not recognise the GPS configuartion.

Example:

My rt.dll has an entry for:

GPSType=M

GPSCom=COM4

GPSBaud=9600

Although these entries were in the rt.dll GPSType will be W.

This means that after cooking a new ROM with a customized rt.dll the GPS information will be wrong.

I have checked configuration.cs and saw that

GpsType = ((string)r.GetValue("gpstype", "W")).Equals("W") ? GPSType.Windows : GPSType.Manual;

Please verify.

Regards

kuzco
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kuzco1:
RTRegCreator

Please find attached an updated RTRegCreator (previously created by Joubert).

It will create all necessary information for the requested rt.dll.

Joubert, feel free to use ist :-). Please check and verify before !!!

Regards

kuzco
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
Great! Thanks a lot

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] joubertvasc:
Thanks again!!! That's great.

When I started this project as Opensource the idea was to get colaboration from third part. Feel free to keep this project if you want ok? ;)

I'll replace my original project with yours after compare the source, but I'm sure you did a good work. But I'll probably take a while to next version because my regular job is requesting 110% of my time now :(

Joubert
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jkalimer:
rt#dsc - delete all contacts in SIM card

in phone ??