Abstract: A communication system capable of enabling one or more communication devices to remotely execute one or more applications includes one or more communication devices that are coupled to a data connection. At least one of the one or more communication devices is operable to communicate a request to establish a communication session over the data connection. The system also includes one or more application servers that are coupled to the data connection. At least one of the one or more application servers is adapted to execute an application to establish the requested communication session with the at least one communication device. The at least one application server resides at a location remote from the at least one communication device. The at least one application server communicates a request for processing service to the at least one communication device. The request for processing service is communicated to the at least one communication device over the data connection.

Abstract: A control element of a first wireless communication network, such as a mobility management entity, determines that a wireless device is being served by a second wireless communication network. The control element also receives an indicator associated with the availability of a base station in the first wireless communication network to serve the wireless device. Based on the indicator, the control element initiates a handover of the wireless device from the second wireless communication network to the first wireless communication network. The control element may also initiates a handover of the wireless device based on the indicator and based on a signal strength reported by the wireless device.

Abstract: Techniques for managing a plurality of mobile communications devices by an enterprise server are described. The mobile communications devices may be configured to communicate on a mobile communications network operated by a mobile network operator. A communicative link is established with a proxy interface configured to implement a standardized interface for exchanging information between the enterprise and the mobile network operator. Data is received by the enterprise server via the proxy interface. The data is associated with subscription services for a plurality of mobile communications devices that are operable on the mobile communications network. The subscription services are associated with the mobile network operator. Requests are sent by the enterprise server via the proxy interface. The requests are for updating the subscription services of the mobile network operator.

Abstract: Systems and methods identify placement areas for small cells in a macro cell network environment. A network device collects user equipment (UE) received signal strength measurements for wireless access stations concurrently visible to one or more UE devices and designates signature areas based on groupings of the concurrently visible wireless access stations. The network device identifies time intervals with high RAN usage; extracts, from network data for the identified time intervals, traffic data for each signature area over incremental periods and a number of concurrent UEs for each signature area over the incremental periods. The network device ranks the signature areas based on the extracted uplink traffic and the extracted number of concurrent UEs; and selects a target signature area for small cell placement from the ranked signature areas.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a geofence service that enables various remote control and automatic operations based a user's current geographic position as determined by the user's mobile device's current geographic location. The geofence service enables the user to define one or more geofences based on specific geographic locations. Such geofences may be applied against several geofence applications for remote and automatic control of devices. In one embodiment, the mobile device's volume or power control settings are adjusted based on the user's location inside or outside a geofence. In one embodiment, temperature setting of a building or house is controlled based on user's proximity to a geofence. In one embodiment, electrical appliances within a home are activated and controlled automatically based on user's current geographic location.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and an operating method thereof. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store at least one expected movement path, and a processor configured to confirm a first location of a user, predict a second location on a basis of the first location and a pre-stored at least one expected movement path, and provide an information service providing signal to at least one external device present in the second location. The method includes confirming a first location of a user, predicting a second location on a basis of the first location and a pre-stored at least one expected movement path, and providing an information service providing signal to at least one external device present in the second location.

Abstract: At a mobile electronic device, first sensor data is obtained from at least one wearable muscle sensor, suggesting that location tracking will imminently be desirable. A first indication that an external locator signal is not usable is also obtained. Responsive to the first sensor data and the indication, second sensor data, from at least one wearable muscle sensor, indicative of motion of a subject wearing the at least one muscle sensor, is recorded. A second indication that the external locator signal is now usable is obtained. Responsive to the second indication, the external locator signal is used to determine a current location of the mobile electronic device; and the second sensor data is sued to backtrack from the current location of the mobile electronic device to indicate a location of the mobile electronic device at a time when the recording of the second sensor data was initiated.

Abstract: A method may include receiving, by a mobile device, signals periodically output by a plurality of beacon devices, wherein the beacon devices are positioned at known locations within a motor vehicle interior. The mobile device also receives vehicle operating condition information from a vehicle interface device operatively coupled to one or more electronic systems of the motor vehicle. The mobile device determines a position of the mobile device within the motor vehicle interior based on the received signals and determines whether a user of the mobile device is a driver of the motor vehicle based on the position of the mobile device and the vehicle operating condition information. When it is determined that the user of the mobile device is the driver of the motor vehicle, the mobile device restricts one or more features of the mobile device.

Abstract: A radio access network (RAN) node, a wireless device and various methods are described herein for managing paging bandwidth. In one embodiment, the RAN node transmits a message (e.g., paging message, assignment message) to wireless devices, where the message comprises at least the following: (i) a page mode field which includes information indicating one or more coverage classes for which one or more paging messages were available for transmission during a time interval but were not transmitted to a plurality of wireless devices; and (ii) a used_downlink_coverage_class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with the transmitted message.

Abstract: Techniques for providing broadcast services on spot beam satellite are provided. These techniques enable the mission of a spot beam satellite system to be changed from providing spot beam transmission to broadcast transmissions, and vice versa, without requiring that the satellite be reconfigured. Broadcast data may be encoded and transmitted concurrently on a plurality of spot beams. According to some embodiments, the broadcast data may be encoded using a space-time code and/or forward error corrected (FEC) encoded to enable a receiver to correct errors in the signal received from the spot beam satellite.

Abstract: Technologies are disclosed herein for utilizing near field communication (“NFC”) to improve the security, performance, and configuration of computing systems. In particular, NFC can be utilized to power an NFC-equipped server computer on or off, to log directly into an operating system executing on the NFC-equipped server computer, to stream firmware debugging data from an NFC-equipped server computer to an NFC-equipped mobile device, to initiate the update or recovery of firmware, to provide hardware inventory data, or to pair hardware devices. Firmware debugging data can also be streamed from a firmware to an NFC-equipped mobile device. NFC can also be utilized to disable functionality provided by a mobile device while the device is in motion, such as when a user of the mobile device is operating a motor vehicle.

Abstract: One or more location-based clients can be activated on a mobile device for providing location-based services. The location-based clients can be provided with information (e.g., presets, defaults) related to the current location and/or mode of the mobile device. The information can be obtained from one or more network resources. In some implementations, a number of location-based clients can run concurrently on the mobile device and share information.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a paging method and apparatus. The method includes receiving, by user equipment (UE), a system message broadcast by a base station, where the system message carries a system parameter and configuration information of a paging message, and the configuration information includes time-frequency information of the paging message. The method also includes determining, by the UE, a paging cycle, a paging frame (PF) and a paging occasion (PO) subframe according to the system parameter, and determining, by the UE according to the configuration information, a time-frequency resource occupied by the paging message in the PO subframe. The method also includes detecting, by the UE within the paging cycle according to the PF, the PO subframe, and the time-frequency resource, whether the paging message exists in a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH.

Abstract: A method is provided for one or more network devices to determine the location of user equipment (UE) in a radio access network (RAN). The method includes collecting UE location indications and corresponding received signal strength measurements for wireless access stations concurrently visible to cooperating UE devices at the indicated locations. Each UE location indication and corresponding received signal strength measurements provide a data point. The method also includes assigning signature areas based on groupings having the same combination of the concurrently visible wireless access stations, identifying multiple clusters of data points within the signature areas, and calculating an estimated location for each cluster based on the UE location indications from the data points.

Abstract: Multiple mobile device numbers (MDNs) may be associated with a single user device. For outgoing communications, the user may choose which of the accounts are to be used. For incoming communications, application layer processes may perform an arbitration function to ensure that that the communication state, associated with each MDN, is correctly updated both at the user device and in the telecommunications network.

Abstract: The wireless sensor network can including a plurality of anchor sensors each including a signal receiver, a processing module, and a transmitter. The signal receiver can be configured to detect a received signal. The received signal can include noise and further can include a transmitted signal from the node when the node is transmitting the transmitted signal. The node can be located at an exact location that is unknown to each of the plurality of anchor sensors. The exact location can be in a region that is known to each of the plurality of anchor sensors. The transmitted signal can be wirelessly transmitted from the node when the node is transmitting the transmitted signal. The wireless sensor network also can include a fusion center. The processing module of each anchor sensor of the plurality of anchor sensors can performs acts. The acts can include determining a probability of whether the node is present at each of a plurality of grid points of the region.

Abstract: Communications are established between a base station and a mobile unit. The mobile unit analyzes the content of at least some information received from the base station relating to neighboring cells. When the analyzing indicates that the base station is a cloned base station, a warning is initiated to the user.

Abstract: A radio access network (RAN) node, a wireless device and various methods are described herein for managing paging bandwidth. In one embodiment, the RAN node transmits a message (e.g., paging message, assignment message) to wireless devices, where the message comprises at least the following: (i) a page mode field which includes information indicating one or more coverage classes for which one or more paging messages were available for transmission during a time interval but were not transmitted to a plurality of wireless devices; and (ii) a used_downlink_coverage class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with the transmitted message.

Abstract: In an embodiment, if service on both first and second networks is available, an access terminal negotiates with an access network to establish a paging cycle for the first network (e.g., 1x EV-DO) and a first dynamic paging cycle for the second network (e.g., CDMA2000 1x). If service on the second network is maintained but service on the first network becomes unavailable, the access network negotiates a second dynamic paging cycle (e.g., more aggressive or shorter than the first dynamic paging cycle) for the second network. If the access terminal determines that service on the second network is maintained and service is again available on the first network, the access terminal re-negotiates the first dynamic paging cycle for the second network. Accordingly, paging cycles on the second network are dynamically adjusted based on a service availability status of the first network.

Abstract: Apparatus, method and computer program for magnetic positioning management. A management apparatus assigns an identifier for a transmitting mobile apparatus, and commands the transmitting mobile apparatus to transmit a radio beacon including the identifier. The management apparatus receives reception information from a receiving mobile apparatus that received the radio beacon, the reception information including the identifier of the transmitting mobile apparatus. For at least one of the transmitting mobile apparatus or the receiving mobile apparatus, the management apparatus determines its estimated location for a magnetic positioning based on an association of the transmitting mobile apparatus with the receiving mobile apparatus.