Abstract: This specification discloses computer-based systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for estimating the pose of a device, including estimating the pose based on images captured by a set of image sensors disposed around the device's periphery. Some implementations include a system that obtains visual data representing at least one image captured by one or more image sensors of a mobile device. The at least one image show an environment of the mobile device, and the one or more image sensors are located at respective corners of the mobile device, or at other locations around its periphery. The system processes the visual data to determine a pose of the mobile device. Further, the system can determine a location of the mobile device in the environment based on the pose, and can present an indication of the location of the mobile device in the environment.

Abstract: A system and method for verifying the identity of users associated with user profiles for messaging between civilian profiles and inmate profiles includes a database having a plurality of user profiles, an application server having a processor programmed with an algorithm to execute steps to receive a message from a user, the message including a verification ID, hold the message for verification of the user, verify the user via the verification ID, allow a communication with the verified user, and send the verified user to an appropriate list for future messaging.

Abstract: System and methods are provided to create representations of geographic areas. Such representations enable users to search for items and services of interest and to quickly locate and utilize such items and services. Representations are created using user preferences thus reducing the amount of information presented to a user, i.e., user preferences control the contents of a representation. Control APIs contained within a representation may be used to control devices represented in a representation or to manufacture them using 3-D printing technologies. Methods to learn user preferences via his movements and other actions and impose a user's preferences upon an environment are shown. Some details of the invention are described by applying the invention to problems in retail marketing and figures depicting an implementation illustrate certain aspects of the invention.

Abstract: Techniques are described for cross-device authorization using a wireless network connection. Computing device(s) may broadcast an identification signal indicating that the device is authorized to access a remote service, and is therefore available to provide an authorization token to a receiving device. The receiving device may determine one of the broadcasting device(s) to use for cross-device authorization. The receiving device may send a request, to the determined broadcasting device, for an authorization token to access the remote service. The broadcasting device may receive the request and transmit a message to a server device indicating that an authorization token is to be provided to the receiving device. Alternatively, the authorization token may be sent directly from the broadcasting device to the receiving device (e.g., over the wireless communication network). On receiving the authorization token, the receiving device may use it to access the remote service.

Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for provisioning news items. A news provisioning application may apply user interest data to select a first news item from news data and determine that the first news item is negative for the first user based at least in part on the financial data. The news provisioning application may receive, from a first network-enabled device, physiological data describing a physiological condition of the first user at a first time and determine to provide the first news item to the first user based at least in part on the physiological data. The news provisioning application may send to a second network-enabled device, alert data instructing the second network-enabled device to modify the operation of the second network-enabled device to generate an alert indicating the first news item.

Abstract: A vehicle includes one or more controllers, programmed to responsive to detecting an accident event and an unavailability of a telematics controller, generate an emergency message to broadcast by a radio-frequency identification (RFID) transceiver, and responsive to detecting a digital entity within a predetermined range from the vehicle, send the emergency message to the digital entity.

Abstract: A device obtains a list of a plurality of user devices from a first network device and receives a message intended for a destination user device from a second network device. The device obtains information indicating that the destination user device can receive messages that conform to a particular format from a third network device and converts the message to the particular format. The device determines a reachability of the destination user device based on the list of the plurality of user devices, after converting the message, and sends the message to the destination user device via the first network device based on the reachability. The device receives a delivery message from the destination user device and sends a notification message indicating successful delivery of the message to the second network device based on the delivery message.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally discloses an autonomous localization capability configured to determine the localization of a mobile device of a wireless communication network based on a sequence of observations reported by the mobile device and a model that represents the motion and observations of mobile devices of the wireless communication network. The model that represents the motion and observations of the mobile devices may be a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) constructed based on use of localization information to define the hidden states of the and use of signal strength measurement reporting information to define possible observations. The localization problem for determining a localization of a given mobile device then becomes a maximum a posterior problem represented by the HMM, which may be solved using a particle filter based localization algorithm using localization probability distribution information which may be determined based on signal strength measurement reporting information.

Abstract: A system and method for incoming and outgoing RCS messages with inmates includes a database including a plurality of user records, wherein the user records include a plurality of user profiles and a plurality of inmate profiles, wherein each of the user profiles includes a user ID, a mobile ID, a carrier, and at least one inmate account number. Each of the inmate profiles includes an inmate user ID, a carrier, a current account balance, and at least one user account number. The system and method also includes an application server including a processor programmed to receive a RCS message from a new user profile, determine a carrier of the user profile, process the new user profile based on the carrier, wherein the carrier is determined by a triggering event, and send the new user profile to an appropriate list for future RCS messaging.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for incoming and outgoing electronic messages with inmates, including a database including a plurality of user records, wherein the user records include a plurality of user profiles and a plurality of inmate profiles, wherein each of the user profiles includes a user ID, a mobile ID, a carrier, and at least one inmate account number. Each of the inmate profiles includes an inmate user ID, a carrier, a current account balance, and at least one user account number. The system and method also includes an application server including a processor programmed to receive a message from a new user profile, determine a carrier of the user profile, process the new user profile based on the carrier, wherein the carrier is determined by a triggering event, and send the new user profile to an appropriate list for future messaging.

Abstract: A community safety system (CSS) including a notification management entity (NME) comprising servers, the NME communicatively coupled to multiple user devices and one or more administrator devices (collectively, registered user devices). The CSS includes a plurality of registered users, wherein registered users may share their own location, as well as sighting information about the location of a source of an emergency (e.g. a perpetrator) with the NME of the CSS. The NME may generate and provide display objects on a visualization interface of one or more users mobile devices displaying a map, the display objects indicative of user locations and/or emergency source location in the map displayed (e.g., in accordance with the map coordinate system).

Abstract: The disclosure inter alia relates to method, performed by at least one apparatus. The method includes obtaining information indicative of a use of an interfloor connector by a user of a mobile device; determining one or multiple potentially used interfloor connectors; and determining a horizontal position estimate of said mobile device at least based on one or multiple horizontal positions of said one or multiple determined potentially used interfloor connectors. The disclosure also relates to an apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause an apparatus at least to perform the method.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication at a wireless device. One method includes identifying a priority of the wireless device for a transmission interval of a radio frequency spectrum band shared by a plurality of network operating entities; identifying an absence of a predetermined transmission type in each of a number of clear channel assessment (CCA) slots of the transmission interval, in which each of the number of CCA slots is associated with a higher priority than the identified priority of the wireless device; and communicating over the radio frequency spectrum band based at least in part on the identified absence of the predetermined transmission type in each of the number of CCA slots associated with the higher priority than the priority of the wireless device.

Abstract: This specification describes techniques for verifying location information.

Abstract: In response to generation of a message in a communication application on a client device, a graphical user interface is generated on the client device. The graphical user interface includes a destination list that includes user-selectable entries for individual recipients and for a gallery of ephemeral message. The user can send the message to individual recipients and/or add the message to the gallery by selecting the corresponding entries.

Abstract: Handling of a paging extension in a wireless communication network. A terminal device in the wireless communication network receives, from a base station in the wireless communication network, a message including an indication of a paging extension for the terminal device. The terminal device is associated with a first coverage class. Based on the message, the terminal device determines a second coverage class of a downlink transmission from the base station to a further terminal device. Then, the terminal device determines a target paging group for the paging extension based on the first coverage class and the second coverage class.

Abstract: Methods and techniques are described for supporting location services for a user equipment (UE) in a Fifth Generation wireless network using a Location Management Function (LMF) based control plane (CP) location solution. The LMF serves as the main anchor point for location support instead of an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF). The LMF may be in either a serving Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) for a UE or in a Home PLMN for a roaming UE. The LMF may obtain location information for a UE via an AMF from a Next Generation Radio Access Network or the UE and may interact with a Gateway Mobile Location Center to receive location requests from and return location information to an external client. The LMF solution may be more efficient and require less implementation than an AMF based CP location solution.

Abstract: Provided are a method of delivering downlink signaling and a device supporting the method. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method in which a first base station (BS) delivers downlink signaling to a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes: receiving the downlink signaling from an upper layer entity; requesting a second BS for paging on the UE; and delivering the downlink signaling to the UE via the second BS if a paging response of the UE is received from the second BS.

Abstract: Architecture and techniques for identifying types of objects based upon disruption of signal strength of millimeter-wave (mmW) transmitted signals caused by objects interfering with or blocking transmitted signals within a wireless communication network. In particular, types of objects may be identified based upon drops in signal strength due to objects moving between a transmission point and a receiving device. Based on factors including one or more of a size of an object, materials that make up the object, etc., the object causes a drop in received signal strength, thereby causing a change in a pattern of received signal strength. The changed pattern may be compared with base patterns that are correlated with a type or identity of an object in order to identify the object.

Abstract: This specification describes techniques for verifying location information.