Abstract: A method in a base station for assisting in a coordination of frequency band selections for interfering uplink transmissions in a cellular network. The base station selects a first frequency band and a second frequency band. The first frequency band is to be used in the first cell for uplink transmissions from which an estimated interference in a second cell exceeds a first threshold. The second frequency band is to be used in the first cell for uplink transmissions from which an estimated interference in a third cell exceeds a second threshold. The base station informs a serving base station of the second cell and a serving base station of the third cell about the selection, thereby assisting these base stations in coordinating their respective frequency band selection with that of the base station.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for delivering a message to and receiving an acknowledgement from a mobile device, and more specifically, the system and method allows network operators, or any central administration group(s) to issue messages and warnings to a mobile device, which requires an acknowledgement in order for the mobile device to continue functioning without restriction.

Abstract: Disclosed are various example embodiments of link connection for a multi-mode terminal. In an example embodiment, an operating method of multi-mode terminal comprises connecting a first type link with a first type access point of an integrated access point; reading link setup information corresponding to the integrated access point from a memory, wherein the link setup information is used for configuring a second type link according to a first configuration method; and connecting a second type link with a second type access point of the integrated access point based on the link setup information.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer-program products for determining whether a local time for a first party is within a calling window of time for originating a communication by a second party to a mobile device of the first party. For particular embodiments, information about the mobile device is retrieved by a computer-program application residing on the device. Depending on the embodiment, this information may comprise contact preferences, a current time of a location where the mobile device is located, a geo-location of the device, and/or a time zone for the location where the device is located. In various embodiments, once the information has been retrieved, at least a portion of the information is sent to the second party to be used to determine whether the local time for the first party is within the calling window for originating the communication to the mobile device.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication determines whether the timing of a non-serving RAT is known. When the timing is known and it is time to report on the non-serving RAT, the UE clears enough consecutive time slots to verify the identity of the base station in the non-serving RAT. During the cleared time slots the identity of the base station is verified. When the timing is unknown and it is time to report on the non-serving RAT, a UE clears enough consecutive time slots to measure the timing of the non-serving RAT and to verify the identity of a base station in the non-serving RAT. During the cleared time slots, the timing is acquired and the identity of the base station is verified.

Abstract: Systems and methods are directed to monitoring the communications to and from a mobile communication device in accordance with one or more embodiments. For example in accordance with an embodiment, data services such as a mobile wallet on a mobile communication device may be monitored against rules stored in a central data center repository. Other data services may include all forms of communications between the mobile communication device and a third party along with changes to application or data within the mobile communication device. An alert may be provided to an administrator when unauthorized mobile wallet activity is detected and/or a message may be sent to the mobile communication device to prevent the unauthorized mobile wallet activity.

Abstract: A method and related system are provided for locating a current position or a coupling location of a mobile unit, which can send or receive for location determining purposes, using a leaky waveguide, wherein a radio signal is fed from the mobile unit into the waveguide or vice versa, wherein the signal is sent by the mobile unit and received by the two transmitting and receiving (T/R) apparatuses, or one signal is sent by each of the two T/R apparatuses and received by the mobile unit, wherein a receiving time is determined for each received signal, and the current position or the coupling location is determined from two such receiving times. The T/R apparatuses, arranged at opposite ends of the waveguide, are synchronized relative to each other prior to the determination of the current position or coupling location, or prior to the reception of the signal.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and a computer program product for small cell and user equipment discovery. The present invention includes obtaining information regarding small cell discovery on macro layer, obtaining information regarding user equipment discovery, determining whether the information regarding user equipment discovery depends on the information regarding small cell discovery, if it is determined that the information regarding user equipment discovery depends on the information regarding small cell discovery, building parameters for user equipment discovery based on parameters for small cell discovery included in the information regarding small cell discovery, and starting small cell discovery and user equipment discovery based on the parameters.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for performing an access network discovery and selection function in a communication system. An access network discovery and selection function (“ANDSF”) server is operable with a Third Generation Partnership Project (“3GPP”) radio access network and a Wireless Fidelity (“Wi-Fi”) radio access network coupled to a core network. The ANDSF server is configured to communicate with a user equipment over an enhanced S14 interface. The enhanced S14 interface comprises Wi-Fi radio access technology data including a basis service set (“BSS”) load indication, security information, quality of experience information, backhaul network bandwidth and average throughput. The ANDSF server is also configured to provide policy information to the user equipment based on conditions in the Wi-Fi radio access network and the 3GPP radio access network.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system in an embodiment, when a handover of a mobile station which is a target of coordinated communications among multiple wireless base stations is detected, at least a part of setting procedure for the coordinated communications (CoMP setting procedure) is executed before completion of the handover. Hence, the coordinated transmission for the mobile station can be resumed earlier after the handover, and any reduction in the communication quality or throughput caused by the resume of the coordinated communication after the handover of the mobile station can be prevented.

Abstract: A system that can store attributes from a plurality of past communications by a terminal device to one or more recipients. The system can also identify a routine based on the stored attributes. The system can also generate a contact list including at least one of the one or more recipients according to the routine. The system can also output the contact list. The attributes may include identifications of one or more recipients of the plurality of past communications and an order in which the one or more recipients are communicated with from one or more locations of the terminal device during the plurality of past communications.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer-program products for determining whether a local time for a first party is within a calling window of time for placing a telephone call by a second party to a mobile device of the first party. For particular embodiments, information about the mobile device is retrieved by a computer-program application residing on the device. Depending on the embodiment, this information may comprise a current time of a location where the mobile device is located, a geo-location of the device, and/or a time zone for the location where the device is located. In various embodiments, once the information has been retrieved, at least a portion of the information is sent to the second party to be used to determine whether the local time for the first party is within the calling window for placing the telephone call to the mobile device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for a terminal to report system information in a wireless communication system. The method includes: transmitting a previously-obtained system information availability indicator that indicates to a serving cell that there is previously obtained system information on a neighboring cell; and receiving a system report request from the serving cell; and transmitting a system information report to the serving cell in response to the system report request. The system report request includes a previously obtained system information report request indicator. When the previously obtained system information report request indicator indicates that there is a report on the previously obtained system information, the system information report includes the previously obtained system information and the previously obtained system information is system information obtained from the neighboring cell before the system report request is received.

Abstract: Determining a distribution delay of a bearer by using a preset delay distribution algorithm according to a preset time period for reporting a cell status; starting a periodic timer of the bearer after the distribution delay elapses, where the periodic timer uses the time period as a period; determining, according to the periodic timer, whether the cell status needs to be reported; and carrying information of the cell status in an uplink data packet of the bearer if the cell status needs to be reported. Thereby avoiding greatly centralized reporting of the cell status and centralized policy adjustment that is performed for the bearers, so that great jitter of service traffic borne on a cell is controlled effectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system of filling and maintaining a database containing geo-localized user data comprising the following steps: —receiving registration data from users, —generating a personalized user-environment like a dynamically generated personal WebPage; —requesting and storing of HSS-data of the registered user by means of the personal WebPage using the Internet; —maintaining the database by checking the HSS-data each time the user makes direct or indirect contact with the personal WebPage.

Abstract: A radio base station (100) transmits a Capability Request message to a radio terminal (200), which is connected to the radio base station, to transmit terminal capability information that indicates positioning capability of the radio terminal, and receives a Capability Indication message transmitted from the radio terminal (200). The radio base station (100) determines, corresponding to the received Capability Indication message, whether positional information that indicates the geographical position of the radio terminal (200) can be acquired from the radio terminal (200).

Abstract: A method for performing inter-cell D2D communication includes: receiving a first signal which is a D2D communication request signal including information on a D2D terminal selected from D2D terminals within a cell to which a base station belongs; determining whether the selected D2D terminal is a D2D terminal within the cell using information on the selected D2D terminal; transmitting a second signal, for requesting inter-cell D2D communication to a base station belonging to a neighboring cell, if the selected D2D terminal is a D2D terminal belonging to the neighboring cell; receiving a third signal for approving the inter-cell D2D communication, from the base station cell as a response to the second signal; and transmitting, to the D2D terminal within the cell, information on a resource allocated for communication between the D2D terminal within the cell and the selected D2D terminal according to the third signal.

Abstract: Location presence information is provided to advertising services by a femto-cell management system in a femto/pico-cell environment. On registration of a user equipment with a pico-cell which has been previously identified as a designated zone, the management system sends an alert to the advertising services. A SMS controller permits the advertising services to send a welcome text message including advertising content to the user equipment. The management system can also act as a centralized GSMA one API application gateway for location presence.

Abstract: A device is provided that creates an account for a first member of a virtual community. The account includes a contact identifier used for communicating with the first member outside of the virtual community. The device receives a message via the virtual community from a second member of the virtual community. A recipient of the message being selected by the second member using outside contact information for a contact, and the outside contact information corresponding to contact information used to communicate with the contact outside of the virtual community. Additionally, the device identifies the first member of the virtual community as the recipient of the message based on the contact identifier included in the account and the outside contact information indicated by the message. Furthermore, the device transmits the message to the first member via the virtual community.

Abstract: A commercial frequency-modulated (FM) radio signal indoor localization system and method for finding a location of a mobile embedded device (such as a smartphone) within a building. Indoor localization is performed by receiving commercial FM radio signals on the device, analyzing the signals using signal quality metrics, and generating signal quality vectors for each signal and signal quality metric used for the signal. The signal quality metric can be any physical signal quality indicator. The signal quality vectors are added to obtain a current location fingerprint. The current location fingerprint is compared to fingerprints stored in a fingerprint database. The location associated with the stored fingerprint that is the closest match to the current fingerprint location is designated as the current location in the building of the mobile embedded device. Locally generated radio signals can be used in conjunction with the commercial FM radio signals to improve localization accuracy.