Abstract: A method and an apparatus for obtaining a small cell identifier in a wireless communication system having a hierarchical cell structure are provided. The method includes obtaining a small cell identifier of a terminal in a wireless communication system of a hierarchical cell structure, transmitting resource information allocated for a Random Access Channel (RACH) of a terminal to a small base station, receiving state information regarding the RACH of the terminal from the small base station, determining at least one small base station adjacent to the terminal using the state information regarding the RACH, and transmitting cell IDentifier (ID) information of the determined small base station to the terminal.

Abstract: A method permitting the control of the service quality and/or service fees of telecommunication services in which several service nodes are involved. During the initiation and/or implementation of a communication service, an exchange of signaling data occurs between a communications terminal and at least two service nodes which are involved in the communication service. The control node detects whether the service data transmitted by the at least two service nodes relate to the very same communication service. Then the control node selects service data from the transmitted service data and uses these service data for controlling the service quality and/or service fees.

Abstract: A method of and an engine for providing a Mobile Virtual Number, MVN, service in a node of a mobile telecommunications system comprising a plurality of nodes providing service to a plurality of mobile User Equipments, UEs. The MVN service instructs the telecommunications system for handling calls related to a first mobile subscriber number, corresponding to the mobile UE, and a second mobile subscriber number such that the mobile UE operates under the second mobile subscriber number.

Abstract: A device may be configured to receive a technical support request from a mobile device. The technical support request may request troubleshooting for a problem with user equipment. The device may receive location information from the mobile device indicating a mobile device location. The device may determine whether the mobile device is at a user equipment location based on the mobile device location. The device may select a troubleshooting routine based on whether the mobile device is at the user equipment location. The device may cause an agent device to execute the troubleshooting routine. The device may provide, to an agent device, the troubleshooting routine to cause the agent device to troubleshoot the user equipment using the troubleshooting routine.

Abstract: A handset agent calibration solution is provided that uses the GPS receivers on mobile devices to determine a location of the mobile device to calibrate timing based locating systems. The handset agent can be installed on the mobile device and can upload to an internet server the coordinates captured by the GPS receiver along with the observed time differences. The observed time differences and the location of the mobile device can be used to solve for reference time differences to calibrate unsynchronized macrocells. The reference time difference can be used to solve for the location of other mobile devices if the observed time differences between that mobile device and the macrocells are known. The solution can include receiving measurement reports from many mobile devices to obtain averaged observed time differences at a reference location to achieve more accurate reference time differences.

Abstract: A method for guiding location includes commencing a call between a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal requesting the collection of location information from the second terminal, receiving the location information of the second terminal and displaying on the first terminal a geographic information map displaying the location information, and the user of the first terminal transmitting to the second terminal direction information that is displayed on the geographic information map. As a result, more intuitive and convenient location guidance is provided.

Abstract: A smart ultra box adapting to a protective case is disclosed. The protective case protects a mobile communication device. The ultra box comprises a main body, a conversion unit and a flexible printed circuit board. The main body has a power output interface and an external power interface. The conversion unit disposes at the main body, to electrically connect the power output interface and the external power interface. The flexible printed circuit board electrically connects to the conversion unit, the flexible printed circuit board extending outwardly from the main body. The external power interface receives a commercial power source. The conversion unit converts the commercial power source into a first electric power and a second electric power. The power output interface output the first electric power, and the flexible printed circuit board transmits the second electric power.

Abstract: A cellular communications network 10 comprises a plurality of basestations 12, 14, 16 and 18 connected to each other through an interface and to a core network through another interface. Each basestation has a coverage area referred to as a cell k. There are provided methods for estimating the load imparted on a cell in the cellular communications network by user equipments in the cell. The methods make it possible to estimate any potential increase in the load that may impact onto a target cell due to the handover of a UE from a serving cell.

Abstract: Systems, methods, means and computer program products for determining a position of an object in an environment are disclosed. Certain systems, methods, means and computer program products carry out position determination for asset tracking, emergency evacuations, navigation and other uses.

Abstract: A mobile communication device collects and reports location data associated with itself and with mobile communication devices within a proximity. The mobile communication device determines its location and detects the presence of another communication device located within the proximity of the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device determines a location of the other mobile communication device. The mobile communication device reports its location and the location of the other mobile communication device.

Abstract: A method for presenting services to a subscriber comprises obtaining, via a first server, subscriber usage data associated with a portable device service from a plurality of databases, and sending the subscriber usage data to a second server. The method further includes processing, via the second server, the subscriber usage data using a predetermined algorithm, determining an actionable category of data based on the processed subscriber usage data, generating content corresponding to a first message based on the actionable category of data, and sending via the third server, the first message to a portable device, wherein the first message request a subscriber input.

Abstract: A device includes one or more processor, a display, and a module card. The one or more processor determines that a communication function of the device has terminated and sends a notification to the module card that indicates the termination. The module card sends a message to a server in response to receiving the notification and receives another message from the server. The message indicates that the device is ready to receive the other message. The other message includes an instruction and another notification, which is based on usage of an account and identifies an actionable category with respect thereto. The instruction causes the one or more processor to function as display, receiving, determining, and sending devices, which respectively display the other notification, receive an input response thereto, determine that the response corresponds to a confirmation to implement the actionable category, and send a further message including the response.

Abstract: A base station device uses a first card as an M2M card, second cards as general cards, and a third card as a spare card from among call process cards included in a signal processing unit. A call control unit allocates, to the M2M card, a call that is received from an M2M terminal and in which the service type determined by a service type determination unit is an M2M service. Furthermore, the call control unit allocates, to a general card, a call that is received from a general terminal and in which the service type determined by service type determination unit is a general service.

Abstract: A cellular communications network 10 comprises a plurality of basestations 12, 14, 16 and 18 connected to each other through an interface and to a core network through another interface. Each basestation has a coverage area referred to as a cell k. There are provided methods for estimating the load imparted on a cell in the cellular communications network by user equipments in the cell. The methods make it possible to estimate any potential increase in the load that may impact onto a target cell due to the handover of a UE from a serving cell.

Abstract: A login control method and apparatus is provided for facilitating usage right authentication of a mobile terminal, when the user unlocks the mobile terminal. The login control method includes determining, when a lock image is displayed on a screen, a posture of a mobile terminal, detecting unlock information, comparing the unlock information with a pre-registered unlock information, selecting, when the unlock information and the pre-registered unlock information are identical, an operation mode corresponding to the matched unlock information, from a plurality of operation modes, as the current operation mode, and displaying an image representing the current operation mode.

Abstract: In some embodiments, there are disclosed systems and methods in which, when a mobile device receives a message indicating that the mobile device is to release resources pertaining to a communication session for a voice call over an access network, the mobile device refrains from performing this action to allow for the possible arrival and processing of a delayed handover command. The arrival of the handover command causes the mobile device to handover to a second access network to continue the voice call using a second communication session. This may help address situations in which the handover command is delayed in the network and is therefore delayed in reaching the mobile device.

Abstract: A computing device generates profiles based on mobile device data. The computing device receives a plurality of mobile device records of a plurality of mobile devices in a region, that each include a timestamp, a location data, and an activity data, and assigns each of the plurality of mobile device records to one of a plurality of space-time boxes. The computing device performs analytics on the mobile device records assigned to the plurality of space-time boxes to yield a resulting plurality of profiles, which can include a mobility profile indicating the number of locations in the region that each mobile device occupies during a span, a hangout profile indicating the number of mobile devices that occupy each location in the region during a span, and a buddy profile indicating the mobile devices that occupy the same location in the region as a given mobile device.

Abstract: A femto cell device comprises: a receiver for receiving transmissions from a user terminal in an active call with a macro cellular network node; an analyzer for determining a radio frequency (RF) signature characterizing the transmissions received from the user terminal; an authorizer arranged to use the RF signature to determine if the user terminal is authorized to use the femto cell device; and a communicator for informing the core network that the femto cell device is a valid candidate handover target for the user terminal when the user terminal is determined by the authorizer to be authorized to use the femto cell device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio access arrangement for operating a radio cell (C), and comprising at least one wireless transceiver (210) configured to set up and operate radio communication channels with mobile devices. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the radio access arrangement further comprises speed determination logic (240) configured to characterize a particular mobile device (320) as belonging to a high-speed or lower-speed category (HS; LS) according to speed information of the particular mobile device, and a radio resource controller (250) configured to assign a particular radio communication channel, for communication with the particular mobile device, within a first or second disjoint radio resource partition of the radio cell (B_DL1; B_UL1; B_DL2; B_UL2) if the particular mobile device is characterized as belonging to the lower-speed or high-speed category.

Abstract: A method and system to help avoid a failed eCSFB call setup in the presence of handover. While a WCD is being served by a base station of a first network, the base station may detect both a fallback trigger and a handover trigger. The fallback trigger may be a trigger to initiate a fallback setup procedure, where the fallback setup procedure involves execution of a sequence of steps including a particular step. The handover trigger may be a trigger to initiate a handover procedure. The base station determines that the handover trigger was detected before execution of the particular step of the fallback setup procedure. Responsive to determining that the handover trigger was detected before execution of the particular step, the base station (a) foregoes the fallback setup procedure and (b) transmits to the WCD a message directing the WCD to establish communication with the second network.