Abstract: Provided are a communication module and a data segmentation transmission method using the same. The communication module includes a communication unit configured to support a wireless connection with a communication terminal, a control unit configured to segment data, which is received from the communication terminal supported in connection thereof, based on a first scale, and to transmit the segmented data to a driver information system (DIS), and a signal generation unit configured to, upon receiving an interrupt signal from the communication terminal, generate a connection signal to the DIS, wherein the control unit segments data, which is received from the communication terminal during an interval in which the connection signal is generated, based on a second scale, and transmits the segmented data to the DIS.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for determining the presence of a mobile device located in a predetermined detection zone within a vehicle are disclosed. A detection module receives a communication signal, determines that the communication signal was transmitted by a mobile device located within a predetermined detection zone within a vehicle, and a control module transmits a control signal to the mobile device located within the predetermined detection zone. The system further includes a monitoring logic to monitor a functional system of the vehicle activating the transmission of the control signal by the control module when the monitored functional system is activated and the detection module determines that the communication signal was transmitted by the mobile device located within the predetermined detection zone.

Abstract: Communicating via near field communication (NFC) between a reader and an application on an NFC-enabled device. A point of sale (POS) device and a consumer's mobile communication device establish an NFC session in accordance with each of the protocol layers of both International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 14443 and ISO/IEC 7816 standards. A commerce application executing on the consumer's mobile communication device at a protocol layer above the ISO/IEC 14443 and ISO/IEC 7816 standards communicates a plurality of NFC application protocol data units (APDUs) to the POS device. At least one such APDU includes a consumer identifier. The consumer identifier includes a portion identifying the commerce application.

Abstract: A device case has a body forming a compartment holding an electronic device with a back facing camera lens and a front side with a user interface display and front facing camera lens. The device case has a movable lens cover attached to the body and held by the body when moved to any of an open position, a first position, and a second position. The movable lens cover, in the open position, leaves the front facing camera lens, the user interface display, and the back facing camera lens exposed. The movable lens cover, in the first position, covers the back facing camera lens while leaving the user interface display and the front facing camera lens exposed, and when in the second position, covers both the front facing camera lens and the back facing camera lens while leaving the user interface display exposed.

Abstract: A switch pack for a vehicle and systems comprising the same. One system includes the switch pack and a control unit mechanically coupled to the vehicle. The control unit includes a first antenna coil electrically coupled to an electrical system of the vehicle. The first antenna coil receives a current from the electrical system and produces a magnetic field. The switch pack includes a second antenna coil, at least one user-actuated device, and a wireless transmitter electrically coupled to the second antenna coil. The second antenna coil is positioned within the magnetic field and receives an induced current from the magnetic field. The wireless transmitter receives the induced electrical current from the second antenna, uses the induced electrical current to determine a state of the at least one user-actuated device, and uses the induced electrical current to wirelessly transmit the state of the at least one user-actuated device.

Abstract: A wireless communication network controls Carrier Aggregation (CA), a donor base station wirelessly serves a wireless relay and the donor base station and the wireless relay wirelessly serve User Equipment (UE). The wireless relay wirelessly exchanges user data with a UE using CA based on an initial relay to UE (R2UE) CA threshold. The donor base station determines a donor base station utilization amount and processes the donor base station utilization amount to determine a modified R2UE CA threshold. The donor base station wirelessly transfers an instruction to the wireless relay indicating the modified R2UE CA threshold. The wireless relay wirelessly receives the modified R2UE CA threshold and exchanges additional user data with the UE using CA based on the modified R2UE CA threshold.

Abstract: A high capacity communication system and method, and a high capacity communications configuration system are provided. The high capacity communication system includes a transmitter. The transmitter includes a signal generator to generate a signal including, wherein for a first frame portion extending from zero to ? time the signal is generated per a first color reuse plan of a frequency spectrum and one or more polarizations, and for a second frame portion extending from ? to T the signal is generated per a second color reuse plan of the frequency spectrum and the one or more polarizations; and an RF system to beam the signal concurrently to a first geographic area and a second geographic area.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus related to near field communication (NFC) detection. A device may determine a first device in proximity to a charging area of the device. The device may detect a presence of a first NFC device in proximity to the charging area of the device. The device may determine the first NFC device is associated with the first device. The device may determine to transition the device to one or more operating modes based at least in part on the presence of the first NFC device.

Abstract: A broadband transceiver includes an input to receive an RF signal, an output to output an RF transmit signal, a receiver section coupled to the input, and a transmitter section coupled to the output. A processor coupled to the receiver section and the transmitter section determines and generates an inverse waveform that will result in attenuation of undesired portions of a received RF signal when summed with the received signal, including optionally at one or more of an RF stage and an IF stage. A summing junction coupled between the processor and receiver section sums the inverse waveform with the received signal.

Abstract: A wireless circuit that can make plural types of wireless communications using an unlicensed spectrum is achieved with fewer components. High-frequency circuit devices (13 through 23) and a modem processing section (51) process LTE wireless signals. High-frequency circuit devices (33 through 43) and a modem processing section (51) process LTE-U wireless signals. High-frequency circuit devices (33 through 43) and a modem processing section (61) process Wi-Fi wireless signals.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques to age filter information for a wireless network. In particular, a device to remove indications to filter beacons broadcast from another device based on the difference between a time a beacon was last received from the other device is disclosed. The device may be configured to update a filter information element each time a beacon is received from the other device and also to update an indication to filter beacons from the device based on the filter information element.

Abstract: A cordless phone apparatus is provided, which includes one or more slave devices and a master device. The master device includes: i) a LAN transmitter configured to transmit slave device information to a wireless IP terminal via a wireless LAN, wherein the slave device information includes identification information of each slave device registered to the master device, ii) a receiver configured to receive from the wireless IP terminal selection of the identification information of a destination slave device and selection of transfer data including at least one of ringtone data, wallpaper data, and phone book data, iii) a transfer data converter configured to convert at least one of the ringtone data, wallpaper data, and phone book data included in the transfer data into a data format usable in the destination slave device, and iv) a cordless phone transmitter configured to transmit the converted transfer data to the destination slave device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for reducing power consumption of a receiver in a mobile communication network comprising a sender transmitting packet data on a downlink channel to one or more receivers over a radio interface. Inactive time instants and listening time instants are defined according to provided rules. The receiver is arranged to listen for information from the sender during the listening time instants and to sleep during the inactive time instants. Thus, less power will be consumed during the inactive time instants.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for creating and managing temporary virtual groups. An example apparatus may be configured enable an administrative entity to establish a temporary virtual group, enable the administrative entity to define configuration information for the temporary virtual group, the enabling of the administrative entity to define the configuration information comprising establishing membership criteria for admittance of one or more members to the temporary virtual group, establishing rules of interaction among the one or more members of that the temporary virtual group, establishing termination criteria, the termination criteria configured to determine when the temporary virtual group will terminate, and facilitate transmission of the message from the first member to a second member, and terminate the temporary virtual group upon determination that the termination criteria is met.

Abstract: A protective case for a mobile device having a multi-layered construction is disclosed. The multi-layered construction includes three layers that are co-molded to one another and is capable of being lightweight and low-profile, yet provide a high level of impact protection. The first layer generally forms the external back face surface of the case, the third layer generally forms the perimeter bumper of the case and the second layer forms the internal liner of the case and includes an elevated pattern of walls upon which the back face of the mobile device rest upon. The first layer is comprised of material that has a hardness greater than the other two layers. The third layer is comprised of a material that has a hardness that is greater than the second layer. The layers are configured to interact with one another so that they are capable of distributing and absorbing impact forces to mitigate damage to the mobile device.

Abstract: A method and relay node for managing a plurality of relay nodes that is moving relative to a source network node, the method comprising: selecting a lead node; connecting the plurality of relay nodes to the lead node; and transmitting a signal to manage mobility of the plurality of relay nodes from the lead node to a network node.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a power control method performed by a User Equipment (UE) in a mixed cellular and device-to-device (D2D) network and the UE. The method comprises obtaining one or more power control related parameters for each of one or more neighboring cells of a serving cell for the UE from the serving cell or the neighboring cell. The one or more neighboring cells are asynchronous with the serving cell. The method further comprises adapting a D2D transmission power of the UE based on the obtained power control related parameters so as to reduce interference from the UE to cellular transmission of the one or more neighboring cells.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with multi SIM card device binding are described herein. According to one embodiment, a system includes an authentication logic configured to enable communication between an entity and a user. The user is associated with a user profile. The system further includes a carrier logic configured to identify a subscriber identity module (SIM) card of a carrier. The carrier logic also requests carrier data associated with the SIM card from the carrier. An update logic is configured to update the user profile with the carrier data.

Abstract: An access point for a communication network is disclosed. The access point may have a communications processor configured to receive signals from a different access point of the communication network, a cable connected to the communications processor, and at least one attenuator connected to the cable upstream of the communications processor. The at least one attenuator may be configured to selectively attenuate incoming signals received via the cable before the incoming signals are received by the communications process. The access point may also have a transmission amplifier connected to the cable downstream of the communications processor and configured to amplify outgoing signals generated by the communications processor by about 3:1.

Abstract: A joint transmission power control and a transponder communication system, transmitting a plurality of uplink signals to a bent pipe transponder, combining the plurality of uplink signals to generate a combined downlink signal, transmitting the combined downlink signal to a ground hub, performing an estimate and pre-qualification process by the plurality of down link signals to determine a selected waveform, perform the join transmission power control of uplink margins are satisfied.