Abstract: Internet of Things (IoT) devices and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A method may include registering a set of services configured for execution on a producer IoT device with a producer management application, and broadcasting or multicasting a system service advertisement as a first system signal via a given system signal protocol to notify one or more consumer IoT devices that one or more services of the registered set of services are available via the producer IoT device. The producer IoT device receives, in response to the system service advertisement, at least one request for a service announcement from at least one of the consumer IoT devices, and the producer IoT device unicasts, in response to the request, the at least one service announcement that announces the set of services to the at least one consumer IoT device as a second system signal via the given system signal protocol.

Abstract: An aspect enables context aware actions among heterogeneous Internet of Things (IoT) devices. An IoT device receives data representing a context of each of a first set of IoT devices, receives data representing a current state of each of a second set of IoT devices, and determines an action to perform at a target IoT based on the received data. An aspect verifies an implied relationship between a first user and a second user by detecting an interaction between a first user device belonging to the first user and a second user device belonging to the second user, storing information related to the interaction in a first interaction table associated with the first user device, assigning a relationship identifier to the second user based, at least in part, on the information related to the interaction, and determining whether or not the assigned relationship identifier is correct.

Abstract: Methods and systems simplify discovery and handoff for multi-frequency broadcast receiver devices, such as mobile TV devices, by providing a virtual home channel that is not dependent on a single frequency network upper layer. The methods and systems may be used in conjunction with a single frequency network upper layer to support areas without upper layer available, or to off load some portion of the common data bandwidth in the single frequency network. For example, the single frequency network may only carry frequency data for the multiple frequency network or only the frequency data for networks with comprehensive market metadata.

Abstract: Methods and systems simplify discovery and handoff for multi-frequency broadcast receiver devices, such as mobile TV devices, by providing a virtual home channel that is not dependent on a single frequency network upper layer. The methods and systems may be used in conjunction with a single frequency network upper layer to support areas without upper layer available, or to off load some portion of the common data bandwidth in the single frequency network. For example, the single frequency network may only carry frequency data for the multiple frequency network or only the frequency data for networks with comprehensive market metadata.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to collaborative intelligence and decision-making in an Internet of Things (IoT) device group. In particular, various IoT devices in the group may be interdependent, whereby a decision that one IoT device plans may impact other IoT devices in the group. Accordingly, in response to an IoT device planning a certain decision (e.g., to transition state or initiate another action), the IoT devices in the group may collaborate using distributed intelligence prior to taking action on the planned decision. For example, a recommendation request may be sent to other IoT devices in the group, which may then analyze relationships within the group to assess potential impacts associated with the planned decision and respond to approve or disapprove the planned decision. Based on the responses received from the other IoT devices, the IoT device may then determine whether to take action on the planned decision.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for automatically generating an events dictionary in an Internet of Things (IoT) network. In an aspect, a device receives a notification of an event from an IoT device, determines a state of the IoT device before and after the event, compares the states of the IoT device, determines a type of state change of the event, determines whether the type of the state change of the first event is present in the events dictionary, creates a generic entry based on the type of the state change of the first event not being present in the events dictionary, and stores, in the events dictionary, a mapping of an event description of the event to the generic entry.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an Internet of Things (IoT) device obtains augmented location information (ALI) that identifies (i) one or more device classifications (e.g., mobile, geo-static, etc.) for one or more IoT devices near the IoT device in the IoT environment and/or (ii) immediate surroundings (e.g., a picture, an audio recording, etc.) of the one or more IoT devices, and generates a location profile of the IoT device based on the obtained ALI. In another embodiment, a power-limited IoT device selects a proxy IoT device. The selected proxy IoT device performs an ALI reporting function on behalf of the power-limited IoT device, while the power-limited IoT device refrains from performing the ALI reporting function.

Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for exchanging information between a plurality of encoder modules and a multiplex module to combine segments of data from the encoder modules with an improved overall quality. In particular, the encoder modules associate their respective segments of data with quality and rate information and send at least the quality and rate information associated with the segments of data to the multiplex module. The multiplex module analyzes the quality and rate information to determine whether the segments of data that encoder modules desire to include in the current superframe fit within the available bandwidth of a transmission channel. If the multiplex module determines the plurality of segments of data do not fit within the available bandwidth, the multiplex module selects one or more of the segments to be resized based on the quality and rate information received from the encoder modules.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to discovering and offering cloud-based services for Internet of Things (IoT) devices in an IoT network. In particular, an IoT gateway or other suitable device can discover information (e.g., device classes) about the IoT devices in the IoT network, discover cloud-based services tagged with the discovered information about the IoT devices, and offer the discovered cloud-based services in the IoT network. Accordingly, in response to receiving a request to invoke a discovered cloud-based service from an IoT device and/or a user associated with the IoT network, the IoT gateway may connect to the appropriate IoT devices to fetch any required data associated with the requested cloud-based services, pass the fetched data to publishers or providers associated with the requested cloud-based services, and return a result from the invoked cloud-based services to the IoT devices in the IoT network.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to mechanisms that may be used to route notifications in an Internet of Things (IoT) environment according to user activity and/or proximity detection. More particularly, in various embodiments, an entity that manages the IoT environment may receive one or more messages, actions, or responses that indicate detected activity or detected proximity associated with one or more users from one or more IoT devices in the IoT environment. The management entity may then establish an activity and proximity trail from the one or more messages, actions, or responses that indicate the detected activity or the detected proximity, whereby in response to an IoT device reporting one or more notifications, an IoT device in proximity to at least one of the one or more users may be identified and the one or more notifications may be routed to the identified IoT device.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods provide an automatic capability for delivering interactivity event applications for execution on receiver devices within a broadcast network based upon interactivity event application data, information and sequence logic. Interactivity event content providers may provide to a broadcast network interactivity event application data, event metadata information and sequence logic a broadcast network. Receiver devices may be configured to receive only real-time interactivity event assets relevant to a currently monitored real-time channel, or channels adjacent to the currently monitored channel. Receiver devices may also be configured to avoid acquiring assets for interactive sequences not related to a currently viewed or adjacent channel.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for RF handoff in a multi-frequency network. A method includes detecting a mobility event associated with a detection of a new wide area operating infrastructure (WOI), updating a current WOI identifier to a new WOI identifier, acquiring control channel information associated with the new WOI identifier, determining if an active registered flow list has been updated based on the control channel information, and performing an acquisition procedure to acquire one or more registered flows if it is determined that the active registered flow list has been updated. Another method includes detecting a mobility event associated with a detection of a new local area operating infrastructure (LOI), updating a current LOI identifier to a new LOI identifier, acquiring control channel information, determining if an active registered flow list has been updated, and performing an acquisition procedure to acquire one or more registered flows.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a recommendation engine that may monitor, aggregate, filter, and otherwise process relevant information associated with a user Internet of Things (IoT) environment to provide personal and context-aware recommendations based on relevant real-time knowledge about various IoT devices and other items in the IoT environment. For example, the recommendations may be generated based on ranked associations between the user and the various items in the IoT environment, which may be determined from profiles, states, usage patterns, proximities, and other contextually relevant information about the IoT environment. Furthermore, the recommendations may be uploaded to a recommendation data server, shared with friends, or otherwise used to provide similar recommendations to other users, and in a similar respect, the recommendations may be based on information stored on the recommendation data server and/or recommendations provided to friends or other users having similar profiles to the user.

Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods include an Internet of Things (IoT) SuperAgent/Gateway for controlling remote communication with an IoT proximal network comprising one or more IoT devices. The presence of an IoT user device in the IoT proximal network is detected. The remote communication is disabled if the IoT user device is present in the IoT proximal network and if the remote communication criteria for disabling the remote communication are met. The remote communication is enabled if the IoT user device is not present in the IoT proximal network and if the remote communication criteria for enabling the remote communication are met. The remote communication includes remote access of the one or more of the IoT devices by the IoT user device, as well as, remoting notifications from the one or more the IoT devices to the IoT user device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating Internet of Things (IoT) devices are disclosed. A method may include receiving a notification message from a producer IoT device and presenting the notification message via a display of a consumer IoT device. In addition, a manual request from a user to dismiss the notification message is received, and an auto-dismissal of the notification message from displays of one or more other consumer IoT devices is prompted. A multicast or broadcast message from the consumer device may be transmitted to the one or more other consumer IoT devices to request the auto-dismissal of the notification message from displays of the one or more other consumer IoT devices. Alternatively, the consumer device interact with the producer IoT device to facilitate the producer IoT device to trigger the auto-dismissal of the notification message from the displays of the one or more other consumer IoT devices.

Abstract: Internet of Things (IoT) devices and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A method may include registering a set of services configured for execution on a producer IoT device with a producer management application, and broadcasting or multicasting a system service advertisement as a first system signal via a given system signal protocol to notify one or more consumer IoT devices that one or more services of the registered set of services are available via the producer IoT device. The producer IoT device receives, in response to the system service advertisement, at least one request for a service announcement from at least one of the consumer IoT devices, and the producer IoT device unicasts, in response to the request, the at least one service announcement that announces the set of services to the at least one consumer IoT device as a second system signal via the given system signal protocol.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for utilizing dashboard software that enables retrieval of user account information from various services enjoyed by users of a shared computing device. The dashboard software may be linked to services associated with applications installed on the device. User account credentials (e.g., usernames and passwords) may be stored and used by the dashboard software to retrieve user account information (e.g., messages, notifications, etc.) related to the applications installed on the device. Information may be retrieved directly from applications servers or iteratively via the applications on the device. Dashboard front-ends may be rendered to indicate the retrieved user account information for all users to view on the shared computing device. The dashboard software may also be configured to cause the device to launch applications using stored user account credentials. In an embodiment, a second device may also utilize the dashboard software to obtain account information.

Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for exchanging information between a plurality of encoder modules and a multiplex module to combine segments of data from the encoder modules with an improved overall quality. In particular, the encoder modules associate their respective segments of data with quality and rate information and send at least the quality and rate information associated with the segments of data to the multiplex module. The multiplex module analyzes the quality and rate information to determine whether the segments of data that encoder modules desire to include in the current superframe fit within the available bandwidth of a transmission channel. If the multiplex module determines the plurality of segments of data do not fit within the available bandwidth, the multiplex module selects one or more of the segments to be resized based on the quality and rate information received from the encoder modules.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for signaling parameter distribution for neighboring radio frequencies. A method includes identifying selected local operations infrastructures (LOIs) and one or more neighboring LOIs, generating a neighbor description message (NDM) that identifies the selected LOIs and their respective neighbors and specifies SP information for each RF channel associated with the selected LOIs and their respective neighbors, and distributing the NDM over each of the selected LOIs. An apparatus includes a message decoder configured to receive a NDM that identifies RF channels associated with selected LOIs and one or more neighboring LOIs, wherein each RF channel is associated with SP information, and processing logic configured to receive a request to obtain selected SP information associated with a selected RF channel, determine the selected SP information associated with the selected RF channel based on the NDM, and output the selected SP information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for service acquisition in a multi-frequency network. In an aspect, a method is provided for service acquisition in a multi-frequency network. The method includes detecting a service acquisition trigger event and identifying a selected RF channel from an acquisition RF list based on signal strength, wherein the acquisition RF list identifies RF channels in one or more local operations infrastructures (LOIs) of the multi-frequency network. The method also includes acquiring a wide system on the selected RF channel, removing the selected RF channel from the acquisition RF list if the wide system can not be acquired on the selected RF channel, and repeating said operations of identifying, acquiring and removing until the wide system is acquired on the selected RF channel or a system acquisition timeout occurs.