Abstract: A method comprising obtaining, from a master user, a device usage allocation applicable to two or more devices, the two or more devices being associated with another user, the another user being different from the master user, obtaining an aggregate measure of device usage associated with the two or more devices, if the aggregate measure of device usage associated with the two or more devices satisfies a condition relative to the device usage allocation, managing an activity of the two or more devices, and sending a notification to at least one of the two or more devices, the notification for presentation to the another user through a user interface of the at least one of the two or more devices.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for scheduling a user equipment transmission mode to assist uplink interference characterization are provided. One method includes a first base station (BS) wirelessly communicating with a first plurality of user equipment (UE), selecting a second BS associated with the first BS, the second BS wirelessly communicating with a second plurality of UE, selecting a UE from the second plurality of UE, scheduling the selected UE to transmit according to a transmission mode during a scheduled transmission, and characterizing, by the first BS, interference of the selected UE at the first BS during the scheduled transmission.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for to assisting backhaul by user equipment are provided. One system includes a base station (BS) and a plurality of backhaul user equipment (bUE) devices. Each of the plurality of bUE devices are operable to communicate with the BS through a first communication technology, and the plurality of bUE devices are each operable to communicate with a data network through a second communication technology. The BS is operative to communicate with user equipment (UE) devices, and network connect the UE devices to the data network through the bUE devices, select bUE devices for backhaul (BH) traffic, aid in selecting a transmission power level of the bUE devices, or the one or more UE devices, and transmit resource block (RB) scheduling information for the BH traffic of the bUE devices and the access traffic of the one or more UE devices.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for estimating a user equipment link quality based on a positioning of user equipment are provided. One method includes determining a plurality of link qualities (LQs) of the user equipment (UE) for a plurality of positionings of the UE, wherein at least one of the plurality of positionings includes at least a location or an orientation of the UE, storing information associated with the plurality of LQs for the plurality of positionings, estimating at least one future positioning of the UE, and estimating a future link quality (LQ) of the UE at the at least one future positioning of the UE based on the stored information associated with the plurality of LQs at the plurality of positionings of the UE.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for enhancing a relay node with additional backhaul alternatives and selection are provided. One system includes a first base station (BS) and backhaul user equipment (bUE) devices that communicate with the first BS through a first communication technology, and communicate with a data network through a second communication technology. A second base station (BS) communicates with the first BS and a second data network. The first BS is operative to communicate with user equipment (UE) devices, and network connect the UE devices to the data network or the second data network, select the bUE devices or the second BS for backhaul (BH) traffic, aid in selecting the transmission power level of the bUE devices or the UE devices, and transmit resource block (RB) scheduling information for the BH traffic transmission of the bUE devices and access traffic of the UE devices.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for characterizing interference based on scheduling a transmission mode are provided. One method includes wirelessly communicating, by a base station (BS), with a plurality of user equipment (UE), selecting one or more other base stations (BSs) associated with the BS, scheduling the selected one or more other BSs associated with the BS to transmit according to at least one transmission mode during a scheduled transmission, and characterizing, by at least one of the plurality of UE, interference at the UE during the scheduled transmission.

Abstract: A wireless communication device comprising: one or more network modems enabling the wireless communication device to communicate over a first wireless network; one or more network modems enabling the wireless communication device to communicate with two or more end-point devices over a second wireless network; one or more processors configured to execute one or more instructions; and memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to provide the one or more processors with the one or more instructions. The one or more instructions, when executed by the processors, cause processors to: establish a first connection between the wireless communication device and a first end-point device; establish a second connection between the wireless communication device and a second end-point device; apply a first control to traffic transmitted by or to the first end-point device; and apply a second control to traffic transmitted by or to the second end-point device.

Abstract: A device comprising non-volatile memory capable of being partitioned into first and second partitions, the first partition for storing device system software, the second partition for storing a service processor and having one or more system execution properties for enhancing or augmenting the device system software, and comprising one or more processors for verifying integrity of the device system software using a first security element, verifying integrity of the service processor using a second security element, obtaining the service processor from the non-volatile memory, executing the obtained service processor, and updating, installing, removing, or modifying the service processor in the second partition of the non-volatile memory without affecting the device system software in the first partition.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, and systems for signal processing of multiple input signals to control peak amplitudes of a combined signal are disclosed. One method includes receiving a plurality of input signals, generating a combined signal, the combined signal comprising a plurality of sub-channels, wherein each sub-channel includes a representation of at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of input signals, and processing the representation of the least a portion of the at least one of the plurality of input signals of at least one of the sub-channels, to reduce a peak-to-average-power ratio (PAR) of the combined signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods, systems and apparatuses for distributing content by generating and preloading queues of content, are disclosed. One content distribution system includes at least one network content server coupled over one or more communication networks to a plurality of user devices, and a one or more storage elements associated with the plurality of user devices, wherein each of the plurality of user devices is associated with at least one of the one or more storage elements.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods, systems and apparatuses for distributing content over a communication network based on a value metric, are disclosed. One method includes managing, by at least one content distribution server, a plurality of content. The method further includes assisting preloading of at least a portion of a content to a storage element as directed by a service provider, wherein the content is selected from the plurality of content based on a value metric, wherein the value metric includes a cost parameter, and wherein the storage element is coupled to the at least one content distribution server over the communication network.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods, systems and apparatuses for a content broker that offers preloading opportunities, are disclosed. One content broker system includes at least one content distribution server coupled through one or more communications networks to a plurality of user devices and one or more content providers. The at least one content distribution server is operative to obtain at least one of a user device parameter or a user parameter, wherein the user parameter is associated with at least one user associated with one or more of the plurality of user devices.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods, systems and apparatuses for a content broker assisting distribution of content, are disclosed. One method includes obtaining, by one or more content distribution servers, at least one of user device parameter information or storage element parameter information of a user device and one or more storage elements associated with the user device, and assisting, by the one or more content distribution servers, at least one content provider in preloading at least a portion of a content onto at least one of the one or more storage elements associated with the user device based on the at least one of the user device parameter information or the storage element parameter information.

Abstract: An apparatuses and methods of setting power back-off of a master transceiver and a slave transceiver is disclosed. One example of a method includes the master transceiver determining a master power back-off, and the slave transceiver determining a slave power back-off based on signals received from the master transceiver, and based on the master power back-off. One example of an apparatus includes a master transceiver and slave transceiver system. The slave transceiver is connected to the master transceiver through a cable. The master transceiver includes means for determining a master power back-off. The slave transceiver includes means for determining a slave power back-off based on signals received from the master transceiver, and based on the master power back-off.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, and systems for preprocessing a transmit signal of a transceiver are disclosed. One method includes estimating parameters of a communication link between the transceiver and a link partner transceiver, estimating cross-talk coupling of the transceiver to at least one other transceiver, and adjusting at least one of a transmit power or a transmit signal waveform based on the estimated parameters and estimated cross-talk. One apparatus includes a transceiver that is operative to obtain parameters of a communication link between the transceiver and a link partner transceiver, and to obtain a representation of cross-talk coupling of the transceiver to at least one other transceiver. Further, a controller of the transceiver is operative to adjust at least one of a transmit power level or a transmit signal waveform based on the estimated parameters and estimated cross-talk.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for configuring a radiation treatment system based on a plurality of volume of interest (VOI) positioning. One system includes an imaging element configured to generate a first observation of an object, the first observation being generated at a first time, wherein the object is associated with a volume of interest (VOI), and the VOI includes a volume within a body of a patient. The system further includes determining a first positioning of the VOI based at least in part on the first observation of the object, determining a second time for the imaging element based at least in part on a positioning parameter associated with the first positioning, and a time offset, and generating a second observation of the object at the second time.

Abstract: Methods, and apparatuses are provided that include a first imaging element configured to generate a first observation of a first object, the first observation of the first object being generated at a first time, wherein the first object is associated with a volume of interest (VOI). The system further includes a second imaging element configured to generate a first observation of a second object, wherein the first observation of the second object is generated at a second time, and the second object is associated with the VOI. A first positioning of the VOI is determined based on the first observation of the first object and the first observation of the second object, a third time for the first imaging element is determined based on a positioning parameter associated with the first positioning of the VOI, and a second observation of the first object is generated at the third time.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for imaging observation timing based on radiation treatment system element delay. One system includes an imaging element configured to generate a first observation of an object, the first observation being generated at a first time, wherein the object is associated with a volume of interest (VOI). The system is further configured to determine a plurality of positionings of the VOI based at least in part on the first observation of the object, determine a first radiation treatment system configuration based at least in part on one or more parameters of the plurality of positionings of the VOI, configure the radiation treatment system based on the first radiation treatment system configuration, and aid in administering of radiation, by a radiation treatment system element of the radiation treatment system, to at least a portion of the patient based on the first radiation treatment system configuration.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for timing of a plurality of imaging observation elements based on a volume of interest (VOI). One system includes a first imaging element configured to generate a first observation of a first object, wherein the first observation is generated at a first time, and the first object is associated with a volume of interest (VOI). A second imaging element is configured to generate a first observation of a second object, the first observation of the second object generated at a second time, wherein the second object is associated with the VOI. The system is configured to determine a first positioning of the VOI based on the first observation of the first object and the first observation of the second object, determine a plurality of imaging times for the first imaging element to generate a plurality of additional observations of the first object.

Abstract: A method of maximizing a communication parameter, such as data capacity, signal quality or throughput of a channel between a transmit unit with M transmit antennas and a receive unit with N receive antennas and a communication system such as a wireless network (including networks with multiple access techniques such as TDMA, FDMA, CDMA, OFDMA) employing the method. The data is first processed to produce parallel spatial-multiplexed streams SMi, where i=1 . . . k, which are converted or mapped to transmit signals TSp, where p=1 . . . M, assigned for transmission from the M transmit antennas. Corresponding receive signals RSj, where j=1 . . . N, are received by the N receive antennas of the receiver and used to assess a quality parameter, such as a statistical signal parameter including SINR, SNR, power level, level crossing rate, level crossing duration of the signal of a predetermined threshold and reception threshold, or a parameter of the data, such as BER or packet error rate.