Abstract: A first electrical device includes: a second radio signal receiver that receives target device information; a second processor that determines whether or not the first electrical device is included in the target device information and the first electrical device is connected to a network or whether or not a second electrical device capable of communicating with the first electrical device is included in the target device information and the second electrical device capable of communicating with the first electrical device is connected to the network; and a transmitter that, when a result of the determination by the second processor indicates that the first electrical device or the second electrical device is included in the target device information, transmits information indicating that the first electrical device or the second electrical device is the search-target device, as a response using a communication method based on the result of the determination.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for implementing a video click via a Bluetooth device. The techniques comprise performing matching with and connection to a wireless device; monitoring a signal sent by the wireless device; parsing the signal and determining whether the signal is associated with a preset power-conserving wireless personal area network service; determining whether a terminal device is in a state of playing a video in response to determining that the signal is associated with the preset power-conserving wireless personal area network service; and in response to determining that the terminal device is in the state of playing the video, rendering an effect on the video played by the terminal device based on the signal and updating data based on the signal.

Abstract: A method for user equipment (UE) service handover from the serving cell to a target cell includes information regarding a handover timer and an associated handover execution condition. For scheduled handover to be performed upon expiration of the handover timer, the associated handover execution condition comprises one or more abort conditions for aborting the scheduled handover. For two-stage triggered handover to be performed upon receipt of a subsequent triggering message, the handover timer is a handover validity timer and the associated handover execution condition comprises receipt of the handover triggering message prior to expiration of the handover validity timer.

Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the disclosure relates to an application system and server kit that create and serve digital twin-enabled applications. This disclosure also relates to a hub-and-spoke classification system. This disclosure also relates to a location-based services framework that leverages a generative content process to improve location prediction. This disclosure also relates to virtual reality and augmented reality applications, as well as digital agents that support various types of applications.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to configuration of a periodic updating timer for, e.g., a Radio Access Network (RAN)-controlled inactive state. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a RAN node in a cellular communications network comprises configuring a User Equipment (UE) with a timer value T for a periodic updating timer. In this manner, the RAN node is able to configure the UE with a time value T, e.g., for use by the UE for providing periodic update messages while the UE is operating in an inactive state such as, e.g., a RAN-controlled inactive state.

Abstract: An ephemeral content distribution system associated with exchanging calibrated communications using a wave dynamic communication protocol based at least on a current wave-state of a user is disclosed. The system transmits a wave-based request for wave dynamic communications associated with a first user. The system processes wave-geographic information associated with a bounded geographical region based on a wave-state of a second user that received the wave-based request. The system processes wave-identity information associated with the wave-state of the second user. The system next receives a response of the second user to the wave-based request in accordance with the wave-state of the second user.

Abstract: Techniques for live location sharing are described. A first mobile device and a second mobile device can communicate with one another using an IM program. The first mobile device can receive a user input to share a location of the first mobile device in the IM program. Sharing the location can include causing the second mobile device to display a location of the first mobile device in an IM program user interface on the second mobile device. Duration of sharing the location can be user-configurable. The second mobile device may or may not share a location of the second device for display in the IM program executing on the first mobile device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and non-transitory machine-readable mediums are provided for wireless communication in communication networks comprising a wireless device, a radio access network node and a wireless light communication network node. In one embodiment, a method is performed by a node (102, 104, 120) of a wireless communication network (100), the wireless communication network comprising a wireless device (104), a radio access network node (102) and one or more wireless light communication (LC) network nodes (106). At least one of the wireless device and the radio access network node comprise a plurality of antenna elements configurable to provide a transmit or receive beam (110, 112) for communication with the other of the wireless device and the radio access network node.

Abstract: A device with a display and, optionally, a touch-sensitive surface detects a first input corresponding to a request to share first content from a first application while displaying the first application on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device displays a sharing interface that includes a plurality of options for sharing the first content. While displaying the sharing interface, the device detects selection of an affordance in the sharing interface. In accordance with a determination that the affordance is a respective user-first sharing option for a respective user, the device initiates a process for sharing the first content with the respective user. In accordance with a determination that the affordance is a protocol-first sharing option for a respective protocol, the device initiates a process for sharing the first content using the respective protocol.

Abstract: The location of a user equipment may be determined by having the user equipment use a radio carrier and/or a bandwidth part having the highest sub-carrier spacing available to the user equipment. A user equipment may communicate through a plurality of radio carriers, determine a first radio carrier or bandwidth part having a highest sub-carrier spacing, determine a timing advance value associated with the first radio carrier or bandwidth part, and transmit to a location server, the timing advance value.

Abstract: Run-time selection of optimal commands for accessing serial access resources is described. A system receives a request to access a serial access resource. The system identifies a first section to access in the serial access resource and a second section to access in the serial access resource which is separated from the first section to access by an intermediate section in the serial access resource. The system generates combinations of access commands associated with accessing the first and the second sections to access. The system estimates target values, based on locations of the first and the second sections to access in the serial access resource, corresponding to the combinations of access commands. The system selects a combination of access commands which corresponds to an optimal target value. The system enables performance of the selected combination of access commands on the first and the second sections in the serial access resource.

Abstract: Infrastructure equipment for use in a wireless telecommunications network, the infrastructure equipment including: receiver circuitry configured to receive a second signal from a terminal device of the wireless telecommunications network; and transmitter circuitry configured to transmit a third signal to the terminal device, the third signal being transmitted in response to the reception of the second signal, the third signal being for the terminal device to determine, in combination with a first signal received by the terminal device, the spatial position of the terminal device, and the third signal being comprised within a system information block (SIB).

Abstract: In various embodiments, crowd sourcing techniques are provided to enable RTT-based positioning of UE. To address issues of discovering which beacons (e.g., Wi-Fi APs, cellular base stations, BLE transmitters, etc.) support measurement of RTT (e.g., according to IEEE 802.11mc, 3GPP Release 16, etc.), beacon RTT capabilities may be crowd-sourced from UE and maintained by a cloud-based location platform in a beacon database (or more specifically, a RTT database portion thereof). To address the issue of determining physical antenna positions, RTT measurements may be crowd-sourced from UE for those beacons that are RTT capable, and used by a trilateration algorithm (e.g., a WLS multilateration algorithm) to determine physical antenna positions, which also may be maintained in the beacon database. Accuracy of the trilateration may be enhanced by obtaining raw GNSS measurements (e.g., psuedoranges) from the UE, and performing a cloud-based RTK GNSS position fix for the UE.

Abstract: A method for user equipment (UE) service handover from the serving cell to a target cell includes information regarding a handover timer and an associated handover execution condition. For scheduled handover to be performed upon expiration of the handover timer, the associated handover execution condition comprises one or more abort conditions for aborting the scheduled handover. For two-stage triggered handover to be performed upon receipt of a subsequent triggering message, the handover timer is a handover validity timer and the associated handover execution condition comprises receipt of the handover triggering message prior to expiration of the handover validity timer.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide control signaling mechanisms to support data transmission by a user equipment (UE) that is in the RRC_INACTIVE state and, more generally, in any inactive state. Beyond simply supporting data transmission by a user equipment that is in the RRC_INACTIVE state, aspects of the present application provide mechanisms for configuring the UE for preamble transmission or sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission and for toggling between such transmissions. Aspects of the present application relate to mechanisms for enabling Timing Advance estimation, which mechanisms are not burdened with high overhead and which allow the UE to remain in the RRC_INACTIVE state.

Abstract: A location-based game system is provided. Such a system may take the form of any device (e.g., a wireless telephone) that includes a locating device (e.g., a GPS system). One such location-based game may operate such that the actual, physical location of a user on a physical playfield corresponds to the location of a virtual character on a virtual playfield. Such location based games are referred to herein as actuality games. In one multiplayer actuality embodiment, two game devices may communicate location, and other, information to a remote database such that the two user's may interact on different physical playfields, but play on the same virtual playfield. A number of wireless communications protocols, self-configurations, and auto-download software applications are also provided to optimize integration with, for example, a wireless telephone.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a next generation wireless communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) wireless communication system, and the like. According to various embodiments, a method for transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus for supporting same can be provided. Various other embodiments can be provided.

Abstract: In various embodiments, crowd sourcing techniques are provided to enable RTT-based positioning of UE. To address issues of discovering which beacons (e.g., Wi-Fi APs, cellular base stations, BLE transmitters, etc.) support measurement of RTT (e.g., according to IEEE 802.11mc, 3GPP Release 16, etc.), beacon RTT capabilities may be crowd-sourced from UE and maintained by a cloud-based location platform in a beacon database (or more specifically, a RTT database portion thereof). To address the issue of determining physical antenna positions, RTT measurements may be crowd-sourced from UE for those beacons that am RTT capable, and used by a trilateration algorithm (e.g., a WLS multilateration algorithm) to determine physical antenna positions, which also may be maintained in the beacon database. Accuracy of the trilateration may be enhanced by obtaining raw GNSS measurements (e.g., psuedoranges) from the UE, and performing a cloud-based RTK GNSS position fix for the UE.

Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, methods, and media providing emergency data to public safety answering points (PSAPs). Also provided are systems, methods, and media for utilizing location data and geofences to provide emergency data to PSAPs and interactive graphical displays to efficiently display relevant emergency data.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, to manage device communications during emergent conditions are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving, by a first computing device, data indicating that a second computing device is configured to communicate using a first protocol. The actions include receiving data indicating that a third computing device is configured to communicate using the first protocol and a second protocol. The actions include determining that the second computing device is unable to communicate with a fourth computing device. The actions include determining a context. The actions include generating an instruction for the third computing device to communicate with the second computing device using the first protocol. The actions include outputting, to the third computing device, the instruction for the third computing device to communicate with the second computing device using the first protocol.

Abstract: A method and system for determining a position using a rotatable antenna array is provided. The method and system may include receiving first location information at a first stopping point by one or more antenna of a rotatable antenna array, the first stopping point of each of the one or more antenna being different, rotating the one or more antenna from the first stopping point to a second stopping point using the rotatable antenna array, receiving second location information at the second stopping point by the one or more antenna of the rotatable antenna array, the second stopping point of each of the one or more antenna being different, and determining an average location using the first location information and the second location information.

Abstract: An information processing method to be carried out by a terminal that is configured to communicate with an electronic device, is provided. The electronic device is configured to manage information related to a vehicle that is provided with a display device for displaying an advertisement, and the information processing method may include: receiving vehicle usage fee information related to a vehicle usage fee for the vehicle from the electronic device through a communication interface of the terminal, the vehicle usage fee for the vehicle being based on advertisement information related to the advertisement displayed on the display device of the vehicle and information related to an advertisement display situation where the advertisement is displayed on the display device; and displaying a first display that is based on the vehicle usage fee information, in a display area of the terminal.

Abstract: After determining a trip order has a high risk, verification information unavailable in a passenger information database system can be requested and provided for a passenger of the account. Validity of the verification information can be determined using a verification service and stored in a passenger information database. A decision for the trip order can be determined based on the validity of the verification information stored in the passenger information database.

Abstract: Antenna weights of a plurality of beamformed directions are determined. Transmission on the first beamformed direction is prioritized over transmission on the second beamformed direction, e.g., during beam sweeping. Such techniques may find application in discovery of an access node by a device attached to a wireless network.

Abstract: A device may obtain a location. The device may process the location to form a processed address. The device may obtain, from a plurality of geocoders, a plurality of sets of geographic coordinate candidates for the processed address. The device may obtain confidence information regarding the plurality of sets of geographic coordinate candidates. The device may determine a set of geographic coordinates for the processed address based on the plurality of sets of geographic coordinate candidates and the confidence information regarding the plurality of sets of geographic coordinate candidates. The device may assign a key to the processed address and the set of geographic coordinates for the processed address. The device may store, in a storage device, the key in association with the processed address and the set of geographic coordinates to facilitate access to the processed address or the set of geographic coordinates for the processed address.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to technical field of indoor positioning, and discloses a method and system for wide-area acoustic indoor positioning based on RF enhancement, comprising: design of an acoustic signal, using Blackman window function to control the amplitude of acoustic signal entering and leaving channel; a mixed multiple access transmission of the acoustic signal, combining three multiple access schemes of time, space and frequency, assisting a small amount of BLE signals, and constructing a wide-area coverage capability of the acoustic positioning signal; acoustic measurement based on RF enhancement, including TOA estimation of an acoustic signal and area identification based on low-power Bluetooth RSS; robust fusion positioning of an inertial sensor and multi-source measurement, including pedestrian walking speed estimation, multi-source heterogeneous measurement, acoustic measurement compensation and correction, measurement quality evaluation and control.

Abstract: Systems and methods for creating a database of geofences and registering geofences, with each geofence in the database being associated with an IP address, preferably an IPv6 address. Each geofence is defined using at least one geographic designator, preferably real property boundaries. Entitlements can be associated with geofences relating to permissive and prohibitive activities within the geofences.

Abstract: A disclosed method includes receiving a time-of-arrival range filter configuration and a reference signal physical transmission time from a network node at a reference signal physical reception time. The time-of-arrival range filter configuration includes at least one of a time-of-arrival filter status, a time-of-arrival filter distance range, and a time-of-arrival configuration. A time difference between the reference signal physical reception time and the reference signal physical transmission time is determined, and a distance to the network node based on the time difference is calculated. Whether the distance is within the time-of-arrival filter distance range is determined, and the time-of-arrival filter status is determined. Based on the time-of-arrival filter status, actions are performed in accordance with the time-of-arrival configuration applicable for the distance.

Abstract: A direction detection device includes: antennas that receive a received wave; an intensity difference imparting unit that imparts intensity differences different depending on the received-wave arrival direction to intensities of the received wave; a storage unit that stores an intensity difference table in which the intensity difference between two of the antennas is associated with the received-wave arrival direction, for each combination of any two of the antennas; a detector that detects an intensity difference between the two antennas and a phase difference between the two antennas, of the received wave; an extractor that extracts, from the table, a received-wave arrival direction corresponding to the detected intensity difference, for each combination; a calculation unit that calculates a received-wave arrival direction corresponding to the detected phase difference; and a comparator that compares the extracted received-wave arrival direction with the calculated received-wave arrival direction to acquire

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a user equipment (e.g., a mobile device) may receive a location request message from a server (e.g., a Location Management Function), wherein the location request message identifies a plurality of Quality of Service parameters for the LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP) positioning session. In at least one embodiment, the user equipment may receive a selection of one or more Quality of Service parameters for the LPP positioning session. In at least one embodiment, the user equipment may configure the user equipment according to the one or more selected Quality of Service parameters. In at least one embodiment, the user equipment may generate a location response message according to the selected QoS parameters. The user equipment may send the location response message to the server. A UE can select the QoS parameters during communication with a server and/or with a second UE via sidelink communications.

Abstract: A method of determining a geographical location of an access point in a wireless local access network allowing access to a multimedia IP network core, implemented by an input server of the network core, is described. After receipt of a message from a terminal via the access point containing information on the location of the terminal inserted into the message signal, a material identifier of the access point is extracted and stored with the location information. A geographical location of the access point is determined using location information stored with the material identifier of the access point. The geographical location of the access point associated with the extracted material identifier may be inserted into the message signal as the geographical location of the terminal, prior to transmitting this message to another piece of equipment in the network core.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying and tracking pets by use of a pet identification tag or image recognition techniques are disclosed. In exemplary embodiments, a mobile computing device communicates with a pet identification tag over a near-field communication link and a remote server over a wireless communication link. The mobile computing device is configured to identify a pet based on a unique identifier for the tag and/or to provide an image of a pet to the remote server, and to download information about the pet from the remote server using the unique identifier or pet image.

Abstract: A portable terminal apparatus includes a display unit displaying an image, an operation input unit inputting a user operation, and a wireless communication unit performing wireless communication by a wireless LAN, and at a time of startup from a sleep state, a remote control button is displayed on the display unit when a mutual communication with a predetermined access point can be performed in the wireless communication unit, and when the remote control button is selected, a remote control signal corresponding to the selected remote control button is transmitted.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may transmit, to a base station, a request for a cell switch based at least in part on a trigger condition associated with an uplink-only cell switch being satisfied; and perform the uplink-only cell switch based at least in part on a physical-layer or medium-access-control layer inter-cell mobility operation with the base station based at least in part on transmitting the request. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes a methods, systems, and computer readable media for validating location update messages. One method includes receiving, by a signaling firewall from a non-home network, an ingress location update request message related to a mobile subscriber, querying a directional state database to obtain predicted country trajectory data associated with the mobile subscriber, and comparing the obtained predicted country trajectory data with country code information included in the ingress location update request message. The method further includes validating the ingress location update request message if the predicted country trajectory data and the country code information match.

Abstract: An authentication device according to an aspect of the present invention includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire measurement data including a measured value and measurement time information associated with the measured value from a biological information measuring device configured to measure a value related to biological information, a provision unit configured to provide a function to be used by one specific user, a sensor unit including at least one sensor, an estimation unit configured to estimate, on the basis of information acquired by the sensor unit, a state of the one specific user during a time range specified by the measurement time information, and an identification unit configured to identify whether the measured value pertains to the one specific user on the basis of whether the function is in an enabled state during the time range and an estimation result of the state.

Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for determining a UE position within a coverage sub-area of a cell based on cell identity data are presented. In some embodiments, the UE detects one more cell identities, including a cell identity of a serving cell and possibly a cell identity of a neighbor cell of the serving cell. The one or more cell identities are included in cell identity data. The cell identity data is used in a look up of a data structure that associates coverage sub-areas of a coverage area of the serving cell with most likely positions within the coverage sub-areas and with cell identities. The result of the look up indicates that the UE is positioned at a most likely position within a coverage sub-area of the serving cell.

Abstract: A positioning system and a positioning method based on WI-FI® fingerprints are provided.

Abstract: A tracking device can be reconfigured after an amount of operation to preserve the battery capacity of the tracking device and to ensure that the tracking device can be operated for a pre-determined threshold period of time. The tracking device can provide diagnostic information representative of a state of the tracking device, such as a current power capacity of the tracking device's battery, to a mobile device within a threshold proximity of the tracking device. The mobile device can then provide the diagnostic information to a tracking server, which in turn can provide reconfiguration instructions to the mobile device. The mobile device can then pass on the reconfiguration instructions to the tracking device, in response to which the tracking device can reconfigure itself.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining a set of access points in response to a geo-location request are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes determining, based on geo-location information comprising a set of at least two coordinates attributed to at least one device, geo-location information attributed to a set of multiple access points; identifying two or more access point subs-sets from the set of access points, wherein each of the access point sub-sets comprises one or more of the access points; comparing geo-location information attributed to additional devices to the access points within each of the sub-sets; and outputting, to the at least one device as a response to a request for geo-location information comprising a set of at least two coordinates and based on said comparing, information pertaining to at least one of the sub-sets and the geo-location information attributed to the at least one device.

Abstract: A computing system detects activation of a service application on a computing device of a user. Based on a set of service factors, the system determines that a likelihood of the user requesting service exceeds a confidence threshold. Before receiving a request for service from the computing device of the user, and upon determining that the likelihood of the user requesting service exceeds the confidence threshold, the system performs a selection process to select a service provider to provide service for the user. Subsequent to performing the selection process, the system receives, from the computing device of the user, the request for service, and transmits, to a provider device of the selected service provider, an invitation for providing service for the user.

Abstract: A mobile body detection means 85: determines, in the case where a position of a first mobile body and a position of a second mobile body are approximately the same, that a mobile body is detected at the position; and determines, in the case where the position of the first mobile body and the position of the second mobile body are different and any of first reliability and second reliability exceeds a threshold, that a mobile body is detected at a position of a mobile body corresponding to the reliability exceeding the threshold.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for monitoring and notifying a user of changes to characteristics of interest list items. The method includes recording within a memory of a user device a specification of a user's interest list items and characteristics thereof, and a specification of the user's criteria for notification of changes to the characteristics. The method includes receiving at the user device update information including updated characteristics of interest list items, comparing the update information with the recorded specifications, and determining that the user's criteria for notification of changes to characteristics of interest list items are satisfied. In response, a notification of the changes is generated for the user. The method further includes replacing the recorded characteristics with the updated characteristics of the interest list items.

Abstract: According to one or more of the embodiments herein, systems and techniques for satellite relaying for geolocation and mitigation of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) denial are provided.

Abstract: A positioning system and a method based on neural network models are provided. The positioning method includes collecting WI-FI® fingerprint data; configuring a computing device to receive the WI-FI® fingerprint data, and the computing device includes a processor and a database storing positioning map data and a group of neural network models including a global positioning model, a coarse positioning model and a fine positioning model; configuring the processor to input the WI-FI® fingerprint data and perform the following steps: estimating a global coordinate through the global positioning model; obtaining the corresponding coarse positioning model from a corresponding primary sub-region to estimate an estimated coarse coordinate of a current position; estimating a plurality of estimated fine coordinates of the current position from the corresponding fine positioning model; and performing a merging process on the estimated fine coordinates to generate a final coordinate.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for performing positioning operations. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) transmits, to a positioning entity, a request for positioning assistance data message, the request for positioning assistance data message identifying a serving cell of the UE and one or more neighboring cells of the UE with which the UE is attempting to perform a positioning procedure, and receives, from the positioning entity, a positioning assistance data message in response to the request.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, devices, and computer-readable media that support base station-assisted and unassisted sharing of particular information between neighboring user equipments (UEs). In a particular implementation, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, at a base station from a first UE, an information request corresponding to neighbor UEs of the first UE. The method also includes retrieving, at the base station from one or more serving UEs, corresponding information. The method further includes transmitting, from the base station to the first UE, an information package that includes the information corresponding to at least one of the one or more serving UEs. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: A communication management resource receives notification of an incoming communication (such as from a calling party) directed to a mobile communication device in a wireless network environment. In response to receiving the notification, the communication management resource predicts a current location of the mobile communication device based on a prior history of tracking the mobile communication device and a time of receiving the call alert. The communication management resource initiates wireless transmission of the call alert in a wireless signal from a first wireless base station at the predicted current location.

Abstract: A network device transmits a communication indicating a location of the first UE, wherein the first UE is in proximity to a second UE. Further, the network device transmits data in a subframe or time slot, wherein the first UE transmits the data in the subframe or time slot and a second UE receives in the same subframe or time slot, based on the first UE and the second UE being in proximity.

Abstract: A method is provided that includes obtaining one or more pieces of crowd-sourced information. A respective crowd-sourced information is at least indicative of a location at which the respective crowd-sourced information was gathered. The method determines a set of tiles at least partially based on the one or more geographical areas. For at least one tile, the method obtains one or more pieces of fingerprint information comprised by the one or more pieces of crowd-sourced information that were gathered within the respective area of the respective tile and determines an area type and/or context information indicative of a type of venue located within the respective tile and/or context the respective area of the respective tile is used for. The area type and/or context information is determined at least partially based on the one or more pieces of fingerprint information. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.