Abstract: A navigation application running in the foreground of the mobile device is run in the background when the mobile device enters a screen locked state. A display may be activated while the mobile device remains in the screen locked state, and an image is rendered over a lock screen of the mobile device, where the image providing a glimpse into the navigation application running in the background while the mobile device remains in the screen locked state. The image displayed over the lock screen is iteratively updated to provide a continuous glimpse into the navigation application running in the background of the mobile device that is in the screen locked state, without having to unlock the mobile device.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and system related to wireless communications are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method for wireless communications includes receiving, by a network node in a communication network, a packet associated with a call that has been initiated for a user device, and determining, by the network node, location information carried in a header of the packet. The method also includes determining, by the network node using a mapping between location information and Major Trading Are (MTA) values, a MTA value corresponding to the location information carried in the header, and routing, by the network node based on the MTA value, the packet using a routing path that bypasses a circuit-switched based network.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving, by a diagnostic center, malfunction information related to a transport, acquiring, by a diagnostic center, agreements on a threshold for the malfunction information from a plurality of diagnostic centers, in response to the malfunction information exceeding the threshold, storing the malfunction information on a remote storage, and deleting the malfunction information from the transport.

Abstract: Methods and techniques are described for supporting location services for a user equipment (UE) using a location server and service based interfaces (SBIs) and SBI service operations in a Fifth Generation wireless network. The location server may be, e.g., a Location Management Function (LMF). The LMF may be in either a serving Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) for a UE or in a Home PLMN for a roaming UE. The LMF may receive a location service request for the UE using an SBI and may communicate with another entity in the network, through a second entity and using an SBI, to obtain location information for the UE measured by the other entity. The LMF may determine a location for the UE based on the location information.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, via a transport, a state of charge of a storage unit of the transport, determining, via the transport, an environment at a location, determining, via the transport, a status of a charging station at the location including at least one of a location energy cost and a location power level and providing, via the transport, a needed amount of energy to the charging station at the location based on the status of the charging station.

Abstract: A method, device, and medium for recommending a region of interest are provided. The method includes: acquiring access data, the access data including correlation information between any two regions in a region group, in which a correlation between any two regions in the region group is acquired based on a region pair formed by the any two regions in the region group where sample users are located and the number of access times corresponding to the region pair, and in which the region group is acquired based on division of map data, and the map data includes boundary information of an entity in a real world; determining a region where a first user is currently located; and recommending region information of the region of interest for the first user based on the access data and the region where the first user is currently located.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining the quality of a civic address produced by a reverse geocoder, utilizing the uncertainty of a geodetic location and a distance between the geodetic location and a geocoded location (i.e., a civic address) determined by the reverse geocoder. Upon receiving a request by a PSAP for a civic address corresponding to a UE initiating a call for emergency services, a node initially identifies a geodetic location of the UE and an uncertainty of the geodetic location. The node initiates an API call to a reverse geocoder API. The node receives a geocoded location corresponding to the geodetic location and compares the geocoded location to the geodetic location to determine a distance between them. Based on the uncertainty of the geodetic location and the distance between the geodetic location and the geocoded location, a quality of the civic address is determined.

Abstract: A server is disclosed. The server comprises: a communication interface for communicating with a user terminal device and an electronic device; a storage for storing healthcare information corresponding to an avatar of a user; and a processor for acquiring the healthcare information corresponding to the avatar of the user from the storage when information including the avatar of the user and health data is received from the user terminal device, and controlling the communication interface such that guide information for guiding user behavior is transmitted to the user terminal device and/or the electronic device on the basis of the acquired healthcare information and the received health data.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are provided for displaying and annotating map-based geolocation data at an augmented reality (AR) headset. Users with access to the map-based geolocation data can create or confirm annotations for geospatial data that may be sent to the server computer and transmitted back to the headset of the user as well as different AR headsets associated with other users.

Abstract: An indication is received. The indication is for a wireless communication being made by a computing device. Responsive to receiving the indication, an optimized location to make the wireless communication is determined based on a location of the computing device and an optimized locations list. The optimized location is communicated to the computing device making the wireless communication.

Abstract: In non-limiting examples, passive information is used to verify the location of a client computing device and to create segment categories for directed information using location-based services and/or applications. In aspects, passive information is received from a client computing device. The client computing device is detected as being located at a predicted venue using the passive information. It may be determined whether directed information associated with the predicted venue has been displayed at an earlier time on a predetermined portion of the client computing device. In response to determining directed information associated with the predicted venue has been displayed on the predetermined portion of the client computing device, a statistical model may be applied to calculate a confidence score that the client computing device is located at the predicted venue. When the confidence score meets a predetermined threshold, a directed information conversion record may be stored in a data store.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an output manifest are disclosed. According to at least one embodiment, a method of providing an output manifest representing a video channel includes: receiving, from a channel requester, a request for the output manifest; receiving input manifests including first and second input manifests; and creating the output manifest in response to receiving the request. Creating the output manifest includes: selecting at least one segment of the first input manifest, the at least one first input manifest segment bordered by a first marker; selecting at least one segment of the second input manifest, the at least one second input manifest segment bordered by a second marker common to the first marker; and creating the output manifest to include the at least one first input manifest segment followed by the at least one second input manifest segment. The output manifest is provided to the channel requester.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented and can include for instance: determining a location of interest; and obtaining image data from one or more camera device about the location of interest.

Abstract: A system and method for management of a talent network are disclosed. The system includes an expert ranking measurement subsystem configured to compute a quantitative score of an expert for a user query based on a talent metric and a trust metric, a qualitative score measurement subsystem configured to compute a qualitative score of the expert based on a content score and an activity score, wherein the content score is computed based on a content provided by the expert and the activity score is computed based on an activity occurring on a profile of the expert, an overall expert rank calculation subsystem configured to calculate an overall rank of the expert, wherein the overall expert rank is calculated based on the quantitative score, the qualitative score, predefined weightages assigned to the connection relationship, the plurality of professional achievements, the content score, the activity score, and user preferences.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable mediums directed to identifying persons monitored on video frames of a video feed, determining if the number of people on a monitored video frame is above a prescribed group threshold, and if so, calculating distances between each respective person in the monitored video frame. The calculated distances between each respective person are then compared to a prescribed distance threshold and alerts are generated in response to any calculated distance not satisfying the prescribed threshold. Identification of persons in a monitored video frame may be performed by, for example, facial recognition software. Calculation of distance between persons in a monitored video frame may be performed, for example, by using bounding boxes, machine learning, or other classification techniques.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to techniques for secure network connectivity. The techniques including a system having a credential server storing a Personal-Public (PP) Service Set Identifier (SSID) profile configured according to registration information provided from a personal computing device. The system further including a Wireless Access Point (WAP) communicatively coupled to the credential server and configured to implement a PP SSID connection using the PP SSID profile to create a single-device, single-use, password-protected, unadvertised, and encrypted networking channel between the personal computing device and the Internet.

Abstract: There is disclosed in one example a computing apparatus, including: a hardware platform including a processor and a memory; a transceiver; a local user display; and instructions encoded within the memory to instruct the processor to: locate via the transceiver at least one nearby device; receive observational profile information for the nearby device; and display on the local user display information about the nearby device's observation abilities.

Abstract: Power can be preserved in a tracking device equipped with a GPS receiver and a transceiver by evaluating the proximity of the tracking device to a mobile device and enabling the GPS receiver and transceiver only in the event that the tracking device is out of the range of the mobile device. Once enabled, the location of the tracking device can be determined based on location information received from the GPS receiver. The determined location can be provided to a tracking system associated with the tracking device. The tracking system can then inform an owner of the tracking device of the determined location. Once the tracking device has been found, the GPS receiver and the transceiver can be disabled to save additional power.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media that schedules requests for location data of a mobile device, where the methods include selecting a first positioning system based on a power requirement, a latency requirement, and an accuracy requirement, and determining whether a first condition is satisfied for querying the first positioning system. The method further comprises in response to a determination that the first condition is satisfied, querying the first positioning system for first position data. The method further comprises in response to a determination that the first condition is not satisfied, selecting a second positioning system based on the power requirement, the latency requirement, and the accuracy requirement, determining whether a second condition is satisfied for querying the second positioning system, and in response to a determination that the second condition is satisfied, querying the second positioning system for second position data.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for configuring vehicles and infrastructure (e.g., buildings, smart homes, traffic devices, utilities and associated systems, emergency response systems, and so on) to include blockchain nodes, so a smart city or area of the various devices can be supported by a blockchain network, with some or all devices and systems provisioned with nodes acting as distributed nodes for the blockchain network.

Abstract: Mobile data processing Systems (MSs) interact with systems in their vicinity, and with each other, in communications and interoperability. Graphical objects are recognized in an image field of view, for example to calculate, determine, or confirm location information.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, devices, servers, apparatus, computer-/processor-readable media, and other implementations, including a method that includes receiving by a device a triggering message from an emergency call server responsive to an indication of an emergency condition at the device to trigger a tracking session to periodically collect and send tracking session data associated with the device to one or more servers, establishing the tracking session, separate from an emergency call session established between the device and the emergency call server, with the one or more servers, and sending, by the device to the one or more servers, the tracking session data collected during the tracking session by the device.

Abstract: A method of passive sensor tracking includes using a Wi-Fi access point that transmits a management frame comprising sensor data of a sensor as part of Wi-Fi wireless network discovery, associating unique identifying information of the Wi-Fi access point with a sensor in a sensor tracking database, receiving observation data of the Wi-Fi access point from a Wi-Fi AP Database, the observation data including the unique identifying information of the Wi-Fi access point and the sensor data of the sensor, and storing the sensor data in the sensor tracking database. The Wi-Fi AP Database receives one or more reports comprising observation data from one or more wireless devices that encounter the Wi-Fi access point.

Abstract: The solution illustrated herein enables provision of applications, for example, augmented reality applications, to a user node automatically or at least semi-automatically based on location of the user node. The user node sends a request comprising location information of the user node to a network node. The network node has mapped geographical coordinates into a plurality of zones. Based on the request comprising the location information, the network node identifies one or more zones and transmits program content provider information associated with the one or more zones to the user node.

Abstract: Provided are a method, a system, and a non-transitory computer readable record medium for controlling joining a chatroom based on a location. The method may include identifying a first location of an electronic device at a first point in time; displaying a chatroom that uses a user location as a chatroom joining condition, and that allows a user of an electronic device to join based on the first location of the electronic device; and in response to a join request being input at a second point in time from the user to join the displayed chatroom, determining whether to allow the user to join the chatroom based on a second location of the electronic device at the second point in time at which the join request is input.

Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for dynamic presentation and management of messages within a graphical user interface by presenting content icons, monitoring consumption status of the presented content represented by the content icons, transferring a content item from a first set of content to a second set of content, and causing presentation of the content item as part of the second set of content.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a ground-truth motion indication from a measurement device. The ground-truth motion indication is a time series of locations and a corresponding indication of a motion state at each location of the time series of locations. The method also includes receiving a time series of detected motion states based on wireless signals communicated through a space over a time period by a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of wireless communication devices. The detected motion states for a time interval within the time series are compared to the ground-truth motion indication for the time interval within the time series to generate a time series of consistency scores. The consistency scores are processed to produce an aggregate motion-detection capability score at each location. The method also includes providing, for display as a graphical representation of motion-detection capability within the space, the aggregate motion-detection capability at each location.

Abstract: A check-in determination apparatus 1 includes: a determination history information storage unit 13 configured to store determination history information for each terminal 2, in which position identifying information capable of identifying a position of the terminal 2 when check-in of the terminal 2 with respect to the geofence was determined is correlated with geofence identifying information capable of identifying the geofence; a related geofence information storage unit 12 configured to store related geofence information that correlates another geofence with each geofence; a position identifying information acquisition unit 14 configured to acquire position identifying information of the terminal 2; and a check-in determination unit 15 configured to determine check-in of the terminal 2 with respect to the geofence determined on the basis of the acquired position identifying information of the terminal 2, the stored determination history information, and the stored related geofence information.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to data delivery. More specifically, some embodiments of the present technology relate to systems and methods for using spatial and temporal analysis to associate data sources with mobile devices. The delivery of data to support a wide variety of services for and about mobile devices that are based on data stored in corporate, commercial, and government databases which is not currently linked to individual mobile devices. Some embodiments allow advertisers to better target their ads to relevant target audience with greater accuracy.

Abstract: A computing device equipped with a camera may be used to assist a person in planning and traversing exit routes for a premises. For example, a user may be able to interact with one or more user interfaces generated by the computing device to determine an exit route for the premises. The user may be able to identify various objects, such as stairs or doors, along the exit route. The user may be able to identify graphical or textual information that can be displayed at certain points along the exit route. After determining the exit route, a data structure for the exit route may be shared with other users and/or be used to assist a user in traversing the exit route. For example, the data structure may be used as a basis for overlaying graphics and/or text on a real-time video display as the user traverses the exit route.

Abstract: A computer-enabled system and method that collects and processes various data from mobile devices possessed by on-demand (“ride-hailing”) transportation drivers, along with other possible external data sources, and subsequently recognizes, classifies, stores, and delivers ride-hailing-related activity information of individual or multiple drivers to various consumers of the system, while also iteratively improving the system and method's ride-hailing activity classification accuracy over time.

Abstract: Methods and techniques are described for initiating a periodic and triggered location in a target UE. After an LCS Client requests initiation of periodic and triggered location reporting from the UE, two intermediate responses are returned by a network. A first response indicates that the periodic and triggered location request has been received and accepted by the network. A second response indicates that periodic and triggered location has been activated in the UE. Additionally, a periodic and triggered location request may include a maximum event sampling interval and a maximum reporting interval and one or more location triggers. The maximum event sampling interval can limit UE power consumption and the maximum reporting interval can detect when periodic and triggered location is no longer active in a UE. The location triggers may include periodic reporting, reporting using area events or reporting based on UE motion.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide apparatuses, systems, and methods with the ability to programmatically capture different types of data and to determine whether the data satisfies one or more thresholds indicative of one or more triggering events, and responsive thereto, to automatically initiate a communication between a user and a positive user contact.

Abstract: Provided are mechanisms and processes for facilitating a real-time, on-demand delivery platform for perishable goods by determining aspects such as the location and status of a courier who is affiliated with a delivery platform. In one example, a courier carries a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) enabled mobile device that is configured to detect signals from beacons located at both a vehicle registered to the courier and a provider site. Each of the detected signals includes identifying information and signal strength of the detected signal. The identifying information and signal strengths are transmitted to a server that monitors the signal strengths received at the courier's BLE-enabled mobile device from the beacon devices to determine the likelihood that the courier has arrived at the provider site.

Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. In one example, a plurality of data items selected by a user are received, wherein a plurality of confidence values corresponding to the plurality of data items are identified. The plurality of data items is ordered. The first data item is displayed, and updated context information associated with the electronic device is received. An update to the plurality of confidence values is detected, wherein the updated plurality of confidence values includes a third confidence value associated with a third data item of the plurality of ordered data items. In accordance with a determination that the third confidence value is higher than a first confidence value of the first data item, an order of the plurality of ordered data items is modified, and the third data item of the plurality of ordered data items is displayed.

Abstract: A device may receive information indicating that a message to a content provider is to be transmitted from the device to the content provider via a server for receiving packet-switched messages. The device may format a first message in accordance with a message format of the server, based at least in part on the information indicating that a message to the content provider is to be transmitted from the device to the content provider via the server. The first message may be transmitted via a WLAN, to the content provider. A second message formatted in accordance with a message format of the server may be received, by the device from the content provider, based on an address corresponding to the device. The content provider may be unaware of the address corresponding to the device during at least a time period between which the first message is transmitted and the second message is received. The message format of the server is not an SMS message format, a MMS message format or an EMS message format.

Abstract: Systems and methods for modifying display unit operations based on orientation are provided. A controller receives orientation data from an orientation detection device and commands operations of a thermal management system based, at least in part, on the received orientation data. A solar angle relative to the electronic display may be determined based on a location, a date, a time, and the orientation data. Cooling may be modified based on solar angle relative to the electronic display. The orientation data may be used to check installation, determine damage, or position of display unit components.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods to provide lawful interception (LI) of infrastructure state in a manner known only to law enforcement. A bare-metal cloud (BMC) control module is provided to an end user to allow user configuration and management for a set of one or more physical resources that form a BMC instantiation for the end user. An LI policy and control module may be used for data traffic tracking or hardware monitoring inside the BMC instantiation upon one or more conditions are met. Upon activation, customizable hardware monitoring may be implemented unbeknownst to the end-user. Such a technique of offering customizable bare-metal level LI service unbeknownst to end-users may enable new kinds of infrastructure interception methods.

Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to, in response to a mobile device synchronizing with a vehicle, identify a first profile from a plurality of profiles stored in the memory as associated with the mobile device by extracting a predetermined set of information from data storing contact information for a plurality of contacts on the mobile device and determining that the predetermined set of information matches data in the first profile; determine that a person associated with the first profile is an operator of the vehicle; and then perform an operation in accordance with at least one setting stored in the first profile.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for generating visual cues for spatial communication coverage. For instance, the method may include obtaining a proposed travel path for a vehicle; locating one or more communication channels accessible to an operator of the vehicle in an area that includes at least a portion of the proposed travel path; and analyzing one or more characteristics of the one or more communication channels to determine one or more positions within the area at which the one or more communication channels will be inaccessible to the operator. The method may further include calculating a present position and a velocity of the vehicle; determining communication channel availability; and presenting the communication channel availability to the operator via a graphical user interface.

Abstract: Systems and methods for social networking using augmented reality are disclosed. A network may receive, from a plurality of client devices, a request to connect to a server. The server may be associated with an object, such as a landmark or a product. The server may serialize an AR world including the object and content associated with the object and send, to the plurality of client devices, data indicative of the AR world. The server via network may receive, from a first client device among the plurality of client devices, an indication of user input associated with the AR world. The indication of user input may comprise text data, digital image data, or user feedback. The indication of user input may be broadcast to the plurality of client devices.

Abstract: A convenience gaming system is provided. The convenience gaming system allows users to access applications via gaming communication devices coupled to a communication network. At least a portion of the network may be wireless. The gaming applications include gambling, financial, entertainment service, and other types of transactions. The system may include a user location determination feature to prevent users from conducting transactions from unauthorized areas.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a novel prediction engine that (1) can formulate predictions about current or future destinations and/or routes to such destinations for a user, and (2) can relay information to the user about these predictions. In some embodiments, this engine includes a machine-learning engine that facilitates the formulation of predicted future destinations and/or future routes to destinations based on stored, user-specific data. The user-specific data is different in different embodiments. In some embodiments, the stored, user-specific data includes data about any combination of the following: (1) previous destinations traveled to by the user, (2) previous routes taken by the user, (3) locations of calendared events in the user's calendar, (4) locations of events for which the user has electronic tickets, and (5) addresses parsed from recent e-mails and/or messages sent to the user.

Abstract: A system for and a method of providing service related to an object include receiving property information of the object when the device is located within a predetermined distance from the object, requesting available service from a server based on a current location of the device receiving the property information and the received property information, and receiving the requested service from the server.

Abstract: A system and methods for zero-step proximity detection and private matchmaking using mobile device low emissions beacons, which uses user mobile devices, a single or plurality of BLUETOOTH™ low-emissions (BTLE) beacons, a network, a server, and an application that may operate separately on a mobile device and the single or plurality of BLUETOOTH™ low-emissions (BTLE) beacons, which calculates the proximity between two or more users, which allows users to be alerted to other users in their proximity, and which provide a means for verifying and managing meetups between two or more users of the mobile devices.

Abstract: A wearable apparatus and methods may analyze images. In one implementation, a wearable apparatus for capturing and processing images may comprise a wearable image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images from an environment of a user of the wearable apparatus and at least one programming device. The at least one processing device may be programmed to: perform a first analysis of the plurality of images to detect at least two persons; perform a second analysis of the plurality of images to determine association information related to the at least two detected persons; and update a social representation based on the determined association information.

Abstract: A method for accessing a local network includes: subscribing, by a network device, to service area change information of user equipment, where the service area change information of the user equipment indicates that the user equipment enters or leaves a service area of the local network; receiving, by the network device, the service area change information of the user equipment; and performing, based on the received service area change information, policy control for the user equipment accessing or leaving the local network. In this way, access to the local network is accurately controlled, and is not affected by wireless network planning and adjustment, which greatly enhances user experience in use of the local network.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure transmits, upon receiving first information requesting provision of contact information indicating a contact address of a second user, transmitted from a first user terminal which is a terminal used by the first user, second information which is information requesting permission to provide the contact information to the first user and which includes information capable of identifying the first user to a second user terminal which is a terminal used by the second user. The second user is a user who is sharing or has a history of sharing a predetermined space with the first user.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device (e.g., a user equipment and/or base station) may operate in a first mode in a wireless network over a radio frequency spectrum band. The wireless device may receive a signal indicating that a value of the radio frequency spectrum band has satisfied a threshold value. The wireless device may switch, based at least in part on the signal indicating that the value has satisfied the threshold value, from the first mode to a second mode for wireless communications in the wireless network, wherein a first length of a first synchronization signal block associated with the first mode is shorter than a second length of a second synchronization signal block associated with the second mode.

Abstract: A receiver is disclosed. The receiver includes one or more antennas receiving signals from a transmitter including one or more antennas, and at least one RF chain generating digital samples based on the received signals. Either A) the signals are transmitted by a single antenna of the transmitter and are received by multiple antennas of the receiver, or B) the signals are transmitted by multiple antennas of the transmitter and are received by a single antenna of the receiver. The receiver also includes a controller determining a plurality of groups of digital samples to use for calculating estimates of an AoA or AoD of the received signals, calculate estimates of AoA or AoD based on the groups of digital samples, select a subset of the estimates, and calculate a measured AoA or AoD based on the selected subset of estimates.