Abstract: A method of managing entitlements to program content of a content delivery system is disclosed comprising receiving a request, from a user, by a processing device, to subscribe to a video package or to purchase a video program from the content delivery system. The user has at least one user device configured for watching the program content. At least one entitlement resulting from the subscription or purchase is calculated and connection information for each of the plurality of user devices is retrieved from database. The at least one calculated entitlement is pushed to each user device by the processing device, via a network, using the connection information. A system configured to implement the method and a video streaming device, such as a set-top box and a smart device, for example, are also disclosed. The smart device may be a smart phone or tablet, for example.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for determining antenna-panel switching, a user equipment and a base station. The method includes: determining antenna-panel switching indication information; and, performing antenna-panel switching according to the antenna-panel switching indication information.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for distributing a domain name service (DNS) response cache in a DNS resolving system on a network.

Abstract: A data system is provided for analyzing and maintaining data obtained from one or more data sources on which the data system depends. The system includes a primary database including current values used by the system and a collection of executable algorithms used to generate the data maintained in the primary database. In response to receiving a notification regarding a change in one of the data sources, a dependency database is used to establish an execution order for algorithms of the algorithm collection that are directly or indirectly dependent on the changed data. The algorithms identified in the execution order are then executed in accordance with the execution order and the corresponding result is stored in the primary database. The system may include data harvesters adapted to recognize changes in the data sources and to generate and transmit corresponding change notifications when such changes occur.

Abstract: A picture processing method and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: receiving a first input by a user in a case that a first interface is displayed. The first interface includes N target identifiers. The first input is an input by the user for M target identifiers in the N target identifiers. N and M are both integers greater than 1. M is less than or equal to N. The method further comprises updating the first interface to a second interface in response to the first input. The second interface includes M pictures indicated by the M target identifiers. The method also includes receiving a second input by the user for the M pictures. In response to the second input, the method additionally includes performing synthesis processing on the M pictures according to a size of each of the M pictures to obtain a target synthesized picture.

Abstract: Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, mechanisms, and apparatus by which a network operator such as a wireline internet service provider (ISP) may determine that an endpoint device has one or more other wireless devices tethered to it, such as a mobile handset providing dual-Wi-Fi ad-hoc tethering (i.e., connected to a high-speed Wi-Fi network while simultaneously providing Wi-Fi connections to wireless devices tethered to the mobile handset), by monitoring Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP traffic flow associated with endpoint devices (i.e., to or through endpoint devices), characterizing these traffic flows in accordance with one or more error indicative criteria to establish thereby a baseline profile of error indicative criteria that is indicative of a TCP/IP traffic flow associated with an endpoint device that is not associated with tethering (e.g.

Abstract: An access procedure processing method, an apparatus, and a communications device are provided. The method includes: performing matching between N pieces of to-be-transmitted transmission data and a first condition; and based on a matching result, executing a first access procedure or a second access procedure. M pieces of transmission data are transmitted in the first access procedure, the N pieces of the transmission data are not transmitted in the second access procedure, and the M pieces of the transmission data are data matching the first condition in the N pieces of the transmission data. M and N are positive integers, and M is less than or equal to N. The first condition is a restriction condition for the data transmitted during the access procedure. The first condition includes: first bearer information corresponding to the transmission data or a first transmission mode matching configuration information.

Abstract: A measurement method, user equipment, and a network side device are provided. The method includes: receiving first measurement configuration information sent by a network side device, where the first measurement configuration information specifies a measurement to be performed by the user equipment; performing the measurement when the user equipment is in an inactive mode or an idle mode different from the inactive mode based on the first measurement configuration information to obtain a measurement result, where the first measurement configuration information is used at least in the inactive mode; and when the user equipment switches from the inactive mode to the idle mode and a measurement timer does not expire, clearing the first measurement configuration information.

Abstract: A data transmission method and apparatus, a terminal, and a network side device are provided. The method performed by the terminal includes: receiving target information sent by a network side device, where the target information is used to indicate one or more frequency ranges for transmitting target data by the terminal; and transmitting the target data within the frequency range.

Abstract: An information transmission method, an information transmission device, and an apparatus are provided. The information transmission method includes: receiving indication information from a network side device; and transmitting capability information of the UE, the capability information being used to indicate an SRS transmission capability currently supported by the UE.

Abstract: A positioning method, a relay device, an Internet of Things device, a terminal, and a network device are provided. The positioning method includes: determining a to-be-positioned device in a case that Internet of Things devices are associated, or positioning the to-be-positioned device. The to-be-positioned device includes a first Internet of Things device, and the first Internet of Things device is at least one of the Internet of Things devices associated with a relay device.

Abstract: An image display method, an electronic device, and a storage medium are disclosed. The image display method includes: receiving a second input from a user in a case that a first input for a first image is received; and displaying a first display interface in response to the second input, where the first display interface includes the first image displayed in a first manner and a second image displayed in a second manner, and the first image and the second image are different images in a target gallery.

Abstract: Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, architectures, mechanisms or apparatus configured to provide ad hoc, peer to peer communications among a plurality of wireless devices, wherein at least one wireless device is selected to further communicate with a wireless network to provide thereby backhaul services to other wireless devices, wherein the at least one wireless device providing backhaul services is dynamically selected in accordance with respective wireless network signal strength indicia.

Abstract: A method of quality of experience (QoE) measurement and reporting includes transmitting, by a user equipment (UE) to a first base station (BS): one or more first QoE measurement reports associated with a first QoE configuration and one or more second QoE measurement reports associated with a second QoE configuration; performing a dual active protocol stack (DAPS) handover, from the first BS to a second BS, in response to receiving a handover command. The handover command indicates that the second BS supports the first QoE configuration and does not support the second QoE configuration. Until successful completion of a random access process to the second BS, the DAPS handover includes: transmitting, to the first BS, one or more third QoE measurement reports associated with the first QoE configuration and not transmitting, to the first BS, a QoE measurement report associated with the second QoE configuration.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a data transmission method and device, and relates to the technical field of communications. The data transmission method is applied to the data transmission device and includes: determining a transmission type used when performing data transmission, where the transmission type includes one of a single transmission of target data in one slot and multiple repetitive transmissions of target data in one slot; determining the number of repetitive transmissions of the target data in each slot, when the transmission type is multiple repetitive transmissions of target data in one slot; transmitting the target data according to the number of repetitive transmissions of the target data in each slot.

Abstract: Various embodiments of an apparatus, method(s), system(s) and computer program product(s) described herein are directed to a Reminder Engine. The Reminder Engine detects a selection, by a first user account, of one or more reminder attributes for a message received in an online chat session. The Reminder Engine generates a reminder object for the message according to the one or more selected reminder attributes. The Reminder Engine receives a reminder notification based on expiration of a duration attribute associated with the reminder object.

Abstract: An example method comprises receiving, at a first digital device, video data, scanning video content of the video data for visual transitions within the video content between consecutive frames of the video data, each transition indicating significant visual transitions relative to other frames of the video data, timestamping each visual transition and create a first set of temporal video fingerprints, identifying items of metadata to be associated with the video data, identifying a location within the video data using the temporal video fingerprints for the identified items of metadata, generating a metadata index identifying each item of metadata and a location for each item of metadata relative to the video data using at least one of the temporal video fingerprints, and transmitting, at the first digital device, the video data, the first set of temporal video fingerprints, and the metadata index to a different digital device.

Abstract: Methods and systems provide users of a communication platform with intelligent, real-time noise suppression for audio signals broadcasted in a communication session. The system receives an input audio signal from an audio capture device; processes the input audio signal to provide a second version of the audio signal with noise suppression based on DSP techniques; transmits the second version of the audio signal to a communication platform for real-time streaming; classifies, via a machine learning algorithm, whether the second version of the audio signal contains noise beyond a noise threshold; based on a classification that the second version of the audio signal contains noise beyond the noise threshold, processes the second version of the audio signal to provide a third version of the audio signal with noise suppression based on AI techniques; and transmits the third version of the audio signal to the communication platform.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station used for wireless communications. The UE receives first information; determines first sub-information out of the M piece(s) of sub-information; receives a first radio signal in a first time-frequency resource set; the first information comprises the M piece(s) of sub-information, each of the M piece(s) of sub-information indicates a reference signal group, and a reference signal group comprises at least one reference signal. The first sub-information indicates a first reference signal group. A reference signal in a reference signal group indicated by at least one of the M piece(s) of sub-information is transmitted by a first serving cell, and the first serving cell is not added by the UE. The above method not only obtains performance advancement brought by serving cell handover, but also avoid time delay and service interrupt.

Abstract: An antenna structure of reduced size but able to operate at multiple frequencies, and applied to an electronic device, includes a housing, a first feed point, a first radiation portion, a first ground point, a second radiation portion, and a second feed point. The housing has at least one portion made of metal material with first and second gaps therein. The housing between first and second gaps forms the first radiation portion. The first feed point feeds current and signal to the first radiation portion. The first ground point is spaced from the first feed point and is grounded through a first inductive element. The second radiation portion is adjacent to the first radiation portion. The second feed point is electrically connected to a second signal point and feeds current and signal to the second radiation portion.