Abstract: Methods and systems for using voice (e.g., voice commands) to control a plurality of network devices via a motion sensing control device are provided. A control device can detect movement (e.g., a gesture) associated with the control device. Based on the movement satisfying a predefined condition, the control device can initiate a either a direct or a proxy communication session with a remote computing device. The communication session can be established and maintained for a predefined period such that data associated with a command can be immediately transmitted to the remote computing device. Thus, when a voice command is received, data associated with the command can be transmitted over the already established communication session to the remote computing device. The remote computing device can provide a response to the control device and/or transmit a command code associated with the voice command to one or more devices intended to be controlled.

Abstract: Methods and systems for establishing connections between user devices and a network are disclosed. A service identifier associated with a service entity may be determined. The service identifier may be determined by a user device and based on accessing a subscriber identity module (SIM) card associated with the user device. One or more configuration parameters associated with a communication service of the service entity may be determined based on the service identifier. A connection may be caused to be established between the user device and a network associated with the service entity based at least on the one or more configuration parameters.

Abstract: A wireless device may initiate communications with a base station using one or more random access procedures. Different random access procedures may be associated with a different quantity of preamble repetitions and/or different reference signals. Based on a determination that a random access response has not been received in response to a first quantity of preamble repetitions, the wireless device may perform a second quantity of preamble repetitions using a transmission power that is increased based on at least one of: the first quantity of preamble repetitions and the second quantity of preamble repetitions being the same, or a first reference signal (e.g., associated with the first quantity of preamble repetitions) being the same as a second reference signal (e.g., associated with the second quantity of preamble repetitions).

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic communication and control of devices associated with a premises are disclosed. The systems and methods may include receiving first status information by a device associated with a premises; determining a priority condition based at least on the first status information; transmitting the first status information including a first differentiated services code point indicative of the priority condition; and transmitting second status information including a second differentiated services code point indicative of the normal condition.

Abstract: Wireless communications between wireless devices are described. A wireless devices and/or a base station may determine at least one resource and/or time period for use with communications between wireless devices. The base station and/or the wireless device may schedule device-to-device communication, based on the determined resource(s) and/or time period(s), which may increase the likelihood of successful communications between wireless devices.

Abstract: Wireless devices may communicate with each other using sidelink resources. Multi-consecutive slot transmission may be used to access a channel for communication between the wireless devices. A channel access priority class value may be used to indicate resource priority for the wireless device to use in the multi-consecutive slot transmission to access the channel.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for improved domain name resolution/routing. Routing data associated with domain names (e.g., websites) may be cached by a Domain Name System (DNS) based on historical domain name queries. The historical domain name queries may be analyzed to determine a ranking (e.g., popularity) for the domain names at multiple time intervals throughout a day, week, etc. Routing data for the highest ranked domain names during one or more time intervals may be cached for a period(s) of time corresponding to the one or more time intervals (e.g., times during which those domain names are most popular).

Abstract: A method and system is presented for utilizing an automation server and/or a traffic control manager in the content origination workflow to control a multiplexer, data carousel, and/or packager of an interactive television (iTV) system to synchronize the content (audio, video) with the interactive application data. Further, other aspects provide methods and systems for network ad insertion to generate iTV enhanced advertisements by placing a local ad splicer in the network to allow for splicing of both iTV enhanced advertisements and splicing of iTV applications into an MPEG-2 transport stream.

Abstract: One or more portions of audio input may be detected. Timing data associated with the one or more portions of audio may be determined. Audio processing may be carried out based on the timing data.

Abstract: A network device (e.g., a server, a domain name system (DNS) server, a DNS over Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) server (DoH server), a network management device, etc.) may determine a time duration, such as a time duration, based on a request for a communication session from a device. In response, the network device may determine a modified time duration for the communication session based on a type of the device, type of user associated with the device, and/or type of an application requesting the communication session.

Abstract: A data stream, such as a video stream, may comprise one or more event trigger messages indicating an upcoming event in the stream. The time (e.g., pre-roll time) between the event trigger message and its corresponding event may be modified, based on rules, to provide a network operator, service provider or downstream recipient more (or less) time to prepare for the event. This may be accomplished by moving the event trigger to an earlier (or later) location in the stream, and/or editing the event trigger to indicate the different pre-roll time.

Abstract: Methods and systems for improved data processing are disclosed. Data associated with a plurality of voice queries, having different length or time durations, may be received for processing. The plurality of voice queries may comprise a first voice query that has a first length. Based on the first length of the received data, a first processing function of a plurality of processing functions, and/or a server of a plurality of servers may be determined for further processing. The first processing function may be configured to process voice queries associated with the first length. The data associated with the first voice query may be sent for processing by the first processing function to determine text associated with the first voice query.

Abstract: This application describes methods, systems, and apparatus for allowing a user to easily determine whether the user and/or other user(s) have viewed content. For example, a program guide may display one or more graphics associated with the content (e.g., a movie poster), and in response to determining whether the user has viewed the content, the program guide may include an indication of whether the user has viewed the content. The program guide may include indications associated with multiple users (e.g., different colors, icons, graphics, or text). The program guide may filter the content based on whether the user has viewed the content (e.g., only display content the user has not viewed). A computing device storing the content may manage recording of the content based on whether the user has viewed the content (e.g., delete the recording if the user has viewed the content). A viewing history of the user may be maintained.

Abstract: Quality of experience (QoE) measurements associated with one or more services, as provided by a first base station, may be reported by a different base station (e.g., a second base station). QoE measurement reporting via the second base station may provide various advantages such as reduced probability of signaling overload at the first base station, increased resource availability at the first base station, uninterrupted high-priority communications via the first base station, among other advantages.

Abstract: A playback device may determine a quality measurement associated with one or more versions of a content fragment. The quality measurements may be based on one or more encoding characteristics associated with the plurality of versions of the content fragments. The quality measurements may be received by a content delivery system from the one or more devices and may be used by the content delivery system in determining a content playlist. By determining the quality measurements at the user device side, a larger number of quality measurements may be received and more accurate quality measurements may be utilized for determining the content playlist.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for determining viewership of a content item are described herein. Machine learning techniques may be used to determine which user(s) among a user group at a multi-user location is consuming a content item. A machine learning model may be trained using demographic attributes and content attributes associated with a plurality of single-user locations. A probability engine may train a machine learning model using the demographic attributes and content attributes and one or more machine learning algorithms. The trained machine learning model may be used to determine which user(s) among at least two users is consuming a content item at a multi-user location at which multiple people reside.

Abstract: A cache associated with a voice recognition engine may be configured to receive an audio file corresponding to a voice query. The voice query may be received by the voice recognition engine from a user device in response to receipt of the voice query by the user device at the user device. The cache may be configured to determine an audio fingerprint based on the audio file and to determine whether the audio fingerprint corresponds to one of a plurality of audio transcriptions stored in the cache. The audio transcriptions may correspond to popular voice queries received at the voice recognition engine and processed by a server capable of performing automated speech recognition. In response to determining that the audio fingerprint corresponds to a given one of the stored audio transcriptions, the audio file may be processed based on the stored audio transcription.

Abstract: A location of a computing device may be determined by determining the range of a communication. Several different wireless communication protocols and/or wireless networks (e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Cellular, and/or GPS) may be used to determine the user's location. When the user's location is determined, one or more actions (e.g., granting access to content) may be performed based on the user's location.

Abstract: To conserve energy associated with bi-directional communications with network devices (e.g., access point, router, long-range (LoRa) access point, edge device, etc.), and to limit data/information processing resources associated with such bi-directional communications, a user device (e.g., a data collection device, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, an end device, a low-power device, a sensor, etc.) may determine its location (e.g., geolocation, etc.). The user device may use mapping information that identifies each network device within a geographical area to identify locations of network devices within a communication range of the user device. The user device may determine its own location based on the locations of the network devices within the communication range.

Abstract: Methods and systems for content management are described. If programming content is distributed to viewers, inaudible audio signals associated with the content may be output along with the content. If a user device detects the one or more inaudible signals, the user device may automatically navigate to a website, launch one or more applications, or send requests for services.