Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for improved content delivery are described herein. During delivery of content to one or more user devices of a content distribution network (CDN), a content session may be created for each user device. During each content session, each user device may send one or more upstream communications, such as heartbeat signals and bitrate requests, to the CDN. A monitoring module of the CDN may aggregate the upstream communications into session data. The monitoring module may use the session data to determine an impairment associated with content delivery to the one or more user devices.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for managing energy distribution. Data relating to energy usage by one or more energy receiving devices may be collected and used to determine an energy transfer schedule. One or more wireless energy transfer devices may wirelessly transfer energy, based on the energy transfer schedule, to one or more of the energy receiving devices.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computing devices are described herein for request and transmission, to a computing device, of media content based on the importance of a portion of the media content. Media content may comprise baseline media content and enhancement data. Based on determining that an importance of a portion of the media content meets a threshold, the computing device may receive the enhancement data. The computing device may receive the enhancement data via a separate interface than the baseline media content. Information about baseline media content, enhancement data, and the importance of a portion of the media content may be contained in a manifest. The threshold for importance may be based on the media content, the enhancement data, an interface to be used, and/or user preferences.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, system and computer-readable medium are provided for converting traffic of a first communication type to traffic of one or more additional communication types. Multicast communications may be supported. One or more communication paths may be established to support transmitting data to one or more client devices in the multicast group.

Abstract: Systems for network based control of wireless gateway communications are described. Each network wireless gateway and secondary network device may collect parameters and data regarding communications with connected wireless devices. The collected data may be aggregated at a Network Traffic Scheduler (“NTS”), which may use the data to identify conflicts in communications with wireless devices. If the NTS determines there are conflicts in the communications with particular wireless devices, the NTS may communicate instructions for adjusting the operations of the network so as to avoid or mitigate continued conflicting communications. In response to user requests for a particular level or quality of service, the NTS may communicate instructions for adjusting the operations of the network so as to satisfy the requested level of service.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for enabling user access to one or more virtual worlds and/or the user activities in the virtual worlds by use of reputation tokens. Data associated with the virtual worlds, user devices, allowed, promoted, and prohibited activities performed in the virtual worlds by the user devices, and/or other data may be stored in one or more blockchain networks, and a user may be associated with a quantity of reputation tokens based on that user's activities in the virtual world. A user may be permitted to access, communicate, interact, and transact in a virtual world based on the quantity of reputation tokens of the user satisfying a required quantity of reputation tokens.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for detecting malfunctions of computing devices causing outputs of video content. Partially or fully static content frames may be detected, and, indications may be generated based on the static content frames. The indications may be analyzed to identify computing devices with degraded performance. Diagnostic tests may be run by the identified computing devices and/or other actions performed based on a determination of static content frames.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein relate to managing power systems. A power supply system may include a power control system. The power control system may monitor the power generated for carrying content to end destinations, such as a playback device. When a current surge is detected, the power control system may determine that a surge protector of the power supply system has activated. The power monitoring system may modify the generated power to reset the surge protector prior to a standard resetting event. For example, the power monitoring system may switch the polarity of the generated current at a quicker frequency than the normal frequency of the power supply. The quicker reset of the surge protector may limit any potential damage components of the power supply may experience due to the surge protector being in the active state.

Abstract: A wireless device may communicate with a base station. A message from the base station may indicate one or more occasions for the wireless device to transmit and/or receive data and/or control information. The wireless device may use uplink control information to inform the base station whether one or more occasions are unused. The message may indicate if/whether such uplink control information is allowed to be multiplexed into an occasion and/or an offset value associated with such multiplexing.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for determining a security status are described. Magnetic fields may be detected by sensors that are positioned to determine the location of a magnet. The location of the magnet may be used to determine the configuration of an object to which the magnet is attached. The use of multiple sensors may be used to detect null regions of magnetic fields that may not be detected by one of the sensors. Further, potential malfunctions in the sensors may be determined automatically.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for encryption key management. Content items, or portions thereof, can be assigned to a plurality of partitions. Each of the plurality of partitions can correspond to a timeframe of encryption key rotation. Cache control can be applied to manifests and/or content based on the timeframe of encryption key rotation.

Abstract: A computing device may communicate with an access point. Data may be communicated using a format such as a physical layer protocol data unit. Different data formats may be used on different frequency bands. A data format may be modified to include one or more additional fields for use with a plurality of frequency bands.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described wherein an initiating device sends a communication requesting a voice call session with a recipient device. In response, the initiating device receives a communication indicating that the initiating device can provide a text message instead of establishing the voice call session. In some cases, the communication may refuse the request voice call session, while in other cases the communication may simply indicate that the recipient device supports text messaging as an alternative to voice mail. As a result of the received communication, the initiating device outputs a text input prompt. After receiving text input in response to the prompt, the initiating device sends a text message containing the received text input.

Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, authorization and/or authentication protects against unauthorized use of devices and/or features. Devices managing authorization and/or authentication may be connected to communications services, such as the internet or a social network. A user using the communication services may configure a system to authenticate and/or authorize a future action. An authorizer may authorize and/or authenticate by responding via one or more devices and/or social networks to allow an individual to perform an action on a device, as a way of controlling what actions can be taken and who they can be taken by.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described for deriving secured keys and authenticating based on the derived keys. An entity may receive one or more derived keys and one or more key derivation algorithms associated with the one or more derived keys. A user device may derive, based on a key associated with the user device and unknown to the entity, a user key. The entity may derive, based on a first derived key and one of the key derivation algorithms, a second derived key, and may verify, based on the second derived key, the user key.

Abstract: A wireless device may communicate with a base station via a primary cell (PCell) and one or more secondary cells. A plurality of types of handovers, such as a layer 1/layer 2 triggered handover or a conditional handover, may be indicated to the wireless device for switching its PCell. One or more conditions, such as a priority associated with a handover type, may be used to determine which type of handover to perform.

Abstract: A computing device may receive a request to store a content segment(s). The request may include an estimated storage size. The computing device may determine a plurality of storage devices based on an estimated capacity of each of the storage devices to store the content segment(s). The computing device may cause each of the storage devices to allocate storage for the content segment(s). The allocated storage may be tracked and/or retrieved based on location metadata indicative of the allocated storage that may be stored at a cache and/or metadata repository.

Abstract: Wireless devices may communicate with each other, for example, via sidelink. A wireless device may request reference signals from another wireless device to determine a new beam to prevent beam failure of wireless communications. A base station may send beam information for sidelink communications to assist a wireless device in recovering from a beam failure.

Abstract: A wireless device may determine a transmission power for uplink signal transmission following completion of a beam failure recovery procedure. Transmission power determination may be based on a power control parameter set as selected by the wireless device. Selection of the power control parameter set may be based on a beam failure detection (BFD) set, of a plurality of configured BFD sets, associated with the beam failure recovery procedure and/or based on a transmission and reception point (TRP) associated with the uplink signal transmission.