Abstract: An apparatus for telephone line testing provides a tone generator that can be remotely switched to short or open via a cable pair by monitoring shorts on the cable pair itself to allow a simplified testing protocol with reduced technician travel and without the need for a remote controller carried by the technician.

Abstract: A method for personal identification number (PIN) unlock in automated wireless communication device testing is disclosed. The method comprises initially pairing a wireless communication device undergoing automated testing with a Bluetooth-enabled microprocessor using a media access control (MAC) address and loading, by a host computer, an image file into the Bluetooth-enabled microprocessor. The method also comprises pairing the wireless communication device with the Bluetooth-enabled microprocessor based on the MAC address in response to the wireless communication device requiring the PIN and broadcasting, by the Bluetooth-enabled microprocessor, the PIN until the PIN is received by the wireless communication device. The wireless communication device is unlocked using the PIN and undergoes at least some of the automated testing after being unlocked.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for uplink quality enhancement. Methods include experiencing a triggering condition at a wireless device in a network and identifying at least one additional wireless device in the network within a threshold proximity to the wireless device experiencing the triggering condition. The method additionally includes forming a group with the at least one additional wireless device using a communication link and pooling uplink resources with the at least one additional wireless device to improve uplink performance of the wireless device experiencing the triggering condition.

Abstract: An aerial lighting system includes: two or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) each including a corresponding high-powered LED array arranged to illuminate an area beneath the UAVs when the UAVs are airborne; a base station configured to retain the UAVs when not airborne, wherein the base station includes a controller for controlling the UAVs; and a plurality of cables for transferring power and data, including: (i) a first cable detachably coupled between the base station and a first UAV, wherein the first UAV receives power from the base station and communicates with the controller via the first cable, and (ii) a second cable detachably coupled between the first UAV and a second UAV, wherein the second UAV receives power from the base station and communicates with the controller via the second cable.

Abstract: A method executed by a computing device includes identifying a contingency-action token (CAT) of an object distributed ledger that meets minimum CAT requirements. The method further includes producing a selected CAT and determining reassignment information for the selected CAT. The method further includes facilitating taking control of the selected CAT of a blockchain of the object distributed ledger using a securely passing process and updating the selected CAT utilizing the reassignment information for the CAT to produce an updated CAT. The method further includes causing generation of a new block affiliated with the updated CAT via the blockchain of the object distributed ledger using the securely passing process, where the new block includes the updated CAT.

Abstract: A method for implementing a slice security zone (SSZ) in a 5G network. The method comprises storing by an SSZ function executing on a first network server an SSZ security profile of the SSZ in a secure storage function, receiving by the SSZ function from a slice management function a slice registration request comprising information relating to a slice security profile of a slice managed by the slice management function, if the slice security profile complies with the SSZ security profile, storing by the SSZ function a slice registration association between the slice and the SSZ in the secure storage function, and sending by the SSZ function to the slice management function a slice registration response comprising information relating to whether the slice was registered in the SSZ.

Abstract: Systems and methods for optimal reservoir model adaptation based on spatiotemporal well connectivity analysis are disclosed. The methods include obtaining production time-series data and metadata from a plurality of wells in a subsurface; preprocessing the production time-series data and the metadata; training a ML model with the preprocessed production time-series data and metadata; predicting a future production times series data with the ML model; determining well connectivity scores of a subsurface with the ML model; detecting a change in reservoir dynamics with a change point method; and modifying a well development plan based on the change in reservoir dynamics.

Abstract: A cover for a cushion includes a first panel, a second panel, and a primary receptacle defined between the first panel and the second panel. The primary receptacle may receive a primary cushioning element, such as a pillow, a pillow insert, or a fill material. At least one of the first panel and the second panel includes a secondary cushioning element. The secondary cushioning element may be defined from a compressible, resilient elastomeric material that defines a plurality of thin interconnected walls that in turn define an array of open cells or columns. Each cell or column may have a hexagonal shape, imparting the array of open cells or columns with a honeycomb appearance. Methods for assembling a primary cushioning element with such a cover are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method executed by a computing device includes identifying a contingency-action token (CAT) of an object distributed ledger that meets minimum CAT requirements. The method further includes producing a selected CAT and determining reassignment information for the selected CAT. The method further includes facilitating taking control of the selected CAT of a blockchain of the object distributed ledger using a securely passing process and updating the selected CAT utilizing the reassignment information for the CAT to produce an updated CAT. The method further includes causing generation of a new block affiliated with the updated CAT via the blockchain of the object distributed ledger using the securely passing process, where the new block includes the updated CAT.

Abstract: A method executed by a computing device includes identifying a contingency-action token (CAT) of an object distributed ledger of a secure exchange that meets minimum CAT requirements. The method further includes determining whether to select the CAT based on an evaluation with regards to an evaluation profile. When selecting the CAT the method further includes producing a selected CAT and determining reassignment information for the selected CAT. The method further includes facilitating taking control of the selected CAT of a blockchain of the object distributed ledger using a securely passing process and updating the selected CAT utilizing the reassignment information for the CAT to produce an updated CAT. The method further includes causing generation of a new block affiliated with the updated CAT via another blockchain of another object distributed ledger using the securely passing process, where the new block includes the updated CAT.

Abstract: A mobile communication device. The device comprises a processor, a non-transitory memory, a cellular radio transceiver, and an in-kind payment client application stored in the non-transitory memory.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and access nodes associate a corresponding unique code with multiple access nodes and multiplex data with each of the corresponding unique codes. Further, the multiplexed data is transmitted from each of the multiple access nodes to a donor node. At the donor node, a unique donor code is assigned and is multiplexed with the donor node data. The multiplexed data from the multiple access nodes and the multiplexed donor node data are transmitted in parallel from the donor node to a core network.

Abstract: A method for provisioning a communication device with an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile. The method includes releasing a first eSIM profile by an eSIM management server hosting a plurality of unallocated eSIM profiles, and registering the release of the first eSIM profile by a discovery server. The method additionally includes requesting at least some of the information related to the release of the first eSIM profile from the discovery server, wherein the request includes an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) of the communication device, and retrieving an address of the eSIM management server by the discovery server based on the IMEI. The method further includes providing the address to a local provisioning assistant (LPA) of the communication device by the discovery server, and provisioning the communication device with the first eSIM profile from the eSIM management server by the LPA of the communication device.

Abstract: According to aspects herein, methods and a non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer instructions for dynamic power configuration of LEO satellites are provided. The method begins with receiving, at an extraterrestrial base station, at least one first uplink communication from a first device. The first uplink communication contains an altitude measurement and at least one of: a signal strength measurement and a power level of the first device. The method then continues with determining a location and transmission angle of the first device with respect to a field of regard of the extraterrestrial base station. Then, a downlink transmission power setting for the extraterrestrial base station is dynamically determined based on the altitude measurement and the transmission angle of the first device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for duplicate message detection and removal. A method includes receiving a message tagged with a sequence number during one of a first timing window and a second timing window, wherein the first and second timing windows are consecutive recurring timing windows in a network. The method additionally includes sending a response to the message during one of the timing windows and marking the sequence number with the timing window of the response. The method further includes adding the marked sequence number to an exclusion list and after a next timing window expires, deleting the sequence number from the exclusion list.

Abstract: In embodiments of a thermal and environmental control system an off-grid cold-storage facility has solar photovoltaic panels for producing electricity. A battery is in operable connection with the solar photovoltaic panels and configured to store the electricity produced by the solar photovoltaic panels. Cooling equipment is in operable connection to the battery and configured to regulate the temperature of the off-grid storage facility. Ventilation equipment is in operable connection to the battery to regulate air humidity and gas concentrations. A computer processor is provided at the off-grid storage facility and is in operable connection with the cooling equipment. The computer processor is configured to provide a regulating signal to the cooling equipment for optimizing battery usage, thermal setpoint, and environmental conditions. A cloud-based computing system is in operable communication to weather data and in operable communication to the computer processor.

Abstract: A method for distributing computations across a network is described. The method includes determining a computational-need condition. Then one or more used devices may be selected based at least in part on status and reporting messages, and a computational capacity of the user equipment. The user equipment is instructed to perform a computational task to meet the computational-need condition. The user equipment will send a computational result upon completion of the computational task. A node will then implement the computational result so as to at least partially meet the computational-need condition.

Abstract: A method of testing a communication system implementing a zero trust architecture. The method comprises sending a request by a test equipment platform to access a microsegment to a policy enforcement point (PEP); sending an authorization request by the PEP to a policy decision point (PDP); authorizing access of the test equipment platform to the microsegment by the PDP; sending authorization of access of the test equipment platform to the microsegment by the PDP to the PEP; establishing a secure tunnel by the PEP between the test equipment platform and the microsegment; sending a command to provide test data by the test equipment platform via the secure tunnel to a probe in the microsegment; analyzing the test data by the test equipment platform; and producing a test result by the test equipment platform based on analyzing the test data.

Abstract: A method executed by a computing device includes identifying a non-fungible token (NFT) of an object distributed ledger that meets obtained minimum NFT requirements. The method further includes determining whether to select the NFT based on an evaluation of the NFT with regards to an evaluation profile. When selecting the NFT the method further includes to producing a selected NFT and determining reassignment information for the selected NFT. The method further includes facilitating taking control of the selected NFT of a blockchain of the object distributed ledger and updating the selected NFT utilizing the reassignment information for the NFT to produce an updated NFT. The method further includes causing generation of a new block affiliated with the updated NFT via the blockchain of the object distributed ledger, where the new block includes the updated NFT.