Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S110181 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S110181, to the plants of soybean cultivar S110181, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S110181, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S110181. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S110181. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S110181, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S110181 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A relay node identified by a unique relay node identifier relays communications between a donor base station and one or more user terminals. The donor base station acquires the relay node identifier during a relay node attach procedure from where the relay node or another node in the core network (e.g., mobile management entity). The donor base station may use the relay node identifier to retrieve configuration information for the relay node. The configuration information may be used to configure the relay node, to perform radio resource management functions, and/or to monitor the performance of the relay node.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for bundling subscriptions associated with a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) device or M2M application into a single hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) session. A method includes subscribing, by a gateway (GW), to an M2M device on behalf of a plurality of subscribers using a single Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) session.

Abstract: A machine for packaging fiber material comprises feed means (2) supplying predetermined portions of fiber material (3) in an ordered succession, compacting means (4) by which the portions of fiber material (3) are compacted initially, a feed station (8) to which packs (9) are supplied for filling with the fiber material (3), a filling station (D) at which the fiber material (3) is inserted into the packs (9), and a closure station (E) located downstream of the filling station (D), at which the filled packs (9) are sealed. The machine further comprises fiber material (3) compressing and forming means (7) by which each of the portions of fiber material (3) is maintained in a state of compression downstream of the compacting means (4) for a prescribed interval of time, in such a way that the selfsame portion of fiber material (3) is caused to assume a compact geometry of tablet-like form prior to its insertion into the respective pack (9).

Abstract: A Mediation Entity (ME) provides a single policy server common to the BroadBand Forum (BBF) fixed domain and the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) mobile domain. A Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) in the mobile domain provides policy control for both fixed and mobile domains. The ME in the 3GPP domain enables such PCRF approach. The ME may be introduced as a 3GPP mobile domain-based network function or element between a fixed domain-based Border Network Gateway (BNG) and the PCRF. With regard to the BBF fixed domain, the ME acts before the BNG as a Broadband Policy Control Function (BPCF), and with regard to the 3GPP mobile domain, the ME acts before the PCRF as a gateway implementing a Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Function (BBERF) or as a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF).

Abstract: A wireless communication method and system are provided in which an uplink data stream that has uplink data associated with a user device is received. Channel performance data based at least in part on a portion of the uplink data stream is determined. A determination is made whether the channel performance data meets a predetermined performance level. The portion of the uplink data stream is discarded when the channel performance data does not meet the predetermined performance level. The portion of the uplink data stream is tagged for additional processing when the channel performance data meets the predetermined performance level.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a bit-rate of a session in a packet-switched communications system where multiple sessions are set-up via a shared resource. A current bit-rate of the session is compared to a bit-rate range valid for the session to determine a distance from the position of the current bit-rate to one of the end-points of the bit-rate range. The current bit-rate is then adapted differently depending on the distance to the selected end-point. By controlling the bit-rate of each session that is set-up via the shared resource for applications that provide delay-sensitive services to users in this way the method and corresponding system and sender-receiver arrangements have the effect that rate adaptations can be distributed among the applications so that users share responsibility for rate adaptations.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to establish trust between two nodes in a communications network. A first node receives from a network node authentication data unique to the first node, which can be used to derive a compact representation of verification data for the first node. The first node also receives a certified compact representation of verification data of all nodes in the network. The first node derives trust information from the authentication data for the node, and sends to a second node a message that includes the trust information and part of the authentication data. The second node has its own copy of the certified compact representation of verification data of all nodes in the network, and verifies the authenticity of the message from the first node using the compact representation of verification data of all nodes in the network and the received trust information and authentication data.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated XB31U12 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar XB31U12, to the plants of soybean cultivar XB31U12, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar XB31U12, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar XB31U12. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar XB31U12. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar XB31U12, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar XB31U12 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: Methods in a user equipment (UE) for enabling positioning of the UE in a radio communication network having a radio network node and a positioning node. The UE is served in a first cell controlled by the radio network node, and the UE knows or can obtain a system frame number of at least one cell. The UE receives, from the positioning node, a message having positioning assistance data, which includes information associated with the at least one cell for which the system frame number is known or can be obtained by the UE. The UE also performs a positioning measurement using the positioning assistance data and the system frame number of the at least one cell to enable positioning of the UE.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for anonymizing a dataset that correlates a set of entities with respective attributes. The method comprises determine clusters of similar entities. Determining the clusters comprises (1) partitioning the entities into a first group with similar attributes to one another and a complement group of entities with similar attributes to one another and (2) recursively repeating the partitioning on the groups until every group meets one or more criteria. The partitioning a group comprises choosing a reference entity from the group, determining a symmetric set of attributes based on the reference entity attributes and on an average of the group's attributes, and assigning each entity to the first or second group depending on whether its attributes are more similar to those of the reference user or to those of the symmetric set.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to controlling uplink transmissions according to closed loop techniques such as closed loop uplink transmit diversity and uplink multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO). An exemplary method for use in a user equipment (61) configured for multi-antenna transmissions comprises a step of receiving (62), in a downlink channel, pre-coding vector information indicating a pre-coding vector for uplink transmission. The method further comprises a step of determining (63) whether the pre-coding vector indicated by the received pre-coding vector information is reliable or unreliable and steps of applying (64) the pre-coding vector indicated by the received pre-coding vector information for uplink transmission only if the pre-coding vector is determined to be reliable and applying (66) a pre-determined pre-coding vector when the pre-coding vector indicated by the received pre-coding vector information is determined to be unreliable.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated XB36AW12 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar XB36AW12, to the plants of soybean cultivar XB36AW12, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar XB36AW12, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar XB36AW12. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar XB36AW12. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar XB36AW12, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar XB36AW12 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: The present invention teaches a filter process used in intra or inter prediction of pixel blocks. A first, optionally interpolation, filter is applied in the first filter process to get filtered, optionally interpolated, pixel values. A differential filter and an adaptive gain are utilized in the second process for improving the prediction performance. The adaptivity of the gain can be made even on block basis, allowing a fine tuning of the pixel prediction and/or a fine tuning of pixel rotation and zooming. Alternatively, a combined one-step filter process using the interpolation filter, the differential filter and the adaptive gain is applied to the pixel values.

Abstract: A first network element that receives an appropriation message from a second network element that indicates a target address which the second network element intends to appropriate for its use. In response to the appropriation message, the first network element broadcasts a discovery message to a plurality of network elements on the network to request a link-layer address in association with the first target address. The first network element receives a discovery response from the second network element with the first target address and the link-layer address of the second network element. Then the first network element updates a neighbor cache to include a pre-cached neighbor cache entry associating the link-layer address to the first target address. This prevents one or more future neighbor cache misses associated with the first target address.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for mitigating interference to radio base stations. A first base station provides a served cell that at least partially overlaps a served cell of a second base station. The first and second base stations are part of a telecommunications system. The method includes identifying at least one carrier that is preferable for the second base station to utilize for communications with at least one UE to avoid interference. The method further includes communicating an instruction message from the first base station to the second base station that instructs the second base station to use the at least one carrier for communications.

Abstract: A method and a Mobile Access Gateway (MAG) node for use in an IP network. The MAG node comprises a server for providing configuration information. The server includes a memory for storing configuration information, and a processing unit configured to generate a request for configuration information associated with a mobile terminal that has attached to the network. The server caches the configuration information in the server memory, and includes one or more items of configuration information from the cached information in a message to be sent to the mobile terminal.

Abstract: Social networking services, such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and Orkut, are changing our communication habits by introducing new tools that simplify and increase on-line interaction. The exemplary embodiments present methods for measuring the social strength among contacts on the basis of users' on-line interactions, which may be significantly used in real-time collaborative task management (e.g., inviting contacts for collaboration, selecting suitable tools for communication, prioritizing information flow). Moreover, exemplary embodiments provide a framework for developing new mobile social networking applications (social search client, smart dialer or contact applications) by extending the use of social ranking of contacts.

Abstract: A new variety of smooth cordgrass identified as ‘LA11-101’ is disclosed as being genetically different from ‘Vermilion’, the only other smooth cordgrass variety for the northern Gulf of Mexico, and as having rapid establishment and growth in natural brackish and saline marsh environments, and excellent seed set and germination.

Abstract: A new variety of smooth cordgrass identified as ‘LA11-102’ is disclosed as being genetically different from ‘Vermilion’ and ‘LA11-101’ and as having rapid establishment and growth in natural brackish and saline marsh environments, and excellent seed set and germination.