Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receive at least one of forbidden radio access technology code and indication that a radio access technology of a cell is forbidden, wherein the at least one of forbidden radio access technology code and indication indicates a radio access technology not allowed for access; store the received at least one of forbidden radio access technology code and indication in a forbidden list; and perform an attach, tracking area update or routing area update in a suitable cell if a suitable cell can be found within the same network not using the radio access technologies in the forbidden list; or perform a network re-selection if a suitable cell cannot be found within the same network

Abstract: A method comprising identifying a mood media item association with an object media item, the mood media item being a media item of a face of a user while the object media item is being viewed by the user, determining an object that is associated with the object media item, and causing establishment of an association between the object and the mood media item is disclosed.

Abstract: A method including determining and tracking a position of an observed sound source to an observation point at an audio monitoring device; determining an identifier for the observed sound source based upon the determined and tracked position of the observed sound source; receiving distributed audio capture application signals at the audio monitoring device, where the distributed audio capture application signals include at least one audio mixing parameter for individual audio object channels and identifiers for respective audio objects of the individual audio object channels; and associating a first one of the individual audio object channels with the observed sound source based upon the received identifier of the first individual audio object channel and the determined identifier.

Abstract: Provided is a central server, including a memory storing computer-readable instructions; and at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to receive a physical location of a distributed unit; generate a list of one or more measurement servers based on the physical location; and send the list of one or more measurement servers to the distributed unit.

Abstract: A method for operating a network entity (gNB) for a cellular radio access network (RCN) is proposed, the method comprising: determining at least one downlink radio condition of the cellular radio access network (RCN); determining user equipments subscribing to a content flow (HPF-1; HPF-2; LPF-1; LPF-2), wherein the content flow (HPF-1; HPF-2; LPF-1; LPF-2) is associated with at least one flow property; mapping the content flow (HPF-1; HPF-2; LPF-1; LPF-2) to at least one radio bearer in dependence on the at least one downlink radio condition and in dependence on the at least one flow property; receiving the content flow (HPF-1; HPF-2; LPF-1; LPF-2); and transmitting the content flow (HPF-1; HPF-2; LPF-1; LPF-2) according to the determined at least one mapping to the subscribing user equipments.

Abstract: An approach is provided for matching vital sign information to a concurrently recorded data set according to a time domain. The approach involves determining sensor information collected from one or more sensors configured to monitor one or more vital signs of one or more objects within a monitored area. The approach also involves processing and/or facilitating a processing of the sensor information to detect the one or more objects and to track the one or more vital signs of the one or more objects over a time domain. The approach further involves matching the one or more vital signs of the one or more objects to a concurrently recorded data set based on the time domain. The approach further involves storing at least one record of the one or more vital signs matched to the concurrently recorded data set.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program including: obtaining a spatial audio signal from a plurality of microphones; dividing the obtained spatial audio signal into at least a first component and a second component; applying a first audio signal optimizing system to the first component and applying a second audio signal optimizing system to the second component; and enabling a signal including the optimized components to be provided to a speaker for rendering.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a body portion and a display assembly coupled to the body portion, the display assembly comprising at least one of a display and a display window. The body portion includes at least one opening defined by a surface extending underneath a portion of the display assembly and being configured to suspend the display assembly. A portion of the body portion is configured to flex and allow movement of the display assembly upon application of a force from at least one actuator to the display assembly. The body portion provides a casing configured to surround electrical components of the apparatus.

Abstract: This specification describes a method comprising responding to a detection of a variation in at least one measured characteristic of a reference signal transmitted from an access point to a portable device by triggering participation by the portable device in vehicle-to-portable device communications. In some examples, the triggering of the participation in the vehicle-to-portable device communications in response to the detection of the variation in the at least one measured characteristic of the reference signal may be performed only if it has been determined that a location of the portable device satisfies a predetermined condition.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, methods and apparatus are provided to allow exchange of synchronization sequences in a manner substantially agnostic of a configuration of the transmitter by provisioning of an in indication whether or not synchronization sequences may be combined with other synchronization sequences.

Abstract: Method and apparatuses for communicating instruction data items from a control apparatus to a device to be controlled are disclosed. The control apparatus receives a request for at least one instruction data item from a device and responds the request by sending a response message. The responding comprises selectively including at least one instruction data item in the response message based at least partly on determination whether the requested at least one data item has been sent before.

Abstract: A border router includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code is configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the border router to: identify, in response to receiving a label mapping message from a network node, a backup border router as a hop in a backup path between a leaf node and a root node in a multicast network including an autonomous system, the label mapping message including a type-length-value; determine whether the backup border router is an originating border router having generated the label mapping message based on the type-length-value; and suppress mapping of the hop in the backup path in response to determining that the backup border router is the originating border router.

Abstract: An apparatus including a light source configured to output unpixelated light; an array of reflective pixel control elements configured to selectively reflect incident unpixelated light to produce first pixelated light defining first display content; a pixelated display configured to produce second pixelated light defining second display content; and an optical arrangement configured to direct unpixelated light from the light source to the array of reflective pixel control elements and to combine the pixelated light defining the first display content and the second pixelated light defining the second display content to provide, as an output, third pixelated light defining third display content.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method are provided for updating spatial audio content in augmented reality based on a real-world speed and/or location of a consumer of the content. A moving spatial audio location may change location with time during a predetermining running time of the content. The spatial audio content is perceived as originating from a spatial audio location. Depending on the movement of the consumer, and a predicted alignment-time with of a point-of-interest and corresponding spatial audio content, a spatial audio location may be moved such that the spatial audio content aligns the point-of-interest based on an updated location of the consumer.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a waveform processing device. Said waveform processing device comprises means for performing the following. Upon receiving one or more input signals, each of which corresponds to a different subband, the waveform processing device segments each of the one or more input signals to a subband-specific set of parallel signal blocks. Then, the waveform processing device filters each subband-specific set by applying at least a first time window function, a transform-plane window function and a second time window function in this order. Finally, the waveform processing device concatenates filtered signals to an output signal.

Abstract: A measurement report is sent from user equipment in a communication system to a serving base station in a serving cell of the communication system, wherein the measurement report comprises one or more signal measurements obtained by the user equipment for one or more other base stations in the communication system. A base station removal list is received at the user equipment from the serving base station which lists any base stations from the measurement report that failed a set-up procedure and are thus potentially false base stations. Any base stations in the base station removal list are removed from consideration by the user equipment as a target base station for a handover procedure.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from minimization of service interruption. For example, certain wireless communication systems may benefit from support for minimization of service interruption with device-to-device-based user-equipment-to-network relay. A method can include determining that a layer 3 relay is selected for a remote user equipment. The method can also include sending an indication to a serving access node about the relay selection.

Abstract: A method comprises receiving information at a first network entity indicating a first data network identity associated with a request from a communications device; and selecting at the first network entity a second data network identity which is usable with respect to the communications device when said first data network identity is not usable with respect to said communications device, said selecting being in dependence on information associated with said communications device.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products disclosed herein provide improved unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection. A method may include receiving data including wireless signal strength collected by one or more devices, monitoring the data including the wireless signal strength to determine if the wireless signal strength of a wireless signal source increases over time in a manner to satisfy a predefined threshold in order to be indicative of a UAV, determining a trajectory of the UAV based upon the data including the wireless signal strength, and generating an alert based on, at least, the trajectory of the UAV as indicated by the data including the wireless signal strength.

Abstract: A method is disclosed including providing a plurality of sets of virtual reality video content, the sets representing respective three-dimensional virtual spaces within which a user can be immersed and being associated with respective three-dimensional portions of a real-world space such that, when rendered to a user device, there is a partial overlap between at least two virtual spaces defining one or more overlapping zones. The method may also include determining the position of a user device within the real-world space and rendering one or more of the virtual spaces, or representation(s) thereof, for display to the user device dependent on the determined position or movement within the real-world space.