Abstract: In an embodiment, a first client device establishes a P2P connection with a second client device. While the P2P connection is still established, the first client device receives a request to send data to the second client device via the P2P connection, and then sends the data to a server along with an indication of a temporary identifier of the second client device without notifying an operator of the first client device that the data is being sent to the server. In another embodiment, the server receives the data, maps the temporary identifier to a unique network address of the second client device and generates a record of the data transmission between the respective client devices. In another embodiment, the server maintains an association for the temporary identifier after the first and second client devices are disconnected from their P2P connection to permit supplemental communication.

Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for enabling improved service acquisition on a first SIM of a multi-SIM wireless communication device. After the first SIM has lost service, the wireless device may detect a condition triggering a public mobile land network (PLMN) selection associated with the first SIM, receive an indication that service acquisition settings of the first SIM are set to a manual mode, and determine whether the second SIM is in idle mode. Upon determining that the second SIM is in idle mode, the wireless device may identify timing of a sleep cycle implemented by the second SIM, and perform the PLMN search using the first and second radio resources.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for a dynamic adaptive streaming proxy for unicast or broadcast/multicast service. For example, a method for controlling an encoding format of multimedia content for a multimedia client of a wireless communications network (WCN) includes modifying, at a proxy component of the WCN network entity, a data structure that associates one or more different locators for multimedia content with respective different encoding formats for the multimedia content, to obtain a modified data structure. The method may include controlling an encoding format for the multimedia content provided to at least one multimedia client, at least in part by the modified data structure.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to timing and control of wireless power transfer. A wireless power charging device includes at least one transmitter and a processor in communication with the at least one transmitter. The transmitter is configured for transmitting wireless power to one or more electronic devices, and the processor is configured to deactivate the transmitter during a pre-determined time interval. The charging device may include charging modes that a user may select between from an interface of the charging device. Charging modes may be related to times of operation such as those based on a user schedule, based on energy rates, or with modes programmed by a user. A charging schedule may be created by a user through the interface of the charging device or from an external device in communication with the charging device.

Abstract: A method operable by an access point for using white space (WS) bandwidth in wireless communication service includes receiving a request to establish a connection from a mobile entity. The method further includes forwarding the request to a service authentication entity to authenticate the mobile entity for the service, and obtaining authorization for service and white space (WS) parameters for the mobile entity from the service authentication entity. The method further includes determining the connection is operating in WS; and authenticating the mobile entity for the service in the WS based at least in part on the received WS parameters. A complementary method is performed by a service authentication entity. Wireless communication apparatus are configured to perform the methods by executing instructions stored on a computer-readable medium.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods for estimating gravity and/or scale in a mobile device are presented. A difference between an image-based pose and an inertia-based pose is using to update the estimations of gravity and/or scale. The image-based pose is computed from two poses and is scaled with the estimation of scale prior to the difference. The inertia-based pose is computed from accelerometer measurements, which are adjusted by the estimation for gravity.

Abstract: A method herein is for encryption key update in a station. In the method, a first data block is encrypted using a first plurality of round keys over a first plurality of rounds to generate a first encrypted data block, wherein the first plurality of round keys are generated based on an initial block key. A round key of the first plurality of round keys is retained for use as a basis for a first derived block key. A second data block is encrypted using a second plurality of round keys over a second plurality of rounds to generate a second encrypted data block, wherein the second plurality of round keys are generated based on the first derived block key. A round key of the second plurality of round keys may be retained for use as a basis for a second derived block key.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure present a technique for efficient group definition and overloading for downlink multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) transmissions.

Abstract: A hybrid STP can be implemented in a hybrid communication network to prevent communication loops without disabling network interfaces of hybrid devices and redundant paths of the hybrid communication network, while preserving the advantages of the hybrid communication network. Each network interface of a hybrid device can be designated as a relay interface or a non-relay interface. Each of the relay interfaces is independent of the other network interfaces of the hybrid device. The non-relay interfaces operate as a single virtual interface and do not forward packets between each other. Each network interface of the hybrid device may also be associated with a forwarding bit that indicates whether broadcast packets should be forwarded via the network interface. The hybrid device can determine whether/how to forward a packet depending on whether an ingress interface is a relay or non-relay interface and a forwarding bit value of the ingress interface.

Abstract: A particular method includes selecting a threshold data retention time of a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) memory cell. A pinned layer of the MTJ memory cell has a first direction of magnetization, and a free layer of the MTJ memory cell has a second direction of magnetization. An external magnetic field that has a third direction of magnetization that is opposite to the second direction of magnetization is applied to the MTJ memory cell. A strength of the external magnetic field is determined based on the threshold data retention time. Subsequent to applying the external magnetic field, a read operation is performed on the MTJ memory cell to determine a logic value of the MTJ memory cell. The method further includes determining whether the MTJ memory cell is subject to a data retention error corresponding to the threshold data retention time based on the logic value.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein may relate to identifying up to a specified amount of points of interest nearest to an estimated position of a mobile station on a first map, selecting a second map identified by a first location context identifier associated with a first point of interest of the identified points of interest, and determining a route from the estimated position of the mobile station to a destination point using the first map and the second map.

Abstract: A method for integrating a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device into an integrated circuit includes providing in a semiconductor back-end-of-line (BEOL) process flow a substrate having a first interlevel dielectric layer and at least a first metal interconnect. Over the first interlevel dielectric layer and the first metal interconnect, magnetic tunnel junction material layers are deposited. From the material layers a magnetic tunnel junction stack, coupled to the first metal interconnect, is defined using a single mask process. The magnetic tunnel junction stack is integrated into the integrated circuit.

Abstract: An apparatus is configured to store coded video data including a number of sequences of coded video pictures in an electronic file. The apparatus includes at least one processor configured to determine whether a sample description associated with at least one sample includes all parameter sets of a particular type associated with the at least one sample. The at least one sample comprises at least a portion of the plurality of sequences of coded video pictures. The particular type is one of a plurality of different particular types of parameter sets. The at least one processor is also configured to provide, in the electronic file, an indication indicating whether the sample description includes all parameter sets of the particular type based on the determination.

Abstract: Lempel-Ziv (LZ)-based data compression employing implicit variable-length distance coding is disclosed. Distances in LZ-based data compression length and distance blocks are implicit variable-length encoded during data compression to avoid padding encoded distances with extra bits (e.g., trailing 0's) that require fewer bits for storage than the number of bits needed to store maximum distance length. This reduces distance bit lengths in compressed output data to further reduce data size. During data compression, a distance table is generated that contains entries each having an assigned base and a number of extra bits to be read in compressed data during data decompression. In this manner, during data decompression, the entries in the distance table can be consulted to determine the number of bits in the variable-encoded distance in the compressed data to be read since the encoded distances can be encoded in the compressed data in fewer bits and without bit padding.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for a broadcast client of a wireless communication network. A method may include receiving broadcast content via broadcast delivery on a first resource associated with a first set of carriers. The method may include determining, during unicast idle mode, a second set of carriers comprising neighbor carriers in a current cell. The method may include modifying handoff priorities of the first set of carriers and the second set of carriers based on membership of each carrier in a common set of carriers comprising the first and second sets of carriers and further based on a priority order specified by the wireless communication network. The method may include determining whether to hand over to at least one carrier in one of the first and second sets of carriers based on a handoff decision that takes into account the modified handoff priorities.

Abstract: Low noise amplifiers (LNAs) supporting carrier aggregation are disclosed. In an exemplary design, an apparatus (e.g., a wireless device, an integrated circuit, etc.) includes first and second amplifier circuits and a divert cascode transistor. Each amplifier circuit may include a gain transistor and a cascode transistor. The divert cascode transistor is coupled between the output of the first amplifier circuit and the gain transistor in the second amplifier circuit. The first and second amplifier circuits receive an input radio frequency (RF) signal including transmissions sent on multiple carriers at different frequencies to a wireless device. The first and second amplifier circuits and the divert cascode transistor are controlled to amplify the input RF signal and provide (i) one amplified RF signal for one set of carriers in a first operating mode or (ii) two amplified RF signals for two sets of carriers in a second operating mode.

Abstract: A VCO of a PLL outputs a first differential signal of frequency FVCO. A first divide-by-two circuit local to the VCO divides the first differential signal and outputs a first quadrature signal of frequency FVCO/2. Two of the component signals of the first quadrature signal are routed to a second divide-by-two circuit local to a first mixer of a first device. The second divide-by-two circuit outputs a second quadrature signal of frequency FVCO/4 to the first mixer. All four signals of the first quadrature signal of frequency FVCO/2 are routed through phase mismatch correction circuitry to a second mixer of a second device. In one example, FVCO is a tunable frequency of about ten gigahertz, the first device is an IEEE802.11b/g transmitter or receiver that transmits or receives in a first band, and the second device is an IEEE 802.11a transmitter or receiver that transmits or receives in a second band.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a trace subsystem that provides timestamps for events occurring in a trace source that does not natively support time stamping trace data. A timestamp inserter is coupled to such a trace source. The timestamp inserter generates a modified trace data stream by arranging a reference or references with the trace information from the trace source on a trace bus. A trace destination receives the modified trace data stream including the reference(s). In some embodiments, a timestamp inserter receives a timestamp request and stores a reference in a buffer. Upon later receipt of trace information associated with the request, the timestamp inserter inserts the reference, a current reference and the received trace information into the trace data stream.

Abstract: Techniques are provided to improve identification of a person using speaker recognition. In one embodiment, a unique social graph may be associated with each of a plurality of defined contexts. The social graph may indicate speakers likely to be present in a particular context. Thus, an audio signal including a speech signal may be collected and processed. A context may be inferred, and a corresponding social graph may be identified. A set of potential speakers may be determined based on the social graph. The processed signal may then be compared to a restricted set of speech models, each speech model being associated with a potential speaker. By limiting the set of potential speakers, speakers may be more accurately identified.

Abstract: Systems and methods of receiving data in a communication system are disclosed. The methods include equalizing a plurality of samples to suppress intersymbol interference and provide a first set of detected bits based on a first set of reference bits comprising a training sequence on a first iteration. The methods further include suppressing co-channel interference in the plurality of input samples and provide a set of suppressed samples based on a second set of reference bits comprising the first set of detected bits on a second iteration. The methods further include equalizing the set of suppressed samples to suppress intersymbol interference and provide a second set of detected bits based on the second set of reference bits on the second iteration.