Abstract: [Object] It is desirable that a technology capable of improving the accuracy of biometric authentication through use of image sensors is provided. [Solution] There is provided a detection device for biometric authentication, including: a first image sensor unit; and a second image sensor unit arranged on a same plane as the first image sensor unit.

Abstract: A terminal device configured to receive a radio signal from which measurements can be used to assist in determining a position of the terminal device. The terminal device detects one or more system information blocks carrying position assistance information transmitted from the infrastructure equipment and estimates the position of the terminal device by combining the identified position assistance information with the radio signal received by the position detection receiver circuitry. Furthermore the terminal device receives from the infrastructure equipment an indication of relative risk that the position assistance information will change, and in response to the indication of the relative risk that the position assistance information will change to adapt the receiving of the one or more system information blocks to receive an updated version of the position assistance information in accordance with the relative risk.

Abstract: A terminal device for use in a wireless telecommunications network, the terminal device comprising: first receiver circuitry configured to receive a first signal from each of one or more signal emitting devices located at respective spatial positions; transmitter circuitry configured to transmit a second signal to infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network; second receiver circuitry configured to receive a third signal from the infrastructure equipment, the third signal being transmitted by the infrastructure equipment in response to the infrastructure equipment receiving the second signal, the third signal being for determining, in combination with the first signal received from each of the one or more signal emitting devices, the spatial position of the terminal device, and the third signal being comprised within a predetermined system information block (SIB); and control circuitry configured to determine a spatial position of the terminal device based on the received first and thir

Abstract: A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network, the terminal device comprising: transceiver circuitry configured to receive data from the wireless telecommunications network, and a controller configured: to control the transceiver circuitry to receive control information, a control channel and a data channel wherein, the control information defines the period of time between the control channel and the data channel, and to ignore a subsequent control channel received during the period of time following the control channel.

Abstract: A method of operating a communications device comprises detecting a plurality of beams of radio signals each being transmitted periodically according to a time divided structure of a wireless access interface provided by a wireless communications network, selecting a first of the plurality of beams of radio signals for detecting a first version of a synchronisation signal transmitted with the first beam of radio signals, selecting a second of the plurality of beams of radio signals for detecting a second version of the synchronisation signal transmitted with the second beam of radio signals, and synchronising with the time divided structure of the wireless access interface from at least one of the first version of the synchronisation signal and the second version of the synchronisation signal.

Abstract: A method of operating network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications network comprising the network infrastructure equipment and a terminal device, wherein the terminal device is operable to transmit uplink reference signalling to support measurements of radio channel conditions between the terminal device and the network infrastructure equipment, wherein the method comprises: receiving, from the terminal device, uplink reference signalling in accordance with a first uplink reference signalling configuration; determining the terminal device should be configured to transmit uplink reference signalling in accordance with a second uplink reference signalling configuration; and transmitting a paging message for the terminal device, wherein the paging message comprises an indication of an identifier for the terminal device and an indication of the second uplink reference signalling configuration.

Abstract: A base station for transmitting system related information in a mobile telecommunications network. The base station is configured to transmit system information for the cell provided by the base station and to broadcast a version synchronisation signal, wherein the version synchronisation signal provides version information regarding the current version of the system information for the cell.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device to establish a radio resource control connection with network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications network, wherein the terminal device is associated with a previously-allocated temporary identifier that identifies the terminal device within the wireless telecommunications network; the method comprising: transmitting a first message to the network infrastructure equipment comprising an indication of a first portion of the temporary identifier; and transmitting a second message, which is separate from the first message, to the network infrastructure equipment comprising an indication of a second portion of the temporary identifier.

Abstract: A method of receiving data at a communications device from an infrastructure equipment forming part of a radio network part of a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises receiving at the communications device one or more downlink transport blocks, estimating the data carried by each of the one or more downlink transport blocks by performing an error correction decoding in accordance with the error correction encoding applied by the infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: Location of an electronic device is determined using signals received from a first set of reference radios. The first set of reference radios include at least one secondary reference radio, each secondary reference radio established as a secondary reference radio by registering a corresponding location with a server. The corresponding location of the secondary reference radio is determined as a function of signals received by the secondary reference radio from a second set of reference radios. The second set of reference radios include radios qualified as reference radios in a database of primary se reference radios and secondary reference radios, each primary reference radio being a fixed-location radio device.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a user equipment for a mobile telecommunications system includes circuitry including a receiver and a transmitter and which is configured to communicate with a new radio base station and a LTE base station. The circuitry is further configured to indicate a coexistence indication to the new radio base station or to the LTE base station; and receive a power control instruction for controlling power output of the transmitter.

Abstract: Antenna on protrusion of multi-layer ceramic-basedstructure An antenna device (100) includes a multi-layer ceramic-basedstructure (110) with a plurality of ceramic-basedlayers. Further, the antenna device (100) includes a protrusion (120) formed by at least one of the ceramic-basedlayers extending beyond at least one other of the ceramic-basedlayers at an edge of the multi-layer ceramic-basedstructure (110). Further, the antenna device (100) includes at least one antenna (140) formed by at least one conductive layer on the protrusion (120).

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a plurality of antenna parts configured to receive or transmit a wireless signal, a communication control part configured to control transmitting or receiving the wireless signal via at least any of the plurality of antenna parts, and a casing housing the communication control part, in which each of the plurality of antenna parts is held near each of a plurality of partial regions normal directions of which cross each other or the normal directions of which are mutually twisted in outer faces of the casing, and transmit or receive a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal propagating in directions substantially orthogonal to the partial regions and having mutually different polarization directions.

Abstract: A wireless telecommunications system including a terminal device; first infrastructure equipment operable to communicate with the terminal device using a first radio access technology (RAT) and second infrastructure equipment operable to communicate with the terminal device using a second RAT. During a handover procedure for handover from the first infrastructure equipment as a source master infrastructure equipment to a third infrastructure equipment as a target master infrastructure equipment, the second infrastructure equipment is operable to communicate with the third infrastructure equipment using an interface associated with the second RAT so as to allow information necessary for completing the handover to be exchanged between the first infrastructure equipment and the third infrastructure equipment via the second infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: An electronic member provided in a circuit board having a connector. The connector has a card mounting port and holds a memory card in a state where a tip of the memory card is exposed from the card mounting port at a connection position where a connection terminal of the memory card and a connection terminal of the circuit board are connected. The electronic component includes a device that adds capacitance at a position separated from and facing at least a part of the tip of the memory card, in a state where the memory card is held at the connection position by the connector, and a connector having first and second end portions in which the first end portion is connected to the device that adds capacitance and the second end portion is connected to a ground of the circuit board.

Abstract: A communication device includes a receiver, a transmitter and a control circuit. The receiver is configured to receive, from an infrastructure equipment of a mobile communications network, downlink signals on a downlink via a wireless access interface of the mobile communications network. The transmitter is configured to transmit, to the infrastructure equipment, uplink signals on an uplink via the wireless access interface. The control circuit is configured to control the receiver to receive the downlink signals and control the transmitter to transmit the uplink signals. The control circuit is further configured to delay a reception period for the receiver to receive the downlink signals after a transmission period in which the transmitter transmits the uplink signals when a duration of the transmission period exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A weight pin for use with a stacked weight exercise machine includes a handle portion, and a shaft portion extending outwardly from the handle portion. The shaft portion is configured to be removably positioned adjacent to one or more weights of the exercise machine to selectively engage the one or more weights during use of the exercise machine. The weight pin also includes interrogation circuitry arranged relative to the handle portion, the interrogation circuitry configured to read information from the adjacent one or more weights.

Abstract: A communications device acting as a relay device is configured to communicate with communications devices operating with a mobile communications network and infrastructure equipment. The relay device comprises transmitter circuitry, receiver circuitry and controller circuitry. The controller circuitry is configured to determine whether predetermined conditions relating to the setting of an indication bit have been met, wherein the indication bit indicates whether the relay device is able to form new connections with one or more of the communications devices, to set the indication bit dependent on the determination of whether the predetermined conditions have been met. The relay device is not able to form new connections with one or more of the communications devices when the predetermined conditions are met, and to broadcast the indication bit.

Abstract: A technology that allows a user to view image information more comfortably has been demanded. The present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus including a control unit that controls a person detection unit on the basis of an irradiation direction in which an irradiation unit capable of irradiating various image information irradiates the image information, the person detection unit forming a detection area in a direction opposite to the irradiation direction. According to the present disclosure, the person detection unit is controlled on the basis of the irradiation direction, whereby an operation unintended by a user is less likely to be performed. The user can thus view the image information more comfortably.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device to communicate with a network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications system using radio resources comprising a narrowband carrier supported within a wider system frequency bandwidth of the wireless telecommunications system, wherein the method comprises: establishing initial frequencies for radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier; receiving configuration signalling from the network infrastructure equipment providing an indication of a frequency shift to apply to the initial frequencies for the radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier; establishing shifted frequencies for the radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier by applying the indicated frequency shift to the initial frequencies; and communicating with the network infrastructure equipment using the radio resources for the narrowband carrier with the shifted frequencies