Abstract: Computer media, systems, and computer-implemented methods for enhancing SMS messaging sessions with user data are provided. A data sharing agreement between a service provider and a receiving entity, such as broadcaster or a consumer goods manufacturer, is established. A user with a wireless device sends an SMS message to the receiving entity. Data associated with the user is retrieved by the service provider in accordance with the data sharing agreement and is transmitted to the receiving entity along with the SMS message.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and software to manage communication paths in a communication network. In one example, a method of operating a mobility management entity to manage communication paths includes transferring a plurality of general packet radio service tunneling protocol (GTP) messages to a plurality of packet data network gateways, and identifying one or more response messages from the plurality of packet data network gateways. The method further includes determining transaction success information for each packet data network gateway in the plurality of packet data network gateways based on the one or more response messages, and altering communication path allocation based on the transaction success information.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing improved network performance in wireless communications networks using intelligent radiation selection are provided. A radio is communicatively coupled to an antenna and configured to provide a signal to the antenna for broadcast from a cell site. One or more input components are communicatively coupled to the radio to provide information on at least one of an internal or an external condition of the antenna, so that the radio can adjust or modify the signal provided to the antenna to change an emitted pattern of radiation from the antenna to reduce signal loss, or recover or help maintain an area of coverage provided by the antenna.

Abstract: A method of optimizing social interaction between a robot and a human. The method comprises generating then executing a robot motion script for interaction with a human by a robot based on a characteristic detected by at least one of a plurality of sensors on the robot. The method further comprises detection, by at least one sensor of the robot, a reaction of the human during a first period. The robot then analyzes the reaction of the human and assigns a positive or negative classification to the reaction based on pre-defined mapping stored in the memory of the robot. The method further comprises modifying the robot motion script to incorporate a pre-defined modification based on the determination of a negative classification of the human reaction. The method further comprises executing the modified robot motion script during a second period to obtain an improved interaction with the human.

Abstract: A method of managing a lifecycle of a mobile communication device. The method comprises storing a biographical digest in a radio frequency identity chip of the mobile communication device at the time of manufacture of the communication device, wherein the biographical digest comprises information about the device and comprises a static portion and a dynamic portion. The method further comprises activating the device for wireless communication service; after activating the device, deactivating the device for wireless communication service; and after deactivating the device, writing a device status of the dynamic portion of the biographical digest in the radio frequency identity chip of the device to a value of dead, whereby the device is prevented from being activated for wireless communication service after once having the device status of the dynamic portion of the biographical digest in the radio frequency identity chip of the device written to the dead value.

Abstract: Systems and methods discussed herein are employed in a cross-platform notification system configured to send a series of notifications to devices and/or subscription services associated with an account where a payment is due. These notifications may be sent to an increasing number of devices and/or subscription services as time passes from when payment was due, and the iterations of notifications may take up progressively more of a graphical user interface and/or be displayed for an increasing period of time until a final notification is sent, after which point access to telecommunications services and subscription services, except for emergency functions, accessed through the telecommunications service provider are no longer available to users associated with the overdue account.

Abstract: A system for automated monitoring simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) email delays. The system comprises a data store to store message identifiers for sent emails and a first monitoring server. The first monitoring server comprises a processor, a memory, and an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, builds a test email with a message identifier in a header of the email, creates an entry with the message identifier in the data store, sends the email through internal email servers to an external email system with a public distribution list (PDL), obtains average time duration for an email to be delivered, and sends an alert when the email is not received after a predefined period of time, whereby the entire delivery path of the test email is examined by sending the test email in the same email system as ordinary emails.

Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for determining the identity of a user associated with a wireless device located near a geographic location at a specific time. In response to the occurrence of an event at a geographic location, a request can be issued by a wireless provider to users of wireless devices to provide the geographic locations of their respective devices and their identities to one or more entities. Upon receiving an affirmative response to the request, the wireless provider communicates information to the entities allowing the entities to contact the users to solicit information regarding the occurrence of the event. A wireless provider may send a request for authorization to users of wireless devices to provide geographic locations when the wireless device enters a predefined geographic area.

Abstract: A Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless access system transfers wireless data to User Equipment (UE) over a first frequency band based on an initial frequency band selection priority. The LTE wireless access system processes a user Identifier (ID) associated with the UE to select a new frequency band selection priority for the UE. The LTE wireless access system transfers a connection release message to the UE indicating the new frequency band selection priority for the UE. The LTE wireless access system receives a data message for the UE and identifies a second frequency band for the UE based on the new frequency band selection priority. The LTE wireless access system transfers the data message to the UE over the second frequency band.

Abstract: The technology disclosed herein enhances the operation of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) access node to dynamically modify power headroom (PHR) timers. In one implementation, a method of operating a LTE access node includes communicating first signals with wireless communication devices (WCDs) using a first PHR timer. The method also includes identifying if signal service quality with the WCDs meets performance criteria and, if the signal service quality meets the criteria, identifying a set of wireless devices based on service type for the set of wireless devices, identify a second PHR timer for the set of wireless devices, and transfer the second PHR timer to the set of wireless devices.

Abstract: Antenna mount systems and methods for deploying small cells are disclosed. The antenna mount system may include an outer housing and an inner antenna enclosure at least partly positioned inside the outer housing, with the inner antenna enclosure movably coupled to the outer housing. The antenna mount system can include an orientation member that can aid in maintaining a particular orientation of an antenna so as to maintain a radiation pattern substantially on a defined area, independent of the position of the antenna mount system.

Abstract: A wireless communication network enables a user to select data communication accounting systems. A wireless communication device attaches to a wireless access system, and the wireless access system transfers network data characterizing Billing Identifiers (BIDs) to the wireless communication device. The wireless communication device processes the network data in combination with a user-prioritized list of accounting names to select one of the BIDs. The wireless communication device transfers the selected BID to the wireless access system, and the wireless access system directs a gateway system to use the selected BID for the wireless communication device. The gateway system exchanges user data for the wireless communication device and transfers usage data to the data communication accounting systems that is identified by the selected BID.

Abstract: A method is provided for blending device-based recommendations. A request is received from a device to recommend a group activity for a plurality of individuals. A plurality of device user profiles is accessed, each device user profile associated with one of the individuals. At least one group activity is recommended based on applying a plurality of rules to the device user profiles. The at least one recommended group activity is output to the device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and software for operating a wireless access node are provided herein. In one example, a method includes providing wireless access from the wireless access node for one or more wireless devices using an initial protocol data unit (PDU) size for at least a portion of the wireless access. The method also includes receiving wireless transmission metrics transferred by a second wireless access node, and establishing a new PDU size for the portion of the wireless access at the wireless access node based at least on the wireless transmission metrics.

Abstract: A directory assistance (DA) application server to facilitate directory assistance lookup requests involving a web real-time communication (WebRTC) engine comprises a communication transceiver and a processing system. The communication transceiver is configured to receive a first session initiation protocol (SIP) information message comprising a request for directory assistance data, wherein the request is expressed in an extensible markup language (XML) format. The processing system is configured to query a directory assistance database to retrieve the directory assistance data and process the directory assistance data to generate a second SIP information message comprising the directory assistance data expressed in the XML format. The communication transceiver is further configured to transfer the second SIP information message for delivery to the WebRTC engine.

Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and systems for maximizing bandwidth utilization. Once a mobile device has attempted to communicate data through an LTE-based wireless communications network, a carrier bandwidth of a carrier is determined. A standard cell structure is then selected based on the carrier bandwidth such that the standard cell structure is capable of operating at a larger bandwidth than the carrier bandwidth. One or more resource blocks are identified that are not needed to communicate data to and from the mobile device. These resource blocks are zero padded. An identification of these unused resource blocks is communicated to the master information block, which broadcasts this information to the mobile device.

Abstract: A wireless communication device receives wireless communications comprising omnidirectional reference signals, beam-formed reference signals, and beam-formed user data. The wireless communication device determines a difference between omnidirectional reference signal quality and beam-formed reference signal quality. The wireless communication device selects an omnidirectional network antenna configuration based on the difference between the omnidirectional reference signal quality and the beam-formed reference signal quality. The wireless communication device transmits wireless signaling indicating the selected omnidirectional network antenna configuration. Responsive to the wireless signaling, the wireless communication device receives additional wireless communications comprising omnidirectional reference signals and omnidirectional user data. In some examples, the network antenna configurations comprise Long Term Evolution (LTE) Transmission Modes (TMs).

Abstract: A wireless user device is served by a wireless network that performs Network Address Translation (NAT). The wireless user device exchanges user data using a device IP address and a network gateway exchanges the user data with external systems using an external IP address. The user device receives network information that indicates a network server and queries the network server for IP address translation data. The user device receives the IP address translation data from the network server that indicates that the external IP address is associated with the device IP address for the wireless user device. The user device transfers content delivery footprint data to a content delivery network. The content delivery footprint data indicates media content stored on the user device and indicates that the external IP address is associated with the device IP address for the user device.

Abstract: A method for operating a communication system in a communication network for optimizing a codec selection between a calling device communication network and a called device communication network is provided. The communication system is configured to receive a call set-up message from the calling device communication network (wherein the call set-up message comprises an identity of an origination codec and a called number), determine an identity of a destination codec based upon the called number, communicate the identity of the destination codec to the calling device communication network, and establish a call between the calling device communication network and the called device communication network using the destination codec.

Abstract: A component aware maintenance alarm monitoring system for one or more cellular sites is disclosed. The system comprises an alarm database, an integrated inventory database, a maintenance activity, and a monitoring server comprising a monitoring application. The monitoring application receives alarms during a maintenance period. The maintenance period is associated with maintenance of one or more radio access network (RAN) components at a cellular site. The monitoring application evaluates the alarms based on accessing RAN component alarm information from the alarm database, RAN component inventory information from the integrated inventory database, and maintenance information from the maintenance activity database. During the maintenance period, the monitoring application selectively suppresses a subset of the alarms and takes a different action on at least one alarm not included in the subset based on the evaluation of the alarms.