Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for prioritizing a handover from an LTE network to a legacy network are provided. The method includes receiving, at a management component, a message from a mobile device. The message communicates a capability type associated with the mobile device. Based, in part, on this capability type, the management component assigns a priority to the mobile device. According to the assigned priority, the management component prioritizes the handover of the mobile device from the LTE network to the legacy network. This method reduces the latency for network handovers of mobile devices that are assigned a high priority.

Abstract: Systems and methods for utilizing linear network coding to efficiently transfer data packets among components within a telecommunications network are provided. In embodiments, a gateway and source cell of a telecommunications network may utilize linear network coding to create a linear combination of data packets (“encoded data packets”). The encoded data packets may be sent to a target cell, where the target cell may decode the data packets. The target cell may send the decoded packets in sequential order to a user device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for delivering messages to destination devices are provided. In embodiments, a message is associated with a destination identifier that identifies a destination to deliver the message. The message might be communicated to one or more destination devices via various paths depending on the destination identifier. In one embodiment, a message associated with a device destination identifier is delivered to a destination device via a direct component while a message associated with a geographical or categorical destination identifier is delivered to a destination device via a broadcast component. Upon delivery to a destination device, in instances where the message is associated with a categorical destination identifier, the device might discern whether to present the message based on whether the message is of interest to the device or a user associated therewith. The message can be presented via a short-message-service-based user interface.

Abstract: A method for registering an in-vehicle head unit to receive wireless communication services. The method comprises determining by the head unit that a motor vehicle in which the head unit is installed has been turned on and, while the motor vehicle remains turned on, the head unit completing a first stage of registration during which a reference to a web site is created, wherein the reference is valid for a predefined period of time after completion of the first stage of registration. The method further comprises creating a subscription account to provide the wireless communication services to the head unit during a second stage of registration, wherein the second stage of registration is based on accessing the web site using the reference before expiration of the predefined period of time.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for blocking online content based on ratings supplied by the content provider are provided. A content server may communicate a content rating for online content in a response to a request for the online content. The content rating may be communicated as an attribute value within the response header. The content rating may be compared to the rating-permission for the computing device that requested the online content to determine whether the content should be blocked. If the computing device that sent the request is not approved to receive the online content then the online content is blocked.

Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and systems for generating frequency reference signals from a radio signal received from a large-coverage access component, such as a base station. The radio signal is received and processed by an oscillator to filter out abnormalities. Consequently, a frequency reference signal is generated that is encapsulated into packets and delivered to one or more small-coverage access components using the Precision Timing Protocol or some other protocol that is useable by the small-coverage access components. The small-coverage access components comprise one or more of a femtocell or a picocell.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and software to handoff virtual machines between hypervisors. In one implementation, a method of transitioning a virtual machine from a first hypervisor to a second hypervisor includes identifying a request to transition the virtual machine from the first hypervisor to the second hypervisor. The method further provides determining security trust requirements for the virtual machine, and exchanging trust information between the first hypervisor and the second hypervisor. The method further provides determining if the second hypervisor can support the virtual machine based on the security trust requirements and the trust information, and transitioning the device to the second hypervisor if the second hypervisor can support the virtual machine.

Abstract: A mobile communication device. The device comprises a cellular radio transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a custom application launcher stored in the memory. When executed by the processor, the custom application launcher periodically sends a message to an application server, wherein the message informs the application server that the custom application launcher is installed on the mobile communication device and, responsive to initiation of a process of removing the custom application launcher, sends a removal message to the application server, wherein the removal message informs the application server that the custom application launcher is being removed from the mobile communication device.

Abstract: A mobile communication device. The mobile communication device comprises a motherboard comprising a communication bus, a cellular radio frequency transceiver connected to the communication bus, a plurality of antennas, at least one of the antennas communicatively coupled to the cellular radio frequency transceiver, and a processor connected to the communication bus. The mobile communication device further comprises a radio frequency identity (RFID) chip connected to the communication bus, wherein the RFID chip comprises a memory, provides wireless read access to the memory, and provides write access to the memory to the communication bus. The mobile communication device further comprises an antenna switch to selectably couple at least one of the antennas to the RFID chip and an application that selects the antenna switch to couple one of the antennas to the RFID chip based on a state of the mobile communication device.

Abstract: A method is provided for managing software. The method comprises: when a first version of a software development file in a first software development zone is modified, placing a record of the file in a log of modified files; when an attempt is made to open a second version of the file in a second software development zone, comparing an identity of the second version of the file to the log of modified files; and when a match is detected between the identity of the second version of the file and a record of a file in the log of modified files, providing to a computer terminal associated with the second software development zone a notification that indicates that a modification has been made to a version of the file and further indicates an identity of a software developer associated with the first software development zone.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for modifying signals are provided. Embodiments include staged low noise amplifiers (LNA's) in order to customize signal modification. Signals may be modified at various fixed gains by different LNA's within a device. Additionally, signals may be attenuated or receive no modification at all in order to ensure signals are within a preferred signal range.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods and systems for activating and/or customizing a mobile device. A mobile device may comprise a brand configuration system operable to monitor activity on the device, analyze the monitored activity, build a queue of probable brand-specific data based on the analysis, and download the queued data from a brand configuration server. In some embodiments, a brand configuration process may be completed in the background on a device while an activation process is being completed in the foreground of the device.

Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for determining the geographic location associated with events depicted in media. The geographic locations can be provided by creators of the media, or by users who view the media. The geographic locations can then be stored in a database on a server. A determination can be made as to whether the geographic locations are within a predefined distance of the geographic location of a wireless device. A set of events located within the predefined distance can be presented to a user of the wireless device.

Abstract: A method of sending proactive notification of potential wireless communications service impacts. The method comprises when a top cell tower on a user equipment's notification cell tower list is forecast to have potential service impact, wherein a top cell tower is the cell tower with the most traffic volume usage by a user equipment on a notification cell tower list of the user equipment, sending a notification to the user equipment a predefined period of time before the potential service impact is forecast to occur, wherein the format of the notification is selected based on at least one of the type of a subscriber of the user equipment, a wireless communications service plan type, a call pattern, an interaction-with-customer-service pattern, and a churn risk level, wherein a churn risk level corresponds to a possibility of a subscriber transferring to another mobile communication network.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and software for initiating communication for a secured application. In one example, a method for initiating communication on a wireless communication device includes identifying a communication request for a secured application and selecting one or more radio transceivers for the communication request. The method further provides initializing the one or more radio transceivers to search for availability data based on an open operating system command and identifying an appropriate transceiver based on the availability data. The method further includes initializing a communication for the secured application using the appropriate transceiver.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing adaptive beamforming techniques in LTE networks are provided. In embodiments, the method includes identifying user devices associated with device to device (D2D) groups in a sector. Unused static uplink beams provided by the sector are determined. In embodiments, the unused static uplink beams are allocated to user devices associated with the D2D groups. The unused static uplink beams are reallocated for other activities.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for operating environmental sensor systems are provided herein. In one example, a method is provided that includes monitoring environmental conditions to detect a trigger condition and transferring an access request for delivery to a data system responsive to the trigger condition. The method also includes receiving a security challenge transferred by the data system, and in response, transferring a security answer for delivery to the data system that includes a hash result generated using one of the security keys, and receiving a security grant transferred by the data system indicating one of the hash results. The method also includes selecting an environmental sensor function based on an association with one of the security keys used to generate the hash result indicated in the security grant, performing the environmental sensor function to obtain sensor data, and transferring the sensor data for delivery to the data system.

Abstract: A computer system for evaluating and coaching call center employee performance, comprising at least one processor, a non-transitory memory, and an application stored in the memory. When executed, the application: collects call reports about calls to telephone systems at different call centers; collects information about the calls from a call center computer system, where the information identifies call notes entered by agents, computer screens viewed by agents while handling a call, and a call reason determined by the call center computer system; determines a call handling performance for each call reason handled by an agent, for each agent; determines call handling performance statistics for each call reason, based on the call handling performances of all the agents; and provides a user interface to compare call handling performance by call reason among agents' supervisors, based on the call handling performance of each supervisor's agents relative to the call handling performance statistics.

Abstract: In a Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication system, a User Equipment (UE) receives Mobility Management Entity (MME) selection data. The UE processes the MME selection data to select one of multiple MMEs. The UE wirelessly transfers an LTE attachment request to an LTE access point. The LTE attachment request indicates the selected MME. The UE wirelessly receives an attachment acceptance from the selected MME through the LTE access point in response to selecting and indicating the MME in the LTE attachment request.

Abstract: A method of maintaining server performance comprises receiving, at an analysis server, server performance metrics from at least one monitored server, wherein server performance metrics comprise information about processor usage, memory usage, and network activity and comparing the received metrics with a baseline of values that was established for the server performance metrics based on a variance analysis of historical values. The method further comprises determining that the value of at least one server performance metric of the monitored server is consistently above an upper limit of a range of acceptable deviation from the baseline, analyzing historical occurrences of similar departures of server performance metrics from the range of acceptable deviation, and generating an alert indicating that a risk pattern has been identified and suggesting shutting down a locked process on the monitored server in order to return the server performance metrics to values within the range of acceptable deviation.