Abstract: A method for adapting the security settings of a communication station (12) depending on a security relevant event is disclosed, wherein the communication station (12) comprises a mobile terminal (16) with an identification module (18). In a first step, the security relevant event occurring in said communication station and/or said mobile terminal (16) is identified in an event handler (26, 261, 262, 27) and stored in an event registry (28). In a second step, a security registry (30) in the identification module (18) is updated according to the identified event. In a third step, the security level of the communication station (12) and/or the mobile terminal (16) is adapted according to the security registry (30) of the identification module (18). The invention also relates to a communication station (12) and to an identification module (18).

Abstract: Single sign-on process allowing a mobile user with a mobile phone or with a laptop to remote-access a remote server, comprising the steps of: (1) sending a first authenticator over a first communication layer to a first intermediate equipment between said mobile equipment and said remote server, (2) verifying in said first intermediate equipment said first authenticator sent by said mobile equipment, (3) if said first authenticator is accepted by said first intermediate equipment, completing the communication layer between said mobile equipment and said intermediate equipment, (4) repeating steps (1) to (3) with a plurality of successive intermediate equipment and over a plurality of successive communication layers, until a communication has been completed at the last requested communication layer between said mobile equipment and said remote server, wherein at least a plurality of said authenticators are furnished by a smart-card in said mobile equipment.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for communication between moving objects (e.g., a train) and land-based systems (e.g., base stations of mobile wireless networks). For example, wireless communication may be established between a train and one or more base stations arranged along a track travelled by the train. In some instances, multiple-input and multiple-output arrays may be configured, comprising antennas of one or more communication relays arranged on the train, and the one or more base stations. Communications may be performed concurrently via multiple communication channels, such as channels of a MIMO arrays, using cooperative communication schemes for example. Channel state information (CSI) may be stored, remotely or locally, such as in a data storage system, and for communicating via the communication channel(s), channel state information may be determined, such as depending on information defining the current location of communication relays used in establishing the channels.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method and a system for establishing a dynamic peer-to-peer communications channel between a first terminal and a second terminal. A first terminal and a second terminal are connectable over secured communications channels to a secured network. The first terminal sends a connection request for establishing a communications channel between the terminals. The connection request is intercepted and analyzed by an analyzer module. The analyzer modules requests network parameters from the first and the second terminals. Based on the intercepted connection request, and the network parameters of the terminals, the analyzer module instructs the terminal to establish a peer-to-peer communications channel over a network distinct from the secured network. Security of the peer-to-peer communications channel may be maintained by means of a central unit of the secured network. In this regard, the central unit may send to the terminal authentication keys and/or encryption keys.

Abstract: A method for data communication is provided and may include transmitting picture objects and/or video objects from a media center for display on a communications terminal. The media center may receive, from an eye tracker at the communications terminal, direction of view information (DoV) of at least one eye of a user of the terminal with respect to the displayed objects. The DoV may be determined by detecting a position of a pupil based on light reflected off of the pupil. Subsequent picture objects and/or video objects may be transmitted for display by the communications terminal based on user interests determined from the received DoV information. The DoV information may be determined using: a beam splitter, a lens, and a position sensing diode which receives light from the lens which has been received from the beam splitter, wherein the position sensing diode outputs a signal to the eye tracker.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a method and systems operable or arranged to reduce detectability of an encryption key used in a communication network to encrypt messages transmitted between a base station and a mobile station over the air. One or more bits are determined in each case at random positions in the messages. Subsequently, random bit errors are generated in the messages in each case by inverting the bits prior to transmitting the message over the air. Introducing random bit errors into the messages corresponds to artificially lowering transmission quality, which makes it harder for an eavesdropper to detect the encryption key from well-known messages, while a legitimate receiver may correct the random bit errors by using conventional forward error correction features.

Abstract: A computer-based auction method and auction system in which vendors offer products, services and/or information as auction objects, auction object data relating to the auction objects being captured in an input module and being disseminated over telecommunications channels, and in which interested customers make auction bids for offered auction objects, bid data being prepared and being sent over a telecommunications network to an evaluation unit, where they are evaluated and the best bid for the auction object is determined, class designations based on a predefined object classification being inserted into the auction object data and the auction object data being filtered based on customer-specific object profiles, and during the preparation of the bid data in the communication terminal of the customer a bid amount entered by the interested customer is linked to at least certain data contained in the auction object data.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed with which a communication user can access a communications service by way of a communications terminal. In this regard, the communications terminal reads an electronic code stored in an RFID element by means of an RFID reader device, and the electronic code is transmitted, after verification, to a service server over a communications network. The service server replies with the electronic page address of a page corresponding to the code and that can be used to determine the electronic address, the electronic address is made available to the communications terminal and said communications service is accessed.

Abstract: Methods and devices for data transmission may comprise a computer system comprising: a reception module configured to receive and store condition data assigned to data elements of a data delivery unit; a context checking module configured to check whether a second mobile communication terminal, external to the computer system, satisfies one or more conditions defined by the condition data; and a data transmission module configured to trigger transmission of context-specific data elements from the computer system via the mobile radio network to the first mobile communication terminal. The computer system may be configured to obtain, from a networking unit of the mobile radio network, current attribute data associated with the second mobile communication terminal, and the context checking module may be configured to check, based on these current attribute data and respective condition data, whether the second mobile communication terminal satisfies the conditions.

Abstract: A removable communication card for mobile network devices, and respectively a corresponding authentication method applied therewith. The removable communication card includes an identification module for storing identification data for users, a measurement device for capturing a first biometric feature and a second biometric feature of a user, and an analysis module with a processor unit for comparison of the first and the second biometric features with the stored identification data for the user.

Abstract: Order requests for playing audio contents and/or video contents are transmitted by way of communication transmission apparatus (3) via a telecommunication network (2) to a computer-based central unit (1). The central unit (1) determines one of several geographically distributed play units (5, 6, 7) which are remote from the central unit (1) and are separate from the communication transmission apparatus (3), on account of details which are transmitted with the order requests, e.g. an identification or a location detail of a play unit (5, 6, 7), or a location detail of a mobile communication transmission unit (3), for playing the audio contents and/or video contents. The audio contents and/or video contents are transmitted from the central unit (1) as a continuous data flow to the selected play unit (5, 6, 7), and are played there via loudspeakers (51, 61, 71) or displays (52, 72).

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a method, and various systems operable or arranged to implement that method, of generating a network map illustrating availability of network access technologies in various locations of the network. The method may comprise the following steps: (a) sending, by a first network unit, the location of which is identified by a first identifier, first data to a second network unit, the location of which is identified by a second identifier, whereby the first data is sent using at least two different network access technologies and is sent to at least two different possible locations for the second network unit; (b) receiving by the first network unit from the second network unit, first measurement data relating to the sent first data; and (c) generating the network map based on the measurement data, the first identifier and the second identifier.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for enabling forwarding of communication requests directed by callers to callees. Forwarding-profile information, which may be used in forwarding of communication requests directed to a callee, may be received in a computerized central unit. The computerized central unit may then transfer forwarding information that is based on the forwarding-profile information, to a network server in a network in which the callee is a user and/or a subscriber, for enabling the network server to forward communication requests to the callee based on the forwarding information. The forwarding-profile information may comprise destination addresses for forwarding communication requests to the callee; categorizations of callers into caller groups; and/or forwarding-schemes for specifying how to forward communication requests from particular callers.

Abstract: A system and a method for determining a location area of a user using a mobile communication terminal in a geographical area covered by a mobile radio network, based on location probabilities for defined sub-areas of the geographical area. The location probabilities may be determined based on, e.g., field strengths expected in the sub-areas from antennas and based on the antenna used by the mobile communication terminal. The location probabilities may indicate, for a sub-area, the probability that the mobile communication terminal is located in the respective sub-area. At least one ellipse defining the location area may be determined, such as based on the location probabilities. The location probabilities may enable determining elliptical location areas of mobile users much smaller than the area each antenna does cover physically, but without the need for measuring at the mobile communication terminal signal properties such as signal strength or observed time differences.

Abstract: A computer system (2) for transmitting context-specific data via a mobile radio network to a mobile communication terminal (3, 3?) and configured to receive and store condition data assigned to data elements of a data delivery unit (1). The computer system (2) checks whether the mobile communication terminal (3) satisfies one or more conditions defined by the condition data. If one of the conditions is satisfied, the computer system (2) triggers the transmission of context-specific data elements via the mobile radio network to the mobile communication terminal (3, 3?). The context-specific data elements are those data elements that are assigned to condition data that define the condition satisfied by the mobile communication terminal (3).

Abstract: An insertion device for a cable in an existing pipe network includes a longitudinally stable flexible element that can be inserted into a pipe region of the pipe network, and on which a head part can be placed. The head part can be diverted to pass through regions of bends of the pipe. Placed on the flexible element is a coupling part to which coupling part the cable to be pulled can be coupled. The head part includes a base body having an elongated shape, which can be led from a stretched position into a bent position. The base body includes guide elements by which at least one pulling element is guided that is spaced apart from the bending axis of the base body. One end of the pulling element is held at one end region of the base body, whereas the other end is held at a drivable linear drive that is attached at the other end region of the base body. Disposed at the end region, remote from the flexible element, of the head part are a light source and a camera.

Abstract: In a method and a system for data transmission, authentication data and an electronic key may be generated, with the electronic key being stored as assigned to the authentication data. Data may be encrypted, such as by a central communications device, into encrypted data, using at least part of the electronic key. Based on reception of the authentication data from a communications terminal, at least a portion of the electronic key and the encrypted data may be transmitted from the central communications device to the communications terminal.

Abstract: For enabling the forwarding of communication requests directed by callers to callees who are subscribers of a carrier network (4) and users in an enterprise network (5), forwarding-profile information is received in a computerized central unit (2). The central unit (2) transfers forwarding information to a network server (41) in the carrier network (4) and/or a network server (51) in the enterprise network (5) for enabling the network servers (41, 51) to forward communication requests based on forwarding information. Thus, forwarding-profile information can be captured and maintained in one central location for generating consistent forwarding-profiles in a plurality of separate communication networks (4, 5, 8) which are operated and managed independently form each other by different entities with regards to technical platforms and organization.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for continuously recording surrounding information by a mobile device (11). The mobile device (11) of a user (1) continuously records surrounding information such as surrounding noises or surrounding image data and at least one file (7) is generated from the recording and sent to a remote server (4). Said file or a file derived therefrom (7) is automatically subdivided and/or indexed automatically depending on the contents of the file (7) and/or on metadata (M1, M2, M3) generated from external events (e1, e2, e3) in relation to the mobile device (11) and/or by the user (1). Advantageously, the user (1) searches the subdivided and/or indexed file (7) so that he can easily retrieve the recorded information.

Abstract: A computer system determines location probabilities for defined sub-areas (41, 43) of a geographical area (4), e.g. for squares arranged in a grid (40), based on field strengths expected in the small sub-areas (41, 43) from the antennas (A1, A2 A3, A4), and based on the antenna used by the mobile communication terminal. The location probabilities indicate for a sub-area (41, 43) the probability that the mobile communication terminal is located in the respective sub-area (41, 43). The computer system determines at least one ellipse defining the location area, based on the location probabilities of the sub-areas (41, 43). The location probabilities make it possible to determine elliptical location areas of mobile users much smaller than the area each antenna does cover physically, but without the need for measuring at the mobile communication terminal signal properties such as signal strength or observed time differences.