Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for implementing a spam telephone call reducer are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving first telephone call data that reflects telephone calls received by a first user and second telephone call data that reflects telephone calls received by a second user. The actions further include comparing the first telephone call data and the second telephone call data. The actions further include determining that the first user received more spam telephone calls than the second user. The actions further include determining a first characteristic of the first user and a second characteristic of the second user. The actions further include determining an action that increases a similarity of the first characteristic to the second characteristic. The actions further include performing the action on the first characteristic.

Abstract: The current disclosure relates to a system and method for optimizing network access for a roaming device. In particular, the method includes receiving a request for network access from a client device. The method then determines if the device is roaming. If the device is roaming, the method then includes selecting one or more gateways for the roaming device and transmitting the selected gateways to the roaming device. Such gateways may be selected based upon device location within the roaming network to reduce latency or improve other performance metrics.

Abstract: A touchless multi-staged retail process automation systems and methods (retail process automation system) to automate key store functionalities within retail stores is disclosed. The retail process automation system receives a set of commands (e.g., a voice command) to automatically perform retail store operations such as opening a store, closing a close, automatically opening tills, etc. with the single command. As a result, the retail process automation system replaces the multiple-touches required by conventional systems with a touchless solution, thereby providing increased time and resource efficiency of managing store operations. For example, the retail process automation system intercepts a voice command to identify the associated retail store information and source of the command. The retail process automation system then generates a set of operations associated with the received voice command to alter a state of the retail store.

Abstract: A user equipment described herein receives content delivered by a telecommunication network at a first rate. The first rate is a highest rate possible for the telecommunication network. The user equipment then renders the content at a second rate that is lower than the first rate.

Abstract: When operational, a first node of an IMS network handles a registration of a UE on the IMS network, and receives a first request to reregister the UE with the IMS network. The first node creates a registration confirmation, and sends the registration confirmation to the UE. The second node of the IMS network receives a second request to reregister the UE with the IMS network and an indication that the first node has failed. The second node reduces IMS network congestion by avoiding reporting to the UE that the first node has failed, and by sending a message confirming reregistration. Upon receiving the message, the UE considers the registration valid for a predetermined period. Upon expiration of the predetermined period the UE sends a request to reregister. The message prevents the UE from congesting the IMS network.

Abstract: A system uses pulsed lasers to enhance a signal propagation path in a telecommunications network. The system can estimate a signal propagation path, which varies based on a current location of a mobile device relative to a base station. The system can detect a propagation loss due to a condition of a propagation medium including the signal propagation path and determine whether the mobile device is in Line-of-Sight (LOS) of a laser emitter. In response to detection of the propagation loss, the laser emitter can emit a pulsed laser that can enhance signal propagation by mitigating the propagation loss on the signal propagation path. The pulsed laser has a propagation path overlapping the signal propagation path when the mobile device is in LOS of the laser emitter, which is mounted on the base station.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can attempt to register with an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) that includes Call Session Control Functions (CSCFs), such as a Proxy CSCF (P-CSCF), an Interrogating CSCF (I-CSCF), and a Serving CSCF (S-CSCF). In situations in which IMS registration procedures may otherwise fail for the UE, due to an unreachable I-CSCF and/or S-CSCF, a P-CSCF can pseudo-register the UE with the IMS by informing the UE that the UE is registered with the IMS. If the UE attempts to initiate a service via the IMS while being pseudo-registered with the IMS, the P-CSCF can instruct other IMS elements to accept the UE and provide the service to the UE even though the UE is not fully registered with the IMS.

Abstract: A solution for initiating a network session (e.g., a voice call) for a user equipment (UE) on a network includes: receiving a session initiation message at a first network node; appending, to the session initiation message, an identification of a policy node; passing the appended session initiation message to a session management node; selecting, by the session management node, the identified policy node; and based at least upon selecting the identified policy node, initiating the network session for the UE. This improves call setup reliability by reducing the risk that an error in the subscriber information at the session management node (e.g., proxy-call session control function (P-CSCF)) indicates the incorrect policy node (e.g., policy and charging rule function (PCRF) or policy charging function (PCF)). In some examples, the session initiation message may comprise a session initiation protocol (SIP) message.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a market segment analysis (MSA) system that facilitates a cluster analysis of market segment data and performance metrics to identify data patterns between individual market segments within a designated market region. Particularly, the MSA system may quantify current performance of existing vendor product or service offerings within a market segment relative to historical performance of the vendor product or service offering within the market segment. Further, the MSA system may quantify current performance of a vendor product or service offering relative to current peer performance of the same or substantially similar vendor product or service offerings within additional market segments. The MSA system may recommend one or more additional market segments for an offering of the vendor product or service. Alternatively, or additionally, the MSA system may recommend one or more vendor product or service offering(s) for a target market segment of a designated market region.

Abstract: A system includes an orchestration engine and a smart container. The system can dynamically update a transport process for transporting the smart container to a destination based on status data to use a combination of multiple carriers. The smart container can report status notifications while the transport process is ongoing. Examples of carriers include national/global carriers, regional/local carriers, gig workers, corporate/contracted carriers, or short-range delivery services such as unmanned autonomous robots, land vehicles, or aerial vehicles (e.g., drones). As such, the system can take advantage of a diverse ecosystem of carriers and adapt the transport process in real-time to optimize for a target parameter such as a time remaining to the destination, a distance remaining to the destination, or a cost to complete the transport process.

Abstract: A system including a processor configured together and analyzing network activity data associated with a plurality of network service providers, gather geographic reference data that includes information about locale(s) of interest, create bins and use spatial matching to associate network performance parameters with hex bins associated with the locale(s) of interest. Generate, based at least in part on the geographic network data, a geospatial map overlay for incorporation in an interactive graphical user interface (GUI), the geospatial map overlay comprising a visual indication of one or more areas of interest and associated aggregated network performance data, and identify and deploy one or more measures to improve network performance and thus customer experiences for at least one or more of the identified locale associated with a bin.

Abstract: Methods for resource and slice allocation for multi-mode operation in Open RAN architectures are described. A programmable radio exposure function switches between real-time and near-real-time modes of operation for a radio access network (RAN) intelligent controller of a telecommunications system. An application programming interface is exposed by the radio exposure function and performs radio resource management for the telecommunications system. The application programming interface communicates with services and/or applications to control RAN functions, and allocates RAN resources of the telecommunications system to a user equipment for the services and/or applications. A machine learning module is embedded within the radio exposure function and trained to identify network slices of the telecommunications system for the services and/or applications.

Abstract: Disclosed here is a system and method to determine which wireless telecommunication network functionalities are impaired when using end-to-end encryption and to ameliorate the impairment of the functionality. The system receives a request from a sender device to communicate with a receiver device, where the request indicates whether the sender device is capable of an end-to-end encryption. The system determines whether the receiver device is capable of the end-to-end encryption, and whether the receiver device is associated with a functionality provided by a wireless telecommunication network that is impaired when the end-to-end encryption is used. Upon determining that the receiver device is not capable of the end-to-end encryption or that the receiver device is associated with the functionality that is impaired, the system performs an action to ameliorate the impairment to the functionality.

Abstract: A system and method for autonomously testing display performance in which a scanning mechanism with a two-directional mobile gantry plate, a probe, and a controller automatically operate a test device to illuminate discrete areas of the display screen based on the detected screen size, correlate the tracking position of a measurement location on the display screen for each reading of an illuminated area in a dictionary, and perform one or more of a flicker test, a luminosity test, and a color state test at the determined locations.

Abstract: Techniques for dynamically switching between uplink waveforms are discussed herein. For example, data received at a base station may provide the base station with information associated with a user equipment (UE). The base station may select a waveform for the UE to utilize during uplink transmissions in order to maximize performance of the UE. In some examples, the base station may select a DFT-s-OFDM or a CP-OFDM for the UE to utilize during the uplink transmission. The base station may determine which waveform to utilize based on data received from the UE, such as location data, signal data, and/or UE state data.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques described herein relate to efficient Evolved Packet System (EPS) fallback. A method may include receiving a rejection message that indicates a rejection to set up a call through a 5th Generation (5G) network by a 5G Radio Access Network (RAN). In response to receiving the rejection message, the method may include transmitting a request to establish a dedicated bearer through a 4th Generation (4G) network. A confirmation that the second dedicated bearer has been established through the 4G network may be received within a predetermined time after transmitting the request.

Abstract: The techniques include receiving a handover request from a user device connected to a first access network and identifying a Non-3GPP Interworking Function (N3IWF) serving the user device. The user device provides to the N3IWF, measurement report indicating network conditions. The techniques further include receiving the measurement report from the N3IWF and determining whether a measurement in the measurement report is above a predetermined threshold. If the measurement is above the predetermined threshold, the handover request is accepted to enable the user device to connect to a second access network.

Abstract: A universal subscription platform may determine whether information for one or more third-party services or one or more third-party media content files are to be presented via the common ordering interface portal based at least on a network subscription plan of a user with a wireless carrier network. In response to the network subscription plan being a first subscription plan, the universal subscription platform may provide the information on the one or more third-party services for presentation via the common ordering interface portal. In response to the network subscription plan being a second subscription plan, the universal subscription platform may provide the information on the one or more third-party media content files for presentation via the common ordering interface portal.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that enable a vehicle remote start controller to initiate a remote start of an idle vehicle. The remote start controller may retrieve sensor data associated with a vehicle and analyze the sensor data to determine the current state of the vehicle. In doing so, the remote start controller may determine whether to initiate a remote start of the vehicle based at least in part on the current state. In response to determining to initiate the remote start, the remote start controller may generate computer-executable instructions for delivery to the vehicle that initiates the remote start.

Abstract: The disclosed system and method obtain a report of an issue reported by a user of the wireless telecommunication network, and historical information associated with the user and the wireless telecommunication network. The historical information includes multiple issues reported by users similar to the user, and multiple user statuses associated with the users similar to the user. The user status among the multiple user statuses includes active and inactive, indicating whether the user is an active member of the telecommunication network or has left the network. The system provides the historical information to an AI model, and obtains from the AI model a priority associated with the issue experienced by the user. The system causes a resolution of the issue based on the priority.