Abstract: The invention describes a methods of enabling and performing location-based services especially geomessaging. The invention describes in detail a flexible combination of multicast Internet protocol addresses and area codes in order to generate geomessaging Internet protocol addresses. The geomessaging Internet protocol address enables to receive by means of a mobile communication device (300) according to the invention geomessages and to submit the geomessages by means of the geomessaging network entity (400) according to the invention. No signaling between the mobile communication device (300) and the network or any service provider within the network is necessary to specify the current location of the mobile communication device. Furthermore, there is no need for a geomessaging message provider to know which mobile communication device is currently located within a specific first area.

Abstract: The invention describes a method of adapting a network readiness (850) for downloading video data comprising the steps of: determining a download quality for downloading video data; determining whether the download quality is above or below a defined quality threshold value (890); adapting a network capacity and/or a video quality depending on the result of the determination of the download quality such that the download quality is above the defined quality threshold value (890). The invention further relates to a corresponding first network system, second network system and a communication system. It's a basic idea of the present invention to provide a method and corresponding devices or systems which enable a control of the network readiness (850) of a communication network with respect to the download of video data in order guaranty a defined download quality.

Abstract: There is provided a method device for facilitating remote access capability. An exemplary device comprises a connection module for connecting the device to a remote location. The exemplary device also comprises a smartcard comprising a secure identification and/or authentication component. The exemplary device additionally comprises a control module, at least part of which is comprised in the smartcard, interfacing with the connection module and with a component of the device, the control module being adapted to access the component in conjunction with a communication between the control module and the remote location via the connection module.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a verification request to an identification module contained in a communication terminal device, comprising the following steps: (i) a request that was sent by an application of the communication terminal device instructing that the verification request should be transmitted to the identification module is received in a transmission means that is arranged physically separate from the communication terminal device, (ii) the verification request is transmitted by the transmission means to the identification module of the communication terminal device, (iii) a verification response to the verification request ascertained in the identification module is received in the transmission means, and (iv) a notification about the received verification response is transmitted by the transmission means to the application of the communication terminal devices.

Abstract: In an LTE telecommunication system subscribers may be member of a group of users wherein subscriber related data are stored on different servers according to the group of users. To enable an Aggregation/Authentication Proxy to route XCAP messages to the competent server for processing the Proxy is enabled to determine the user group membership of the subscriber by querying the Home Subscriber Server.

Abstract: The techniques described herein relate ascertaining resources of a radio access network that can be switched off during low network utilization, wherein the method comprises ascertaining an overlap of at least one sector of a base station of the radio access network by at least one sector of a surrounding base station of the radio access network. At least one candidate sector is determined to be switched off as a function of the ascertained overlap, wherein the candidate sector is essentially completely covered by the at least one sector of the surrounding base stations. The techniques may include selection from among the candidate sectors a combination of sectors that are to be switched off, and switching off the candidate sectors of the selected combination.

Abstract: There is provided a method for providing access to data securely stored in memory card. An exemplary method comprises specifying first time information corresponding to a time period and storing the first time information in the memory card. The exemplary method also comprises inserting the memory card into a terminal. The exemplary method additionally comprises determining in a control unit included in the memory card, whether the time period has lapsed. The exemplary method also comprises allowing the terminal to access the data until it is determined that the time period has lapsed.

Abstract: The invention describes a method of controlling data exchange between a mobile communication network and a data provider comprising the steps of: receiving first identification information based on identified characteristics of data in a network entity, analyzing the first identification information in the network entity, and adapting data exchange between the mobile communication network and data provider by means of the network entity depending on a result of the analysis of the first identification information. The invention further describes a network entity enabling the control of data exchange and first and second network systems comprising such a network entity. The invention further describes a communication system comprising the first or second network system. The invention finally describes to a corresponding computer program product. The invention may especially useful this respect to control of exchange of encrypted data.

Abstract: The invention describes a method of adapting a network readiness (850) for downloading video data comprising the steps of: determining a download quality for downloading video data; determining whether the download quality is above or below a defined quality threshold value (890); adapting a network capacity and/or a video quality depending on the result of the determination of the download quality such that the download quality is above the defined quality threshold value (890). The invention further relates to a corresponding first network system, second network system and a communication system. It's a basic idea of the present invention to provide a method and corresponding devices or systems which enable a control of the network readiness (850) of a communication network with respect to the download of video data in order guaranty a defined download quality.

Abstract: A device and method is provided of administrating an application within a bearer of a mobile communication network. An example method comprises activating by means of a mobile device an application requiring access to the mobile communication network, identifying the application by means of an application identification unit, allocating an application index to the application by means of the application identification unit based on the identification of the application, and coupling the application index to an access request related to the application by means of the application identification unit, such that managing network resources based on the coupled application index is enabled. Devices, methods, network components and communication systems are provided to couple an application index in a flexible way to an application running on a mobile device in order to enable management of access requests requiring the same quality of service (QoS).

Abstract: A method for configuring terminal devices is provided. The method includes sending a first message containing parameter values to a first terminal. The first terminal includes a data structure containing designations for each parameter value. The method includes storing, in response to receiving the first message, the parameter values in associated elements of the data structure. The method includes reading the data structure. The method includes determining the associated elements by determining the associated designations of the associated elements; or, comparing the data structure and an initial data structure before sending the first message. The first terminal contains the initial data structure. The method includes generating a second message including instructions for storing a parameter value in a second terminal. The instructions are generated as a result of evaluating the data structure. The instructions include the determined associated designations.

Abstract: There is provided a communication device and method for contactless short range communication between a device and a terminal. An exemplary communication device comprises a communication component for contactless short range communication with a terminal. The exemplary device also comprises a slave element adapted to execute at least one application for executing transactions between the communication component and the terminal, wherein the slave element is coupled to the communication component via a first interface and wherein the slave element can be coupled to a secure master element via a second interface, the master element being adapted to control the slave element before a transaction is executed using the application.

Abstract: The invention is related to a verification method for the verification of a Connection Request (CR) from a Roaming Mobile Entity (10) requesting connection to a Mobile Network (100). Further, the invention is related to a computer program product being stored on a computer readable medium and to a Mobile Communication Network (100) for communication comprising at least one International Provider Entity (IPE) and multiple local Mobile Management Entities (MME).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for provisioning of a SIM card by a backend platform of a mobile network, wherein the SIM card comprises an application for activating mobile network service functionalities of a mobile terminal using the SIM card, the application is started automatically when the mobile terminal is switched on and starts a timer of at least up to 10 seconds when the presently used combination of the SIM card and the mobile terminal was not used before, during the timer a browser application on the SIM card is started, which displays data stored in a memory of the SIM card on a display of the mobile terminal and initiates a data connection to the backend platform by using an URL stored in a memory of the SIM card, after the timer has expired the browser application displays data of the URL received from the backend platform as a menu on the display of the mobile terminal, whereby the menu comprises information selectable by a user of the mobile terminal for creating a request for acti

Abstract: A radio communication method and a corresponding system are described. Time frequency resources are divided into a grid of resources. For communicating with a plurality of non-synchronized terminals the timing offset of each terminal is measured and a joint message is asynchronously transmitted to a subset of terminals, wherein the subset comprises at least two terminals.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of providing at least one shortcut for accessing a function of a first communication device. The method comprises providing at least one predefined keyword, analyzing a data structure of the first communication device based on the predefined keyword, identifying a data path to a function of the first communication device based on the analysis of the data structure of the first communication device, and automatically proposing a shortcut to be presented to a user of the first communication device. The shortcut points to the function of the first communication device, with function being related to the predefined keyword. The method and corresponding hardware components can be provided as part of a communication device and network components enabling the creation of shortcut on user interfaces of communication device without any knowledge of the data structure of the respective communication device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for unlocking a screen of a portable device, comprising the steps: detecting movement of the portable device using at least one sensor unit of the portable device; determining a position of the portable device based on data provided by the sensor unit; comparing the determined position with at least one predetermined position to determine whether the determined position relatively matches the predetermined position; and executing an unlock of the screen of said portable device if the determined position relatively matches the predetermined position. Further the present invention relates to a portable device, preferably for the use in a communication network, in particular a mobile network according to a GSM, GPRS and/or UMTS radio network standard, characterized in that said portable device is designed and/or adapted to at least partially carry out a method according to present invention.

Abstract: The invention is related to security method for the verification of an Information Retrieval Request (10) which requests a transmission of data (20) from a Location Register Server (LR) to a Sending Entity (30) in a Mobile Communication Network (100), comprising the following steps: receive an Information Retrieval Request (10) from the Sending Entity (20); extract at least one Specification Code (12) for specifying the Sending Entity (20) and/or a Mobile Subscriber (MS) out of the Information Retrieval Request (10); compare the extracted at least one Specification Code (12) to a Verification List (14); based on the result of the comparison with the Verification List (14), allow or prohibit the transmission of data (20) requested in the Information Retrieval Request (10).

Abstract: A method and corresponding devices for processing and transmitting information are described. A sequence of binary signals is mapped to symbols that forms a two-dimensional matrix of symbols in one of the frequency-time or time-time or time-frequency or frequency-frequency domain and which may be filtered in that domain. Selecting the diagonal elements of said matrix forms a transmit vector.

Abstract: A method is provided for the operation of a system for the administration of calls to a call center. A first call initiated by a caller using a call number allocated to the call center is automatically received and held in a waiting queue. A waiting position with respect to the first call is determined and the first call is ranged in the waiting queue corresponding to the determined waiting position. The calls held in the waiting queue are forwarded one after the other to an available call center agent. The first call is terminated within a time interval if the call has not been forwarded, and a second call to the caller is initiated by using a recorded call number. If the second call is answered, the second call will be ranged in the waiting queue, wherein the waiting position is determined in consideration of the first call.