Abstract: Embodiments are provided for supporting network selection for wireless networks and network service providers/operators. The embodiments include procedures that integrate wireless network and service provider/operator selection policies and methods. In an embodiment, the UE obtains a network selection policy from a network, and hence generates a list of candidate wireless networks according to the network selection policy. The UE then selects from the list a wireless network to connect to according to a service provider selection policy. Such procedures improve Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) based wireless local area network (WLAN) selection with service provider selection capability. The procedures also collaborate ANDSF based policy and existing I-WLAN selection, and resolve conflicts between 3GPP WLAN selection and ANDSF policy for WLAN selection.

Abstract: At a mobile device, a location is predicted where the device will operate at a future time. A first data is obtained, the first data having been produced by a second device while being present at the location at a first time. Using a processor at the mobile device, the first data is analyzed to conclude that a type of network used by the mobile device is unusable at the location. A type of content that should be accessible from the mobile device at the location at the future time is identified. A content of the type of content is saved locally on the mobile device, wherein the saved content is accessible from the mobile device at the future time.

Abstract: A programmable electronic device includes a processor, a cellular transceiver module and a command interpreter module. The cellular transceiver module can be executable by the processor. The command interpreter module is in communication with the cellular transceiver module and is executable by the processor. The command interpreter module is configured to transmit and receive text messages via the cellular transceiver module. The command interpreter module is further configured to program and configure operation of the programmable electronic device from commands and content identified by the command interpreter module in the text messages. The text messages may be unstructured.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an MOCN cell communication method and an apparatus and relates to the communications field, which are used to solve a problem in the prior art that a part of UEs in an MOCN cell cannot correctly display names of their serving communication operators. The method provided by the present disclosure includes: determining the number n of communication operators of an MOCN cell and configuring n BCCHs for the MOCN cell, where the n BCCHs are in one-to-one correspondence with the communication operators and are used to broadcast in the MOCN cell PLMN information of the communication operators; and sending, to UEs in the MOCN cell, PLMN information of serving communication operators of the UEs through the n broadcast control channels. The present disclosure is applicable to the communications field and used to implement MOCN cell communication.

Abstract: Adaptive out-of-service search behavior by a wireless user equipment (UE) device. The UE may perform cellular communications according to a radio access technology (RAT). It may be determined that cellular service according to the RAT is not available. A search algorithm may be selected from at least two possible search algorithms. A search for cellular service according to the RAT may be performed according to the search algorithm. The various possible search algorithms may specify different ratios of time spent scanning for cellular service to time spent sleeping. The selected search algorithm may be chosen based on any or all of an estimated remaining battery life of the UE, a user activity level, user input, or various other considerations.

Abstract: A technique for communication with a local area network (LAN) via a wireless connection determines whether a first short-range, high-speed, wireless communication path is available and connects to the LAN using a longer range, lower speed wireless communication path if the short-range, high-speed wireless communication path is not available. The low-range, high-speed wireless communication path is a wireless communication path is a wireless LAN connection such as an IEE 802.11-compliant wireless LAN and the long-range, low-sped wireless communication mode is a cellular CDMA-type connection. Determining whether the first IEEE 802.11 mode is available can be done by detecting a beacon signal, or transmitting a probe request message and detecting a probe response message in response to the probe request, indicating the presence or availability of the short-range, high-speed wireless communication path.

Abstract: A technique for communication with a local area network (LAN) via a wireless connection determines whether a first short-range, high-speed, wireless communication path is available and connects to the LAN using a longer range, lower speed wireless communication path if the short-range, high-speed wireless communication path is not available. The low-range, high-speed wireless communication path is a wireless communication path is a wireless LAN connection such as an IEE 802.11-compliant wireless LAN and the long-range, low-sped wireless communication mode is a cellular CDMA-type connection. Determining whether the first IEEE 802.11 mode is available can be done by detecting a beacon signal, or transmitting a probe request message and detecting a probe response message in response to the probe request, indicating the presence or availability of the short-range, high-speed wireless communication path.

Abstract: A mobile phone-based system for providing on-demand security to a requester primarily via non-voice communication, the system comprising a database having requester, security escort, engagement, and review data, and request factors; a requester phone having one non-voice and voice communication channel and an interface facilitating engagements; a screening facility qualifying security escorts, requesters, and reviewing one screened person's qualifications; a security escort phone having one non-voice and voice communication channel, an interface facilitating engagements; an engagement engine having a query generator facilitating requests and generating an appropriate queries and a response generator receiving the queries and generating factor-based responses; and a meeting engine facilitating all phases of the engagement, whereby the security escorts required for a particular engagement are determined based on requester-provided data as a function of a requester requirements, security escort provider abilitie

Abstract: A user equipment capable of performing reselection in a wireless network is disclosed. The user equipment comprises: 1) a controller configured to perform reselection between cells according to a priority-based reselection (PBR) algorithm using priority information; 2) transceiver circuitry configured to operate in cells using at least one radio access technology and to receive incoming messages including the priority information; and 3) a memory configured to store the received priority information. The controller is further configured to compare the received priority information with defined limits stored in the memory and to determine if the received priority information exceeds the defined limits.

Abstract: A mobile phone provided with a push-to-talk function and methods for operating a mobile phone provided with a push-to-talk function are disclosed. An operation receiving module is configured to receive a user operation. A display control module is configured to cause a display module to display both first information relevant to a push-to-talk call and second information relevant to a function other than the push-to-talk, if the user operation for executing the function other than the push-to-talk is received during the push-to-talk call.

Abstract: Unsynchronized internal clocks of user equipments in a cellular communication system are addressed by a mechanism relying on a standalone clock function in user equipments. A network node distributes a time reference to a user equipment (UE), and the UE, using an internal clock function, time-stamps the logged measurements and/or events relative to the received time reference. When the UE has logged measurements, the UE indicates to the network node that it has an available measurement log. The network node may then request several UEs to deliver their respective measurement logs. The network node is then able to retrieve time-stamped measurement information from the measurement log of each UE relative to the sent time reference. The network node is then able to compare measurement information from each UE in a cell provided at the same time interval in all UEs.

Abstract: A charging method, an authentication method, a charging device, and an authentication device. The charging method includes: receiving a service unit request sent by an access device, calculating a granted service unit according to a current tariff, determining a reporting time point according to a tariff switch point and returning a service unit answer to the access device; and receiving a used service unit reported by the access device at the reporting time point, calculating a remaining service unit based on the granted service unit and the used service unit instructing the access device to perform a forcible offline operation. The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention may effectively reduce an occurrence probability of a user account overdraft, thereby reducing a loss caused by the user account overdraft to an operator.

Abstract: Provided is a method for supporting mobility of a user equipment in a wireless communication system. The method comprises the following steps: receiving Mobility State Estimation (MSE) control information including information for MSE from a network; executing mobility if a mobility condition is satisfied; updating a mobility counter on the basis of the MSE control information; estimating a mobility state of the user equipment on the basis of the updated mobility counter; and scaling a mobility parameter on the basis of the estimated mobility state.

Abstract: A wireless communication device performs a method for determining when to trigger a handover of a communication session from a first access network to a second access network. The method includes determining, for an active communication session, a set of outgoing traffic statistics for outgoing traffic sent by the wireless communication device using the first access network and determining, for the active communication session, a set of incoming traffic statistics for incoming traffic received by the wireless communication device using the first access network. The method further includes analyzing the incoming and outgoing traffic statistics and determining when to trigger a handover of the active communication session from the first access network to the second access network based on the analysis of the incoming and outgoing traffic statistics.

Abstract: A method for reducing power consumption by a wireless communication device is disclosed. The method can include the wireless communication device performing a first measurement of an alternative cell during a first measurement gap; sending a first measurement report generated based on the first measurement to the serving cell; storing the first measurement report; determining a mobility state of the wireless communication device; comparing the mobility state to a mobility threshold criterion; resending the first measurement report to the serving network as a report for a second measurement gap in an instance in which the mobility state satisfies the mobility criterion; and performing a second measurement of the alternative cell during the second measurement gap and sending a second measurement report generated based on the second measurement to the serving cell in an instance in which the mobility state does not satisfy the mobility threshold criterion.

Abstract: A method provides dynamically changing a mobile communication device by communicative coupling with a dynamic subscriber identity module (SIM). The method comprises identifying, via a communication transceiver, a mobile communication network that corresponds with one carrier sub-partition of a carrier partition of the mobile communication device. The method polls an identification of an active carrier applet from the dynamic SIM, one carrier applet of a plurality being the active carrier applet. Responsive to a trigger event, one carrier sub-partition changes dynamically to another carrier sub-partition, each corresponding with a different wireless communication identity. The corresponding wireless communication identity is activated based on confirming the identification of the active carrier applet is associated with the corresponding wireless communication identity.

Abstract: A data extraction method includes: obtaining a log in which control messages for a plurality of calls are mixed; and executing, by a processor, in parallel a plurality of extraction processes each extracting a control message for a different call to be extracted from the log. The plurality of extraction processes each includes: a first process that includes: determining whether a candidate message that satisfies a certain condition based on the call among the control messages is a paging message; and storing order information for specifying an order of the call among the plurality of calls, when determined that the candidate message is a paging message; and a second process that includes: determining, after the first process on the plurality of extraction processes has been completed, whether the candidate message determined to be the paging message is the control message of the call, based on the order information.

Abstract: A base station's neighbor list may become outdated as nearer base stations are deployed. Because mobile devices report non-unique identifiers of surrounding base stations, a serving base station may confuse a newer neighboring base station with an out-of-date neighboring base station having the same non-unique identifier. The base station may attempt to hand over the mobile device to the wrong base station based on its outdated neighbor list. The mobile device may notify the serving base station of the failure and the associated non-unique identifier. When again attempting to hand over a mobile device to the target base station having that non-unique identifier, the serving base station may, based on knowing the previous handover failed, request the mobile device to provide the unique identifier of the target base station. If the unique identifier does not match the information in the neighbor list, the base station can update the neighbor list.

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for classifying mobile device behaviors of a first mobile device may include the first mobile device monitoring mobile device behaviors to generate a behavior vector, and applying the behavior vector to a first classifier model to obtain a first determination of whether a mobile device behavior is benign or not benign. The first mobile device may also send the behavior vector to a second mobile device, which may receive and apply the behavior vector to a second classifier model to obtain a second determination of whether the mobile device behavior is benign or not benign. The second mobile device may send the second determination to the first mobile device, which may receive the second determination, collate the first determination and the second determination to generate collated results, and determine whether the mobile device behavior is benign or not benign based on the collated results.

Abstract: The following methods are disclosed: A method of initiating handover of a User Equipment, UE, in a cellular network comprising a plurality of enhanced Node Bs, eNBs, the method comprising: receiving at a source eNB, from the UE, a handover measurement report containing a Physical Cell Identifier, PCI, of a cell of a neighboring eNB; at the source eNB, performing a lookup of a Neighbor Relation Relation Table to identify a global cell identity and access mode associated with the PCI; and using the identified global cell identity and the access mode to determine an eNB identity for said neighboring eNB.