Abstract: A drive safety application (app) that is controls other mobile app(s) and/or functionality of a communication device is centrally regulated via a network device. A manual override instruction can be provided to the network device by an authorized subscriber (e.g., via an online portal) and accordingly, the network device can instruct the communication device to disable the drive safety app. Profiling data is collected from various sources, such as, but not limited to, device sensors, location calculators, a vehicle's onboard diagnostic system (e.g., OBD2) sensors (e.g., via wireless link), scanned access points, etc. The profiling data can be utilized to calibrate device sensors of the communication device and to determine a location and/or context of the user. Further, a set of the mobile apps can be disabled/enabled based on an analysis of the location and/or context.

Abstract: A method, system, and device for naming a location at which a user is present with a mobile communication device, including retrieving general information relating to the location, the general information managed by or for an entity other than the user; comparing the retrieved general information relating the location to user-specific information managed by or for the user; identifying at least one atemporal correlation between the retrieved general information and the user-specific information; generating a plurality of names for the location based on the atemporal correlation between the retrieved general information and the user-specific information providing the plurality of names for the location for selection; and storing the name selected for the location from the plurality of names.

Abstract: The techniques described herein enable a commercial cellular service provider to use a repurposed portion of spectrum to provide cellular service to a customer base while ensuring that the use of the repurposed portion of spectrum does not interfere with a previous use of the repurposed portion of spectrum by an incumbent entity. The techniques determine, and manage the use of, forbidden cells and clean cells. A “forbidden” cell is a cell in which a previous use of spectrum by an incumbent entity is protected. A “clean” cell is a cell that can be freely used by the commercial cellular service provider without a possibility of interference with a protected use of the spectrum by the incumbent entity.

Abstract: A method of reducing inter cell interference in a wireless communication network, a network control node, network access node, user equipment and computer program product operable to implement that method. The method is for use in a network comprising a plurality of network access nodes, each supporting a region of radio overage, and the method comprises: discovering, for a first network access node, at least one adjacent network access node; allocating at least one predetermined shared radio channel for radio communication commenced within an overlapping radio coverage region between said first network access node and said adjacent network access node; and communicating an indication of said at least one predetermined shared radio channel to said first network access node and said adjacent network access node.

Abstract: Method and system to include a TETRA member (subscriber) in an ongoing PS-LTE group call using SS-LE, by mapping a plurality of specific SS-LE messages is disclosed. The embodiments herein enable TETRA SS-LE service to interwork with PS LTE GCS. The process involves the steps of queuing the TETRA call leg at the PS LTE GCS AS, informing the TETRA SwMI to activate SS-LE for a TETRA member, embedding a SS-LE PDU as a payload in the SIP messaging module, defining and interrogating a SS-LE service on a GCS AS via the authorized user on the TETRA SwMI or on the PS-LTE network. The TETRA member is connected to the ongoing group call through a gateway. The TETRA SwMI works as the TETRA core and the LTE to TETRA Gateway facilitates the process of message mapping and protocol conversion.

Abstract: A method for safely and efficiently requesting transportation services through the use of mobile communications devices capable of geographic location is described. Individual and package transportation may be provided. New customers may be efficiently serviced, and the requester and transportation provider locations may be viewed in real time on the mobile devices.

Abstract: Provided is a communication control apparatus including: an information acquisition unit that acquires channel arrangement information for a first frequency channel on which an interference signal is transmitted and a second frequency channel on which a desired signal to be interfered from the interference signal is transmitted, the first frequency channel and the second frequency channel being a combination of frequency channels that can be partially overlapped with each other; and an interference control unit that determines overlapping on a frequency axis between the first frequency channel and the second frequency channel on the basis of the channel arrangement information, and calculates a protection ratio for protecting the second frequency channel from interference according to the determined overlapping.

Abstract: A communications device for improving frequency band support includes a radio frequency signal processing device, a baseband signal processing device, a memory device and a processor. The RF signal processing device processes RF signals to generate baseband signals. The baseband signal processing device processes the baseband signals. The processor determines whether the communications device supports at least one frequency band of a first type of communication service supported by a network; and performs a scanning procedure according to a priority when the communications device does not support the at least one frequency band, wherein the scanning procedure includes scanning all frequency bands of the first type of communication service supported by the communications device.

Abstract: In a wireless communication system in which information for selecting a communication system is notified from a base station apparatus to a terminal apparatus, the base station apparatus broadcasts broadcast information containing all or part of the information as information for each group, and the terminal apparatus includes an RRC control unit that analyzes a message of an RRC layer and an interface selecting unit that selects a communication system for transmitting and receiving user data.

Abstract: Computer systems, according to various embodiments, are adapted to assist emergency services providers in determining the location of an individual who is in need of help. In various embodiments, the system may be adapted to determine a current dispatchable location for the individual who is in need of help, use the determined dispatchable location to determine which particular public-safety answering point will be handling an emergency electronic communication (e.g., text message or other, non-text digital or analog electronic communication) regarding the individual, update a data structure associated with the particular public-safety answering point to indicate the individual's current location, and then initiate and/or mediate an electronic communication between the individual and the emergency services provider. In various embodiments, updating the database may provide more accurate information regarding the individual's location than would otherwise be available for the individual.

Abstract: A management system for a plant facility is disclosed. The system includes a server, a mobile terminal, and beacon transmitters. The beacon transmitter is attached to or embedded into a field device in the plant facility and broadcasts a beacon signal including an identifier of the field device. The server includes a display, a storage that stores process data corresponding to the identifiers, and a controller that receives wireless signals including the identifiers from the mobile terminal and identifies the process data corresponding to the identifiers received with the wireless signals. The mobile terminal includes a display, a beacon receiver that receives the beacon signals, and a controller that transmits the wireless signals to the server with the identifiers received with the beacon signals. At least one of the displays of the server and the mobile terminal displays the process data identified by the controller of the server.

Abstract: The timing used by communication equipment in a licensed frequency band by is used by the communication equipment for communication in an unlicensed frequency band. Time divisions, such as frames, subframes, timeslots, and symbol times, defined for use in the licensed frequency band are used by the communication equipment to communicate in the unlicensed frequency band. Before a transmitting device transmits within the unlicensed frequency band, the unlicensed frequency band is monitored for radio frequency energy to determine if the spectrum is currently being used. If no energy is detected, or the level is below a threshold, it is determined that the unlicensed band can be used by the transmitter.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of managing geo-fences by an electronic device and an electronic device therefor. An operation of the electronic device may include: identifying a deletion of at least some geo-fences among a plurality of geo-fences stored in the electronic device or an addition of other geo-fences; identifying a number of remaining geo-fences among the plurality of geo-fences according to the deletion or the addition; and when the number of remaining geo-fences is larger than a number of geo-fences which can be allowed by hardware resources, grouping the remaining geo-fences as one or more geo-fence groups.

Abstract: A method of selecting an external electronic device connected with an electronic device is provided. The method determining, among the plurality of external electronic devices, at least one external electronic device connected with the electronic device, transmitting signals to the at least one external electronic device, receiving data corresponding to the signals from the at least one external electronic device, selecting one of the at least one external electronic device based on the received data and transmitting an operation execution signal for the data to the selected external electronic device. A method of selecting an external electronic device connected with electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving a signal from the electronic device, transmitting data corresponding to the signal to the electronic device, receiving an operation execution signal for the data from the electronic device and performing at least one of various operations according to the operation execution signal.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for updating device behavior based on user behavior. For example, a user device may receive activity information of a user. Based on the activity information, the device may identify a first activity level of the user. The device may receive an indication that a second device is receiving an incoming call. After receiving the indication of the incoming call, the user device may identify a second activity level of the user. The user device may infer the intent of the user with respect to interacting with the second device based on the relative activity levels and may provide instructions to the second device for changing a setting of the second device based on the inferred intent of the user.

Abstract: Examples describe methods, computing devices, and systems for using location provider (LP) processes to accurately identify a proximate location of a computing device, while reducing the power consumption of the computing device. An example method may include executing, on a computing device, both a first LP process and a second LP process simultaneously for at least part of a time period to determine outputs indicative of locations of the computing device for the time period. Further, the method may include determining a motion model of the computing device that indicates expected locations of the computing device. Yet further, the method may include making a comparison of the outputs to the motion model for the time period. In addition, the method may include disabling one of the LP processes based on the comparison.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide techniques which enable a mobile computing device to seamlessly configure an auxiliary device without a user having to provide input to an application or other component(s) executing on the mobile computing device to select the auxiliary device for configuration. The mobile computing device may determine, in the absence of such input, whether the auxiliary device is in sufficiently close physical proximity to the mobile computing device for the mobile computing device to configure the auxiliary device. If so, configuration of the auxiliary device may proceed automatically, or may be performed semi-automatically or manually by the user of the mobile computing device.

Abstract: A small cell may include a base station that may be co-located with an edge computing device. The edge computing device may be integrated within a small cell base station or be a physically separate module communicatively coupled to and in close proximity with the small cell base station that provides edge computing resources at the small cell. The edge computing device may communicate with input/output devices that are in hyper proximity to the small cell base station. The input/output devices may be capable of sensing aspects of the environment (e.g., via microphones, light sensors, cameras, thermometers, etc.) and providing a stimulus to an individual within hyper proximity to the input-output devices. The stimulus may be in response to or based on the environmental information gathered by the input-output devices.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein relates to methods, systems, and computer readable media for assessing attack vulnerability of radio access network equipment. One method for assessing the attack vulnerability of a radio access network device includes emulating at least one good UE. The method further includes emulating at least one bad UE. The method further includes transmitting traffic from the emulated good and bad UEs to a non-simulated radio access network device under test. The method further includes monitoring a response of the radio access network device under test to the emulated good UEs. The method further includes generating output indicative of attack vulnerability of the device under test.

Abstract: A method of verifying IMEIs and chipset S/Ns of devices within a wireless communication network. The method comprises receiving a request from a device to access the wireless communication network and receiving an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) and serial number (S/N) from the device, wherein the IMEI and S/N are included on a chipset of the device, and wherein the S/N is the S/N for the chipset. The method further comprises comparing the IMEI and S/N with a database to confirm the authenticity of the IMEI and S/N. Based upon the authenticity of the IMEI and S/N, the request is either granted or not granted for the device to access the wireless communication network.