Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating placement of a small cell in a network are provided. A small cell may be positioned such that it is communicatively coupled to a macro cell to provide a relay backhaul to a wireless network. The small cell may be configured to provide feedback of some form when the small cell is moved from a suitable location, to facilitate desired placement and use of the small cell. The feedback may be in the form of reduced or changed operation of a speaker.

Abstract: Systems and methods for allowing separate parties to identify each other through the use of matching computer-coordinated identifiers are discussed. In some cases, the methods include using a processor of a computer system to identify a first computer device configured to provide a first perceptible identifier, using the processor to identify a second computer device that is configured to provide a second perceptible identifier, and using the processor to send the first perceptible identifier to the first computer device and the second perceptible identifier to the second computer device, wherein the first and second perceptible identifiers correspond with each other to provide a two-sided, computer-coordinated verification. In some cases, the described methods include modifying the first and second identifiers as the first and second computer devices come into proximity with each other. Other implementations are discussed.

Abstract: A method for handling a cloud hosted multimedia file on mobile devices includes receiving a message with a link to multimedia file, extracting the link and determining an address of multimedia server, contacting the multimedia server to determine a file type and determining whether the file type is supported.

Abstract: A portable electronic device configured to function as an electronic identifier in a facility, a high security zone, an amusement park, a city, and a hotel, and to display an interactive graphical map of the facility, the high security zone when authorized, the amusement park, the city, and hotel facilities when authorized is disclosed, as well as a facility mapping and visitor tracking system with security zone map views, amusement park map views, and city map views, and a set of facility mapping and visitor tracking processes are disclosed.

Abstract: A wireless multimode (MM) device permits different radio access technologies (RAT) to interoperate dynamically with different positioning protocols (PP) by providing a MM Location Protocol Manager (MLM) that is independent of underlying transport mechanisms.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a switching control method, an apparatus, and a wireless communications network. The switching control method in the present application includes: receiving a path switching request sent by a radio node (RN), and obtaining information about user equipment (UE), an identifier of a source RN, and an identifier of a destination RN according to the path switching request; determining, according to the information about the UE, the identifier of the source RN, and the identifier of the destination RN, a function node (FN) that provides a service to the destination RN, and generating a path switching rule according to the FN; sending the path switching rule to an ingress network element. The embodiments of the present application resolve a problem that when system performance is insufficient, free extension cannot be performed due to mutual restriction between multiple functions.

Abstract: A method for handling a cloud hosted multimedia file on mobile devices includes receiving a message with a link to multimedia file, extracting the link and determining an address of multimedia server, contacting the multimedia server to determine a file type and determining whether the file type is supported.

Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating placement of a small cell in a network are provided. A small cell may be positioned such that it is communicatively coupled to a macro cell to provide a relay backhaul to a wireless network. The small cell may be configured to provide feedback of some form when the small cell is moved from a desired location, to facilitate desired placement and use of the small cell. The feedback may be in the form of reduced or changed operation of an associated device, such as a fan, a speaker, and/or a sign, or in the form of one or more communications over the network.

Abstract: A method by an access point to provide wireless terminals with access to a packet core network. The method includes attaching to the packet core network via a cellular radio access network, where the access point is configured to operate as a router of a subnet associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address space, relaying signaling between a wireless terminal and the packet core network to authenticate/authorize the wireless terminal to access the packet core network and to allocate to the wireless terminal an IP address, establishing a dedicated Packet Data Network (PDN) connection for the wireless terminal between the access point and a packet gateway of the packet core network, establishing one or more dedicated bearers associated with the dedicated PDN connection, and routing packets between the wireless terminal and the packet core network via the one or more dedicated bearers associated with the dedicated PDN connection.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for obtaining mobile device data. A first request for mobile device data is received over a communications network. The first request includes a first identifier associated with a mobile device. A first mobile network operator (MNO) system corresponding to the mobile device is identified from a plurality of MNO systems using the first identifier. A second request is transmitted to the first MNO system. The second request includes the first identifier. A response is received from the first MNO system. The response includes the mobile device data. The mobile device data and the first identifier are transmitted to a server.

Abstract: In compiling map data, a server communicates with a programmable device and determines an authorization level of the device or a user of the device by comparing an authorization request with maintained authorization data; the server receives from the device first geocoordinates, a first property location identifier, and a first location description, the first geocoordinates locating a geoposition on or near a property identified by the first property location identifier; and the server incorporates one or more of the first geocoordinates, the first property location identifier, and the first location description into a database including a plurality of geocoordinates, if the determined authorization level matches or exceeds a property authorization level, wherein the property authorization level is associated with the property and is indicative of whether one of the user or the device is authorized to submit for incorporation into the database geocoordinate information and/or location description information

Abstract: Systems and methods for passive dynamic geofencing on a mobile device are discussed. For example, a method for passive dynamic geofencing can include operations such as monitoring a first parent geofence and a first plurality of child geofences; detecting crossing a boundary of the first parent geofence into a second parent geofence; loading the second parent geofence and a second plurality of child geofences encompassed by the second parent geofence; and monitoring the second parent geofence and the second plurality of child geofences.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing system capable of, while avoiding running out of storage capacity, increasing the possibility that a program executed in the information processing system can use data according to a calculated position, even when the information processing system cannot receive data from a device. An item communication section (72) receives, from a server that stores data used in the program in association with a position, data associated with a position in a first-size area containing a position calculated by a positioning section (60). An item notification section (74) notifies to outside when a position associated with data received by the item communication section (72) is present in a second-size area, which contains a position calculated by the positioning section (60) and is smaller than the first-size area. An application executing section (66) executes a program using data received by the item communication section (72).

Abstract: A portable electronic device configured to function as an electronic identifier in a facility and to display an interactive graphical facility map of the facility, a facility mapping and visitor tracking system, and a set of facility mapping and visitor tracking processes are disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for manipulating an Uplink (UL) service area of an access node in a wireless network. The method comprises determining whether a condition for updating a cell list for UL reception of a terminal device in proximity of the access node is met by considering a first set of Cell Individual Offsets (CIOs) for a set of cells. The first set of CIOs for the set of cells are respectively different from a second set of CIOs for the set of cells which are considered in determining whether a condition for changing a serving access node for Downlink (DL) transmission of the terminal device is met. The method further comprises updating the cell list for UL reception of the terminal device according to the determination.

Abstract: A method for devaluing a lost/stolen mobile device includes: receiving, by a server, a report that a mobile device is lost/stolen; suspending, by the server, a mobile identifier number associated with the mobile device, in response to the report; and transmitting, by the server, via a communication network, the suspended mobile identifier number for storage at another location. Suspending the mobile identifier number includes preventing the lost/stolen mobile device from accessing the communication network. The method includes storing the suspended mobile identifier number in an equipment identity registry database. The method further includes turning OFF Wi-Fi access, in the mobile device, in response to suspending the mobile identifier number by the server.

Abstract: Methods, sensor network monitors (150), and mobile terminals (120) are disclosed that map a plurality of sensors (110) to sensor identification information provided by the mobile terminals (120). A method includes receiving (500) stimulus characteristic information, which characterizes a stimulus provided to one of the sensors (110), and an associated sensor identification information from the mobile terminal (120). A response signal is received (502) from the sensor (110) responding to the stimulus. A network address of the sensor (110) is identified. The response signal is matched (504) to the stimulus characteristic information. The network address of the sensor (110) is associated (506) with the sensor identification information associated with the stimulus characteristic information matched to the response signal. The network address of the sensor (110) and the associated sensor identification information is provided (508) to a resource directory (152) for storage.

Abstract: A mobile device determines that a communications tower is unresponsive to non-emergency wireless signals, and receives user input to select a recipient for an emergency message from a group of pre-registered recipients. The mobile device presents a group of pre-configured status indicators and receives user input to select a particular status indicator. The mobile device generates a text-based emergency message based on the selected recipient, the selected status indicator, location information for the mobile device, and a time stamp. The mobile device sends, to a message server that is different than the message recipient, the text-based emergency message. To determine a status of the message originator without requiring a connection between mobile devices, the intended recipient initiates a fetch message request to retrieve the text-based emergency message from the message server.

Abstract: The present invention, pertaining to the field of wireless communications, discloses a mobile broadcast-based method and apparatus that includes: receiving a mobile broadcast signal; demodulating a location spreading signal inserted in the header of a time slot or a transmission frame of the mobile broadcast signal to acquire navigation message information, and measuring and acquiring location characteristic parameters, wherein the navigation message information includes the identifier of a mobile broadcast station, and the location characteristic parameters correspond to the identifier; and acquiring location data according to the location characteristic parameters and the navigation message information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe adjacent channel leakage reduction in wireless networks. An apparatus may include circuitry to receive, by a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication network over downlink signaling, information to indicate a frequency offset of one or more uplink carrier bands of the UE and circuitry to shift a frequency of the one or more uplink carrier bands based on the frequency offset. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.