Abstract: Device independent access to stored caller data during an emergency communications event. A call server intercepts an emergency call and determines the capabilities of a calling device. Based on calling device capability, the call server uses one or more of the following device independent methods to ascertain a caller identity, independent of a calling device: interactive voice response redirect, HTTP authentication, SIP INFO method, biometric recognition, human interaction, and alternate number dialing. A caller identity is then used to query a subscriber database for a unique caller profile database key (CPDBK) assigned to the caller (unless a CPDBK is already determined). A call server uses a CPDBK to query a caller profile database (CPDB) for relevant caller data. Relevant caller data and the intercepted emergency communications event are then passed to an emergency call processing system, whereby relevant caller data may be used to more effectively address an emergency situation.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for sending short message in multi-mode terminal and multi-mode terminal. The method includes: judging, by a multi-mode terminal, whether a type of a short message to be sent is emergency; if so, the multi-mode terminal counting the number of short messages in sending queues in each mode, and sending the short message to be sent in a mode with the least number of short messages among the modes. In the disclosure, by selecting a send mode based on the number of the short messages to be sent in each mode, the problem of delayed or failed sending of emergency short messages is solved, further the sending flow of the short messages is optimized, and the user experience is improved.

Abstract: A method of providing access for wireless terminals to a packet core network. The method comprises attaching an access point to said packet core network via a cellular radio access network, defining a subnet associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address space, and configuring said access point as a router of the subnet. Then, for each wireless terminal that requires access to said packet core network via said access point, the following operations are performed: a) authenticating and authorizing the wireless terminal to the packet core network via the access point, and b) exchanging signaling between the wireless terminal and the packet core network via the access point in order to allocate to the wireless terminal an IP address from said IP address space.

Abstract: A network server may be configured to communicate triggers across a telecommunication network by receiving a trigger communication message that includes information suitable for causing a destination machine-to-machine device to perform operations in response to receiving the trigger communication message, receiving policy or charging information from a component in the telecommunication network, determining whether the trigger communication message should be sent to the destination machine-to-machine based on the received policy or charging information, and sending the trigger communication message to the destination component only when it is determined that the trigger communication message should be sent to the destination machine-to-machine based on the received policy or charging information.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a network handover method and apparatus. In the network handover method, by a base station gateway receives a handover request message or a radio link establishment request message that is sent by a source cell RNC. The base station gateway performs an access control process or initiating an access control process to a core network.

Abstract: Systems and methods for session managed messaging are disclosed. Some implementations include receiving, from an enterprise application and at a session manager, a messaging service message including a session ID and a phone number of a mobile device configured to receive the messaging service message, determining, at the session manager and based on the session ID, whether the messaging service message is part of a new conversation or an existing conversation between the enterprise application and the mobile device, and based on a result of the determining step, assigning a particular code to the messaging service message at the session manager, where the particular code allows the mobile device to group messaging service messages associated with a particular conversation together, and forwarding, from the session manager and to a SMS gateway, the messaging service message along with the assigned particular code.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method may include grouping a plurality of wireless communication devices on a moving platform into two or more non-overlapping groups of the wireless communication devices, distributing a first list of tracking areas to the groups of the wireless communication devices, changing the first list of tracking areas to a second list of tracking areas for a first group of the wireless communication devices in response to the moving platform entering into an overlapping region between a first tracking area and a second tracking area of the first list of tracking areas, and changing the first list of tracking areas to the second list of tracking areas for a second group of the wireless communication devices in response to the moving platform entering into an overlapping region between the second tracking area and a third tracking area of the first list of tracking areas.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating detection and communication of geo-locations for devices according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes tracking, at a first smart device, one or more devices including a second smart device, and first and second smart devices including a computing device, and establishing a first connection with the second smart device, establishing further comprising exchanging first location data between the first smart device and the second smart device, establishing further including communicating a first current location associated with the first smart device to the second smart device. The method may further include identifying a second current location associated with the second smart device. The second current location may be initially recorded and iteratively rewritten at a first local memory of the first smart device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for increasing performance in a radio communication system (12). The method comprises obtaining an indication that it is desirable to avoid that a communication terminal (5) of the system (12) enters a power saving mode, the power saving mode being entered upon expiry of a timer of the communication terminal (5). The method further comprises allowing a scheme of scheduled periodic exchange of data between the communication terminal (5) and a node (8) of a network (10) of the system (12), intended to periodically reset the timer before its expiry by means of said periodic exchange of data. The method also comprises exchanging data between the communication terminal (5) and the network node (8) over a radio interface (11) in accordance with the scheme, whereby entry of the communication terminal (5) into the power saving mode is prevented.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reporting measurement results in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment receives a measurement configuration from a base station and logs a measurement result based on the measurement configuration. The user equipment determines whether a consent for reporting privacy information is revoked while logging the measurement result. If the consent is revoked, the user equipment stops logging the measurement result.

Abstract: A method and system are described for managing radio frequency layer priority settings for radio access network nodes in a mobile wireless network. A programmed server is configured with an initial configuration of the trigger definitions and corresponding radio frequency layer priority settings. Thereafter, the programmed server applies current conditions bearing upon a conditional area to a conditional area trigger definition. The programmed server then issues, based upon the application of the current conditions to the conditional area trigger definition, a message to re-designate radio frequency layer priority settings for a cell. The programmed server thereafter receives network characteristics feedback.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for a user equipment performing a handover in a wireless communication system, and more specifically, comprises the following steps: transmitting to a serving cell a measurement report message on a target cell including an indicator related to a specific service; receiving from the serving cell a handover command message including information on the specific service, which is provided by the target cell; receiving resource allocation information on the specific service from the target cell using the information on the specific service; and transmitting a handover completion message to the target cell.

Abstract: The present application relates to a wireless communications technology and discloses a method and an apparatus for positioning a mobile terminal.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for completing multi-factor authentication via mobile devices may include (1) identifying a request to communicate with a user's mobile device to complete multi-factor authentication of the user to an online service, (2) determining that authentication notifications are disabled for attempts made by the user to login to the online service, (3) preventing an authentication notification from being displayed on the user's mobile device, (4) receiving an out-of-band authentication communication from a mobile device, (5) determining that the mobile device that sent the out-of-band authentication communication is the user's mobile device and is therefore trusted to complete the multi-factor authentication of the user to the online service, and (6) enabling the user to login to the online service and automatically receive future notification. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: An un-provisioned user device may send, via a cellular network, a request associated with receiving a service provided by a service provider. The user device may receive, via the cellular network, a response indicating that the user device has limited access to the cellular network. The user device may identify, based on a user account with which the user device is to be associated, a particular existing mobile directory number (MDN), associated with the user account, that is to be moved to the user device. The user device may send, via the cellular network, a movement request to move the particular existing MDN to the user device. The movement request may be sent to cause the particular existing MDN to be associated with the user device such that the user device is provisioned to receive the service using the particular existing MDN.

Abstract: A method detects misconfiguration of a wireless network which wastes battery power in mobile devices within a location area of the network. A data collection agent installed in a wireless device records and reports idle-mode handovers. An analytics circuit reads RF measurements and locations from these reports to suggest where handover zones may be optimized or IRAT cell resection parameters are defective. A mobile device may self-tune battery consumption by determining its individual location areas of high battery consumption; desensitizing itself to cell signal strength instability; and increasing its tenacity to a most recently used cell.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to location services, and more particularly to systems and methods for effective identification of geo-location in mobile HetNet environments. In one embodiment, a device geo-location method is disclosed, comprising: receiving one or more wireless signal strengths associated with connectivity of a user device to one or more wireless access points; calculating, via a processor, one or more distances of the user device from the one or more wireless access points using the one or more wireless signal strengths; triangulating a user device location coordinate using: a pre-determined wireless access point location coordinate associated with at least one of the one or more wireless access points; and the calculated one or more distances of the user device from the one or more wireless access points; and storing the user device location coordinate.

Abstract: Device independent access to stored caller data during an emergency communications event. A call server intercepts an emergency call and determines the capabilities of a calling device. Based on calling device capability, the call server uses one or more of the following device independent methods to ascertain a caller identity, independent of a calling device: interactive voice response redirect, HTTP authentication, SIP INFO method, biometric recognition, human interaction, and alternate number dialing. A caller identity is then used to query a subscriber database for a unique caller profile database key (CPDBK) assigned to the caller (unless a CPDBK is already determined). A call server uses a CPDBK to query a caller profile database (CPDB) for relevant caller data. Relevant caller data and the intercepted emergency communications event are then passed to an emergency call processing system, whereby relevant caller data may be used to more effectively address an emergency situation.

Abstract: A computer program product includes computer readable program code embodied on a computer readable storage medium. The computer program product include computer readable program code for receiving input from a user of a first communication device identifying a second communication device and initiating a call to the second communication device, computer readable program code for receiving further input from the user of the first communication device indicating that an incoming call from the identified second communication device is an urgent call, and computer readable program code for, in response to receiving the further input from the user of the first communication device, blocking any incoming call that is not identified as an urgent call.

Abstract: Cellular data access capabilities can be shared between mobile devices. Users of the mobile devices can be presented with options for selecting a set of polices for sharing cellular data access capabilities between the mobile devices and as a function of cellular data plan capacities. The set of policies can be stored in a memory of the mobile devices. Using a first application operating on a first one of the mobile devices and based upon the stored set of polices, a request can be transmitted to request cellular data access capabilities of a second one of the mobile devices. Using a second application operating on the second mobile device and based upon the stored set of polices, the first mobile device can be provided access to cellular data access capabilities of a second mobile devices.