Abstract: There are provided measures for a cell reconfiguration, more specifically a cell reconfiguration in a relay-enhanced network environment. Such measures exemplarily include recognizing a decision on a change of a configuration of a base station, informing a user equipment served by the base station due to a forthcoming change of at least one of a manipulated synchronization failure value or a manipulated radio link failure value before the configuration of the base station is changed, and providing the user equipment being served by the base station with a synchronization signal indicating a new configuration after the configuration of the base station is changed from an old configuration to the new configuration.

Abstract: A method of connecting a vehicle telematics unit with a public safety access point (PSAP) includes wirelessly calling a central facility using the vehicle telematics unit that generates a reason to contact the PSAP; determining a reason to contact the PSAP during the wireless call; and receiving a computer-readable command at the vehicle telematics unit from the central facility that directs the vehicle telematics unit to end the wireless call and locally place an emergency call.

Abstract: A method and system for scanning for target coverage in order of signal strength threshold. In a wireless communication system that defines a plurality of wireless coverage areas, a user equipment device (UE) may seek to select one of the coverage areas in which to operate. Each coverage area may have a respective downlink receive signal strength threshold (DSST) defining a minimum downlink receive signal strength for triggering UE selection of the coverage area. While operating in the wireless communication system, the UE may be arranged to rank-order the coverage areas in order of their respective DSSTs so as to define a sequence of the coverage areas. The UE may be arranged to then scan the coverage areas in order of the defined sequence, in search of a coverage area to select to operate in.

Abstract: A server that may receive information from a computer, store the information in a database at the server, determine a reader device that is configured to receive and/or process credential information and/or a unique identifier and to receive the information based on an analysis of a reader device identifier, and transmit the information to a mobile device having a particular user where the information does not pertain to the particular user of the mobile device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for signaling support for devices with multiple and/or flexible form factors are provided. One method includes determining, by a device having multiple forms and associated with a network, a current form or a change in the form of the device, determining new parameters according to the determined current form of the device, and reporting the new parameters to the network.

Abstract: A real-time sharing component operating on a computing device such as a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer (PC) is configured to enable a local sharing party to share content with a remote party during a phone call. The real-time sharing component exposes tools, controls, and functions that enable the shared content to be a curated experience in which content available to the sharing party can be selected and shared with the remote party with voice narration while controlling the pacing of the sharing, maintaining privacy so that only intentionally shared content can be seen by the remote party but not other content, and controlling how and when shared content can be saved by the remote party, and enabling the shared content to be zoomed and panned and be highlighted with graphics and/or annotated with text.

Abstract: A selection server device may receive a first registration request and determine that a user device is associated with a non-local call service control function (CSCF) server device and that the user device is located outside of a service area associated with the non-local CSCF server; output a non-preferred server indication to the non-local CSCF server device to cause the non-local CSCF server device to be disassociated with the user device; receive a second registration request from the user device; determine that the user device is not associated with any CSCF server; and output the second registration request to a local CSCF server device, associated with a service area in which the user device is located, to cause the local CSCF server device to register the user device with the local CSCF server device.

Abstract: A mobile phone number that is been provided by a customer during enrollment is verified for use. SS7 protocol data associated with the mobile phone number is collected and evaluated, and if the condition of the subscriber account associated with phone number has changed or is inconsistent with the circumstances surrounding the enrollment of the phone number, the phone number is designated as one that is not to be called.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus that facilitate handover related measurements and decision making in a communications system including user equipment (UE) devices, a macro base station and femto base stations (femtocells) are described. In some embodiments a UE device transmits pilots along with identification information using UE device selected transmission resources from a set of recurring UE pilot transmission resources dedicated by a macro base station for UE pilot signal and related device information transmission purposes. Femto base stations measure the UE transmitted pilot signals and report the signal strength measurement results and corresponding device identifiers to a handoff decision control entity, e.g., an eNodeB or control node, which makes handover decisions. By relying on UE transmitted pilots measured by multiple base stations, e.g., femto base stations, the need for femto cells to transmit pilots can be reduced while well informed UE handoff decisions still being possible.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system directed to an online and distributed optimization framework for wireless analytics. A radio network controller determines a ranking for each of a plurality of received objects using a plurality of similarity graphs. The radio network controller extracts a common structure by collaborative filtering data associated with a plurality of user devices and the plurality of received objects. The common structure is analyzed to infer usage patterns within a time slot. The radio network controller stores a subset of the ranked objects of the plurality of received objects in response to the analysis.

Abstract: Various embodiments determine a position of a wireless device and enable the wireless device to retrieve the determined location. In one embodiment, a system comprises of at least one wireless transmitting device, a plurality of wireless receivers, and at least one server. Each of the plurality of wireless devices receive signals from the wireless transmitting device with unknown position and send time stamped information to the server. Each of the plurality of wireless device also sends unique identifying information about the wireless transmitting device. The server calculates a position of the wireless transmitting device by considering the inputs received from the plurality of wireless receivers. The wireless device obtains its position from the server. The process can be executed on demand or at regular frequent intervals.

Abstract: A wireless device (e.g., Machine Type Communications (MTC) device), a wireless access node (e.g., Base Station Subsystem (BSS)), and various methods are described herein for utilizing an access request message (e.g., an 11-bit Enhanced General Packet Radio Service (EGPRS) packet channel request message that comprises a three bit Short Access Request code point “100” and eight bits thereafter, where at least a portion of the eight bits is used to indicate at least one capability of the wireless device) within a wireless communication network.

Abstract: A device in a wireless communication system that includes circuitry that acquires location information of user equipment, calculates, according to at least the location information, stay time required for the user equipment to pass through the small cell, the stay time being a limited time, evaluates a mobility state of the user equipment according to the location information of the user equipment at different time by comparing the calculated stay time with a predetermined stay time threshold value, determines an operation from among a plurality of operations related to small cell detection according to changes in the mobility state and the location information of the user equipment, and execute the determined operation related to small cell detection.

Abstract: Example methods and systems for adjusting the beam width of radio frequency (RF) signals for purposes of balloon-to-ground communication are described.

Abstract: A range between a first wireless device and a second wireless device is estimated using a first mechanism based on messages transmitted over a first communication channel. The first communication channel is associated with a first radio access technology capability of the wireless devices. One or more metrics indicative of an accuracy of the range estimates provided by the first mechanism are obtained. A second mechanism to estimate a range between the first wireless device and the second wireless device may be implemented in favor of the first mechanism when the metric fails to satisfy a criterion. The second mechanism is based on unicast messages transmitted over a second communication channel. The second communication channel is associated with a second radio access technology capability of the wireless devices and may be the same as, or different from, the first communication channel.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for paging a terminated call in a new Mobility Management Entity (MME) of a mobile communication system are provided. The method includes receiving a Tracking Area Update (TAU) REQUEST message from a target terminal which will receive a voice call when the target terminal moves from a currently accessed cell to a cell included in another Tracking Area Identity (TAI) list and the target terminal accesses a packet network, sending an inquiry to an old MME which manages a TAI about whether a terminated call paging for the target terminal is being performed, generating a TAU ACCEPT message including a voice call paging indicator when an answer corresponds to performance of the terminated call paging for the target terminal, and transmitting the TAU ACCEPT message to the target terminal.

Abstract: A timer unit to counts a current date and time, a current position acquisition unit to acquire a current position, a determination unit to determine a time zone in which the acquired current position is included, and a local time acquisition unit to calculate local time corresponding to a time difference of the time zone determined by the determination unit are included. When a boundary line of the time zone is along a coastline, the determination unit changes the boundary line from the coastline to a side of a sea in a predetermined distance range and determines a time zone.

Abstract: The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for executing a handover operation associated with relay termination. Specifically, the handover operation entails directly connecting a mobile terminal to a base station, which is currently connected to the base station via a relay terminal, and, subsequent to establishing the direct connection, terminating the connection between the mobile terminal and the relay terminal.

Abstract: A location based mobile device security enforcement system includes: (a) a mobile device management (MDM) server, (b) a security control module, (c) an entry point security system, and (d) a mobile device security application, when installed and executed on a mobile device, configured to register the mobile device and its user to create a mobile device user profile for the mobile device user, when the mobile device and its user enter a secure area, authenticate the mobile device user, maintain constant contact with security control module, and make security adjustments to the mobile device if contact between mobile device and security control module is lost, mobile device security application becomes non-operational, current time is beyond the mobile device user authorized access time period, and current mobile device location is outside of mobile device user authorized access area or crosses borders between one area security level to another area security level.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods (i.e., utilities) that allow for synthesizing antenna patterns for wireless access points that provide coverage in a wireless network. The utilities utilize various mathematical models to identify antenna settings that enhance coverage of a coverage area.