Abstract: A remote keyless system for a vehicle includes a plurality of slave transmitter modules arranged in a plurality of locations in the vehicle. A master transceiver module is configured to pair with a wireless device; wirelessly transmit data to and receive data from the wireless device; transmit first wired messages to the plurality of slave transmitter modules to send first wireless messages to the wireless device; receive a plurality of second wireless messages directly from the wireless device, wherein the second wireless messages comprise data including received signal strength indicators (RSSIs) corresponding to each of the plurality of slave transmitter modules, respectively; and determine a location of the wireless device relative to the vehicle based on the RSSIs in the plurality of second wireless messages.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting an indication for a device-to-device (D2D) operation in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) transmits an indication indicating that the UE is interested to perform a D2D operation. The D2D operation may include reception/transmission of a D2D discovery signal/D2D communication data.

Abstract: In one aspect there is provided a method performed by a first location management entity, LME (e.g., an MME or an SGSN), for providing location information to a location server (e.g., a GMLC). The method includes the first LME receiving from the location server a first request for location information pertaining to a terminal. The method also includes the first LME determining whether the terminal is in a connected state. The method further includes the first LME, in response to determining that the terminal is in a connected state, performing a method comprising: i) transmitting a stop paging message to a second LME; ii) obtaining the requested location information pertaining to the terminal; and iii) transmitting the obtained location information to the location server.

Abstract: An example method is provided in one example embodiment and may include determining whether at least one user equipment (UE) is present within a combined WiFi coverage area that overlaps a small cell coverage area of a multimode access point (AP), wherein the multimode AP comprises a WiFi AP portion and a small cell AP portion; and controlling a power saving mode for the small cell AP portion of the multimode AP based on whether at least one UE is determined to be present within the combined WiFi coverage area that overlaps the small cell coverage area of the multimode AP.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes a core network (2020) having content processing means (2060, 2070) operable to provide a core network service relating to content, and a radio access network (700, 2003) having radio means for wireless communication with terminals (10) registered with the network, wherein the radio access network (700, 2003) includes a local source of content (741, 1100). The network is arranged to provide the content processing means (2060, 2070) core network service in relation to the content of the local source.

Abstract: A positioning method includes acquiring global positioning system (GPS) position data associated with a mobile platform from a plurality of GPS satellites observable by the mobile platform. A set of wireless range measurements associated with the mobile platform and a plurality of wireless access points in communication with the mobile platform are acquired. The method further includes receiving, from a server communicatively coupled to the mobile platform over a network, wireless position data associated with the plurality of wireless access points. A corrected position of the mobile platform is determined based on the wireless position data, the wireless range measurements, and the GPS position data.

Abstract: The proliferation of IOT devices has led to an increase in sensitive, cloud-stored data. To provide further protection, IOT device data may be secured by geographically based access controls as a supplement to or in place of traditional password protection. A geographically based access control restricts data accessibility to designated geographical areas. In this manner, a requesting device may not access geo-fence protected IOT device data unless the requesting device is located within a designated geographical area. Geo-fence parameters utilized for creation of a geo-fence policy may be pre-specified or generated based on operating conditions. For example, a user may provide location data, such as an address or geographical coordinate, and a radial distance from the location for which data access is permissible. Additionally, geo-fence parameters can be automatically determined based on criteria such as an IOT device type or data usage characteristics.

Abstract: A wireless communication device for wireless relay communication includes a network interface, a data storage, and a processor. The processor determines whether or not to continue communication with a current parent node based on a communication status with the current parent node. Upon determining not to continue communication with the current parent node, the processor determines part of the nodes in the network to be one or more candidates for a new parent node, based on hop numbers of the nodes stored in the data storage, each of which is associated with one of the nodes in the network, wherein a hop number of a node indicates a node distance between the node and a reference node, causes the network interface to be in a receivable state during time slots associated with the one or more candidates, and selects one of the candidates as the new parent node.

Abstract: At least two antennas are used for make-before-break communications over non-geostationary satellites. An SHDC device provides physical layer seamless hand-off and obtain diversity signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) gain. When additional antennas are available for standby or other reasons, it may be beneficial for a number of satellite antennas to collectively utilize additional SHDC devices to achieve higher diversity SNR gains under normal operational considerations. The asymptotic SNR gains are those obtained when receiver antenna noise dominates transponder and sky noises. According to exemplary embodiment of the present invention, N satellite antennas may collectively utilize N?1 SHDC devices. For example, 3 satellite antennas may collectively utilize 2 SHDC devices.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for accessing s network system, including the following steps: receiving, by a first network device of a first network system, a measurement report of a second network system sent by a user equipment of the first network system; determining, by the first network device, a second network device in the second network system according to the measurement report; and sending, by the first network device, a bearer setup request to the second network device, for enabling the second network device to set up a connection with the user equipment. The present invention, by realizing aggregation between a two network systems, may dynamically schedule the resources of the two network systems according to loads of the two network systems, thereby provides load balancing with extremely high efficiency, and is capable of increase the peak data rate of the user effectively and remarkably.

Abstract: A telematics control unit in a vehicle, comprising a processor configured to send to a telematics server account data of a cellular account of a driver of the vehicle and a request to affiliate the account data with the telematics control unit, and in response to sending a request to the server to bridge an incoming call to a virtual number of the driver, output the bridged call using a computer system of the vehicle.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for network assisted ProSe discovery management are provided. One method includes establishing, by a network element, a discovery context of a user equipment, and transmitting a discovery context establishment request comprising beacon information on at least one other user that a user of the user equipment is interested in discovering.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for identifying a subscriber station which is in motion, determining a mobility metric indicative of a level of mobility of the subscriber station and varying or updating one or more operating parameters based on the mobility metric. An apparatus can determine a measure of mobility based on one or a combination of a plurality of factors, such as variations in signal strength, variations in a channel estimate, or variations in phase or frequency of a particular signal or signal component. The one or more measures of mobility can be combined to form a single measure of mobility, the measure of mobility can be quantized to a predetermined number of mobility levels and one or more operating parameters can be varied or adjusted based on the mobility level.

Abstract: A system for reducing traffic accidents caused by distraction from a mobile telecom device. The system detects when the device is near a driver's seat of a moving vehicle. When the network receives a call from a caller directed to a called person associated with the mobile telecom device, the system plays a message to the caller stating that the called person is driving and asking whether the call is important enough to put through. If the caller provides an affirmative response, the system puts the call through to the telecom device, and if the caller provides a negative response or no response, the system does not put the call through.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of Fine Timing Measurement (FTM). For example, an apparatus may include circuitry and logic configured to cause an initiator station to transmit an FTM request message to a responder station, the FTM request message comprising a challenge token; process an FTM measurement frame received from the responder station, the FTM measurement frame comprising a security token, which is based on the challenge token; and authenticate the responder station based on the security token.

Abstract: Systems and methods including a mobile device determining the coordinates of its location using a location determination system, such as a global positioning system. A database stores the identifiers of cells representative of predefined regions in a hierarchical grid system. A server computer or the mobile device converts the coordinates of the location to one or more cell identifiers at different grid resolution levels and searches the database to find a match between the cell identifiers representing the regions and the cell identifiers representing the location of the mobile device to determine one or more regions in which the mobile device is located. For example, the hierarchical grid system can be constructed in a longitude latitude space of location coordinates, with resolution levels aligned with decimal precision levels of the location coordinates; and the cell identifiers can be constructed from the digits of the longitude and latitude coordinates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising the steps of: detecting an occurrence of an event related to an operation of a terminal; identifying whether a schedule coinciding with the occurrence time of the detected event is stored in a calendar; and as a result of the identification, when the schedule coinciding with the occurrence time of the event is stored in the calendar, linking the event-related information with the corresponding schedule of the calendar.

Abstract: Determining a location of a user device comprises a wireless system supported by wireless access points receiving signals from a user device. The wireless system estimates a location of the user device based on a coarse calculation based on an angle of arrival of the received signal and determines if the user device is in an area under a access point. If so, the wireless system performs a fine location calculation. The wireless system identifies received signal strength indicator values for the user device and uses the values and the calculated location of the user device to improve calibration of a received signal strength location model. If the system determines that the user is not in the area under the access point, the wireless system combines the coarse calculation location and a received signal strength determined location and estimates a location based on the combined calculations.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for managing signal distribution and lab resources in design validation environments that replicate a type of communication signal a consumer can experience on a wireless provider's network. For example, the validation environment will enable engineers to test VoLTE (“Voice over Long-Term Evolution”) in an LTE (“Long-Term Evolution”) for various smart phone designs and other network-based signals from various hardware combinations and suppliers. Additionally, various embodiments of the present technology provide for an automation framework that allows for efficient management of signal distribution, resource allocation, scheduling, and more.

Abstract: Performing user equipment (UE) assisted indoor small cell location determination is presented herein. A method can include in response to sending, by an access point device, a request directed to a mobile device to obtain mobile device location data representing a user equipment location of the mobile device, receiving, by the access point device, the mobile device location data from the mobile device; and based on the mobile device location data, determining, by the access point device, access point location data representing an access point location of the access point device. In an example, the mobile device location data can include coordinates of the mobile device comprising latitude of the mobile device and longitude of the mobile device, and a time stamp representing a time of generation of the coordinates. In another example, the mobile device location data can include an altitude of the mobile device.