Abstract: A method for a system includes receiving with a first transceiver of a first smart device, an advertisement signal from a stationary beacon, outputting with the first transceiver of the first smart device, a first ephemeral ID that is not permanently associated with the first smart device, to the stationary beacon, receiving with the first transceiver of the first smart device, a beacon identifier from a stationary beacon, outputting with a second transceiver of the first smart device, the first ephemeral ID, a first user identifier and the beacon identifier to an authentication service, storing in an association log in the authentication service, the first ephemeral ID, the first user identifier and the beacon identifier, and storing in a beacon log in the authentication service, a log of the stationary beacon including the first ephemeral ID.

Abstract: A repeater system includes a first RF repeater device arranged in a first topology of a network of RF repeater devices, to communicate with one or more second RF repeater devices in the network of RF repeater devices to service one or more source nodes and destination nodes in a first wireless network. The first RF repeater device detects a change in at least one of a network condition in the first wireless network, networks configuration, or traffic demand. Based on the detected change, the first RF repeater device is controlled to be assigned to at least one of the first wireless network, a second wireless network, or be shared between the first wireless network and the second wireless network, where the second wireless network is one of fully overlapping the first wireless network, partially overlapping the first wireless network, or is an adjacent cell of the first wireless network.

Abstract: A dynamic specific absorption rate (SAR) may be implemented by monitoring and controlling power utilization of the various radio frequency (RF) emitting components over time within a mobile device. Power utilization may be tracked and modified to control the time-averaged RF exposure over a rolling time window. Periodically calculations of the updated rolling averages for RF transmissions may be performed based on the transmission data received from the mobile device components, and the continuously updated rolling averages of RF transmissions may be compared to time-average power utilization limits. Based on such comparisons, the mobile device may dynamically adjust the current transmissions of the radio transceivers and other RF emitting components on the mobile device.

Abstract: A communication system, includes a satellite receiver in operable communication with a central server, a cellular node configured to operate within a proximity of the satellite receiver, and at least one mobile communication device configured to communicate (i) with the cellular node, (ii) within the proximity of the satellite receiver, and (iii) using a transmission signal capable of causing interference to the satellite receiver. The satellite receiver is configured to detect a repeating portion of the transmission signal and determine a potential for interference from the at least one mobile communication device based on the detected repeating portion.

Abstract: Technology for a desktop signal booster is disclosed. The desktop signal booster can include one or more amplification and filtering signal paths configured to amplify and filter a cellular signal for a wireless device. The desktop signal booster can include wireless charging circuitry configured to wirelessly charge the wireless device when the wireless device is placed within a selected distance from the desktop signal booster.

Abstract: A system includes at least a transmitting (Tx) and receiving (Rx) node of a non-terrestrial network (NTN) including one or more non-terrestrial nodes (e.g., operating in earth orbit or extra-terrestrial space). Each node may include a communications interface with antenna elements and a controller, which may include one or more processors and have information of own-node velocity and own-node orientation relative to a common reference frame. Each node may be time synchronized to apply Doppler corrections associated with the node's own motions relative to the common reference frame. Based on the Doppler corrections, each node may determine a relative bearing to the other node. The non-terrestrial node is configured for operation on a non-terrestrial platform (e.g., a satellite in earth orbit), which may be an extra-terrestrial platform operating in spaceflight beyond the earth's atmosphere or in association with a non-Earth solar system object.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring repeater-assisted communication. One method includes transmitting, from a first network node (“NN”), an indication of repeater-assisted communication to a second NN and a third NN. The method includes transmitting configuration information to the second NN and the third NN. The configuration information includes control information that corresponds to whether the second NN and the third NN are turned on or turned off, the control information corresponding to whether the second NN and the third NN are turned on or turned off is correlated, the control information identifies timing information for the second NN and the third NN, and the timing information indicates whether the second NN and the third NN are expected to transmit a signal received at the second NN and the third NN at a prior time to the first NN and/or a fourth NN based on the configuration information.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) comprising a processor configured to perform the operations that determines an uplink (UL) slot is described. In exemplary embodiments, the UE receives, from a base station, a scaling factor through a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) signal. The UE may further determines an offset through a second RRC signal. In addition, the UE may receive from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) that includes an indication of an initial time gap. Furthermore, the UE may calculate a new time gap by at least applying the scaling factor to the initial time gap and determine a slot of uplink transmission based on at least the new time gap and the offset.

Abstract: A system may include a transmitter node and a receiver node. Each node may include a communications interface including at least one antenna element and a controller operatively coupled to the communications interface, the controller including one or more processors. Each node may be time synchronized to apply Doppler corrections to said node's own motions relative to a stationary common inertial reference frame. The stationary common inertial reference frame may be known to the transmitter node and the receiver node prior to the transmitter node transmitting signals to the receiver node and prior to the receiver node receiving the signals from the transmitter node.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a reference signal, power information regarding the reference signal, and maximum power threshold for the communication device from a base station over a communication network. Further embodiments can include measuring a power of reference signal obtained from the base station resulting in a measure power, and determining a path loss between the base station and the communication device based on the measured power. Additional embodiments can include adjusting the antenna array to generate a coarse power adjustment for the communication device based on the path loss and the maximum power threshold, and providing a transmission signal to the base station according to the coarse power adjustment over the communication network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for robust and automatic face de-identification from CT and MRI. The method includes: receiving DICOM files of patient bodies obtained by a CT or MRI system; normalizing the images; extracting the heads from bodies; creating face masks; and writing DICOM files back with de-identified faces.

Abstract: A wireless network includes a client device and an access point (AP). The client device generates a data packet having a physical layer protocol data unit frame format. The client device transmits the data packet to the AP such that a plurality of long training fields (LTFs) of the data packet is transmitted at higher power as compared to a data field of the data packet, and a preamble portion of the data packet is transmitted at higher power as compared to the plurality of LTFs. Further, the data field includes various resource units (RUs) and one such RU is utilized for data transmission between the client device and the AP. The transmission of the data packet from the client device to the AP in the aforementioned manner results in the range extension of the wireless network.

Abstract: A computer-implemented reconstruction method of discrete digital signal recovery in noisy overloaded wireless communication systems in the presence of hardware impairments that is characterized by a channel matrix of complex coefficients, the method including, receiving the signal from channel by a signal detector, estimation of hardware impairments parameter ? is done at the receiver, estimation noise power is done by a noise power estimator, forwarding the detected signal and hardware impairments parameter ? and noise power estimation to a decoder that estimates the transmitted symbol, wherein the estimation of the decoder produces a symbol that could probably have been transmitted it is forwarded to a de-mapper, which outputs the bit estimates corresponding to the estimated transmit signal and the corresponding estimated symbol to a microprocessor for further processing.

Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system may include a receiver or transmitter node. The receiver or transmitter node may include a communications interface with an antenna element and a controller. The controller may include one or more processors and have information of own node velocity and own node orientation relative to a common reference frame. The receiver or transmitter node may be time synchronized to apply Doppler corrections to signals, the Doppler corrections associated with the receiver or transmitter node's own motions relative to the common reference frame, the Doppler corrections applied using Doppler null steering along Null directions. The receiver node is configured to determine a parameter of the signals and an authenticity of the signals based on the parameter.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for diminishing (a) interference at GAA CBSD(s), and/or (b) maximum transmit power(s) of each of one or more GAA CBSD(s) by eliminating contention(s) between one or more pairs of spectrum access systems.

Abstract: Technology described herein can gather frequency domain power data for enabling real-time adjustment of one or more parameters of a radio system. In an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor that is configured to control collection of power data relative to a subcarrier of a radio system, a read circuit communicatively coupled to the processor and controlled by the processor to read, at the radio system, the power data in a frequency domain, relative to the subcarrier, along a selected time range that is defined by an upper limit of time and a lower limit of time, and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor and that receives and stores the power data in the frequency domain from the read circuit. In one or more embodiments, power data in the frequency domain is collected at a frequency of a subcarrier and/or at a frequency between subcarriers.

Abstract: A method and a system for mental index prediction are provided. The method includes the following steps. A plurality of images of a subject person are obtained. A plurality of emotion tags of the subject person in the images are analyzed. A plurality of integrated emotion tags in a plurality of predetermined time periods are calculated according to the emotion tags respectively corresponding to the images. A plurality of preferred features are determined according to the integrated emotion tags. A mental index prediction model is established according to the preferred features to predict a mental index according to the emotional index prediction model.

Abstract: In an embodiment the method a includes performing, by an integrated circuit (IC) card hosted in a local equipment, authentication with a contactless subscriber device when the subscriber device is within a communication range of a contactless interface of the local equipment, receiving, by the IC card, an identifier (SID) identifying a software module from the subscriber device, the software module configured to enable a subscription profile for a mobile network operator, performing a checking operation at the IC card whether the SID matches a software module identifier stored in the IC card and selectively performing one of downloading the software module to the IC card, enabling the software module at the IC card or disabling the software module at the IC card as a result of performing the checking operation.

Abstract: A dynamic power control method and system for resisting multi-user parameter biased aggregation in federated learning are provided; the method includes: (1) establishing a federated learning system model for resisting parameter biased aggregation; (2) constructing a 5 corresponding objective function based on a training purpose of the federated learning system model; (3) introducing, according to the established federated learning system model, a power control factor for resisting user biased gradient aggregation, and determining a corresponding over-the-air computation communication model; (4) processing a signal by a receiver using an incoherent energy detection method without cooperation between the receiver and a transmitter; and (5) determining a federated learning security mechanism method based on resistance against parameter biased aggregation, and completing an updating training process of the federated learning system model.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and techniques for performing sidelink communications. For instance, a first client device can determine a first transmit power parameter for transmitting sidelink communications. The first transmit power parameter can either be received from a base station associated with the first client device or it can be a default parameter based on the first client device not being associated with a base station. The first client device can transmit, to a second client device, a first sidelink transmission having a first power level corresponding to the first transmit power parameter. The first client device can receive, from the second client device, a first sidelink reception having a second power level corresponding to a second transmit power parameter.