Abstract: In a network handover method, after UE located on an LTE network initiates a request message that requests CSFB, an MME instructs an enodeB to move the UE from the LTE network to a 2G or 3G network, and requests an MSC to hand over the UE from the LTE network to a CS domain of the 2G or 3G network for the CSFB, so that the 2G or 3G network allocates a CS domain resource to the UE. Further, by determining that an IMS voice session does not exist, it is identified that the handover of the UE from the LTE network to the CS domain of the 2G or 3G network is triggered by the CSFB, so as to ensure that handover from the LTE network is properly performed.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to associate geographic locations with user devices. An example method includes receiving, at a server, a request including source identifying information and monitoring information, the monitoring information sent by a device in response to accessing media, the source identifying information associated with a router connecting a private network to a public network. The example method also includes identifying a location identifier of the device based on the source identifying information and the monitoring information. The example method also includes attributing a geographic location to the device based on the location identifier.

Abstract: A method, a corresponding apparatus, and a computer program product for dynamic charging over multiple network nodes. The method comprises collecting, at a first network node which has a first connection with a user equipment, charging information with respect to a second connection established between the user equipment and a second network node, wherein the second network node is connected with the first network node. The method also comprises combining charging information with respect to the first connection and the charging information with respect to the second connection. The method additionally comprises sending the combined charging information from the first network node to a core network entity for charging the user equipment. With the claimed inventions, the core network and wireless operators could be able to bill the services based on specific offloaded bearers considering associated QoS information, regarding to the case of multi-PLMN scenarios under network sharing.

Abstract: A method is provided for determining the position of a mobile technology platform within a structure, wherein the mobile technology platform is equipped with a gyroscope, a magnetometer and at least one accelerometer. The method includes deploying a set of RF (radio frequency) beacons within the structure, wherein each RF beacon emits an RF signal; recording, at each of a set of sampling locations within the structure, the RF signature created by the RF signals received at the location; forming an RF fingerprint of the structure from the recorded RF signatures; and using the RF fingerprint, in conjunction with readings from the gyroscope, magnetometer and at least one accelerometer to determine the location of the device within the structure.

Abstract: A method including obtaining, via a first push notification received by a mobile station, a first usage amount of a mobile communication network resource allocation associated with the mobile station; storing, in the mobile station, the first usage amount; determining that the stored first usage amount is out of date; in response to the determination that the stored first usage amount is out of date, transmitting a request for a usage amount of the mobile communication network resource allocation; receiving a response to the request, the response indicating a second usage amount of the mobile communication network resource allocation; and displaying, on a display unit included in the mobile station, a graphical indication of an amount of the mobile communication network resource allocation that has been used or remains to be used, based on the second usage amount.

Abstract: A system for controlling, monitoring, and recording of wireless telecommunications services associated with penal institutions is provided comprising a portable electronic device and application executing on the device that present a listing of available call destinations based on receiving a first instruction from a first authorized party possessing the device. The application receives a second instruction comprising a choice of a first call destination from the listing. The application transmits a third instruction requesting connection with the destination and joins a second authorized party associated with the first call destination in a first voice session. The application joins the first authorized party to the first session. The application further joins the first party to a second voice session initiated by the second party based on determining that the second party initiated the second session from the first destination.

Abstract: An embodiment includes at least one computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed enable a system to: receive (a)(i) first radio signal location data for a first object from a radio sensor; and (a)(ii) first visual signal location data for the first object from a camera sensor; perform feature extraction on (b)(i) the first radio signal location data to determine first extracted radio signal features; and (b)(ii) the first visual signal location data to determine first extracted visual signal features; solve a first association problem between the first extracted radio signal features and the first extracted visual signal features to determine first fused location data; and store the first fused location data in the at least one computer readable storage medium. Other embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: A managed access system for mobile wireless devices (MWDs) in a facility that is geographically within a wireless communications network includes a plurality of antennas at the facility. Radio equipment is coupled to the antennas. A management access controller cooperates with the radio equipment to communicate with a given MWD within the facility, block outside communications via the wireless communications network when the given MWD is an unauthorized MWD, and provide outside communications when the given MWD is an authorized MWD. The management access controller cooperates with at least one device to determine a change in the wireless communications network and implement a corresponding change in the radio equipment.

Abstract: Methods and computer products can provide personalized content based on historical interaction with a mobile device. A computing device can receive information about a user interaction with an application running on the mobile device at a first time and location. A type of the application can be identified by parsing a description of the application (e.g., using a natural language processing algorithm). An affinity model can be generated that associates the type of the application with the first time and/or location. At a second time and location, it can be determined that the second time corresponds to the first time and/or that the second location corresponds to the first location. Using the affinity model, the second time and/or location can be associated with the type of the application, and the mobile device may then display content related to the type of the application.

Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for a communication system that can be configured to receive a request for a service from a user, communicate to the user details about a specific service provider that will fulfill the requested service, determine a location of the user using a location module, and notify the user when the user is proximate to the specific service provider that will fulfill the requested service. Further, the communication system can be configured to notify the user when the user is not proximate to the specific service provider that will fulfill the requested service. In an example, the specific service provider is a transportation provider.

Abstract: A method of user authentication by an application (1a) on a mobile telephony device (1) comprises authenticating the user by interaction with the application (1a), communicating with a remote authentication service (4) to receive a call identifier; and sending the call identifier within a telephone call to the remote telephony service (9), by means of which the user is authenticated to the remote telephony service (9). The mobile telephony device may receive a service code linked to the remote telephony service, and the call identifier may be based on this code. The service code may be captured or entered manually into the mobile device, or obtained from an application on the mobile device (1), such as a mobile banking application. The call identifier may be hidden within the call using audio steganography. The authentication service (4) may link the user to a remote service account ID, which is sent to the remote server.

Abstract: A method of determining a distance between devices, including receiving, by a device, a first signal from a target device, the first signal being associated with a first intensity; receiving, from a reference device located at a predetermined distance from the target device, intensity information corresponding to a second intensity associated with a second signal received by the reference device from the target device; and determining a distance between the device and the target device based on the first intensity and the intensity information corresponding to the second intensity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), signals via a device-to-device (D2D) link in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: transmitting a control signal for the D2D link including a timing adjustment value for the D2D link based on a reference timing to a target UE without applying the timing adjustment value; and transmitting a data signal for the D2D link to the target UE with applying the timing adjustment value. Here, the timing adjustment value for the D2D link is same as a timing adjustment value for an uplink to a base station (BS).

Abstract: A communication device for handling system information comprises a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing means coupled to the storage unit. The processing means is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions comprise receiving at least one legacy system information block (SIB) including at least one first configuration in a cell; receiving at least one enhanced coverage (EC) SIB including at least one second configuration in the cell; and applying the at least one second configuration instead of the at least one first configuration, when the communication device is a low complexity communication device or is configured to apply the at least one EC SIB instead of the at least one legacy SIB wherein the at least one first configuration and the at least one second configuration are transmitted for a same communication function.

Abstract: Disclosed are an NAS connection establishment method and a radio access network node, the method includes: a radio access network node receiving, from a machine type communication (MTC) user equipment (UE), an Access Stratum (AS) message carrying a non-access stratum (NAS) request message, wherein the AS message carries a request reason of the AS request message; the radio access network node converting the request reason in the AS message into priority indication information and sending a signaling to a core network node, wherein the signaling includes priority indication information and the NAS request message carried in the AS message; the core network node determining the priority of the NAS request message based on the priority indication information in the signaling, and when the core network has a congestion, the core network node sending a rejection response message to a UE that sends an NAS request message with a low priority.

Abstract: A protective covering configured for use with a mobile electronics device, including a front wall and a plurality of side walls defining a primary cavity. A back wall is disposed within the primary cavity separating the primary cavity into a protective covering electronics housing cavity and a mobile electronic device housing cavity. One or more apertures are disposed within the front wall. A light source is disposed within the protective covering electronics housing cavity, wherein at least a portion of the light source is disposed outside of the protective covering electronics housing cavity and through at least one of the one or more apertures in the front wall. A heat sink is disposed within the protective covering electronics housing cavity and in contact with the light source.

Abstract: A system, smart device and method for apportioning costs of smart device operations between purposes. Operation information concerning operations performed by the smart device is recorded. The operations are apportioned between purposes based on categorization information and the operation information. The cost of the apportioned operations performed by the device is determined for the purposes based on the operation information and tariff information.

Abstract: A first message is sent by an MSC/VLR and it is determined that a user equipment is in an abnormal state according to the first message. A second message is sent to the user equipment. The second message is used to instruct the user equipment to initiate attachment to the MSC/VLR. An apparatus includes a receiving module, a first determining module and a sending module.

Abstract: A computing device uses an integration module to manage bulk activation orders placed for machine-to-machine (M2M) devices. The integration module is configured to receive an M2M bulk activation order from a first user, where the M2M bulk activation order has information associated with a plurality of electronic devices. The integration module provides a single extensible markup language (XML) device identification request to a first database to identify a plurality of M2M devices from the plurality of electronic devices. The integration module also requests, via an XML number reservation request, a unique number for each respective M2M device of the first plurality of M2M devices. The integration module then employs the unique numbers to activate the plurality of M2M devices. After activation, the integration module may notify the user via a notification that the plurality of M2M devices have been activated.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus in a base station of a cellular radio system for identifying whether user equipment, UE, is in a first UE group or a second UE group. A speed of any UE in the first UE group is higher than a speed of any UE in the second UE group. The method comprises: detecting one or more handover failure events of at least one of the first UE group and the second UE group; determining whether there is any UE misidentified in the first or second UE group based on the one or more handover failure events; and in response to determining that there is a UE misidentified in the first or second UE group, adjusting at least one of the criteria of identifying a UE as in the first UE group and the criteria of identifying a UE as in the second UE group.