Abstract: A client device for use in a cellular network providing location-based publications using a publish/subscribe protocol. The client device determines a geographical location relevant to the client device, determines a subscription geohash, to identify an area including the geographical location relevant to the client device, and sends a subscription to a server, the subscription having a subscription name comprising the subscription geohash. Also described are a server and a method for use in a cellular network providing location-based publications using a publish/subscribe protocol.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for receiving, from one of two or more sensors of a device that independently determine whether an aircraft takeoff has likely occurred, an indication that the aircraft takeoff has likely occurred; activating, based on receiving the indication that the aircraft takeoff has likely occurred, an airplane mode of the device; receiving, while the device is in the airplane mode and from one of two or more other sensors of the device that independently determine that an aircraft flight is likely not occurring, an indication that the aircraft flight is likely not occurring; and deactivating, based on receiving the indication that the aircraft flight is likely not occurring, the airplane mode of the device. The indication that the aircraft takeoff has likely occurred may include acceleration data indicating an acceleration of the device in three dimensions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for implementing a weapon manager are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of determining, by the server, that the weapon is in a particular location. The actions further include determining, by the server, a projected travel path of the weapon. The actions further include, based on determining that the weapon is in a particular location and the projected travel path of the weapon, generating, by the server, an instruction to disable the weapon. The actions further include providing, for output to the weapon, the instruction to disable the weapon.

Abstract: A method for obtaining, by a vehicle, information regarding its own location through V2X communication is disclosed. Specifically, the method for obtaining location information of a vehicle may comprise the steps of: receiving a V2I message including location information of a road side unit (RSU) from the RSU; receiving a V2X message including reception time information related to a time when the V2I message is received from each of a first surrounding vehicle and a second surrounding vehicle; calculating a relative position of the RSU relative to the current vehicle on the basis of the reception time information and the time at which the current vehicle received the V2I message; and acquiring the location of the current vehicle on the basis of the relative location of the RSU and the location information of the RSU.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a first UE and a second UE perform a ranging procedure which includes communication of one or more ranging signals between the first UE and the second UE. The first UE obtains sensor data via a set of sensors coupled to the first UE, and transmits the sensor data to the second UE in association with the ranging procedure. The second UE determines a distance between the first UE and the second UE based on ranging measurement data associated with the one or more ranging signals and the sensor data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for displaying images captured by a smartphone camera in real time in enlarged form and higher resolution, characterized in that it consists of a hinged secondary screen that is in wired or wireless communication with a smartphone for the purpose of duplicating the image captured by the high- or low-resolution camera of the phone where it is anchored, the screen being mounted on a case housing the embedded electronics, the case being rotatably attached to a support element that allows it degrees of freedom to rotate together with the secondary screen by means of a rotation adjustment knob.

Abstract: One apparatus includes a processor that creates a second request on behalf of a remote unit from a first request received from a non-3GPP access network, the second request including a subscriber identity of the remote unit. The processor sends the second request to a mobile core to initiate connection of the remote unit to the mobile core and receives a third request from the mobile core, the first request being part of a first authentication procedure and the third request being part of a NAS authentication procedure different than the first authentication procedure. The processor transforms the third request into a fourth request of the first authentication procedure and uses an authentication response of the first authentication procedure to complete connection of the remote unit to the mobile core.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to providing a monitoring device that can improve the accuracy in tracking ships. A monitoring device (10) according to the present disclosure includes a position information acquiring unit (11) configured to acquire position information of an object to be tracked; an estimating unit (12) configured to estimate a position of the object to be tracked displayed in an image captured of a predetermined region; and an information generating unit (13) configured to generate path information of the object to be tracked by supplementing, based on an estimated position of the object to be tracked, the position of the object to be tracked held between the position indicated by the position information acquired at a first timing and the position indicated by the position information acquired at a second timing later than the first timing.

Abstract: A context awareness engine may include processing circuitry configured to receive a context update request from a content provider for an originator of a content request from a source internet protocol (IP) address associated with a dynamic context, determine updated context information for the originator based on the source IP address, and provide the updated context information to the content provider to enable the content provider to provide a response to the content request including requested content or additional content that is based on the updated context information.

Abstract: A method at an asset tracking device, the method including activating a receiver at the asset tracking device; obtaining an intelligent transportation system message using the receiver; determining a position from the intelligent transportation system message; and reporting the determined position to a remote server.

Abstract: A disclosed user device includes a receiver configured to receive emergency information from a network; and a control unit configured to change a process of detecting whether first emergency information is duplicated with second emergency information upon receiving, by the receiver, the second emergency information after the first emergency information, based on the first emergency information.

Abstract: A method for testing the functional capability of an emergency call device of a transportation vehicle. In an emergency mode, at least one specific audio signal is generated for a vehicle passenger by the emergency call device and emitted to the interior of the transportation vehicle. For testing, the emergency call device is put into a testing mode in which the at least one audio signal intended for the emergency is generated and wherein, in the testing mode, the generated audio signal passes, within the vehicle-internal emergency call device, through a signal path which is modified compared with the emergency mode.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for handling video calls placed on hold or otherwise parked by one or more parties within the video call. The systems and methods can determine a video call has been placed on hold (or otherwise set to be parked), and transfer the video call to a call park server (CPS). The systems and methods can then access a content server, retrieve one or more content items (e.g., video clips, interactive content or advertisements, and so on), and present the content items within the on hold video call.

Abstract: A control device is provided, including: a command-signal transmitting unit that transmits, to a plurality of mobile relaying apparatuses that are movably camped on a cell of a wireless base station to relay communications between the wireless base station and a wireless communication terminal, a command signal for causing the plurality of mobile relaying apparatuses to report quality information on a communication quality of wireless communications with the wireless base station; and a selecting unit that selects a secondary cell corresponding to the wireless base station from the plurality of mobile relaying apparatuses, in response to the command signal transmitted by the command-signal transmitting unit to the plurality of mobile relaying apparatuses, based on reporting information transmitted by the plurality of mobile relaying apparatuses.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described of location-based features using partition mapping. For example, the system may receive a user request for a location-based feature corresponding to a first location. The system may then determine a global-positioning coordinate of the first location and a first set of global-positioning coordinates defining a first grid partition in a global partition map, wherein a shape of the first grid partition corresponds to a polygonal face of a spherical polyhedral. The system may then determine whether the global-positioning coordinate is located within the first set of global-positioning coordinates. The system may then, in response to determining that the global-positioning coordinate is located within the first set of global-positioning coordinates, determine that the first location corresponds to the first grid partition.

Abstract: The present application proposes a display device, which includes middle frame and a display panel disposed in the middle frame, wherein the display device includes a first non-display area between the middle frame and a display area of the display panel, and at least one perforated area enclosed by a first arc and a second arc; and wherein at least one first through hole is provided in the perforated area. In the present application, the perforated area is arranged in the first non-display area, which reduces the visibility of the perforated area when the display device is used, increases the screen-to-body ratio of the display device, and improves the product quality.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling user equipment (UE) context between a plurality of nodes are provided. The method includes transmitting, to a second node, a first message to request a user equipment (UE) context update, receiving, from the second node, a second message indicative of a completion of the UE context update or a third message indicative of a failure of the UE context update in response to the transmission of the first message, and determining whether to retransmit the first message to the second node based on the reception of the second message or the third message. The procedure of the UE context update may be initiated by the transmission of a message to request an operation of the UE context update to be performed between a UE and a third node from the second node to the third node.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to anonymizing of trajectories of mobile devices. Methods may include: receiving an input chunk of probe data points, where the input chunk includes probe data points spanning an input duration, where the input chunk represents at least a first input portion of a trajectory; generating, based at least in part on the input chunk, an output chunk of one or more probe data points, where the output chunk includes one or more probe data points spanning an output duration, where the output duration is different from the input duration, where the output chunk represents at least an output portion of the trajectory, where the first input portion of the trajectory and the output portion of the trajectory share at least a common portion of the trajectory; and providing the output chunk of one or more probe data points to a location-based service provider.

Abstract: A system and method for providing community-based broadband access are disclosed. The system is configured to provide private LTE based broadband access at remote areas that are served by satellite backhaul. The system is also configured to provide a community-based Wi-Fi like broadband service where users can purchase hourly, weekly, or monthly data packs as and when desired. The LTE base station, LTE core network, and satellite terminal included in the system are all deployed at the remote location to efficiently connect users to the internet over satellite backhaul. The system architecture further expands broadband reach for users in remote areas as compared to coverage with current satellite-based Community Wi-Fi hot spots, and provides an integrated backend system for LTE and Wi-Fi based access.

Abstract: Aspects of sensor activation or deactivation for positioning a mobile device in a wireless communication network are disclosed. These aspects include, during a positioning session between the mobile device and a location server, determining with the location server that a first trigger condition or a second trigger condition has been met regarding reporting, by the mobile device to the location server, of sensor data from one or more sensors of the mobile device, where: the first trigger condition may comprise a trigger condition for activating the reporting, and the second trigger condition may comprise a trigger condition for deactivating the reporting. Aspects further include sending, from the location server to the mobile device, a message may comprise either: instructions to activate the reporting responsive to determining the first trigger condition has been met, or instructions to deactivate the reporting responsive to determining the second trigger condition has been met.