Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, a method for receiving interference information, identifying a plurality of interferers, approximating a location of the plurality of interferers, and adjusting an antenna pattern of an antenna. The method can include determining traffic loads and adjusting the antenna pattern according to the traffic loads. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: System, devices, and methods facilitate determining positioning using distributed antenna system with service availability monitoring. Positioning methods include network based methods and handset assisted methods in addition to a monitoring system to report any service outage and possible location information loss. The system provides location information also at handset only level through application or apps and operating systems with online and off-line access to location database data. A combined monitoring system that monitors antenna output power for mobile coverage and service availability helps also in monitoring the availability of the localization system and dynamic update of lookup information. Monitoring system provides also asset tracking and service analytics features for the active or passive distributed antenna system.

Abstract: In some implementations, a system may receive exchange data that includes a credential for an exchange and an indication of an entity associated with the exchange. The system may determine that an entity location is within a threshold distance of a target location included in a set of target locations. The system may determine a baseline location associated with a user. The system may determine that the baseline location is outside of a threshold proximity of all target locations included in the set of target locations. The system may transmit, to a mobile device associated with the user, a message that includes an indication of the target location based on determining that the entity location is within the threshold distance of the target location and based on determining that the baseline location is outside of the threshold proximity of all target locations included in the set of target locations.

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.

Abstract: A Bluetooth transmitter, a Bluetooth device, and a transmitter are provided. After being received by the transmitter, a transmission bitstream is modulated to generate a first-path modulated signal and a second-path modulated signal, which are up-converted to a first first-path up-converted signal, a second first-path up-converted signal, a first second-path up-converted signal, and a second second-path up-converted signal. The first first-path and the second first-path up-converted signals are corresponding to a first broadcast channel, and the first second-path and the second second-path up-converted signals correspond to a second broadcast channel. A first-path baseband signal is generated based on the first first-path and the second first-path up-converted signals, and a second-path baseband signal is generated based on the first second-path and the second second-path up-converted signals. A broadcast signal is generated based on the first-path and the second-path baseband signals.

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: Techniques are described herein for improving road safety use cases in a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication environment. The techniques include assigning of a plurality of calculated/precalculated geofencing areas on a projected path of a responding emergency vehicle. With the assigned geofencing areas, a remote management network such as a V2X communications server may identify the V2X components (user equipment, traffic lights, vehicle embedded devices, etc.) and send notifications to the identified V2X components in each assigned geofencing area and at different timing periods. The identification of the V2X components and the sending of the notifications at different timing periods improve the traffic awareness between the V2X components in the V2X communication environment.

Abstract: Method, apparatuses, and computer program products for automatically configuring one or more rotation angles for one or more associated locator units. An example method comprising receiving, from the one or more locator units, one or more dimensional values pertaining to the orientation of the one or more locator units; determining, based at least in part on the one or more received dimensional values for each of the one or more locator units and a configuration table pertaining to the locator unit type, one or more rotation angles for each of the one or more locator units; storing the one or more rotation angles for the each of the one or more locator units in an associated memory; and determining a location for one or more objects in an environment based at least upon the one or more rotation angles for each of the one or more locator units.

Abstract: Systems for position determination using an energy chain for guiding supply lines, which energy chain has a movable run which is fixed at an end to a driver and a stationary run wherein the driver moves back and forth along a track. The system has a sensor device for position determination, which is attached to the driver. In one variant, the system comprises guide components, arranged along the track, for lateral guidance of the energy chain of which components at least one has a reference component acting as a position reference. In another variant of the system, at least each nth chain link of the energy chain has at least one reference component attached thereto. In both variants, the sensor device for position determination interacts with individual reference components, which allows better and more reliable determination of the current position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, devices, and computer programs for determining a change in a position and/or orientation of a mobile apparatus. In an aspect, described is a method of determining a change in a position and/or orientation of a mobile apparatus that includes: acquiring a first data stream indicating a first estimated change in at least one of a position or an orientation of the mobile apparatus in respective ones of a plurality of time frames; acquiring a second data stream indicating a second estimated change in the at least one of the position or the orientation of the mobile apparatus in the respective ones of the plurality of time frames; and determining a change in the at least one of the position or the orientation of the mobile apparatus using the first estimated change or the second estimated change.

Abstract: A hand-held device for recording of living skin areas of human autopods and documents is disclosed. The device has an image acquisition module with a support surface and a holding unit for a display and an operating module. The holding unit contains a base frame and a folding frame, which are pivotably connected by a mechanical pivot joint. The image acquisition module is arranged in the base frame, with the support surface facing the folding frame, and the display and operating module can be arranged in the folding frame, with the display facing away from the base frame. In an opened state of the holding unit, the base frame and the folding frame enclose an angle of less than 90° and greater than 20° with each other. In a closed state of the holding unit, the image acquisition module can be covered by the display and operating module.

Abstract: The present application discloses systems, methods, and computer-readable media that can utilize a handheld-movement-detection model to detect whether a computing device is moved by hand or otherwise by a person within a vehicle. For instance, the disclosed systems can receive movement data from a computing device and generate filtered signals. Subsequently, the disclosed systems can utilize the handheld-movement-detection model to convert the filtered signals into a binary movement-classification signal (based on a signal threshold) to indicate the presence of handheld movement of a device. Furthermore, the disclosed systems can also utilize movement data from a computing device to detect whether the computing device is mounted and/or to detect vehicular movements.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a non-connected-state uplink positioning method and devices. The method includes receiving first configuration information. The first configuration information is used to indicate a first uplink positioning resource when the terminal device is in a non-connected state. The method further includes when the terminal device enters the non-connected state, sending a first uplink positioning signal via the first uplink positioning resource, so that a positioning server can determine a location of the terminal device according to measurement information in the first uplink positioning signal.

Abstract: In one implementation, a communications satellite includes a main antenna system and a communications controller. The main antenna system is configured to send communications to and receive communications from one or more terrestrial terminal devices. The communications controller has a memory storing a plurality of terminal attribute sets, each of which specifies attributes for communicating with a corresponding class of terrestrial terminal devices.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing a wireless data connection to a vehicle. In some aspects, the approach includes receiving vehicle cluster information that is based at least in part on location information of each vehicle in a vehicle cluster traveling on a road link. The approach also includes determining one or more parameters for at least one antenna beam based on the vehicle cluster information, wherein the at least one antenna beam is configured to sufficiently cover the vehicle cluster. The approach further includes controlling the at least one antenna beam to track the vehicle cluster along the road link.

Abstract: An antenna structure includes a feeding radiation element, a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a third radiation element, a fourth radiation element, a fifth radiation element, and a switch circuit. The feeding radiation element has a feeding point. The second radiation element is coupled through the first radiation element to the feeding radiation element. The third radiation element is coupled to the second radiation element. The fourth radiation element is coupled to the second radiation element. The fourth radiation element and the third radiation element extend in different directions. The fifth radiation element has a tuning point, and is coupled to the feeding radiation element. The feeding radiation element is disposed between the first radiation element and the fifth radiation element. The switch circuit selectively couples the tuning point to a ground voltage.

Abstract: A token is transmitted to a certification computing system, and a piece of information is received in association with the token from a source computing system. The piece of information is accepted according to the token, which provides a certification relating to the piece of information being granted by a transmission of the token from the certification computing system to the source computing system.

Abstract: Broadly speaking, the present techniques relate to a computer implemented method for enabling template-based registration, the method performed by an intermediary apparatus in communication with a first device and a server, the method comprising: receiving, from the first device, a registration request comprising one or more device identifiers for the first device; determining the availability of template information for the first device based on or in response to the one or more device identifiers; when the template information for the first device is unavailable: generating template information for the first device; or requesting, from the server, the template information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for dynamic PC5 communication adaptation. For example, a UE may receive, from a vehicle-to-everything control function (V2X CF) or a vehicle-to-everything application server (V2X AS), a V2X provisioning message that includes a first transmission profile and determine, based on the first transmission profile, a first range to configure PC5 communication of a plurality of UEs associated with the V2X platoon. When a number of UEs joining the V2X platoon exceeds a certain threshold, the UE may transmit, to the V2X CF or the V2X AS, a modification request message requesting a second transmission profile. The UE may receive, from the V2X CF or the V2X AS, a modification response message that includes the second transmission profile and determine, based on the second transmission profile, a second range to reconfigure the PC5 communication of the plurality of UEs associated with the V2X platoon.

Abstract: A positioning method relating to the field of communications technologies includes: a positioning device obtains a positioning parameter set and sends the positioning parameter set to a positioning center, where the positioning parameter set includes multipath information of a to-be-positioned terminal, and the multipath information is used to position the to-be-positioned terminal. The positioning center may position the to-be-positioned terminal by using the multipath information of the to-be-positioned terminal.