Abstract: A method of selection and/or handover for multi radio access technologies in a 5G cellular network. The method includes: 1) collecting, by a user terminal, load information of a candidate Access Point (AP) or an Evolved Node (H)eNB via a local entity of Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (L-ANDSF); 2) checking, by the user terminal, a Received Signal Strength (RSS) value of the candidate AP or (H)eNB, a Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) and a Service Sensitivity to Latency; 3) based on the above information, evaluating suitability of an available radio access technology; 4) triggering, by a specific triggering event, a fuzzy logic controller, to select a most appropriate radio access technology for each session; and 5) establishing a new session to perform admission control or handover.

Abstract: The disclosure proposes a dynamic beamforming method and related apparatuses using the same method. According one of the exemplary embodiments, the proposed dynamic beamforming method is applicable to a base station and includes not limited to transmitting a first reference signal; transmitting a first configuration message comprising a first oversampling rate of a first dimension and a first oversampling rate of a second dimension; receiving a first information feedback of the first reference signal based on the first oversampling rate of the first dimension and the first oversampling rate of the second dimension in response to transmitting the first configuration message; and transmitting a second configuration message comprising a second oversampling rate of the first dimension and a second oversampling rate of the second dimension after receiving the first information feedback of the first reference signal.

Abstract: A method of determining health or quality of providing network services by a wireless communication network and retaining subscribers on the wireless network by a wireless communication network that uses counters within an application server. A number of users at a first point in time is determined by the counters. A number of initial registrations and a number of refresh registrations is also determined by the counters. Based upon the counting, an initial registration rate and a refresh registration rate is determined for a time interval. The initial registration rate and the refresh registration rate are evaluated to determine the health of providing network services by the wireless communication network.

Abstract: Techniques for providing proximity based messages are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include one or more servers configured to receive proximity message requests from a consumer device. The requests may include consumer device locations, which may be used by the one or more servers to generate a geofence set. Furthermore, the consumer device location may be used as a basis for selecting notification data relevant to the location. Both the geofence set and the notification data may be sent to the consumer device in a single proximity message response for local notification creation if the notification data can be collected within a maximum response time. The notification data may be provided via a push notification server asynchronously if the notification data cannot be collected within the maximum response time.

Abstract: A method of sharing, with one or more external devices, a location of a first device, includes transmitting a first location information signal to at least one external device; receiving a second location information signal from the at least one external device in response to the first location information signal; generating a location share window, the location share window including visual display of location information of the first device and the at least one external device, based on the first and second location information signals; measuring a desired time lapse period from a reference time point; and deleting the location share window when the measured time lapse period is greater than or equal to a first period, wherein the reference time point is a point in time when the location share window is created.

Abstract: A system and method (10) are shown for providing a guided emergency exit to personnel (12) within a building (14), and includes the steps of: automatically determining the location of each of a plurality of wireless communication devices (22) within a building in response to an emergency, each of the communication devices being assigned to a person (12); determining an escape route (28) from the building for each of the communication devices based on the location of the communication device (22) and the available paths (20) from that location to a safe exit (29); and wirelessly transmitting a sequential series of images to each of the communication devices to guide the person assigned to the device from checkpoint (18) to checkpoint along the escape route (28) until the person (12) safely exits.

Abstract: A mobile communication device equipped for proximity detection may include a transmitter that emits a periodic ultrasound signal, a receiver that detects the periodic ultrasound signal, an intra-frame filter that filters the detected periodic ultrasound signal based on a frame length of the detected periodic ultrasound signal, and a detector that determines a power level of the filtered periodic ultrasound signal to detect if the receiver is located in an undesirable location.

Abstract: A location of a target associated with a first system is determined at the first system at a first time. A signal is constructed at the first system where the data of the signal includes a unique identifier, an identifier indicative of a collision avoidance nature of the signal, and the location of the target. The signal is broadcast from the first system. the broadcasting causes a second system to receive the signal; compute a likelihood of a collision between the first system and the second system using the location from the signal, a velocity of the first system, a location of the second system at the first time, and a velocity of the second system at the first time; and send a notification from the second system about the likelihood of collision when the likelihood of collision exceeding a threshold likelihood.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for changing an operating state includes a portable electronic device determining that the portable electronic device is in a first position for which a display face of the portable electronic device is directed upward with respect to a downward-directed gravitational field. The method also includes determining that the portable electronic device is undergoing rotational motion through a curved trajectory that takes the portable electronic device from the first position to a second position and determining that the portable electronic device is in the second position for which the display face of the portable electronic device is directed downward with respect to the gravitational field. The method further includes responsively changing the operating state of the portable electronic device from an active state to an inactive state.

Abstract: An account login method includes receiving a login request command sent by a second terminal, the login request command carrying an account and a second terminal identifier. The method further includes detecting whether a device lock flag corresponding to the account is unlocked and that a state corresponding to the second terminal identifier is that a device lock is locked If yes, the method further includes acquiring a first terminal identifier corresponding to the account, a state corresponding to the first terminal identifier being that the device lock is unlocked and implementing a login of the account on the second terminal by using a first terminal corresponding to the first terminal identifier.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive, from a network, a first access control message and a second access control message. The first access control message corresponds to a first access control service, and the second access control message corresponds to a second access control service. The first and second access control messages include access control information for controlling access to the network for at least one application on the UE. The UE is also configured to determine a combined access level for the at least one application based on the first and second access control messages and to limit access to wireless communications for the at least one application based on the combined access level.

Abstract: A request to pair a first device with a second device is received. An indication is sent from the second device to the first device. The indication confirms that the second device is paired with the first device. One or more actions are received from the first device. The one or more actions may be taken on the second device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to the sharing of wide area network (WAN) downlink bandwidth with peer to peer communication signaling usage are described. A WAN, e.g., cellular, wireless communications device using a base station attachment point, transmits a signal to be used by a peer to peer wireless communications device for controlling its peer to peer transmit power level. The peer to peer wireless communications device receives and measures the strength of the power control signal from the WAN wireless communications device. The measurement information is used by the peer to peer wireless communications device in determining whether or not peer to peer signal transmission is permitted and/or in determining a peer to peer transmission power level. Thus the WAN device is able to manage interference from the peer to peer devices in its vicinity which impacts its recovery of WAN base station downlink signals.

Abstract: In systems and methods for establishing communication between a wireless device and a communication network, one or more sounding signals are received from one or more relay nodes. One or more parameters of beam formation are determined based on the received one or more sounding signals. Formation of one or more beams is initiated from two or more antennas to the one or more relay nodes based on the determined one or more beam formation parameters. The total number of the formed beams and the formation of the beams are adjusted dynamically based on the received sounding signals from the relay nodes.

Abstract: Ways for performing servicing a service request from a communications device that is normally associated with a first domain are disclosed. An illustrative method includes dynamically assigning a CSCF (Call Session Control Function) associated with a second domain to receive service requests from the device in an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) networking environment, receiving the requests by way of the dynamically assigned CSCF.

Abstract: A method, system, and logic for upgrading mesh points of a wireless mesh network. One method includes maintaining a mesh topology data structure containing information on the tree topology of a wireless mesh network. The method further includes using a tree-walking method to send an upgrade message to the root access point and to each other mesh point in the wireless mesh network until each mesh point has received the upgrade message. Receiving the upgrade message enables the receiving mesh point to upgrade according to the contents of the upgrade message without necessarily disrupting the mesh network.

Abstract: Methods, program products, and systems of using a mobile WAP for location and context purposes are disclosed. In general, in one aspect, a server can estimate an effective location of a wireless access gateway using harvested data. The server can harvest location data from multiple mobile devices. The harvested data can include a location of each mobile device and an identifier of a wireless access gateway that is located within a communication range of the mobile device. In some implementations, the server can identify a mobile wireless access gateway based on a distance comparison. Data indicating the mobility of a wireless access gateway can be used by a mobile device to initiate one or more actions, including managing power of the mobile device, modifying entrance and exit conditions of virtual fences and determining a context of the mobile device.

Abstract: Disclosed are a signal processing method, a base station, a terminal, and a system. A base station side method comprises: sending a synchronization signal to a terminal through a predetermined first time-frequency resource; sending a supplemental synchronization signal different from the synchronization signal to the terminal through a predetermined second time-frequency resource, the synchronization signal and the supplemental synchronization signal being corresponding to a same physical layer cell identifier. In the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present invention, in addition to that the synchronization signal is sent, the supplemental synchronization signal is also sent, and it is equivalent to increase of the transmission frequency of the synchronization signal.

Abstract: In order to better and more easily identify candidate APs and/or channels, an AP can transmit frames announcing its capabilities in a channel where it is not serving. For example, if an AP is operating in channel 1 and has created a Basic Service Set ID (BSSID) in that channel, it is permitted to transmit frames announcing its capabilities in another channel, for example channel 3, where another AP may or may not be operating.

Abstract: A method comprises, in a carrier aggregation system having multiple component carriers, utilizing an air interface based collision avoidance procedure on at least one component carrier that is associated to a cellular radio access technology to check that a radio resource in the at least one component carrier is available; and thereafter communicating on the radio resource using the cellular radio access technology only if the check reveals that the radio resource is available.