Abstract: Techniques are described for using velocity data to improve the location accuracy of Wi-Fi crowdsourcing. Instead of relying on a reported location of an electronic device that detects a communication node, such as an Access Point (AP), the location of the communication node is adjusted based on the velocity of the electronic device when the electronic device detected the communication node. When a communication node is detected, the electronic device associates the device's location coordinates and associated velocity with the detected communication nodes to create data that is tagged with the identity of the communication nodes. The communication node data is sent to a location service for processing to estimate the location of the communication nodes. The location service may adjust the location of a communication node to be a specified distance from the location of the electronic device. In some cases, the higher the velocity, the greater the specified distance.

Abstract: A system and method for rate-limiting phone number lookups. An account look-up application receives an address book of a first user, the address book including a phone number that belongs to a second user, creates a phone edge by associating the phone number in the address book with an account of the second user, receives a request including the phone number from the first user for obtaining the account associated with the phone number, determines an edge cost associated with the phone edge for the first user, determines whether to provide the phone edge to the first user based on the edge cost, and provides the phone edge to the first user responsive to a positive determination.

Abstract: Technology for initiating emergency calls is disclosed. A minimum set of emergency related data (MSD) associated with the emergency call may be identified at a terminal equipment (TE) of a mobile terminal. An attention (AT) command may be generated that includes the MSD and selected configuration information related to the emergency call. The AT command may be sent from the TE of the mobile terminal to a mobile termination (MT) of the mobile terminal in order to setup the emergency call, wherein the mobile terminal (MT) routes the emergency call to a public safety answering point (PSAP) in a communication network.

Abstract: The present document discloses a method for transmitting/receiving signals using direct device-to-device (D2D) communication by using similar random access procedures in a wireless communication system, and a device therefor. To this end, one aspect of the present invention provides a method whereby a base station supports the device-to-device (D2D) communication of a terminal in idle mode in a wireless communication system, the base station according to the method: receiving a first message, which corresponds to one among a predetermined number of signatures for D2D communication, from a D2D transmission terminal; and transmitting a second message, which comprises control information for D2D signal reception, to one or more D2D reception terminals including a terminal in idle mode, wherein the second message allows the terminal in idle mode to receive a third message comprising a D2D broadcast or groupcast signal transmitted by the D2D transmission terminal.

Abstract: A communication circuit arrangement may include a cell search circuit configured to compare a detected synchronization sequence of a detected candidate cell with a predetermined reference synchronization sequence to generate a demodulated synchronization sequence including a plurality of samples, determine a phase variance between the plurality of samples of the demodulated synchronization sequence, and compare the phase variance to a detection threshold to classify the detected candidate cell as a real cell or a false cell.

Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for modifying a geofence boundary. A geofence engine may receive an indication of an initial geofence boundary for a first mobile device. The geofence engine may also receive geofence data from a second mobile device and a third mobile device. The geofence data may describe a plurality of geofence boundaries and a plurality of geofence boundary breach events associated with the plurality of geofence boundaries. The geofence engine may also determine an alternate geofence boundary for the first mobile device based at least in part on the geofence data.

Abstract: Dynamic and current information is provided regarding a wireless device's entry into or exit from a geographically defined “watched” area. An area watcher application monitors preconfigured wireless devices entry/exit into preconfigured watched areas. The watched areas may watch for any/all subscribers, or for select, preconfigured subscribers listed in an appropriate table or database. Provision of location information is triggered by a wireless subscriber's entry, exit or changing between designated ‘watched’ areas or locations. Continuous polling may be used, or the mobile device itself or network element may be triggered to push its own location upon notification of its entry into or out of watched areas from an area watcher. A third party may be notified when a wireless user enters an area surrounding their retail store, and be sent a message such as “sale inside”, or “Your rentals are overdue”, on their wireless device.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a method for managing an incoming notification. The method includes displaying, on a secondary display of a wearable device, an indication of the incoming notification, wherein the secondary display is located on a strap of the wearable device. The method includes receiving, by the wearable device, an input on the indication of the incoming notification displayed on the secondary display. The method includes performing, on a primary display of the wearable device, at least one action associated with the incoming notification based on the input.

Abstract: An electronic device and method of managing a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) are provided. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store at least one instruction; and a provisioning manager connected to the memory, wherein the instruction related to an operation performance of the provisioning manager is configured to search for an accessible communication service provider network on the basis of a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) where a profile relating to a communication service connection of at least one communication service provider network is not installed and collect at least one communication service provider information on the basis of the found communication service provider network.

Abstract: When an input device is connected via a communication interface, a mobile phone determines whether a local device can control the input device. When it is determined that the local device cannot control the input device, the mobile phone requests a server connected via a wireless communication network to control the input device. The mobile phone controls signal transfer between the input device and the server via the communication interface and the wireless communication network so that the server can control the input device by establishing communication between the input device and the server. In response to the request from the mobile phone, the server controls the input device via the established communication with the input device.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating remote access of device and user credentials for at computing devices according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes remotely accessing, by a first computing device, credentials of a second computing device. The credentials may facilitate the first computing device to perform one or more tasks. The method may further include performing, at the first computing device, the one or more tasks based on the accessed credentials and according to capabilities of the first computing device.

Abstract: Disclosed are implementations, including a method, performed at a processor-based mobile device, that includes receiving at the mobile device antenna information for a wireless node, including a transmitter gain for the wireless node in at least one message transmitted to the mobile device. The at least one message includes, a beacon frame message, a fine timing measurement (FTM) protocol-based message, and/or an assistance data message transmitted from a remote central repository. The method also includes deriving an estimate of a receiver gain for a receiver of the mobile device based, at least in part, on the transmitter gain for the wireless node, and adjusting one or more signal strength values determined for signals received from the wireless node based on the estimate of the receiver gain of the receiver of the mobile device derived based, at least in part, on the transmitter gain for the wireless node.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to providing upcoming event notification and mobile purchasing and, more specifically but not exclusively relate to a system and methods for providing notifications of upcoming events to users of an online secondary ticket marketplace and allowing the users to purchase tickets to upcoming events using a mobile device. In one embodiment, a network-based system may receive a registration request from a user to receive alert notifications for upcoming events. The registration request may comprise a telephone number for a mobile device of the user. The network-based system may send an alert notification for an upcoming event to the mobile device of the user over a mobile telephone network. The alert notification may comprise a text message including relevant static or dynamic event information as well as an embedded hyperlink for allowing the user to transact a mobile purchase.

Abstract: A device may receive information regarding a communication session associated with a user device and may determine, based on the received information, a type of communication session associated with the communication session. The device may determine, based on the determined type of communication session, handover parameters associated with the communication session and may transmit the handover parameters to the user device. The device may receive information associated with the signal information for one or more other devices and may initiate, based on the received information, a handover operation associated with the user device.

Abstract: A method for controlling wireless internet connection of an electronic device is provided. The electronic device tracks the habits of a user of starting or ending the application and adjusts itself to match the habits, the application is based on the Internet. The electronic device automatically disconnects a communication link between the electronic device and the network of mobile Internet when the current time is an idle usage time of the application.

Abstract: Techniques for monitoring information technology (IT) assets using mobile devices are described herein. The mobile device is configured to wirelessly communicate with the IT asset using a near field communications (NFC) standard used to communicate over short distances. The IT asset is configured to include a monitoring device that is operable in a low power mode as well as in a normal power mode to monitor security related parameters. An alarm is generated in response to detecting a breach in security of the IT asset and the mobile device is notified of the alarm. A user may use the mobile device to send an encrypted message to the IT asset and instruct it to operate in a lockout mode, thereby protecting the digital assets accessible via the IT asset from unauthorized use.

Abstract: Methods and systems of performing cell change for a circuit-switched call without a mobile station receiving a description of resources in a target cell are provided. In some embodiments, a command is generated at the serving cell which indicates to the mobile station to perform a cell change without first receiving a description of resources in the target cell. In some embodiments, a command is generated at the target cell which may be like a handover command, but which indicates to the mobile station to perform the cell change without an allocation of resources.

Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling wireless communications are provided. A method includes sending, from a mobile base station mimicking system, signals that mimic a first base station of a wireless communication system. The method also includes selectively routing, at the mobile base station mimicking system, communications associated with at least one communication device, wherein selectively routing the communications comprises forwarding a first communication associated with the at least one communication device and blocking a second communication associated with the at least one communication device.

Abstract: A messaging application receives a sequence of user-consumable messages directed to at least one destination user. The messages are stored in non-volatile storage comprising one or more non-volatile storage devices, and the messages consist of a number of consumed messages having been consumed by the destination user, and a number of unconsumed messages not yet having been consumed by the user. An automatic message manager is configured to implement different respective retention policies for the consumed messages and the unconsumed messages. The retention policy for the consumed messages comprises automatically determining when the number of consumed messages exceeds a threshold for consumed messages, and in response automatically deleting at least one of the consumed messages from the non-volatile storage so as to bring the number of consumed messages back within the threshold for consumed messages.

Abstract: Provided is a system and device, and for use with a satellite for communicating between a vehicle and a base station. The system comprises a peripheral device, an access point to link the peripheral device to an onboard satellite communication device, and the onboard satellite communication device. The device is programmable, has a software dialer, and a messaging controller for the onboard satellite communication device. Also provided is a method for communicating between a vehicle and a base station.