Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for generating and reporting actual UL transmission power. In accordance with some implementation, a UE sends a first indication of power headroom to a base station. The UE may, from the base station, one or more resources allocation for a UL transmission. UE then may determine actual transmission power to be used in the UL transmission. Upon determination, the UE may the UL transmission based on the determination and send an indication of the actual transmission power to the base station.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for optimal and adaptive urban scanning using self-organized fleets of autonomous vehicles. A mobile access point (MAP) may obtain, while operating within a communication network comprising one or more mobile access points (MAPs) and one or more fixed access points (FAPs), sensory information relating to an infrastructure utilized by the MAPs. The MAP may store the sensory information, may determine when access to a central entity, configured for managing the infrastructure and/or the communication network, is available via at least one fixed access point (FAP), and when access to the central entity is available, communicate the obtained sensory information. The MAP may include on-board sensors for directly obtaining at least some of the sensory information. The MAP may obtain at least some of the sensory information from fixed sensors deployed within or near the infrastructure. The MAP may comprise an autonomous vehicle (AV).

Abstract: The information processing terminal that performs automatic response, comprises: a database configured to store personal information of a user of the information processing terminal; a receiver configured to receive an access and a message from an access partner; an automatic response unit configured to, after receiving the access, perform a request to the access partner to transmit the message when an operation in response to the access is not input in the information processing terminal, and create a response to the message which has been received in response to the request; and a transmitter configured to transmit the response to the access partner, wherein the automatic response unit includes: an intention recognition unit configured to recognize an intension of the message; and a response creation unit configured to create a response to the message by referring to the intension of the message and the personal information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems. In response to receiving a request associated with a data transfer, embodiments of the present invention dynamically determine a first device to facilitate the data transfer. Embodiments of the present invention automatically create a link between the first device that contains data to be transferred and a second device that is an intended recipient for the data.

Abstract: A method for text capture with matter association is provided. The method includes, responsive to a user entering one or more telephone numbers of one or more mobile text-enabled devices of other users to engage in a message exchange therebetween, receiving an additional phone number for message capture that uses a Short Message Service (SMS) Application Programming Interface (API) synchronized with a remote message capture device. The method further includes receiving a matter number dynamically specified for the message exchange. The method also includes capturing, by the remote message capture device using the SMS API, message content and metadata for messages of the message exchange. The method additionally includes storing the message content and the metadata associated with the matter number in a searchable remote message repository.

Abstract: A controller device for a motor vehicle, in particular for an autonomously operable motor vehicle, having a controller for operating the motor vehicle, and a protective device for protecting the controller from electromagnetic interference fields or interfering signals. The protective device has a receiver device for acquiring electromagnetic interference fields or interfering signals, a processing device for providing information about an electromagnetic interference field or interfering signal acquired by the receiver device, and a control unit that evaluates the acquired field and/or interference signal as a function of the acquired information.

Abstract: A system for communicating with a wireless device including a base including a front surface; a plurality of communication coils disposed on the front surface and arranged in a matrix, the coils being tuned to a near-field communication frequency; a selector coupled to the coils; at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor coupled to the selector and executing the instructions to perform operations. The operations include at least receiving a plurality of feedback signals associated with the coils; identifying a selected one of the coils associated with a strongest one of the feedback signals; and causing the selector to couple the selected coil with a wireless communication module.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for use in a communication network are provided. First protocol elements are acquired from a user plane of a first network entity of the communication network, the first network entity having a split network function into the user plane and a control plane. Second protocol elements are acquired from the control plane of the first network entity, and third protocol elements are generated from the first and second protocol elements for a second network entity of the communication network, the second network entity being separate from the first network entity.

Abstract: A switch is provided for a communication device operating in the RF or microwave frequency range. The switch can include one or more PIN diodes and a biasing circuit that includes one or more inductors. When operating at RF and/or microwave frequencies, the switch can be configured as a low pass filter using the parasitic inductances and capacitances of the PIN diodes and inductors to minimize the insertion loss of the switch. The parasitic capacitances for the low pass filter can be provided by operating the inductors of the switch above their self-resonant frequency such that the inductors operate like capacitors. The parasitic inductances for the low pass filter can be provided by the PIN diodes.

Abstract: A radio node (12) is configured for use in a wireless communication system (10) in which system information is transmitted in parts. The radio node (12) in this regard generates explicit signaling that is associated with a first part (16) of system information and that indicates a sequence (24) with which a second part (20) of system information is to be demodulated or descrambled. The radio node (12) transmits the explicit signaling over a signaling channel (25). Correspondingly, a wireless communication device (14) receives system information for the system (10) in parts. The device (14) receives the first part (16) over the first channel (18). The device (14) also receives the explicit signaling over the signaling channel (25). The device (14) further receives the second part (20) over the second channel (22), by demodulating or descrambling the second part (20) using the sequence (24) indicated by the explicit signaling.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of wireless communications and provides a method for dynamically indicating a Quality of Service (QoS) Flow Identity (ID) (QFI) and User Equipment (UE). The method includes: a UE obtains a Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) Service Data Unit (SDU) and obtains a first QFI to which the SDAP SDU belongs; maps the first QFI with a relatively large number of bits to a second QFI with a relatively small number of bits, here, a value of the first QFI is mapped to a value of the second QFI which is the same as the value of the first QFI when a value of the first QFI is less than a first preset threshold and the value of the first QFI is mapped to a value of an unmapped vacant position of the second QFI when the value of the first QFI is greater than the first preset threshold; and then includes the second QFI in an SDAP header. Thus, communication service may be implemented better on the basis of an existing communication standard.

Abstract: A system and method provide an enhanced listening experience for a user and a radio receiver or other device that receives broadcast or streamed content having a plurality of program channels. The method and system buffer designated channels at the receiver and, when switching among channels, play back the buffered designated channels during reception from a selected point therein depending on the channel or other criteria. When switching to a different channel during reception, a user is able to hear content in a buffered program channel with music from the start of a song, for example, whereas content in a channel with news, talk radio, or live sports is played back from live reception, even though the content segments are transmitted a different start times relative to thier selected times for playback following a channel change. User controls allow navigation among buffered designated channels during reception.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. An information format and apparatus used by a base station to make a scheduling decision when the base station allocates resource to a terminal in a mobile communication system are provided. Operations of a terminal to report a maximum transmission power accurately to the base station in a scheduling process are also provided. A method for calculating a maximum transmit power in a constant manner regardless of a channel status is also provided.

Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for increasing wireless communication range are provided. A device includes a reconfigurable antenna system having a plurality of antenna configurations; an antenna logic system configured to select one of the antenna configurations based on signal strength indicators of the plurality of antenna configurations; and a radio frequency (RF) transceiver configured to communicate with a client device using the selected antenna configuration.

Abstract: A method for text capture with matter association is provided. The method includes, responsive to a user entering telephone numbers of mobile text-enabled devices of other users to engage in a message exchange there among, receiving as a participating telephone number an additional message capturing phone number for a machine attended message capture dedicated smart phone used to perform non-participant message capture that has a message synchronizing control ID common with a remote message capture device. The method further includes receiving a matter number, wherein the message synchronizing control ID enables a message synchronization process to occur in correspondence with message capture between the smart phone and the remote device using the matter number. The method also includes capturing, by the remote device using the message synchronization process applied to the additional message capturing phone number of the smart phone, message content and metadata for messages of the message exchange.

Abstract: A method whereby a user equipment transmits/receives a reference signal for distance measurement in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a step of receiving, from a base station, a downlink (DL) positioning reference signal (PRS) including sinusoidal components of different angular frequencies; a step of acquiring a phase difference between the sinusoidal components of the DL PRS; a step of transmitting a first uplink (UL) PRS indicating the phase difference, so as to measure a first distance between the user equipment and the base station at a first point of time; and a step of transmitting a second UL PRS so as to measure a second distance between the user equipment, the position of which has changed after the first point of time, and the base station, wherein the user equipment may configure the same phase difference, acquired via the DL PRS before the first point of time, for the second UL PRS, without receiving an additional DL PRS for measuring t

Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and a method for an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit, configured to: determine a first set of a high priority secondary system based on mutual interference between a low-priority sub-system and the high-priority sub-system, wherein the mutual interference between the high-priority sub-system in the first set and at least one low-priority sub-system is higher than a pre-set level; and based on information related to the first set, clustering the high-priority sub-system in the first set.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer readable storage medium are provided for determining a path of a mobile device in a public transportation building. In a method, a plurality of position data items are collected. Each position data item represents a respective position parameter captured by a mobile device that is indicative of a coarse position of the mobile device when the respective position parameter was captured by the mobile device. The method also includes determining, at least partially based on the position data items and public transportation data, an arrival area and/or a departure area of the public transportation building as start and end, respectively, of the path. The method further includes determining, at least partially based on building map data, a plurality of potential paths of the mobile device in the public transportation building starting at the arrival area and/or ending at the departure area.

Abstract: A device may detect an indication to activate an emergency mode associated with the user device. The emergency mode may be associated with gathering data related to an emergency. The device may determine a manner in which to configure a set of components or a set of actions to perform. The set of components may be associated with gathering the data. The device may activate the emergency mode. The emergency mode may be activated by at least one of: configuring the set of components, or performing the set of actions. The device may gather the data utilizing the set of components. The device may dynamically: store the data utilizing one or more memory resources of the user device after gathering the data, or provide the data to another device. The device may determine to terminate the emergency mode.

Abstract: An operation method of an electronic device for transmitting and receiving data through an ultra wideband (UWB) in a wireless communication system includes: transmitting, to another electronic device, a first ranging control message; transmitting, to the other electronic device, a ranging start message based on the first ranging control message; and receiving, from the other electronic device, a ranging response message based on the first ranging control message.