Abstract: A method for determining a position of a positioning device, for synchronization of positioning devices, and/or for synchronization of slave anchor electronic devices. The method is performed by a system having a master anchor electronic device, and a plurality of slave anchor electronic devices including a first slave anchor electronic device. The method includes broadcasting, from the master anchor electronic device, a first ultra-wide band (UWB) signal, at a first predetermined time. The method includes receiving, at the first slave anchor electronic device, the first UWB signal. The method includes determining, at the first slave anchor electronic device, a first transmission time based on the first UWB signal. The method includes broadcasting, from the first slave anchor electronic device, a second UWB signal at the first transmission time.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems/methods are disclosed comprising a smartphone wherein responsive to instructions that are received from a base station the smartphone establishes a plurality of transmit/receive modes, that differ therebetween, comprising a first transmit/receive mode, a second transmit/receive mode, a third transmit/receive mode and a fourth transmit/receive mode. According to some embodiments, the smartphone is configured to selectively use each one of said plurality of transmit/receive modes and to vary a power level. According to additional embodiments, the smartphone is configured to selectively vary an antenna configuration associated therewith.

Abstract: Provided is a pattern division multiple access (PDMA) communication system based on optimal frequency-hopping patterns, which includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter modulates an input baseband signal into a modulated signal, and then converts the modulated signal into a signal that hops in frequency according to the optimal frequency-hopping pattern. The receiver reverts the received frequency-hopping signal to an output modulated signal using an optimal frequency-hopping pattern same as that of the transmitter, and then demodulates the modulated signal into a baseband signal. The optimal frequency-hopping patterns are obtained by applying two-dimensional cyclic shift to a Golomb Costas array constructed based on an extension field, and thus are frequency-hopping patterns with ideal autocorrelation and cross-correlation properties.

Abstract: A method can include determining, by a correlation device, that a correlation event has occurred based on at least a first device and a second device having corresponding directional profiles, and responsive to occurrence of the correlation event, causing the first device to transfer a state of the first device by sending a state information message to the second device.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a first dataset comprising CSI measurements associated with first UEs and actual positions of the first UEs within a coverage region of a network node is received. Then, a second dataset comprising at least one CSI measurement associated with at least one second UE whose position within the coverage region of the network node is to be estimated is received. After that, based on the first and second datasets, the at least one CSI measurement associated with the at least one second UE is assigned to one of the first UEs that appears closest to the at least one second UE. Finally, the position of the at least one second UE within the coverage region of the network node is estimated by using a semi-supervised machine learning algorithm that receives the first and second datasets and the actual position of the closest first UE.

Abstract: OFDM-BPSK symbol sequences are used for mutual-coupling based phase array calibration. Such substitution allows phase to be estimated more accurately using a given estimation duration without compromising other estimates (amplitude and group delay) accuracies.

Abstract: A positioning processing method applied to a base station is provided. The positioning processing method includes: receiving a first positioning reference signal from a first terminal device; receiving a second positioning reference signal from a second terminal device bound to the first terminal device; determining position information of the first terminal device based on the first positioning reference signal and the second positioning reference signal; and sending the position information to at least one of the first terminal device or the second terminal device.

Abstract: A mobile terminal comprises: a body frame that is expandable in a first direction and shrinkable in a second direction; a flexible display in which the area of a display unit positioned on the front surface of the body frame is expanded according to the expansion of the body frame; a driving unit that changes the size of the body; a sensing unit that senses a user command; and a control unit that controls the driving unit to expand or shrink the body frame on the basis of the user command sensed by the sensing unit. Thus, a screen of the display unit positioned on the front surface can be expanded through size adjustment. Because a part of the screen always faces the outside, a separate secondary display unit is not required, and the screen may be expanded step by step as needed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of remote guide, in particular to a real-time remote guide system based on a big data network, comprising a service terminal and a guide terminal. Scenic spots are explained in a real-time online mode. At the same time, a disabled person acts as a guide, and then transmits the positions of the tourists and the surrounding pictures to the guide through the positioning and shooting unit, to facilitate the guide for guiding the tourists and explaining the scenic spots. Thus, the guide does not bear the busyness of the travel for a long time, and jobs are provided for the disabled person.

Abstract: There is described a method of verifying a time-of-flight based ranging result in a UWB ranging device, the method comprising: exchanging a sequence of messages between the UWB ranging device and a further UWB ranging device as part of a double-sided ranging process to obtain round times and response times at both the UWB ranging device and the further UWB ranging device; estimating a time-of-flight value based on the round times and response times; and verifying the ranging result by performing a consistency check based on the estimated time-of-flight value and one or more predetermined parameter values. Furthermore, a UWB ranging device and a UWB ranging system are described.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for user equipment (UE)-based positioning non-line of sight (NLOS) error mitigation. For example, some embodiments described herein may provide for use of a blind-learning-type algorithm for channel bias distribution estimation for UE-based positioning. The UE may perform a calculation of a positioning of the UE using NLOS bias distribution received from a network node, as described elsewhere herein.

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.

Abstract: A method performed by a network equipment of a communication network to dynamically provide trust information to a communication device registered or being registered to the communication network is provided. The method includes determining a trust information for each of one or more access networks. The trust information indicates whether each of the one or more access networks is trusted. The method further includes indicating to the communication device whether the one or more access networks is trusted for a current session or a later session. A method performed by a communication device registered or being registered with a communication network to dynamically receive trust information is also provided. The method includes receiving a message including a protected trust information list from a network equipment. The method further includes verifying the protection of the message. The method further includes storing the protected trust information list.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method (100) in an authentication node for tracing a User Equipment, UE. The method (100) includes: receiving (110) a tracing activation instruction to activate tracing of the UE based on an equipment identifier of the UE; obtaining (120) trace requirement data associated with the UE; receiving (130) from a network node a first signaling message containing the equipment identifier of the UE; and generating (140) a trace record related to the UE based on the trace requirement data in response to receiving the first signaling message.

Abstract: A signal transmission method includes receiving configuration information from a network device. The configuration information is used to indicate a serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by a terminal for a first service or first control information. The method also includes adjusting the serving cell that is allowed or forbidden to be used by the terminal for the first service or the first control information. The method further includes transmitting the first service or the first control information by using an adjusted serving cell.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit, WTRU, may include an Energy Harvesting device, EH, a Zero Energy transceiver, ZE, and a main transceiver. The WTRU may initialize operation using the main transceiver, and receive beam detection configuration and mapping information. The WTRU may initialize beam (re-) selection procedure using the ZE transceiver, and use the received beam detection configuration to determine detectable beam IDs. and use the received mapping information to retrieve EH signaling configuration. The WTRU determines expected EH performance for each detected beam, and selects the beam with best expected EH performance. On condition that the WTRU determines necessity of dynamic EH signaling for the selected beam, it proceeds with presence declaration procedure to request optimized dynamic EH signaling. The WTRU utilizes control signaling channel parameters to dynamically receive optimized EH signal configuration, and configures its EH circuitry, and harvests energy.

Abstract: An arousal level control apparatus calculates a setting value of a control device under a constraint condition using an arousal level optimization model so that a value of an objective function is maximized. The control device affects a physical quantity of a surrounding environment that affects arousal level of a subject. The arousal level optimization model includes the constraint condition and the objective function. The constraint condition includes a physical quantity prediction model, an arousal level prediction model, and a setting value range condition that the setting value is within a predetermined range. The physical quantity prediction model is an explicit function that includes the physical quantity and the setting value as explanatory variables and has a predicted value of the physical quantity as an explained variable.

Abstract: A mobile device supports positioning with positioning reference signals (PRS) on multiple beam by dividing the PRS processing into two separate modes, an acquisition mode and a tracking mode. In acquisition mode, the mobile device performs a fast scan of all of the beams from a base station transmitting PRS using less than the full set of resources for the PRS, i.e., less than the full bandwidth and/or less than the full number of repetitions of the PRS. The mobile device may select the best beams to use for positioning, e.g., based on signal strength metric. In tracking mode, the mobile device tracks the PRS from only the selected beams using the full set of resources for the PRS. The mobile device may return to acquisition mode after a predetermined number of positioning occasions or if the selected beams are no longer valid due to movement or change in conditions.

Abstract: An arousal level control apparatus calculates a setting value of a control device under a constraint condition using an arousal level optimization model so that a value of an objective function is maximized. The control device affects a physical quantity of a surrounding environment that affects arousal level of a subject. The arousal level optimization model includes the constraint condition and the objective function. The constraint condition includes a physical quantity prediction model, an arousal level prediction model, and a setting value range condition that the setting value is within a predetermined range. The physical quantity prediction model is an explicit function that includes the physical quantity and the setting value as explanatory variables and has a predicted value of the physical quantity as an explained variable.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first message from a first master node. The first message includes an identifier of a first candidate primary secondary cell (PSCell) or an identifier of first configuration information of the first candidate PSCell. The first candidate PSCell is included in both a first PSCell list and a second PSCell list. Alternatively, the first message includes delta configuration information of a second candidate PSCell in the second PSCell list. The first configuration information of the first candidate PSCell includes an addition/change condition and a configuration of the first candidate PSCell. The first PSCell list includes one or more candidate PSCells configured by the first master node for a terminal. The second PSCell list includes one or more candidate PSCells configured by a second master node for the terminal. The method also includes adding a target PSCell or changing from an original PSCell to the target PSCell.