Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a non-transitory computer storage medium, for receiving user-defined routes, each user-defined route including a tripwire of multiple tripwires and a direction, where each user-defined route includes an action of multiple actions executed by a sub-system of a home monitoring system, detecting a first signal at a first tripwire including a first direction, determining a set of user-defined routes including the first tripwire and the first direction, detecting a second signal at a second tripwire including a second direction, determining a particular user-defined route of the set of user-defined routes including the first tripwire and the first direction and the second tripwire and the second direction, determining an action executed by a sub-system of the home monitoring system for the particular user-defined route traversed by a user, and triggering execution of the action based on the second signal at the second tripwire.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to determining a mobile communication device's location, even if the mobile communication device does not have an active data connection. Embodiments of the invention also relate to achieving connectivity between a mobile communication device not having an active data connection and to another mobile communication device, server computer, or third-party computer.

Abstract: A method for automatically collecting and analyzing data from a plurality of industrial equipment includes automatically establishing communication between sensor nodes of the plurality of equipment and a walk-in device in response to the walk-in device entering a data collection area in a facility associated with the plurality of electrical equipment. The method also includes determining if the walk-in device is an authorized device to collect data from the plurality of industrial equipment and, in response to determining the walk-in device is an authorized device, automatically collecting select data from the plurality of industrial equipment on the walk-in device. The collected data is processed and one or more actions are performed based on the collected data.

Abstract: A communication device for RF based communication with another communication device, said communication device comprising circuitry configured to apply a fine timing measurement, FTM, procedure. The circuitry is configured to determine an FTM mode out of at least two different FTM modes, and to perform an FTM procedure to determine the round trip time, RTT, between the communication device and the other communication device, wherein the RTT is determined by evaluating a time information of a tap of the channel impulse response, wherein the tap used for the evaluation depends on the determined FTM mode.

Abstract: An Internet of things (IoT) node operating in a low-power wide-area (LPWA) IoT network includes a store to keep at least a node unique ID, an incoming message processor configured to receive incoming messages over an LPWA and create an information unit associated with the incoming message, and an outgoing message creator configured to create an outgoing message and transmit it using the same LPWA protocol, the outgoing message includes the node unique ID and the information unit. A method for providing information to an application for computing geolocation of a moving appliance in an Internet of things (IoT) network includes receiving a radio signal over LoRa™ from an IoT device, computing an RSSI, creating an outgoing message with the ID of the receiving device, the ID of the sending device and the computed RSSI and sending the outgoing message to the application over LoRa™.

Abstract: A method for delivering to a user a dedicated service restricted to a predefined service area includes, performing an access request to a dedicated service. The dedicated service is delivered from a server through a data network between a user device and the server. The method also includes determining a service profile associated with the user, and assigning to the user device a dedicated communication channel for the dedicated service. The method further includes starting a communication session with the server through the data network according to the assigned dedicated communication channel, and performing an authentication request to the server. If the service authenticates the user successfully, the position of the user is obtained, and the dedicated service is delivered to the user device.

Abstract: An illustrative location management system 1) determines base station location data representing locations of first, second, and third first base station facilities, wherein the location of the first base station facility is determined based on user equipment (UE) location data representing at least three different locations of one or more mobile UE devices communicatively coupled to the first based station facility and signal data representing information from signals communicated between the first base station facility and the one or more mobile UE devices by way of the wireless communication network; and 2) determines, based on the base station location data and on signal data representing information from signals communicated between an additional mobile UE device and the first, second, and third base station facilities, a location of the additional mobile UE device.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a user equipment (e.g., a mobile device) may receive a location request message from a server (e.g., a Location Management Function), wherein the location request message identifies a plurality of Quality of Service parameters for the LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP) positioning session. In at least one embodiment, the user equipment may receive a selection of one or more Quality of Service parameters for the LPP positioning session. In at least one embodiment, the user equipment may configure the user equipment according to the one or more selected Quality of Service parameters. In at least one embodiment, the user equipment may generate a location response message according to the selected QoS parameters. The user equipment may send the location response message to the server. A UE can select the QoS parameters during communication with a server and/or with a second UE via sidelink communications.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, software, and system may generally build and quantify mobility patterns based on user location data, both at an individual level and an aggregate level. The system may determine the origin and destination data for each trip taken by a user. The system may then define areas of mobility using a mobility graph built from the data. The graph may include nodes and edges. In some examples, the nodes are constructed from the origins and destinations of the trajectories using spatial clustering techniques. Further, the edges between nodes may be constructed based on the trips between them, such as two nodes are connected by an edge if there is at least one trip between them. The edges may be given different weights based on trip frequencies. The system may then determine a region of mobility using the generated mobility graph and data clustering techniques.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for sidelink positioning with a single anchor using distributed antenna systems. An example method for determining relative locations of two stations includes determining a first round trip time for positioning reference signals transmitted between a first station and a first antenna of a second station, determining a second round trip time for the positioning reference signals transmitted between the first station and a second antenna of the second station, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are disposed in different locations proximate to the second station, and determining relative locations of the first station and the second station based at least in part on the first round trip time and the second round trip time.

Abstract: Arrangements for generating geo-fences for automatically authenticating a user or authorizing event processing are provided. In some examples, user data associated with a location of the user or mobile device of the user may be received. Further, data associated with successful processing of an event may be received. In some arrangements, this data may be used to generate a first geo-fence. The geo-fenced area may be considered a trusted zone within which a user may be automatically authenticated and/or events may be automatically authorized and/or processed. In some examples, additional user data may be received and analyzed using machine learning to predict second or subsequent geo-fence locations. Based on the analyzed data, one or more additional geo-fences or geo-fenced areas may be generated and interlinked with the initial geo-fence.

Abstract: A method of measuring a location of a first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes the first UE receiving control information from at least one of a plurality of base stations and the first UE transmitting a first reference signal to the plurality of base stations based on the control information. The control information includes information indicating transmission of the first reference signal to the first UE with maximum power, and the location of the first UE is measured by the plurality of base stations based on the first reference signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a message transmission method and apparatus, a terminal, and a base station. In the method, a symbol or symbol group may be used as a granularity to select a plurality of symbols or symbol groups from one or more slots and then allocate the plurality of symbols or symbol groups to a same terminal for transmitting data. The plurality of symbols or symbol groups may be used for uplink data scheduling or may be used for downlink data scheduling. Therefore, a slot resource is allocated at a small granularity, so that a time domain resource is more flexibly allocated, and the slot resource is more fully utilized. This helps improve message transmission efficiency, thereby expanding a coverage area.

Abstract: Disclosed in various embodiments of the present disclosure are a positioning method in a wireless communication system, and a device supporting same.

Abstract: A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel.

Abstract: A device detection system is configured to determine whether a device is located within a venue. The device detection system provides user identifiers associated with a device to an anonymization server. The anonymization server provides anonymous identifiers to the device detection system corresponding to the user identifiers. A content distribution system provides content items for a campaign associated with the venue to users. The content distribution system provides user identifiers to the anonymization server and receives anonymous identifiers from the anonymization server. The content distribution system provides the anonymous identifiers to the device detection system. The device detection system compares the sets of anonymous identifiers to identify users that received a content item and subsequently visited the venue.

Abstract: A method for optimizing coverage of a wireless network of a plurality of mobile robots in an environment in which each robot includes an optical sensor module, a microprocessor, and a wireless communication module. The method includes: receiving, by a first robot in the network, signals from a second robot in the network; determining, by the first robot based on the signals, that the first robot or second robot do not fulfil a network coverage condition; selecting, by the first robot, at least two landmarks in the environment; and performing, by the first robot, a movement based on an angle between the two landmarks with respect to the first robot, to improve the network coverage condition.

Abstract: A method may include receiving content for multicasting, identifying user equipment (UE) devices to receive the content and identifying a geographical or service area associated with the identified UE devices. The method may also include determining a scheduled time for a multicast transmission of the content and transmitting, prior to the scheduled time, a message to the devices, wherein the message indicates the scheduled time. The method may further include initiating the multicast transmission of the content at the scheduled time.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for a wireless communication tag. The tag is configured to uniquely identify an account associated with the user for granting the user access to a first access-controlled service controlled by a first authority and a second access-controlled service controlled by a second authority. The tag is implemented through an omnidirectional antenna removably coupled to a mobile device associated with the user. An amount of payment owed by the user in accessing the first access-controlled service from a plurality of access-controlled services including the first access-controlled service and the second access-controlled service across a plurality of authorities is determined and transfer of the amount of payment to the first authority selected from the plurality of authorities in response to the user accessing the first access-controlled service is facilitated.

Abstract: Techniques for determining a change of a given remote unit of a centralized radio access network (C-RAN) are disclosed. This can be done, for example, by determining signal reception metrics for other remote units in the C-RAN based on at least one transmission associated with the given remote unit and determining if a radio frequency (RF) environment associated with the given remote unit has changed as a function of the signal reception metrics for the other remote units.