Abstract: Embodiments disclose a remote radio unit hub (RHUB), an indoor communications system, and a signal transmission method. The RHUB includes an input port module, a first output port module, and a processing module. The input port module is configured to connect to a baseband unit (BBU) in a wired manner and receive a first communications signal sent by the BBU. The first output port module is configured to connect to another RHUB in a wired manner. Additionally, the processing module is configured to send, according to the first communications signal received by the input port module, a second communications signal to the another RHUB by using the first output port module.

Abstract: A method includes receiving an audio signal at a mobile computing device and determining whether the audio signal is within a particular frequency range using an application executing at the mobile computing device. When the audio signal is within the particular frequency range, the audio signal may be processed to determine speaker location data encoded within the audio signal that indicates a location associated with a speaker generating the audio signal. A message including information associated with the speaker location data may be sent from the mobile computing device to a server, and item data from the server may be received at the mobile computing device. The item data is related to an item that is located proximate to the speaker, and information descriptive of the item may be displayed at the mobile computing device.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer implemented method of processing messages may include receiving priority information from at least one sponsor, the priority information to be used in determining a priority of one or more messages received from a plurality user devices, creating a message collection using a plurality of messages received from the plurality of user devices, and prioritizing at least one message in the message collection according to the received priority information.

Abstract: A method includes initiating a chat session between a first user of a mobile device in proximity to a field device and a second user remote from the field device. The method further includes receiving, at the mobile device via the chat session, one or more commands for the field device from a computing device used by the second user. The method additionally includes sending, from the mobile device to the field device, the one or more commands for execution by the field device. The method also includes receiving, at the mobile device, information from the field device and sending, from the mobile device to the computing device via the chat session, the information.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for sending video content to a mobile device is described. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprising embedding a widget in a website, the widget generating a form. The form is provided when a user visits the website so as to execute the widget. The form includes a first field to enter a recipient phone number, a send selector, and one or more non-visible fields, the non-visible fields containing a content service provider identifier, and a video URL. A data packet is generated with the widget when the user selects the send selector, the data packet including the recipient phone number, the video URL, and the content service provider identifier. An encoded version of the data packet is sent to the content service provider and a video link message is sent to the recipient phone number.

Abstract: A method and a radio network node (110) for managing precoder reports from a set of user equipments (120) are disclosed. Each of the precoder reports indicates a precoder selected, by a respective user equipment (121, 122, 123) of the set of user equipments (120), to be used by the radio network node (110) for transmission to the respective user equipment (121, 122, 123). The radio network node (110) receives (202), in a first time interval, a first set of precoder reports from the set of user equipments (120). The radio network node (110) receives (204), in a second time interval, a second set of precoder reports from the set of user equipments (120).

Abstract: Provided is a communication method and apparatus using network slicing. A communication method of a communication apparatus performing communication with a user equipment receives a predetermined request from the user equipment, selects a single network slice instance to be allocated to the user equipment from among a plurality of network slice instances in the communication apparatus in response to the request, selects a single network function instance to be allocated to the user equipment from among a plurality of network function instances included in the selected network slice instance. The network slice instance is in an instantiated form of a network slice that includes at least one network function and resource for providing a network service having a predetermined capability and characteristic to the user equipment.

Abstract: Communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes are disclosed. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things), where the network may involve autonomous and/or non-autonomous vehicles.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing sender identification information of the communication event on a display is described. In an embodiment the apparatus receives a communication event, for example, a call or a message. The mobile apparatus is caused to output a temporary indication of the communication event and the sender identification information relating to the communication event is not shown on the display. When a user of the mobile apparatus is detected with at least one sensor, the display is arranged to display the sender identification information on the display replacing the temporary indication in response to detecting the user with the at least one sensor.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe apparatuses and methods for mobility management entity (MME) overload or underload mitigation using an MME virtual network function (VNF). Various embodiments may include one or more processors to execute instructions to process a notification from a virtual network function manager (VNFM) to determine instantiation of a MME as a VNF, add the MME to an MME pool, and assign a value to an application parameter of the MME VNF. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for open social networks configured for a location or place. In an aspect, a map shows up after an app is started at a user device. Local networks are arranged accessible via interactive network icons on the map. Local networks are also arranged accessible to remote users via a map or a website link. In another aspect, user number or post quantity is displayed beside a network icon on a map. In yet another aspect, posts generated by local and remote users are presented in separate windows. Furthermore, social networks are searchable via keywords or category in a map setting.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems, methods, processes, computer program code and means for using mobile devices to conduct payment transactions at merchant locations including brick and mortar locations and remote locations as well as for person to person transactions.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a positioning method, including: acquiring, by a mobile terminal, a location of the mobile terminal in open space; determining, by the mobile terminal according to the location of the mobile terminal in the open space, first closed space that corresponds to the location of the mobile terminal in the open space and in which a closed positioning service is provided; and performing, by the mobile terminal after determining the first closed space, closed positioning for the mobile terminal by using a closed positioning program and map data. The method of the present invention enables a mobile terminal to automatically perform closed positioning without the need to artificially identify closed space in which the mobile terminal is located and search for a corresponding closed positioning program, and therefore provides convenience for a user and can improve accuracy of closed positioning.

Abstract: Methods and systems for connecting isolated networks. One method includes storing, in a database of a network core, information related to a first set of communication devices associated with a first radio access network and a second set of communication devices associated with a second radio access network. The method further includes communicating between the network core and a transceiver of the first radio access network via an interface. The method further includes communicating, via the interface, between the network core and a virtual transceiver that represents an actual transceiver of the second radio access network.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed herein for accepting multimodal inputs and deriving synchronized and processed information. A reusable multimodal application is provided on the mobile device. A user transmits a multimodal command to the multimodal platform via the mobile network. The one or more modes of communication that are inputted are transmitted to the multimodal platform(s) via the mobile network(s) and thereafter synchronized and processed at the multimodal platform. The synchronized and processed information is transmitted to the multimodal application. If required, the user verifies and appropriately modifies the synchronized and processed information. The verified and modified information are transferred from the multimodal application to the visual application. The final result(s) are derived by inputting the verified and modified results into the visual application.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for conducting payment transactions are provided. Pursuant to some embodiments, the payment transactions may be conducted between a consumer operating a mobile device and a merchant.

Abstract: A method of room based position determination for a mobile node in a positioning system is disclosed. The method comprises determining a room in an area deployed with at least a reference node of the positioning system, collecting a plurality of RSSI data from the at least a reference node in every place of the room, establishing a room fingerprint, performing a real-time RSSI measurement on the at least a reference node, to collect a plurality of real-time RSSI data from the at least a reference node, and determining whether the mobile node is within the room according to the RSSI mean parameter, the maximum distance parameter of the room fingerprint database and the collected real-time RSSI data from the at least a reference node.

Abstract: A radio fingerprint device implements a radio fingerprint map construction and location tracking method. In this method, the radio fingerprint device receives, from a manager terminal device, radio environment information varying for a predetermined time at a specific referential position in a particular indoor area so as to create a radio fingerprint map. Then the radio fingerprint device extracts a periodic pattern from the received radio environment information, and stores, in the radio fingerprint map, the extracted periodic pattern as a radio fingerprint feature of the specific referential position.

Abstract: A mobile radio communication device is described configured to operate in a first communication state and in a second communication state. The mobile radio communication device includes: a transmitter configured to transmit data to a mobile radio communication network when the mobile radio communication device is in a first communication state in which the mobile radio communication device is in a connection with a cell of the mobile radio communication network; a memory configured to store information based on the transmitted data; a cell determination circuit configured to determine a cell of a mobile radio communication network as a connection candidate based on the stored information; and a connection request circuit configured to request connection with the determined cell when the mobile radio communication device is in a second communication state in which the mobile radio communication device seeks a connection with a cell of a mobile radio communication network.

Abstract: Techniques for projection via a device are described. According to various implementations, techniques described herein enable a locked host device to output data projected from another device while the host device remains in a locked state. In at least some implementations, device context for a host device (locked or unlocked) can be considered in determining whether to broadcast availability to receive projected content.