Abstract: Systems, devices, and apparatuses for adjustable stands and mobile computing devices are provided. An example system includes a mobile computing device having a front surface with a display and a rear surface with a first magnetically susceptible region and a second magnetically susceptible region. The first magnetically susceptible region is offset from the second magnetically susceptible region in a translational dimension along the rear surface. The example system also includes an adjustable stand for the mobile computing device. The adjustable stand includes a slidable portion formed with a magnetically susceptible material to slide in the translational dimension along the rear surface. The level of magnetic attraction between the slidable portion and the second magnetically susceptible material of the mobile computing device is greater than a level of magnetic attraction between the slidable portion and the first magnetically susceptible material of the mobile computing device.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed to separate paging and access cell selection (and use) among available cells based on different paging cell and access cell requirements and specific service availability. A UE selects a first cell that meets paging cell requirements as a paging cell and a second cell that meets service requirements as an access cell. Once the UE selects a paging cell, the UE camps on the paging cell to wait for a paging request or a mobile originated request. The UE can select and camp on the access cell prior to a data need, where latency requirements are strict, or delay access cell selection until there is data to transmit where latency requirements are more lax. The UE may also include measurement information of surrounding cells with a paging response/service request, which a core network uses to speed up establishment of dual connectivity or carrier aggregation.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a base station (BS) transmits a first allocation of a plurality of channel subsets to user equipments (UEs) for contention transmission of the UEs to the BS. The first allocation allocates one or more channel subsets to each UE so that each UE can only contend for channels within a channel subset allocated to the UE using a contention-based mechanism. In response to receipt of the first allocation, one or more UEs send requests to the BS requesting for access of channels for uplink transmissions determined by the one or more UEs. The BS determines, based on at least the requests sent by the UEs, channels to be allocated to the UEs for performing uplink transmissions, and sends a second allocation indicating the allocated channels. The UEs then perform uplink transmissions based on the second allocation.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improving call topic models are described herein. In an embodiment a server computer receives call transcript data comprising an electronic digital representation of a verbal transcription of a call between a first person of a first person type and a second person of a second person type. The server computer splits the call transcript data into first person type data comprising words spoken by the first person in the call and second person type data comprising words spoken by the second person type in the call.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a detection unit detecting a moving body around the information processing apparatus and a distance to the moving body; a first image capturing unit having a first image capturing range; and a second image capturing unit having a second image capturing range, and performs authentication of the authentication target person based on captured image data. It controls so as to perform authentication based on image data captured by the first image capturing unit, and if the detected distance becomes shorter than a first distance and the authentication is not possible, it controls so as to perform authentication based on image data captured by the second image capturing unit.

Abstract: A method performed by user equipment (UE) includes receiving a request to access a service unavailable through a first network cell associated with the UE and informing a second network cell that the UE is requesting to obtain the service unavailable through the first network cell. The request may be received from a user of the UE or may be a paging message.

Abstract: Disruption of computerized face detection includes receiving a source image that contains a representation of a face and computing a perturbation for the source image. The perturbation is specific to the source image and is configured for a target face detector. A perturbed image is then generated by adding the perturbation to the source image and then the perturbed image may be outputted instead of the source image.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, systems, and/or apparatuses for evaluating movement data to identify a user as a driver or non-driver passenger are provided. In some examples, movement data may be received from a mobile device of a user. The movement data may include sensor data including location data, such as global positioning system (GPS) data, accelerometer and/or gyroscope data, and the like. Additional data may be retrieved from one or more other sources. For instance, additional data such as usage of applications on the mobile device, public transportation schedules and routes, image data, vehicle operation data, and the like, may be received and analyzed with the movement data to determine whether the user of the mobile device was a driver or non-driver passenger of the vehicle. Based on the determination, the data may be deleted in some examples or may be further processed to generate one or more outputs.

Abstract: The present application generally relates to a method and apparatus for object detection in a location obscured from a camera field of view in a motor vehicle. In particular, the system is operative to illuminate a FOV from a low angle using a light source, capture an image of the FOV from a high angle and to detect a shadow within the image indicative of an object being illuminated by the light source.

Abstract: A Device to Device (D2D) user equipment (UE) is configured to support synchronization in a D2D network. The D2D UE includes an antenna configured to communicate via a D2D communication. The D2D UE also includes processing circuitry configured to enter a communication Mode 2 when certain conditions are met. The certain conditions include: when a first timer (T310) for detecting radio link failure is running, a second timer (T311) for initiating the connection reestablishment is running, or a third timer (T301) for requesting connection reestablishment is running. In communication Mode 2, the D2D UE, on its own, selects resources from resource pool(s) to transmit D2D data and D2D control information. The processing circuitry further configured to exit the communication Mode 2 and enter a communication Mode 1 when the certain condition is no longer met. In communication Mode 1, the D2D UE uses resources configured by another station.

Abstract: An X-ray fluoroscopy imaging apparatus that corrects to precisely remove a banding artifact in an X-ray image, includes an image processing unit that corrects an X-ray image by processing the image to remove the banding artifact (AF) from the X-ray image based on the average difference brightness value (DLa) relative to a plurality of pixels included in an array in an artifact extending direction (A-direction).

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for virtual boundary enforcement using network filters may include (i) applying a network filter to network traffic associated with a target computing device, (ii) analyzing data generated by the network filter, (iii) identifying, based on an analysis of the data, a potential violation of a virtual boundary associated with the target computing device, and (iv) in response to identifying the potential violation, performing a security action to enforce the virtual boundary associated with the target computing device. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for selecting an optimal access network in a wireless communications environment, such as when offloading mobile data traffic. In various embodiments disclosed herein, a contributing device comprises processing logic configured to generate a set of communication environment identification data corresponding to the location of the communication device, to generate a set of observed AN availability and communication performance data corresponding to the location of the communication device, and to transmit the set of communication environment identification data and the set of observed communication performance data to a server. In some embodiments, the contributing device is location-aware and in some embodiments, the contributing device is location-unaware.

Abstract: Provided are a communication method and system that combine the 5G communication system and the IoT technology to support a higher data rate after the 4G system. Based on the 5G communication technology and IoT technology, the disclosure can be applied to various intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart or connected, car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, and security and safety service). The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for terminating a cellular network connection to a terminal without authentication. The disclosure relates to a method and system for providing a vehicle communication service in the 3GPP system.

Abstract: An automated non-visual user message is sent to a first communication endpoint during an audio communication session. The audio communication session is between a first user of the first communication endpoint and a second user of a second communication endpoint. For example, the automated non-visual message may be made using an audible whisper mode or using a vibrator. A response to the automated non-visual user message is received. The response to the automated non-visual user message is based on at least one of: an accelerometer event in the first communication device and a spoken word or phrase that is said by the first user of the first communication endpoint during the audio communication session with a second user of the second communication endpoint.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a modem and a processor. The processor is programmed to provision the modem, over a local network connection, to perform vehicle-to-vehicle communications, the provisioning being performed independent of access to a cellular communications network, and once provisioned, communicate with a second vehicle over a direct vehicle-to-vehicle connection. The modem may be tested utilizing a Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) separating test cases for use of a PC5 interface only, for use of a Uu interface only, and for a hybrid for use of Uu and PC5.

Abstract: A frequency allocation method and device for an unauthorized frequency band.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is described for authenticating the identity of a caller. A mobile computing device receives, via a wireless communications network, an incoming call setup request initiated by a phone system of a caller, and executes an identity service application upon receipt of the incoming call setup request. The call includes a plurality of data packets. The mobile computing device extracts a caller identifier from the plurality of data packets. The caller identifier includes one or more bits at a first predetermined position within the plurality of data packets. The mobile computing device forwards the caller identifier to an identity service computing device. The identity service computing device determines an identity status of the caller. The mobile computing device receives, from the identity service computing device, an authentication token and the identity status of the caller. The mobile computing device displays the identity status of the caller.

Abstract: A network element of a core network receives a connectivity request for a first peer device. The connectivity request includes an indication for establishing a peer-to-peer connection for the first peer device to communicate data packets with a second peer device. The network element sends, to a first base station of an access network, an access network bearer setup request, which includes an address for the first peer device and serves as a request for the first base station to establish, for the peer-to-peer connection, an access network bearer in the access network for use in communicating the data packets with the second peer device without the use of a core network bearer.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein an information processing program for causing a computer to execute a process includes: calculating, by using an image including an object having a plurality of joints and having a plurality of frames consecutive in time, a probability distribution of a joint position of the object in each frame; calculating a transition score by evaluating a consistency of a transition of a joint of the plurality of joints using transition information of the joint among different frames; and estimating a pose of the object from a score of the probability distribution and the transition score.