Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program product for generating location fingerprint data for a venue are described. A sampling device surveying a venue can move inside the venue. While the sampling device moves, the sampling device can record environmental readings including, for example, strengths of signals from multiple radio signal sources. The sampling device can take the recording at fixed or various time intervals. Meanwhile, the sampling device can determine, based on a starting point and motion sensor readings, an estimated location of the mobile device for each time the sampling device takes the recordings. The sampling device can display a motion path of the estimated locations and a user interface item for receiving a user input for correcting the estimated locations. The sample device can tag the recorded environmental readings with the corrected locations, and submit the tagged readings to a server for determining a location fingerprint for the venue.

Abstract: A method including receiving a service request from a mobile station for a service to be provided by a mobile wireless communication network, wherein the mobile station is subscribed to the mobile wireless communication network under an account; obtaining, based on an identifier for the mobile station, a constraint describing a limitation on use of the service; determining that the first service request violates the constraint; obtaining, based on the identifier for the mobile station, a first threshold number of violations; determining, in response to the determination that the first service request violates the constraint, that a first total number of service requests violating the constraint issued by the mobile device or issued by mobile devices subscribed to the mobile wireless communication network under the account is equal to or greater than the first threshold number, wherein the first total number of service requests includes the first service request; identifying a notification destination for the

Abstract: The disclosed apparatus, systems, and methods relate to a location query mechanism that can efficiently determine whether a target entity is located within a region of interest (ROI). At a high level, the location query mechanism can be configured to represent a ROI using one or more polygons. The location query mechanism can, in turn, divide (e.g., tessellate) the one or more polygons into sub-polygons. Subsequently, the location query mechanism can use the sub-polygons to build an index system that can efficiently determine whether a particular location is within any of the sub-polygons. Therefore, when a computing device queries whether a particular location is within the region of interest, the location query mechanism can use the index system to determine whether the particular location is within any of the sub-polygons.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and method for controlling place recognition are provided. The method includes collecting at least one of state information about a mobile terminal and user information stored in the mobile terminal, determining whether a current place of the mobile terminal is a major place that the user has previously visited at least a number of times using the collected information, determining, if it is determined that the current place of the mobile terminal is a major place, whether the current place has been registered using at least one signal received externally, and outputting a result of the determination as to whether the current place has been registered.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a security mode by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, including performing a camp-on process and a cell update process with a network when an out-of-service (OOS) situation has occurred, receiving one of a signaling connection release (SCR) message and a first protocol data unit (PDU) which corresponds to the SCR message from the network, receiving a security mode command (SMC) message from the network if the SCR message is received, performing an integrity process on the SCR message using an old security configuration, and performing a rollback process to discard a new security configuration included in the SMC message if a result of the integrity process result an integrity check success, and updating a security configuration to the old security configuration.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for managing a beacon device. More particularly, a beacon management server is connected with the beacon device through a communication network and configured to periodically updates and manages a valid period of the beacon device. The beacon device initializes itself by autonomously deleting beacon information stored therein when the beacon device has been disconnected from the beacon management server for a certain time or more. Thus, the beacon device may be managed through the beacon management server. An operation of the beacon device may be controlled even when the beacon device is lost, thereby preventing illegal use of the beacon device by controlling a beacon signal that is transmitted even after the beacon device is lost. In addition, the beacon management server may verify the validity of the beacon device to give security to the beacon device and periodically update the valid period, thereby allowing efficient use of the beacon device.

Abstract: Computer media, systems, and computer-implemented methods for enhancing SMS messaging sessions with user data are provided. A data sharing agreement between a service provider and a receiving entity, such as broadcaster or a consumer goods manufacturer, is established. A user with a wireless device sends an SMS message to the receiving entity. Data associated with the user is retrieved by the service provider in accordance with the data sharing agreement and is transmitted to the receiving entity along with the SMS message.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns estimating the location of a transmitter using multiple pairs of locator nodes with known locations and measuring time of arrival of a signal received from a transmitter. A processor of a location estimation node first determines time difference of arrival values from time of arrival values measured by each pair of locator nodes. The processor then determines likelihood information for multiple candidate locations of the transmitter and estimates the location of the transmitter from the likelihood information. A processor further determines an initial time of arrival value for the received signal and channel impulse response for a radio channel between the transmitter and receiver. The processor then determines a time correction from the channel impulse response based on a first peak of the channel impulse response and a leading edge of the first value. The processor finally determines an improved time of arrival value of the received signal.

Abstract: Registration rejections are reported to a universal integrated circuit card (UICC). Remote access can be provide to registration rejection data stored in the UICC, the registration rejection data can be transmitted to a service provider, one or more UICC applications can be executed based on the registration rejection data, and/or the registration rejection data can be logged or tracked. In addition, action taken by the UICC can be automated based on the registration rejection using artificial intelligence.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a service data transmission method. An AN entity of a first network sends a first request message to an AN entity of a second network corresponding to a target cell in which a UE is located, so as to request the AN entity of the second network to establish a radio bearer for the UE. The AN entity of the first network sends a second request message to the UE, so as to request the UE to establish the radio bearer with the AN entity of the second network. After the AN entity of the second network has established the radio bearer with the UE, the AN entity of the first network transmits service data to the UE by using the AN entity of the second network.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operation detection unit configured to detect an operation of a user, a display control unit configured to move and display first information formed by first components different from each other according to a movement operation of the user detected by the operation detection unit and to fix and display second information formed by second components different from each other, and an information acquisition unit configured to acquire, based on the selection operation, information regarding the second components displayed at positions corresponding to the first components based on a selection operation of the user detected by the operation detection unit.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide location-based, application-feature notifications for a multi-feature application that executes on a device. For instance, when a feature (e.g., a functionality, or service) of an application becomes available in a particular region, some embodiments provide a notification of the availability of the new feature in the particular region. In some embodiments, the notification is a location-based notification that is provided to only devices that execute in or near the particular region in which the location-based feature has recently become available. In other embodiments, the notification is also provided to devices that are not near the particular region (e.g., are provided to all devices in the United States, when the feature becomes available in California).

Abstract: A system and method for tracking a person is presented. A system includes an electronic device to be carried by a person that is used to notify one or more remote users that the person is to begin a journey from a starting point to a remote point. The electronic device can detect that the person has not moved for a predetermined time period a predetermined distance. When this happens, the electronic device sends non-movement messages to the one or more remote users informing them that the person has not move for a predetermined time period a predetermined distance. The electronic device provides a warning message that the non-movement messages will be sent and sends them if there was no response to the warning message.

Abstract: Techniques for locating a power transmission unit (PTU) in a system, method, and apparatus are described herein. For example, an apparatus may include a power detector to detect a low battery condition of the apparatus. The apparatus may also include a PTU locator to perform a PTU scan in response to the low battery condition, the PTU scan to identify a location of the PTU. The apparatus may also further include a PTU location displayer to display a location of the PTU based on the results of the PTU scan.

Abstract: There is provided a method performed by a first network node (101) for handling handover failures for a target cell (112), which target cell is applicable for handover of a wireless device (121) in a wireless communications network (100) from a source cell (111) to the target cell. The target cell is associated (202) with an indication indicating that the target cell is unsuitable for handover, when an amount of failed handovers from the source cell to the target cell exceeds (201) a failure threshold.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining and sharing RF spectrum availability. The method includes automatically sensing and analyzing a spectrum to identify used and/or unused portions of the spectrum, and automatically communicating the used and/or unused portions of the spectrum to a spectrum owner or a spectrum user. The invention has particular use in automatically identifying and quantifying current spectrum users, automatically reporting the current spectrum users to a spectrum owner, and/or allocating unused spectrum portions to users.

Abstract: A method and system for transferring buffered downlink data for a wireless communication device (WCD) from a source base station to a target base station as part of a handover of the WCD from the source to the target base station. The source base station may have downlink data for transmission to the WCD buffered during the handover. A determination may be made as to whether or not the target base station is a relay base station with a wireless backhaul. If the target base station is determined to be a relay base station with a wireless backhaul, then the source base station may refrain from transmitting at least one portion of the buffered data to the target base station.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling location data in a mobile communications network. A network node obtains an average geographical location of a mobile device over a predetermined time period and uses the average geographical location in an area of interest in an Origin Destination matrix. The advantage of using an average geographical location over a period of time is that much less data needs to be stored compared to storing all geographical data, but the data can be reused to define new Origin Destination matrices.

Abstract: A communication system is described in which a handover procedure is provided to allow a mobile device to transfer from a home base station connected to a core network via a home base station gateway to another base station not coupled via the home base station gateway. A novel extension to the handover procedure is provided in which the home base station gateway is informed of the transfer of the mobile device, allowing context and resources assigned to the mobile device at the base station gateway to be released.

Abstract: Cognitive interference management in Cellular wireless network with relays and micro/pico/femto cells operated in distributed scheduling mode. A cellular system may use RS to improve capacity or for coverage extension. ARS relays the signals between BS 104 and MS by using wireless links between BS-RS and RS-MS during both downlink and uplink transmissions. Embodiments herein disclose a mechanism to explicitly indicate to the MS whether the MAC management messages sent by the BS to the MS are to inform it to perform scanning for interference measurement. Also, disclosed herein is a mechanism to explicitly indicate to the BS whether the message sent by the MS is related to interference measurement.