Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for identifying one or more phrases in a conversation between a first user and a second user. In addition, a first visual profile may be generated based on the one or more phrases and a real-time recommendation may be generated based on the first visual profile. In one example, generating the first visual profile includes using the one or more phrases to obtain one or more images and incorporating the one or more images into the first visual profile.

Abstract: Disclosed is a User Equipment (UE) accessing a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless communication system operating a Multi-Carrier (MC). The UE includes: an access history identification unit, when the UE accesses the LTE wireless communication system in a first frequency band on which the UE is camped, identifies whether the UE stores an access fail history of the first frequency band; a search unit, when the UE stores the access fail history of the first frequency band, receives a parameter indicating an accessibility to the LTE wireless communication system in a second frequency band, and searches for the second frequency band based on the received parameter; and an access control unit, when the LTE wireless communication system is found in the second frequency band based on a result of the search, accesses the LTE wireless communication system through the second frequency band.

Abstract: A distribution apparatus for distributing a wireless signal to a communication terminal includes a distribution unit configured to distribute the wireless signal containing unique data that is unique to the distribution apparatus. A position data indicating a position of the distribution apparatus and a predetermined threshold value pertaining to a signal strength of the wireless signal received by the communication terminal are identifiable based on the unique data.

Abstract: Systems and methods to detect and characterize fake cell towers in a network operator's network include receiving live data comprising any of crowd-sourced data and tower data; performing live data analysis on the live data and reference data; and detecting the fake cell towers based on the live data analysis. Optionally, spectrum data captured at cell towers by a baseband processor coupled to backhaul equipment can be used as additional input.

Abstract: A location of a first mobile device associated with a first user is determined, and a location of a second mobile device associated with a second user is determined. A relationship between the first user and the second user is determined, and a proximity of the first mobile device relative to the second mobile device is determined. A location-oriented data service is provided to at least one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The UE comprises a radio frequency transceiver, processor, a memory, and an application stored to the memory. The application, when executed by the processor establishes a communication link from the UE to a communication terminal. The application sends a validation message to the communication terminal over the communication link, wherein a passcode is appended to the validation message send to the communication terminal. The application receives the validation message back from the communication terminal via the communication link, wherein the received validation message has an appended aggregate security signature on the message that shows that the message was read and validated by the communication terminal. The application sends a short message over the communication link to the communication terminal. The application then tears down the communication link.

Abstract: Disclosed are a network-based device, method and computer-readable medium for operating an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) to provide registration review. The method embodiment includes tracking and storing all current registrations for each user in an IMS system, receiving a request from a user for a status of the user's current registrations and presenting, in response to the request, the current status of current registrations for the user.

Abstract: When a handover request for performing a handover of a terminal (70) from a macro cell C1 to a CSG cell C2 is received from an SeNB 10 (S8), a base station (TeNB) (40) of the CSG cell C2 transmits a handover response in accordance with a handover enabled/disabled state (S12). The handover response includes an identifier of the terminal (70) in the CSG cell C2. Upon receiving the response, the SeNB (10) notifies the identifier to the terminal (70) (S14). The TeNB (40) repeatedly transmits a dedicated signal containing a handover command via a dedicated channel set using the identifier at an interval shorter than a gap period (S18). Accordingly, whether or not access is permitted can be judged promptly and a smooth handover can be realized.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of controlling wireless scanning. For example, an apparatus may include a radio to communicate with a wireless network; and a scan controller to control a wireless scan by the radio according to a scan pattern, the scan controller to determine a mobility state of the mobile device, the mobility state representing a combination of a velocity of the mobile device and an environment of the mobile device, and to determine the scan pattern based on the mobility state.

Abstract: A method for network-based positioning of a mobile device as described herein includes selecting a first set of access points (APs) to take first positioning measurements from the mobile device; obtaining the first positioning measurements from the first set of APs; selecting, based on the first positioning measurements, a second set of APs to take second positioning measurements from the mobile device; obtaining the second positioning measurements from the second set of APs; and determining a location of the mobile device based on the first positioning measurements and the second positioning measurements.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method of allowing multiple customer support organizations to establish virtual mobile management sessions with a mobile device using a multi-persona client on the mobile device that does not have to reconfigured for each of the multiple customer support organizations.

Abstract: User activity on a mobile device is monitored and collected, and a resource usage model is constructed. The resource usage model describes a set of contexts in which the mobile device, and is the basis for determining a first exhaustion point for a resource. Based on the monitored activity, a prediction of a second exhaustion point for the resource time is made. If the second exhaustion point is prior to the first exhaustion point, usage of the resource is reduced.

Abstract: A mobile device comprising at least one processor configured to perform acts of obtaining position information for at least first and second positions of the mobile device along a route; obtaining communication quality information for at least a third position of the mobile device, the communication quality information calculated based on the route and the obtained position information; and causing the mobile device to display the obtained communication quality information.

Abstract: Wireless communication techniques are provided to receive a service priority scheme selection and determine, during reception of a first service, whether or not to switch to a second service, based on the received service priority scheme selection. Devices, systems and methods can be configured to implement the techniques for service priority scheme selection.

Abstract: A method of sending proactive notification of potential wireless communications service impacts. The method comprises when a top cell tower on a user equipment's notification cell tower list is forecast to have potential service impact, wherein a top cell tower is the cell tower with the most traffic volume usage by a user equipment on a notification cell tower list of the user equipment, sending a notification to the user equipment a predefined period of time before the potential service impact is forecast to occur, wherein the format of the notification is selected based on at least one of the type of a subscriber of the user equipment, a wireless communications service plan type, a call pattern, an interaction-with-customer-service pattern, and a churn risk level, wherein a churn risk level corresponds to a possibility of a subscriber transferring to another mobile communication network.

Abstract: System and methods for communicating with a contact center are disclosed. A method includes: receiving a first message from a user equipment (UE), wherein the first message is received via a first communications protocol; transmitting a second message to a computing device of a contact center, wherein the second message is transmitted via a second communications protocol and optionally includes location information for the UE; and receiving a reply message from the computing device of the contact center.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for creating cellular network performance indicators by correlating business data of subscribers with a geographic position. In use, one or more subscriber measurement reports associated with an authenticated cellular network subscriber identifier are received. Additionally, the one or more subscriber measurement reports are geo-location tagged with a geographic position estimate. Further, business data associated with the authenticated cellular network subscriber identifier is received. Moreover, the received business data is associated with the one or more corresponding subscriber measurement reports, based on the authenticated cellular network subscriber identifier, such that the business data is associated with the geographic position estimate to create one or more performance indicators.

Abstract: A system and method for wayfinding at a venue is disclosed herein. The system includes a mobile communication device and a venue. The mobile communication device includes an application for wayfinding at the venue and a plurality of sensors. The mobile communication device is configured to track a path of the mobile communication device from the first fixed geographical location utilizing a plurality of sensors of the mobile communication device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications, and provide a message transmitting method and device. The method includes: transmitting, by a user equipment UE, a radio resource control request to a base station, where the UE is in an enhanced uplink cell forward access channel CELL_FACH state and a system information block SIB5 includes an uplink interference value; when no radio resource control response message is received from the base station within a preset time and it is determined that the current number of times the radio resource control request is transmitted is smaller than a preset maximum number of transmissions, read an SIB7 periodically and obtain the uplink interference value; when determining, according to the uplink interference value, to transmit the radio resource control request message to the base station, transmit the radio resource control request message to the base station again.

Abstract: An electric-power supplying apparatus may include a power supply configured to supply electric power to an electric device via a power supply line, and at least one processor programmed to perform acts including transmitting a command signal to the electric device via the power supply line, receiving a response signal from the electric device via load modulation on the power supply line, and registering setting information for establishing wireless communication between the electric device and the apparatus based on the received response signal. An electric apparatus may include a power plug configured to receive electric power and a command signal from an external device, and an IC chip configured to use load modulation to transmit a response signal, in response to the command signal, to the external device via the power plug.