Abstract: A network access point secures a WiFi network, and acts as a picocell, by identifying applications running on computer-based devices, such as mobile phones, tablet computers, and the like, that seek to access the Internet (or another network) via the access point and applying network access policies to data communications by those applications according to application, location, context, device and/or user characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention is an applications gateway that offers multiple functions and features for specific geographic venue locations, while providing easy access to advertising, purchasing, and redemption opportunities for that specific geographic venue location. Venue locations can be stadiums, shopping malls, amusement parks, open air spaces where people can congregate, and/or buildings, which most often require the presence of a concentration of people. The venue location may correlate to the location of the hand-held mobile unit or it may be a remote geographic venue location not near the location of the hand-held mobile unit. Access to the gateway application is through a hand-held mobile unit, which can include a mobile phone, smartphone device, or portable computer having a wireless radio transmission connection. (e.g. iPhone, Droid, iPad, Slate, etc.

Abstract: A radio communication device and a method for booting a radio communication device are provided. The radio communication device can be configured to load an operating system code of a processor during execution of an authentication procedure code. For example, a first portion of the operating system code can be loaded, then the authentication procedure code can be loaded after the loading of the first portion of the operating system code. After the initiation of an authentication procedure that is based on the authentication procedure code, then a second portion of the operating system code can be loaded.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for priority based inter-radio access technology (inter-RAT) cell reselection are provided. In the existing algorithm for priority based inter-RAT cell reselection, an inter-RAT cell whose signal strength is above a preset threshold for a given duration is considered as satisfying the cell reselection criteria and may become a candidate for cell reselection. In this case, among those cells whose signal strength is above the preset threshold, a cell that does not have the highest priority may be selected. To address the above problem, the reference time duration for cell reselection may be changed. The enhanced cell reselection algorithm selects a cell having the highest priority among cells whose signal strength is above a preset threshold. Hence, it is possible to prevent repetition of unnecessary cell reselection.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes, during an incoming call from a second user, displaying a first interface that includes one or more previous communications between a first user and the second user. The previous communications includes a communication thread that aggregates communications of a first communication type and a second communication type. The method also includes, during the incoming call, updating the communication thread in the second interface in response to an additional communication between the first and second user.

Abstract: A message delivery system includes a plurality of smart devices associated with a person. Each smart device includes the person's contact information and a wireless transceiver for communicating with each of the other smart devices and communicating messages directed to the person. A message handling module having stored codes executable by a processor is embedded within one of the smart devices to receive current device status of each of the smart devices and to determine a chosen smart device to receive a current message directed to the person based on criteria including the current device status.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods to receive a transmission that is associated with an identification number and includes a number associated with a land line, determine a physical address based on the number associated with the land line, confirm the physical address that was determined, and associate the physical address with a user account, the user account being identified by the identification number.

Abstract: A radio communication system includes: a visit information storage unit that stores plural visit information elements each indicating information on a visit to a cell visited by a user equipment; a cell visit detector that detects that the user equipment that was visiting a first cell starts a visit to a second cell differing from the first cell; a ping-ponging state determiner that determines whether a ping-ponging state has occurred, in which state start and ending of a visit to the second cell is repeated, wherein the determination is made based on a visit information element on a visit to the second cell visited by the user equipment; and a calculator that calculates a visit time length of the visit to the second cell in accordance with the determination by the ping-ponging state determiner.

Abstract: A network access point secures a WiFi network, and acts as a picocell, by identifying applications running on computer-based devices, such as mobile phones, tablet computers, and the like, that seek to access the Internet (or another network) via the access point and applying network access policies to data communications by those applications according to application, location, context, device and/or user characteristics.

Abstract: Methods and devices for operating a wireless communication device that can communicate with at least two different wireless networks using a single radio frequency modem are described. The communication device attaches to a first wireless network through the radio frequency (RF) modem, and then detaches from the first wireless network at a predetermined time before a start time of a selected event on a second wireless network. The device attaches to the second wireless network using the same RF modem before the start time of the selected event and collects at least a portion of event data associated with the selected event. After collecting at least a portion of event data, the device detaches from the second wireless network and re-attaches to the first wireless network.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a mobile virtual network are disclosed. A mobile virtual network operator is disclosed as an entity that provides a mobile networking service to a user, the mobile networking service being provided using a physical mobile network provided by a third party. The mobile virtual network operator may provide content distribution services, data access services, or messaging services to a user of a mobile device.

Abstract: A system comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to determine an identification for a user; determine a location of the user; determine a place associated with the location; identify an interaction capable of being performed at the place for the identification; communicate with a service to perform the interaction; and record the interaction with the service in a place history associated with the identification. The disclosure also includes similar methods and computer program products.

Abstract: A mobile terminal comprises a flexible display module; a hinge frame coupled to a rear surface of the flexible display module, having a plurality of unit frames connected by hinge coupling in a length direction; and a variable frame arranged in the hinge frame in a length direction, of which length is controllable, wherein the display module and the hinge frame are bent or unfolded to be flat in accordance with a length change of the variable frame. Since the mobile terminal may control its curved level in accordance with a use condition, it is advantageous in that a sense of immersion of the screen is increased by the control of the curvature of the mobile terminal if necessary and it is convenient to set the mobile terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed are technologies are useful in enabling a smart phone to respond to a user's environment, e.g., so it can serve as an intuitive hearing and seeing device. Some of the detailed arrangements involve using radio base station SDR equipment (e.g., at a cell tower) to perform image recognition operations for phones; forecasting service needs from remote processors delegating a remote execution task to a service provider chosen in a competitive process; using nearby processors, e.g., in an automobile, another phone, or set-top box, for remote execution tasks; phones with separable camera and/or illumination components; phone camera illumination using different colors of light; using search tree methods with image frames captured at different focuses; using a phone's microprojector to aid in object identification; correcting lens aberrations by texture mapping captured imagery onto a corrective polygon surface using a phone GPU; etc. A great variety of other features are also detailed.

Abstract: To readily and effectively take a crime and disaster prevention countermeasure, there is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquirer that, when a crime and disaster prevention assistant device is connected to a portable communication terminal, acquires specifying information for specifying the crime and disaster prevention assistant device from the crime and disaster prevention assistant device via the portable communication terminal, a driver executor that executes a driver program corresponding to the specifying information to control the crime and disaster prevention assistant device, and an application executor that executes a crime and disaster prevention application program corresponding to the specifying information to acquire status detection information detected by the crime and disaster prevention assistant device connected to the portable communication terminal, specifies countermeasure processing corresponding to the acquired status detection information with reference to a

Abstract: Methods, media, apparatus, and systems are described for improved and enhanced node location determination related to one of a plurality of nodes in a wireless node network. A first and second other node in the network are instructed to detect any message broadcast from the one node over a period of time. The server receives a first indication from the first other node, where the first indication relates to a characteristic of all messages broadcast from the one node that are detected by the first other node during the time period. The server receives a second indication from the second other node, where the second indication relates to the characteristic of all messages broadcast from the one node that are detected by the second other node during the time period. The server then determines a location of the one node based upon a difference in the first and second indications.

Abstract: In various embodiments of the invention, a radio communication device and a method for booting a radio communication device are provided. In an embodiment of the invention, an operating system code of a processor is loaded during execution of an authentication procedure code.

Abstract: Techniques for remote tracking may be realized as a method including: receiving tracking parameters comprising one or more restrictions, wherein each restriction of the one or more restrictions includes a property other than a position; monitoring a position of a client device; receiving location information for the monitored position of the client device, the location information including one or more properties other than position; and determining that the monitored position of the client device transgresses a restriction of the one or more restrictions, wherein the determination includes determining that location information of the monitored position satisfies a property of the restriction other than position.

Abstract: To improve probability of successfully performing transmission processing by a priority terminal and transmission processing of an emergency call even during congestion. A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes the steps of: causing a radio base station eNB to transmit “UE Context Release Request” regarding a predetermined mobile station UE to a mobility management node MME, the “UE Context Release Request” containing identification information of multiple target mobile stations UE; causing the mobility management node MME to release an access bearer of the predetermined mobile station UE in response to the “UE Context Release Request”, and transmit “UE Context Release Command” regarding the predetermined mobile station UE to the radio base station eNB, and causing the radio base station eNB to transmit “RRC Connection Release” to the plurality of target mobile stations UE.

Abstract: It is described a method for optimizing a handover behavior of a mobile radio communication network including at least a first base station and a second base station. The method includes (a) performing a handover of a user equipment from the first base station to the second base station, (b) adding an information element representing a property of the radio link between the user equipment and the first base station to a data record being associated with the user equipment, (c) transferring the data record from the first base station to the second base station and (d) optimizing the handover behavior of the mobile radio communication network based on the added information element. It is further described a first base station and a second base station, which in conjunction which each other, are configured for carrying out the described handover behavior optimization method.