Abstract: A method comprising configuring a user equipment in a low activity state to operate within a radio access network wherein a radio access network notification area for the user equipment is defined based on a list of logically associated radio access network paging areas, wherein each of the logically associated radio access network paging areas is a subset of a core network tracking area identified by a paging area code value which is unique within the core network associated tracking area.

Abstract: A method for identifying a foreground object in an image and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: dividing a first image and a second image to obtain first image blocks in the first image and second image blocks in the second image; comparing the first image blocks with the second image blocks to obtain a plurality of disparity values respectively corresponding to the first image blocks, and generating a disparity image including the disparity values; comparing each disparity value in the disparity image with a first threshold to form a disparity depth image, and selecting a selected block from the disparity depth image to form a first region; and mapping the first region into the first image to identify a mapped object and identify the object as a foreground object.

Abstract: A storage control device specifies, based on association information, blocks in each of which the boundary is included from among a plurality of blocks. The storage control device generates, for each of the specified blocks, first image data and second image data. The first image data is image data that includes a first object and that does not include a second object, whereas the second image data is image data that includes a second object. The storage control device stores the generated first image data and the second image data in a storage unit so as to be identifiable.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from appropriate selection of frequencies for measurement purposes. For example, certain wireless communication systems that can use numerous frequencies but measure a smaller number of frequencies, may benefit from enhanced frequency selection. A method can include identifying a set of possible frequencies for measurement by a user equipment. The method can also include selecting a subset of frequencies from the possible frequencies based on parameters configured by an operator. The method can additionally include causing communication of the selection to the user equipment in a list.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system to facilitate the identification of geo-cells, and the distribution of media content. A visitation tracking system is configured to retrieve location data from a client device, identify a geo-cell from among a set of geo-cells based on the location data, access a database that comprises media content associated with one or more physical location within the geo-cell, ranking a first media content among the media content, and loading the first media content at the client device based on the ranking, according to certain example embodiments.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from an improved signaling protocol. For example, an application layer traffic optimization protocol or an over-the-top protocol may benefit from improved signaling in dealing with unattended data. A method, in certain embodiments, may include sending congestion information of a first access point as part of the application layer traffic optimization from a network entity to a user equipment. The congestion information can comprise a first congestion level relating to a first radio interface message value at the first access point and a second congestion level relating to a second radio interface message value at the first access point. In addition, the user equipment may be configured to determine a current level of congestion at the first access point based on the first congestion level, the first radio interface messaging value, the second congestion level, and the second radio interface messaging value.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting humans in images using occupancy grid maps. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of obtaining an image of a scene without people, generating a reference occupancy grid from the image, generating pairs of training images with humans rendered and corresponding training occupancy grids based on the occupancy grid and the image, training a scene-specific human detector with the pairs of training images with humans rendered and corresponding training occupancy grids, generating a sample occupancy grid from a sample image using the scene-specific human detector, and augmenting the sample image using the sample occupancy grid.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method for a spectrum management device are provided. The electronic apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to: acquire, for a predetermined primary system, an interference radiation map representing interference amounts of secondary systems at locations in a management region of the spectrum management device to the primary system; and determine an exclusion zone for the primary system based on the interference radiation map, where secondary systems in the exclusion zone cannot use a spectrum which is being used by the primary system.

Abstract: A method of tracking an object includes performing a hybrid search over a sequence of frames. The hybrid search includes periodically performing a global search on selected frames of the sequence of frames and performing a local search on frames between the selected frames of the global search. The method also includes updating a similarity function based on a result of the hybrid search. The method further includes tracking the object based on the hybrid search.

Abstract: A request is received for a service from an application of a mobile computing device. A latitude and a longitude of a geographic location associated with the mobile computing device is determined. The geographic location is mapped to a corresponding location on an embedded map associated with the application, where the embedded map is divided into a plurality of level 1 grids. A level 1 grid is determined in which the corresponding location is located. A granularity corresponding to a geographic distance is determined. The granularity is converted into a corresponding step size on the embedded map. The level 1 grid is divided into a plurality of level 2 grids based on the corresponding step size.

Abstract: An in-store monitoring device includes a memory storing instructions, and at least a processor reading the instructions to perform: acquiring an image in which one or more shoppers are captured; detecting, from the image, one or more shoppers present in a predetermined area; generating, for each of the shoppers, information on number of goods obtained by the shoppers; and calculating a sum of numbers of goods obtained by the detected shoppers.

Abstract: A system is provided. The system includes a camera on a refueling aircraft to obtain an image of a receiver aircraft having a receptacle for refueling the receiver aircraft. The system also includes a processor on the refueling aircraft to determine an orientation and position of the receiver aircraft relative to the camera, a separation distance and respective positions of a refueling boom of the refueling aircraft and the receptacle. The processor also generates a display of a side perspective view of 3D models of the refueling boom and the receiver aircraft having the receptacle. The display of the side perspective view illustrates a current position of the refueling boom relative to a current position of the receptacle and enables an operator on the refueling aircraft to observe and guide the refueling boom to the receptacle.

Abstract: A first imaging simulation section in a learning device generates image data that indicates a learning image captured by the imaging section from image data on the learning image, and a second imaging simulation section generates image data that indicates the learning image captured by an imaging section from the image data on the learning image. A plurality of parameter generation sections each generate a characteristic difference correction parameter for making characteristics of student data identical to characteristics of teacher data by learning, assuming one of the generated image data as the teacher data and the other image data as the student data, and the parameter generation sections store the generated characteristic difference correction parameters in a plurality of database sections. A characteristic difference correction section corrects one image data having a lower performance to image data having a high performance, using the stored characteristic difference parameters.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for data-driven network roll-out planning. A mobile network that includes at least one sector with a plurality of cells may be rolled-out using carrier aggregation. The carrier aggregation based rolling out includes gathering data from a plurality of network counters associated with two or more cells of the at least one sector; detecting a network congestion situation (Cs), based on a minimal throughput level and an aggregate cumulative distribution function (CDF), where the aggregate CDF is based on the plurality of network counters; identifying one or more cells effecting the congestion situation among the two or more cells; and determining for each of the identified one or more cells whether a capacity or coverage pain point is associated with the congestion situation.

Abstract: Disclosed in various examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums used for identifying and tracking device and access point geographic locations of wireless (e.g., Wi-Fi) networks. In an example, operations performed by an infrastructure system for provisioning location information include: receiving access point identification information (e.g., a MAC address) that identifies an access point of a wireless network; validating the access point identification information in a list of known wireless networks (e.g., a whitelist); determining an assigned location corresponding to the access point; communicating an indication of the assigned location to the device; and facilitating a communication session with the device, using the wireless network, as the communication session uses the indication of the assigned location by the device.

Abstract: Travel assistance devices and programs obtain a captured image that captures a surrounding environment of a vehicle by an imaging device having a start point of a driver's line of sight and an optical axis corresponding to a driver's line-of-sight direction. The devices and programs identify, based on the captured image and map information of an area around the vehicle, a location where a connecting road is present in the captured image. The connecting road is a road connecting to a traveling road of the vehicle at a divergence point present around the vehicle. The devices and programs determine driver's visibility of the connecting road based on a positional relationship between the location of the connecting road and a location of an obstacle present around the vehicle in the captured image and output a result of the determination.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing method and system. More particularly, provided are an image processing method and system that may map a facial expression of a user, a specific event, etc., to a character in real time by mapping an object such as a face of a user included in an input image to a virtual object such as a face of a specific character, and by applying an event corresponding to a combination of components defined for the object to the virtual object, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to implement the image processing method in conjunction with a computer device.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for transfer of a network subscription profile from a first subscriber device to a second subscriber device. The method is performed by the first subscriber device. The method comprises establishing a secure binding with the second subscriber device. The method comprises 5 obtaining a request for transfer of the network subscription profile. The method comprises obtaining end-user confirmation of the transfer of the network subscription profile to the second subscriber device. The method comprises deleting the network subscription profile from itself upon transfer of the network subscription profile to the second subscriber device.

Abstract: A terminal display assembly and a mobile terminal are disclosed. The terminal display assembly may include a display screen, a light transmission and a seal ring. The display screen may define a through hole penetrating through the display screen in a thickness direction of the display screen. The light-transmission cover plate may be disposed on the display screen and cover the through hole. The seal ring may be disposed in the through hole. The seal ring may include a bottom and an outer wall. The bottom may be disposed on the light-transmission cover plate. The outer wall may be connected to the bottom, and at least a part of the outer wall may be disposed on the display screen.

Abstract: An optical fingerprint sensor module includes a light source configured to provide illumination light directed toward a finger to generate signal light scattered or reflected off of the finger, a photodiode array having a surface, an optically transparent spacer disposed over the surface of the photodiode array, a first mirror configured to reflect the signal light, a lens configured to receive and refract the signal light reflected by the first mirror, a member defining a pinhole disposed behind the lens and configured to transmit the signal light refracted by the lens, a second mirror disposed behind the pinhole and above the optically transparent spacer and configured to reflect the signal light transmitted through the pinhole toward the surface of the photodiode array, and electronic circuitries configured to process electrical signals generated by the photodiode array to produce an image of a fingerprint pattern of the finger.