Abstract: A method at a power-limited computing station for communicating in an intelligent transport system, the method including operating the computing station in one of a non-critical radio operating state and a safety-critical radio operating state; receiving a trigger at the computing station; determining whether the trigger should cause the computing station to transition a radio operating state; and if the trigger should cause the computing station to transition the radio operating state, changing the radio operating state to the other of the non-critical radio operating state and the safety-critical radio operating state.

Abstract: Disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention is a discovery signal processing method. The method comprises: a base station configuring part of available resources of a designated reference signal as DS (Discovery Signal) resources; the base station sending a DS according to the configuration, and a terminal measuring the DS according to the configuration. Also disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention is a base station, which at least comprises: a configuration module configured to configure the DS resources and including taking part of available resources of the designated reference signal as the DS resources; and a sending module configured to send the DS according to the configuration. Also disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention is a computer storage medium in which a computer-executable command for executing the discovery signal processing method is stored.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to information transmission methods. One example method includes obtaining, by a positioning center, coverage indication information, where the coverage indication information is used to indicate a coverage enhancement level of user equipment UE, indicate that UE is at a first coverage enhancement level, or to indicate that UE requests to reduce a quantity of to-be-measured cells, and sending, by the positioning center, positioning measurement configuration information to the UE, where the positioning measurement configuration information is determined by the positioning center based on the coverage indication information, and the positioning measurement configuration information is used to perform positioning measurement configuration on the UE.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for automatically organizing transportation during an emergency situation includes monitoring, by one or more processors, a first location of a plurality of users. The one or more processors receive a notification of an emergency situation and identifies danger zones within an emergency area associated with the emergency situation. The one or more processors determine a second location of the plurality of users, and in response to the second location being within the emergency area, organize the plurality of users in one or more groups based on the first location and the second location, and automatically coordinate a transportation vehicle for the one or more groups, a route of the transportation vehicle is selected based on the identified danger zones within the emergency area.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for performing a registration through a first network access and a second network access by user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: performing a registration through a first network access by UE; and performing a registration through a second network access by the UE, wherein when the first network access and the second network access belong to an identical public land mobile network (PLMN), the UE starts a registration through the second network access only after a registration procedure thereof through the first network access has been completed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for collocation detection. In accordance with one implementation, a method is provided for collocation detection. The method includes obtaining a first object observation that includes a first object identifier, a first observation time, and a first observation location. The method also includes obtaining a second object observation that includes a second object identifier, a second observation time, and a second observation location. In addition, the method includes associating the first observation with a first area on a map, associating the second observation with a second area on the map, and determining whether a potential meeting occurred between objects associated with the first object identifier and the second object identifier based on the first and second observation times, and the first and second areas.

Abstract: A method and device for deriving a location. The method includes measuring, with a first sensor, movement as a function of time during a first period of time; deriving a typical movement area and a typical movement schedule using the measured movement; measuring, with the first sensor, movement as a function of time during a second period of time, wherein the second period of time corresponds to the first period of time; comparing the measured movement as a function of time during the second period of time with the derived typical movement area and the typical movement schedule; and initiating a second sensor to determine a current location if the measured movement as a function of time during the second period of time is not within the derived typical movement area or not aligned with the derived typical movement schedule based on the comparison.

Abstract: A user device may be authorized to access a telecommunications network, such as a cellular network, after completing a boot process that includes a device activation phase and a network activation phase. An application resident on the user device initiates, in the device activation phase, a device eligibility check over a secondary communication network such as a WLAN. Device eligibility may be determined by whether the user device was legitimately sold. If the user device fails the eligibility check, the boot process is stopped, rendering the user device inactive. If the user device passes the eligibility check, the application initiates the network activation phase in which the user device is checked against a blacklist. If the user device is blacklisted, the boot process is shut down. If the user device is not blacklisted, the boot process completes normally.

Abstract: A method for a small cell access point to use neighbour cell broadcast information to derive a cell candidate list is described. The method comprises, at the small cell access point: performing a network listen, NWL, scan and identifying a broadcast transmission from a plurality of macro cell base station, BTSs; detecting at least one parameter from each broadcast transmission, wherein the at least one parameter acts as a signature for small cell neighbours to distinguish small cell neighbours from macro cell neighbours; and using the at least one parameter to derive a cell candidate list of candidate operating parameters.

Abstract: Methods and systems for selecting access networks are disclosed. In one aspects, a mobile terminal includes one or more transceivers configured to selectively connect to the plurality of wireless access networks, and hardware processing circuitry configured to perform operations including obtaining, via one of the plurality of wireless access networks, motion information for one or more other access networks of the plurality of access networks, the motion information indicating motion of one or more connection points; and controlling activation of the one or more transceivers to scan for availability of one or more of the other access networks in dependence on the motion information of the other access networks, wherein the scanning for availability comprises powering up at least one of the one or more transceivers to determine which access networks are present within a proximity of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for path management. Consistent with disclosed embodiments, path management system may be configured to perform a series of operations for real time path analysis. The embodiments may determine a user location based on received location data, and then determine a user path based on a sequence of user locations. The embodiments may calculate a path map based on user locations, and then determine one or more of a user density map and a user velocity map based on the path map. The embodiments may determine regions of the user density maps and user velocity maps, and provide instructions to one or more of an environment and a user device. The embodiments may provide guidance to a user of user of the path management system, and/or instructions to change a status of a service location; or modify a product layout or fixture arrangement.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and systems for locating wireless mobile devices in an area, for example, using an unmanned aerial vehicle. An unmanned aerial vehicle may receive a wireless signal with identification information from a mobile device. The unmanned aerial vehicle may fly in wireless communication range with the mobile device; measuring, representative parameters related to the received wireless signal and associating the value of measured representative parameters with the mobile device identification and with the location of the unmanned aerial vehicle at the time the wireless signal was received and estimating, the location of the mobile device in the area based on the value of measured representative parameters and the location of the unmanned aerial vehicle at the time it received the wireless signal.

Abstract: The aspects include a method or system that identifies, by an access point (AP), an idle window in a fast locate scan interval. The AP can schedule a Block Acknowledgement Request (BAR) for an idle Station (STA) in the idle window. The AP may then transmit the BAR in the idle window to the idle STA. In response to the BAR, the AP can receive a Block Acknowledgement (BA). The AP may then determine a characteristic about the BA, and, based at least on the characteristic, determine a location of the idle STA.

Abstract: Methods and systems for selective scanning of connection points are disclosed. In one aspect, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprises instructions that configure hardware processing circuitry to perform operations. The operations include determining a location of a mobile terminal, storing network capability information associated with one or more connection points within a defined proximity of the location of the mobile terminal, comparing network capabilities of an existing network connection of the mobile terminal to the stored network capabilities associated with the one or more connection points, selectively scanning for the one or more connection points based on the comparison to determine whether the one or more connection points are available; and switching from the existing network connection to one of the one or more connection points based on the availability of the one or more connection points.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for path management. Consistent with disclosed embodiments, path management system may be configured to perform a series of operations for real time path analysis. The embodiments may determine a user location based on received location data, and then determine a user path based on a sequence of user locations. The embodiments may calculate a path map based on user locations, and then determine one or more of a user density map and a user velocity map based on the path map. The embodiments may determine regions of the user density maps and user velocity maps, and provide instructions to one or more of an environment and a user device. The embodiments may provide guidance to a user of user of the path management system, and/or instructions to change a status of a service location; or modify a product layout or fixture arrangement.

Abstract: A mobile communication device collects and reports location data associated with itself and with mobile communication devices within a proximity. The mobile communication device determines its location and detects the presence of another communication device located within the proximity of the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device determines a location of the other mobile communication device. The mobile communication device reports its location and the location of the other mobile communication device.

Abstract: Examples of techniques for constructing a spatial map of a physical space are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes collecting, by a processing device, signal strength data about a plurality of user devices as the plurality of user devices move throughout the physical space, the signal strength data being indicative of a signal strength of a wireless signal between at least one of the plurality of user devices and at least one of a plurality of access points associated with the physical space. The method further includes generating, by the processing device, a signal space map based at least in part on the signal strength data. The method further includes transforming, by the processing device, the signal space map of the physical space into the spatial map of the physical space to construct the spatial map of the physical space.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include determining that a first instance of a first object is present in a first image in accordance with an execution of a first image processing algorithm, generating a first bounding region that at least partially surrounds the first instance of the first object in the first image, determining that the first instance of the first object in the first image has a first attribute in accordance with an execution of a second image processing algorithm, wherein the second image processing algorithm is operative on the first image in accordance with the first bounding region, and selecting the first instance of the first object and/or a second instance of the first object to receive a deployment of a network resource in accordance with the determining that the first instance of the first object in the first image has the first attribute. Other aspects are disclosed.

Abstract: A method at a power-limited computing station for communicating in an intelligent transport system, the method including operating the computing station in one of a non-critical radio operating state and a safety-critical radio operating state; receiving a trigger at the computing station; determining whether the trigger should cause the computing station to transition a radio operating state; and if the trigger should cause the computing station to transition the radio operating state, changing the radio operating state to the other of the non-critical radio operating state and the safety-critical radio operating state.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing improved accuracy for beacon-based location systems. A location estimation system may include a multi-beacon system which includes two or more beacons positioned proximate each other. The beacons emit correlated beacon frames which are time and data correlated. A mobile device receives the beacon signals and processes them to estimate the distance between the mobile device and the multi-beacon system. The mobile device processes the signals based on a correlation function of the beacons signal strength trends, which indicates homogeneity and reliability of the acquired signals. When the correlation is high, the two or more RSSI signals are stable and may be used for the distance estimation. When the correlation is low, at least one of the signals is irregular. The mobile device compensates for the irregular signal, thus improving distance estimation accuracy.