Abstract: To send a message to a communication device (17) associated with a moving object (16) a method comprising several steps is proposed. In a first step, a first location trajectory (3) of this object (16) is obtained by a first party (1). In a second step, this trajectory (3) is sent (9) from this first party (1) to a second party (2). Then, the second party (2) obtains (8) a set of second location trajectories (6) of tracked communication devices (19) and compares the first location trajectory (3) with this set. Next, the second party (2) selects a selected location trajectory (5) of a selected communication device (17) from the set if this selected location trajectory (5) is substantially the same as the first location trajectory (3). This selected communication device (5) corresponds to the communication device (5). At the end, the message is sent to the selected communication device (5) by the second party (2).

Abstract: A capability for providing access control for a geo-fenced service (GFS) is presented herein. In general, a GFS is a network-hosted service having associated therewith a spatial region within which the network-hosted service may be accessed. The spatial region of the GFS may be defined based on one or more witnesses co-located at a location of the spatial region within which the GFS may be accessed, which are associated with the GFS in order to support access control for the GFS. The capability for providing access control for the GFS, based on a request by a user device to access the GFS, uses one or more co-located witnesses associated with the GFS to verify the presence of the user device within the spatial region within which the GFS may be accessed before granting access by the user device to the GFS.

Abstract: To send a message to a communication device (17) associated with a moving object (16) a method comprising several steps is proposed. In a first step, a first location trajectory (3) of this object (16) is obtained by a first party (1). In a second step, this trajectory (3) is sent (9) from this first party (1) to a second party (2). Then, the second party (2) obtains (8) a set of second location trajectories (6) of tracked communication devices (19) and compares the first location trajectory (3) with this set. Next, the second party (2) selects a selected location trajectory (5) of a selected communication device (17) from the set if this selected location trajectory (5) is substantially the same as the first location trajectory (3). This selected communication device (5) corresponds to the communication device (5). At the end, the message is sent to the selected communication device (5) by the second party (2).

Abstract: A virtual fence server receives a request to access a service for remote control of a device from user equipment. The virtual fence server authorizes the user equipment to access the service in response to the user equipment being within a virtual fence defined by beacon signals generated by a plurality of beacons. The virtual fence encompasses a plurality of geographically distinct areas.

Abstract: A capability for providing access control for a geo-fenced service (GFS) is presented herein. In general, a GFS is a network-hosted service having associated therewith a spatial region within which the network-hosted service may be accessed. The spatial region of the GFS may be defined based on one or more witnesses co-located at a location of the spatial region within which the GFS may be accessed, which are associated with the GFS in order to support access control for the GFS. The capability for providing access control for the GFS, based on a request by a user device to access the GFS, uses one or more co-located witnesses associated with the GFS to verify the presence of the user device within the spatial region within which the GFS may be accessed before granting access by the user device to the GFS.

Abstract: A local service manager (LSM) for discovering and accessing local services via hotspots (HS1, . . . ) of a wireless network, comprises:—means for registering (1) an account created by a service provider (SP), for a new hotspot (HS1) providing a least one service;—means for registering (1) a service profile corresponding to a registered hotspot, which describes all the service the hotspot provides;—means for downloading (3) a user application (UA) to the terminal (T) of a service consumer (SC);—means for receiving (6) a request message from the user application (UA) run in a terminal of a service consumer (SC), this message containing the identifier of a hotspot, and requesting to retrieve the service profile corresponding to this identifier;—means for looking up (6) the requested service profile;—and means for responding (6) to the terminal (T) of service consumer (SC) by sending a message containing the service profile corresponding to this identifier.

Abstract: A system and method for data exchange between a first device and a second device includes encoding data as a series of barcode frames on the first device and then successively displaying each barcode frame of the series of barcode frames on the first device. The second device captures the barcode frames being displayed by the first device to obtain the series of barcode frames and then decodes the captured series of barcode frames to complete the data exchange.

Abstract: A system and method for data exchange between a first device and a second device includes encoding data as a series of barcode frames on the first device and then successively displaying each barcode frame of the series of barcode frames on the first device. The second device captures the barcode frames being displayed by the first device to obtain the series of barcode frames and then decodes the captured series of barcode frames to complete the data exchange.