Abstract: A method semantically queries a database by a machine-to-machine application. The database comprises hierarchically structured resources, and semantic information is annotated to at least one resource. The method includes issuing a semantic query for the database. A semantic engine analyzes the semantic query. The semantic engine translates the analyzed semantic query into one or more queries satisfying a communication protocol of the hierarchical resource structure of the database. The translated queries are provided to the database as a query result.

Abstract: A method generates a virtual thing for a machine-to-machine application of a machine-to-machine system. The system includes a management function, a mashup-manager and one or more database connected to the system. The database provides one or more member resources for the machine-to-machine applications. The management function sends a request for generating a virtual thing to the mashup-manager. The mashup-manager initiates the generation of the requested virtual thing based on the information provided in the request on at least one of the databases. The request for generating the virtual thing includes virtual thing generation information comprising: member resource information, a predefined query for collecting data from the member resource according to the member resource information and semantic logic information for performing logic on the collected data.

Abstract: A method for supporting radio access network sharing is usable in connection with a hosting RAN (radio access network) provided by a hosting RAN provider. The hosting RAN includes one or more cells that are served by radio access network resources of the hosting RAN. At least one participating operator uses allocated shared radio access network resources of the hosting RAN provided by the hosting RAN provider under a sharing agreement. A controlling entity supervises shared radio access network resource utilization of the participating operator in the cells of the hosting RAN.

Abstract: A method semantically queries a database by a machine-to-machine application. The database comprises hierarchically structured resources, and semantic information is annotated to at least one resource. The method includes issuing a semantic query for the database. A semantic engine analyses the semantic query. The semantic engine translates the analysed semantic query into one or more queries satisfying a communication protocol of the hierarchical resource structure of the database. The translated queries are provided to the database as a query result.

Abstract: A method generates a virtual thing for a machine-to-machine application of a machine-to-machine system. The system includes a management function, a mashup-manager and one or more database connected to the system. The database provides one or more member resources for the machine-to-machine applications. The management function sends a request for generating a virtual thing to the mashup-manager. The mashup-manager initiates the generation of the requested virtual thing based on the information provided in the request on at least one of the databases. The request for generating the virtual thing includes virtual thing generation information comprising: member resource information, a predefined query for collecting data from the member resource according to the member resource information and semantic logic information for performing logic on the collected data.

Abstract: A method for supporting radio access network sharing is usable in connection with a hosting RAN (radio access network) provided by a hosting RAN provider. The hosting RAN includes one or more cells that are served by radio access network resources of the hosting RAN. At least one participating operator uses allocated shared radio access network resources of the hosting RAN provided by the hosting RAN provider under a sharing agreement. A controlling entity supervises shared radio access network resource utilization of the participating operator in the cells of the hosting RAN.

Abstract: Method for operating a network or allowing a simplified use of an M2M (Machine to Machine) node or M2M nodes for providing Machine-Type Communication (MTC), wherein at least one M2M node providing and/or using an M2M service is assigned to a cellular network and will be authorized for communication therewith for providing MTC. At least one M2M node will be associated with at least one master terminal that owns a unique master terminal ID (Identifier), which uniquely identifies the master terminal within the cellular network, and a state of authentication of the M2M node or M2M nodes will be initialized, based on authentication data of the master terminal, so that the M2M node or nodes can be addressed using the master terminal ID and can directly communicate with the cellular network on the basis of the initialized state of authentication. A network for carrying out the method is also described.

Abstract: A mobility detection and reporting system for detecting and reporting cell changes of a mobile terminal (100) in a mobile telecommunication network is characterized in that the system includes an terminal-application (101) residing on the mobile terminal (100), and a service notification system (400) provided in the network, wherein the terminal-application (101) is configured to report specific cell changes of the mobile terminal (100) to the service notification system (400), and wherein the service notification system (400) is configured to notify service applications (600) in the network about the cell changes of the mobile terminal (100). Furthermore, a respective method for supporting cell changes of a mobile terminal (100) in a mobile telecommunication network is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatuses for transmitting information. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatuses for transmitting information comprising first and second information to and/or from a mobile terminal in environments where different wireless access technologies are available. In accordance with the inventive method, the first information is transmitted by means of far field communication to and/or from a base station of a first communications network, and the second information is transmitted by means of short range communication to and/or from a short range communication device which is communicatively coupled to a second communications network. The second communications network is communicatively coupled to the first communications network.

Abstract: Network internal functions of a telecommunication network can be access from an external site (Se), for example, a server, for the running of external services for network users (Mo), whereby the access is achieved by means of a secure service interface device (S2) on a network (“access network”) on the basis of a service agreement, valid for said service interface, in the favour of the external site (Se). According to the invention, in order to achieve access to functions in an other network (target network), as a result of a request (3) for a network internal function, sent to the interface device (S2) from the external site (Se), said interface checks for whether the request comprises the use of a function of the target network. Where the above is the case, a service agreement (4) (transitive agreement) is concluded between the interface device (S2) and a secure service interface device (S1) of B the target network.

Abstract: A control arrangement for point-to-multipoint user services in a mobile radio network, wherein bearer services are used to transmit media data for user services and one and the same bearer service is used by more than one user service simultaneously in order to enable a more efficient use of bandwidth for identical data transmissions of different user services.

Abstract: A (mobile) transceiver can be switched into different equipment states, and is provided with an equipment state in which supplementary functions (appointment calendar, games, etc.)—which do not require any transmission via a radio interface of the transceiver—can be executed without any transmission of the transceiver via the radio interface. In particular, there is no transmission of a signal or organizational data which is normally automatically transmitted when a transceiver is activated or in a standby or a ready-to-receive state.

Abstract: A method for changing service data includes setting up service data in at least one of subscriber register nodes of a telecommunications network, the service data containing subscription-related data concerning subscribers of the network and the service data to be altered by at least one message of a functional protocol. The at least one message of a functional protocol is sent to the at least one of the subscriber register nodes. A terminal of the network generates a handler message based on a specific command input by a user on the terminal. The handler message is independent of the functional protocol and has identification information concerning a subscriber of the network and change information regarding a nature and scope of a change of the service data of the subscriber. The terminal sends the handler message to a service control point of the network.