Abstract: Systems and method for splitting a bill offline include detecting one or more local devices using local wireless communications provided by a peer-to-peer communication module. At least one payer device of the one or more local devices is selected for apportioning a primary bill. An offline payment authorization is then received from each at least one payer device through local wireless communications provided by the peer-to-peer communication module. When an Internet connection is later detected, the system provider connects to the Internet and sends the offline payment authorization received from each at least one payer device to a payment provider device over the Internet. The payment provider device may then transfer funds from account(s) of the at least one payer device to the account of the system provider.

Abstract: Techniques are presented herein for improved search based on group relevance. The techniques include determining account node groups based on the interactions of accounts with content. When a search query is received from a particular account, the group(s) associated with that account are determined, and the content items determined to be relevant to other accounts in the group(s) are given higher relevance in the search results. In some embodiments, groups are determined using partitioning and/or queries can be rewritten based on the group(s).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a network entity for handling communications towards a mobile station over a communication network, the mobile station being capable of receiving a paging request from a mobile switching center of a pool of mobile switching centers, and, in response to the paging request, of transmitting a paging response over the communication network. The network entity comprises a receiver (101) for receiving the paging response, the paging response comprising mobile identity information identifying the mobile station, a processor (103) for identifying the mobile switching center to which to re-transmit the paging response upon the basis of the mobile identity information, and a transmitter (105) for retransmitting the paging response to the identified mobile switching center.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a network entity for handling communications towards a mobile station over a communication network, the mobile station being capable of receiving a paging request from a mobile switching center of a pool of mobile switching centers, and, in response to the paging request, of transmitting a paging response over the communication network. The network entity comprises a receiver (101) for receiving the paging response, the paging response comprising identity information identifying the mobile station, and a transmitter (105) for retransmitting the identity information towards the pool of mobile switching centers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a network entity for handling communications towards a mobile station over a communication network, the mobile station being capable of receiving a paging request from a mobile switching center of a pool of mobile switching centers, and, in response to the paging request, of transmitting a paging response over the communication network. The network entity comprises a receiver (101) for receiving the paging response, the paging response comprising identity information identifying the mobile station, and a transmitter (105) for retransmitting the identity information towards the pool of mobile switching centers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a network entity for handling communications towards a mobile station over a communication network, the mobile station being capable of receiving a paging request from a mobile switching center of a pool of mobile switching centers, and, in response to the paging request, of transmitting a paging response over the communication network. The network entity comprises a receiver (101) for receiving the paging response, the paging response comprising mobile identity information identifying the mobile station, a processor (103) for identifying the mobile switching center to which to re-transmit the paging response upon the basis of the mobile identity information, and a transmitter (105) for retransmitting the paging response to the identified mobile switching center.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the method for handling subscriber input during interswitch handover of a call from a first switching station to a second switching station, DTMF digits received at the second switching station are sent in a message to the first switching station. The first switching station then performs an operation on the received digits such as playing the DTMF tones to a network or triggering a service.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the method for handling subscriber input during interswitch handover of a call from a first switching station to a second switching station, DTMF digits received at the second switching station are sent in a message to the first switching station. The first switching station then performs an operation on the received digits such as playing the DTMF tones to a network or triggering a service.