Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions stored in the memory are executable to transmit or receive an ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) transmission that overrides a downlink (DL) schedule or interferes on an uplink (UL) transmission with an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) transmission or a massive machine type communication (MMTC) transmission.

Abstract: A user equipment is described. The use equipment includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information used for configuring a frequency domain occasion for a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission, the first information being for a first uplink (UL) in a serving cell. The receiving circuitry is configured to receive a RRC message comprising second information used for configuring a frequency domain occasion for the PRACH transmission, the second information being for an supplementary uplink in the serving cell, the supplementary uplink (SUL) being different from the first UL. The user equipment also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform the PRACH transmission. The receiving circuitry is configured to receive downlink control information with cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by a random access-radio network identifier (RA-RNTI).

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for providing system information to a remote/evolved remote UE (26) as well as methods and apparatus for a remote/evolved remote UE (26) to receive system information.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a higher layer processor configured to acquire a first dedicated radio resource control (RRC) configuration and a second dedicated RRC configuration. The first dedicated RRC configuration specifies a configuration of a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) which indicates a slot format. The second dedicated RRC configuration specifies a configuration of repetition of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The UE also includes PDCCH receiving circuitry configured to monitor the first PDCCH. The UE further includes PUSCH transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the PUSCH with the repetition. In a case that the first PDCCH indicates that a symbol for the PUSCH in a slot is other than either downlink or uplink, the PUSCH is not transmitted in the slot and the PUSCH in the slot is counted as one of the repetition.

Abstract: In one of its aspects the technology disclosed herein concerns a communications system comprising an access node (22) and a wireless terminal (26). A wireless terminal comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry receives wireless communications over an air interface from a radio access network. The processor circuitry changes from using a first periodicity to using a second periodicity to detect a synchronization signal included in the received wireless communications.

Abstract: A UE is described. The UE may comprise a higher layer processor configured to acquire a common radio resource control (RRC) configuration including a first control resource set (CORESET) configuration. The first CORESET configuration may specify Type-0 common search space. The UE may also comprise physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) receiving circuitry configured to monitor a PDCCH. The UE may also comprise physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) receiving circuitry configured to receive a PDSCH, upon a detection of the PDCCH. The higher layer processor may be further configured to acquire a dedicated RRC configuration including a second CORESET configuration. The second CORESET configuration may specify UE-specific search space. The second CORESET configuration may include information for indicating a downlink control information (DCI) format. The PDCCH with the indicated DCI format may be monitored in the UE-specific search space.

Abstract: An on-board unit (OBU) coupled to an integrated starter generator (ISG) is disclosed. The ISG controls an engine. The OBU includes a communication unit and a processing unit. The communication unit receives a control signal from a mobile device. The processing unit is coupled to the communication unit for setting a setting state of the ISG according to the control signal, wherein the setting state is a start unallowable state or a start allowable state, and the ISG forbids the engine to be started or allows the engine to be started according to whether the setting state is the start unallowable state or the start allowable state. The control signal generates the setting state according to a start counter value, wherein the setting state is set to the start allowable state or the start unallowable state according to whether the start counter value is larger than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A computer device includes a microprocessor, a voltage converter circuit converting a first voltage of a system power into a second voltage, a control circuit controlling supply of the second voltage and a detection circuit detecting whether power abnormality at the peripheral device has occurred. When confirming that the system power is being supplied normally, the microprocessor generates a first enable signal to enable the voltage converter circuit. When confirming that the voltage converter circuit functions normally, the microprocessor generates a second enable signal to enable the detection circuit. The detection circuit generates a first detection signal according to detection result for the microprocessor to determine whether to supply the second voltage to the peripheral device. When the first detection signal indicates that power abnormality has not occurred, the microprocessor generates a third enable signal to enable the control circuit to supply the second voltage to the peripheral device.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a higher layer processor configured to acquire a first radio resource control (RRC) configuration including first information for indicating a control resource set (CORESET), to acquire second RRC configuration including second information for indicating one or more search space sets, and to acquire third RRC configuration including third information for indicating a resource set for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) rate matching. The UE also includes physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) receiving circuitry configured to monitor a PDCCH. The UE also includes PDSCH receiving circuitry configured to receive the PDSCH, upon a detection of the PDCCH.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a higher layer processor configured to acquire a first radio resource control (RRC) configuration including first information for indicating a control resource set (CORESET) duration, and to acquire second RRC configuration including second information for indicating physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring symbols. The UE also includes receiving circuitry configured to monitor a PDCCH, based on the first information and the second information. The CORESET duration is set to a value larger than 1. The second information is bitmap information. Each bit of the bitmap information corresponds to a respective OFDM symbol in a slot. The bit of which value is set to 1 indicates a start of a PDCCH monitoring occasion. The bitmap information is set such that any two adjacent PDCCH monitoring occasions do not overlap with each other.

Abstract: As a result of the selection/reselection operation, a wireless terminal (26) selects the high priority candidate frequency for use in the device-to-device (D2D) communications. During the cell selection/reselection operation, the wireless terminal (26) is required to consider selection/reselection candidate frequencies at which the wireless terminal (26) cannot receive or transmit device-to-device (D2D) signals to be of low priority candidate frequencies when the wireless terminal (26) is capable of device-to-device (D2D) communications and is receiving or transmitting, or anticipating receiving or transmitting, device-to-device (D2D) signals on device-to-device (D2D) supported frequencies.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE is configured to transfer a dedicated radio resource control (RRC) configuration message including information indicating a minimum required window size for look-ahead (LA) processing. The UE is configured to transfer information indicating an uplink (UL) quality report. The UE is configured to acquire information indicating an LA enable signal, an LA window, and an UL quality threshold. The UE is configured to transmit the PUSCH in a first cell group upon detection of the PDCCH. If the PUSCH is transmitted within the LA window, a first transmit power of the PUSCH is derived using a second transmit power of a physical uplink channel of a second cell group. If the PUSCH is transmitted outside the LA window, the first transmit power of the PUSCH is derived without using the second transmit power of the physical uplink channel of the second cell group.

Abstract: A heating plate is included in an electronic device which also includes a processor, a detecting unit, and a battery. The detecting unit detects values of electrical current in certain parts of the electronic device. The processor determines whether any of the detected values falls within a predetermined range. If the detected value falls within a predetermined range, the processor enables a connection between the battery and the heating plate to cause the heating plate to micro-heat the electronic device to promote or accelerate the evaporation of water or moisture in the electronic device. A method for water and moisture disposal by internal heating is also provided.

Abstract: A node of a radio access network comprises processor circuitry (30) and transmitter circuitry (34). The processor circuitry (30) generates a synchronization signal block comprising a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) and a demodulation reference signal for the Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) from which demodulation reference signal a parameter of the radio access network can be determined. The transmitter circuitry transmits the synchronization signal block and the demodulation reference signal over a radio interface (24).

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. Receiving circuitry is configured to receive downlink control information which is used for scheduling of a physical downlink shared channel and to receive, on the physical downlink shared channel, a random access response including a random access response grant. Transmitting circuitry is configured to perform, based on the random access response grant, a transmission on a physical uplink shared channel. In a case that a first value is indicated by using information included in the downlink control information, an index of a physical resource block(s) for the physical uplink shared channel is indicated by using the random access response grant. In a case that a second value is indicated by using the information included in the downlink control information, a plurality of indices of the physical resource block(s) for the physical uplink shared channel is indicated by using the random access response grant.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control message including first information used for configuring a number of more than one code block groups (CBGs) in a transport block (TB). The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive the more than one CBGs, the more than one CBGs comprising first CBGs and second CBGs. The UE also includes processing circuitry configured to determine a number of code blocks (CBs) from the TB. A first number, a second number, a third number, and a fourth number are given based on the number of more than one CBGs and the number of CBs. The first number is a number of the first CBG(s). The second number is a number of CB(s) comprised of each of the first CBG(s). The third number is a number of the second CBG(s). The fourth number is a number of CB(s) comprised of each of the second CBG(s).

Abstract: An on-board unit (OBU) coupled to an integrated starter generator (ISG) is disclosed. The ISG controls an engine. The OBU includes a communication unit and a processing unit. The communication unit receives a control signal from a mobile device. The processing unit is coupled to the communication unit for setting a setting state of the ISG according to the control signal, wherein the setting state is a start unallowable state or a start allowable state, and the ISG forbids the engine to be started or allows the engine to be started according to whether the setting state is the start unallowable state or the start allowable state. The control signal generates the setting state according to a start counter value, wherein the setting state is set to the start allowable state or the start unallowable state according to whether the start counter value is larger than a predetermined value.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an analysis method and system for detecting vascular structures at arterial, capillary, and venous phases from time-series digital subtraction angiographic images. The method comprises the steps of: acquiring a time-series dataset of a subject using at least one rotating x-ray source and detector pair; administrating a contrast media to a blood vessel of the subject during the data acquisition; applying a motion artifact correction to the time-series dataset; and applying a segmentation method to the time-series dataset for identifying vascular structures with different flow patterns of the contrast media. The invention offers the potential to efficiently provide quantitative flow changes inside the clinical operation room without manual selection and motion artifact error.

Abstract: Method and apparatus comprise selecting radio resources for vehicle (V2X) communication for use by a wireless terminal, and particular making such selection using selection/allocation criteria such as geographical area, direction of vehicle travel and/or density of wireless communications in an area pertinent to a wireless terminal.

Abstract: A UE includes receiving circuitry that receives a radio resource control (RRC) message including information indicating a subcarrier spacing of a block comprising, at least, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH). The receiving circuitry also receives, based on the information, the block comprising, at least, the PSS and the SSS and the PBCH. The information is used only for a case where the UE is in a RRC connected. In a case that the information is not configured, the receiving circuitry receives, based on a default value of the subcarrier spacing, the block comprising, at least, the PSS and the SSS and the PBCH. The default value of the subcarrier spacing is given based on a frequency band.