Abstract: A method for providing a configuration recommendation to a first home device (201) in a home network, the method comprising the steps of: detecting (101a, 101b), at a multimedia gateway (210), a change in the first home device; sending (102, 103, 105), from the gateway to a home device configuration recommender (223), data indicative of the change; requesting and receiving (104b, 106b), at the home device configuration recommender (223), data representing capabilities of a plurality of home devices; comparing (107) the data representing capabilities with the data indicative of the change, for determining a suitable configuration recommendation for the first home device; and sending (108, 109, 110), from the home device configuration recommender (223) via the multimedia gateway (210) to the first home device (201), data representing the suitable configuration recommendation. A system and computer readable medium is also described.

Abstract: A method, system, user equipment and computer program for predicting presence of a mobile user equipment, that includes: determining a set of time-distributed locations of a number of mutually associated mobile user equipments; calculating an aggregated location as a function of a location distribution of the set of locations; for each mobile user equipment, predicting a probability that the mobile user equipment will be present at the aggregated location at a future time; and initiating sending, to any of the mobile user equipments, a message indicating that another mobile user equipment of the mobile user equipments is predicted to be present at the aggregated location at a specific future time.

Abstract: The invention comprises methods and arrangements for Policy Decision Point discovery in a roaming or handover scenario in an IP network (IN) comprising a plurality of network elements. The invention comprises methods and arrangement in an user equipment for receiving the address of the serving policy decision point and sending to the Home Agent a registration request comprising the local IP address of the user equipment so that the home agent can register the local IP address. The registration request will also comprise the address (ASPDP1) of the serving policy decision point (SPDP1) so that the Home Agent can forward the address of the serving policy decision point to the anchor Policy Decision Point and so that the anchor Policy Decision Point can contact the serving policy decision point by using said address of the serving Policy Decision Point.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method (40) in a visited gateway server (21) in a communication system (1) comprising a home network (10) and a visited network (20) for enabling exchange of user profiles between a visited user profile server (22) of the visited network (20) and a home user profile server (12) of the home network (10), the method comprising: receiving (41) a user identification from a user equipment (2) requesting access to the visited network (20); transmitting (42), in response to received user identification, an identifier of the visited user profile server (22) to the user equipment (2) for conveyance by the user equipment (2) to the home user profile server (12), thereby enabling the exchange of user profiles. The invention also relates to visited gateway server, methods in a visited user profile server, visited user profile server, and methods in a user equipment, user equipment and computer programs.

Abstract: In the embodiments of the present invention, a network node in an operator network is introduced. The network node is an analysis component configured to analyze the subscriber behavior based on the internet traffic data within the network. The network node is configured to provide a dynamic profile of the subscribers based on the current and past internet traffic. The dynamic profile may be used by other applications in the operator network or third parties. For example, a content provider can take a decision on what content to provide to a certain subscriber, based on dynamic subscriber profile information of this certain subscriber received from the network node according to the embodiments of the present invention. Another example is that an operator can use the dynamic subscriber profile when selecting commercial offers to his own subscribers e.g. when a subscriber has a new music mobile when visiting music sites.

Abstract: The invention relates to a server (100) for conveying a set of contact identification data to a user equipment (6) associated with a communication system (7), the server (100) comprising: a receiving unit (110) for receiving contact identification data from the user equipment (6); a data storage module (2) comprising subscriber specific data; and an analyzing module (3) arranged to: analyze received contact identification data, and provide the user equipment (6) with one or more suggested sets of contact identification data based on: the analysis, the subscriber specific data and global data of an analytics database (9). The invention also relates to corresponding methods, user equipment, computer programs and computer program products.

Abstract: A method of estimating a default rating of a rated dataset is provided, where the dataset comprises at least one series of ratings associated with at least one user and each series comprise ratings associated with at least two items. For a reference user and an item for which a rated value is missing the item's average rating, ir, the reference users average rating, Ru, and the datasets average rating, dr, is collected. A Poisson distribution of the reference users rating is then generated on the basis of the reference users average rating. A random Poisson rating, ur, is calculated on the basis of the Poisson distribution, and a default rating, r, is estimated by weighting the random Poisson rating on the basis of the items average rating, the users average rating and the datasets average rating.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are defined for organizing a plurality of digital photos. The method comprises the steps of identifying a group of digital photos, receiving a number defining how many clusters to be formed from the group, receiving profile information to be used for clustering the digital photos into the number of clusters, clustering the group of digital photos according to the profile information, and identifying representative digital photo(s) of the clusters from the clustered digital photos based on the profile information.

Abstract: A recommender system that selects one or more items to recommend to a user of a communication device, wherein the recommender system uses one or more of the following profiles to select the one or more items: a device profile associated with the communication device; a location profile associated with the communication device, and a device type profile associated with a device type that matches the communication device's device type. The recommender system may also use a user profile associated with the user to select the one or more items.

Abstract: A method and arrangement for supporting network searches for information or content using one or more web-based search engines. When a search query is received (1:2) from a terminal user (A), a refined search query is created (1:4) from the received query based on a user profile (104) of the user. A network search is then made (1:5) in at least one search engine (106) using the refined search query. An aggregated search result from said network search is finally delivered (1:6) in response to the received search query.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a caller investigation in order to provide relation information to a called party (200) regarding an unknown calling party (202), when implemented in a service entity (204) serving said called party. A relation query for the calling party is received from the called party, and it is then determined whether the calling party is known and related to any third party directly or indirectly known to the called party by checking a contact list (210-214) defined for said third party. The reliability of the calling party can then be better assessed based on how the calling party is related to the called party, if related at all. The called party may use this information for deciding how to respond to a communication request from said calling party.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for obtaining context information from a context server maintaining a context for an object of interest in a telecommunication network. The context server receives raw context data from sensors associated with the object of interest. A request is received from a requesting party for refined context information with reference to the object of interest. Individual context data is collected for at least one individual entity of the requesting party. A customized rule is created on the basis of the received individual context data. The rule defines conditions in an adapted request for refined context information regarding the object of interest, which is sent, including the customized rule, to the context server of the object of interest. Context data refined according to the customized rule is then received from the context server.

Abstract: A recommendation apparatus for determining, for a user, a set of one or more recommended routes going from a starting location to an ending location in response to receiving from the user a route request message identifying the starting and ending locations. Advantageously, in some embodiments, the route recommender apparatus determines a recommended route by analyzing a set of routes between the starting and ending locations, where each route in the set was traversed by a person who is in a “social graph” belonging to the user (e.g., each route in the set was traversed by one of the user's Facebook friends). In this way, routes can be recommended to the user based on routes that are popular with the user's friends.

Abstract: The invention comprises methods and arrangements for Policy Decision Point discovery in a roaming or handover scenario in an IP network (IN) comprising a plurality of network elements. The authentication function, e.g. an AAA-server, receives the address (ASPDP1) of the serving Policy Decision Point (SPDP1) associated to the user equipment, and stores the address of the serving policy decision point together with the local address of the user equipment. The authentication function sends the address of the serving policy Decision Point to the Home Agent so that the Home Agent can forward the address of the serving policy decision point to the anchor Policy Decision Point and so that the anchor Policy Decision Point can contact the serving policy decision point by using said address of the serving Policy Decision Point.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for generating recommendations of items to users. Ratings of items made by users are collected (1:1). User behaviour information is also collected (1:2). Then correlations in ratings are obtained (1:3) and similarities in user behaviour amongst the users are obtained (1:4). Thereafter, an item for recommendation to a user is identified (1:5), based on both the correlations in ratings and on the similarities in user behaviour amongst the users and the item is recommended to the user (1:6).

Abstract: Application servers and methods of operating the same are provided for generating a personalized recommendation of items to a first user. An updated rating value N(t) of an initial rating value N(0) is determined for each rated item based on an age of each rating. The updated rating value N(t) is based on a difference between the value of the initial rating N(0) and a neutral rating value R, and on a predetermined half-life of the ratings. The updated rating value N(t) converges towards the neutral rating value R with an increase in the age t for each rating.

Abstract: Method and apparatuses for controlling a peer-to-peer communication involving media communication between a subscriber (A) and one or more opposite peers (B, C, D). When a policy node (300) detects that the peer-to-peer communication is activated for the subscriber, session parameters are determined (3:4) for the media communication based on predefined peer-to-peer service rules configured (3:1) at the policy node. The session parameters are then implemented (3:6) in an access gateway (304) that controls network resources for the media communication.

Abstract: A method is provided which enables ratings data registered by a number of users for a first service and at least one corresponding service to be collected, wherein each user have been federated for a Single-Sign-On (SSO) on the first service as well as on the corresponding service/s. In response to a request for a set of ratings data received from a user requesting for the first service, a group of users is identified and the SSO identity of each SSO federated user of the identified group of users is mapped to one or more service identities of the respective SSO federated user. The mapping enables ratings data associated with the SSO users of the identified group of SSO users to be collected and normalized, such that the requested ratings data can then be provided to the requesting user in a unified format.

Abstract: Method and apparatus in a router (200) of an IP network, for providing a relevant and expected service level for a first subscriber (A) in a peer-to-peer session with a second subscriber (B). When a session setup message (PATH) sent from the first subscriber is received (2:2) at the router, a required service level is detected from a service level indicator in the received message, and a service level definition of an operator of the first subscriber is obtained (2:3) for interpreting the service level indicator. Communication resources required for data transmission during the session are determined (2:4) according to the detected service level as interpreted by the service level definition. The determined communication resources are then booked (2:4) in the router, and the session setup message is forwarded (2:7) to a next hop node in the transmission path towards the second subscriber.

Abstract: An apparatus for presenting a personalized advertisement in a login process for logging into a certain service by a user of a user terminal is provided. The apparatus includes a recognition unit configured to recognize the user terminal under the login process, an obtaining unit configured to obtain a user identity of the user using the recognized user terminal and an advertising unit configured to present to the recognized user terminal a personalized advertisement associated with the obtained user identity when the user identity is obtained by the obtaining unit. The advertising unit presents the personalized advertisement to the recognized user terminal before the user is authenticated.