Abstract: A device for handheld operation is provided. The device comprises a touchscreen and processing means operative to display a plurality of user-interface (UI) elements on the touchscreen, wherein each UI element is associated with an action which is performed in response to touching the UI element, determine one or more of the displayed UI elements which a user of the device is likely to touch based on a touch pattern, and perform, for at least one of the determined UI elements, the action associated with the UI element. The action may, e.g., comprise pre-fetching content which is likely to be requested by the user from a server. Performing an action, such as pre-fetching, based on a touch pattern is advantageous since a touch pattern reflects the relative likelihood that the user touches a specific position, or region, of the touchscreen, thereby reducing latency.

Abstract: A mobile electronic device (MD) operates with an arrangement of MDs to provide a virtual playout screen for visual media. A movement sensor senses movement of the MD. Processor operations include generating a movement vector identifying direction and distance that the MD has been moved from a reference location to a playout location where it will form a component of the virtual playout screen, based on tracking movement indicated by the movement sensor while being moved. The operations provide the movement vector to a media splitting module that determines how to split the visual media into a set of cropped portions for display on assigned ones of the MDs based on the movement vector. The operations obtain a cropped portion of the visual media that has been assigned by the media splitting module to the MD, and display the cropped portion of the visual media on a display device.

Abstract: A technique for controlling and selecting a coverage level (502, 504, 506) for a radio device connected or connectable to an access node over a radio medium is described. As to one method aspect of the technique, a state or usage of at least one of the radio medium and the access node is determined. Control information is transmitted to the radio device. The control information is indicative of at least one threshold value (512, 514) that depends on the determined state or usage for controlling the coverage level (502, 504, 506) selected by the radio device based on a comparison of power (510) of a downlink signal received over the radio medium from the access node with the at least one threshold value (512, 514).

Abstract: A user terminal emulation server maintains a database identifying network addresses, UI capabilities, and locations of I/O user devices. Communication sessions are established between first and second user terminal emulation applications and respective first and second I/O user devices proximately located to respective first and second users and which provide acceptable combined I/O user interfaces to the first and second users. When a direct path criterion is satisfied for creating a direct traffic flow, a traffic flow that was from the first I/O user devices to the first user terminal emulation applications is redirected to now be from the first I/O user device to the second I/O user device without passing through either of the first and second user terminal emulation applications.

Abstract: Method performed by a first communication device operating in a wireless communications network. The wireless communications network comprises a group of communication devices. The first communication device determines that a number of communication devices, comprised in the group of communication devices, having reported that data about a position of a second communication device comprised in the group of communication devices has not been received within a time period, is above a threshold. The first communication device then initiates transmitting an indication to at least one receiving device, indicating a result of the determination. Also disclosed is a method by a third communication device comprised in the group. The third communication device starts a timer defining the time period and, in the absence of the data received within the period, sends a notification of expiration of the timer.

Abstract: A method performed by a first communication device operating in a wireless communications network. The first communication device obtains a set of correspondences associating: i) each set (?i) of a plurality of sets of antenna weights (?1 . . . ?i) having been sent by a third communication device in response to having received a respective set (RSsi) of a plurality of sets of radio signals (RSs1 . . . RSsi) from a set of antenna ports in a second communication device, with ii) a respective direction of transmission (di) between the second communication device and the third communication device. The respective direction is relative to an orientation (?i) of the second communication device. The respective direction of transmission (di) is a selected direction of transmission (di,?i). The first communication device then initiates transmission of a new radio signal, based on the obtained set of correspondences.

Abstract: A user terminal emulation server is provided that provides operational functionality of a user terminal using a networked set of I/O user devices that are determined to be proximately located to a user and to have user interface capabilities that are combinable to provide the user with the ability to receive or initiate a communication service with another user terminal through a network entity. The operations for emulating a user terminal may alternatively be performed by an I/O user device that provides communication services (using other I/O user devices.

Abstract: There is presented a method for a network node, or for a user equipment, for adapting a beam sweep in a communications network. The communications network includes the network node, a transmission point, TP, and a user equipment, UE. The method includes determining at least one parameter related to the angular speed of the UE relative to the transmission point. The method further includes adapting at least one parameter associated with the beam sweep based on the parameter related to the angular speed.

Abstract: A mobile electronic device (device) operating with other devices form a group for wireless coordinated playout of audio media content. The processor performs operations that determine a common time sync shared with the other devices, and determine a timing of occurrence of a sound transient sensed relative to the common time sync. The operations receive timing reports from the other devices, where each of the timing reports indicates a timing of occurrence of the sound transient sensed at a respective one of the other devices relative to the common time sync. The sound transient sensed by the devices is generated at a preferred listening location. The operations coordinate timing of playout of audio media content by the group of devices responsive to comparison of the timing of occurrence of the sound transient sensed by the microphone of the device and the timing of occurrences indicated by the timing reports.

Abstract: A method is provided for generating a media descriptor file for first streaming media content. The method is performed in a file generator and comprises the steps: obtaining metadata for the first streaming media content, the metadata comprising a reference to a media descriptor file for second streaming media content, the second streaming media content being separate from the first streaming media content; and generating the media descriptor file comprising the metadata.

Abstract: A method performed by a radio node for increasing a throughput of a MIMO channel. The radio node operates in a wireless communication network 100. The beams are beamformed at a transmitter of the radio node. The beams comprise: A first beam comprising a first beam gain in a first direction, and at least one second beam wherein each at least one second beam comprises a respective second beam gain in a respective second direction. When decided that the signal strength on the first beam is a first threshold stronger than the signal strength on each respective at least one second beam, and the signal strength on the at least one second beam is above a second threshold, the radio node increasing the throughput of the MIMO channel by suppressing (302) the first beam with respect to its beam gain.

Abstract: Systems and methods of sharing channel information between co-located radio nodes are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method performed by a second radio node (111, 200, 300a, b, 1111) of sharing channel information between a first radio node (101, 500, 600a, b, 1101) and the second radio node that are co-located (107) may include obtaining (403), by the second radio node, first channel information characterizing a communication channel (105a-c) between a third radio node (121, 1121) and the first radio node in a first frequency band. Further, the method may include using (405), by the second radio node, the first channel information for communication with the third radio node or a fourth radio node (123) in a second frequency band.

Abstract: A user terminal emulation server maintains a database identifying network addresses, UI capabilities, and locations of I/O user devices. Communication sessions are established between first and second user terminal emulation applications and respective first and second I/O user devices proximately located to respective first and second users and which provide acceptable combined I/O user interfaces to the first and second users. When a direct path criterion is satisfied for creating a direct traffic flow, a traffic flow that was from the first I/O user devices to the first user terminal emulation applications is redirected to now be from the first I/O user device to the second I/O user device without passing through either of the first and second user terminal emulation applications.

Abstract: A user terminal emulation server is provided that provides operational functionality of a user terminal using a networked set of I/O user devices that are determined to be proximately located to a user and to have user interface capabilities that are combinable to provide the user with the ability to receive or initiate a communication service with another user terminal through a network entity. The operations for emulating a user terminal may alternatively be performed by an I/O user device that provides communication services using other I/O user devices.

Abstract: A first node (10) and a second node (12) are configured for the transfer of data between them. The second node (12) is configured to determine an extent to which the second node (12) will be available for a prospective transfer (16) of data (e.g., application data) to or from the second node (12). The second node (12) is configured to transmit to the first node (10) control signaling (20) (e.g., application-layer control signaling (20)) that indicates the determined extent. The first node (10) is configured to determine, based on the control signaling (20), whether and/or when to proceed with the prospective transfer (16) of data.

Abstract: A user terminal emulation server is provided that provides operational functionality of a user terminal using a networked set of I/O user devices that are determined to be proximately located to a user and to have user interface capabilities that are combinable to provide the user with the ability to receive or initiate a communication service with another user terminal through a network entity. The operations for emulating a user terminal may alternatively be performed by an I/O user device that provides communication services using other I/O user devices.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus enabling interruption of the use of communication resources by a first UE are disclosed. Interrupt requests (IR) sent from other UEs wishing to interrupt use of the communication resources by the first UE are monitored. If one or more IR are received, an interrupt requirement (IReg) is established, and the allocation of communication resources to the first UE is released in response to the IReq. In some embodiments, if a requirement for continuing use of the communication resources by the first UE is determined during a monitoring period, the IReq is reversed and the allocation of communication resources to the first UE is continued so that communication is not interrupted. Embodiments of the invention enable interruption of a high priority user by a co-ordinated or synchronised interrupt requests from UEs with lower priority.

Abstract: A method at a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), and a UAV, adapted therefore, is adapted for enabling assisting in a rescue mission, where the method comprise: initiating a first localization of at least one body or object; initiating an analysis, for determining, at least partly based on the first localization of the at least one body or object, a need for activities, and initiating the determined activities, comprising applying floatable foam to an area on or in close proximity to the at least one body or object, while applying, to the floatable foam, a recognizable means capable of assisting in a second localization of the at least one body or object.

Abstract: Mechanisms for selecting beam direction for a radio communications device are provided. A method is performed by the radio communications device. The method includes obtaining radio channel estimates of a radio channel on which radio waves have been transmitted between the radio communications device and another radio communications device at an angle of arrival and departure. The method includes determining a Doppler shift from the radio channel estimates. The method includes estimating at least one of the angle of arrival and departure of the radio waves based on the Doppler shift. The method includes selecting a beam direction for a signal to be transmitted between the radio communications device and this another radio communications device over the radio channel according to the estimated angle of arrival or departure.

Abstract: A user equipment for providing information most relevant to a user as the user becomes impaired or experiences diminishing capacity is disclosed. The user equipment includes a transceiver, a memory, at least one sensor for detecting a biometric measurement of a user of the equipment, a user interface and a processor. The processor filters the biometric measurement, calculates a metric based on the measurement, evaluates the metric, selectively adjusts an amount of information displayed on the user interface based on the evaluated metric and executes an application corresponding to a user actuation of an item of the displayed information.