Abstract: A method and a system configured to execute the mentioned method is suggested, where the method is capturing media content associated with at least one object, using a plurality of media capturing devices, each carried by a mobile communication device, together forming a mobile media device. The method comprise: controlling each of the mobile media devices according to a respective, predefined role and role specific rules for mobile media device movements, while capturing media content, following the movement of the at least one determined object; acquiring sensor data, indicative of the mobile media device movements, from the mobile media devices, and updating the roles of the mobile media devices, based on the acquired sensor data.

Abstract: A method for enabling autonomous emergency assistance for one or more communication device, CD, registered in a regular cellular network. The method is performed in an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, and comprises emulating a cellular network in a geographical region, wherein the UAV and the one or more CD are without connectivity with the regular cellular network, sending an information message in the geographical region, the message comprising an emergency response trigger, receiving an automatic emergency data response from the one or more CD in the geographical region, in response to the sent message, and determining an action based on the received automatic emergency data response. A CD, a UAV, a computer program and a computer program product are also presented.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method performed by a first base station (10) of a wireless communications network. The first base station (10) provides radio coverage to a first cell (20). The wireless communications network further comprises a second base station providing radio coverage to a second cell (40). A wireless device (50, 60), is located within the first cell (20) and is connected to the first base station (10). The method comprises receiving (202) a message from the WD (50, 60) indicating the second cell, obtaining (204) an indication of an altitude of the access point of the second base station (30), obtaining (206) an indication of an altitude of the WD (50, 60), and obtaining (208) an indication of an altitude of the access point of the first base station (10). The method further comprises handling (210) a connection of the WD (50, 60) to the first base station (10) based on the altitude indications.

Abstract: A computing device for tracking objects is provided. The computing device comprises a positioning sensor, a wireless network interface, and a processing circuit which causes the computing device to be operative to detect that an object is gripped by a user carrying the computing device, identify the object, and update information pertaining to the object in a database accessible by multiple computing devices. The information comprises an identifier associated with the object, an identifier associated with the user, and position information identifying the object as being co-located with the user. The computing device is further operative to detect that the object is released by the user, and in response thereto, update the position information in the database with a position of the computing device when the object was released by the user.

Abstract: A method, a system and a controller for controlling the Quality of Service, QoS, of a wireless link, providing a service from a transmitting entity to a receiving entity is suggested. Once data, decisive of the QoS of the hops of the wireless link has been received, it is determined, based on the received data, that at least one QoS target-value of one of said hops is, or is predicted, not to be met. For each of the mentioned hops, one or more actions for achieving that said at least one QoS target-value is met, is initiated and based on the determining of one or more actions, instructions, instructing at least one of the mobile relay stations how to execute one or more of said determined actions are initiated.

Abstract: There are provided mechanisms for transmitting a representation of a speech signal to a second terminal device. A method is performed by a first terminal device. The method includes obtaining a speech signal to be transmitted to the second terminal device. The method includes obtaining an indication of whether to, when encoding the speech signal into the representation, convert the speech signal to a text signal or not before transmission to the second terminal device. The indication is based on information of local ambient background noise at the first terminal device and of current network conditions between the first terminal device and the second terminal device. The method includes encoding the speech signal into the representation of the speech signal as determined by the indication. The method includes transmitting the representation of the speech signal towards the second terminal device.

Abstract: A Near-Field Communication (NFC)-enabled constrained device (100) is provided. The constrained device (100) comprises a processing circuit (111) operative to implement a functionality of the constrained device (100), an NFC-interface circuit (115) configured to harvest power transmitted by an NFC-enabled control device (200) and to enable exchange of data with the control device (200), when the devices are in proximity, and a restart circuit (121) configured to accumulate electrical charge using the harvested power received from the NFC-interface circuit (115), and to trigger restart of the processing circuit (111) when the accumulated electrical charge exceeds a threshold level. Further provided is an NFC-enabled control device (200) for restarting the NFC-enabled constrained device (100).

Abstract: A method, executable at a first communication device, for enabling communication between a group of communication devices, including the first communication device is suggested. The suggested method comprise activating the first communication device in response to recognizing a cause for triggering such activation, recognizing at least one second communication device, exchanging data between the first and the at least one second communication device, in response to recognizing the at least one second communication device, determining, based on the exchanged data, rules to be applied for a coordinated signaling, from the first communication device and at least one of the at least one second communication device, and initiating the coordinated signaling, based on the determined rules.

Abstract: A user equipment obtains a radio characteristics measurement for at least one of a plurality of antennas of the user equipment. Responsive to the radio characteristics measurement satisfying a grip pattern reconfiguration rule, the user equipment selects a grip pattern from among a set of grip patterns, and generates a grip pattern notification through a user interface based on the grip pattern that was selected.

Abstract: A distributed microphones signal server includes a network interface circuit that communicates with mobile terminals and a plurality of microphones that are geographically distributed. The server receives an audio request message containing a location of the mobile terminal, and selects a microphone from among the plurality of microphones responsive to the location of the mobile terminal. The server obtains an audio stream from the selected microphone, and communicates the audio stream to the mobile terminal. Related methods by a distributed microphones signal server are disclosed. Related computer program products and methods by a mobile terminal are disclosed.

Abstract: A method performed in a User Equipment (UE) is disclosed, the UE being operable to connect to a communication network. The method includes transmitting a path request message requesting a path for transmission of data to the communication network, the path request message including an identifier of the UE, and receiving at least one path message including an ordered list of identifiers of mobile nodes and of a base station node of the communication network that form a path for transmission of data from the UE to the communication network. The method further includes selecting a path from the received at least one path message and transmitting data to the first mobile node in the selected path. Also disclosed are a method performed by a mobile node such as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), a UE, a mobile node and computer program product.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for selecting a next hop for a data packet. In one aspect, a method in a first node of selecting a next hop for a data packet includes determining a volume that is at least partially located between a first communication device and a destination node of the data packet, determining at least one moveable communication device located within the volume, and selecting one of the at least one moveable communication device as a next hop for the data packet after the first communication device.

Abstract: There are provided mechanisms for position determination using a sidelink. A method is performed by a first terminal device. The method includes receiving, via the sidelink to a second terminal device, positioning information of the second terminal device. The method includes determining its own position from the positioning information.

Abstract: In SIB2 there is an entry containing information on PUSCH power control parameters. The current signaling entity is extended with entries that are dependent on UE operational altitude. For example, an altitude-dependent factor for the alpha parameter, or one parameter range for zero (ground level, default as per of today), one parameter range for intermediate altitude operation, and one entry for high-altitude operations, so that an airborne UE can select its appropriate power control parameters.

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 maintains a database identifying network addresses, UI capabilities, and communication protocols of I/O user devices. Communication sessions are established between a user terminal emulation application and a network entity and I/O user devices proximately located to a user and provide a combined I/O user interface. Delay profiles are determined between the application and the I/O user devices. A downlink flow from the network entity is split into a plurality of downlink flow components assigned to the I/O user devices. For each of the downlink flow components, the server formats the component for transmission to the assigned I/O user device, initiates transmission of the formatted downlink flow component to the assigned I/O user device, and controls timing for when the formatted downlink flow component is transmitted to the assigned I/O user device based on the delay profile associated with the assigned I/O user device.

Abstract: A user terminal emulation server maintains a database identifying network addresses, UI capabilities, and communication protocols of I/O user devices. Communication sessions are established between a user terminal emulation application and a network entity and I/O user devices proximately located to a user and provide a combined I/O user interface. Delay profiles are determined between the application and the I/O user devices. A downlink flow from the network entity is split into a plurality of downlink flow components assigned to the I/O user devices. For each of the downlink flow components, the server formats the component for transmission to the assigned I/O user device, initiates transmission of the formatted downlink flow component to the assigned I/O user device, and controls timing for when the formatted downlink flow component is transmitted to the assigned I/O user device based on the delay profile associated with the assigned I/O user device.

Abstract: A mobile communications device (MCD) including a camera, and an application server (AS) are provided. The MCD is operative to capture an image using the camera, transmit information indicating a time of capturing the image, and information pertaining to a field-of-view of the camera, to the AS, and receive identification information pertaining to one or more persons which are potentially present in the captured image from the AS. The AS is operative to receive information pertaining to positions of persons at respective times, store the received information pertaining to positions of persons at respective times in a database, and receive information indicating a time of capturing an image by a camera included in an MCD, and information pertaining to a field-of-view of the camera, from the MCD.

Abstract: The application discloses methods and corresponding systems and network devices and/or nodes for enabling user equipment belonging to a home network to access data communication services in a visited network of a wireless communication system. By way of example, there is provided a method that comprises the step of obtaining at least one cryptographic token originating from a network node of the home network of the user equipment and cryptographically signed by a private key associated with the home network, wherein the at least one cryptographic token represents means for accessing data communication services via user data transport functions of the visited network.

Abstract: A method for enabling Mission Critical Push to Talk (MCPTT) services in a telecommunications network is presented. The method is performed by a mobile terminal (MT) and incudes receiving an imminent peril or emergency MCPTT call from at least one other MT, the call indicating an emergency state for the at least one other MT, determining a number of MTs indicating an emergency state, and raising an MCPTT emergency alert if the determined number of MTs indicating an emergency state exceeds a threshold. An MT, an escalation server, a computer program, and a computer program product are also presented.