Abstract: An electronic device includes a plurality of biometric sensors that each sense pieces of biometric information of different types, respectively, a communication circuit that communicates with an authentication server, a memory that stores a payment application, and a processor electrically connected with the plurality of biometric sensors, the communication circuit, and the memory. The processor is configured to generate pieces of account information respectively corresponding to the plurality of biometric sensors, to make a request for authentication of the biometric information corresponding to the account information to the authentication server using account information, which corresponds to biometric information to be authenticated, from among the pieces of account information, is the payment application is executed, and to receive a response to the request for the authentication from the authentication server.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method of payment by the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a local wireless communication circuit, a first biometric sensor and a second biometric sensor, a security module configured to store payment information corresponding to a payment card, a processor electrically connected to the first biometric sensor, the second biometric sensor, the local wireless communication circuit, and the security module, and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory is configured to store instructions that cause the processor to select at least one of the first biometric sensor or the second biometric sensor, based on a security policy of an issuer of the payment card or a security policy of the payment card, authenticate a user by using the selected biometric sensor, and if the authentication is successful, transmit the payment information to an external device through the local wireless communication circuit.

Abstract: A terminal device is provided. The terminal device includes an input unit configured to receive an input of a user command inviting a non-subscriber of a messaging service to join a messaging group, and a communication unit configured to transmit a request for invitation information to a server, when the invitation information is received from the server, to transmit an invitation message including the invitation information and an application installation Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to a non-subscriber terminal, and when a join result of the non-subscriber joining the messaging service is received, to transmit a request for an invitation of the non-subscriber to the messaging group.

Abstract: A handover method in a mobile CCN. In the method, when detecting a UE performing a handover, a source local CCNx node caches data directed to the UE. The source local CCNx node transmits a request to stop transmission of the data directed to the UE to a target local CCNx node based on a condition. The target local CCNx node requests the source local CCNx node to stop transmission of contents that are being cached. The source local CCNx node transmits cached contents to the target local CCNx node. The target local CCNx node requests a CCNx entry node to stop transmission of specific contents based on a condition. The CCNx entry node transmits contents to the target local CCNx node. When detecting, the UE completing the handover, the target local CCNx node transmits the contents received from the CCNx entry node to the UE.

Abstract: Provided is a method for offloading data traffic by a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in a wireless communication system. The method includes determining a Packet Data Network (PDN) to connect to for providing a service requested by a User Equipment (UE), upon receiving a connection request message requesting connection between the UE and the PDN from the UE, selecting a gateway disposed closest to a Radio Access Network (RAN), sending a permit message permitting a request for connection between the UE and the PDN to the UE, and setting an Evolved Packet Service (EPS) bearer for transmission and reception of data traffic related to a service requested by the UE between the UE and the gateway.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus to detect congestion of a network using a receiver of a communication system. The apparatus includes a transport layer information extraction unit configured to extract transmission control protocol frame information from information that is received from a lower layer. The apparatus also includes a congestion information filtering unit configured to identify and output a packet to determine congestion in the transmission control protocol frame information. The apparatus further includes a congestion detection unit configured to determine whether the network is congested using the packet to determine congestion. The apparatus includes a congestion information output unit configured to, upon detecting congestion in the network, deliver information indicating the detection of the congestion in the network to an operating system or other applications.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a base station determines from a wireless communication system whether data to be transmitted is a response signal-required data that requires a response signal, estimates the amount of buffer of a user equipment (UE) at the point when the response signal is to be transmitted, predicts a required resource amount of the UE that is required for transmitting the response signal by using the buffer amount of the UE that is estimated, and schedules for allocating a resource to the UE on the basis of the required resource amount that is predicted.

Abstract: Analog heterogeneous tags and methods and systems to configure the tags are described. The present invention relates to the field of electronic devices and more particularly to electronic tag devices using analog technology. Embodiments herein disclose a tag that can work in at least one of transmit only, receive only or transmit/receive modes and can transmit/receive using a plurality of communication technologies without the complex stack functionality with minimal hardware and memory requirements, wherein the tag uses I/Q samples corresponding to each technology pre-stored on the tag. Embodiments herein also disclose methods and systems for configuring the electronic tags using a configuration device, wherein the configuration device provides the I/Q samples of each technology to the tag.

Abstract: A method and system for WiBro network interworking in a wireless terminal. The method includes: setting up, by a relay station for connecting the WLAN terminal with the WiBro network, a connection through an initial process with the WiBro network; performing, by an access router, Internet connection authentication on a user of the WLAN terminal in response to a request for Internet connection from the WLAN terminal; allocating, by the access router, an IP address in response to a request for IP address allocation from the WLAN terminal, and then allocating, by a WiBro radio access station, a unique Connection IDentification (CID) corresponding to a QoS level of the terminal user in response to a request from the relay station; and mapping, by the relay station, the allocated unique CID to the IP address of the WLAN terminal and providing Internet service.

Abstract: In a wireless communication system, a mobile terminal providing a web service receives information about a web page for a web service from a mobile terminal, receives at least one embedded object included in the web page from a web server, sets a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) interval for the mobile terminal based on a size of the at least one embedded object, transmits information about the set DRX interval to the mobile terminal, and transmits the at least one embedded object to the mobile terminal at a time the set DRX interval ends.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car, a connected car, healthcare, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and an apparatus for controlling aperiodic traffic in an electronic device are provided. The method includes determining a delay allowed time for first traffic associated with the first application based on a prediction time of generation of second traffic associated with a second application and processing the first traffic associated with the first application based on the delay allowed time.

Abstract: A Content Centric Network (CCN) communication method and an apparatus are provided. The method includes managing a Forwarding Information Base (FIB) indicating destinations to forward an interest message that requests content, which is performed by a CCN node, wherein the FIB includes at least one of a name prefix field indicating a content name, a face list field indicating destinations to forward an interest that requests content with the content name, and a congestion impact field indicating a relative time taken to receive the content from a corresponding destination in response to the interest message, receiving a first interest message, and forwarding the first interest message to at least one destination node determined by taking into account the congestion impact field.

Abstract: A ballast water treatment operating apparatus includes a ballast water treatment unit for performing a certain treatment of ballast water flowing in from the outside for a ballast operation or performing a certain treatment of ballast water discharged into the outside for a de-ballast operation; a positional information receiving unit for receiving positional information; a control unit for confirming a ship's position by using positional information received from the positional information receiving unit and then determining whether to operate the ballast water treatment unit during a ballast operation or during a de-ballast operation, thereby being capable of preventing an unnecessary energy consumption.

Abstract: A terminal device is provided. The terminal device includes an input unit configured to receive an input of a user command inviting a non-subscriber of a messaging service to join a messaging group, and a communication unit configured to transmit a request for invitation information to a server, when the invitation information is received from the server, to transmit an invitation message including the invitation information and an application installation Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to a non-subscriber terminal, and when a join result of the non-subscriber joining the messaging service is received, to transmit a request for an invitation of the non-subscriber to the messaging group.

Abstract: In the present invention, a base station determines from a communication system whether a first content, which is requested by a mobile terminal, is saved on a cache memory, attributes a predetermined priority ranking to the first content and saves same on the cache memory when the first content is not saved on the cache memory, and updates the priority ranking of the first content on the basis of a predicted popularity of the first content, wherein the predicted popularity is decided on the basis of change in the number of views of a content that corresponds to a category of the first content.

Abstract: The present invention relates to technology for a sensor network, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and the Internet of things (IoT). The present invention can be utilized for intelligent services (smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services, and the like) based on the technology. The present invention relates to a streaming service data receiving method of a terminal in a mobile communication system for supporting a plurality of radio access interfaces, the method comprising a step of receiving streaming service data from a server through at least one of the plurality of radio access interfaces, wherein the at least one radio access interface is selected such that the streaming service data can be received at a network speed corresponding to an encoding bit rate to be applied to the streaming service.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling traffic of a second electronic device, which interworks with a first electronic device, in the first electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting occurrence of an event which needs to be notified to the second electronic device, determining a time to notify the occurrence of the event based on a driving time of the second electronic device, and transmitting an event occurrence notification signal to the second electronic device at the determined notification time.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for connecting to an Access Point (AP) based on beacon information in a wireless communication system. To this end, a wireless device predicts an interference condition from each of a plurality of APs based on information acquired by a received beacon, selects one of the plurality of APs, taking the predicted interference condition into account, and attempts connection to the selected AP.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, machine type communication (MTC), machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, and technology for internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method includes acquiring a shared address for at least one file stored at a cloud storage server upon detecting that the at least one file needs to be backed up, determining at least one other cloud storage server to which the at least one file will be backed up, and transmitting a backup request message including the shared address to the at least one other cloud storage server.

Abstract: A method for estimating a battery consumption state of a mobile communication terminal is provided. The method includes building a database with battery characteristic information changing according to at least one of a temperature and an aging characteristic of a battery supplying power to the mobile communication terminal, and estimating a power consumption of the mobile communication terminal and a battery drain rate based on the battery characteristic information and displaying estimated information.