Abstract: A technology for a user equipment (UE) that is operable to connect to a third generation partnership project (3GPP) long term evolution (LTE) cell in a cellular network. Logged minimization of drive test (MDT) measurements can be recorded at the UE at a selected rate when the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle mode in a first LTE cell in a cellular network. A change in a UE state of the RRC idle mode can be identified. The Logged MDT measurements can stop being recorded at the UE when the UE state changes from a camped normally UE state to another UE state of the RRC idle mode. The Logged MDT measurements can resume being recorded when the UE state changes to the camped normally UE state of the RRC idle mode.

Abstract: A method of spectrum sensing and an apparatus for spectrum sensing are provided. A method of spectrum sensing involves partitioning, by a processor, a spectrum sensing section into a plurality of sub-periods each having a same size, performing energy detection in each of the plurality of sub-periods, and determining whether a primary user's signal is present in the spectrum sensing section based on presence of a primary user's signal in each of the plurality of sub-periods and a test statistic in each of the plurality of sub-periods.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for simulating per-UE Doppler shifts. One exemplary method includes generating uplink signals to be transmitted from a plurality of different simulated UEs to an air interface device under test. The method further includes applying per-UE Doppler shifts to the signals, wherein applying per-UE Doppler shifts includes applying different Doppler shifts to at least some of the signals. The method further includes transmitting the signals to the air interface device under test.

Abstract: A transponder is disclosed comprising a multichannel front-end circuit; each channel of the multichannel front-end circuit a resonant circuit associated with a respective antenna and producing, in use, an input voltage; a conditioning circuit configured to provide a conditioned input voltage from the input voltage, and a comparator configured to compare the conditioned input voltage with a reference voltage; wherein the front-end circuit further comprises: a variable load connectable across each of the resonant circuits, and a controller configured to, in use, vary the variable load and detect an output from each of the comparators. A method of operating such a transponder to determine a most strongly coupled channel, or more strongly coupled channels, is also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for processing user information, a mobile terminal, and a server. The method includes: collecting, by a mobile terminal, terminal information; obtaining prior probability information of different types of user activities at current time and in the position; and recognizing or forecasting, according to the prior probability information and the terminal information, an activity of a terminal user using the mobile terminal. In the embodiments of the present invention, during the recognition or the forecast, the number of data samples increases, and therefore accuracy of the recognition or the forecast is improved; in addition, a difference between information that is pushed to the terminal user by applying a recognition or forecast result in the embodiments of the present invention and information in which the user is interested is comparatively small, and therefore terminal using experience of the user can be improved.

Abstract: A circuit for a single differential-inductor oscillator with common-mode resonance may include a tank circuit formed by coupling a first inductor with a pair of first capacitors; a cross-coupled transistor pair coupled to the tank circuit; and one or more second capacitors coupled to the tank circuit and the cross-coupled transistors. The single differential-inductor oscillator may be configured such that a common mode (CM) resonance frequency (FCM) associated with the single differential-inductor oscillator is at twice a differential resonance frequency (FD) associated with the single differential-inductor oscillator.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a matching network including a tunable reactance circuit configured to be coupled to at least one of a transmitter portion and a receiver portion of a communication device, wherein the tunable reactance circuit is adjustable to a plurality of tuning states, and wherein the determination of a tuning state is based on parameters associated with a detected interference. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: There is described an RF bidirectional communication device utilizing active load modulation, the device comprising (a) a resonance circuit including an antenna (326), and (b) a control unit (322) for controlling communication of the device, including switching between a transmission mode and a receiving mode, wherein the control unit is adapted to (c) modify a configuration of the resonance circuit such that the resonance circuit has a first resonance frequency (f0) when the device is in the transmission mode and a second resonance frequency (f0+?f) when the device is in the receiving mode, and (d) modify the configuration of the resonance circuit such that a Q-factor of the resonance circuit is periodically decreased while the device is in the transmission mode. There is also described a corresponding method and a system comprising a RF device and a reader/writer device. Furthermore, there is described a computer program and a computer program product.

Abstract: Monitoring non-supported wireless spectrum within a coverage area of a distributed antenna system (DAS) in which a listening module connected to a remote unit of the DAS monitors non-supported wireless frequencies (i.e., frequencies that are outside the frequency ranges supported by the downlink and uplink signals of the DAS), via one or more antennas. The listening module also transmits the wireless frequencies to a monitoring module connected to head end equipment (HEE) of the DAS. In that manner, a monitoring module can use an existing DAS infrastructure to monitor non-supported portions of the wireless spectrum at remote locations. In addition to avoiding the need to run a parallel DAS infrastructure, the disclosed arrangements are also useful in shared spectrum environments and other environments where efficient spectrum utilization is desired.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for amplifying an input signal. An electronic circuit system comprises a first circuit comprising a power amplifier, configured to receive a first branch of an input signal, and generate a first amplified signal based on the input signal of the first branch; a second circuit, configured to receive a second branch of the input signal, generate a cancellation signal based on the input signal of the second branch, and combine the first amplified signal and the cancellation signal to generate a second amplified signal. The second circuit comprises an interference re-construction module, which is configured to model an inverse characteristic of residual distortion and interference of the first circuit via a predefined re-construction function, and generate an anti-phased interference signal based on the input signal of the second branch and the predefined re-construction function. The cancellation signal is generated from the anti-phased interference signal.

Abstract: A transmitter (32) generates a time-varying stabilized bias signal (82) from which sub-RF distortion signals (26, 29) have been cancelled. The distortion signals (26, 29) are byproducts of imperfect amplification and of biasing networks. An envelope amplifier (84) includes a high bandwidth differential input, linear, bias signal amplifier (120) and a low bandwidth switching amplifier (122) coupled together to achieve both a high bandwidth and high efficiency. A control loop (154) feeds a portion of the voltage V(t) from a conduction node (146) of the RF power amplifier (36) to one of the differential inputs of the linear bias signal amplifier (120), while a bias control signal (92) drives the other differential input. The portion of voltage V(t) fed to bias signal amplifier (120) is a low power portion from which the RF portion has been removed. A bias signal (128) may be predistorted to cancel distortion signals (26, 29).

Abstract: A corner mounted device is provided. The corner mounted device includes a housing and a data transmitter within the housing. The housing may include a first rear surface, a second rear surface, and a front surface adjoining the first rear surface and the second rear surface, with an internal cavity formed in between. The housing may be in the form of a wedge shape. The first rear surface and the second rear surface may be substantially perpendicular relative to one another, and may thereby be secured to a corner of intersecting walls and/or ceiling.

Abstract: The invention provides an adaptive harmonic rejection (HR) receiving device, including a low noise amplification module; at least one HR mixer; at least one non-harmonic rejection (NHR) frequency mixer; and a control device. A received signal passes through the low noise amplification, and then passes through the at least one HR mixer or the at least one NHR mixer; the control device measures a receiving signal strength index (RSSI) after the received signal passes through the at least one HR mixer or the NHR mixer, and selects an NHR mixer or an appropriate HR mixer for the received signal according to a result of the measurement. The adaptive HR receiving device of the present invention is capable of adaptively judging whether to implement HR or determining which HR to implement according to features of the received signal, thereby improving the reception flexibility and reception performance.

Abstract: An example of a triage tag management includes a triage tag attached to a wounded person, a smartphone that receives input of symptom data of the wounded person, determines a symptom level of the wounded person, and transmits data of the symptom level to the triage tag, and a wounded person information database that receives the symptom level data of the wounded person from the smartphone over a network and stores the symptom level data therein for each wounded person attached with the triage tag, the smartphone including a temporary storage section that temporarily stores the symptom level data of the wounded person when the symptom level data cannot be transmitted to the wounded person information database.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile Bluetooth device mounted on a helmet of a user who engages in a group activity, the device comprises a Bluetooth manager for creating a Bluetooth voice communication channel between a source device and a target device via its BT transceiver, and further comprises an emergency generator for generating an emergency message, said emergency message is broadcasted to plurality of target devices via an alternative transceiver.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method to implement a queuing process by a position enabled mobile device to prioritize the legitimacy of initiation messages. The method may include: transmitting an emergency call; receiving at least one initiation message; and assigning the received initiation message to one of a plurality of priority queues, wherein the assignment to the priority queue is based upon at least one of an identifier of an emergency location platform or a whitelist.

Abstract: A method and computer program for providing a computer aided dispatcher comprising receiving, by a public safety answering point, a plurality of emergency short message service (SMS) messages from one or more citizens over a wireless communication network, each emergency SMS message including a mobile terminal identifier, displaying each emergency SMS message in one or more display dialogue windows, receiving a command to highlight a portion of at least one of the emergency SMS message, storing the highlighted portion into one or more buffers, the highlighted portion being all or less than all of the emergency SMS message and receiving a command to associate the highlighted portion to one of a plurality of context fields in an emergency incident information report, the associated highlighted portion, selected context field and mobile terminal identifier stored in memory.

Abstract: An emergency call apparatus of mobile terminal and method thereof. The emergency call apparatus may include a location identifier to identify a location of a user, and generate location information of the user; an emergency situation manager to identify both voices and movements of the user, determine whether an emergency situation is occurring based on the identified voices and movements, generate an emergency situation alerting signal based on the determination result, and collect surrounding situation sounds generated around the user; and a controller to notify a situation room of the occurrence of the emergency situation based on the emergency situation alerting signal, and transfer the location information of the user and the surrounding situation sounds of the user to the situation room.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for a mobile device to execute user experience software that dynamically determines operating policies that are suited for managing resources, such as transceivers, processors, and other units within the mobile device. In an aspect, a processor executing the user experience software may monitor for activity information that indicates a user's interactions with the mobile device. Based on the activity information, a processor executing the user experience software may match a circumstance defined by the activity information with a stored activity profile. The activity profile may include information indicating aggregated resource usage associated with the matched circumstance. A processor executing the user experience software may implement an operating policy based on the activity profile that manages how the mobile device utilizes resources.

Abstract: A device is configured to receive signal information and demand information associated with a set of cell devices in a network. The device is configured to determine time usage information, based on the signal information and based on the demand information, and to provide the time usage information. The device is configured to determine a proposed cell device, for the network, based on the time usage information, and to determine modified signal information based on the proposed cell device and based on the signal information. The device is configured to determine modified time usage information based on the modified signal information, and to provide the modified time usage information.

Abstract: A process of tracking usage of a wireless device in a third party wireless network with a metering system includes implementing the metering system in a network separate from the third party wireless network and activating the wireless device in response to identification of the wireless device and confirmation of use of a tracking system to the metering system. The process further includes obtaining, by the metering system, an amount of wireless services used by the wireless device. The obtaining includes at least one of obtaining an amount of wireless services used from the third party wireless network and obtaining an amount of wireless services used from the tracking system.

Abstract: A wireless data processing device is described which periodically exits an unpowered state and transmits location data. For example, one embodiment of a wireless data processing device comprises: power circuitry for maintaining the wireless data processing device in a powered or unpowered state, the power circuitry causing the wireless data processing device to enter into an unpowered state responsive to user input; a timer to periodically power up the wireless device or portion thereof in response to reaching a predetermined time; a location services module determining a current location of the wireless data processing device using one or more specified location determination techniques; a transmit thread transmitting the current location of the wireless device over one or more specified communication channels; and the power circuitry powering down the wireless data processing device a second time after the current location has been transmitted.

Abstract: A system for monitoring and controlling the use of a mobile computing device is disclosed. The system includes a data server containing a model of a road network specifying traffic routes at a selected location. A mobile wireless computing device is configured o wirelessly communicate with the data server. An embedded accelerometer and a GPS receiver are included in the wireless device. A mobile device control module in communication with the wireless device and the data server provides a motion data cache to record data from the GPS receiver and accelerometer, an activity mode recognition module configured to determine a type of activity based on the motion data cache, and a use permission module in communication with the data server to provide timing and location information at which the wireless device can be used based on the activity mode.

Abstract: A mobile application gateway for connecting devices on a cellular network with individual networks, such as enterprise voice and data networks and/or residential networks. The effects of the present invention are far reaching in terms of transferring effective call control from the cellular network into the control of the individual network such as the enterprise, and enabling new business models for the purchase of cellular service from a public cellular carrier by an enterprise. The invention may consist of a primarily of core network and services components based on the IMS network architecture, and is backward compatible to support legacy systems in place in current telecom and data networks.

Abstract: The present invention provides a network and data security testing app for mobile devices such as an Apple iPad, which is connected to the Internet via a wireless network. The app downloads and stores one or more network security or data loss test cases from a centralized server, which are then executed on the mobile device. For example, a test case attempts to access predetermined web pages through the wireless network and then determines whether access was granted. In another example, a test case attempts to transmit sensitive data through the network. Results of the test case are displayed on the mobile device and uploaded to the centralized server. The network and data security testing app also identifies whether access was granted to web pages hosting botnets, malicious web exploits, malicious web obfuscation, malicious iframe redirection, and malware files.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, electronic devices, and a computer readable medium for operating a mobile electronic device based on motion coherence between movements of the mobile electronic device and a wearable electronic device without providing an input. In the disclosure, the mobile electronic would receive a first motion data representing a movement of the wearable electronic device through a transceiver. The mobile electronic device would detect a second motion data representing a movement of the mobile electronic device. Then, the mobile electronic device would calculate a difference between the first motion data with the second motion data. If the difference between the first motion data and the second motion data is within a predetermined threshold, the mobile electronic device would execute an operation in response to the motion coherence between the mobile electronic device and the wearable electronic device.

Abstract: A method of handling authentication for wireless charging which is utilized in a network node comprises transmitting an authentication request to a portable device, after confirming that the portable device connects to a wireless charger; receiving an authentication response for responding the authentication request from the portable device; performing an authentication for the portable device based on the authentication response; and transmitting a message related to a result of the authentication indicating the authentication is successful or not to the wireless charger, after the authentication for the portable device is completed.

Abstract: A machine to machine (M2M) service layer can facilitate acquiring and providing location information for use by M2M devices. The service layer can also ensure that privacy controls are maintained and enforced for location information. A device can report its location and its privacy preferences to a service layer device. Other devices can receive this location information subject to qualifying to receive it based on the privacy preferences. Devices in an area may advertise services with the service layer acting as a filter and relay point ensuring that such advertisements satisfy the privacy policies of the devices involved.

Abstract: A method performed by a provisioning server, the method including receiving registration data from a client station, transmitting activation data to a telephony service provider, the activation data generated as a function of the registration data, the activation data being used to generate telephony data for the user, the telephony data including access data to utilize a telephony network of the telephony service provider and transmitting the telephony data to the client station, wherein select portions of the telephony data and select portions of the activation data verify the client station as an authenticated device to utilize the telephony network.

Abstract: A mobile device (16) includes a transceiver (40) for mobile communication and a controller (44) configured to execute an authentication function for authenticating a registered user of the device, in which the device (16) has only a single operating element (48), the functionality of the single operating element (48) is limited to activating and deactivating the authentication function, the authentication function has the transceiver logged-on to a mobile communications network and enabling a detection of an active state and/or a location of the mobile device via the mobile network, and the operating element (48) and the transceiver (40) constitute the only data input and output ports of the controller (44).

Abstract: A method for provisioning a service to a smart card of a user mobile terminal and a system for provisioning a service by applying the same are provided. The method for provisioning the service includes: triggering an application installed in a user mobile terminal; connecting a channel with the triggered application; and provisioning a service to a smart card of the user mobile terminal via the application. Accordingly, a service provider can obtain a channel for installing its service in the smart card of the user mobile terminal.

Abstract: An access control method and device, wherein the method comprises: a wireless access device receiving a request message from a user equipment (UE), the request message carrying timing advance information; and the wireless access device controlling the access of the UE according to the timing advance information. In embodiments of the present application, the wireless access device acquires the timing advance information of the UE during an RRC connection establishment process or a cell updating process, thus performing access control to the UE based on the timing advance information of the UE, and thereby timely controlling the access of the UE.

Abstract: Message notifications to an accessory from a mobile communication device are provided according to some embodiments of the invention. When a message such as a text message, email, and/or voicemail is received at a mobile communication device, the mobile communication device can notify an attached accessory that a message has been received. In response, the accessory can request the full message, media associated with the message, an attachment to the message, and/or an audio/video stream of the message for presentation to a user.

Abstract: A method for responding to a push notification after a missed call between a calling party and a called party's mobile device is disclosed. The method includes sending a push notification request directed to the called party's mobile device indicative of a communication. The method then detects that the communication request has failed and enables a dial-back operation to the calling party.

Abstract: A user communication device to receive and process data captured by one or more sensors during playback of an incoming communication on the user communication device and to identify user characteristics based on the captured data. The sensors may capture particular attributes of the user indicative of the user's reaction and/or mood in response to the incoming communication. The user characteristics include, but are not limited to, physical characteristics of the user, including facial expressions and physical movements in the form of gestures, as well as voice input, including tone of voice, from the user. The user communication device is further configured to identify media based on the user characteristics for inclusion in a communication to be transmitted in response to the incoming communication, the identified media including subject matter indicative of and corresponding to the mood of the user in response to the playback of the incoming communication.

Abstract: A system for the global generation, maintenance and distribution of reports of certain conditions in identified locations. The system generates and/or receives reports through an observer's mobile computing device (e.g., cell phone, smart phone, tablet computing device, or wearable computing device) equipped with a GPS receiver and system to ascertain the device's location, and with a camera or video camera to take an image or video of the condition that is being reported. The observer or other user can annotate a location on a computer-based map or mapping system, or otherwise edit information on such a map.

Abstract: A method and network apparatus for downloading data from the network apparatus to a mobile device in anticipation of the mobile device entering a black spot zone. The network apparatus determines that the mobile device has entered a predetermined tracking zone related to the black spot zone and gathers information for defining a download zone for the mobile device taking into consideration a time necessary for downloading the data to the mobile device, and a predicted time interval until the mobile device enters the black spot zone. The network apparatus then sends the data to the mobile device when the mobile device enters the download zone.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are example embodiments for facilitating wireless communication in conjunction with orientation position. For certain example embodiments, at least one device, such as a portable wireless node: (i) may obtain one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters that are associated with at least one orientation position of at least one portable wireless node; or (ii) may utilize one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters that are associated with at least one orientation position of at least one portable wireless node. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system, apparatus and method for sharing wireless connection profiles between multiple OSs are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a first wireless connection may be established between a wireless communication device and an access point of a wireless network or one or more other devices of a peer-to-peer networking group while the wireless communication device is running in an OS. A wireless connection profile for the first wireless connection may be stored in a shared profiles storage associated with the device, and then may be retrieved from the shared profiles storage responsive to the device being booted in a different OS. A second wireless connection may be automatically established between the device booted in the different OS and the access point or the one or more other devices using the wireless connection profile retrieved from the shared profiles storage.

Abstract: A method for execution control using a cover and an electronic device supporting the same are provided. The method includes acquiring a sensing value of a cover sensor included in the cover and a sensing value of a main body sensor included in a main body of the electronic device, due to a physical change generated in the electronic device, comparing the sensing value of the main body sensor with the sensing value of the cover sensor, and controlling execution in the main body according to the sensing value of the cover sensor, when a result of the comparison meets a preset criterion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, a mobile electronic device, a wearable electronic device and a computer readable medium for continuing an operation initiated on the wearable electronic device on the mobile electronic device based on motion coherence between movements of the mobile electronic device and a wearable electronic device without providing an input. In the disclosure, an operation would be initiated on the wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device would transmit an application data associated with the operation initiated on the wearable electronic device to the mobile electronic device. Then, an application program associated with the operation would be automatically launched on the mobile electronic device to continue the operation initiated on the wearable electronic device according to the application data in response to a motion coherence of the mobile electronic device and the wearable electronic device.

Abstract: A method and system for preventing distracted driving caused by mobile devices are disclosed. The method and system may determine whether a user is driving by the traveling speed and the gestures of the user. In addition, the orientation of the mobile device may be used for detecting whether the user is a driver.

Abstract: A method of improving a session in which a remote terminal is linked to a mobile device, the method comprising determining a performance profile for each of said remote terminal and said mobile device, said performance profiles including a set of parameters which determine performance of a session when said remote terminal is linked to a mobile device to receive and display an image of data currently displayed on said mobile device; estimating performance of a session between the remote terminal and the mobile device whilst there is no live connection; identifying a change to a parameter from said set of parameters; changing said identified parameter; re-evaluating said estimate based on the changed parameter; including said identified parameter change in said appropriate performance profile if performance is improved; reiterating, if necessary, said estimating, identifying, changing, re-evaluating and adopting steps until termination; and storing said changed performance profiles for said mobile device and s

Abstract: A system and method for activating a mobile device to initiate a communication directed to a target device is disclosed. The system and method may be implemented via a computing device arranged to send a request for activating the mobile device to initiate a communication, the request comprising a unique identifier of the target device; an unique identifier of the mobile device and contextual information relating to the communication; wherein the mobile device is arranged to receive the request to initiate the machine communication and upon receiving the request, parses and executes the request depending on the nature of the communication channel between the mobile device and target device.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal including: an information extraction unit that extracts location information which is designated as a destination point; a display unit to which a graphic image for receiving a control command for displaying a source of the location information, and the extracted location information are output together; and a controller that controls the display unit in such a manner that a guide screen for guiding a path to the destination point that is selected by a user from among the pieces of location information.

Abstract: A first device receives a device-to-device D2D discovery signal which indicates that a second device which sent it does not have a cellular connection and/or is requesting relay to a network broader than a D2D network. In response, the first device engages in a search to find a cellular access node and reports its search results via D2D signalling. In non-limiting embodiments the indication can be explicit or may be implicit in the signal coding; the discovery signals of all devices are sent in periodic discovery signal intervals (204A-F) and any indication in a first discovery signal interval (204C) that a device needs a cellular connection triggers a common search by all the D2D devices in a second common search interval (208D) which is previous to the next discovery signal interval (204D) after the first (204C). The search results are reported in that next discovery signal interval (204D).

Abstract: A SON element which is operative to carry out at least two different SON functions is provided, wherein each of the SON functions is associated with at least one SON related action, and wherein a SON related action, initiated by triggering a SON function, would have been adversely affected by another SON related action, initiated by triggering another SON function, had the SON element not affected a modification in operating conditions of the cellular network, wherein the SON element is operative to: (a) assign priorities to the different SON functions; (b) assign different weights to the SON related actions; and (c) coordinate execution of SON related actions, that when executed are carried out in a way that does not breach the priorities hierarchy and the weights' order assigned to the SON related actions, thereby improving operation of the cellular network.

Abstract: A method and apparatus can be configured to receive, by a service-centralization-&-continuity application server, an identifier from an access-transfer-control-function entity. The method can also include transmitting a message to the access-transfer-control-function entity, wherein the message comprises the identifier, and the identifier allows the access-transfer-control-function entity to authorize the transmitted message.

Abstract: According to an implementation of the present subject matter, systems and methods for providing mobile connectivity to users while roaming, on a dynamic basis are described. The method includes receiving a location update message associated with a user latched to a secondary service provider, the user having a subscriber identity module (SIM) with a primary International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number provided by a default service provider of the user, wherein the location update message is based on the primary IMSI number of the user. The method also includes generating a dummy location update message based on the received location update message and a secondary IMSI number associated with the secondary service provider; and sending the dummy location update message to the secondary service provider associated with the secondary IMSI number such that the user is provided communication services by the secondary service provider based on the primary IMSI number.

Abstract: CSFallback controller allows a long term evolution (LTE) supporting telephone handset to communicate over a network that does not support LTE voice calls, using circuit-switch fallback (CSFallback). The CSFallback controller comprises a visited side signaling output to provide visited side signaling to respond to a mobile terminated call to an mobile handset supporting LTE by locating said handset and an MSC currently serving said handset, using an emulation of HLR signaling for locating the handset and the MSC and a home side signaling output, to provide home side signaling to an HLR associated with the handset. The home side signaling is an emulation of signaling from a serving MSC. The controller transfers the call for handling by the identified currently serving MSC.