Patents Issued in January 29, 2015
  • Publication number: 20150031358
    Abstract: An extended cell search procedure enables more inclusive measurement reports by mobile terminals operating in a heterogeneous network. The mobile terminal may be configured to conduct an extended cell search to enable better detection of signals transmitted from weaker cells. For mobile terminal with extended cell search capabilities, the network sends an extended cell search message to the mobile terminal when there is a need for an extended cell search. In response to the extended cell search message, the mobile terminal uses an extended cell search procedure rather than the normal cell search procedure (as specified in Rel-8 of the LTE standard) when performing cell searches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Lars Lindbom, Stefan Parkvall
  • Publication number: 20150031359
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for network assisted ProSe discovery management are provided. One method includes establishing, by a network element, a discovery context of a user equipment, and transmitting a discovery context establishment request comprising beacon information on at least one other user that a user of the user equipment is interested in discovering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Ling YU, Vinh Van PHAN, Kari Veikko HORNEMAN
  • Publication number: 20150031360
    Abstract: A method for a load balancing using statistical information in a base station of a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes measuring a load of at least one cell managed by the base station; exchanging load information of the measured cell with at least one neighboring base station; determining at least one Mobility Load Balancing (MLB) application candidate cell in which a Cell Individual Offset (CIO) change is necessary using the load information; determining at least one MLB application target cell in the at least one MLB application candidate cell; performing a CIO change procedure with the at least one MLB application target cell; selecting at least one User Equipment (UE) to notify a CIO change; and notifying the selected at least one UE of the CIO change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Jung-Min Choi, Dong-Wook Kim, Jeong-Jae Won, Chung-Keun Lee, Hwa-Jin Cha, Han-Seok Kim
  • Publication number: 20150031361
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and radio base station for sharing resources in a wireless communication system. The radio base station stores an identity of a first entity to which a first plurality of UEs is associated. The first plurality of UEs has full access to resources provided by the radio base station. The radio base station also stores an identity of a second entity to which a second plurality of UEs is associated. The second plurality of UEs has partial access to the resources provided by the radio base station. When the radio base station receives a request for accessing resources from a UE, it determines whether the UE is associated with the second entity, i.e. if the UE is to be handled in support mode. If the UE is associated with the second entity it means that the UE only should have partial access to the resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Bogdan Timus, Harald Kallin, Gunnar Mildh
  • Publication number: 20150031362
    Abstract: [Problem] To reduce power consumptions of wireless communication terminals. [Solution] A wireless communication apparatus comprises: a cell identification means for determining the identifier of an existence cell in which the wireless communication apparatus exists; a control means for controlling the detection of cells around the existence cell and the halt of that detection, or controlling the operation of a cell reselection and the halt of that operation; and a determination means for comparing the existence cell identifier, which is the identifier of the existence cell determined by the cell identification means, with non-target cell identifiers recorded in an ID table, in which the identifiers of non-target cells, which are cells for each of which the aforementioned detection or reselection is halted when the wireless communication apparatus exists in that cell, are registered, and further outputting a determination result based on that comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Masayuki Satou
  • Publication number: 20150031363
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are provided by which a user equipment receives information enabling handover and/or apparatus type identification related to a handover, and stores the information enabling handover and/or apparatus type identification. In case of a connection failure, the stored information enabling handover and/or apparatus type identification may later be used to evaluate the cause for the connection failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Krzysztof Kordybach, Richard Waldhauser, Bernhard Wegmann, Ingo Viering
  • Publication number: 20150031364
    Abstract: A method for resetting a high speed medium access control entity includes: receiving a reset instruction sent from a radio network controller, where the reset instruction includes reset indication information of a cell; and determining a to-be-reset cell according to the reset indication information, and resetting a high speed medium access control entity for the to-be-reset cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun CHEN, Yi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150031365
    Abstract: A mobile station includes a notifying unit configured to transmit a notification signal to a base station forming a serving cell, when a certain condition used to determine whether or not to perform a handover is satisfied, and a handover processing unit configured to start a handover process according to presence or absence of first communication data after transmission of the notification signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Tajima, YOSHINORI TANAKA, Yoshiaki Ohta, Katsumasa SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150031366
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of reporting logged measurements of an user equipment in a wireless communication system is provided. The user equipment in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected mode receives from a base station a Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) configuration. The user equipment transitions from the RRC connected mode to an RRC idle mode and logs measurements based on the MDT configuration. The user equipment transmits to the base station a logging indicator indicating an availability of the logged measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Sung Min LEE, Sung Duck CHUN, Seung June YI, Sung Hoon JUNG, Young Dae LEE, Sung Jun PARK
  • Publication number: 20150031367
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for performing handover of a mobile station (MS) between a base station (BS) and an access point (AP) are described. In one embodiment, the MS may receive one or more threshold values for reporting measurements to the BS. The MS may convert the threshold values to device-specific threshold values. The MS may determine one or more network quality values associated with the AP. The MS may compare the network quality values to the device-specific threshold values. In response to the network quality values exceeding the device-specific threshold values, the MS may convert the network quality values to calibrated network quality values. The MS may provide the calibrated network quality values. The MS may perform handover from the BS to the AP based on providing the calibrated network quality values to the BS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Ajoy K. Singh, Krisztian Kiss, Wen Zhao
  • Publication number: 20150031368
    Abstract: The invention provides a solution to discover a small cell in a heterogeneous communication network. A macro base station (10) judges whether a user equipment (20) has approached to a target region (S111, S112, S120) that includes one or more candidate small cells based upon stored location range information of all candidate small cells in a macro cell and estimated position information of the user equipment and judges (S130) whether to instruct the user equipment to perform a periodical measurement on the one or more candidate small cells to discover small cells, and if so, obtains density information (S141) that indicates a density of the candidate small cells in the target region, determines (S142) an interval for the periodical measurement of the user equipment based upon the obtained density information and transmits (S143, S210) a first signaling to the user equipment to instruct the user equipment to perform the periodical measurement at the determined interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Chongxian Zhong, Pingping Wen, Tao Yang
  • Publication number: 20150031369
    Abstract: A first base station provides radio communication service to user equipments, UEs, and a second base station that provides radio communication service to UEs in adjacent cell service area. The first base station receives cell range expansion, CRE, information from the second base station for expanding the size of the first cell and evaluates handover of one or more UEs with respect to the second cell based on the CRE information. In one embodiment, the second base station determines a CRE related configuration that includes the CRE information with respect to the first cell, sends the CRE information to the first base station. For example, the second base station may send a handover request including the CRE information to the first base station. The second base station also may consider CRE information in handover evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Fredrik Gunnarsson, Angelo Centonza, Mojgan Fadaki, Lars Lindbom
  • Publication number: 20150031370
    Abstract: A method for enabling an active hand-in from a macro base station network to a femtocell network includes servicing an active hand-in of a mobile entity from a macro base station to a femtocell network, using a first femtocell of the femtocell network. The active hand-in includes a hard handoff of the mobile entity from the macro base station with soft handoff of the mobile entity enabled between the first femtocell and one or more neighboring femtocells in the femtocell network. The hard handoff with soft handoff enabled may be implemented using novel procedures implemented by one or more entities of a wireless communications network including the femtocells and macro base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Peerapol TINNAKORNSRISUPHAP, Yeliz TOKGOZ, Chirag Sureshbhai PATEL
  • Publication number: 20150031371
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a public land mobile network PLMN selection method, including: when a mobile terminal is about to hand over from a first cell to a neighboring second cell, selecting, by the mobile terminal, a preferred PLMN after handover to the second cell; and sending, by the mobile terminal, identifier ID information of the preferred PLMN to a base station controller to which the first cell belongs. The embodiments of the present invention further disclose a mobile terminal, a base station controller, and a core network device. By applying the present invention, the PLMN to which the mobile terminal intends to hand over can be determined properly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang ZHAO, Ming Fang
  • Publication number: 20150031372
    Abstract: Certain embodiments herein are directed to vehicle-based small cell base stations. A vehicle-based base station may include at least one antenna; at least one transceiver coupled to the at least one antenna; at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor in communication with the transceiver and configured to access the at least one memory. The processor may be configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to receive data associated with a user device from a base station; receive data from the base station; establish connection with the user device based at least in part on the data received from the macrocell base station; and transmit the data received from the base station to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: JEFFREY R. FOERSTER, XUE YANG, OMESH TICKOO
  • Publication number: 20150031373
    Abstract: Call routing system and method for routing calls based upon a calling party's location. The call routing system includes a communication interface structured and arranged to receive an incoming call, a routing network interface structured and arranged to route the incoming call to a termination point based upon a current location of the calling party, a location based service interface through which a query is transmitted to a location based service to request location data associated with the current location and through which a response including the location data is received from the location based service, and a processor structured and arranged to execute instructions to route the incoming call to a closest termination point to the current location based on the location data. The calling party's call does not originate over a land line device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Matthew RACINE
  • Publication number: 20150031374
    Abstract: A mobile communications network includes a core network including infrastructure equipment, and a radio network including plural base stations to provide a wireless access interface for communicating data to/from communications terminals. One base station operates as a serving base station to one of the communications terminals, to establish one or more communications bearers for communicating user data to/from the communications terminal via the core network and the radio network via the serving base station, and to co-operate with at least another base station to communicate the user data to/from the communications terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC
    Inventors: Robert Zakrzewski, Milos Tesanovic
  • Publication number: 20150031375
    Abstract: A method for improving the HF band link establishment in a communication system including one or more transmit terminals and one or more receive terminals, at least one of the terminals having a broadband capability, comprises the following steps: creating call bands and listening bands according to the broadband transmit and/or receive capabilities, the minimum number of bands being suitable for covering the entire frequency plan; minimising the number of bands and then maximising the number of frequencies in each of these bands of size B; distributing the bands Bi in time by arranging the bands in descending cardinal-value order, and allocating a frequency fj to each band Bi; transmitting/receiving in broadband mode, by checking that the selected transmit frequencies are not already in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Catherine LAMY-BERGOT
  • Publication number: 20150031376
    Abstract: Disclose is a radio system and a spectrum resource reconfiguration method thereof. The method comprises: a Reconfigurable Base Station (RBS) divides subordinate nodes into groups according to attributes of the subordinate nodes, and sends a reconfiguration command to a subordinate node in a designated group, and the RBS and the subordinate node execute reconfiguration of spectrum resources according to the reconfiguration command; or, the RBS executes reconfiguration of spectrum resources according to the reconfiguration command; and a subordinate User Equipment (UE) accessing to a reconfigured RBS after interruption. By means of the present disclosure, the reconfiguration of spectrum resources of a cognitive radio system can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xing Liu, Yan Li, Bin Wang, Dong Zhou, Ting Miao
  • Publication number: 20150031377
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide methods, devices and computer programs arranged to control access to a Secondary Cell Carrier (SCC) by a user terminal. The user terminal having a first functional state in which the user terminal is arranged to monitor for a broadcast channel associated with the SCC, and a second functional state, different to said first functional state. One embodiment comprises an apparatus comprising a processing system arranged to cause the apparatus to: receive data indicative of a plurality of operational modes assigned to the SCC; and transmit a signalling message comprising data indicative of said plurality of operational modes for receipt by the user terminal, whereby to configure the user terminal into the first functional state, wherein the user terminal is arranged to selectively request access to resources of the SCC on the basis of a comparison between data contained in said signalling message and data contained in a transmission received on the broadcast channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Gilles Charbit, Erlin Zeng, Na Wei
  • Publication number: 20150031378
    Abstract: A method for performing connection management in a mobile communication network, wherein the network comprises one or more base stations and at least one user terminal being connected to any of said one or more base stations is characterized in that the user terminal provides information which informs the base station the user terminal is connected to that no data transmission from the user terminal to said base station is expected within a certain time interval Texp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Rost, Andreas Maeder
  • Publication number: 20150031379
    Abstract: According to the embodiments of the present invention, a report measurement can be implemented between a radio network controller and a user equipment in a CELL_FACH state by using a current MC message and a current MR message; and in a process of implementing the report measurement, coordination between the report measurement and a cell reselection measurement executed by the user equipment can be implemented to minimize an impact of the report measurement on the cell reselection measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuliang ZHI, Yanyan CHEN, Xudong YANG, Bingzhao LI
  • Publication number: 20150031380
    Abstract: A communications system comprising one or more transponders and a user terminal including a processing unit, a reader unit for communicating with the transponders and a communications unit. The one or more transponders are configured to store connection specific information on the terminal device, and the reader unit of the user terminal is configured to receive the connection specific information on the terminal device stored in a transponder in response to the reader unit of the user terminal being positioned at least in proximity to the transponder, and the processing unit is configured to utilize the received connection specific information when a communications connection between the user terminal and the terminal device is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Antti TAKALIJOMA, Jyrki HOISKO, Heikki HUOMO
  • Publication number: 20150031381
    Abstract: A first device may receive provisioning information for a second device; establish a tunnel with the second device within a first network based on receiving the provisioning information; provide the provisioning information to the second device to cause the second device to gather or process data within the first network; and receive a command instruction from a user device via a second network. The command instruction may relate to the data gathered or processed by the second device. The first network may be separate from the second network. The first device may communicate with the second device within the first network and independently of the second network to process the command instruction; form a response to the command instruction based on processing the command instruction; and provide the response to the command instruction towards the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Lalit R. KOTECHA, Chris S. Neisinger, Sagiv Draznin
  • Publication number: 20150031382
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for paging comprise receiving data destined for a UE. The methods and apparatus further comprise determining a short identity for the UE relative to a longer global user equipment identity and identifying a MIB transmission based on a short identity. Moreover, the methods and apparatus comprise activating a bit within a slot of the MIB transmission to indicate that the user equipment listen for a page in order to receive the data and broadcasting the MIB. In other aspects, methods and apparatus for receiving a page comprise entering an idle state while camped on a cell. The methods and apparatus further comprise waking up from the idle state to monitor a slot of a MIB for a paging indication. Moreover, the methods and apparatus comprise recognizing the paging indication in the monitored slot of the MIB, determining a paging window based on correlation information in a SIB and waking up to listen for a page during the paging window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Aleksandar DAMNJANOVIC, Wanshi Chen, Tingfang Ji, Naga Bhushan, Durga Prasad Malladi, Yongbin Wei, Tao Luo
  • Publication number: 20150031383
    Abstract: It is described a method for managing a radio transmission between a base station and a user equipment, wherein a communication channel is used for the radio transmission, wherein the communication channel includes a plurality of channel resources and is based on a MIMO transmission scheme. The method includes dividing the plurality of channel resources into a set of channel resource regions, assigning a MIMO rank to each channel resource region, wherein the MIMO rank is indicative for a number of channel resources to be used for a radio transmission within a corresponding channel resource region, selecting a channel resource region for the radio transmission between the base station and the user equipment, and managing the radio transmission between the base station and the user equipment based on the selected channel resource region and the corresponding assigned MIMO rank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Yuanye Wang, Klaus Ingemann Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20150031384
    Abstract: A method is provided in the invention to carry out cell reference signal interferences cancellations, the base station transmits configuration information of at least one cell to a UE (S30), the configuration information is used by the UE to cancel cell reference signal interference with respect to the cell, the at least one cell comprises one or more interference cells, the cell reference signals of which interfere with the UE actually. The UE receives the configuration information from the base station (S40), and carries out cell reference signal interferences cancellations with respect to the interference cell (S46). Further, the cell reference signal interferences cancellations can be triggered by the base station, or triggered by the UE (S42, S44). The method of carrying out cell reference signal interferences cancellations, provided by the invention, fills the blank of the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Qi Jiang, Jianguo Liu, Zheng Liu
  • Publication number: 20150031385
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for triggering resource configuration are disclosed. The method includes: if user equipment (UE) in Cell_Paging Channel (Cell_PCH) state figures out that the total amount of buffer occupancy at the radio link control (RLC) layer or the Transport Channel Traffic Volume is larger than configured threshold, the UE carries an indication in a MEASUREMENT REPORT message and transmit the message to the network side, wherein the indication is used to trigger the network side to configure resources for the UE. With the present invention, the resource configuration is quickly triggered, and the delay of the UE in the data transmission is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yanyan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150031386
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus that enable and optimize the simultaneous operation of several wireless femtocells having overlapping coverage areas. In one embodiment of the invention, a resource allocation (e.g., time-frequency grid for an OFDM or TDMA based wireless network) governs the simultaneous operation of several femtocells with overlapping coverage areas by specifying uses for resources. A resource allocation unit (RAU) entity is disclosed for managing and modifying resource allocations for femtocells. The community of femtocells can flexibly share resources according to the time-frequency grid, thereby maximizing spectral efficiency without requiring substantial network overhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Maik BIENAS, Hyung-Nam CHOI, Andreas SCHMIDT, Achim LUFT, Markus MUECK
  • Publication number: 20150031387
    Abstract: A mobile wireless device that includes a positioning system to determine a position of the mobile wireless device and to compensate a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) signal received from an access point (AP) when there is a line-of-sight (LOS) channel and the positioning system determines the body of the user of the mobile wireless device is attenuating the received RSSI signal due to the user's body being between the mobile wireless device and the AP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Mohamed Farouk MANSOUR
  • Publication number: 20150031388
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating geofences. One of the methods includes receiving, at a mobile device, a signal emitted by a merchant device associated with a merchant. If the signal is emitted by a merchant device associated with a merchant and the distance between the mobile device and the merchant device satisfies a threshold, a notification is provided on the mobile device indicating proximity of the merchant associated with the merchant device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuvo Chatterjee, William Henderson, Nathan Spindel, Scott Charles Perry
  • Publication number: 20150031389
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for positioning determination for mobile devices. A system includes: a database configured to store positioning data associated with one or more base stations in a network, and a data management component configured to compare the parameters with one or more parameter thresholds, and update the positioning data based at least in part on the comparison of the parameters and the parameter thresholds. The updated positioning data is used for positioning determination of a mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: BoChih Liu, Zhike Jia, Yuan Ren, Jing Yu, Jian Chen
  • Publication number: 20150031390
    Abstract: The method for localisation and mapping of pedestrians or robots using Wireless Access Points comprises the following steps: Wireless Signal Strength and/or time delay measurements from wireless access points (e.g. Wireless Local Area Network access points (WLAN, Wifi, WIMAX), or mobile radio base stations (e.g. GSM, UMTS, LTE, 4G, IS95 or RFID tags or transmitters) are taken at regular or irregular time instances by a device carried by the pedestrian or robot in addition to odometry measurements (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Patrick Robertson, Luigi Bruno
  • Publication number: 20150031391
    Abstract: A mobile device receives signals from base stations each with multiple distributed transceivers. Each distributed transceiver may operate at different carrier frequencies. Each distributed transceiver is equipped with an independently configurable antenna array handling transmissions of the radio frequency signals to the mobile device. The mobile device generates channel measurements for the received signals, and subsequently receives a position estimate from a remote location server. The location server determines corresponding transmit diversity configurations applied to the base stations for conducting the channel measurements for the mobile device, and channel measurements at scanned locations in a location scanning region. The location server selects and utilize a signature function to calculate the position estimate for the mobile device over the transmit diversity configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Mehran Moshfeghi
  • Publication number: 20150031392
    Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for identifying a proximate beacon to a mobile device. One or more first received signal strengths (RSSs), relative to the mobile device, may be received and used to determine a first average signal strength (RSS) and a first average RSS deviation for a first beacon during an observation period. An average RSS deviation for the observation period can be determined using the first average RSS deviation (e.g., and other average RSS deviations). If the average RSS deviation meets a desired deviation threshold, the first beacon may be identified as the proximate beacon. In this manner, if the user of the mobile device consents to the same, the user may be provided with relevant information (e.g., advertisements) on the mobile device while in a locale (e.g., store) corresponding to the (known) location of the beacon, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Edward Ding-Bong Un, Jun Zhao, Kai Wang, Hailong Mu, Zeyong Xu, Zhiyang Su
  • Publication number: 20150031393
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for ranking devices based on a distance from a merchant device. One of the methods includes displaying, in a point-of-sale system, a listing of buyers located proximate to the point-of-sale system, the buyers having indicated using their mobile devices a desire to pursue a financial transaction in association with the point-of-sale system. The point-of-sale system determines relative distances of the mobile devices of the buyers with respect to the point-of-sale system and arranges the displayed listing in the point-of-sale system based at least in part on the determined relative distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Jeffrey Post, Shuvo Chatterjee
  • Publication number: 20150031394
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, systems and apparatus are disclosed for providing notification at an automotive head unit (AHU) of a vehicle that a pre-paired consumer electronics device (CED), such as a wireless communication device, is outside a vehicle. When it is determined that the pre-paired CED is not connected to a wireless communication interface of the AHU, a notification can be provided to the AHU indicating that the pre-paired CED is not connected. Positional data from a location message, provided from the pre-paired CED, can then be processed to generate location data and provide the location data to the AHU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: LINXUAN YANG, JARVIS CHAU, MARK A. MANICKARAJ, NEERAJ R. GAUTAMA, NORMAN J. WEIGERT
  • Publication number: 20150031395
    Abstract: Techniques for selecting positioning protocols consistent with the capabilities of the location server in a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) based service are described. The SUPL Location Platform (SLP) transmits the service capabilities of the SLP, such as the positioning protocol capabilities of the SLP. The SLP transmits its capabilities of the SLP in an initiation message to the SUPL enabled terminal (SET) or after receiving an initiation message from the SET. The SET may transmit a positioning initiation message and the SLP and SET communicate to determinate one or more position estimates for the SET. The SET may include in the positioning initiation message a positioning protocol positioning message that is consistent with the SLP service capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas K. WACHTER, Stephen W. Edge
  • Publication number: 20150031396
    Abstract: In one embodiment, grouping, organization, or storage locations are defined for digital objects based on a user's familiarity with the geographic location where the digital objects were generated. For example, a mobile device generates the digital objects. The digital objects are received or collected at the mobile device or at a server. A first digital object is generated at a first time stamp and assigned a geographic location to the digital object according to a current location of the mobile device. Familiarity data is accessed according to the current geographic location, and a time period is set based on the familiarity data. The digital object is associated with at least one additional digital object generated within the time period to the first time stamp of the collected digital object. For example, photographs are grouped together in a digital photo album according to familiarity and collection times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Stephen Hartford
  • Publication number: 20150031397
    Abstract: Techniques for address point data mining are described. An address point data mining method, system, or program product can determine geographic coordinates of an address based on geographic locations of one or more user devices. Each user device can be a mobile device operable to determine a location using a global navigation system (e.g., GPS), wireless signal triangulation, or other techniques. During the course of a time period (e.g., a day or week), the user device can stay at a location for a significant amount of time. The system can crosscheck this location with a geocoded geographic coordinates of a registered address (e.g., a billing address) that is associated with the mobile device. The system can determine whether the geocoded geographic coordinates are accurate based on result of the crosscheck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Francois M. Jouaux, Guy L. Tribble, Rama Krishna Chitta
  • Publication number: 20150031398
    Abstract: Systems and methods of accessing and managing geo-fence zones are presented. Specific geo-fence zone addresses can be recognized by a document processing engine. Based on address identification rules, the processing engine identifies a zone address token, which is matched to the corresponding geo-fenced zone. A device configured with the processing engine can then link to the target zone or target zone service via the address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Hossein Rahnama
  • Publication number: 20150031399
    Abstract: A digital publication monitoring by geo-location is disclosed. A server system obtains publication information from one or more server devices of one or more publication data providers, for example, via respective APIs of the publication data providers. The publication information includes geo-location data. The server system stores the publication information in a database in association with the geo-location data. The server system authenticates a client and receives a query initiated by the client. The query indicates a geo-location or a geo-region of interest. The server system references the database to retrieve applicable publication information based on and responsive to the query for the geo-location or geo-region of interest. The server system responds to the query by initiating a response to the client containing response information that includes or is based on the retrieved publications for the geo-location or geo-region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: James Conal Fernandes, Karl Alexander Swannie, Nicholas James Turner, Michael Robert Anderson, Jason Paul Jubinville
  • Publication number: 20150031400
    Abstract: An approach is provided for providing hub-based indexing and services. The hub-based platform causes, at least in part, an indexing of location-based content according to one or more location hubs of one or more transportation lines, Next, the hub-based platform determines a current proximity, a predicted proximity, or a combination thereof of one or more devices to the one or more location hubs, wherein the one or more devices are (a) traveling on the one or more transportation lines, (b) predicted to travel on the one or more transportation lines, or (c) a combination thereof. Then, the hub-based platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of at least a portion of the location-based content based, at least in part, on the current proximity, the predicted proximity, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jilei Tian, Huanhuan Cao, Zhen Liu
  • Publication number: 20150031401
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to coordinate meetings between users of mobile devices on a mobile communications network. Users of the mobile communication network send one another meeting invitations over the network. The system receives the current geospatial position of one or more such users, as well as category selections that relate to attributes of potential meeting locations meetings. The system selects meeting locations for users using the current geospatial positions of the users and the category selections such that meeting locations are located at a geospatial positions between the users. The system can additionally select meeting locations that factor in user preferences and historical activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: David Lothele Williams, Rohan Koduvayur Krishnan Chandran, Kelvin Voon-Kit Chong, Srinivas A. Mandyam, Krishna Vedati
  • Publication number: 20150031402
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for adjusting wireless-derived positions of a mobile station using a motion sensor are presented. One method includes estimating a position of a mobile station based upon wireless signal measurements and measuring a movement of the mobile station using a relative motion sensor. The method further includes detecting a displacement of the mobile station based upon the measured movement, determining that the displacement is below a threshold and then adjusting the estimated position of the mobile station using information from the relative motion sensor. An apparatus includes a wireless transceiver, a relative motion sensor, a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver and the relative motion sensor, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores executable instructions and data for causing the processor to execute methods for adjusting wireless-derived positions using a motion sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Vinay Sridhara, Alok Aggarwal, Ayman Fawzy Naguib
  • Publication number: 20150031403
    Abstract: A method and apparatus related to spatial filtering to select target terminals only located at a predetermined distance among a plurality of target terminals, using a propagation delay between an electromagnetic signal and an acoustic signal are provided. A user terminal transmits the acoustic signal to neighboring terminals to select terminals of which distances from the user terminal correspond to a distance from the user terminal to a target terminal among neighboring terminals. The electromagnetic signal is transmitted to the neighboring terminals in a predetermined transmission delay. Response signals are received from neighboring terminals of which distances from the user terminal are within a predetermined range, among the neighboring terminals that have received the acoustic signal and the electromagnetic signal. The neighboring terminals receive the acoustic signal from the user terminal, and receive the electromagnetic signal transmitted in the transmission delay from the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Byung Jae KWAK
  • Publication number: 20150031404
    Abstract: There is provided a function execution apparatus which, when a wireless connection request is received from a specific device in a specific state where wireless connections are established between the function execution apparatus and N devices which are an upper limit number of devices, transmits an inquiry signal to each of K devices among the N devices to inquire whether each device which is a final transmission destination of the inquiry signal activates a specific application program for causing the function execution apparatus to execute a specific function; select a target device, for which the wireless connection is to be disconnected, among the K devices based on a result of the inquiry; disconnect a wireless connection with the target device; and establish a wireless connection with the specific device after the wireless connection with the target device is disconnected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuki Yada
  • Publication number: 20150031405
    Abstract: A method and a system for operating a subscriber unit to seamlessly switch between a trunked mode operation (TMO) and a direct mode operation (DMO) in a communication system. The communication system includes one or more subscriber units communicating in trunked mode operation on a first communication channel via a base station and the subscriber units communicating in direct mode operation on a second communication channel via a direct mode gateway station. When the subscriber units communicate in the TMO and when the signal quality on the first communication channel is below the predetermined threshold, the subscriber units automatically switch to the direct mode operation. When the subscriber units communicate in DMO and when the signal quality on the second communication channel is below the predetermined threshold, the subscriber units automatically switch to the trunked mode operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: GABI OFIR, BARUH HASON, SALOMON SERFATY
  • Publication number: 20150031406
    Abstract: Iterative sequential selection techniques can be used to efficiently compute RB assignment sequences in relay-assisted networks. Embodiment techniques construct a graphical representation of a cyclic group based on a selected pattern in a set of patterns and a selected cyclic-shift in a plurality of cyclic shifts. Remaining patterns are placed in a unitary group, and an iterative sequential selection technique is used to evaluate the remaining patterns in the unitary group for each of the cyclic shifts over a sequence of iterations, thereby complete the list of RB assignment sequences. At the end of each iteration, a new RB assignment sequence is added based on the pattern, cyclic shift tuple producing the fewest collisions with occupied resource blocks of the graphical representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Yaser Fouad, Ramy Gohary, Halim Yanikomeroglu, Gamini Senarath
  • Publication number: 20150031407
    Abstract: A master application device comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a central baseband processor, and a network management engine that manages operation of the master application device and end-user application devices. The master application device communicates data streams to the end-user devices utilizing one or more distributed transceivers selected from the plurality of distributed transceivers. The selected distributed transceivers and the end-user devices are concurrently configured by the network management engine based on corresponding link quality and propagation environment. The network management engine allocates resources to the selected distributed transceivers and the end-user devices during the data communication. The network management engine continuously monitors communication environment information to configure beamforming settings and/or antenna arrangement for the selected distributed transceivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Mehran Moshfeghi