Abstract: A system communicatively couples a server to a plurality of mobile wireless device clients to receive and track customer care related information which has been captured on any one of the clients. The server uses information sent by a client to initiate a customer care request ticket and responds to the client request with a ticket number and request description compiled using the information from the client. A system receives from a mobile device user a request to tuneup, a devstate extracted from a cache stored in the mobile device, and proposes at least one delta devstate operation to resolve the perception; making an adjustment or guiding the user to make an adjustment to execute the proposed delta operation; and at the end of an evaluation period, offers to revert to the stored prior state; to accept the delta state; or to continue the tuneup process.

Abstract: A system and method for monitoring apps in a vehicle or in a smartphone to reduce driver distraction is disclosed. A controller operating inside or in combination with the head unit of the vehicle or operating inside or in combination with the smartphone may monitor operation of the vehicle, and generate alerts indicative of operation of the vehicle (such as an alert indicative that the vehicle is operating at a predetermined speed). In response to the alert, the operation of the app in the vehicle or in the smartphone may be modified.

Abstract: Techniques for retrieving and displaying information from a business system on a mobile computing based on contextual details are disclosed. The contextual details can include caller identification information and contact identifiers associated with the caller identification information stored a contacts record in a mobile computing device. Contextual details may include caller identification information, contact identifiers, user preferences, job functions, time/date, and location. Based on the specific details of a particular context, an associated layout definition can be determined. The layout definition specifies the information and analysis to retrieve from the business system and the manner in which to display the information in a graphical user interface if a mobile computing device.

Abstract: In a method for displaying an incoming call of a mobile device, one or more application software of the mobile device are set for providing information of a caller of the incoming call. A name of the caller is retrieved from an address book of the mobile device according to a calling number of the incoming call. Information related to the name of the caller is retrieved from each of the application software. The retrieved information is displayed on a display screen of the mobile device.

Abstract: A system, application platform, and method that helps a recipient receiving a phone call identify a caller in advance of answering the incoming call. According to the invention, a caller is able to create a multimedia content using a software application platform present in the mobile device, upload the created multimedia content in a cloud storage space, thereafter, when the caller places a call to any recipient, the multimedia content automatically streams from the cloud storage space into the recipient's mobile device in a display loop until the recipient responds to the incoming call and during the subsequent conversation helping the recipient identify the caller.

Abstract: A user equipment, method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, a system of connecting a user equipment to a conference system are provided. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a conference dialer application receives a meeting notification from a calendar application, where the meeting notification describes a meeting hosted on a conference system and includes at least one conference access code used to access the conference system. The conference dialer application prompts the user for voice input. The conference dialer application receives a first voice input from the user indicating to the user equipment to join the meeting on the conference system. The conference dialer application, responsive to the first voice input, automatically supplies the at least one conference access code in order to join the meeting. Finally, the conference dialer application, via a telephone dialer application, connects the user equipment to the meeting on the conference system.

Abstract: A vehicle operator/driver and device synchronization application is disclosed herein and includes: a two-way communication device, a software application stored on and executed from the device, from a network or a combination thereof, a vehicle communication component, a velocity determination component, and a driver identification component.

Abstract: To solve the above-mentioned problem, the method for transmitting and receiving a signal by user equipment (UE) through one or more cells, according to one embodiment of the present specification, comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a first message indicating whether one or more cells usable by the UE are enabled; determining which cells to enable or disable on the basis of the first message; and enabling or disabling the selected cells. According to the embodiment of the present specification, by aggregating carriers amongst different base stations, a possibility for the UE to transmit and receive high-speed data through carrier aggregation can increase.

Abstract: A method of customizing a configuration of a printing application of a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal, and a system are provided. The method includes establishing a wireless connection with an image forming device by using tag information written on a near field communication (NFC) tag of the image forming device, receiving usage authority information representing a function allowed for a user of the mobile terminal among functions of the image forming device, and selectively installing at least one plug-in corresponding to the usage authority information among a plurality of plug-ins that the printing application supports.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are for small cell enhancement in a wireless communication system. The method includes the user equipment (UE) receiving a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) message from the first cell to configure a second cell to the UE. The method further includes the UE receiving a first Medium Access Control (MAC) control element to activate the second cell. The method include the UE receiving a second MAC control element to deactivate the second cell, wherein a field is included in the second MAC control element to indicate which signal the UE should measure on the second cell after the second cell is deactivated.

Abstract: A method for blackout, retune and roaming enforcement in a cellular network multimedia distribution system. The method includes the steps of receiving a plurality of service regions in the cellular network multimedia distribution system; determining an affiliation of the client with one of the service regions in the plurality of service regions; and, processing a service region specific message based on the affiliation. An apparatus, as well as a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the stored instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method are also disclosed.

Abstract: An approach is provided for determining contextual information for at least one first device and at least one second device. Then, the coordination platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of the contextual information to determine one or more functions to deactivate the at least one first device. Subsequently, the coordination platform causes at least in part, an activation of the one or more functions at the at least one second device. Ultimately, the coordination platform causes, at least in part, a transfer of the one or more functions from the at least one first device to the at least one second device. Finally, the coordination platform causes, at least in part, a deactivation of the one or more functions at the at least one first device.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile terminal (200) transmits behavior data of the mobile terminal (200) to a monitoring server (700). The monitoring server (700) acquires the behavior data of the mobile terminal (200), and performs communication with a subscriber server (400) to update the subscriber data (410) regarding the mobile terminal (200) based on the behavior data. The subscriber server (400) updates a subscriber data (410) based on the communication with the monitoring server (700).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are presented for providing unlimited access to either or both of media content, such as music, and applications. A media server environment can be provided, which maintains an instance of each subscriber account, a central archive of media content, and an application catalog. Selected media content can be downloaded to, and stored locally at, a subscriber device, such as on a secure storage device. Also, selected applications can be locally installed on the subscriber device. Access to the local media content and locally installed applications can be controlled through the media server environment based on the status of the subscriber's account. If the subscriber's account becomes inactive, access to the downloaded media content and installed applications can be disabled. Once the subscriber's account is reactivated, access to the downloaded media content and applications can be restored.

Abstract: A communication system is described. The communication system includes a communications device that is arranged to conduct communications via a communications network to a first communications address, and a security component arranged to receive input security keys. The communications device is arranged to initiate a communications event to a first communications address in response to the security component determining that an input security key matches any one of a plurality of security keys available to the security component. By initiating the communications event in response to determining that the input security key matches any one of a plurality of security keys available to the security component, the communication system provides a secure method of initiating the communications event.

Abstract: A method at a user equipment including detecting that a circuit switched (CS) call has been requested at the user equipment; if a most recent registration attempt or registration update attempt with a network of a first radio access technology (RAT) resulted in an abnormal state, registering with a network of a second RAT; and initiating the CS call with the network of the second RAT.

Abstract: A wireless communications device may be configured to perform integrity checking and interrogation with a network entity to isolate a portion of a failed component on the wireless network device for remediation. Once an integrity failure is determined on a component of the device, the device may identify a functionality associated with the component and indicate the failed functionality to the network entity. Both the wireless network device and the network entity may identify the failed functionality and/or failed component using a component-to-functionality map. After receiving an indication of an integrity failure at the device, the network entity may determine that one or more additional iterations of integrity checking may be performed at the device to narrow the scope of the integrity failure on the failed component. Once the integrity failure is isolated, the network entity may remediate a portion of the failed component on the wireless communications device.

Abstract: A method of a first wireless communication device adapted to perform network assisted device-to-device communication is disclosed, wherein a device-to-device communication connection comprises a device-to-device communication link between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device and a device-to-network communication link between the first wireless communication device and a network node. The method comprises monitoring a synchronization of the device-to-device communication link and transmitting a device-to-device communication link report to the network node over the device-to-network communication link if the synchronization of the device-to-device communication link is lost. The method also comprises monitoring a synchronization of the device-to-network communication link and adapting) a communication of the device-to-device communication link if the synchronization of the device-to-network communication link is lost.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit that performs a wireless communication with a second communication apparatus using a first communication method, and a second communication unit that performs a wireless communication with the second communication apparatus using a second communication method different from the first communication method. The first communication unit transmits a message including information indicating a communication protocol to be used in executing a service via the wireless communication by the second communication unit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an electronic device and method for reducing power consumption while roaming. A state of the electronic device is detected. It is determined whether the firmware executes roaming based at least partially on a channel list and a state of the electronic device.

Abstract: A device is configured to perform a method of device-to-device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication network in accordance with a Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard. The method includes entering an RRC-Idle state or an RRC-Connected state. The method also includes transmitting, in the RRC-Idle state or RRC-Connected state, a D2D discovery signal for receipt by at least one second device in the network. The method further includes receiving, in the RRC-Idle state or RRC-Connected state, at least one D2D discovery signal from the at least one second device in the network.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a system and method for virtual replication a mobile phone device. According to one example embodiment, a user of the mobile device registers with a virtual host server configured to communicate with a telecommunication service provider. A communication identifier associated with the mobile device is transferred to the virtual host server. Furthermore, user phone data collected by the virtual host server from a virtual mobile phone application running on the mobile phone device. In addition, telephonic communication and date access functionality afforded by the mobile phone is capable of being replicated on an auxiliary computing device using the communication identifier and personal data generated by the virtual host server.

Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for enabling efficient service acquisition on multiple SIMs of a multi-SIM device. After at least one SIM has maintained or reacquired a network connection, the wireless device may identify that network, access a joint acquisition database, and determine whether there is a correlated network entry showing a network from which service may be received on SIM-2. In this manner, the wireless device may automatically prioritize a network for a recovery scan on SIM-2, thereby overriding conventional priority given to the network that was most-recently-used by SIM-2.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for resolving, at a user equipment (UE), unnecessary frequent consecutive back and forth reselections between the same two or more network cells. In an embodiment method, upon detecting predefined criteria indicating reaching a threshold frequency of reselections between the same cells, the UE switches to a defined mobility state reducing the frequency of reselections between the same cells. In accordance with the defined mobility state, the method increases a waiting time for cell reselection. The predefined criteria includes detecting the UE in a defined Static-idle state, detecting a serving cell of the UE and a strongest neighbor cell having approximately equal signal quality for a defined duration or a defined number of consecutive measurements, and detecting a number of consecutive reselections between the same cells exceeding a defined minimum threshold.

Abstract: In an access apparatus which has an offloading function, resources of the access apparatus are excessively consumed when handover occurs between access apparatuses. A communication system (1) according to the present invention includes an access apparatus (access functions (11, 12)) including means for terminating a communication path with a communication terminal (50), and an access control apparatus (access GW function (C-plane) (20)) that controls the access apparatus. The communication system (1) according to the present invention includes determination means (communication terminal management function (20a)) for determining whether or not to prompt a switching process of the communication path in accordance with a movement history of the communication terminal (50) based on an operation state of the communication terminal (50).

Abstract: A method for processing in-device coexistence configuration information, apparatus and system. The method includes: notifying, by a source base station to a target base station, first in-device coexistence configuration information configured by the source base station for terminal equipment, when handover from the source base station to the target base station occurs to the terminal equipment. In this way, the source base station may notify the first in-device coexistence configuration information configured by it for the terminal equipment to the target base station; the target base station receives the first in-device coexistence configuration information, determines whether to configure the terminal equipment with in-device coexistence configuration information, and then notifies the source base station of related configuration information via a handover command.

Abstract: A system and method enable handover from a DC-HSUPA-capable node in a cellular wireless network to a non-DC-HSUPA-capable node. According to various aspects of the present disclosure, a handover may implement a legacy serving cell change procedure or an enhanced serving cell change procedure. In either case, signaling from the network to user equipment includes information to enable the user equipment to change or remove an Active Set when undergoing a handover from a cell with two uplink carriers and accordingly two Active Sets, to a cell with one uplink carrier and accordingly one Active Set.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a broadband wireless access system, and more particularly, to a method for efficiently determining power for ranging performed by a terminal on a target base station or a target region during handover or during changing of a region. A method for controlling uplink power for network reentry of a terminal from a first region to a second region in a broadband wireless access system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving a media access control (MAC) management message including a power control parameter that is to be applied to the second region from the first region; and performing ranging to the second region by applying the power control parameter.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for avoiding small cell interference when a macro cell base station that can be applied to a small cell cluster environment and a small cell base station simultaneously provide services in a heterogeneous network, and a method for avoiding small cell interference during connection of a plurality of LTE base stations, which includes making wireless resource control messages of the small cell base station include small cell type information, position information, and strong interference indication information.

Abstract: A different inter radio access technology (IRAT) measurement schedule is provided in the execution phase relative to the IRAT measurement schedule implemented in the preparation phase. To improve the handover performance, the user equipment transmits an IRAT measurement report for multiple neighbor cells and prioritizes the IRAT measurement scheduling for neighbor cells triggering the IRAT measurement report. The prioritizing occurs until an IRAT handover command is received.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a scheme for transmitting a handover message of a terminal when a macro cell base station that can be applied to a small cell cluster environment and a small cell base station simultaneously provide services in a heterogeneous network, and a method for transceiving a handover message through any one of the macro base station and the small cell base station.

Abstract: The subject technology provides for performing clear channel assessment (CCA) in LTE-U. Transmissions may be monitored in a resource reserved for CCA. An energy of the transmissions is detected over a shorter duration than an assigned slot in the resource reserved for CCA. A beacon may be transmitted in a slot assigned to a wireless entity for CCA in response to detecting a clear channel based on the monitoring. In another aspect, a beacon transmission for CCA and a timing for the monitoring are adapted in response to detecting the transmissions for a consecutive number of CCA periods. Further, the subject technology provides for adjusting to a maximum power for transmission of a beacon in a slot assigned to a mobile station for CCA in response to detecting a clear channel based on the monitoring.

Abstract: Preemptive based radio access control is facilitated. Queue data is received, wherein the queue data corresponds to a set of requests for highly prioritized communications included on a prioritized queue. The queue data is used to determine whether a set of conditions for involuntarily terminating a radio communication session has been met. Session data corresponding to characteristics for each of a plurality of radio communication sessions are also received and utilized to determine which of the plurality of radio communication sessions to terminate if the set of conditions for involuntarily terminating a radio communication session have been met.

Abstract: A method for generating at least one downlink CoMP cooperating set for downlink CoMP processing at a first node of a plurality of nodes in a network is provided. Each of the plurality of nodes managing at least one cell. A plurality of multi-dimensional UE points is determined. Each dimension of a respective multi-dimensional UE point corresponds to a channel quality metric value associated with a downlink signal received by the UE from a corresponding cell. At least one k-dimensional UE constellation is determined. Each k-dimensional UE constellation includes a set of UEs receiving downlink signals from k cells. At least one k-dimensional UE group is determined based on the determined at least one k-dimensional UE constellation. Each k-dimensional UE group is associated with the same cells. At least one downlink CoMP coordinating set is generated based on the plurality of k-dimensional UE groups.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for decoding system information include determining a maximum repetition rate duration based at least in part on a master information block (MIB). The methods and apparatus further include generating a distributed system information block (SIB) decoding scheme for allocating radio frequency resources between a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second SIM. In some aspects, the distributed SIB decoding scheme includes a partitioned SIB decoding schedule for the maximum repetition rate duration and based at least in part on a continuous SIB decoding period. Additionally, the methods and apparatus include attempting to decode one or more SIBs during the maximum repetition rate duration according to the distributed SIB decoding scheme.

Abstract: A potential traffic load imbalance condition associated with sector carriers is detected. The traffic loading for the sector carriers is balanced based, at least, on causing one or more idle mobile devices to select a new sector carrier by adjusting one or more idle mode parameters. Detecting the potential traffic load imbalance condition includes: identifying an overloaded sector carrier; identifying an set of overlaid sector carriers, wherein the set of overlaid sector carriers includes one or more sector carriers in an area surrounding the overloaded sector carrier; and determining a number of idle mobile devices and corresponding signal strengths of mobile devices camping on sector carriers of the set of overlaid sector carriers. Balancing the traffic loading includes: determining the number of mobile devices to shift from the overloaded sector carrier, and initiating the shift by adjusting idle mode parameters.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a control unit (3) operates to control, based on at least one condition, utilization of a shared frequency by a base station (1) included in a radio communication system (100). The shared frequency is shared by a plurality of radio systems including the radio communication system (100) and is additionally used by the base station (1) that also uses a licensed frequency licensed to the radio communication system (100). The at least one condition includes that a mobile station (2) communicating with the base station (1) is characterized by a specific attribute. This contributes, for example, to efficient utilization by a base station of a shared frequency (e.g., TVWS) shared by a plurality of radio systems.

Abstract: A method of inspecting equipment of a power system can involve identifying a geographical area including a presumed faulty piece of equipment with a central computer system of the power system; determining a contact (e.g., a person) at the geographical area; sending a request for inspecting local equipment in the geographical area to the person; taking a picture, by the person, of a piece of local equipment; transmitting the picture to the central computer system; and evaluating at the central computer system, whether the piece of local equipment in the picture is faulty or not.

Abstract: A method of determining whether or not a subscriber is located within the vicinity of a Home Zone defined by a geographical coordinate set. The method comprises receiving from a mobile positioning system a shape specifying a location of the subscriber taking into account a degree of uncertainty, and scaling the received shape to account for an extent of the Home Zone vicinity. It is then determined whether or not the Home Zone lies within the scaled shape.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for correcting and communicating location information of a node in a wireless communication network environment. The method comprises the steps of: calculating atleast a position offset, obtaining position coordinates of atleast a localizer, calculating atleast position coordinates of atleast a communicator, and communicating the position coordinates of the communicator as the location information of the node.

Abstract: A wireless communication network system includes: a location estimation device includes: a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute: collecting information, for each wireless device in a pair of wireless devices communicating with each other in the wireless communication network, as to the number of occurrences of duplicate reception caused by the data retransmission performed when the reception acknowledgement does not reach the transmitting wireless device; and estimating the location of an interference source of radio wave in a wireless communication network based on the collected information as to the number of occurrences of duplicate reception such that the location of the interference source is closer to one of wireless devices in the pair with a less number of occurrences of duplicate reception than to the other one of the wireless devices in the pair.

Abstract: A method obtains a geographical position of a mobile device, which comprises a Bluetooth transceiver and a storage unit for storing an offline map. The mobile device establishes Bluetooth capability in order to enable a Bluetooth connection with the mobile device. The mobile device, via the Bluetooth connection, requests geographical coordinates using two bits of a Frequency Hopping Synchronization data packet of the Bluetooth protocol. The mobile device, via the Bluetooth connection, receives geographical coordinates, and maps the received geographical coordinates to the offline map in order to obtain the geographical position of the mobile device in the offline map.

Abstract: A WiFi Access Point (AP) controller with location capabilities (e.g., an MSE) provides location to a SUPL location server platform (SLP), for response to a network location request. WiFi AP controllers are enabled to communicate with the SLP. WiFi location measurements are transferred via SUPL to the SUPL location server. An AP to WiFi AP controller mapping database provides an association of a WiFi AP controller list to the access points (AP) they manage. The AP to WiFi controller mapping database, together with SUPL messaging between a SUPL location server and the AP controllers, provides WiFi-determined precise location across networks from the SLP. A specific MSE is identified by the AP to WiFi controller mapping database, and queried, by the SLP for WiFi based positioning of mobile devices. In other embodiments a plurality of MSE's are identified, and queried, and a WiFi location is received from at least one.

Abstract: The techniques described herein identify and/or verify that devices of snow riders and patrol members are located within a pre-defined geo-fence. In response, one or more functions of an application may be enabled that allow the devices to communicate with each other and/or locate each other.

Abstract: A method of indoor positioning using Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) protocol with multi-antenna access point (AP) is proposed. In a wireless local area network, an AP has multiple antennas that are strategically located in different physical locations. The AP is used to exchange FTM frames with a wireless station for timing measurement of the FTM frames via its multiple antennas independently. The timing measurement result (e.g., timestamps of transmitting and receiving FTM frames) is then used to determine an absolute location of the station. A simplified Indoor Location operation with simplified deployment is achieved.

Abstract: A method is provided for determining the position of a mobile technology platform within a structure, wherein the mobile technology platform is equipped with a gyroscope, a magnetometer and at least one accelerometer. The method includes deploying a set of RF (radio frequency) beacons within the structure, wherein each RF beacon emits an RF signal; recording, at each of a set of sampling locations within the structure, the RF signature created by the RF signals received at the location; forming an RF fingerprint of the structure from the recorded RF signatures; and using the RF fingerprint, in conjunction with readings from the gyroscope, magnetometer and at least one accelerometer to determine the location of the device within the structure.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method in a user equipment for enabling positioning of the user equipment in a radio communications network. The user equipment is served in a first cell controlled by a radio network node. The user equipment knows or can obtain a system frame number of at least one cell. The user equipment, a positioning node, and the radio network node are included in the radio communications network. The user equipment receives, from the positioning node, a message comprising positioning assistance data, wherein the positioning assistance data comprises information associated with the at least one cell for which the system frame number is known or can be obtained by the user equipment. The user equipment also performs a positioning measurement using the positioning assistance data and the system frame number of the at least one cell to enable positioning of the user equipment.

Abstract: One embodiment described herein includes a method of determining the location of a wireless device. The method includes capturing wired information about wired components in a network. Capturing wired information includes one or more of: reading information from a storage device associated with a connector of a wired communication media, or communicating a signal over an out-of-band conductor included in a cable in addition to the in-band conductors. The method also includes capturing wireless information about a wireless device communicatively coupled to the network, and integrating at least some of the wired information and the wireless information. The integrated wired information and wireless information is used to locate the wireless device.

Abstract: A method for locating at least one individual located remotely from a broadcast network. An analysis unit compares user profiles, dynamic locations stored in the communicator location database, and/or fixed locations entered into the analysis unit. A data set of at least one matching individualized locatee user profile is generated and the individualized locatee user profile is transmitted to the locator via the locator's communicator device.

Abstract: A method of providing location information of a target Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) Enabled Terminal (target SET) while protecting privacy of a user of the target SET in a Home-SUPL Location Center (H-SLC) providing the location information of the target SET, and the H-SLC, are provided. The method includes receiving a location request message from a requester, transmitting an SUPL INITiation (SUPL INIT) message by using a first session IDentifier (ID) to the target SET, the first session ID including a real ID of the target SET, transmitting a Positioning DATA (PDATA) message by using a second session ID to the Home-SUPL Positioning Center (H-SPC), the second session ID including a pseudo-ID for secure connection between the H-SLC and the H-SPC, receiving a positioning result of the target SET from the H-SPC, and transmitting the positioning result to the requester.