Abstract: Methods for mobility indication of wireless Access Points (APs) are disclosed. An AP may determine mobility indication information, based, in part, on at least one of: configuration information on the AP pertaining to mobility; and/or wireless signal measurements associated with the AP, and/or captured images associated with the AP, and/or sensor measurements associated with the AP. The AP may transmit the mobility indication information for the AP. The mobility indication information may indicate that the AP is mobile and/or characterize the mobility. The mobility indication information may further include a request to remove information associated with the AP from location determination databases, location assistance databases, and/or base station almanacs.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine-to-Machine (M2M), Machine Type Communication (MTC), and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as, for example, and without limitation, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety services. A method for operating a management server configured to process location information of a terminal includes receiving, from a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal ID of the mobile terminal and a beacon terminal ID of a beacon terminal broadcast by the beacon terminal; generating first location information related to the mobile terminal ID and the beacon terminal ID and indicating an estimated location of the mobile terminal; and generating content information based on the first location information and transmitting the content information to the mobile terminal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying a location to be named including determining user-specific location information for a mobile device, the user-specific location information including at least one of a number of times a mobile device user is present at or near a location and an amount of time the mobile device user is present at or near the location. The location is identified as a location of interest based on the determined user-specific location information. One or more suggested names are determined for the location based on the identifying the location as the location of interest. A user prompt for selecting the location of interest from the one or more suggested names for the location is provided for presenting at the mobile device. An indication that the location is the location of interest is received from the mobile device.

Abstract: Method, systems and devices for determining for performing enhanced location based trilateration include receiving location information (e.g., waypoints) from one or more external devices, determining the validity of the received location information, performing normalization operations to normalize the received location information, assigning an overall ranking and a device-specific ranking to the location information, and storing the validated and normalized location information in memory. The enhanced location based trilateration may also include selecting four locations (e.g., waypoints) from the memory based on a combination of the overall ranking and the device-specific ranking, and generating a final location value or waypoint based on a result of applying the four selected waypoints to a kalman filter. The output of the kalman filter may also be reported and/or used as the device's current location.

Abstract: Method and apparatus to analyze and present location information in an easy-to-digest manner are disclosed. In one embodiment, each piece of location information can include a piece of location-designating information and a piece of location-related information. Location-designating information is primarily for identifying location. Location-related information is information related to location-designating information. The location-designating information and the location-related information can be supplied by a mobile device. With the help of location-related information, each piece of location-designating information can be more accurately transformed into a label to help identify a location. The amount of location information can be reduced. All of the location-designating information pertaining to a given area can be consolidated into one piece of location-designating information related to the label.

Abstract: A method for estimating accuracy of a position determination based on distance-dependent measurements is disclosed. The method comprises: storing area information in relation to pre-defined geographical areas, wherein the area information for each pre-defined geographical area includes accuracy information relating to accuracy of position determinations based on distance-dependent measurements in the pre-defined geographical area; receiving a request for an accuracy estimate; determining an area affiliation based on received position information in said request, wherein the area affiliation defines at least one applicable geographical area among the pre-defined geographical areas, wherein the position of the receiving unit is located within the at least one applicable geographical area; and determining the accuracy estimate based on the stored area information for the at least one applicable geographical area.

Abstract: The method and system described herein is directed to a method and system that provides users with channels or categories to report information or incidents that are only visible to them on their device when they are proximate to the organization requesting such information from a user.

Abstract: Crowdsourced information may be used to associate APs with a venue and creating a venue-specific information file based on this association. This can enable the mobile device to download a single venue information file for a venue in which the mobile device may stay for an extended period of time, which may alleviate or eliminate the need to download additional AP location information while at the venue.

Abstract: A method alerts a user of a first device to the presence of a second device which can interact with the first device. The method includes using an ultrasonic signal transmitted by one of the devices to determine whether the first device is within a threshold distance of the second device. If the first device is determined to be within the threshold distance of the second device, a notification is triggered on the first device.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus, including a program encoded on computer-readable medium, for downloading media content files to mobile devices includes downloading media files from local storage on a kiosk to a mobile device over a high-speed wireless communication link using an application on the mobile device. A message can be sent to the mobile device to provide notification of a proximity of the device to a kiosk when a location of the device satisfies predetermined criteria associated with a location of the kiosk, and a download can be initiated after authenticating the device. In addition, a battery charging service for charging the mobile device can be authorized through a charging port of a charging station in response to detecting the installed application on the mobile device. A file can be downloaded from a particular solid state drive in accordance with a file system detected for the device.

Abstract: Methods, computer readable storage medium, and systems for mobile devices to locate persons or places are described. In a feature, the invention is a method implemented in a server for providing beaconing sequences to the mobile devices for location sharing. In a feature, the invention is a server executing a method of locating a user using a beaconing mobile device. In a feature, the invention is a non-transitory computer readable medium on a server that encodes a program to execute a method on a first mobile device that determine directions and/or distance between the first mobile device and a second mobile device. In a feature, the invention is a server executing a method to remember a place on a mobile device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and an operating method thereof. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store at least one expected movement path, and a processor configured to confirm a first location of a user, predict a second location on a basis of the first location and a pre-stored at least one expected movement path, and provide an information service providing signal to at least one external device present in the second location. The method includes confirming a first location of a user, predicting a second location on a basis of the first location and a pre-stored at least one expected movement path, and providing an information service providing signal to at least one external device present in the second location.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining device location of a user device within a venue using a wireless positioning system is provided. The method includes identifying a plurality of signal sample sets, wherein each signal sample set includes a sample location within the venue and one or more wireless signal strengths of associated wireless access points positioned at the venue, wherein the sample location is determined based on location data associated with a corresponding payment card transaction within the venue. The method also includes receiving a subject wireless signal strength sample of the wireless access points captured by the user device at an unidentified location within the venue. The method further includes determining a subject location of the user device based on the plurality of signal sample sets and the one or more subject wireless signal strength samples, and providing the subject location of the user device within the venue.

Abstract: An access point in a geographic routing system and a controlling method thereof are provided. The controlling method of the access point in the geographic routing includes the following steps. A traffic event packet is received by the access point. A back-off timer of the access point is set to be a first back-off time value. The first back-off time value is less than a second back-off time value of any on board unit (OBU) which receives the traffic event packet. The traffic event packet is broadcasted by the access point when the back-off timer is counted down to be zero.

Abstract: A communication apparatus executes a determination process that includes measuring an intensity of a first radio wave received from a first relay in accordance with a first wireless communication method, receiving, from the first relay, an entering notification having an intensity range in which the communication apparatus under a certain situation is to receive the first radio wave from the first relay apparatus, and deciding that communication is possible with a second relay in accordance with a second wireless communication method when the measured intensity of the first radio wave from the first relay indicates a value within the intensity range indicated by the notification, and executes an initiation process that includes starting, when the processor decides that communication is possible with the second relay, detection of a second radio wave from the second relay.

Abstract: Multicast traffic in a communication network may be obtained via subscription. For example, the multicast traffic may be obtained via a local subscription, via a visited domain of a mobile node for example, or a remote subscription, via a home domain of a mobile node for example, A network entity, such as a Mobile Access Gateway (MAG) and/or a local multicast router for example, may be used to manage the routing of the multicast traffic to the mobile node. The network entity may manage the multicast traffic using one or more multicast policies that may indicate how to route the multicast traffic to a mobile node.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for processing a trunking communication service. The method includes the following steps that: a user equipment receives a trunking communication service request message sent by a trunking core network device, the trunking communication service request message including a service type identifier (101); and the user equipment determines whether to receive the trunking communication service according to the service type identifier (102). The present disclosure also discloses another method for processing a trunking communication service, core network device, user equipment and a storage medium.

Abstract: A system and method to leverage Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) for implementing Push-to-Talk (PTT) solutions. One or more servers interface to a communications network to perform advanced voice services for one or more wireless or wired user devices, wherein the advanced voice services include a two-way half-duplex voice call within a group of the user devices comprising a PTT call session. At least one of the user devices communicates with at least one of the servers during the PTT call session using a WebRTC connection, and at least the media streams for the PTT call session are transmitted between the server and the user device using the WebRTC connection.

Abstract: A method for security/automation systems is described. In one embodiment, the method may include receiving, at an automation system, an instruction from a first user, the instruction including a request for a location of one or more second users; analyzing, at the automation system, one or more location parameters associated with the automation system based at least in part on the request; determining, at the automation system, the location of the one or more second users based at least in part on the analyzed one or more location parameters; and communicating, from the automation system, the location of the one or more second users to the first user based at least in part on the determining.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to guide an emergency dispatcher in responding to emergency communications. The systems and methods may allow the dispatcher to use one or more of a plurality of different communication methods to communicate with a person needing assistance, such as by sending graphical multimedia messages with instructions for treatment. The systems and methods can include an emergency police, emergency fire, and/or emergency medical dispatch protocol configured to facilitate rapid, uniform, and consistent handling of communications. The emergency dispatch protocol presents a pre-scripted interrogation, including preprogrammed inquiries for a dispatcher to ask the person needing assistance. The dispatch protocol may facilitate quick deployment of responders.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for delivering product information to a mobile device. A beacon uses a transmitter to transmit a product identification key to the mobile device over a first communication channel. A remote server has a database of detailed product information corresponding to the product identification key. An application on the mobile device to requests the detailed product information from the remote server over a second communication channel. The remote server transmits the detailed product information to the mobile device over the second communication channel and the detailed product information is displayed on the mobile device.

Abstract: A mobile phone or other mobile device is configured to compute a location code based on Wi-Fi or other wireless networking configuration parameters. The location code is computed as a cryptographic hash of the configuration parameters and is provided to a telecommunications system that supports Wi-Fi or other WLAN voice services. The telecommunications system maintains one or more location tables, each of which indicates multiple location codes and corresponding street addresses. When processing an emergency 9-1-1 call to an emergency response service, the system looks up the street address of the calling mobile device based on the most recently provided location code, and provides the street address to the emergency response service.

Abstract: A device, system, and method locates user devices in enterprises. The method performed by an enterprise server of an enterprise includes receiving contact data from an emergency services device, the contact data comprising location related data of a user device and identification data of the user device. The method includes determining if a general location data of the user device is associated with an area data of the enterprise as a function of the location related data. The method includes determining a precise location data of the user device within the area data of the enterprise based on the contact data.

Abstract: An emergency call system which generates audio for the emergency call which is played to an emergency responder, is disclosed. The audio is generated based on a combination of data entered into a system prior to the emergency, and data entered into the system during the emergency. Such data is entered by way of sensors or user input and the data which is used during the emergency call depends on the type of call. Devices which can gather the data include bidirectional battery powered transceivers and base stations which have phone network connectivity.

Abstract: Methods and devices for transmitting information regarding an emergency between a mobile terminal and an emergency control center. The method includes communicating first information regarding the emergency via a control channel of a mobile radio system between the mobile terminal and the emergency control center and communicating second information regarding the emergency via a speech channel of the mobile radio system between the mobile terminal and the emergency control center. The control channel may be a logical channel. The speech channel may also be a logical channel. Via the control channel, an SMS which may include the first information regarding the emergency, such as the emergency site and the time of the emergency, may be transmitted from the mobile terminal to the emergency control center.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method implemented by a first gateway node for processing an emergency call from an untrusted non-3GPP access network. The method comprises: receiving an emergency call request initiated from a terminal device over an untrusted non-3GPP based access network; detecting an event of the emergency call depending upon the emergency network access identifier included in the request message; selecting for the terminal device an emergency access point name that identifies an external network providing an emergency call service; and establishing for the terminal device an emergency call session with a second gateway node interfacing with the external network which is identified by the selected emergency access point name. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there are provided corresponding methods and devices.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a near field communication discovery method, apparatus and system. Herein, the method includes: a discovery terminal receiving discovery information allocated by a network side to a discovered terminal, herein the discovery information includes a discovery identity, and the discovery information is transmitted by the network side to the discovered terminal; the discovery terminal performing paging or broadcasting using the discovery identity; and the discovery terminal receiving a response returned by the discovered terminal to determine that the discovered terminal is discovered.

Abstract: An embodiment is a method for support of retrieval and/or reporting and/or triggering the reporting of user location information in a mobile network, wherein said user location information is retrieved and/or reported and/or the reporting of said user location information is triggered, at a granularity of an area referred to as administrative area defined as a set of mobile network related areas, mobile network related areas being defined at mobile network management level, and mobile network related areas being mapped to administrative areas.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a terminal. The method includes the follows. When a communications server delivers a configuration file, or when a user performs setting based on the configuration file delivered by the communications server, the configuration file delivered by the communications server is stored as a server configuration file of a current service card, or configuration information set by the user based on the configuration file is stored as a user configuration file of the current service card. When the current service card of the terminal is replaced, the user configuration file of the current service card is searched to find a user configuration file corresponding to a replacement service card, and user configuration information is acquired according to the user configuration file corresponding to the replacement service card.

Abstract: A mobile data network supports making subscriber data addressable as devices in a mobile data network. Each data chunk is assigned a device address in the mobile data network. The data chunk can then be addresses as a device in the mobile data network. A first implementation allows accessing data in existing mobile data networks by sending a text message to the device address of the data chunk. When the data chunk receives a text message, it responds with one or more text messages that deliver the data in the data chunk to the sender who sent the text message. A second implementation includes a subscriber data mechanism in the mobile data network that supports tracking, transfer and management of subscriber data in the mobile data network. Making subscriber data addressable as a device simplifies data-centric communication in a mobile data network.

Abstract: A method for generating a key for secure communication between a household appliance and an appliance includes the following steps: determining the key using identification information associated with the household appliance; and sending the identification information via an air interface of the household appliance in order to transmit the identification information from the household appliance to the appliance.

Abstract: A communication method and a system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for internet of things (IoT) are provided. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A system and a method for validating authenticity of a base station and/or information received from the base station are provided.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing an authentication procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. A mobile equipment, which runs a plurality of applications, detects that a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) of the mobile equipment is in a first status, in which the UICC is able to answer a request, or a second status, in which the UICC is not able to answer a request. If detected, the mobile equipment stores a first set of authentication credentials in the UICC and a second set of authentication credentials in the mobile equipment, and performs the authentication procedure by using one of the first set of authentication credentials for the first status or the second set of authentication credentials for the second status.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and/or techniques for providing access network independent device provisioning of machine-to-machine (M2M) devices belonging to different M2M application domains may be disclosed. For example, a unique reference to a preliminary M2M ID module (PMI) associated with a M2M device. The M2M device with the PMI may be registered at a M2M ID provider (MIP). A M2M ID (MI) to replace the PMI may be generated using the MIP Additionally, a secure mutually authenticated communication channel may be set up with the M2M device within an application domain and/or may be provided for secure authorization of requests to the M2M device using the MI.

Abstract: An authentication management method executed in a plurality of apparatuses cooperating each other communicably connecting, to allow reception of instruction by a user, a first information processing apparatus which performs authentication that the user is a predetermined person and a second information processing apparatus which is worn by the user, in a case where the user wearing the second information processing apparatus has been identified, by the second information processing apparatus, to be the predetermined person, identifying, by the second information processing apparatus, whether or not the first information processing apparatus and the second information processing apparatus are associated with each other as a plurality of apparatuses which perform cooperative processing.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for reporting sensor data over a communication network are provided. A data reporting instruction that identifies at least one of a sensor or a data reporting technique is received from a trust mediator over a communication network. The data reporting instruction is based at least in part on an identified risk. Sensor data is obtained from the sensor, and the sensor data is transmitted to the trust mediator over the communication network based on the data reporting technique.

Abstract: A device may receive a request from a mobile device. The device may determine a port identifier for a port of the device. The port may correspond to whether the mobile device used a secure communication path to send the request. The device may determine a mobile device identifier for the mobile device. The device may add the mobile device identifier and the port identifier to the request. The device may send the request to an application device after adding the mobile device identifier and the port identifier to the request. The port identifier may be added to the request to enable the application device to determine whether the request was sent, by the mobile device, over the secure communication path.

Abstract: A media sharing method has the steps of a user engaging with a system through profile creation and login with authentication, the system engaging one or more media platforms, authorizing the recording data, uploading the recording data to the system, uniquely identifying the recording data, and verifying and authenticating the user. It may also have the step of editing the media before uploading the recording data to the system. The media platform may comprise video, audio and text data, and the system may have the additional step of making the recording data selectively available.

Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for detecting a tethering function being performed by an endpoint device in a communications network are disclosed. For example, the method analyzes a data packet directed towards the endpoint device, detects a signature based upon analyzing the data packet, and identifies the endpoint device as performing the tethering function based upon detecting the signature.

Abstract: Improved techniques are provided for managing and optimizing network resources and spectrum access in a Self-Organizing Network (SON). A Spectrum Access System (SAS) collects network-related information from a plurality of network sources, such as base stations and user equipments (UEs), to perform optimization and organization across different networks, network operators, and network technologies. In some embodiments, the SAS may use the network information and a Radio Environment Map to optimize TDD synchronization in the SON. In other embodiments, the SAS may use the network information to populate a global Neighbor Relation Table. The SAS also may use the network information to optimize one or more network parameters, such as Physical Cell Identities or Root Sequence Indexes, antenna parameters, transmit power levels, handover thresholds, channel assignments, and so on, for use in the SON.

Abstract: According an embodiment the method includes sending a RRC connection reconfiguration message to a user equipment, the RRC connection reconfiguration message including at least one energy sensing threshold corresponding to at least one unlicensed channel; and receiving a Layer 1 channel indication message via a licensed channel from the user equipment, the Layer 1 channel indication message indicating whether an unlicensed channel is free.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method which includes: first, receiving, by user equipment UE, a first scheduling time sent by a base station, where the first scheduling time is a time used by the UE to use the unlicensed spectrum based on a wireless cellular network and/or a time used by the UE to use the unlicensed spectrum based on a non-wireless cellular network; next, receiving, by the UE, an indication sent by the base station, where the indication is used to indicate that the base station has obtained the unlicensed spectrum, or indicate an offset time of the first scheduling time; and finally, obtaining, by the UE, a second scheduling time according to the indication and the first scheduling time, to use the unlicensed spectrum according to the second scheduling time based on the wireless cellular network and/or the non-wireless cellular network.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method, an apparatus, and a computer readable medium for a multilayer transmission in a wireless network. For example, the method may include generating a group of binary data bits for resources of each layer of a plurality of layers, mapping the group of binary data bits of each layer of the plurality of layers to respective code words in a signal constellation, combining the code words, and transmitting the combined code word to receiver in the wireless network. As such, the multilayer transmission in a wireless network is achieved.

Abstract: A method, a computer readable medium and an apparatus for optimizing a cellular network architecture are disclosed. For example, the method obtains network traffic data for a plurality of different endpoint device types, wherein the network traffic data comprises network traffic data for each of the plurality of different endpoint device types, and predicts a future traffic pattern for one of the plurality of different endpoint device types based on the network traffic data. The method then adjusts a parameter of the cellular network architecture in response to the future traffic pattern predicted for the one of the plurality of different endpoint device types.

Abstract: A method includes measuring beam-formed reference signals transmitted by a plurality of mmWave transmission points (TPs), sending a cloud cell formation request including indicators associated with best mmWave TPs determined in accordance with the measured beam-formed reference signals, receiving a cloud cell formation request response including indicators associated with a subset of the best mmWave TPs selected by a central controller in accordance with selection information, where the subset of the best mmWave TPs includes a first mmWave transmission point (TP) serving as a master TP and a second mmWave TP serving as a slave TP, and establishing a cloud cell with mmWave TPs of the subset of the best mmWave TPs selected by the central controller, where a data connection is established with the slave TP and at least a control connection is established with the master TP.

Abstract: Wireless sensor nodes for enabling network connectivity in a wireless sensor network system are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes receiving a Lightweight Machine-to-Machine (LWM2M) network packet from a network node over a network; using a media access control (MAC) layer to route the LWM2M network packet to a sensor node when a destination Internet Protocol (IP) address specified in the LWM2M network packet matches a virtual IP address; and using a network layer to route the LWM2M network packet to the sensor node when the destination IP address does not match a virtual IP address.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for broadcast transmissions in wireless communication are described. A base station may transmit a control reference signal (CRS), a UE-specific reference signal (UERS), and broadcast data (e.g., broadcast physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) data) in a broadcast downlink transmission. A UE may identify that the CRS and UERS are associated with the broadcast downlink data, and demodulate the broadcast downlink data in the broadcast downlink transmission based at least in part on the CRS and UERS. A UE may estimate a frequency offset based on a phase difference between the CRS and UERS, combine the CRS and UERS for use in a channel estimation, and demodulate the broadcast data based at least in part on the estimated frequency offset and channel estimation. The base station may provide signaling, such as dynamic or semi-static signaling, that indicates presence of both CRS and UERS.

Abstract: Systems and methods for adjusting cell site parameters are described. The systems and methods cause a map of a geographical area to be displayed, access known or stored location coordinates for antennas at a cell site that is located within the of the geographical area, and present display elements representing the antennas at first positions within the displayed map that correspond to the known location coordinates for the antennas at the cell site. In response to input received from a user, the systems and methods adjust the known location coordinates for the antennas at the cell sites to new location coordinates associated with second positions of the display elements within the displayed map. Further details are described herein.

Abstract: Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.

Abstract: A mobile communication test device for testing a mobile user equipment comprises a number of transmit-receive units with a signal generator, wherein the signal generator of at least one transmit-receive unit generates test signals, which rep-resent at least two different communication partners of the mobile user equipment, a number of test interfaces, which connect the transmit-receive units with the mobile user equipment and transmit the test signals to the mobile user equipment, and a test processor, which analyses the reaction of the mobile user equipment to the transmitted test signals based on a predefined test specification.