Abstract: Techniques are described that enable initiating playback of a media fragment before the entire fragment has been downloaded. Also described are techniques that enable a more granular approach to the way in which a client device requests and plays back media fragments.

Abstract: An authentication and information system for use in a surgical stapling system includes a microprocessor configured to demultiplex data from a plurality of components in the surgical system. The authentication and information system can include one wire chips and a coupling assembly with a communication connection.

Abstract: A computing device comprises a processor and memory. A throttling application stored in the memory that is executed by the processor is configured, in response to a new server request from a first application, to determine whether performing the new server request exceeds a predetermined number of requests in progress; if performing the new server request does not exceed a predetermined number of requests in progress, estimate a completion time for the new server request; insert the new server request and the completion time in a request queue; and send the new server request and a time to live field to a server, wherein the time to live field is equal to the completion time minus a current time that the new server request is sent to the server.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a first station (STA) to transmit an acknowledgement (ACK) signal to a second STA in a wireless local area network (WLAN) are disclosed. For this end, the first STA receive a first type frame aggregated with a second type frame from the second STA, wherein the first type frame does not include a quality of service (QoS) control field while the second type frame includes the QoS control field. Then, the first STA transmits an ACK signal for the first type frame to the second STA based on an ACK policy of the QoS control field of the second type frame.

Abstract: A system for converting digital data into a modulated optical signal, comprises an electrically controllable device having M actuating electrodes. The device provides an optical signal that is modulated in response to binary voltages applied to the actuating electrodes. The system also comprises a digital-to-digital converter that provides a mapping of input data words to binary actuation vectors of M bits and supplies the binary actuation vectors as M bits of binary actuation voltages to the M actuating electrodes, where M is larger than the number of bits in each input data word. The digital-to-digital converter is enabled to map each digital input data word to a binary actuation vector by selecting a binary actuation vector from a subset of binary actuation vectors available to represent each of the input data words.

Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated antenna node for use in wireless communication in a communication system, the wireless communication involving uplink and downlink physical-layer processing. The integrated antenna node is adapted to perform, for at least one set of corresponding uplink and downlink physical-layer processing functions, only the uplink physical-layer processing functions or the corresponding downlink physical-layer processing functions. The invention further relates to a main node, a radio base station, computer programs and computer program products.

Abstract: The present invention provides an AP handover method based on double wireless network interface cards. A mobile terminal actively scans the signal strength of an AP, compares the scanned signal strength with the signal strength of a currently accessed AP, and if the signal strength is greater than the signal strength of the current AP, starts handover; otherwise, continuously scans till the handover succeeds. To reduce the handover delay and in accordance with the characteristic that the moving paths are basically fixed in industrial application scenarios, the present invention provides a pre-learning mechanism, that is, before formal application, information such as the location of the AP and the handover sequence in the application scenario is learned and stored in a terminal node, so that specific scanning and handover can be implemented in formal application.

Abstract: An audio framework for acoustic feedback suppression. One example portable communication device includes a microphone, a loudspeaker, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor receives an acoustic signal, including an audible component and an ultrasonic component, from the microphone. The electronic processor splits the acoustic signal into a first stream and a second stream identical to the first stream. The electronic processor is removes the ultrasonic component from the first stream to generate a filtered audio stream, and passes the filtered audio stream to a sound server. The electronic processor removes the audible component from the second stream to generate a received ultrasonic stream, and compares the received ultrasonic stream to a transmit ultrasonic stream to determine an acoustic distance. The electronic processor determines an attenuation level based on the acoustic distance, and adjusts an audio component of the portable communication device based on the attenuation level.

Abstract: A cable modem termination system (CMTS) may determine, for a plurality of cable modems served by the CMTS, a corresponding plurality of SNR-related metrics. The CMTS may assigning the modems among a plurality of service groups based on the SNR-related metrics. For any one of the modems, the CMTS may configure physical layer communication parameters to be used by the one of the modems based on a SNR-related metric of a service group to which the one of the modems is assigned. The physical layer communication parameters may include one or more of: transmit power, receive sensitivity, timeslot duration, modulation type, modulation order, forward error correction (FEC) type, and FEC code rate. The CMTS and the modems may communicate using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) over a plurality of subcarriers, and the physical layer communication parameters may be determined on a per-subcarrier basis.

Abstract: The system and methods of the various embodiments enable fine grained network selection decisions. This may allow a mobile network operator, a cable operator, or a Wi-Fi network operator to define network selection rules that are not only based upon network availability, time, and location, but also on network signal strength, signal to noise ratio, link speed, and cellular network radio parameters. These rules may also be complimented with local device based policies and parameters, which may possibly be based on user preferences and/or network operator preferences. The system and methods of the various embodiments also prevent inadvertent Wi-Fi network selection decisions by incorporating a time threshold parameter which defines a time period for which a wireless device must have detected a specific Wi-Fi access point prior to performing network selection.

Abstract: A filter module includes an antenna, at least one filter configured to transmit a signal corresponding to a frequency of a predetermined band, and at least one amplification module connected to the filter and configured to amplify a signal. The filter includes a triplexer.

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided mechanisms and methods for batch processing in an on-demand service environment. For example, in one embodiment, mechanisms include receiving a processing request for a multi-tenant database, in which the processing request specifies processing logic and a processing target group within the multi-tenant database. Such an embodiment further includes dividing or chunking the processing target group into a plurality of processing target sub-groups, queuing the processing request with a batch processing queue for the multi-tenant database among a plurality of previously queued processing requests, and releasing each of the plurality of processing target sub-groups for processing in the multi-tenant database via the processing logic at one or more times specified by the batch processing queue.

Abstract: Distributed frame transmission method for a local client in a Local switched Network, the method comprises the steps of: determining a number of frame transmission time slots based on the number of local clients in the Network and a Time Distribution Window (TDW) and establishing an Identity Number, ID, of a specific receiving client and allocating a specific frame transmission time slot among said number of frame transmission time slots for transmitting frames to said specific receiving client from a buffer queue dedicated to said specific receiving client based on an ID of the local client, the established ID of said receiving client and the total number of local clients in the Local switched Network.

Abstract: A web server monitors and receives measurements as to how long a client device takes to load or display individual items after a user first requests a web page containing the items. The measurements may be based on a duration that begins at a time between a user's navigation request and network browser's transmission of a request for a new web page. The recorded measurements received by the web server may include measurements relating to the latency experienced by the user in loading a particular item of content for a web page, such as an image, or may include the latency experienced by the user in loading an entire web page. One or more components used by the network browser, such as a network browser plug-in and or scripting language embedded in a web page, may provide one or more routines for measuring and reporting the latencies experienced by the user.

Abstract: A method includes maintaining first payment card information for a cardholder. The method includes processing a first card not present transaction between the cardholder and a merchant. The first transaction based at least in part on the first information. The method includes generating second payment card information for the cardholder. The second information replacing the first information for subsequent use via the cardholder. The method includes receiving an input from the cardholder. The input indicating the merchant. The input based at least in part on the second information replacing the first information. The method includes sending the second information to the merchant based at least in part on the input. The method includes processing a second card not present transaction between the cardholder and the merchant. The second transaction based at least in part on the second information after the sending.

Abstract: In a transmitter apparatus of a mobile device, a radio frequency unit has transmitting terminals for sending wireless signals of different frequency bands. Transmission filters are respectively connected to the transmitting terminals and perform a filtering process for the signal of each frequency band. A first switch has a single output terminal and input terminals respectively connected to the transmission filters, performing a switching operation to connect one of the input terminals and the output terminal in response to a control signal. A power amplifier amplifies the signal transmitted through the output terminal of the first switch. A second switch has a single input terminal connected to the power amplifier, and output terminals corresponding to the transmission filters. The second switch performs a switching operation to connect the input terminal and one of the output terminals in response to the control signal.

Abstract: There is provided a method, including detecting, by a network node of a first cell, whether or not there is any output power unused in a second cell during a predefined time period, wherein the un-used output power is originally reserved for a transmission on a specific channel in the second cell; upon detecting that there is at least some of the output power unused, determining the amount of the unused output power in the second cell; and applying at least part of the unused output power to boost a predetermined transmission in the first cell.

Abstract: An electronic device has setting data in binary format formulated according to a specific format suitable to realize a function in the device. In order to share the setting data in binary format with another device, the electronic device converts the setting data in binary format to setting data in text format and transmits (uploads) a set of text data containing the converted setting data in text format to a network communication service provided on a server through a communication network. The network communication service may be a conventional communication service of a web site capable of handling text data. Another electronic device can access the network communication service through communication network, receive (download) the set of text data, and then reversely convert the setting data in text format contained the received set of text data to the original setting data in binary format.

Abstract: Matching at least one regular expression pattern in an input stream may be optimized by initializing a search context in a run stack based on (i) partial match results determined from walking segments of a payload of a flow through a first finite automation and (ii) a historical search context associated with the flow. The search context may be modified via push or pop operations to direct at least one processor to walk segments of the payload through the at least one second finite automation. The search context may be maintained in a manner that obviates overflow of the search context and obviating stalling of the push or pop operations to increase match performance.

Abstract: A method for transmitting feedback information via a Spatial Rank Index (SRI) channel includes determining, at an access terminal, a value of a spatial rank index and transmitting, from the access terminal through the SRI channel, feedback information indicating the determined value of the spatial rank index according to a prescribed coding. The codeword of the prescribed coding is one of: (0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0), (1,0,1,0,1,1,0,1), (0,1,1,1,0,0,1,1), or (1,1,0,1,1,1,1,0).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for segmenting and reordering a RLC status PDUs in the wireless communication system, the method comprising: generating an RLC status PDU (Radio Link Control status Protocol Data Unit); segmenting the generated RLC status PDU if a size of transmitting resource is smaller than a size of the generated RLC status PDU; generating a plurality of Segment RLC status PDUs, wherein each Segment RLC status PDU has a segment of the generated RLC status PDU and a RLC header including segmentation information; and transmitting the plurality of Segment RLC status PDUs.

Abstract: Disclosed are architectures and methods for enabling additional signal path. In some embodiments, a frequency division duplexing (FDD) system can include a transmit (Tx) path configured for passage of a Tx signal in a first frequency band during operation in a first mode; a receive (Rx) path configured for passage of an Rx signal in a second frequency band during operation in a second mode, with the second mode being different than the first mode, and the second frequency band having at least some overlap with the first frequency band; and a bandpass filter disposed along the Tx path and along the Rx path, with the bandpass filter being configured to filter the Tx signal when in the first mode and to filter the Rx signal when in the second mode. Such a system can be advantageous in wireless devices capable of operating in different geographic locations.

Abstract: A radio frequency switch circuit with improved harmonic suppression and low insertion loss has an antenna port and a plurality of signal ports. A plurality of transistor switch circuits, are connected to a respective one of the plurality of signal ports and to the antenna port. Each of the transistor switch circuits has a transistor, which in an off state, together with a harmonic suppression capacitor and a parallel inductor both connected thereto, define a tank circuit that suppresses RF signals applied to the corresponding transistor switch circuit from a different one of the transistor switch circuits. The harmonic suppression capacitor is tuned to distribute large signal voltage swings in the RF signal amongst parasitic diodes of the transistor.

Abstract: Method, device, and system for identifying a howling source and suppressing howling. One system includes a first communication device including a microphone, a first transceiver, and an electronic processor. The system also includes a second communication device including a second transceiver transmitting a radio signal and a speaker transmitting an acoustic signal. The electronic processor determines a first distance between the first communication device and the second communication device based on the radio signal received by the first transceiver. When the first distance is less than a first threshold, the electronic processor determines a second distance between the first communication device and the second communication device based on the acoustic signal received by the microphone.

Abstract: A portable radio provides operation in LTE and LMR radio bands. Improved filtering in the LTE receive path is provided through the use of a linear duplexer and a SAW filter. The SAW filter is implemented as a duplexer with one port terminated to provide a filter for the LTE RX path. The linear duplexer and SAW filter provide filtering for an LMR TX signal and an LTE TX signal which are simultaneously present at an LTE antenna of the radio. The linearity of the linear duplexer which reduces LTE TX and LMR TX signal levels combined with the selectivity of the SAW filter prevents intercept intermodulation in the LTE RX path.

Abstract: A method in a network node for allocating to user equipments a respective carrier is provided. The carrier is a frequency carrier for wireless communication. The network node is comprised in a cellular network. The network node identifies (202) a set of carriers. The carriers in the set of carriers each are associated with a respective geographic handover region for handover between cells. The geographic handover regions of the carriers differ from each other more than a threshold. When the network node has identified (203) a group of user group of user equipments with correlated mobility pattern, it allocates (204) to at least two of the user equipments within the group of user equipments a respective carrier. The allocation is performed such that the at least two user equipments in the group are spread among the carriers in the set of carriers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method and a computer program product for controlling distribution and processing of content-related metadata of different content sources (101-1 to 101-n), wherein extracted metadata are transformed at from a received format of the extracted metadata into a predetermined common format used by a recommender engine. Additionally or alternatively, it is checked for an overlap between a detected classification parameter and at least one stored classification parameter, and non-overlapping metadata is enriched by adding at least one new classification parameter derived from an ontology-based processing of the non-overlapping metadata.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured with a first configuration for reporting measurement feedback information according to a first reporting cycle using a first set of parameters, and a second configuration for reporting measurement feedback information according to a second reporting cycle using a second set of parameters. The UE switches between the first cycle and the second cycle for reporting for example CQI based on for example comparing a data or a channel measurement against a predefined threshold. In various embodiments the second configuration is fixed, or results in no CQI reporting, or is variable based on a previous cycle or CQI level, or is event-based. In another embodiment, the network commands the UE to switch. The end result is that control signalling overhead can be reduced when appropriate by reducing the number of CQI reports that are sent uplink.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling performance in a radio base station communicating in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) mode in a cellular network. The radio base station has a transceiver comprising a transmitter part, a receiver part, and an antenna, the antenna being alternately connectable to the transmitter part and the receiver part. The method comprises: estimating, at the receiver part, a leakage signal in the receiver part, the leakage signal originating from a local oscillator of the transmitter part; and removing, at the receiver part, the estimated leakage signal from a received uplink signal. The present invention also relates to a corresponding radio base station.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for use in a multiuser radio communication system for transmitting and receiving a signal in a Multiple Input and Multiple Output (MIMO) broadcast channel with an imperfect Channel State Information at the Transmitter (CSIT) are provided. The signal transmission/reception method includes receiving CSI from each of a plurality of receivers, determining a transmit power and a transmission rate based on the CSI qualities of the plurality of receivers calculated from the CSI from each of the plurality of receivers, and transmitting the signal using the transmit power and the transmission rate. The present disclosure is capable of maximizing system throughput in wireless communication system.

Abstract: A method for adapting quality of service to dynamics of a wireless telecommunications network is provided. The method includes collecting data relating to operation of an element in the network, wherein the collected data comprises radio-frequency (RF) data relating to operation of the network. The method also includes pre-calculating, from the collected data, a dynamic operational characteristic of the network, wherein the pre-calculating includes pre-calculating from the collected data to obtain a geometrical determination based on a geographical location of a wireless communications device within the network.

Abstract: A radio transceiver is disclosed. The transceiver comprises an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit comprises a transmit path; a first switch coupled in series with the output of the transmit path; a receive path; and a second switch coupled as a shunt with the input of the receive path. The transceiver further comprises a plurality of external matching networks coupled to the transmit and receive paths of the integrated circuit to ensure minimal loading from one path to the other. The transceiver also comprises a shared balun for converting differential signals from the plurality of external matching networks to single ended signals; and an antenna to interface with the single ended signals. A method and system in accordance with an embodiment enables tying together the transmit path and the receive paths of a radio transceiver without the need for an external T/R switch.

Abstract: An Ethernet interface comprises a first full duplex port and a second duplex port each operable to transfer frames between a network and a device. The Ethernet interface module further comprises a first path coupling the first duplex port and the second full duplex port; a second path coupling the second full duplex port and the first full duplex port; a first queue disposed in the first path; a second queue disposed in the second path; and evaluation apparatus coupled to the first queue and to the second queue.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the access node includes a vectoring control unit for estimating crosstalk coefficients between a set of subscriber lines based on crosstalk measurements carried out over the set of subscriber lines during a crosstalk measurement phase, and a vectoring processing unit for jointly processing, for crosstalk mitigation, signals to be transmitted over, or received from, the set of subscriber lines based on the estimated crosstalk coefficients. The access node further includes a controller configured to either postpone the execution of power adaptation over a particular line out of the set of subscriber lines after the completion of the crosstalk measurement phase, or to postpone the crosstalk measurement phase after the completion of power adaptation over the particular line.

Abstract: A method for measuring quality of packetized audio and video transmission over a transmission chain includes: providing one or more measurement detectors along the transmission chain; detecting, by the one or more measurement detectors, loss of bit stream packets at one or more measurement points; determining the unique identifier for each detected lost packet; sending, by the one or more measurement detectors, a list of lost packet identifiers to a central monitoring system; constructing, by the central monitoring system, a simulated stream for each measurement point based on a stored error-free stream and the received lost packet identifiers; and evaluating the simulated stream for deriving a quality score for each measurement point.

Abstract: A method of transmitting subsequent sub-packets in a wireless communication system using a hybrid automatic request (HARQ) technique is disclosed. The method includes receiving feedback information from at least one receiving end, transmitting a transmit packet via at least one overhead channel, wherein the transmit packet includes information on carrier and antenna combination selected for subsequent transmission, and transmitting at least one sub-packet according to the selected carrier and antenna combination.

Abstract: A multi-lane re-timer circuit includes: a clock generation circuit to generate a base clock; and reception circuits to generate a reception clock and receive input data signals from lanes, wherein each of the reception circuits includes: a phase frequency detector to generate phase difference signal and frequency difference signal between the input data signal and the reception clock; a clock data regeneration controller to generate a control signal based on the phase difference signal; a phase rotator to generate the reception clock from the base clock; and a decision circuit to receive the input data signal, and wherein the clock generation circuit includes: an input selector to select a signal; a charge pump to generate a charge signal; a loop filter to remove a high frequency component from the charge signal to output a voltage control signal; and a voltage controlled oscillator to generate the reception clock.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a transmit-receive (TR) front end. The TR front end comprises a low-noise amplifier (LNA); a power amplifier (PA); a transformer, coupled to the PA, for increasing a voltage swing and a power transmission of the PA; and a TR switch, coupled to the transformer at a first end and coupled to the LNA at a second end, wherein the second end is capable of being coupled to an antenna; wherein the LNA is single ended and there is no transformer between the LNA and the TR switch.

Abstract: A cloud frame provides a framework comprising a monitoring and network services to support hardware nodes such as computing nodes and storage nodes. Cloud frames may be organized into a cluster of cloud frames. Hardware nodes in a cloud frame environment may conduct self-allocation of needed resources, which in turn may be provided by other hardware nodes in the cloud frame environment.

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and method for time division multiplexing of a dedicated channel. In one aspect, the apparatus and method are configured to assign a common spreading code to two or more User Equipments (UEs); encode a downlink (DL) dedicated channel (DCH) with the common spreading code; time-division multiplex a Dedicated Physical Data Channel (DPDCH) data for each of the two or more UEs on the encoded DL DCH; and transmit the multiplexed data on the DL DCH to the UEs.

Abstract: An operating method and an apparatus according to data duplicate retransmission in a mobile communication system are provided. A method of a User Equipment (UE) according to data duplicate retransmission in a mobile communication system includes storing a Media Access Control Protocol Data Unit (MAC PDU) received from an Evolved Node B (ENB) in a soft buffer, decoding the MAC PDU, determining whether the decoding is a first successful decoding of data of the corresponding soft buffer, and determining whether to forward the decoded MAC PDU to an upper layer according to the determination result.

Abstract: A method for controlling a transmission/reception timing of a BS antenna for TDD wireless communications is provided, in which a control signal and an RF signal are separated from a modulated signal received from a BTS, a TDD synchronization signal is monitored from the received modulated signal, a periodic RF signal is checked from downlink transmission and uplink reception RF signals, an error between the TDD synchronization signal and the periodic RF signal is calculated, and a transmission/reception switching control signal is output according to the error.

Abstract: A translation device includes a receiver, a processor and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive packets from a first party designated for a second party, the received packets including parameters associated with the first party. The processor is configured to translate the parameters of the received packets to form translated packets such that the parameters of the translated packets are associated with the device. The transmitter is configured to transmit the translated packets to the second party.

Abstract: A power amplifier architecture and front end circuits utilizing the same that connect a transceiver to an antenna are disclosed. The transceiver is configured for a specific operating frequency. An input matching segment is connected to an input port, and an output matching segment is connected to an output port. An amplifier segment includes at least one transistor with a first terminal connected to the input matching segment, a second terminal connected to the output matching segment, and a third terminal connected to a filter with a range of rejection frequencies. The filter is connected in close proximity to a first inductive interconnection tying a junction connected to the third terminal to a ground. A compensator is also connected to the input matching segment and the output matching segment to minimize instability of the filter.

Abstract: A GPS-enabled, multi-band wireless communication device (WCD) uses a single antenna for receiving global positioning system (GPS) signals and for transmitting and receiving radio frequency (RF) signals in plural RF communication bands. The RF communication bands can include the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) band, cellular band and Personal Communication Service (PCS) band. To achieve single antenna convergence, the WCD includes an n-plexer, an RF bypass path and an RF switch. The n-plexer is coupled to a GPS receive path and to transmit and receive paths for a first RF communication band. The bypass path bypasses the n-plexer and carries a second RF communication band. A switch selectively couples the antenna to either the n-plexer or the bypass path, depending on which RF communication band is being used.

Abstract: A programming interface for a media management application is described herein. The programming interface allows a media bundle to induce a media presentation at the media management application. More particularly, a media bundle can be provided at a client device, and the media bundle can include program instructions that at least in part use the programming interface to cause the media presentation to be provided at the client device. The media presentation can make use of digital media assets that are stored at a media library on the client device, that are stored within the media bundle, or that are remotely accessible to the client device. The media presentation can provide a multimedia experience for the user of the client device.

Abstract: A feed-forward cancellation system includes a transmitting element and a receiving element. The transmitting element is in electrical communication with a transmitting line. The transmitting element is configured output a transmission signal to the transmitting line. The receiving element is in electrical communication with a receiving line. The receiving element is configured to process a response signal that is generated in response to the transmission signal and that is delivered to the receiving line. At least one antenna is configured to transmit the transmission signal, receive the response signal generated based on the transmission signal, and deliver the response signal to the receiving line. The feed-forward cancellation system further includes an electronic cancellation unit configured to generate a cancellation signal based on the transmission signal. The cancellation signal eliminates saturation from at least one of the response signal and the receiving line.

Abstract: The method includes interacting between a first proximity transceiver which is associated to the customer device, and a second proximity transceiver; and generating thereby interaction information. The method further includes defining an TR069 Management protocol object called proximity-object and defining thereby at least one TR069 Management protocol parameter related to the interaction information, and furthermore interchanging between the server device and the customer device at least one name-value pair of the at least one parameter of the proximity-object by means of TR69 Management protocol messages.

Abstract: A method for controlling a low-power state of a pair of serial interfaces using a pair of flow-control signal lines may include enabling a first of the flow-control lines by a first one of the interfaces for signaling a transmission request to the second interface. The method may also include, in response to the transmission request, waking up to a live state from a low-power state and enabling a second flow-control line for signaling a transmission authorization to the first interface. In response to the transmission authorization, the method may include initiating a transmission of a message to the second interface, and upon reaching an offset before the end of the message transmission, disabling the first flow-control line by the first interface. The method may also include, at the end of the message transmission, disabling the second flow-control line and going back into the low-power state.

Abstract: A communication system, comprising a first node, a second node, a serial communication link between the first node and the second node, configured to transmit digital video data from the first node to the second node over one or more video channels of the link. The communication system further including a hybrid link between the first node and the second node, wherein the first node and the second node are configured to transmit at least one stream of data to the other through a hybrid channel over the hybrid link. In the communication system, the bandwidth of the serial communication link is scaled according to a video pixel frequency. Further, the initial locking of the serial communication link is aided by clock information delivered over the hybrid link.