Abstract: Embodiments are presented for controlling usage of a communications device, whereby for a given number of messages generated from the device the operator (e.g., a child, person, etc.) has to successfully answer a question before a further batch of messages can be sent. The number of messages that can be sent before a question is to be answered can be configured by a parent. Further, a modifiable data store can be utilized to store questions, from which questions for presentation on the communication device can be sourced. The questions can relate to subject matter the child is studying at school, a standardized test, trivia, provided by a third party.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE), method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for fast VoWiFi handoff using internet key exchange (IKE) v2 optimization. The UE includes a memory and one or more processors operably connected to the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine reference signal received power (RSRP) for a long term evolution (LTE) signal and reference signal strength indicator (RSSI) for a WiFi signal, in response to at least the RSSI of the WiFi signal being greater than an RSSI threshold, perform a pre-setup of the IPsec tunnel, determine whether a handoff is to be performed, and in response to a determination that the handoff is to be performed, perform a completion of the IPsec tunnel.

Abstract: A method in a communication network for facilitating handover of a user equipment (UE) from access via a source access path to access via a target access path is provided. An internet protocol (IP) access is provided to the UE via the source access path and an indication that the UE has configured a communication interface for the target access path is obtained. Switching from providing IP access via the source access path to providing IP access to the UE via the target access path is performed. Further, instructions for releasing communication resources for the source access path are sent after the indication that the communication interface has been configured for the target access path is obtained.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a system with an array of sensors, sound and light emitting and receiving devices having at least one object control from a monitored object comprised of an operator, a patient, an animal, or machine, control of at least one performance parameter of the system; at least one iris/retina biometric sensor; at least one physiological iris/pupil sensor; at least one infinite random light emitter; said at least one iris/pupil biometric sensor; said at least one physiological pupil sensor and said one infinite random light emitter operatively connected and synchronized communication with each other utilizing at least one central processing unit; said at least one biometric sensor and said at least one physiological sensor delivering a parallel array of sensory readings to said central processing unit; said central processing unit capable of detecting a normal or an abnormal sensory reading; said at least one central processing unit capable of effecting said at least one performance parameter

Abstract: A the network-side distribution point in a telecommunications network includes an input measurement function which monitors the total power delivered to the power combiner from the various customer premises, and an output measurement function which monitors the total power requirements of the components of the distribution point. The data from these monitoring functions are used by a power extraction control unit to control the combiner/extraction unit to draw power from the forward power feed to makes up any shortfall in the power required to operate the components. This allows each customer premises system to deliver power to the distribution point at a rate determined only by the services it is itself using, and without any need for co-ordination between the distribution point and the customer premises systems.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for adding serving cells in a wireless communication system. The method includes a UE (User Equipment) is served by a first cell controlled by a first eNB (evolved Node B), wherein multiple radio bearers (RBs) for the UE are allocated to the first eNB and there is a MAC (Medium Access Control) entity in the UE for supporting the first cell. The method also includes the UE receives a RRC (Radio Resource Control) message for adding a second cell controlled by a second eNB to the UE, wherein a RB among the multiple RBs is relocated to the second eNB according to information included in the RRC message. The method further includes the UE re-establishes a RLC (Radio Link Control) entity corresponding to the RB and does not reset the MAC entity in response to the relocation of the RB.

Abstract: A card registry system is configured to automatically identify financial card information in one or more credit files associated with a consumer and populate a card registry account of the consumer with the identified financial card information. Once the financial card information has been obtained from the credit file(s), the card registry system may transmit cancellation and/or reissuance requests to the respective card issuers in the instance that one or more cards are compromised, so that the financial cards may be easily and efficiently cancelled and/or reissued at the request of the consumer.

Abstract: Systems and methods are included for detecting driving based on user-specific models for driving detection, and restricting access to an application of the user device while a user is driving. A management agent installed on the user device can collect data from sensors in a user device and provide the data to a management server, which can build a user-specific model for driving detection for that user. The management agent can then use that user-specific model for detecting when the user is driving. When the agent determines that the user is driving, it can enforce a driving policy that limits access to applications and delay or modify notifications generated by applications.

Abstract: An authentication server, an application device and a probability-based user authentication system and method are disclosed. To simplify authentication while keeping a high level of security, the authentication server comprises at least an authentication probability evaluation module for determining a probability of requestor identification. The authentication server is configured to at least receive an authentication request from an authenticator, said authentication request comprises at least user identification data. The authentication probability evaluation module is configured upon reception of said user identification data to receive user behavior information, corresponding to the received user identification data from a user information database; and to determine a user probability value by comparing at least said user behavior information with authenticator application data. The requestor is authenticated in dependence of said determined user probability value.

Abstract: A device includes: a short-range communicator which is configured to communicate with at least one mobile terminal by a short-range communication method; and a controller which is configured to determine whether a mobile terminal targeted for approaching is a registered mobile terminal if it is detected that the mobile terminal approaches the device, and controls the short-range communicator to receive the first authentication information corresponding to the device from the approached mobile terminal if the approached mobile terminal is determined as the registered mobile terminal, and authenticate a user of the device through the received first authentication information. With this, a user can be authenticated by a simple method of making the mobile terminal approach the device without inputting his/her authentication information, thereby improving user's convenience and strengthening security effect.

Abstract: After detecting an access-intent operation, an electronic device establishes a connection with a second electronic device using a communication protocol. The electronic devices exchange identifiers, and the second electronic device provides information specifying a preferred channel to use with a second communication protocol. Based at least in part on the preferred channel of the second electronic device and on communication contexts of the electronic devices, the electronic device selects a channel and transmits to the second electronic device information specifying the selected channel. The electronic device remotely accesses credential information based on the exchanged identifiers, and using the credential information, the electronic devices establish a secure connection via the selected channel using the second communication protocol. The electronic device determines a distance to the second electronic device using wireless ranging via the secure connection.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes one or more base stations able to divide resources between multiple network operators sharing the base station. A shared base station is configured to monitor a contribution to the load on the base station associated with network operators sharing the base station resources and to provide the determined contribution to the load to one or more other base stations for use in load balancing between the base stations.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a microphone; a communication circuit; a memory; and at least one processor operatively coupled to the memory, configured to: acquire voice data by using the microphone; identify a user corresponding to the voice data; select an external device based at least in part on an identity of the user; and transmit a connection request to the external device by using the communication circuit.

Abstract: An application server for non-returned return merchandise authorization (RMA) asset recovery. The application comprises an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, examines related entries in a data store for status of return merchandise authorization mobile communication devices, and calculates time duration since shipment of the replacement mobile communication device unless a return merchandise authorization mobile communication device is received that was replaced by the replacement mobile communication device. The application further examines provisioning status of return merchandise authorization mobile communication devices, and responsive to return merchandise authorization mobile communication devices being associated with a new telephone number, suspends communication service to the return merchandise authorization mobile communication device and the corresponding replacement mobile communication device.

Abstract: In a query-response model system of network communication, to protect user data privacy, a plurality of Camouflage Queries are automatically generated to be sent along with Intended Queries. The mix of intended queries and the Camouflage Queries masks and obscures the intended queries. Camouflage Messages or queries create a noisy background and thus lower the signal to noise ratio (SNR) for a server or interceptor to detect the intended queries.

Abstract: An efficient and robust system 100 of privacy protection to provide security of a computing device by identifying and detecting unauthorized intrusion/peek problems related to computing device's environment/surrounding is disclosed. The system 100 includes a detector unit 102 for detecting data related to environment/surrounding of the computing device; a processing unit 104 for processing the detected data and a recommendation unit 106 to notify the user about the threat posed by environment/surrounding. The present disclosure enables device owner to access his device more freely in vulnerable surroundings.

Abstract: The invention relates to a first network unit (See) which comprises a secure hardware component (HK) for saving and running software. A second network unit (P) comprises a secure software component (SK) for saving and running software. A method for secure communication comprises: saving a first common secret, a first algorithm and a second algorithm on the network units; sending a first date from the second network unit to the first network unit; running the first algorithm on the first network unit and on the second network unit wherein the input is in each case formed by the second common secret and the first date; sending of a second date from the first network unit to the second network unit; running the second algorithm on the first network unit and on the second network unit; wherein the input is formed in each case by the second common secret and the second date; and use of the third common secret for a secure communication.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a requester configured to request a certificate comprising at least one identifier associated with the apparatus from at least one network node; a first receiver configured to receive the certificate from the at least one network node; and a forwarder configured to forward the certificate to at least one further apparatus; a second receiver configured to receive a further certificate from the further apparatus, the further certificate comprising at least one further identifier associated with the further apparatus; and an authenticated configured to authenticate the further apparatus based on the further certificate.

Abstract: A communication establishment method including acquiring a first communication number of a current communication terminal; acquiring an input image, obtaining an information code according to the image, the information code being corresponding to a second communication number; sending call information to a predetermined server, the call information being attached with the first communication number and the information code. The current communication terminal obtains the information code according to the image, provides the information code and the first communication number of the current communication terminal to the predetermined server to establish a communication between the current communication terminal that uses the first communication number and a communication terminal that uses the second communication number.

Abstract: A wireless router, comprising a location information acquisition module configured to acquire location information of a mobile device and an identity information collection module configured to store a predetermined location model to determine a match between the location information and the predetermined location model based on a corresponding relation between the predetermined location model and identity information of the mobile device. A wireless router further comprising an authentication and authorization module configured to determine a match between the location information and the predetermined location model and to authenticate and authorize the mobile device to access a network.

Abstract: In one embodiment, while a mobile electronic device is in a first operation state, it receives sensor data from one or more sensors of the mobile electronic device. The mobile electronic device in a locked state analyzes the sensor data to estimate whether an unlock operation is imminent, and in response to a positive determination, initializes the camera subsystem so that the camera is ready to capture a face as soon as the user directs the camera lens to his or her face. In particular embodiments, the captured image is utilized by a facial recognition algorithm to determine whether the user is authorized to use the mobile device. In particular embodiments, the captured facial recognition image may be leveraged for use on a social network.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a security mode by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, including performing a camp-on process and a cell update process with a network when an out-of-service (OOS) situation has occurred, receiving one of a signaling connection release (SCR) message and a first protocol data unit (PDU) which corresponds to the SCR message from the network, receiving a security mode command (SMC) message from the network if the SCR message is received, performing an integrity process on the SCR message using an old security configuration, and performing a rollback process to discard a new security configuration included in the SMC message if a result of the integrity process result an integrity check success, and updating a security configuration to the old security configuration.

Abstract: An alerting method for portable electronic devices, the alerting method being performed by at least one of first and second portable devices. The method includes first and second electronic devices communicating with one another through two different wireless channels, the first channel providing longer range communications than the second channel. The second electronic device may enter an alarm mode of operation if communications through a channel fails. The second electronic device may exit the alarm mode of operation if communications through the other channel are restored.

Abstract: A method and a system are provided for providing a subscription profile on a mobile terminal for communication via a mobile communication network. The method comprises the following steps: the logging in of a first mobile terminal with a first subscription profile to a mobile communication network; the downloading of a second subscription profile to the first mobile terminal via the mobile communication network; and the forwarding of the second subscription profile from the first mobile terminal to a second mobile terminal via a communication channel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for enabling the user of at least one mobile terminal to access a plurality of services, said method consisting of: creating (E1) a user account containing user identification data; installing (E2) a software application for accessing the plurality of services on said mobile terminal; creating (E5) an image containing at least one software application identifier on the mobile terminal using the software application; decoding (E6) the data contained in the image using a secure entity for managing the software application; and authorizing (E8) or not authorizing (E9) the access of the user to the plurality of services based on the decoded data.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a network interface receives a communication request over a communication link of a radio access network. A processor then determines one or more characteristics associated with the communication request and applies one or more policy rules to the one or more determined characteristics associated with the communication request. The processor terminates the communication request based in part on the application of the one or more policy rules to the one or more determined characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention provides a random access procedure for establishment of a data connection between a terminal and a SA-cell in an energy-efficient network, such as e.g. a BCG2 network, wherein the total session setup time is shortened. An information request message (IRM) transmission from the mobile terminal is used for selecting the SA-cell that will serve the mobile terminal (i.e. set-up a data session with this SA-cell) and is simultaneously used for performing a ‘contention-free-like’ random-access procedure towards all candidate SA-cells. In this way performing a RACHSA procedure after selecting a SA cell becomes unnecessary, the random access time is shortened and the uplink resources (at the selected SA-cell) and the uplink transmissions from the terminal are more effectively used.

Abstract: Automatically establishing and/or modifying a trust relationship between devices, including mobile devices, in communication, and customizing a user interface workflow based on the trust relationship. Trust relationships are based on numerous proximity-related factors including automatically gathered proximity data, length of time in proximity, and signals detected from a target communication device as well as other nearby communication devices.

Abstract: A method of controlling a timer in a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes determining, by a controller in the UE, whether a current international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) matches a stored IMSI if the UE is powered ON, activating, by the controller, the timer if the current IMSI matches the stored IMSI; and stopping the timer if the current IMSI does not match the stored IMSI.

Abstract: The system and method of utilizing frequency waterfilling and implicit coordination to mitigate signal jamming in Link 16 systems. The system and method of utilizing frequency waterfilling for Link 16 includes updates to both software and firmware. The frequency waterfilling approach for Link 16 modifies the process by which data bits are allocated to hops based on an assessment of hops affected by jamming, thus avoiding portions of the spectrum occupied by a jammer.

Abstract: A system and method for authentication of a communication device is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an authentication system can have a controller element that receives from a communication device by way of a packet-switched network an authentication request comprising a first identification (ID) of a gateway and a second ID of the communication device. The gateway and at least one network element of the packet-switched network can be provisioned to have a physical association with each other such that other network elements of the packet-switched network deny services to the gateway when the gateway attempts to operate outside of said physical association. From said physical association and the aforementioned IDs the controller element can authenticate the communication device. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to wireless networks and more specifically directed to device location confirmation based on a geolocation proxy. One embodiment includes an exemplary device location confirmation component configured to implement a device location confirmation algorithm using a cloud database configured to comprise device information including location information from the geolocation proxy. Another embodiment includes a device configured to operate in a reduced functionality radio frequency mode until a location can be confirmed through a trusted cloud service.

Abstract: A method of providing access to a vehicle, including wirelessly and electronically discovering a personal electronic device disposed outside of the vehicle. A remote central controller is wirelessly instructed to wirelessly transmit a certificate to the personal electronic device. The certificate from the personal electronic device is wirelessly received within the vehicle. Validation from the a remote central controller that the certificate from the personal electronic device was transmitted from the remote central controller to the personal electronic device is wirelessly received within the vehicle. An electronic key to the vehicle is wirelessly transmitted from the vehicle to the personal electronic device.

Abstract: An application development platform enables applications to be created easily for, e.g., mobile devices that have short-range wireless communication capability. The development platform exposes a carefully chosen core set of services through an API. Each of the applications can broadcast its services to local and remote devices. Message delivery between devices is guaranteed even for messages that cannot be delivered directly by local short-range wireless transmission. Message delivery through other channels, including the Internet, can occur transparently to the user. Each device can be associated with an “owner”, which can be a person or a entity. Services can be customized to the owner based on stored information that maps owners to devices. Information associated with each of the owners of devices can be stored centrally and used in connection with providing the services at each of the mobile devices. Virtual GPS capabilities can be provided for mobile devices that do not have GPS chips.

Abstract: A shipping system and method for tracking customer personal information in electronic devices. The shipping system includes a processor for executing a set of instructions and a memory for storing the set of instructions. The instructions are executed by the processor to receive one or more electronic devices for shipping to a destination, determine whether the one or more electronic devices include CPI, record an identification and metadata of the one or more electronic devices in response to determining CPI is included on the one or more electronic devices, and prevent the shipping system from generating a shipping label to ship the one or more electronic devices in response to determining the CPI is included on the one or more electronic devices.

Abstract: A method includes broadcasting, from an evolved node b (eNodeB), a plurality of Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMN) identifiers (IDs). The plurality of PLMN-IDs include at least one PLMN-ID for a data intensive network and at least one M-PLMN-ID for machine type communications (MTC) in a short messaging network. The method includes receiving a request to transmit MTC data from a MTC device and determining whether the MTC device includes the at least one M-PLMN-ID. The method includes determining whether the MTC data is in a class required to be sent by the data intensive network. The method also includes determining whether the message size is less than the length of structured small data (SSD), and sending the message via the short messaging network in response to a determination that the message size is less than the length of the SSD.

Abstract: A fingerprint based communication terminal and method, a server and method thereof are disclosed. The terminal includes a fingerprint processing module, a processing module, a storage module, and a communication module. The fingerprint processing module is configured to obtain fingerprint information; the processing module is configured to verify the fingerprint information through a network to obtain a fingerprint phone number bound to the fingerprint information, and bind the fingerprint phone number to the terminal; the storage module is configured to store the fingerprint phone number obtained by the processing module; and the communication module is configured to read the fingerprint phone number in the storage module for performing communication.

Abstract: A method for a wireless router to perform connection management, includes: when a device tries to establish a wireless connection with the wireless router, counting a number of times of authentication failure of the device in a preset time period; and when the number of times of authentication failure is larger than or equal to a preset number threshold, performing a preset operation of risk treatment.

Abstract: Systems and methods for seamless provisioning and configuration of cellular modems of a private network by a provisioning server are provided. A network device detects a SIM card is inserted into a cellular modem of the network device and reads one or more properties of the SIM card from the SIM card. The network device sends the one or more properties of the SIM card to a provisioning server and receives configurations of the cellular modem from the provisioning server and applies the configuration that matches the properties of the SIM card to the cellular modem. The network device activates a connection to a cellular data network through the cellular modem.

Abstract: Realized is a low-cost provision system capable of providing a provision item or a provision system that requires a smaller number of operation steps to be made by a user. A server includes a first receiving unit receiving transaction information transmitted by a communication terminal requesting a provision device having a provision item stored thereon to make a transaction of the provision item, a second receiving unit receiving a communication result including authentication information input to the communication terminal before the communication, the communication result being generated by a communication between the provision device and the communication terminal, and a transmission unit transmitting an instruction to execute the transaction to the provision device based on the transaction information or the communication result.

Abstract: A system and method for establishing a pairwise temporal key (PTK) between two devices based on a shared master key and using a single message authentication codes (MAC) algorithm is disclosed. The devices use the shared master key to independently compute four MACs representing the desired PTK, a KCK, and a first and a second KMAC. The Responder sends its first KMAC to the Initiator, which retains the computed PTK only if it verifies that the received first KMAC equals its computed first KMAC and hence that the Responder indeed possesses the purportedly shared master key. The Initiator sends a third message including the second KMAC to the Responder. The Responder retains the computed PTK only if it has verified that the received second KMAC equals its computed second KMAC and hence that the Initiator indeed possesses the purportedly shared master key.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a first network device receiving from a second network device a software, the first network device adjusting operations at the first network device according to the software, the first network device providing a digital signature to the software to generate an adjusted software where the digital signature indicates that the first network device has received the software, and the first network device transmitting, to a third network device, the adjusted software. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A device may receive information associated with a user request to access a service using a first device. The information may include a user credential. The device may identify a second device associated with the user credential. The device may provide a notification, associated with the user request to access the service, to the second device, and may receive a response from the second device. The response may indicate to permit access to the service. The device may provide an instruction to permit the first device to access the service. The device may provide information that identifies services for which access has been permitted for the user credential. The device may receive an indication to prevent further access, for the user credential, to at least one service. The device may provide an instruction to prevent further access to the at least one service for the user credential.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is provided and including a carrier wave generator configured to generate a first electromagnetic wave; a modulator configured to modulate the first electromagnetic wave for transmitting a first message to a first communication device; a load modulator configured to modulate a second electromagnetic wave generated by the first communication device for transmitting a second message to the first communication device; a controller configured to control the communication apparatus to: transmit the first message when the second electromagnetic wave is not detected and, transmit the second message when the second electromagnetic wave is detected. A communication method is also provided.

Abstract: A low-power wireless communication device is in a sleep or standby mode of operation for extended periods of time, periodically becoming fully operational and issuing a “check in” message to a base station, thereby inhibiting the ability of the base station to assist in the locating of device, and remotely updating the settings or operational programming of the device much of the time. Upon receipt of a command to locate a misplaced low-power wireless device or to update the device, a base station queues an associated command in a task queue. Upon receipt of a check-in message from an associated low-power wireless device, indicating it is in a fully powered and communicative state of operation, the base station searches its task queue for applicable commands relative to the specific wireless device and executes them via communication with the now fully-operational wireless device.

Abstract: A method for managing application data of a portable terminal according to the present invention comprises the steps of: allocating a plurality of data areas required for a data management policy for an application program; when the application program is executed, permitting connection to a specific data area of the plurality of data areas allocated for the application program on the basis of the data management policy; and executing the application program while performing the permitted connection to the specific data area.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions executable by a processor of a symbol entry device comprising a display, a first touch sensor and a second touch sensor, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the symbol entry device to execute: displaying an entry screen including a plurality of entry locations; receiving a location signal from the first touch sensor and one of a first operation signal and a second operation signal; determining that a first symbol associated with an entry location has been entered; determining that a second symbol associated with the entry location and different from the first symbol has been entered; and storing information corresponding to a determined symbol in memory for inclusion in authentication information, the determined symbol being based on one of the first symbol or the second symbol.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for controlling access of a smart device, which belongs to the field of wireless communication. The method includes: determining, by a terminal device, whether the smart device is able to support a Low Density Parity Check Code (LDPC) coding-decoding scheme, broadcasting, by the terminal device, information about a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) to the smart device through a LDPC coding-decoding scheme if it is determined that the smart device is able to support the LDPC coding-decoding scheme, detecting whether the terminal device would communicate with a router through a LDPC coding-decoding scheme when accessing a WLAN if it is determined that the smart device is not able to support the LDPC coding-decoding scheme, ceasing establishing connection with the router, and broadcasting information about the WLAN through a non-LDPC coding-decoding scheme. The information about the WLAN is used for the smart device to access the WLAN via the router.

Abstract: A system may be configured to determine a floor of a building in which the user device is located at a time a call was placed. The information, indicating the determined floor, may be provided to a callee, such as a public safety answering point (“PSAP”). The floor may be determined based on, for example, comparing an altitude of the user device and/or a list of networks or devices that are visible to the user device, to a set of reference information.

Abstract: A fan-less Multiprocessor-Computing-Apparatus (MCA) housed in a Metallic-Enclosure (ME) acting as an electromagnetic-Shield for wireless-communications/interconnects (WLI) among components of MCA enabling the whole-range-frequencies from lows of 10-HZs to highs of GHZ and beyond to be able to address almost unlimited Shared-Memory-Units (SMUs) by each processor with each SMU permanently tuned to send/receive data at a particular frequency. The ME is dust-proofed and filled with clean-air/vacuum for efficient-and-reliable WLI. The ME also acts as a heat-sink with the components of MCA placed on Circuit-Boards are mounted on inside in a plane parallel to the respective side of the ME of any required size and shape and heat producing components are firmly attached to the ME, which is waterproofed and placed-under-water for cooling. The SMUs are made up of static non-volatile Random Access Memory that can be read-from and written-to optically.