Abstract: A method and an apparatus for switching D2D data communications between a licensed and a license-exempt band are disclosed. A D2D device receives from a cellular network a pre-switch notification to prepare for a switch of its D2D communications, and in response adopts a temporary strategy for conducting its D2D transmissions prior to the switch. After the switch the D2D device discontinues the temporary strategy. In one embodiment the temporary strategy and its duration are indicated in the pre-switch notification. Two example temporary strategies are presented: ‘no-new-data’ where new data transmissions are suspended and data re-transmissions are sent with high reliability; and ‘no-feedback’ where new data is sent with high reliability and data re-transmissions are suspended. Different embodiments have the cellular network access node or D2D device contending for the radio resource in the license-exempt frequency band.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first communication unit that communicatively connects to a network using the user information; a second communication unit that communicatively connects to a second electronic device; a determination unit that, upon obtaining data by the first communication unit, determines whether or not the data is to be obtained by the second electronic device, based on the data; a user information transmitter that, when the determination unit determines that the data is to be obtained by the second electronic device, sends the user information to the second electronic device via the second communication unit; and a migration unit that blocks the first communication unit from communicating with the network, and causes the second electronic device to obtain the data through the network using the user information.

Abstract: An image capture accelerator performs accelerated processing of image data. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator includes accelerator circuitry including a pre-processing engine and a compression engine. The pre-processing engine is configured to perform accelerated processing on received image data, and the compression engine is configured to compress processed image data received from the pre-processing engine. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator further includes a demultiplexer configured to receive image data captured by an image sensor array implemented within, for example, an image sensor chip. The demultiplexer may output the received image data to an image signal processor when the image data is captured by the image sensor array in a standard capture mode, and may output the received image data to the accelerator circuitry when the image data is captured by the image sensor array in an accelerated capture mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure presents a method and an apparatus for network cognizant uplink transmissions during inter radio access technology (IRAT) handovers. For example, the method may include skipping inter radio access technology (IRAT) measurements during one or more dedicated channel (DCH) measurement occasion (DMO) or idle interval gaps of a transmission timing interval (TTI). The method further includes transmitting data on an uplink from a user equipment (UE) to a network entity during the entire duration of the TTI and determining whether the network entity is decoding the data transmitted on the uplink based on a response received from the network entity. As such, network cognizant uplink transmissions during inter radio access technology (IRAT) handovers may be achieved.

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

Abstract: A system, method and computer readable medium for targeting messages delivered by wireless communication comprising determining at least one target space within at least one wireless communications network, determining a notification list comprising at least one recipient in said at least one target space, determining at least one notification message, and transmitting said at least one notification message through said at least one wireless communications network to at least one recipient on said notification list.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing optimized privacy in cognitive radio information sharing. A cognitive radio privacy optimization platform determines cognitive radio connectivity information provided by at least one device. The cognitive radio privacy optimization platform also processes and/or facilitates a processing of the cognitive radio connectivity information to determine a quality, an amount, or a combination thereof of the cognitive radio connectivity information. The cognitive radio privacy optimization platform further determines at least one service class for providing cognitive radio connectivity to the at least one device based, at least in part, on the quality, the amount, or a combination thereof of the cognitive radio information.

Abstract: A user equipment determines a set of licensed and unlicensed frequency bands that are available for wireless communication. The user equipment selects a first subset of the set as targets for a handover involving at least one unlicensed frequency band and transmits information indicating the first subset. A base station receives information indicating a first subset of a set of licensed and unlicensed frequency bands. The first subset are targets for a handover of user equipment involving at least one unlicensed frequency band. The base station selects a second subset based on the first subset and transmits information indicating the second subset.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for communicating service data units/Packet Data Units (PDUs) in a carrier aggregation environment, including receiving a plurality of grants on a plurality of active component carriers from an Evolved Node B, allocating transmission resources associated with the plurality of grants to at least one Radio Link Control (RLC) entity of a user equipment, identifying one of the allocated transmission resources associated with one of the plurality of grants by the at least one RLC entity based on criteria for communicating a status report, and transmitting a status PDU including the status report using the identified one of the allocated transmission resources.

Abstract: A method, which is performed in a first electronic device, for authorizing access to a second electronic device is disclosed. The method may include establishing communication between the first electronic device and the second electronic device. The method may also obtain data indicative of a motion of at least one of the first and second electronic devices in response to a movement of the at least one of the first and second electronic devices. Based on the data, a control signal authorizing access to the second electronic device is generated, and transmitted to the second electronic device.

Abstract: A user apparatus that is used in a radio communication system including a plurality of base stations, and that includes a function for performing interference reduction based on user assignment in an interference cell, including: interference pattern generation means that generates a plurality of interference patterns each of which is a combination of presence or absence of an interference signal in a given number of interference cells for the user apparatus; reception quality calculation means that calculates a reception quality after interference reduction for each of the plurality of interference patterns generated by the interference pattern generation means; and user assignment information estimation means that determines presence or absence of an interference signal in each interference cell corresponding to an interference pattern based on which the best reception quality is obtained in reception qualities calculated by the reception quality calculation means to be presence or absence of user assignmen

Abstract: A wireless transmission control capability may be used to control downlink (DL) transmissions for a set of wireless user devices or for an individual wireless user device. A DL transmission control capability for a set of wireless user devices may include receiving DL channel operating parameter information associated with a set of cells, determining DL channel operating parameter distribution information based on the DL channel operating parameter information, and determining default DL channel operating parameter information for the set of cells based on the DL channel operating parameter distribution information and a target associated with the set of cells. A DL transmission control capability for an individual wireless user device may include determining radio link layer (RLL) retransmission information associated with a wireless user device and determining, based on the RLL retransmission information associated with the wireless user device, whether to modify an attribute of the wireless user device.

Abstract: Detection of a confusion caused by scrambling code reuse is provided herein. Timing measurements, as observed by a mobile device, and an identification of primary scrambling codes associated with the timing measurements are captured. The timing measurements are identified by the primary scrambling codes for the particular radio measured. The mobile device also reports its location information. Radios for which timing measurements have been received are paired. Based on the paired radios and a history of observed time difference reference values for radio pairs, comparisons are made between paired radios having at least one common radio. Radios, exhibiting a set of values that is near an expected range, are removed from the analysis. Radios, exhibiting two sets of values that are distinct, are isolated in order to identify the radio that is causing the scrambling code confusion.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for requesting device-to-device communication in a wireless access system that supports device-to-device communication and an apparatus for the method. More particularly, the method comprises the steps of: receiving, from a first device, request information for requesting device-to-device communication with a second device; transmitting, to the second device, check information to inquire whether to accept device-to-device communication with the first device; receiving, from the second device, response information indicating that device-to-device communication is accepted; and, if the second device has accepted the device-to-device, transmitting resource allocation information for device-to-device communication to the first device and the second device.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, system, and program product are disclosed for intelligent communication disconnect. A monitor module is configured to detect a disconnection cue during an ongoing communication between a plurality of users. The disconnection cue includes a disconnection phrase that indicates the completion of the ongoing communication. A disconnection module is configured to disconnect from the ongoing communication in response to the disconnection cue.

Abstract: The present application provides a method for allowing a cell to remove inter-cell interference in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method includes receiving, from neighboring cells, time resource interference information on a first subframe type and a second subframe type; receiving, from said neighboring cells, first frequency resource interference information corresponding to said first subframe type and second frequency resource interference information corresponding to said second subframe type; and performing downlink communication and uplink communication by using said first frequency resource interference information, said second frequency resource interference information, and said time resource interference information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of processing a signal in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method comprises steps of setting an indicator indicating that an integrity failure occurs and transmitting a first message associated with a connection reestablishment including the indicator to a network. The integrity failure means that data is inserted or replaced by an unauthorized third party.

Abstract: A method for optimizing uplink power control settings in a wireless network, the method comprising generating a first gene pool comprising a set of parent genes, wherein each parent gene comprises a set of first generation power control solutions for a set of base stations in the wireless network. The method may further include performing natural selection on the first gene pool to generate a second gene pool comprising selected ones of the set of parent genes, wherein the selected parent genes are chosen by probabilistically selecting some of the parent genes based on fitness values assigned to the parent genes. The method may further include evolving the second gene pool into a descendent gene, wherein the descendent gene comprises a set of local power control solutions for the set of base station in the wireless network.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a surgical instrument which comprises an instrument body and an encapsulated electronic device, wherein the instrument body is partially or completely made of a metal material; the encapsulated electronic device comprises a radio frequency identification chip which is electrically connected with the instrument body; the instrument body, which serves as an antenna of the radio frequency identification chip, is configured to acquire the electromagnetic wave energy so as to activate the radio frequency identification chip. According to the surgical instrument, the instrument body, which serves as the antenna of the encapsulated electronic device, is configured to acquire the electromagnetic wave energy so as to activate the radio frequency identification chip, so that no antenna is needed to be configured in the encapsulated electronic device, and thus the encapsulated electronic device cannot affect operations of medical staff due to small size and can achieve excellent reading effect.

Abstract: A communication device is described comprising a detector configured to detect, based on the reception of radio signals from another communication device, whether the other communication device is operating as a relay communication device in a radio cell associated with the communication device and a signaling circuit configured to signal to a communication terminal that the other communication device is operating as a relay communication device if it has been detected that the other communication device is operating as a relay communication device.

Abstract: A user equipment comprises a wireless interface for communication with a cellular communication network. The user equipment has different operating states which include a power saving state. Transitions between the power saving state and a further operating state different from the power saving state may be triggered by a device-to-device signal received directly from a further user equipment.

Abstract: A method of characterizing a radio frequency traffic channel comprising a transmitter and a receiver. The method comprises calculating a first error rate associated with a sequence of bits sent by the transmitter at a first amplitude and received by the receiver. The first error rate is then used to determine a second amplitude to be used by the transmitter when sending a further sequence of bits. Subsequently, a second error rate associated with this further sequence of bits is calculated and compared to a target error rate. If this second error rate differs from the target error rate by more than a predetermined amount, a third amplitude is calculated which differs from the first amplitude by a lesser amount than the second amplitude differed from the first amplitude. Otherwise, the third amplitude is calculated which differs from the second amplitude by an amount determined by the second error rate.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that facilitate using a mobile device to provision of a connectable device to a user account. The disclosed examples provide for provisioning a connected device by a mobile device that uses a near field communication (NFC) transceiver in the mobile device to obtain information identifying a connectable device. The information identifying the connectable device is obtained from a NFC transponder associated with the connectable device. The mobile device processor accesses user account-related information to retrieve user authenticating information. The user authenticating information and the information identifying the connectable device is transmitted via a wireless communication transceiver to a provisioning server for provisioning the connectable device in a network. A confirmation of the provisioning of the connectable device to the user account associated with the mobile device is presented in a user interface element of the mobile device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system of providing minimization drive test (MDT) measurement information to a base station in a wireless communication network. In one embodiment, a method includes indicating availability of MDT measurement information logged by user equipment to a base station in a wireless network environment. The method further includes receiving an information request message to transfer the MDT measurement information in response to the indication. The method includes transmitting an information response message including at least a portion of the MDT measurement information to the base station, where the information response message indicates whether any portion of MDT measurement information is leftover with the user equipment. The method then includes repeating the above steps of receiving and transmitting till the entire MDT measurement information is transferred to the base station.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provide live call text-to-speech. The method can include entering an ongoing voice call at a first communication device with a second communication device. The method can include receiving text input at the first communication device during the ongoing voice call. The method can include converting the text input to speech during the ongoing voice call to generate a text-to-speech audible signal. The method can include sending the text-to-speech audible signal from the first communication device to the second communication device during the ongoing voice call.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to forming crowds of users taking into account known physical boundaries. In general, current locations of a number of users are obtained. A crowd of users is then formed based on the current locations of the users while taking into account one or more known physical boundaries such that the crowd does not include spatially proximate users on opposite sides of the one or more known physical boundaries. By utilizing known physical boundaries in a spatial crowd formation process, users that are spatially proximate to one another but are separated by a physical boundary are not included in the same crowd. In this manner, the spatial crowd formation process provides accurate and meaningful crowd formation in environments such as, but not limited to, buildings with multiple rooms, shopping malls, or the like. Crowd data representing users in the formed crowd is generated.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques related to devices with wireless docking capabilities and more particularly near field communications-based techniques for docking and undocking devices. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for performing device-to-device communication in a wireless access system that supports the device-to-device communication and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, the invention comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, device-to-device communication parameters for broadcasted device-to-device communication; transmitting a detection signal to one or more devices using the received device-to-device communication parameters; receiving, from the one or more devices, link measurement information for measuring a link between a first device and the one or more devices using the detection signal; selecting a second device for performing the device-to-device communication from the one or more devices using the link measurement information; and performing the device-to-device communication with the selected second device.

Abstract: A method includes determining whether a network access class associated with a data use device is a mixed access class. The mixed access class includes a non-extended access barring (EAB) network access protocol for at least one service and an EAB network access protocol for at least one other service. The method also includes determining whether EAB access has been granted for the data use device to access a network. The method includes barring EAB network access for the data use device if EAB access has not been granted for the data use device to access the network. The method further includes allowing network access for all services for the data use device if EAB access has been granted for the data use device to access the network.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for adaptively adjusting receiver operation during non-continuous (e.g., discontinuous) reception. In one exemplary embodiment, a user device such as a User Equipment (UE) adaptively adjusts its reception mode based on a determined actual error. The reception mode is selected so as to improve reception performance, while still minimizing overall power consumption.

Abstract: A terminal for entering a coverage of a small base station, a network apparatus, and a method for operating the same are provided. The network apparatus controls small base stations, on which the terminal is camped, to operate in an active mode in which the small base station emits radio frequency (RF) signals, and controls small base stations, accessible by the terminal but not camped on by the terminal, to operate in an inactive mode in which the small base station does not emit RF signals.

Abstract: The present invention applies to the communications field and provides a method and an apparatus for remotely locating a wireless network fault. The method includes: collecting a running parameter of a wireless network on a terminal side; and sending the collected running parameter of the wireless network on the terminal side to a server. Then the server compares the running parameter of the wireless network on the terminal side with a running parameter of the wireless network on an access point side and which part of the wireless network has a fault is determined according to a comparison result, so that detection is unnecessary on the terminal side when the wireless network is detected to be abnormal on the access point side, thereby improving troubleshooting efficiency and saving labor and reducing costs.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for adjusting a guard period in a cellular wireless communication system, to a base station adapted to adjust a guard period, and to a network management entity for adjusting a guard period. One method comprises the steps: obtaining (S1) an indication of at least one downlink frame for an interference measurement; transmitting (S2) during the at least one indicated downlink frame an interference signal; measuring (S3) interference at least during a part of the guard period succeeding the indicated downlink frame; and setting (S4) at least one of an end time of at least one subsequence.

Abstract: A first estimator determines a course estimate of a time of arrival of at least one subcarrier of an OFDM-like multitone signals by adjusting the course estimate of the time of arrival in accordance with a code (first) correlation function. A second estimator determines a precise estimate of the time of arrival of at least one subcarrier of the OFDM-like multitone signals by adjusting the precise time of arrival to align the slope of the subcarrier phases of the OFDM-like multitone signals in accordance with a phase (second) correlation function and consistent with the course estimate of the time of arrival associated with the code correlation function. A data processor estimates the location of the receiver or estimated range based on the precise estimate.

Abstract: A method of managing authorization of a private node-B in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes performing cell searching, when a cell is found, reading system information corresponding to the cell, and then determining authorization validity of the private node-B according to the system information and licensed band area corresponding to the private node-B.

Abstract: An aircraft radio system comprising a plurality of radios interconnected by a digital communications network, each radio having a transceiver and a dedicated processor platform, the aircraft radio system being configured to cause the dedicated processor platforms to constitute a virtual processing environment for the aircraft radio system. There is also an aircraft radio system comprising a plurality of discrete radios interconnected by a digital communications network, each radio having a transceiver, a dedicated processor platform and a server configured to support communications over the network using PPPoE, Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet, to provide a common digital interface between an aircraft domain and the radios for plural types of communication.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for a source terminal performing client cooperation in a wireless access system, and the method includes: receiving, from a base station, first control information for performing client cooperation, wherein the first control information contains resource area information that is allocated for channel state measurement between a source terminal and a cooperative terminal and a control signal that is used for the channel state measurement; measuring a channel state with the cooperative terminal by using the resource area information and the control signal; receiving, from the base station, second control information for performing client cooperation with the cooperative terminal; and performing client cooperation by using the second control information, wherein the first control information further contains frame structure information for defining an operation for the source terminal and the cooperative terminal performing client cooperation in a client cooperation frame.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for managing mobile device applications are described. In some aspects, a mobile device application is prevented from accessing resources of a wireless network. For example, a wireless network operator system can determine that one or more mobile device applications are disapproved for use in the wireless network. In some implementations, the wireless network operator denies the disapproved mobile device applications access to the wireless network resources. In some implementations, mobile devices disable access to the wireless network by the disapproved mobile device applications.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided including a parameter estimator, a controller, an initial channel estimator, and a channel estimator. The parameter estimator configured to estimate parameters related to a channel. The controller configured to select one of channel environments based on the parameters, and generate a control signal corresponding to the selected channel environment. The initial channel estimator configured to estimate an initial channel based on the control signal. The channel estimator configured to estimate a channel of remaining resource blocks, excluding resource blocks corresponding to a pilot signal, from among resource blocks, based on the initial channel and the control signal.

Abstract: A method (300) and apparatus (200) for radio link failure recovery is disclosed. The method may include receiving (340), at a mobile station (110), an assignment of a random access preamble from a first cell (140) for use in at least one potential reestablishment cell (150). The method may include determining (360) that a radio link failure has occurred after receiving the assignment of the random access preamble. The method may include transmitting (370) the random access preamble to one of the at least one potential reestablishment cells in response to determining that the radio link failure has occurred.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for enabling a communication intended for a device to be automatically conveyed to a group of other devices within proximity of the device. A method may include determining at least one communication directed to at least one device and one or more other devices within a proximity of the at least one device. The method also comprises causing a conveying of the at least one communication to at least one of the one or more other devices based, at least in part, on a determination of a request to receive the at least one communication by the at least one of the one or more other devices.

Abstract: A location sentry system is provided for use within a mobile device. The sentry system can be configured to detect unauthorized attempts to locate mobile devices by monitoring messages passed between the mobile device and the wireless network and/or messages passed between components of the mobile device, and determining that one or more of the messages is/are indicative of an attempt to locate the mobile device. In response to a determination that an unauthorized attempt has been detected, the location sentry can be configured to take one or more actions. For example, the location sentry system could prevent location information from being sent back to the wireless network and/or the location sentry system could cause incorrect information to be sent to the wireless network.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system is disclosed. A second receiving module, of a second wireless communication chip, is configured for receiving a transmission power value of a first signal configured to be transmitted from a first wireless communication chip of the UE.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for estimating a user equipment link quality based on a positioning of user equipment are provided. One method includes determining a plurality of link qualities (LQs) of the user equipment (UE) for a plurality of positionings of the UE, wherein at least one of the plurality of positionings includes at least a location or an orientation of the UE, storing information associated with the plurality of LQs for the plurality of positionings, estimating at least one future positioning of the UE, and estimating a future link quality (LQ) of the UE at the at least one future positioning of the UE based on the stored information associated with the plurality of LQs at the plurality of positionings of the UE.

Abstract: The communication device comprising a voice communication implementer, a stereo audio data output implementer, a device vibration implementer, a multiple language mode implementer, and a remote control implementer.

Abstract: In general, media data is stored in a storage medium of a mobile base station. The mobile base station transmits the media data from the mobile base station to a handheld device through a packet data protocol context.

Abstract: The invention is a method of analyzing the behavior of a secure electronic token which comprises an interface for exchanging data with an external entity. The token has a lifecycle wherein the token is intended to be created then issued. The method comprises the steps of: loading and installing a dedicated application into the token after the electronic token has been issued, spying the data exchanged through the interface and providing the dedicated application with these exchanged data, generating a buffer from the exchanged data by the dedicated application, sending the buffer to an external machine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for report a Radio Link Failure (RLF) and discloses the operations of UE or an eNB and the operating schemes of a network according to a cause of RLF. More specifically, the operating efficiency of a network is improved by reporting the reception power or interference power or both of other transceivers within a device, from among causes that generate RLF. This specification includes elements for configuring detecting RLF, configuring an RLF report on the RLF, and transmitting the RLF report. The RLF report includes information about whether there was an influence of In-device COexistence interference (ICO) to the RLF.

Abstract: Provided is a method for performing a handover from a first base station to a second base station by a user equipment that is performing a radio communication over a communication channel formed by aggregating a plurality of component carriers. The method includes a step of transmitting a handover command for a component carrier for which a handover has been approved by the second base station among the plurality of component carriers from the first base station to the user equipment and a step of trying to make an access from the user equipment to the second base station for each component carrier in response to the handover command.

Abstract: A vehicle computer system comprising a transceiver in a vehicle configured to wirelessly connect with a nomadic device, wherein the nomadic device is capable of running a contextual application which operates at least in part based on vehicle environment data. The vehicle computer system further comprises one or more vehicle modules configured to receive environment data and capable of causing the transceiver to provide the vehicle environment data to the nomadic device for processing by the contextual application.