Abstract: A method and a system for determining a path of data traffic based on a destination Internet Protocol (IP) address, the destination IP address being either private or public and belonging to any one of multiple organizations. In the method and system, a subscribed device identifier and the destination IP address of one of the multiple organizations is received at a managed service platform. If both the subscribed device identifier and the destination IP address of the one of the multiple organizations are not registered in a predetermined policy database, a subscriber or an owner of the subscribed device is prompted, at a telecommunications endpoint associated with the subscribed device identifier, to register the endpoint. The subscribed device identifier is then registered in the predetermined policy database, based on information received from the telecommunications endpoint in response to the prompting.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to efficient computer-storage and computer-rendering of obstacle data in the computer-generated map view. In one example, one or more vector tiles collectively representing a geographic region are received. Each of the one or more vector tiles represents a sub-region of the geographic region. Obstacle data for one or more obstacles in the geographic region is received. The obstacle data defines a location of each of the one or more obstacles in relation to a local origin of the vector tile representing the sub-region where the obstacle is geographically located. A map view is rendered for visual presentation via a display. The map view includes the geographic region represented by the one or more vector tiles and indicating the one or more obstacles.

Abstract: A display device includes a display that displays a map based on map data and Hypertext Markup Language data, a communicator that obtains the map data through Hypertext Transfer Protocol communication, and a display controller that updates, based on the map data obtained by the communicator and corresponding to location data obtained at predetermined time intervals, the map displayed on the display.

Abstract: Disclosed are various aspects of voice skill session lifetime management. In some examples, a session extension request is received. The session extension request extends a voice skill session of a voice-activated device. A personal client device is identified based on the session extension request. A command to emit an ultrasonic pulse is transmitted to the personal client device.

Abstract: A wireless device is configured to perform wireless communication with one or more terminals and includes an antenna configured to perform wireless communication, a wireless interface configured to perform wireless communication with the one or more terminals through the antenna, and a processor configured to acquire an azimuth and a weighting coefficient of each of the one or more terminals, and determine a direction of the antenna based on the azimuth and the weighting coefficient of each of the one or more terminals.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for updating element properties based on distances between elements in a virtual conference. The program and method provide, in association with designing a room, an interface for specifying how a first element in the room affects at least one property value of a second element, based on distance between the two elements; receive user selection of parameter values specifying how the first element affects the at least one property value of the second element based on the distance; provide a virtual conference between plural participants within the room including the first and second elements; update the at least one property value of the second element based on a change in distance between the first and second elements, and on the parameter values; and provide for updated display of the second element.

Abstract: In an aspect, a UE receives first positioning assistance data (AD). The UE transmits an indication to a network component (e.g., BS, core network component, LMF, etc.) that the UE has received the first positioning AD. The network component determines second positioning AD that is based at least in part upon the first positioning AD. The network component transmits the second positioning AD to the UE.

Abstract: A first mobile device exchanges information or documentation with a second mobile device after a vehicular incident or collision has occurred. Communication is initiated or triggered based on detection of the incident by a collision detection system and/or based on the first mobile device contactlessly receiving a user identifier from the second mobile device. The contactless communication may be initiated by a service provider system or by the first mobile device. The first mobile device may include a sensor that scans a user identifier associated with the second mobile device. Then, the first mobile device may transmit the user identifier to the service provider system, which initiates or provides a communication channel between the first mobile device and the second mobile device.

Abstract: A social media computing system is described. The social media computing system provides a social media platform to a plurality of users. Additionally, the social media computing system provides merchants the ability to provide targeted offers to users of the social media platform. As used herein, the word “merchants” also includes service providers. The offers relate to goods or services provided by the merchants. In some situations, the offers are transmitted by the social media computing system to user devices based on requests by the users. In other situations, the offers can be transmitted directly from the merchants to the user devices based on determined locations of the user devices.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling air-interface resources on a radio-frequency (RF) carrier on which an access node provides wireless communication service. While the access node is set to apply at least two resource-reservations (e.g., PRB-reservations) that are mutually exclusive on the carrier, a computing system detects that resource-availability on the carrier is threshold low. And in response to the detecting, the computing system causes the access node to combine together the at least two resource-reservations on the carrier The combining together of the at least two resource-reservations on the carrier retains the at least two resource-reservations on the carrier but results in a reduction in aggregate total quantity of air-interface resources consumed by the at least two resource-reservations on the carrier.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for leveraging a distributed services system for surfacing insights for a user are described. The method may include accessing, by a computer processing system, service system data generated for a user by services of a distributed service system, the service system data including one or more values associated with one or more corresponding common entities in a data store of disambiguated service system data. The method may also include inputting the one or more values associated with the one or more corresponding common entities generated for the user into a trained machine learning model (MLM), the machine learning model trained to detect an effect of the one or more values associated with the one or more corresponding common entities on a set of metrics of interest. Furthermore, the method may include detecting, by the MLM, when there is an anomaly in a metric of interest in the set of metrics of interest.

Abstract: A system for publishing digital content is described which, in one embodiment, includes a beacon device associated with a first user configured to transmit identification information and information indicating its current position. A browsing device includes a display configured and adapted to display to a second user a representation of a local geographical area, and to selectively display to the second user content information associated with the first user, based at least in part on whether the location of the beacon device is within the local geographical area.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed, the apparatus comprising means for estimating a first angle (?1) between a first path between a first base station and at least one target node and a second path between the first base station and a second base station, and estimating a second angle (?2) between a third path between the second base station and the at least one target node and the second path. The apparatus also comprises means for determining a value (?d) indicative of a difference between a first distance between the at least one target node and the first base station and a second distance between the at least one target node and the second base station, wherein determining the value is based on the estimated first and second angles (?1) (?2) and a known distance (l) between the first and second base stations.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for notifying automatically emergency events reported by users to emergency contacts of the users, comprising receiving one or more advanced cellular location (AML) messages transmitted by one or more cellular devices of one or more users to an AML service when the cellular device(s) initiates an emergency call, the AML message(s) comprising a Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) and a location of the cellular device(s), retrieving contact information of one or more emergency contacts associated with the MSISDN extracted from the AML message(s), and transmitting one or more emergency notifications to the emergency contact(s) according to the contact information. The one or more emergency notifications indicative of the emergency call(s) comprise an indication of the user(s) and the location of the cellular device(s) extracted from the AML message(s).

Abstract: To conserve energy associated with bi-directional communications with network devices (e.g., access point, router, long-range (LoRa) access point, edge device, etc.), and to limit data/information processing resources associated with such bi-directional communications, a user device (e.g., a data collection device, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, an end device, a low-power device, a sensor, etc.) may determine its location (e.g., geolocation, etc.). The user device may use mapping information that identifies each network device within a geographical area to identify locations of network devices within a communication range of the user device. The user device may determine its own location based on the locations of the network devices within the communication range.

Abstract: A method, UE and integrated circuit for reporting RSTD values to a network. A user equipment (UE) is configured to establish a connection to a network, the network comprising a first cell and a second cell. The UE receives a positioning reference signal from each of the first and second cells, determines a frequency band for each of the positioning reference signals, determines reference signal time difference (RSTD) values from measured time offsets between the positioning reference signals from the first and second cells, determines RSTD reporting values based on at least the RSTD values and the determined frequency bands and transmits an indication of the RSTD reporting values to the network.

Abstract: A method of estimating a position of a well path within a subsurface formation of the Earth includes determining a well path estimate using navigation measurements from a downhole tool and a position estimate derived from seismic data. A method of geosteering includes estimating a position of the well path and controlling a drill bit in response to the estimated position of the well path to follow a desired well trajectory.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means configured to: manage at least one location request for at least one user equipment based on an indicator indicating whether a node associated with the location determination for the at least one user equipment is tracking the location for the at least one user equipment.

Abstract: Devices and methods enable optimizing a signal of interest based on identifying and analyzing the signal of interest based on radio frequency energy measurements. Signal data is compared with stored data to identify the signal of interest. Signal degradation data is calculated based on noise figure parameters, hardware parameters and environment parameters. The signal of interest is optimized based on the signal degradation data. Terrain data is also operable to be used for optimizing the signal of interest.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a map user interface including a representation of a map at a respective zoom level and a location indicator that indicates a determined location of the electronic device on the representation of the map. In some embodiments, the location indicator includes a first location element and does not include a second location element. In some embodiments, the location indicator includes the second location element and does not include the first location element. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a map user interface including a representation of a map and a location indicator that indicates a determined location of the electronic device on the representation of the map. In some embodiments, while displaying the map user interface, the electronic device displays a selectable option that is selectable to initiate a process for improving an accuracy of the determined location of the electronic device.

Abstract: A distance determination method has: detecting a first received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of a first electronic device by a second electronic device; detecting a second RSSI of the second electronic device by the first electronic device; obtaining the first RSSI from the second electronic device by the first electronic device; and calculating a motion direction and a distance of the second electronic device relative to the first electronic device according to the first RSSI and the second RSSI by the first electronic device.

Abstract: A mobile station performs Observed Time Difference of Arrival (OTDOA) positioning by measuring a time of arrival (TOA) of downlink signals transmitted from a reference cell and one or more neighbor cells. Reference Signal Time Differences (RSTDs) are generated using TOA measurements from the reference cell and each neighbor cell. The mobile station reports to a location server location information, including the RSTD measurements and the times of measurement for the TOA measurements. The mobile station may further generate and report additional RSTD and/or TOA measurements and associated times of measurement for the reference cell and/or neighbor cells. A location server may use the RSTD measurements, the times of measurement and any TOA measurements to determine a position of the mobile station taking into account user motion and base station clock drift and/or may adjust the uncertainty of the resulting position.

Abstract: A data pipeline system includes a binary data extractor to receive a data portion identifier, extract a portion of a binary data item based on the data portion identifier; and output the portion of the binary data item. A data iterator provides a first data portion identifier to the binary data extractor, receives, from the binary data extractor, a first portion of the binary data item, determines a second data portion identifier, provides the second data portion identifier to the binary data extractor, receives, from the binary data extractor, a second portion of the binary data item, and outputs the second portion of the binary data item. A data converter receives, from the data iterator, the second portion of the binary data item; and transforms, based on a data format specification, at least the second portion of the binary data item for processing by components of the data pipeline system.

Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by determining topics of electronic communications between users and generating customized media content items based on such topics. The media content can be generated for a variety of topics and shared with other users. For example, media content (e.g., images or video) can be generated and displayed on a user's computing device, as well as transmitted to other users via electronic communications, such as short message service (SMS) or multimedia service (MMS) texts and mails.

Abstract: UE capability information for both LTE and NR is provided so that the network will be able to determine: 1) whether the UE supports performing NR measurements while in LTE IDLE, IDLE with suspended or INACTIVE mode; 2) whether the UE supports performing LTE measurements while in NR IDLE or INACTIVE mode; and/Receive or 3) whether the UE supports performing inter-RAT measurements in a different frequency range, when the UE is camping in one frequency range.

Abstract: In various aspects, a system that comprises requesting a positioning measurement data set from one or more network node devices; receiving a positioning measurement data set, determining a time of arrival value for each positioning measurement data of the positioning measurement data set; generating a positioning measurement report comprising a group of positioning measurement report elements determined as having fulfilled a predetermined criterion; and transmitting the positioning measurement report, wherein the positioning measurement report comprises a first portion and a second portion.

Abstract: A medical diagnostic device includes a wirelessly transmitted time data receiver and processor. Associated devices, methods and functionality are also described.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for synchronizing transmission of signals from antenna reference points, ARP, (121, 122) of a wireless communication network (100). The method comprises initiating transmission of a first synchronization reference signal from a first ARP (121) at a first time point, instructing a second ARP (122) to determine a second time point for reception of the first synchronization reference signal, initiating transmission of a second synchronization reference signal from the second ARP (122) at a third time point, and instructing the first ARP to determine a fourth time point for reception of the second synchronization reference signal. The first and the second synchronization references signals are either transmitted in uplink communication resources available or they are transmitted in downlink communication resources.

Abstract: A method to identify a problematic 2D position of a mobile device can include: determining a reported 2D position of the mobile device; determining a piece of information about the mobile device; and comparing the reported 2D position and the piece of information about the mobile device. Upon determining that the reported 2D position and the piece of information about the mobile device are consistent with each other, the reported 2D position of the mobile device is used as an estimate of the actual 2D position of the mobile device, or upon determining that the reported 2D position and the piece of information about the mobile device are not consistent with each other, the reported 2D position is determined to be problematic, and the reported 2D position of the mobile device is removed from a list of reported 2D positions of the mobile device.

Abstract: A location system is disclosed for commercial wireless telecommunication infrastructures. The system is an end-to-end solution having one or more location centers for outputting requested locations of commercially available handsets or mobile stations (MS) based on, e.g., CDMA, AMPS, NAMPS or TDMA communication standards, for processing both local MS location requests and more global MS location requests via, e.g., Internet communication between a distributed network of location centers. The system uses a plurality of MS locating technologies including those based on: (1) two-way TOA and TDOA; (2) pattern recognition; (3) distributed antenna provisioning; (5) GPS signals, (6) angle of arrival, (7) super resolution enhancements, and (8) supplemental information from various types of very low cost non-infrastructure base stations for communicating via a typical commercial wireless base station infrastructure or a public telephone switching network.

Abstract: A first electrical device includes: a second radio signal receiver that receives target device information; a second processor that determines whether or not the first electrical device is included in the target device information and the first electrical device is connected to a network or whether or not a second electrical device capable of communicating with the first electrical device is included in the target device information and the second electrical device capable of communicating with the first electrical device is connected to the network; and a transmitter that, when a result of the determination by the second processor indicates that the first electrical device or the second electrical device is included in the target device information, transmits information indicating that the first electrical device or the second electrical device is the search-target device, as a response using a communication method based on the result of the determination.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for implementing a video click via a Bluetooth device. The techniques comprise performing matching with and connection to a wireless device; monitoring a signal sent by the wireless device; parsing the signal and determining whether the signal is associated with a preset power-conserving wireless personal area network service; determining whether a terminal device is in a state of playing a video in response to determining that the signal is associated with the preset power-conserving wireless personal area network service; and in response to determining that the terminal device is in the state of playing the video, rendering an effect on the video played by the terminal device based on the signal and updating data based on the signal.

Abstract: A method for user equipment (UE) service handover from the serving cell to a target cell includes information regarding a handover timer and an associated handover execution condition. For scheduled handover to be performed upon expiration of the handover timer, the associated handover execution condition comprises one or more abort conditions for aborting the scheduled handover. For two-stage triggered handover to be performed upon receipt of a subsequent triggering message, the handover timer is a handover validity timer and the associated handover execution condition comprises receipt of the handover triggering message prior to expiration of the handover validity timer.

Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the disclosure relates to an application system and server kit that create and serve digital twin-enabled applications. This disclosure also relates to a hub-and-spoke classification system. This disclosure also relates to a location-based services framework that leverages a generative content process to improve location prediction. This disclosure also relates to virtual reality and augmented reality applications, as well as digital agents that support various types of applications.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to configuration of a periodic updating timer for, e.g., a Radio Access Network (RAN)-controlled inactive state. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a RAN node in a cellular communications network comprises configuring a User Equipment (UE) with a timer value T for a periodic updating timer. In this manner, the RAN node is able to configure the UE with a time value T, e.g., for use by the UE for providing periodic update messages while the UE is operating in an inactive state such as, e.g., a RAN-controlled inactive state.

Abstract: An ephemeral content distribution system associated with exchanging calibrated communications using a wave dynamic communication protocol based at least on a current wave-state of a user is disclosed. The system transmits a wave-based request for wave dynamic communications associated with a first user. The system processes wave-geographic information associated with a bounded geographical region based on a wave-state of a second user that received the wave-based request. The system processes wave-identity information associated with the wave-state of the second user. The system next receives a response of the second user to the wave-based request in accordance with the wave-state of the second user.

Abstract: Techniques for live location sharing are described. A first mobile device and a second mobile device can communicate with one another using an IM program. The first mobile device can receive a user input to share a location of the first mobile device in the IM program. Sharing the location can include causing the second mobile device to display a location of the first mobile device in an IM program user interface on the second mobile device. Duration of sharing the location can be user-configurable. The second mobile device may or may not share a location of the second device for display in the IM program executing on the first mobile device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and non-transitory machine-readable mediums are provided for wireless communication in communication networks comprising a wireless device, a radio access network node and a wireless light communication network node. In one embodiment, a method is performed by a node (102, 104, 120) of a wireless communication network (100), the wireless communication network comprising a wireless device (104), a radio access network node (102) and one or more wireless light communication (LC) network nodes (106). At least one of the wireless device and the radio access network node comprise a plurality of antenna elements configurable to provide a transmit or receive beam (110, 112) for communication with the other of the wireless device and the radio access network node.

Abstract: A device with a display and, optionally, a touch-sensitive surface detects a first input corresponding to a request to share first content from a first application while displaying the first application on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device displays a sharing interface that includes a plurality of options for sharing the first content. While displaying the sharing interface, the device detects selection of an affordance in the sharing interface. In accordance with a determination that the affordance is a respective user-first sharing option for a respective user, the device initiates a process for sharing the first content with the respective user. In accordance with a determination that the affordance is a protocol-first sharing option for a respective protocol, the device initiates a process for sharing the first content using the respective protocol.

Abstract: The location of a user equipment may be determined by having the user equipment use a radio carrier and/or a bandwidth part having the highest sub-carrier spacing available to the user equipment. A user equipment may communicate through a plurality of radio carriers, determine a first radio carrier or bandwidth part having a highest sub-carrier spacing, determine a timing advance value associated with the first radio carrier or bandwidth part, and transmit to a location server, the timing advance value.

Abstract: Run-time selection of optimal commands for accessing serial access resources is described. A system receives a request to access a serial access resource. The system identifies a first section to access in the serial access resource and a second section to access in the serial access resource which is separated from the first section to access by an intermediate section in the serial access resource. The system generates combinations of access commands associated with accessing the first and the second sections to access. The system estimates target values, based on locations of the first and the second sections to access in the serial access resource, corresponding to the combinations of access commands. The system selects a combination of access commands which corresponds to an optimal target value. The system enables performance of the selected combination of access commands on the first and the second sections in the serial access resource.

Abstract: A method for user equipment (UE) service handover from the serving cell to a target cell includes information regarding a handover timer and an associated handover execution condition. For scheduled handover to be performed upon expiration of the handover timer, the associated handover execution condition comprises one or more abort conditions for aborting the scheduled handover. For two-stage triggered handover to be performed upon receipt of a subsequent triggering message, the handover timer is a handover validity timer and the associated handover execution condition comprises receipt of the handover triggering message prior to expiration of the handover validity timer.

Abstract: In various embodiments, crowd sourcing techniques are provided to enable RTT-based positioning of UE. To address issues of discovering which beacons (e.g., Wi-Fi APs, cellular base stations, BLE transmitters, etc.) support measurement of RTT (e.g., according to IEEE 802.11mc, 3GPP Release 16, etc.), beacon RTT capabilities may be crowd-sourced from UE and maintained by a cloud-based location platform in a beacon database (or more specifically, a RTT database portion thereof). To address the issue of determining physical antenna positions, RTT measurements may be crowd-sourced from UE for those beacons that are RTT capable, and used by a trilateration algorithm (e.g., a WLS multilateration algorithm) to determine physical antenna positions, which also may be maintained in the beacon database. Accuracy of the trilateration may be enhanced by obtaining raw GNSS measurements (e.g., psuedoranges) from the UE, and performing a cloud-based RTK GNSS position fix for the UE.

Abstract: Infrastructure equipment for use in a wireless telecommunications network, the infrastructure equipment including: receiver circuitry configured to receive a second signal from a terminal device of the wireless telecommunications network; and transmitter circuitry configured to transmit a third signal to the terminal device, the third signal being transmitted in response to the reception of the second signal, the third signal being for the terminal device to determine, in combination with a first signal received by the terminal device, the spatial position of the terminal device, and the third signal being comprised within a system information block (SIB).

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide control signaling mechanisms to support data transmission by a user equipment (UE) that is in the RRC_INACTIVE state and, more generally, in any inactive state. Beyond simply supporting data transmission by a user equipment that is in the RRC_INACTIVE state, aspects of the present application provide mechanisms for configuring the UE for preamble transmission or sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission and for toggling between such transmissions. Aspects of the present application relate to mechanisms for enabling Timing Advance estimation, which mechanisms are not burdened with high overhead and which allow the UE to remain in the RRC_INACTIVE state.

Abstract: A location-based game system is provided. Such a system may take the form of any device (e.g., a wireless telephone) that includes a locating device (e.g., a GPS system). One such location-based game may operate such that the actual, physical location of a user on a physical playfield corresponds to the location of a virtual character on a virtual playfield. Such location based games are referred to herein as actuality games. In one multiplayer actuality embodiment, two game devices may communicate location, and other, information to a remote database such that the two user's may interact on different physical playfields, but play on the same virtual playfield. A number of wireless communications protocols, self-configurations, and auto-download software applications are also provided to optimize integration with, for example, a wireless telephone.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a next generation wireless communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) wireless communication system, and the like. According to various embodiments, a method for transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus for supporting same can be provided. Various other embodiments can be provided.

Abstract: In various embodiments, crowd sourcing techniques are provided to enable RTT-based positioning of UE. To address issues of discovering which beacons (e.g., Wi-Fi APs, cellular base stations, BLE transmitters, etc.) support measurement of RTT (e.g., according to IEEE 802.11mc, 3GPP Release 16, etc.), beacon RTT capabilities may be crowd-sourced from UE and maintained by a cloud-based location platform in a beacon database (or more specifically, a RTT database portion thereof). To address the issue of determining physical antenna positions, RTT measurements may be crowd-sourced from UE for those beacons that am RTT capable, and used by a trilateration algorithm (e.g., a WLS multilateration algorithm) to determine physical antenna positions, which also may be maintained in the beacon database. Accuracy of the trilateration may be enhanced by obtaining raw GNSS measurements (e.g., psuedoranges) from the UE, and performing a cloud-based RTK GNSS position fix for the UE.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, to manage device communications during emergent conditions are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving, by a first computing device, data indicating that a second computing device is configured to communicate using a first protocol. The actions include receiving data indicating that a third computing device is configured to communicate using the first protocol and a second protocol. The actions include determining that the second computing device is unable to communicate with a fourth computing device. The actions include determining a context. The actions include generating an instruction for the third computing device to communicate with the second computing device using the first protocol. The actions include outputting, to the third computing device, the instruction for the third computing device to communicate with the second computing device using the first protocol.

Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, methods, and media providing emergency data to public safety answering points (PSAPs). Also provided are systems, methods, and media for utilizing location data and geofences to provide emergency data to PSAPs and interactive graphical displays to efficiently display relevant emergency data.