Abstract: A method performed by a first device includes communicating, with a second device, a LOS determination request including a dual polarization procedure indicator indicating a dual polarization procedure is used in LOS characterization of a transmission between the first device and the second device, measuring a first signal on a first resource of a channel, and measuring a second signal on a second resource of the channel, with the first and second signals comprising a single bit sequence with orthogonal polarizations and are multiplexed in a frequency domain or a code domain.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for determining a peripheral's location based on observations from a plurality of centrals. A central may periodically transmit its location and observations of peripherals to a backend. The backend may match the location of the central with one or more observations of a peripheral to estimate a location of the peripheral. The backend may receive observations of the same peripheral from a plurality of centrals. The backend may aggregate estimated locations to triangulate a more precise location of the peripheral.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method, performed by an electronic device, of obtaining location information of the electronic device, the method including obtaining at least one image captured by the electronic device, identifying a plurality of feature points included in the at least one image, obtaining a plurality of distances between the plurality of feature points and the electronic device, obtaining location information of the plurality of feature points, generating a plurality of circles having the obtained distances as radii and having the plurality of feature points as centers, based on the location information of the plurality of feature points, and obtaining location information of the electronic device based on a point where the plurality of circles overlap each other.

Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores a program for causing a computer of an information processing apparatus to execute acquiring information about a radio wave environment between a first external device and a communication device, determining whether to transmit information to be used in connection to the first external device to the communication device based on the information about the radio wave environment, and transmitting, in response to a determination that the information to be used in the connection to the first external device is to be transmitted to the communication device, the information to be used in the connection to the first external device to the communication device.

Abstract: A first UE and a second UE may exchange information relating to one or more machine learning data services. The one or more machine learning data services may be provided by the second UE. The first UE and the second UE may pair with each other for the one or more machine learning data services. The second UE may perform machine learning inference using at least one machine learning inference model, and may transmit the inference result (e.g., a link quality prediction) associated with a link between a network node and the first UE to the network node. The network node may switch (the direction of) the network node beam if the inference result predicts that the degree of link quality degradation associated with a current network node beam is going to be greater than a prespecified threshold.

Abstract: A method for location attestation for a device connected to a network. The method includes: ascertaining at least one initial fingerprint, wherein the at least one initial fingerprint is specific to an initial network environment of the device in the network; storing the at least one ascertained initial fingerprint as a reference; ascertaining at least one current fingerprint, wherein the at least one current fingerprint is specific to a current network environment of the device on the network; comparing the at least one ascertained current fingerprint with the reference; verifying a geographic location of the device at least partially based on the comparison.

Abstract: Disclosed are a signal transmission method and a device, the signal transmission method on a terminal side includes: sending, via a sidelink between a first terminal and a second terminal, a first sidelink positioning reference signal (SPRS) to the second terminal, and receiving a second SPRS sent by the second terminal; performing, on the basis of the second SPRS, a positioning measurement so as to obtain a first positioning measurement value; reporting the first positioning measurement value to a network side; and receiving a second positioning measurement value forwarded by the network side, wherein the second positioning measurement value is obtained by the second terminal performing a positioning measurement on the basis of the first SPRS.

Abstract: A method, computer system, and computer program product for utilizing crowdsourcing of images captured by individuals to determine the status of a subject is provided. The embodiment may receive, by a processor associated with a broad beacon, an impulse. The embodiment may also transmit a request to each client device within a preconfigured distance through the broad beacon based on the received impulse. The embodiment may further, in response to an acceptance of the transmitted request by a user associated with a client device, initializing a pairing sequence between the client device and an aimable beacon. The embodiment may also transmit information to identify a subject of photographic capture from the aimable beacon to the client device. The embodiment may further receive an image captured by the user based on the received information.

Abstract: User equipment (UE), an enhanced NodeB (eNB) and method of improving positioning accuracy and enabling vertical domain positioning of the UE are generally described. The UE may receive a prsInfo control signal having at least one PRS configuration and subsequently a plurality of Reference Signals (RSs). The RSs may have a first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) pattern in a first set of PRS subframes and a second PRS pattern in a second set of PRS subframes received prior to a subsequent first set of PRS subframes. The RSs may have a vertical positioning RS and a lateral positioning RS. The UE may measure PRS resource elements (REs), each having a PRS, in the first and second PRS pattern. The UE may transmit a measurement of the PRS in the first and second PRS pattern. The patterns may enable horizontal and vertical positioning to be determined.

Abstract: A security camera system includes a base unit and sensor modules for generating image data. The base unit includes several mounting sockets arranged at different elevational and azimuthal directions around the base unit, and the sensor modules attach to the mounting sockets. Each mounting socket includes a socket ID, which is used to stitch together the image data from different sensor modules. The sensor modules are powered wirelessly via induction and communicate wirelessly with the base unit via wireless transceivers and antennas. The security camera system is capable of automatic detection of the location of the sensor modules, as the socket IDs for the mounting sockets to which the sensor modules are attached are identified by various means including wireless beacons, signal strength positioning and/or triangulation, or via a temporary provisioning bubble that arranges socket ID designators in fields of view of each of the attached sensor modules.

Abstract: A method for controlling includes activating a virtual subscriber identity module (SIM) card in a terminal such as a mobile phone in response to determining that the terminal is in a lost state; receiving a control instruction through the virtual SIM card; and controlling the terminal based on the control instruction. A mobile phone or an electronic device incorporating the method and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are also described.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module, a display, and a processor, wherein the processor determines position information of the electronic device, controls the communication module to transmit the position information of the electronic device to a server, controls the communication module to acquire, from the server, at least one image identified based on the position information of the electronic device and position information associated with the at least one image, controls the display to display the at least one image acquired from the server, acquires an input for a first image among the at least one image, and according to the input, controls the display to display a path corresponding to position information corresponding to the first image and the position information of the electronic device.

Abstract: This application provides a method of controlling a location acquisition, a user terminal and a device, which relates to the field of communication technologies, so as to increase the flexibility of location services, and to save the overheads of a terminal and a network. The method includes: determining whether a predetermined condition is satisfied; in the case that the predetermined condition is satisfied, sending control information configured to control a relevant behavior of acquiring a location of the user terminal.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for automated identification of baseline data and changes in state in a wireless communications spectrum, by identifying sources of signal emission in the spectrum by automatically detecting signals, analyzing signals, comparing signal data to historical and reference data, creating corresponding signal profiles, and determining information about the baseline data and changes in state based upon the measured and analyzed data in near real time, which is stored on each apparatus or device and/or on a remote server computer that aggregates data from each apparatus or device.

Abstract: An information processing device comprises a prediction unit configured to predict a first user who uses a storage apparatus that stores a power storage device in a first time period subsequent to a current time point. The prediction unit may predict the first user based on usage information that indicates usage history of a second user who used storage apparatus in a second time period prior to the first time period. The usage information may include information related to a time frame when the second user used the storage apparatus in the second time period. The prediction unit may predict that at least some of the second users who used, in the second time period, the storage apparatus during a time frame to which the first time period belongs use the storage apparatus in the first time period.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of technical infrastructures that provide for performing financial transactions between economic entities, in particular to payment systems that provide for, on the one hand, convenience and simplicity of a payment process, and on the other hand its security. The claimed invention is a method for initiating performing a payment transaction and a system for implementing thereof, implementation of which ensures the achievement of a technical result, which consists in simplifying the process of installation, adjustment, debugging and maintenance of the system, reducing the likelihood of the occurrence of errors, failures and faults in its operation, allowing to accurately determine which of the users' mobile devices is closer to the payment terminal device than the rest in the conditions when the users queue up, as well as optimizing the set of software and hardware used for the task of initiating performing a payment transaction without having to pick up the mobile device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for generating information indicative of objects in a geographical area, the method includes: receiving a request; determining a number of positioning services for inquiring the data in accordance with the data in the request; generating a request for information; modifying the received information from the determined number of positioning services by filtering out privacy related information in relation to objects in the geographical area; and generating a response to the requesting entity. Also disclosed is an apparatus, a system, and a computer program product.

Abstract: Disclosed in the embodiments of the present application are a method and a device for eliminating non-line of sight (NLOS) in time of arrival (TOA) measurement values, and a terminal. The method includes: modeling a probability density of the first TOA measurement values from each base station to a terminal into a Gaussian mixture model, and selecting the TOA measurement values modeled into the Gaussian mixture model; performing NLOS identification on the selected TOA measurement values to obtain an identification label; and the identification label is used to indicate whether the selected TOA measurement values correspond to NLOS; and correcting the selected TOA measurement values according to the identification label, to eliminate errors caused by NLOS in the selected TOA measurement values.

Abstract: A device location sensing method obtains locations of N devices in a wireless network based on channel state information (CSI). Each device in the wireless network has M antennas arranged in a non-linear manner. To determine the device locations, CSI data mutually detected between every two devices in N devices is obtained and used to calculate an angle difference of arrival (ADoA) set which includes, for every two devices in the N devices relative to each of the other devices in the N devices, an ADoA that is a difference between angles of arrival (AoAs) of the two devices relative to the other device. Relative locations of the N devices are then calculated based on the ADoA set.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present application is a method and device for determining a positioning measurement. The method for determining the positioning measurements provided by the present application includes: measuring, by receiver units in a receiver unit array, measurements used for positioning; and determining, on the basis of the measurements used for positioning measured by the receiver units in the receiver unit array, an optimal measurement used for positioning.

Abstract: A method of positioning in a wireless communication system is described. The method can include transmitting from a user equipment (UE) a first message of a communication protocol carried with a first transport protocol, receiving by the UE a second message of the communication protocol carried with a second transport protocol different from the first transport protocol, and transmitting by the UE a third message of the communication protocol using the second transport protocol.

Abstract: A method of measuring a location of a first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes the first UE receiving predetermined information from a second UE and the first UE measuring the location of the first UE based on the predetermined information. The predetermined information includes information related to correction of a first reference signal timing difference (RSTD).

Abstract: A system and method for positioning based on navigation systems. The method includes receiving a list of Street Level Stations (SLSs), conducting ranging measurements with each SLS identified within the received list, receiving a global position of the each SLS identified within the received list, and computing a position of a user device based on the ranging measurements and a position of the each SLS identified within the received list.

Abstract: A design engine is configured to automatically generate designs for multi-family housing projects that simultaneously meet local construction regulations while also meeting specific financial targets. The design engine includes a design analyzer that generates design trends based on a database of historical designs. A feature extractor within the design analyzer performs a geometrical analysis of the historical designs to generate a library of features. A feature parameterizer within the design analyzer performs a parameterization process to generate one or more parametric values for each feature. A parameter correlator within the design analyzer compares different subsets of parametric values to identify relationships between those values. A trend aggregator identifies relationships that occur across multiple historical designs to determine a set of design trends. The design engine generates design options using the design trends.

Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for surface detection and geolocation are provided. The disclosed technology can receive location request data associated with a request for a geographic location of a user device in an environment. Based on the location request data, images of segments of a surface of the environment can be accessed. The geographic location of the user device can be determined based on the segment signatures that match stored segment signatures respectively associated with stored geographic locations. The segment signatures can be based on the images of the segments of the surface of the environment. Map data including information associated with a geographic area can be accessed. Furthermore, indications can be generated and the indications can include information associated with the geographic location of the user device within the geographic area.

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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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.