Abstract: A method for a network element in a network, through which network element a communications device can communicate with the network via one or more connections, the method comprising: detecting traffic for the one or more connections from the communications device; in response to no traffic being detected on a connection for a first time period, closing each connection for which no traffic has been detected for a second time period, among the one or more connections. Corresponding network element is also provided.

Abstract: Described are systems, methods, and computer-program product embodiments for providing Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) network security. In some embodiments, a SIP processing system includes a SIP device configured to establish and control a SIP communication session between SIP user agents. In some embodiments, the SIP processing system includes a SIP device that establishes a recording session with a first server to receive SIP messages relayed in the SIP communication session. The first server decodes the SIP messages based on metadata in the SIP messages to extract multimedia content. Then, the first server opens a socket connection to establish a security session with a security system configured to determine whether the portion is associated with a detected threat and transmits a portion of the decoded multimedia to the security system. Based on a threat status generated by and received from the security system, the first server controls the SIP communication session.

Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for receiving and sharing files in a group messaging environment. One or more servers in an infrastructure computing environment receive a file from a mobile device of a first user in a group of users in a session of group messaging. The one or more servers determine locations, battery levels, and data download speeds of mobile devices of the users. The one or more servers determine co-located users, based on the locations. The one or more servers select a second user from the co-located users, based on the battery levels and the data download speeds. The one or more servers send the file to a mobile device of the second user. The mobile device of the second user sends the file to mobile devices of the co-located users through a short-range communication medium.

Abstract: A server for controlling an information sharing state between a first mobile phone and a second mobile phone via a network, including: a network interface that communicates with the first mobile phone and the second mobile phone a memory that stores a predetermined distance data; and circuitry that receives first and second GPS signals, first and second user information, and first and second restriction information from the first and second mobile phones respectively calculates a distance between the first and second mobile phones; compares the distance with the predetermined distance; changes an information sharing state between the first and second mobile phones from a first state to a second state based on the comparison result; and restricts the chance of the information sharing state based on the first restriction information and the second user information.

Abstract: A first user device may be included in a user device group including the first user device and a second user device that share a same service identifier for a communication service. The method may include accepting user input at the first user device to activate an operation mode for the first user device. Responsive to accepting the user input to activate the operation mode at the first user device, the operation mode may be activated at the first user device. Responsive to accepting the user input to activate the operation mode at the first user device, a notification regarding activation of the operation mode may be transmitted to a control server that is remote from the first user device. Related user devices and control servers are also discussed.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided which comprises: a first circuitry to estimate variation of an internal impedance of a battery; a second circuitry to estimate a high power that the battery can supply for a first time-period, based on the estimated variation of the impedance of the battery; and a third circuitry to facilitate operation of one or more components of the apparatus in accordance with the estimated high power for the first time-period.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that distributes media guidance application operations between multiple devices based on one or more criteria associated with those devices. For example, the media guidance application may determine the plurality of operations performed by a target device and distribute the plurality of operations among devices near that target device.

Abstract: Provided are a mobile terminal and a control method therefor. The mobile terminal includes: a touchscreen disposed on one side of a main body of the terminal; a push key mounted on the main body to receive a push input; and a controller that displays virtual keys associated with the settings or control of the terminal on the touchscreen when the push key is pushed, and executes functions associated with a speech recognition mode when a set period of time elapses without at least one touch input on the virtual keys being sensed.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing a collaborative communication environment. The method embodiment comprises receiving user profiles, establishing a collaborative communication environment where a plurality of users simultaneously interact over a network, converting data to be sent to each user in a collaborative environment based on the respective user's profile, and presenting a localized experience to each user using the converted data.

Abstract: In a business wireless system, a group including a plurality of terminal devices is formed and communication is performed by using at least one base station device to assign a channel to each group. A transmission unit uses a channel assigned by the base station device to a first group for transmission. An authentication processing unit authenticates a user using the terminal device. A selection unit selects one of a second group that only the terminal devices for which the authentication process is completed can subscribe to, and the first group, when the authentication process is completed. When the second group is selected, the transmission unit the channel assigned by the base station device to the second group for transmission.

Abstract: A portable device and a screen displaying method of a portable device are provided. The method includes displaying a screen of an executed application on a screen of a portable device; detecting an approaching direction of an external device by using a sensor; and overlapping a directional layer for content sharing corresponding to the approaching direction of the external device, on the screen of the application.

Abstract: A speech transmission method and apparatus include receiving at least one speech request packet sequentially sent by a terminal. Each speech request packet carries one speech data segment of the speech stream, an offset position, and a data length. The method includes generating a speech response packet corresponding to the speech request packet according to the speech request packet and other received speech request packets corresponding to the speech stream. The speech response packet carries an expected offset position and an expected data length. The method includes feeding back the speech response packet to the terminal, so that the terminal can make a determination for sending the next speech request packet according to the speech response packet.

Abstract: A dynamically configurable audience response system includes multiple handsets communicatively coupled to a wireless aggregation point. Each handset includes at least one dynamically configurable operating parameter, such as a handset ID that identifies that handset, one or more parameters defining a communication channel that the handset can use to communicate with the wireless aggregation point, and/or one or more parameters defining various keys that the handset can use to establish a communication link with the wireless aggregation point. In some embodiments, the operating parameters associated with the handsets may be defined dynamically via the wireless aggregation point and without any user interaction with the handset.

Abstract: A wireless user equipment (UE) device obtains uplink and/or downlink grants for control and data communications from a base station in a first network and configures a secondary network link for device-to-device (D2D) communications between the UE device and another UE device operating in a second network. The secondary network link employs a spectrum resource allocated for the uplink and/or downlink grants in the first network. The UE device can comprise a first-network controller that inserts first-network control signals into a control portion of a frame, an application-layer processor that inserts user data into a data payload portion of the frame, and a second-network controller communicatively coupled to the application-layer processor that inserts second-network control signals into the data payload portion of the frame. This can allow a transmission to be processed by networks that employ different radio access network technologies.

Abstract: An example method for reducing data communications includes receiving, at a data hub, a first set of messages from a first device. Each message of the first set includes a value. The method also includes sending one or more messages of the first set to one or more devices. The method further includes receiving a second set of messages from a second device. Each message of the second set indicates whether a state change occurred in the second device for one or more values included in the first set. The method also includes computing a value interval based on the one or more values associated with the first set. Values within the value interval were indicated in the second set as causing a state change in the second device. The method further includes configuring the first device to transmit messages for values within the value interval.

Abstract: An Internet of Things (IoT) device contact has a talkgroup/contact name modified based on an IoT location, a device location, and a heading from the device to the IoT location.

Abstract: A first user device may be included in a user device group including the first user device and a second user device that share a same service identifier for a communication service. The method may include accepting user input at the first user device to activate an operation mode for the first user device. Responsive to accepting the user input to activate the operation mode at the first user device, the operation mode may be activated at the first user device. Responsive to accepting the user input to activate the operation mode at the first user device, a notification regarding activation of the operation mode may be transmitted to a control server that is remote from the first user device. Related user devices and control servers are also discussed.

Abstract: Control circuitry in a terminal apparatus generates one or more groups, each group including a selected plurality of communication methods whose total value of specific absorption rates (SARs) is equal to or less than a threshold value, and generates group information indicating the one or more groups. N transmitters transmit transmission data to a plurality of communication stations that respectively support the plurality of communication methods included in one group that is indicated by the group information, by using corresponding communication methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to method, system and electronic communications device for providing group scan for mobile devices located in overlapping active geofences.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a technology for a sensor network, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be utilized for an intelligent service (smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and a safety-related service, etc.) on the basis of the technology. A method for providing a push-to-talk (PTT) service in a communication system, which is proposed by an embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises the steps of: generating a file format including information associated with time points at which multiple pieces of data should be reproduced; and reproducing the multiple pieces of data on the basis of the file format.

Abstract: A group database can maintain information about member user equipments (UEs) that are part of a group associated with a shared group number. One or more of the member UEs can be associated with distinct phone numbers that are different from the shared group number. One or more communication servers can route incoming calls and text messages sent to the shared group number to one or more member UEs based on the information in the group database, such as routing incoming calls only to member UEs indicated as being active members of the group in the group database.

Abstract: A communication unit and a controller are included, the communication unit being configured to communicate with a communication apparatus using a first communication procedure in which authentication of the communication apparatus is performed in order to retain a communication session with the communication apparatus and using a second communication procedure that does not require authentication of the communication apparatus in order to communicate with the communication apparatus, the controller being configured to perform, using the first communication procedure and the second communication procedure, control under which it is determined whether a communication session with the communication apparatus is to be retained and perform control under which a limit is put on retaining of the communication session with the communication apparatus through the second communication procedure in a case where the communication apparatus is not authenticated as a certain communication apparatus through the first commun

Abstract: Missed voice stream portions are replayed at a late entry subscriber device (SD) in a wireless radio network. The SD joins a voice call on a radio channel via a base station and detects that it is late to the call. The SD continues to receive a remaining portion of the call and plays back the portion of the call. The SD detects an end of the voice call, and (i) transmits a request message including an indication of a first duration of the portion of the call received or (ii) detects a similar message from another SD. The SD then receives an indication of a total duration of the voice call and calculates a third duration as a function of the total duration and the first duration. The SD receives and plays back the missed portion of the call for the third duration.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a method for identity management across multiple planes. The method includes receiving, by a MCPTT server, a first request message to establish a call between a first MCPTT client and the one or more second MCPTT client from a signaling plane entity. The first request message includes an application plane identity of the one or more second MCPTT client. Further, the method includes translating, at the MCPTT server, the application plane identity of the one or more second MCPTT client to a signaling plane identity of the one or more second MCPTT client. Furthermore, the method includes sending, by the MCPTT server, the one or more second request message including the signaling plane identity of the one or more second MCPTT client to the second MCPTT client for establishing the call via the signaling plane entity.

Abstract: Computer readable media, methods, and apparatuses to determine whether to respond to a frame based on a network allocation vector. An apparatus of a station comprising memory and processing circuitry coupled to the memory is disclosed. The processing circuitry is configured to: decode a frame comprising a first duration and a first transmitter address, if the frame is a trigger frame or a multi-user request-to-send (MU-RTS) frame from a master station of a basic service set (BSS), respond to the trigger frame or the MU-RTS frame if the trigger frame or MU-RTS frame comprises a NAV indicator that indicates not to consider a network allocation vector (NAV). The indication may be an indication in a physical header or an indication in a media access control header.

Abstract: An example method of providing a configuration for a multitier microservice architecture includes receiving a configuration request from a user for a configuration that satisfies a set of conditions in a cloud environment. The method also includes searching a configuration data store for the configuration that matches the set of conditions. The configuration specifies a first container and a second container, the first container sends a first communication to the second container, and the second container sends a second communication responsive to the first communication to the first container. The method further includes in response to finding the configuration that matches the set of conditions:, sending an allocation request to a cloud provider for allocation of the configuration in the cloud environment and providing a first identifier (ID) that identifies the first container and a second ID that identifies the second container to the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electronic communication devices, and more specifically to streaming media between the electronic communication devices. The present disclosure relates to a method for setting up a media stream connection between a sending device 100, 110 and at least one receiving device 200, 210. The method comprises sending a session initiation message S10 to the at least one receiving device, sending a request S20 for a list of IP-addresses of the at least one receiving device and receiving S30 the list of IP-addresses from the at least one receiving device. The method further comprises setting up uni-directional or bi-directional connection between the sending device 100, 110 and the at least one receiving device 200, 210 by using the received list of IP-addresses and sending the media stream S50 via the uni-directional or bi-directional connection to the at least one receiving device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for social grouping are provided to perform social grouping of a user's contacts based on the user's interactions with the contacts. A set of attributes associated with interactions between a user and a set of contacts may be determined by a first device. The set of attributes associated with the interactions may be related to the first device. The set of contacts may be organized into a set of groups based on the set of attributes.

Abstract: An incident command system (ICS) of the present disclosure may include an ICS application running on a network that includes multiple mobile digital devices and one or more servers. Each of the mobile digital devices may be used by a respective agent of a venue to report an incident and to carry out one or more procedures associated with the incident response. One such procedure is a child release process, in which a plurality of children may be efficiently and systematically reunited with adult guardians.

Abstract: Rich media content, such as advertising, can be provided for display on a two-dimensional screen to give the user an impression that the screen is a window into a three-dimensional (3D) environment. For example, the user's head can be tracked and the graphical elements of the advertisement can be rendered based on the position of the user's head relative to a computing device such that the graphical elements appear to have 3D depth. A full or substantially full 3D view of a product can be presented. Additional information, such as a product description, features, pricing, user ratings, user reviews, among others, can also be displayed based on the position of the user's head relative to the computing device. A 3D video can also be presented, and a user can view different perspectives of the video based on the position of the user's head with respect to the computing device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for associating a user with a group. The method includes: receiving, by a first communications device, a first association request sent by a second communications device, where the first association request includes an identifier of an MCPTT user and identifiers of N MCPTT groups, and N is a positive integer; associating the MCPTT user with M MCPTT groups of the N MCPTT groups according to association subscription information of the MCPTT user; and sending a first association response to the second communications device, where the first association response is used to indicate that the MCPTT user is successfully associated with the M MCPTT groups of the N MCPTT groups, 1?M?N, and M is an integer. In this way, the MCPTT user is associated with the M MCPTT groups that the MCPTT user is interested in.

Abstract: A terminal includes a connection unit, an acquisition unit, a memory, a detector, and a transmitting unit. The connection unit connects the terminal to a processing apparatus through a first communication channel for wireless communication using connection information. The acquisition unit acquires identification information of the processing apparatus. The memory stores the connection information for the first communication channel and the identification information such that the connection information is associated with the identification information. The detector detects that the connection to the processing apparatus through the first communication channel is cut off.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a control apparatus that includes transceiver circuitry and processing circuitry. The transceiver circuitry is configured to transmit/receive signals from a plurality of terminal devices using a shared channel. The processing circuitry is configured to determine distances to the plurality of terminal devices, allocate resource elements in the shared channel according to the distances, and communicate, via the transceiver circuitry, with the plurality of terminal devices according to the allocation of the resource elements in the shared channel.

Abstract: In some examples, a first push-to-talk (PTT) client that has access to a wide area network (WAN) performs distributed control for a PTT session in conjunction with distributed control for the PTT session performed by another PTT client in the PTT session, the distributed control by the first PTT client performed without use of any PTT server.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a network node (110) for selecting a communication mode in a wireless communications network (100). The network node (110) obtains information about a first and a second wireless device (121, 122) in the wireless communications network (100) indicating that the first and the second wireless device (121, 122) are capable of communicating using any one of a set of at least three communication modes comprising at least a cellular communication mode, a Device-to-Device, D2D, half-duplex communication mode, and a D2D full-duplex communication mode.

Abstract: Call processing methods and apparatuses are provided in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) based network involving at least one Push-to-Talk (PTT) over Cellular PoC client and a reception side PoC server. The reception side PoC server receives an INVITE request including a Manual Answer Override (MAO) indication from a transmission side PoC server. The MAO indication is for establishing an auto-answer mode in a pre-established session. If a reception side PoC client has the pre-established session with the reception side PoC server, the reception side PoC server sends an OK response to the transmission side PoC server in response to the INVITE request. The reception side PoC server sends a communication connection request including the MAO indication to the reception side PoC client. The MAO indication is used to determine that a transmission side PoC client is an authorized user with respect to the reception side PoC client.

Abstract: Techniques described herein may be used to enable a wireless telecommunication network to provide notification to external devices (such as application servers) regarding Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices attached to the network. A customer may create a notification subscription regarding a group of IoT devices attached to the network. The subscription may identify the IoT devices, the events for which the customer would like to be notified, and an application server that is to receive the notifications (e.g., the IoT devices becoming available to send and receive information), and the application server that is to receive the notifications. The network may monitor the group of IoT devices for the events included in the subscription and may notify the application server if/when the events occur. In response, the application server may communicate with the IoT devices via the network.

Abstract: A device, system and method for adjusting volume on talkgroups is provided. A controller determines that a given user is communicating in a talkgroup that includes a plurality of participants different from the given user, the controller having access to a memory storing historical biometric data indicative of stress for the given user. When a comparison of current biometric data of the given user with the historical biometric data indicates that the given user is in a stressed state: differentially increasing volume, in the talkgroup, of one participant, of the plurality of participants, relative to other participants of the plurality of participants, based on context data of one or more of the talkgroup and the plurality of participants.

Abstract: Provided is a technique for transmitting and receiving a chat message through a message server. A user transmits and receives a chat message to and from a friend of a first type and receives a chat message from a friend of a second type, and receives various chat messages from a company supporting the friend of the second type.

Abstract: Physical space is allocated to members of a group to maximize collaborative efforts. Each member of the group is determined based on presence or detection of a wireless device. As the members of the group are wirelessly detected, physical space may be assigned based on historical usage, calendar entries, physical needs, and infrastructure traits. Desks, office space, conference rooms, and other facilities may thus be dynamically reserved to maximize collaboration and yet efficiently utilize existing physical spaces.

Abstract: A method for contact list prioritization according to predicted reachability includes loading a contact list of contacts and retrieving a reachability value for each corresponding contact in the contact list that has been computed for each corresponding contact according to usage data of each corresponding contact for an associated mobile telephone. Thereafter, contacts in the contact list that are determined to be most reachable according to a corresponding reachability value are displayed first. In one aspect, the usage data for the associated mobile telephone is based upon accelerometer data of the associated mobile telephone. In another aspect, the usage data is based upon recency or frequency of use of the mobile telephone to place telephone calls. In yet another aspect, the usage data is based upon recency or frequency of use of a messaging application executing in the associated mobile telephone.

Abstract: Methods and systems for audio processing using push to talk (PTT) audio attributes to distinguish utterances are provided. The system receives an audio stream comprising two or more utterances. The system includes a control module comprising a processor and a memory, the control module being configured to receive the audio stream; store, in real time, the audio stream in a current buffer in the memory; break the audio stream into a plurality of time segments of equal size; and for each time segment of the plurality of time segments, process the time segment with a push to talk (PTT) audio attribute to look for a PTT event, defined as a PTT button is released; and upon identifying the PTT event, respond to the identified PTT event by, (i) closing the current buffer, (ii) opening a new data storage location, and (iii) defining the new data storage location as the current buffer.

Abstract: A communication network handles group management of two different types of groups of user devices. The first type of group is an application server managed group and is used for communication to/from application servers external to the network. The second type of group is a mobile network operator managed group and is used for group communication of network-specific messages to user devices.

Abstract: In particular embodiments, a messaging device or server may be operable to receive a message including a thread identifier or a list of conversation participants; if the message includes a thread identifier, then append the message to a locally-stored conversation thread possessing the same thread identifier; if the message includes a list of participants, then: search a plurality of locally-stored conversation threads for a conversation threads having participants matching the list of participants; and in response to a match, append the message to the matching thread; in response to failing to find a match, generate an offline identifier for the message and storing the message locally.

Abstract: A method of operating a push-to-anything (PTX) platform includes receiving, by a data analytics engine (DAE) of the PTX platform, a first input signal from a first input source; calculating, by the DAE, a risk indicator using the first input signal, the risk indicator indicating a level of a security threat; detecting a risk event, by the DAE, when the risk indicator is above a first pre-determined risk threshold, the first pre-determined risk threshold corresponding to a pre-determined level of security threat above which an emergency response protocol is initiated; generating, by the DAE, a group list in response to detecting the risk event, where the group list comprises one or more client devices of the PTX platform; sending, by the DAE, the group list to a PTX server of the PTX platform; and notifying, by the PTX server, the one or more client devices in the group list of the risk event.

Abstract: A system comprising: a SIP Proxy Server, and DMR Gateway(s) to interface the SIP Proxy Server with DMR Network(s) matching Private/professional Mobile Radio (PMR) features; each DMR Gateway is univocally assigned with a SIP ID and is designed to: interpret messages from the SIP Proxy Server to manage DMR signalling/data/voice features toward DMR Terminals, and initiate DMR features on account of DMR Terminals operating under it and make requests for DMR signalling/data/voice features toward destinations belonging to another Network; each DMR Gateway is designed to: transcode an over-the-air, manufacturer-specific DMR Terminal registration into a SIP REGISTER message to result in the SIP Proxy server perceiving and managing the DMR Terminal as a SIP User Agent; the SIP Proxy Server is designed to manage: DMR signalling features, including voice call set-up, and DMR data features using the SIP MESSAGE method, and/or DMR signalling/data/voice group features.

Abstract: A unidirectional service implementation method and an apparatus for transmitting media content collected by a terminal in a wireless communication system are provided. The unidirectional service implementation method includes registering with a server by transmitting a registration message, transmitting a first unidirectional service request message including information requesting a first unidirectional service, and establishing a first session based on the first unidirectional service request message.

Abstract: The invention provides a protocol and a method for a plurality of separate devices to stream audio and/or video in a synchronized manner in a computer network. One device is session leader and controls synchronization of the streaming of the other devices. If the session leader device is switched off, or becomes otherwise unavailable, local election algorithms on the other devices serve to automatically elect a new session leader to synchronize to in an autonomous manner, e.g. based on a random number election based algorithm. In this manner, a self-organizing synchronization network is provided.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a method of managing communications for a wireless communication device having a first Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) associated with a first subscription and a second SIM associated with a second subscription, the method including, but not limited to, determining that the first subscription is a Default Data Subscription (DDS), deactivating at least one first Packet Data Network (PDN) associated with the second subscription, and communicating via at least one second PDN associated with the second subscription, wherein the at least one first PDN is different from the at least one second PDN.

Abstract: A method of communication among a plurality of terminals, including transmitting, by a first terminal of the plurality of terminals, a call setup request message of the first terminal to at least one other terminal of the plurality of terminals; and establishing, by the first terminal, a session with the at least one other terminal, the at least one other terminal having received the call setup request message of the first terminal, wherein a terminal having a floor of the session is determined based on priority information regarding terminals that requested the floor from among the plurality of terminals.