Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some wireless communications systems, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a network entity, a capability message indicating a capability of the UE to report a cyclic shift for a reference signal. The UE may receive an indication of a reporting configuration from the network entity indicating uplink resources for reporting the cyclic shift by the UE, and the UE may receive one or more reference signals from the network entity. In some examples, the UE may transmit, to the network entity and using the uplink resources, an uplink message indicating the cyclic shift. The UE may estimate the cyclic shift based on measuring a channel delay spread of the one or more reference signals, a phase noise mask of the one or more reference signals, or both.

Abstract: Provided is a method for chatting messages by topic based on subscription channel reference in a server. The method may include: receiving a message transmission request from a first user terminal corresponding to a first user to a second user terminal corresponding to a second user; extracting a subscription channel to be referred to by parsing the received message; reading a corresponding client handler with reference to a subscription channel stored in a subscription channel storage; and transmitting a message to the first and second user terminals through the read client handler.

Abstract: Inferential analysis includes: assessing risk of a cyber security failure in a computer network of an entity, using a computer agent configured to collect information from at least one accessible Internet elements, automatically determining, based on the assessed risk, a change or a setting to at least one element of policy criteria of a cyber security policy; and automatically recommending, based on the assessed risk, a computer network change to reduce the assessed risk.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for creation and storage of online community groups is provided. In various implementations, digital communication data is stored representing interactions between users as part of an online community platform. In various implementations, a user of the online community platform indicates the desire to create a group comprising digital accounts which have interacted with the user as indicated by the digital communication data. In various implementations, a digital communication group is created comprising digital accounts specifically chosen by a user of an online community platform.

Abstract: A computer-readable media, system, and method for providing role-based access management to channels within a group-based communication system. Role-based access management allows for a plurality of roles to be established and for users to be associated with these roles. Roles may be associated with sets of permissions allowing users assigned to the respective role to perform various actions within the group-based communication system. The group-based communication system may include preset, system roles with predetermined permissions and custom, user-defined roles may be created by administrators within the group-based communication system.

Abstract: Methods and systems for rules-based data access are described. In some embodiments, a request for access to customer data by a requesting entity is received; the data is categorized; the person's preferences with respect to allowing access to data are compiled; a requesting entity is determined; and the providing entity that collected each requested data item is determined. Data shareability rules are evaluated based on the policies that regulate the access of the customer data and the requesting entity, and the customer data is provided to the requesting entity according to the evaluation.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for determining the type of a mobile radio base station is provided. The method may include receiving a synchronization message comprising a mobile radio base station identifier, and determining the type of a mobile radio base station using a previously signaled and stored piece of mobile radio base station type determining information indicating a rule as to how the type of a mobile radio base station out of a plurality of types of a mobile radio base station can be derived from a mobile radio base station identifier and the received mobile radio base station identifier.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for determining the type of a mobile radio base station is provided. The method may include receiving a synchronization message comprising a mobile radio base station identifier, and determining the type of a mobile radio base station using a previously signaled and stored piece of mobile radio base station type determining information indicating a rule as to how the type of a mobile radio base station out of a plurality of types of a mobile radio base station can be derived from a mobile radio base station identifier and the received mobile radio base station identifier.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a configuration for periodic communications. The UE may determine that the UE has successfully received a respective initial transmission in each transmission cycle of a threshold number of transmission cycles associated with the periodic communications. The UE may deactivate repetitions in one or more transmission cycles based at least in part on the determination. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A terminal participates in a group call based on a Mission Critical Push to Talk (MCPTT) service. The terminal includes a baseband processor and an application processor. In some embodiments, the baseband processor receives an MCPTT service-related message from outside and determines whether to transmit the MCPTT service-related message to the application processor. The baseband processor may make the determination based on the MCPTT service-related message or based on an operation state of the application processor. As a result of the determining, some embodiments include performing, by at least one of the baseband processor and the application processor, MCPTT service-related operations.

Abstract: A method in which a media server detects a media stream from a gateway which is only capable of sending a stream from a half duplex source. Call setup, such as a floor request from the gateway or the half duplex source, is not required. The media server then blocks media streams from full duplex sources to create half duplex communication, without using a buffer. Once the stream from the gateway has ended, the server detects streams from other sources and restores full duplex communication. A communication server carries out the method and is capable of detecting whether or not the server is connected to a half duplex source, such as a Land Mobile Radio (LMR) gateway, and then altering behavior according to that source. In doing so, the server enables either half duplex or full duplex operation, depending upon whether the source data originates from the half duplex source.

Abstract: A method and console are provided to create and manage dispatch unit identities on multiple independent communications systems. A console server receives a first dispatch unit list from a first radio system. The first dispatch unit list includes a first plurality of dispatch unit IDs from the first radio system. The console server receives a second dispatch unit list from a second radio system. The second dispatch unit list includes a second plurality of dispatch unit IDs from the second radio system. The console server creates a first role that includes at most one dispatch unit ID from each radio system. Multiple roles can be created by the console server. Upon authenticating a dispatcher at the console server, the console server presents a menu of roles available to the dispatcher. The menu of roles can include all roles on the console server or only the roles that the dispatcher is allowed to choose and that are currently available.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for signaling mode changes to a plurality of wireless devices. For example, certain aspects provide a method including determining, by a base station, a group of wireless devices of a plurality of wireless devices served by the base station to transition to a first mode of operation, wherein at least one of: the first mode of operation is an inactive mode or at least one of the group of wireless devices is in the inactive mode. The method further includes generating a message comprising information indicative of an identifier associated with the group of wireless devices and information indicative of the first mode of operation. The method further includes multicasting the message to the group of wireless devices.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure provide a deregistration method, a session handling method, and an apparatus. The deregistration method includes: determining, by a terminal device, that the terminal device enters a deregistration state of a first access network; and setting, by the terminal device, a status of the terminal device to deregistered from the first access network. According to the method, the terminal device is deregistered from the first access network.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for enabling communication between parties are disclosed. A system may include a first communication device associated with a first user and a second communication device associated with a second user. The system may include a first communication channel between the first user and the second user for transmitting call data between the first communication device and the second communication device. The system may include a second communication channel between the first user and the second user established concurrently with the first communication channel. The second communication channel may be separate from the first communication channel. The second communication channel may be established by connection of the communication session participants to a multipoint control unit that is configured to transmit media data between the first communication device and the second communication device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for adaptively buffering content of a media asset from a media source when a different media asset from a different media source is being played at user equipment. The media guidance application may predict when and which channel or other media source the user is likely to switch to and then buffer content from the predicted channel or other media source accordingly. The pre-tuning buffering may enhance the user experience by reduce tuning latency when the user switches channels.

Abstract: A gateway apparatus includes: a gateway apparatus selection part configured to select a first gateway apparatus compliant with a first version of a communication protocol or a second gateway apparatus compliant with a second version of the communication protocol different from the first version of the communication protocol, the first and second gateway apparatuses being connected to a communication destination network, in such a manner that a selection rate of the first and second gateway apparatuses matches a predetermined rate; a message conversion part configured to convert a version of a message(s); and a transmission part configured to transmit a message(s) after matching the version of the communication protocol of the message(s) and the version of the communication protocol of the selected one of the first and second gateway apparatuses.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions to enable the processor to, during first P2P wireless communication with a first external electronic device, enable the electronic device to operate as at least one of a host or a client, store first information about a role of the electronic device one of the host or the client, during second P2P wireless communication with the first external electronic device after the first P2P wireless communication, determine whether the first external electronic device was previously in a group, exchange second information with the first external electronic device based on a status of at least one of the electronic device or the first external electronic device, and select the role of the electronic device as the host or the client based on the second information.

Abstract: A communication node includes: a control information sharing unit which distributes a relay node reselection request; a transmission power control unit which adjusts transmission power based on the relay node reselection request; a reselection necessity determination unit which determines whether another communication node is to become a new relay node, and, in the case of determining that the other communication node is to become the new relay node, calculating priority of the communication node in the wireless ad-hoc network; and a relay node reselection request unit which performs a relay node reselection request process for transmitting a relay node reselection request included in the control information, depending on the priority.

Abstract: A visualization of computer-enabled information in association with a computer-enabled map is provided. One or more data items may be imported onto a computer-generated mapping surface. A data visualization application may obtain location information, for example, physical address or latitude/longitude coordinates, for each data item. A map showing a geographical area large enough to contain each data item may be automatically generated and displayed, and each data item may be located on the map and may be identified by an identifying icon or label. Selection of an icon or label for any of the data items may cause display of information about the data item. The map display and visualization of the data items on the map display may be dynamically modified as one or more other data items are imported onto the visualization surface or as one or more existing data items are removed from the visualization surface.

Abstract: Techniques for instantiating and managing microservices for use in connection with devices associated with a core network are presented. A service management component (SMC) can determine a subgroup of services to be used for a group of one or more devices based on results of analysis of characteristics and service conditions associated with the group of devices, wherein a characteristic can relate to whether a device is stationary or mobile. At a desired time(s), which can be periodically, dynamically, or upon request, SMC can instantiate or facilitate instantiating the subgroup of services to facilitate communicating data associated with the device(s) using the subgroup of services. The services can comprise a connectionless service, connection-oriented service, charging service, authentication service, UPF services, or other services. SMC can employ the connectionless service when a device is stationary, but the connectionless service can be extended to devices when they are nomadic or mobile.

Abstract: A system and method for multi-party communication includes determining a trending common identifier within a media platform and generating a communication channel within a communication platform based on the common identifier. The method and system includes, in response to a join request from each of a plurality of users, connecting the plurality of users to the communication channel, where the communication channel is an open communication channel for active audio communication between the plurality of users across the communication platform and facilitating audio communication between the plurality of users, including providing a visual display on the communication platform, including visual display of the active audio communication across the communication platform.

Abstract: A user's device will periodically send short PTT bursts to an application talkgroup and wait for an acknowledgement (ACK). The acknowledgement will allow the software application to execute the application as part of the site license. If the site license is used up (i.e., a maximum number of simultaneous users has been reached), then a negative acknowledgment (NACK) will be sent to the device, and the software will deny the user access to the software.

Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting an in-application message to a user of a software application make use of trigger events that occur on remote servers. When a remote server notes a trigger event, the remote server sends information about the trigger event to a customer engagement service. The customer engagement service causes a push notification to be sent to a user's computing device that is running a software application. The receipt of the push notification causes a campaign within the software application to log a trigger event, and that logged trigger event causes the campaign to present the user with an in-application message.

Abstract: A method, an information handling system (IHS) and a data center location system for determining physical locations of devices in a data center. The method includes generating an initial grouping of servers into a plurality of racks based on the at least one of a MAC address or IP address. Each server in a first rack is paired with each other server in communication with a switch aggregator to generate server pairs. The server pairs are transmitted to the respective servers. Each of the servers are triggered to measure and transmit received signal strength indication (RSSI) values for its respective server pairs. Positions of the servers in rows are determined based on the RSSI values. An intermediate grouping of the servers in rows is generated based on the determined positions.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for supporting multiple emergency users in a push-to-talk group. The methods include receiving a first emergency alert from a first user device in the push-to-talk group; receiving a second emergency alert from a second user device in the push-to-talk group; causing the first emergency alert and second emergency alert to be provided to each of the console devices in the push-to-talk group; receiving, from the first user device, a first communication and receiving, from the second user device, a second communication; causing the first communication and the second communication to each of the console devices in the push-to-talk group. The methods further include receiving, from a first console device, a selection of one of the first user device and the first emergency alert; and, in response subsequently selectively routing a third communication from the first user device to the first console device and not to a second console device in the push-to-talk group.

Abstract: A technique for controlling the reading of a digital object by a user device. The digital object is stored locally in the memory of the user device. The reading of the digital object is conditioned by receiving at least one datum broadcast by a transmitting device using a radio communication channel. An area for reading the digital object is thus located in the radio range of the transmitter device. Reading is blocked outside of this reading area.

Abstract: A method and system provide a backup push-to-talk (PTT) function for a transmitter in a stuck microphone condition. The method determines whether a stuck microphone condition exists in the transmitter, and if the stuck microphone condition exists, the method alerts a user that the stuck microphone condition exists. The method then enables a backup PTT interface for the transmitter such that a backup PTT button is available to the user to activate the backup PTT function. The method alerts the user when the backup PTT function is activated, and sends a message to a receiver after the backup PTT button is engaged by the user.

Abstract: A terminal participates in a group call based on a Mission Critical Push to Talk (MCPTT) service. The terminal includes a baseband processor and an application processor. In some embodiments, the baseband processor receives an MCPTT service-related message from outside and determines whether to transmit the MCPTT service-related message to the application processor. The baseband processor may make the determination based on the MCPTT service-related message or based on an operation state of the application processor. As a result of the determining, some embodiments include performing, by at least one of the baseband processor and the application processor, MCPTT service-related operations.

Abstract: In a device including a processor and a memory, the memory includes executable instructions causing the processor to control the device to perform functions of displaying, via a GUI of a first communication application, content of a first communication session associated with a first communication application; detecting an activity related to a second communication session associated with a second communication application; displaying, as a part of the GUI of the first communication application, an indication of the detected activity and a first control element that, when activated, causes a user of the device to join the second communication session; receiving a first user input to activate the first control element; responsive to the received first user input, causing the user of the device to join and participate, via the GUI of the first communication application, the second communication session concurrently with the first communication session.

Abstract: There is provided a method for use in a user equipment when the user equipment is in idle mode or any other low activity state, and when the user equipment bandwidth is smaller than the cell transmission bandwidth. The method comprises the steps of determining a paging position of the user equipment in the frequency domain; receiving, from the network, paging information within the user equipment reception bandwidth; and changing, if indicated by the network, the paging position of the user equipment within the cell transmission bandwidth.

Abstract: A method for determining a Guard Period (GP), including: after a terminal side accesses a cell, receiving, by the terminal side, at least one of the following information sent by a network side: a duration of an uplink service, a duration of a downlink service or a time length of a GP; determining, by the terminal side, a duration for sending the uplink service and a duration for receiving the downlink service according to the information; and sending, by the terminal side, the uplink service according to the duration of the uplink service, or receiving the downlink service according to the duration of the downlink service. A corresponding terminal and a corresponding non-transitory storage medium are also provided.

Abstract: Exemplary methods and systems are presented for social networking applications using autonomous mobile agents. Communication links are established based on geographic proximity and distance described as a domain in which resident agents are detected and identified. The communication links thus established allow platform independent communication along communication channels that are dynamically derived. Incorporation of computer machines and feature data sets (including attractiveness data) permit agent classification and inter-agent notification of classification results.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a management unit, a receiver, and a display controller. The management unit is configured to manage association information in which a user and a group to which the user belongs are associated with each other. The receiver is configured to receive a change of the association information. The display controller configured to control group change information to be displayed to the user. The group change information indicate contents of a group change that the receiver estimates in response to receipt of the association information.

Abstract: An infrastructure equipment of a wireless communications network is configured when data is to be transmitted to a communications device, to transmit a control message providing an indication that the infrastructure equipment intends to transmit a paging message to the communications device, and providing an indication of communications resources of a shared channel on which the paging message is to be transmitted. The paging message includes an indication that the communications device should establish a connection with the infrastructure equipment to receive the data from the infrastructure equipment. The communications device is one of a group of communications devices, configured to receive the control message, sub-divided into sub-groups of communications devices. The control message can include an indication of one of the sub-groups which should receive the paging message to be transmitted in the communications resources of the shared channel identified by the control message.

Abstract: A technique is described for assigning a location-finder role to a mobile computing device (a “location-finder device”) within a spatially-clustered group of mobile computing devices. The location-finder device determines its location based on signals received from one or more external sources (such as a GPS system), to provide location data. The location-finder device then transmits a signal to other members of the group of mobile computing devices using a local communication channel (such as a BLUETOOTH communication channel). That signal conveys the location data. Each of the other members of the group uses the location data to define its position, in lieu of independently determining its own location from the external source(s). By virtue of this behavior, the other members can reduce their consumption of power.

Abstract: Example method includes: determining, by a network device, a plurality of client devices' locations within a wireless network; assigning the plurality of client devices into a number of clusters; calculating an original cluster centroid location for each cluster of client devices; calculating an average distance between each client device in a particular cluster and the original cluster centroid location for the particular cluster; iteratively adjusting the number of clusters and assignment of the plurality of client devices to determine the number of clusters associated with a low number of cluster and a low average distance from each client device in a respective cluster to a respective cluster centroid location; and assigning a subset of access points in the wireless network to a high priority, each AP in the subset having the closest distance to the respective cluster centroid location corresponding to the determined number of clusters.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for implementing member resource processing, the method comprising: a virtual sub-resource of a pre-created group resource triggers, according to a forwarding request of an initiator, a local common services entity (CSE) to send an acquisition request for acquiring member resource attribute information to one or more member resources, the initiator being a remote CSE or an application entity (AE); and the local CSE sends an update request for forwarding the acquired member resource attribute information to one or more target member resources, so as to update the one or more target member resources. The present disclosure, simplifies a process of forwarding information between member resources, saves signaling overhead, avoids the problem of possible network congestion caused by occupation of network resources, and improves real time performance of the forwarding of the information between the member resources.

Abstract: A communication system comprises a transmitter and a group of recipients. The transmitter is configured to transmit a message and/or a command to the group of recipients. The system is configured to analyze sensor data assigned to each recipient of the group of recipients. The system is further configured to automatically select one recipient of the group of recipients based on the sensor data analyzed. The selected recipient is configured to automatically respond to the transmitted message and/or command. The system is further configured to automatically rank all recipients of the group. Moreover, other communication systems are described.

Abstract: As “call centers” continue to be replaced with omnichannel contact centers, managing a plurality of simultaneous media channels becomes more important. Contacting a customer on one channel and, at the customer or agent's request, initiating a second channel that delays the interaction will having limited acceptance and, in some jurisdictions, may be illegal. By nailing-up an agent half-communication with a number of channels, agents maintain a perpetual connection comprising an agent half-communication to a server, such as one serving as a media anchor point, share point, etc. The customer half-connection is established to a server and the agent, already connected, is joined. As a result, the customer experiences a greatly reduced delay between the time they answer and being greeted by an agent, regardless of the media type or types utilized.

Abstract: A device, system and method for determining a prioritized list of communication groups is provided. A computing device monitors current call statistics of a plurality of communication groups, the communication device assigned to the plurality of communication groups. The computing device, based on a comparison of the current call statistics with historical call statistics of the plurality of communication groups, generates a prioritized list of the plurality of communication groups. The computing device transmits, to the communication device, the prioritized list. The communication device may render the list for selection of a communication group, and/or automatically change to a highest priority communication group of the prioritized list, and/or when bandwidth of a current site is unavailable to communicate on the highest priority communication group, roam to a site with available bandwidth to change to a highest priority communication group in the prioritized list.

Abstract: A system, etc. that can facilitate sharing of information when a predetermined condition is satisfied is provided. A client (2) includes: an input device (21) that detects an input mode of an own user; a communication device (23) that carries out communication; and a client control device (20) that determines whether or not a first condition set in advance is satisfied and, if the first condition is determined to be satisfied, causes the input device (21) to function as an input interface for sending predetermined first information, which is associated with a predetermined input mode, via the communication device (23) by the predetermined input mode having a smaller number of times of input or a smaller information quantity to be input with respect to the input device (21) than a case in which the first condition is determined to be not satisfied.

Abstract: Techniques for indication of communication across applications are described. According to various implementations, a graphical user interface (GUI) for a first application is presented. The GUI for the first application, for instance, enables a first user to communicate with a second user via the first application. An indication of communication between the first user and the second user via a second application is presented within the GUI for the first application. In at least one implementation, the first application and the second application enable communication via different respective modalities.

Abstract: A method of downlink control information (DCI) transmission is proposed to enhance DCI transmission efficiency over physical layer signaling in cellular mobile communication networks. A serving base station uses a higher layer signaling, e.g., radio resource control (RRC) signaling message to configure a plurality of user equipments (UEs) to monitor UE-group DCI. When the UE is configured to monitor UE-group DCI, the UE monitors both unicast DCI and UE-group DCI in each corresponding scheduling time unit, e.g., a subframe in LTE. The candidate positions of the unicast DCI and the UE-group DCI can be orthogonal, partially overlapping, or fully overlapping with each other.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to permit groups of recreational vehicle riders and others the ability to quickly create and join groups without prior knowledge of the contact information of everyone in the group. In one embodiment, groups are joinable based on the proximity information of the prospective member and the current group members.

Abstract: A mobile device in a dual carrier communication system communicates with a network via first and second carriers by receiving data in the first cell via one of the first and second carriers on one carrier frequency, whilst receiving system information and/or downlink data from a second cell via the other of the first and second carriers on another carrier frequency.

Abstract: As “call centers” continue to be replaced with omnichannel contact centers, managing a plurality of simultaneous media channels becomes more important. Contacting a customer on one channel and, at the customer or agent's request, initiating a second channel that delays the interaction will having limited acceptance and, in some jurisdictions, may be illegal. By nailing-up an agent half-communication with a number of channels, agents maintain a perpetual connection comprising an agent half-communication to a server, such as one serving as a media anchor point, share point, etc. The customer half-connection is established to a server and the agent, already connected, is joined. As a result, the customer experiences a greatly reduced delay between the time they answer and being greeted by an agent, regardless of the media type or types utilized.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a wireless communication circuit section which intermittently executes connection with another electronic device by wireless communication, a sensor section which outputs sensor data related to the movement of the electronic device, and a control section. When the electronic device is making a periodic movement, the control section acquires the cycle of the periodic movement of the electronic device based on the sensor data, and causes the wireless communication circuit section to set connection timing for connecting the electronic device with the another electronic device by the wireless communication to periodic timing based on the cycle.

Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a method capable of, when a user simultaneously selects several PTT channels even in an apparatus not supporting a display, identifying the several PTT channels using alarm sounds for the PTT channels to transmit voices and distinguishing through which PTT channel a received voice is received, and a PTT terminal supporting the same. The present disclosure provides a push-to-talk (PTT) communication method, comprising: a step of connecting multiple PTT channels for communications between terminals; a step of storing history information representing received time of voice data through the multiple PTT channels; a step of selecting a PTT channel on the basis of the history information with respect to the multiple PTT channels, if an input of a PTT button is sensed; and a step of transmitting voice data to the selected PTT channel.

Abstract: A method is provided for sharing user data from a mobile source device with a host device in a safe and secure manner, with the intention to play the file or share the contents, using an intermediate connector pad, to ensure only the requested data type is transmitted while ensuring that the data integrity, quality, and connectivity are not compromised. The method includes all types and formats of digital data across the connector pad such as audio, video, voice, document, image, etc. file formats played through the source device are transmitted to the host device through the connector pad, and capable of connecting and handling both streaming type and non-streaming types of signals.