12th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 78 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200092668 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUDIO REPRODUCTION - Audio perception in local proximity to visual cues is provided. A device includes a video display, first row of audio transducers, and second row of audio transducers. The first and second rows can be vertically disposed above and below the video display. An audio transducer of the first row and an audio transducer of the second row form a column to produce, in concert, an audible signal. The perceived emanation of the audible signal is from a plane of the video display (e.g., a location of a visual cue) by weighing outputs of the audio transducers of the column. In certain embodiments, the audio transducers are spaced farther apart at a periphery for increased fidelity in a center portion of the plane and less fidelity at the periphery. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092669 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AND OUTPUTTING AN ACOUSTIC MULTICHANNEL SIGNAL - Method for generating and outputting an acoustic multichannel signal, comprising the steps of:
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20200092670 | AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICES - A mobile computing device includes a first audio output device positioned on a first side of the mobile computing device, a second audio output device positioned on a second side of the mobile computing device opposite the first side, at least one sensor to determine an orientation of the mobile computing device relative to a user, and logic to activate the first audio device and the second audio device based on the position of the mobile computing device relative to the user. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092671 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STEREO FIELD ENHANCEMENT IN TWO CHANNEL AUDIO SYSTEMS - The present invention provides methods and systems for digitally processing audio signals in two-channel audio systems and/or applications. In particular, the present invention includes a first filter structured to split a two-channel audio input signal into a low frequency signal and a higher frequency signal. An M/S splitter is then structured to split the higher frequency signal into a middle and a side signal. A detection module is then configured to create a detection signal from the middle signal, which is used in a compression module configured to modulate the side signal to create a gain-modulated side signal. A processing module is then structured to combine the low frequency signal, middle signal, and the gain-modulated side signal to form a final output signal. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092672 | SELECTIVELY HIGHLIGHTING MAP FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH PLACES - Systems and methods of providing a user interface in which map features associated with places are selectively highlighted are disclosed herein. In some example embodiments, a computer system receives a request for a transportation service associated with a place, retrieves an entrance geographic location for the place from a database, with the entrance geographic location being stored in association with the place in the database and representing an entrance for accessing the place, generating route information based on the retrieved entrance geographic location, with the route information indicating a route from an origin geographic location of a computing device of a user to the entrance geographic location of the place, and causing the generated route information to be displayed within a user interface on a computing device of the user. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092673 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SERVER AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD - A content distribution server is provided with: a storage unit, which stores a plurality of pieces of content related to a facility; an acquisition unit, which acquires, from an in-vehicle navigation device of the vehicle, any one or both of starting information on a vehicle and location information on the vehicle, as information for determination; and a content distribution unit, which distributes content stored in the storage unit to a mobile terminal. The content distribution unit determines, on the basis of the information for determination acquired by the acquisition unit, whether a user can visit the facility by the vehicle, and determines, on the basis of the determination result, which content in the plurality of pieces of content stored in the storage unit is distributed to the mobile terminal. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092674 | TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION OF PROXIMITY BASED CONTENT - A system and method for communication of proximity based content is disclosed between a mobile computing device having a Short Range Communication (SRC) device and a Proximity Short Range Communication (PSRC) device associated with a location or object using near field magnetic induction. The SRC device and/or the PSRC device can include at least two antennas to provide magnetic induction diversity. The method comprises defining a proximity boundary with dimensions defined by a magnetic induction diversity communication range of at least one of the SRC and PSRC devices. A proximity signal is communicated in the proximity boundary between the SRC device and the PSRC device. At least one action is performed by the mobile computing device or the PSRC device when the proximity signal is detected between the SRC device and the PSRC device. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092675 | Mobile WiFi Network - A method, computer-readable medium, and system are provided for managing a dynamic wireless network. An aspect of this invention is to identify the occurrence of an overlap of coverage areas provided by separate wireless access points, at least one of which is mobile. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092676 | ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM WITH MESSAGING - A method of messaging includes communicating a message to an application on a mobile device via an access control credential system and displaying the message on the mobile device. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092677 | LOCATION-BASED NOTE SHARING - In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method that includes presenting a first user interface (UI) and a second UI on a mobile device. The first UI may include a map display and a control to compose a note. The method may include, in response to a user of the mobile device activating the control to compose the note, presenting a second UI including: an input to receive text for the note, one or more controls to select a picture for the note, and a control to save the note. The method may include, in response to the user activating the control to save the note: determining a location for the note using a geo-location sensor within the mobile device, sending the received text, the selected picture, and the location for the note to a server device, and displaying an indication of the note on the map display based on the location determined for the note. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092678 | METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR ENTITY CHECKIN-IN AND TRACKING - A system includes a processor configured to receive a check-in request from a requestor. The processor is further configured to determine a group to which the requestor belongs, responsive to the request. The processor is also configured to display check-in candidates designated to the group. Further, the processor is configured to receive selection of a check-in candidate and create an association between the check-in candidate and a requestor-location responsive to the selection. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092679 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIME BASED REMOTE CONTROL OF PRODUCT FUNCTIONALITY - Systems and methods provide remote control of product functionality and software kits allow firmware development of remote control of product functionality. The remote control may be time-based where the product functionality is based upon the expiration date and a current time. The remote control may be location-based where the product functionality is based upon the geographical location of the product. The remote control of the product functionality may be based upon proximity of the product to an authentication device. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092680 | User Location and Identity Awareness - A location of a computing device may be determined by determining the range of a communication. Several different wireless communication protocols and/or wireless networks (e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Cellular, and/or GPS) may be used to determine the user's location. When the user's location is determined, one or more actions (e.g., granting access to content) may be performed based on the user's location. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092681 | GEOLOCATION BRACELET, SYSTEM, AND METHODS - An identity, position, health, tracking and/or monitoring apparatus is provided. The identity, position, health, tracking and/or monitoring apparatus includes a housing configured to removably secure the tracking or monitoring apparatus to a person, such as a child, pet, etc. or an object. Particularly, the tracking and/or monitoring apparatus may be connectable to a flexible and/or stretchable band that may be worn around a part of the body, such as a wrist, necklace, waist, or ankle of a user. The tracking and/or monitoring apparatus may include one or more of a processing unit, a geolocating module, a communications module, an artificial intelligence module, and/or a music playing module. In various embodiments, the tracking and/or monitoring apparatus is configured for locating, tracking, and/or monitoring a user of the device as well as an associated biological or environmental condition of the user. In particular instances, the tracking and/or monitoring apparatus is configured for performing cellular or VOIP communications. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092682 | Real-Time Asset Location Tracking And Monitoring At A Low Data Rate - A method is described for operating an asset tracking device, wherein the tracking device normally collects many location points at a high periodic rate and transmits the location points as a single compressed location history data block at a low periodic rate, which greatly reduces the amount of transmitted data required to send a detailed location history. When a user begins actively viewing the asset location in some application such as on a mobile device, a command is immediately sent from the tracking server back to the tracking device. This command causes the device to start transmitting location reports at a high periodic rate, thereby allowing the user to monitor the current location of the asset in real-time. Transmission at the high data rate required for real-time monitoring only occurs while the user is actively interacting with the application, which is usually a short period of time. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092683 | STICKER LOCATION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A “sticker” location device includes a PCB with a processor and memory, a communicator for communicating with other location devices and a server, one or more sensors for determining an environment of the location device, and a power module. Some embodiments include GPS receivers and may serve as digital radio network hubs or bridges for other location devices. A method for tracking the location of assets uses these location devices attached to assets to sense an environment of the assets by comparing sensed environment to previously sensed environment, and communicating the changes in the environment from the location device to a server when the changes exceed a configurable threshold. Some embodiments include determining location with GPS and/or relaying signals from other location devices, and smart power management using low power digital radio modes unless sufficient energy is available for high power modes. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092684 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD - A mobile terminal and control method to share content with a device and control the device are provide. The mobile terminal includes a communication unit to communicate with a host and the device; a search unit to receive content information and device information; an input unit to receive a content selection signal and a device selection signal; and a control unit to control the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal receives content information from a host and selects content to be outputted to a device selected from device information from the host. The mobile terminal controls the selected device using control commands transmitted to the selected device based on a control mode. If the control mode is not stored in the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal may receive the control mode from the host. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092685 | UE GROUPS, UE GROUP MANAGER UEs AND UE GROUP MEMBER UEs - The present invention concerns a novel form of communication within a cellular wireless communication network. One aspect of the invention concerns a User Equipment for a cellular network, wherein the UE inter alia includes a first interface for UE-to-Basestation communication configured to communicate with a base station of the cellular network and a second interface for UE-to-UE communication configured to communicate with one or more other UEs of a UE-Group to which the UE belongs. According to the invention the UE is configured to receive via its first interface configuration data for configuring its second interface, and to coordinate, via the second interface, a communication within the UE Group. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092686 | LAND MOBILE RADIO DISPATCH CONSOLE - An exemplary land mobile radio dispatch console and method are provided. In one embodiment, the console has the capability to process and handle Requests To Talk (RTT) and emergencies. In another embodiment, the console has the capability to provide a history. In another embodiment, the console provides the capability for operators to configure and save patches of predefined groups for later use. In another embodiment, the console includes a telephone interconnect interface component, and combinations of features mentioned above. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092687 | OUTPUTTING NOTIFICATIONS USING DEVICE GROUPS - A system that determines that devices are co-located in an acoustic region and selects a single device to which to send incoming notifications for the acoustic region. The system may group devices into separate acoustic regions based on selection data that selects between similar audio data received from multiple devices. The system may select the best device for each acoustic region based on a frequency that the device was selected previously, input/output capabilities of the device, a proximity to a user, or the like. The system may send a notification to a single device in each of the acoustic regions so that a user receives a single notification instead of multiple unsynchronized notifications. The system may also determine that acoustic regions are associated with different locations and select acoustic regions to which to send a notification based on location. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092688 | CALL ROUTING WITH A MOBILE NETWORK OPERATOR SUPPORTING A MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORK OPERATOR - One example method of operation may include identifying a call destined for a mobile device, querying a number portability database for call routing information, receiving one or more of a location routing number assigned to the mobile network operator and a location routing number assigned to the mobile virtual network operator, forwarding a call message associated with the call to a session border control device operated by the mobile network operator, and determining whether to route the call to a mobile network operator subscriber or a mobile virtual network operator based on whether the location routing number is assigned to the mobile network operator or the mobile virtual network operator. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092689 | OUTPUTTING AN ENTRY POINT TO A TARGET SERVICE - Outputting an entry point to a target service is disclosed, including: determining that a set of sensed data that is obtained from a first device meets a condition associated with a detectable event, wherein the set of sensed data is determined by one or more sensors associated with the first device; in response to the determination, determining a target service corresponding to the detectable event; determining a selected device among the first device and at least one second device, wherein the at least one second device is related to the first device; and outputting an entry point corresponding to the target service to the selected device, wherein the entry point is usable to access the target service. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092690 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INITIATING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PARTIES USING A BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY BEACON - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for safely and securely initiating communication between parties using a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacon. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to utilizing a BLE-enabled tag as an indication of availability and, based on a user's proximity to the BLE tag, as a means for a second party to show interest without requiring an exchange of personal information. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092691 | Method, Apparatus, and Computer-Readable Medium for Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Message Distribution - Embodiments include methods and/or procedures performed by a V2X application enabler (VAE) client, of a V2X user equipment (UE), in communication with a VAE server. Exemplary embodiments include sending, to the VAE server, a first message comprising an identifier of the V2X UE and at least one of the following: identifiers of one or more first types of intelligent transportation system messages, from the VAE server, to which the V2X UE wishes to register or unregister for receiving; and an identifier of a first geographic area that V2X UE wishes to register or unregister for association with the V2X UE at the VAE server. Exemplary embodiments also include receiving, from the VAE server, a second message indicating acknowledgement of a registration or an unregistration action requested in the first message. Embodiments also include complementary methods and/or procedures performed by VAE servers, as well as V2X UEs, VAE servers, and computer-readable media configured in accordance with the exemplary methods and/or procedures. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092692 | INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, DEVICE, SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed are an information transmission method, device and system and a storage medium. The method is applied to a user equipment (UE) in an Internet-of-vehicle architecture. The method includes: acquiring, by the UE, sidelink retransmission configuration information; and performing, by the UE, a sidelink feedback or a sidelink retransmission according to the sidelink retransmission configuration information. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092693 | ADAPTIVE VEHICLE-TO-INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS - A map of an area can be generated describing an occupancy status for each of a plurality of sub-areas in the area. A first message including the map is transmitted. A second message is transmitted including an updated occupancy status for one or more of, and less than all, of the sub-areas. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092694 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING VEHICLE POSITION INFORMATION TO AN INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - An aftermarket vehicle communication device engageable to a vehicle for providing location information associated with the vehicle to a V2X data stream. The device includes a housing configured to be detachably engageable to the vehicle. A GPS circuit is coupled to the housing and is disposable in communication with a GPS system to receive a GPS signal therefrom, with the received GPS signal being representative of a location of the vehicle when the housing is engaged to the vehicle. An antenna circuit is also coupled to the housing and is in communication with the GPS circuit. The antenna circuit is configured to receive the GPS signal from the GPS circuit and communicate the GPS signal to the V2X data stream. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092695 | CONTENT DISPLAY AND INTERACTION ACCORDING TO ESTIMATES OF CONTENT USEFULNESS - An example system and method for selectively conveying content via User Interface (UI) display screen sections of Business Intelligence (BI) software and for facilitating user interaction therewith, e.g., so as to impart usefulness or preference ratings thereto, which can then affect subsequently displayed content. An example method includes providing one or more UI controls enabling a user to provide an input query and to interact with resulting content (i.e., query results, also called search results), where the user interaction with the content provides information (e.g., context information) indicative of a usefulness or preference rating pertaining to the content; thereby enabling modifications to subsequently retrieved content in accordance with the usefulness or preference rating(s). Such rating(s) may be aggregated from plural users of an associated software application. Additional UI controls may provide options to selectively share relevant retrieved content with other users, such as nearby users that have the appropriate permissions to view the shared content. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092696 | MECHANISMS FOR RESOURCE-DIRECTORY TO RESOURCE-DIRECTORY COMMUNICATIONS - An M2M/IoT resource directory entity may discover and register to other resource directory entities by including criteria attributes in discovery broadcasts and then processing link and metadata that may be included in responses. The resource directory with registrations to other resource directories may service a client request by selecting other resources directories to query based on the request or a query criteria contained therein, and then process link and metadata in responses from the other resource directory entities to aggregate a response to the client. Directory-to-directory registrations may be facilitated via using hierarchical parent-child resource directory identifiers, a peer-to-peer identifier regime, or a combination of the two. Observe notifications may include indicia registrations states, e.g., via change and delete response codes. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092697 | ACCESS NETWORK NODE, CORE NETWORK NODE, AND PAGING METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention disclose an access network node, a core network node, and a paging method, and relate to the communications field, so as to resolve a problem that an M2M service cannot be normally used because a network side cannot determine whether a coverage enhancement technology needs to be used in a paging process. A specific solution is as follows: A communications interface is configured to receive a first packet paging message sent by a core network node; a processor determines, according to the first packet paging message received by using the communications interface, that a terminal is an M2M terminal; and a transmitter sends a coverage-enhanced second packet paging message to the terminal. The present invention is used in a paging process. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092698 | IMPROVED ABILITY TO TRIGGER BEACON RECEIVER DEVICES IN A SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS BEACON COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A beacon communication system for improving the ability to trigger beacon receiver devices is disclosed. The beacon communication system ( | 2020-03-19 |
20200092699 | MATCH BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY (BLE) MOVING PATTERNS - An example system comprising: a processing resource; and a memory resource storing machine readable instructions executable to cause the processing resource to: receive a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signal transmitted from a user device; generate, from the BLE signal, a BLE moving pattern of the user device, wherein the BLE moving pattern is generated at a different entity than an entity that transmits the BLE signal; track an object carrying the user device via visual information of the object such that a visual moving pattern of the object is generated from the tracking; determine the visual moving pattern matches the BLE moving pattern; and assign, responsive to the determination, an identity obtained from the user device to the object being tracked via the visual information. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092700 | RESPONDER NETWORK - A variety of methods, medical devices, responder network servers, emergency services interfaces and call center related processes are described that can help improve responder networks designed to get a medical device such as an automated external defibrillator and/or volunteer responders to the scene of a potential medical incident. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092701 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING AND ASSOCIATING INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) DEVICES WITH ANONYMOUS IOT DEVICE ACCOUNTS - A system and method are described for anonymous IoT device accounts. For example, one embodiment of a system comprises an IoT app to be executed on a mobile device of a user, the IoT app comprising a graphical user interface (GUI) to allow the user to capture one or more identification (ID) codes from one or more IoT devices, the mobile device to transmit the ID codes to an IoT service; a device management module on the IoT service to provision the IoT devices with the IoT service; an account management module on the IoT service to establish an anonymous user account and to associate the anonymous user account with the one or more IoT devices provisioned by the device management module; wherein upon the provisioned IoT devices being associated with the anonymous user account, the GUI of the IoT app is to provide the user with controllable access to the IoT devices prior to the user entering user identification information to the IoT service. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092702 | REPRODUCTION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A reproduction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a reproduction unit, a detection unit, and a generation unit. The reproduction unit can reproduce a content. The detection unit receives a beacon signal transmitted from a different reproduction apparatus capable of reproducing the content, and detects one or more nearby reproduction apparatuses that are located in a vicinity. The generation unit generates an operation image including a first area in which an own apparatus is displayed and a second area in which the detected one or more nearby reproduction apparatuses are displayed in an order based on the received beacon signal. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092703 | Operation Optimization for Trigger-Based Instant Communication - One or more wireless stations operate to configure direct communication with neighboring mobile stations, e.g., direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. A wireless station may be configured to perform a method to accelerate discovery of a peer device after an out-of-band triggering event. For example, a wireless device may detect an out-of-band triggering event and activate a wireless interface capable of peer-to-peer communications in response. The wireless device may transmit one or more discovery messages (e.g., discovery beacons, active subscribe messages, and/or unsolicited publish messages) over the wireless interface immediately after activation of the wireless interface to aid in discovery of the peer device. The one or more discovery messages may be transmitted as service discovery frames. The wireless device may perform service discovery over the wireless interface with the peer device post discovery. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092704 | DISTRIBUTED, CROWDSOURCED INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) DISCOVERY AND IDENTIFICATION USING BLOCK CHAIN - Disclosed embodiments relate to distributed, crowd-sourced Internet of Things (IoT) discovery using Block Chain. In one example, a method includes scanning a network and generating a signature based on IoT device traits discovered, determining whether the signature is already in a verified or an unverified Block Chain, when the signature exists in the verified Block Chain, providing a verified entry including at least the IoT device type, otherwise, when the signature exists in the unverified Block Chain, providing an unverified entry including at least the IoT device type, incrementing a count, and promoting the unverified entry to the verified Block Chain when the count reaches a threshold, and otherwise, when the signature is in neither Block Chain, using the traits to guess the IoT device type, generating a new entry including the IoT device type, a location, and a timestamp, and storing the new entry in the unverified Block Chain. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092705 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A communication control device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire radio resource information indicating a radio resource, the radio resource being a unit time of cellular communication, for transmitting a discovery signal enabling another device to discover a device conducting device-to-device communication, and a control unit configured to control transmission of the radio resource information to a terminal device. The control device makes it possible to moderate load for a device conducting device-to-device communication (D2D communication). | 2020-03-19 |
20200092706 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, CORE NETWORK APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a communication measure for registering information about a terminal apparatus in various apparatuses, such as a control apparatus and a terminal apparatus, included in a communication system in which a protocol used for registration management or registration information management for a mobile communication service is shared, based on the states of the various apparatuses. Also provided is a communication control measure for updating the information about the terminal apparatus registered in the various apparatuses. Thus, there are provided, in a communication system in which a protocol used for registration management or registration information management for a mobile communication service is shared, a measure for registration management based on the states of various apparatuses included in the communication system, such as a control apparatus and a terminal apparatus, and a realization measure for determining post-registration behavior. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092707 | Enhanced Roaming Services and Converged Carrier Networks With Device Assisted Services and a Proxy - A method performed by a network system communicatively coupled to a wireless device by a wireless access network, the network system including a network element corresponding to a network element destination, the method comprising providing at least a portion of a device policy to the wireless device, wherein the device policy is configured to assist in detecting wireless device traffic associated with a service activity, identifying the service activity as being included in a service usage activity classification, and directing or routing the wireless device traffic associated with the service activity over the wireless access network based on information identifying the network element destination; providing a network element policy to the network element corresponding to the network element destination; detecting, at the network element, traffic associated with the wireless device; and applying the network element policy at the network element to the traffic associated with the wireless device. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092708 | RADIO ACCESS SYSTEM AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - As a result of ISR being enabled between a portable terminal device and a network which are capable of communicating by using the communication protocols of a plurality of wireless access technologies, the portable terminal device performs position registration processing between the plurality of wireless access technologies and the portable terminal device each time a fixed period of time elapses, and the portable terminal device is able to move between the plurality of wireless access technologies that have already been registered, without conducting new position registration processing. At this time, if there is a possibility of there being a difference in ISR states (activated or not activated) between the portable terminal device and the network, the portable terminal device ignores any instructions issued by the network for ISR to be enabled in the portable terminal device. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092709 | HOME AGENT DISCOVERY UPON CHANGING THE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT SCHEME - The invention relates to a method for discovering a home agent serving a mobile node upon the mobile node changing its mobility management scheme in a packet-switched network and the implementation of such method in a mobile node or home agent. In order to propose a home agent discover scheme that maintains session continuity in a seamless manner upon a mobile node changing its mobility management scheme, a mobile node comprises information on its location prior to changing the mobility management scheme to one of the first signaling messages transmitted upon changing the mobility management scheme (home agent discovery message). The receiving node uses this information to identify the home agent serving the mobile node or to provide a hint to the home agent where the mobile node is registered in a response message to the mobile node. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092710 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING A PROCEDURE RELATED TO AMF REGISTRATION BY UDM IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SAME - In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for enabling a UDM (Unified Data Management) to perform a registration related procedure of an AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving, by the UDM, a message related to serving AMF registration of a UE, which includes access type information and ID (Identity) information, from a first AMF; transmitting, by the UDM, a deregistration related message to a second AMF when the second AMF exists, wherein the second AMF is registered as a serving AMF of the UE and related to the access type information. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092711 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUEUEING SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE PROFILES ON AN EMBEDDED UNIVERSAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARD - In some implementations, a device that includes an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) may enable a first subscriber identity module (SIM) profile. The first SIM profile may be installed in memory of the eUICC and associated with a first integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID). The device may request a second SIM profile based on enabling the first SIM profile. The second SIM profile may be associated with a second ICCID that is different from the first ICCID. The device may receive the second SIM profile based on requesting the second SIM profile, and may install the second SIM profile in memory of the eUICC in a disabled state. Other implementations are described herein. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092712 | SIGNALING AN INDICATION OF A USER DEVICE TYPE TO A NETWORK TO ALLOW AN OPTIMIZED NETWORK CONFIGURATION FOR THE USER DEVICE - A device receives information identifying device types associated with respective user devices, and determines a mechanism to indicate a device type, of the device types, to a network device associated with a network. The device type is associated with a user device of the respective user devices, and the mechanism includes a device type field, a device profile identifier, or an assistance information message that indicate the device type of the user device to the network device. The device provides, to the user device via the network device, information identifying the mechanism to indicate the device type of the user device to the network device. The information identifying the mechanism enables the user device to utilize the mechanism to indicate the device type of the user device to the network device. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092713 | CONTROL METHOD FOR MOBILE DATA SHARING AND VEHICLE PROVIDING THE SAME - A method of controlling mobile data sharing, performed by a computing device, may include transmitting a signal to request terminal information for sharing data to a plurality of terminals and receiving the terminal information from the plurality of terminals, determining an order of priority to assign a status of a host terminal and a status of a client terminal using the terminal information, and providing access information for connecting the client terminal to the host terminal on the basis of the determined order of priority. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092714 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCALABLE DOWNLINK DATA LOAD DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN DATA PROCESSING UNITS FOR MOBILE PACKET DATA GATEWAY USING NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION - Each UE in a mobile data network is assigned two different addresses, one a common IP address used downstream of the P-GW and the other a new IP address used upstream with the router and unique to the data processing node. The node changes the IP address of the UE in either direction as a packet passes through the P-GW. The use of an IP range unique to each node or data processing unit allows the upstream router to route downlink packets directly to the node containing the UE context, so that forwarding of packets between nodes is greatly reduced, if not eliminated. By getting rid of this inter-node forwarding, the data plane can scale to much greater limits. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092715 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CUSTOMIZED ENCODING AND DECODING COMMUNICATIONS - In some aspects, an apparatus for encoding data for transmission by a transmitter device to a receiver device having an initial common cryptographic key with the apparatus comprises a memory device and a hardware processor. The memory device is configured to store a plurality of parameters associated with a plurality of cryptographic protocols, the plurality of parameters comprising the initial common cryptographic key. The hardware processor is configured to generate a frame comprising a plurality of fields defining instructions related to a first cryptographic scheme, a first cipher directive, a first cryptographic key operation, and/or a first cryptographic key length, that are derived from the plurality of parameters for use in a subsequent communication session with the receiver device. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION-BASED ENDPOINT SECURITY - Methods, systems and computer readable media for location-based endpoint security are described. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092717 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING MOBILITY MANAGEMENT AND PRIVACY PROTECTION - Provided is a method and apparatus for simultaneously providing mobility management and privacy protection. A communication method includes receiving a packet for a terminal and processing at least one of a locator included in the packet and location information of the terminal based on a mobility of the terminal. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092718 | Managing Security Contexts and Performing Key Derivation at Handover in a Wireless Communication System - There is provided a method for determining a security context for communication between a wireless device and a target network node at handover. The method comprises obtaining (S1) information representative of the type of Radio Access Technology, also referred to as RAT type, of the target network node, and deriving and/or determining (S2) the security context at least partly based on the information representative of the RAT type. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092719 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING SECURITY KEY IN NEXT GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a communication scheme and system for converging a 5 | 2020-03-19 |
20200092720 | EXTENSIBLE AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL (EAP) IMPLEMENTATION IN NEW RADIO (NR) - A new radio (NR) user equipment (UE) registration procedure that may be executed by a UE and a network is disclosed, resulting in a UE registration that may be more efficient than existing UE registration procedures. For example, the UE registration procedure may utilize messaging between an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) component and a non-access stratum (NAS) component to abort the registration procedure when a non-recoverable EAP failure occurs, or suspend or re-start a NAS registration timer when a recoverable EAP failure occurs. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092721 | Identification adapter and identification device - An identification adapter for an identification device has a reading unit and a control unit. The control unit is connected to the reading unit via a data communication connection. The identification adapter has a receiving unit for wirelessly receiving identification data (ID). Also, the identification adapter has a data transmission unit designed to transmit the received identification data (ID) to the control unit on the same data communication connection as the reading unit. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092722 | DATA PACKET VERIFICATION METHOD AND DEVICE - A data packet verification method and a device improve network security. The method includes: receiving a data packet of a terminal device, where the data packet carries a first token and a service identifier, and the service identifier is used to indicate a type of a service to which the data packet belongs; obtaining first input information based on the data packet, and generating a second token based on the first input information, where the first input information includes an identifier of the terminal device and the service identifier carried in the data packet; and sending the data packet when the first token is the same as the second token. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092723 | IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION - Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment, a method and/or system for mobile identity authentication is disclosed. For example, mobile identity authentication may be employed in a variety of situations, including purchases, financial transactions, granted access to accounts, granting access to content, etc. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092724 | USER AUTHENTICATION BASED ON SS7 CALL FORWARDING DETECTION - A user authentication system that analyzes call forwarding information obtained from telecommunication networks, such as through the use of Signaling System No. 7 (“SS7”) protocols, to detect the possibility of fraud. In response to a request to access a network-accessible service, the system performs an initial authentication of provided user account credentials. The system then obtains a telecommunication subscriber identifier that is associated with the user account. Prior to performing additional device-based user authentication, the system obtains call forwarding information for the user. The obtained call forwarding information is then evaluated for potentially fraudulent call forwarding configurations. For example, call forwarding to certain call forwarding numbers, or the use of different call forwarding types, may be indicative of fraud intended to undermine further user authentication. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092725 | THREAT INDEX BASED WLAN SECURITY AND QUALITY OF SERVICE - Implementations generally relate methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing threat index based wireless local area networks (WLAN) security and quality of service. In one implementation, a method includes receiving a request from a client device connected to a network via a network link. The method further includes determining a threat index value for the client device. The method further includes determining one or more security policies associated with one or more respective network resources, where each security policy applies one or more rules for allocating one of the network resources. The method further includes determining allocation of one or more of the network resources to the client device based on the one or more security policies and the threat index value. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092726 | METHOD OF INTEGRITY CHECK, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE EQUIPMENT - A method of integrity check, a terminal, and network-side equipment are provided. The method includes: receiving, by the terminal, user plane data transmitted by the network-side equipment; performing, by the terminal, integrity check on the user plane data based on user-plane-data integrity check configuration information. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092727 | INTEGRITY PROTECTION FOR A PACKET DATA UNIT - Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for integrity protection for a packet data unit. One method includes determining a first portion of a packet data unit, wherein the packet data unit includes the first portion and a second portion. The method includes applying an integrity protection function to the first portion of the packet data unit to result in an integrity protection indicator without applying the integrity protection function to the second portion of the packet data unit. The method includes transmitting the packet data unit with the integrity protection indicator. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092728 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING COMMUNICATIONS - In some aspects, an apparatus for encoding data for transmission to a receiver device having an initial common cryptographic key with the apparatus comprises a memory device and a hardware processor. The memory device is configured to store a plurality of parameters associated with a plurality of cryptographic protocols, the plurality of parameters comprising the initial common cryptographic key. The hardware processor is configured to generate a frame comprising a plurality of fields defining instructions related to one or more of a first cryptographic scheme, a first cryptographic key operation, and a first cryptographic key length that are derived from the plurality of parameters for use in a subsequent communication session with the receiver device. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092729 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO SIGNAL EMITTED BY A GATEWAY, AND CORRESPONDING GATEWAY AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A method for controlling a radio signal emitted by a device, so as to adapt the range thereof. The method includes: determining, by a controller, a level of radio signal emitted by the device on the edge of a deter mined zone; controlling, by the controller, an adaptation of the range of the radio signal emitted by the device according to the comparison of the signal level and a determined threshold. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092730 | Method and Device for Performing Energy Detection on a Subset of a Wireless Channel - Various embodiments disclosed herein enable performing energy detection on a subset of a channel. In various embodiments, a method of performing energy detection is performed by a computing device. In various embodiments, the computing device includes a wireless transceiver, one or more processors, and a non-transitory memory. In various embodiments, the method includes performing energy detection on one or more overlapping portions of a first channel and a second channel. In some embodiments, the method includes determining whether a detected energy level from the energy detection satisfies a threshold. In some embodiments, the method includes transmitting a signal into the first channel based on the threshold being satisfied. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092731 | CHANNEL SELECTION IN A SHARED SPECTRUM COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for selecting at least one channel for a network element in a shared spectrum communication system is provided. The method includes identifying a plurality of candidate channels of a frequency band of the shared spectrum communication system. For each channel of the plurality of channels, the method further includes: evaluating the channel based on one or more of a plurality of criteria for the network element; scoring the channel based on the evaluation of the channel for the network element; and ranking the plurality of candidate channels based on the assigned scores for each of the plurality of channels. The method further includes selecting at least one channel based on the ranking of the plurality of candidate channels | 2020-03-19 |
20200092732 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CELL PLACEMENT USING END-USER-DEVICE SCORING - A system determines an optimized number and placement of wireless stations based on predicted future demand scoring of end user devices. A computing device calculates a growth projection of mobile devices in a geographic region for a time period; calculates a visiting projection for a peak amount of mobile devices connected to wireless stations in the geographic area and their locations when connected to wireless stations within the time period; calculates an application-use projection for bandwidth use patterns of the mobile devices within the time period; and calculates a network impact projection for an amount bandwidth impact by the mobile devices at each of the wireless stations. The computing device generates a demand score for geographic units within the geographic region, based on the projections, and assigns, based on the demand score, one or more of the geographic units as placement locations for new wireless station during the time period. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092733 | UE Context Handling in Disaggregated Radio Access Node - The invention refers to a method performed by a radio network node ( | 2020-03-19 |
20200092734 | Email Synchronization Method and Device - Embodiments of this application relate to the terminal field, and disclose an email synchronization method and a device, so as to resolve a problem that unnecessary power consumption is caused because a mobile terminal performs an unnecessary synchronization operation when network signal quality is poor. A specific solution is: obtaining, by a mobile terminal, current network signal quality of the mobile terminal after obtaining an email synchronization instruction; and canceling, by the mobile terminal, execution of a synchronization operation if the network signal quality is less than a first preset threshold. The embodiments of this application are applied in an email synchronization process. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092735 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus, method, and computer program are disclosed for selecting an optimal small cell base station (“small cell”) for a UE within wireless communication range of a macro cell base station (“macro cell”). The apparatus includes a processor for the macro cell and a memory storing program code executable to cause the macro cell to receive measurements of co-frequency interference between individual small cells of a group within wireless communication range of the macro cell, receive signal strength measurements for the small cells from a user equipment (“UE”) within wireless communication range of the macro cell, and select one of the small cells of the group as an optimal base station for the UE, based on the signal strength measurements received from the UE for the individual small cells and on measurements of co-frequency interference between the individual small cells. A method and computer program perform functions of the apparatus. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092736 | RADIO TERMINAL, RADIO STATION, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHODS IMPLEMENTED THEREIN - A radio terminal ( | 2020-03-19 |
20200092737 | Methods for Reference Determination in Inter-RAT TDOA - A wireless device adapted for operation according to two or more radio access technologies, RATs, obtains positioning reference signal configuration information by sending ( | 2020-03-19 |
20200092738 | Cell Global Identifier Reporting in a Wireless Communication System - A wireless device ( | 2020-03-19 |
20200092739 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR A USER EQUIPMENT (UE) BASED CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI) REPORTING REQUEST - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a UE-based CSI reporting request. In some cases, upon detecting a condition indicative of a change in channel conditions, a UE sends a request for CSI reporting. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092740 | BASE STATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A terminal apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive first information, second information, and third information; and a measuring unit configured to perform measurements. The first information includes information related to the measurements, the second information includes information for indicating a periodicity of one or more blocks, each of the one or more blocks includes a first synchronization signal, a second synchronization signal, and a physical broadcast channel, the third information includes information for indicating time positions of the one or more blocks, the information related to the measurements includes an object on which the measurements are to be performed at a certain carrier frequency, and the measurements are performed based on the periodicity of the one or more blocks. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092741 | METHOD OF PROCESSING MEASUREMENT INFORMATION, TERMINAL AND ACCESS NETWORK NODE - A method of processing measurement information, a terminal, and an access network node are provided. The method is applied to a multi-connection system. The method includes: acquiring, by the terminal, measurement information on at least one frequency other than a serving frequency of a second access network node; and transmitting, by the terminal, the measurement information on the at least one frequency other than the serving frequency of the second access network node to the second access network node, where the at least one frequency other than the serving frequency of the second access network node includes a serving frequency of a first access network node. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092742 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PEOPLE COUNTING - Disclosed are a people counting device and a method for counting the number of people capable of executing built-in artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and/or machine learning algorithms to count the number of people and communicating with user terminals and servers in a 5G communication environment. The method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can include collecting, by a first collector, probe request packets for a predetermined time from a user terminal transmitting the probe request packets to confirm the existence of an access point, measuring, by a measurer, the density of the probe request packets and generating density data, and estimating, by a estimator, the number of people using a people counting learning model pre-trained to count people according to the density of the probe request packets based on the density data generated by collecting the probe request packets from the user terminal. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092743 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE - The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a wireless communication method and a wireless communication device. The method includes: the primary service node serving the terminal device in a first network sending first information to the terminal device, wherein the first information is used to indicate the terminal device to perform measurement and/or measurement result reporting on a secondary service node in a second network. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092744 | CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT - The present disclosure relates to a pre-5 | 2020-03-19 |
20200092745 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN ADAPTIVELY REROUTING USER PLANE TRAFFIC FOR MOBILITY USING SEGMENT ROUTING FOR IPV6 - A control plane (CP) entity is to adaptively reroute user plane traffic of a mobile node (MN) with use of a segment routing (SR) for IPv6. A message indicating an attachment of the MN to the mobile network is received selecting a first user plane (UP) anchor node. A first set of home network prefixes (HNPs) are allocated to the MN. An IP traffic flow using a first HNP prefix is established between the MN and a correspondent node (CN) along a first network path—defined at least in part by the first UP anchor node and an anchor node of the CN. In response to a handover of the MN, a message indicating a subsequent attachment of the MN is received selecting a second UP anchor node. The second UP anchor node is instructed to host the first HNP prefix previously allocated by the first UP anchor node. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092746 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA FOR PACKET DUPLICATION - The present disclosure relates to a communication technique that fuses IoT technology with a 5G communication system to support a higher data transfer rate than a 4G communication system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retailing, security and safety related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT related technology. The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4G communication system such as LTE. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method and a structure for processing data for packet duplication. According to the embodiment of the present invention, disclosed are a radio bearer setup method, a packet duplication operation, and a buffer status reporting method, which are for use in performing packet duplication. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092747 | A METHOD OF HANDLING CONTROL PLANE DATA IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092748 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting Delayed or Lost Control Signaling Messages - The present disclosure relates in general to cellular radio network communication. In one of its aspects, the technology presented herein concerns a method implemented in a receiver for detecting delayed or lost signaling messages. The signaling messages are receivable both over a Master Node, MN, and a Secondary Node, SN, and detecting delayed or lost signaling messages is based on sequence number. The method comprises detecting a gap in sequence numbers of received signaling messages. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092749 | ENHANCEMENTS TO ADVANCED CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI) REPORTING PROCEDURES - Methods and apparatus for implementing enhancements to advanced Channel State Information (CSI) reporting procedures are provided. A User Equipment (UE) receives at least one trigger message for reporting advanced CSI by the UE, and takes one or more actions to reduce at least one of feedback overhead or processing at the UE associated with the reporting. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092750 | WIRELESS ACCESS POINT ENHANCEMENTS FOR SESSION TRANSFER, MIRRORING, AND MOBILITY - Systems and methods enhance handling, within an access point (AP) of a local area network, of content from a content provider. A content session core of the AP opens a session with the content provider and allows interaction between a user of a first end device and the content provider via the session. Content from the content provider is received at the content session core and forwarded for play on the first end device. The content session core may mirror the content to a second real end device without requiring an additional session with the content provider, and may switch play of the content from the first to the second end devices without disconnecting the session with the content provider. A wireless LAN controller enhances a connectivity experience of a mobile device by determining its location and predicting when to handoff connectivity between wireless APs of the LAN. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092751 | System and Method for Maintaining Synchronization in Connectionless Transmissions - A method for operating a receiving device includes receiving a first protocol data unit (PDU) of a first burst transmission, the first PDU includes a first transmission identifier (T_ID) associated with the first burst transmission, and the first PDU further includes a final PDU indication indicating that the first PDU is a final PDU of the first burst transmission, and releasing a first radio link control (RLC) resource associated with the first T_ID when the first RLC resource associated with the first T_ID exists. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092752 | Traffic Steering Between Different Wireless Networks - A method comprising obtaining, from a first wireless network characterized by a first radio access technology (RAT), a first set of wireless network policies. The first set of wireless network policies characterizes a first wireless channel provided to a client device by the first wireless network. The method includes obtaining, from a second wireless network characterized by a second RAT different from the first RAT, a second set of wireless network policies. The second set of wireless network policies characterizes a second wireless channel provided to the client device by the second wireless network. The method includes generating a set of aggregated policies by aggregating the first and second sets of wireless network policies based on one or more aggregation criteria. The method includes providing the set of aggregated policies. The set of aggregated policies directs the client device to steer traffic to the first and second wireless networks. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092753 | Transmission Rate Control Method And Apparatus - Example transmission rate control methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes obtaining a user equipment aggregate maximum bit rate (UE-AMBR) by a master base station. The master base station determines, based on the UE-AMBR, a first UE-AMBR used for the master base station and a second UE-AMBR used for a secondary base station. The master base station sends the second UE-AMBR to the secondary base station, and sends instruction information used to instruct the secondary base station to control data splitting for the master base station to the secondary base station. In this application, a transmission rate between each base station and a UE is controlled by allocating a UE-AMBR. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092754 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUP COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for group communication of a broadcasting server in a wireless communication system is provided. The method for group communication of a broadcasting server includes receiving a data packet from a content server, generating a transmission packet by copying the data packet, and transmitting the generated transmission packet to a base station. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092755 | ESTABLISHING A LOW BITRATE COMMUNICATION SESSION WITH A HIGH BITRATE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An example method includes receiving, from a high bitrate communication device, a first request to communicate via a high bitrate communication protocol; responding to the first request from the high bitrate communication device by establishing a high bitrate communication session; sending, after the high bitrate communication session is established, a second request to the high bitrate communication device to communicate via a low bitrate communication protocol; receiving, from the high bitrate communication device, a response associated with the second request; and establishing a low bitrate communication session using the low bitrate communication protocol. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092756 | Using Wireless Channel Variance Values in order to Improve Application Quality of Experience (QoE) in Wireless Communication Systems - A method comprises obtaining a wireless channel variance value. The wireless channel variance value is indicative of a degradation to a specified bandwidth of the wireless channel as a function of conditions of the wireless channel. The method further includes determining a reliably usable bandwidth value of the wireless channel as a function of the wireless channel variance value. The method further includes determining a data frame transmission rate associated with a particular application running on the client device, wherein the data frame transmission rate is constrained by a function of the reliably usable bandwidth value and a quality of experience (QoE) level value. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092757 | Method and Apparatus for Reducing a Service Interruption Time Within a Single-Cell Point-to-Multipoint System - A method and apparatus may include transmitting a single-cell point-to-multipoint information request to a network node. The single-cell point-to-multipoint information request indicates a first service is provided by the network node. The method may include receiving a single-cell point-to-multipoint information response. The single-cell point-to-multipoint information response indicates whether the first service is provided by the network node. The method may also include transmitting a first message to user equipment. The first message indicates to the user equipment whether or not the first service is provided by the network node. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092758 | METHOD FOR INTERWORKING BETWEEN NETWORKS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an interworking method between networks of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, including: performing a first interworking procedure for changing a network of the UE from a 5-generation core network (5GC) network to an evolved packet core (EPC) network, wherein, when an interface between the 5GC and the EPC networks does not exist, the performing of the first interworking procedure includes: receiving a first indication from an access and mobility management function (AMF) of the 5GC network; and performing a handover attach procedure in the EPC network based on the first indication. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092759 | Methods and Apparatus for Selecting a Serving Gateway for a Session of a User Equipment (UE) in a Mobile Network Having 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) Architecture Deployments - One or more controllers of a control plane (CP) entity for use in a mobile network (e.g. a mobility management entity or “MME”) may be configured to receive or obtain an indication which indicates whether an eNodeB (eNB) is configured to support Dual Connectivity with New Radio (DCNR), for a 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) architecture deployment. The one or more controllers may be further configured to select, based on the indication, one of a plurality of serving gateways (SGWs) for a session of a user equipment (UE) served by the eNB. Additional information may be used as a basis for the SGW selection, including UE capability and UE subscription data. For example, when the indication indicates that the eNB is configured to support DCNR and the UE capability and subscription data indicate 5G capability, a 5G-capable SGW may be selected but otherwise a legacy (non-5G) SGW may be selected. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092760 | SWITCH SUPPORTING METHOD - The present application discloses a switch supporting method comprising: an eNB sends a path switching request message to an MME to notify the MME of information on a bearer remaining unchanged; the MME reserves the bearer remaining unchanged and does not trigger a deactivation process for the bearer remaining unchanged; the MME sends a modify bearer request message to an SGW. With the present application, data loss can be avoided and service continuity is ensured when a UE moves in a small cell scenario. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092761 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING FAST RECOVERY OF USER EQUIPMENT - A method for supporting fast recovery of a User Equipment (UE) includes performing, by a serving base station, UE context synchronization for one or more other base stations in a related small cell cluster when a UE accesses the serving base station, performing, by a base station that the UE performs a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment, the RRC connection re-establishment for the UE according to UE context saved in a synchronization process. The present also discloses another method and system for supporting UE fast recovery. By applying the technical solution disclosed by the present disclosure, when the UE moves in a small cell scenario, the UE can be recovered quickly in the case of a failure, so as to avoid the UE returns to an idle mode, avoid data loss, guarantee business continuity, and improve UE experience. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092762 | Method and Network Nodes to Manage QoE Measurement Collection During Relocation or Handover - Quality of Experience (QoE) Measurement collection is continued from a source network node ( | 2020-03-19 |
20200092763 | MULTI-OPERATOR HANDOVER IN NEW RADIO SHARED SPECTRUM - Multi-operator handover is disclosed for new radio (NR) shared spectrum (NR-SS) operations. In order to facilitate inter-operator handover operations, a base station, after receipt of a measurement report from a served user equipment (UE) may selectively instruct the UE to search and report an operator identifier (ID) of one or more second operator neighboring cells. In alternative aspects, a UE may store such network information, including operator ID, of all neighboring cells it measures during an idle state and report the network information to the base station when connection is established. The base station may then store the operator IDs in an neighboring operator database. The base station may then provide the operator ID for the neighboring operator to a UE for consideration of handover in future handover operations. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092764 | HANDOVER METHOD AND DEVICE INVOLVING MULTIPLE CORE NETWORKS - Provided are a handover method and device involving multiple core networks. The method includes: transmitting, by a first base station, a handover request message to a second base station directly transmitting or through a core network; receiving, by the first base station, a feedback message from the core network or the second base station, where the feedback message carries at least one of: information about a core network suggested to be handed over, a failure reason. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092765 | DEVICE AWARE SELECTIVE ROAMING FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Embodiments for selective optimized roaming include receiving an indication that a connected device is at a cell edge of a first network. When an alternate access point cannot provide an alternate connection for the connected device, connections to other networks are assessed. This assessment includes receiving radio frequency (RF) signals for a second network and determining, from received RF signals, that the second network provides a better network connection. When the second network can provide a better network connection the connection to the first network is terminated. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092766 | Inter-Band Handover Of The Same Physical Frequency - A method of an access network node of a carrier aggregation enabled cellular wireless communication system, and a method of a wireless terminal device of a carrier aggregation enabled cellular wireless communication system are disclosed. The method for the network node comprises identifying a need for an inter-band handover where a same physical frequency on which the access network node interacts with a wireless terminal device has more than one logical reference, wherein the wireless terminal device currently operates using a first logical reference, assigning a target frequency for the inter-band handover as a second logical reference for the physical frequency, and performing handover signalling with the wireless terminal device including the assigned target frequency. The method of the wireless terminal device comprises performing operation where a need for an inter-band handover occurs where a same physical frequency on which the wireless terminal device interacts with an access network node of the cellular wireless communication system has more than one logical reference, wherein the wireless terminal device currently operates using a first logical reference, and performing handover signalling with the access network node including receiving an assigned target frequency which is a second logical reference for the physical frequency. A network node, a wireless terminal device and computer programs for these for implementing the methods are also disclosed. | 2020-03-19 |
20200092767 | CONNECTED MODE MOBILITY FOR ENHANCED COVERAGE USER EQUIPMENT - Various communication systems may benefit from proper handling of mobility. In particular, connected mode mobility may be suitably addressed for enhanced coverage user equipment. A method can include determining to attempt access to a target cell in enhanced coverage mode. The method can also include sending, based on the determination, a report to a source cell of an intent to access the target cell in enhanced coverage mode. | 2020-03-19 |