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20110122829 | MULTIRADIO CONTROL - In a non-limiting and exemplary embodiment, a method is provided arranging control of multiple radio systems of a wireless communications device. A second scheduler performs proactive scheduling decisions on the basis of radio resource usage requirements of radio systems of the wireless communications terminal device and sending information on the proactive scheduling decision to a first scheduler. The first scheduler performs reactive scheduling decisions on the basis of the proactive scheduling decision information from the second scheduler. | 05-26-2011 |
20110190029 | METHOD TO CONTROL A MULTIRADIO RF PLATFORM - Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments are disclosed for cognitive radio systems and methods employing software defined radio techniques to control and configure multiradio hardware in wireless communications. The example embodiments provide a virtualized RF platform for RF configuration and system level performance optimization. The example embodiments may be flexibly distributed between system, protocol, and hardware dependent functions. The example embodiments enable transport independent usage of RF to support multiple concurrent data flows and to support local decisions as to which protocols to use to fulfill application level connectivity demands. The example embodiments allow mutual assistance in protocol selection, independent of the underlying platform implementation. The example embodiments provide a hardware control scheme using a hardware manager, a cognitive hardware engine, resource allocation, and resource performance estimation to enable a logical separation of implementation dependent functions from protocol stacks. The example embodiments may be described by means of a layered structure that allows local optimization and efficient resource sharing and that has all needed functionalities required for generalizing the control of virtually any kind of RF operation, including cognitive radio applications. | 08-04-2011 |
20130159478 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to dynamically select a network configuration that results in reduced power consumption by the mobile terminal. In this regard, a method is provided that includes characterizing an upcoming communication, wherein the characterization comprises at least one of transmission or reception. The method further includes determining a proposed network configuration based on a determined power consumption level of one or more network configurations available in a geographical area and the characterization of the upcoming communication. The method also includes causing the preferred configuration to be transmitted to a network entity. | 06-20-2013 |
20130162470 | Timing-Based Positioning Accuracy - There are provided measures for enabling an improvement of timing-based positioning accuracy. Such measures may exemplarily include determining a delay value of a receiver path, via which a positioning-related signal is received, on the basis of at least one reception parameter, measuring a timing value for timing-based positioning calculation on the basis of the received positioning-related signal, and correcting the measured timing value on the basis of the determined delay value of the receiver path | 06-27-2013 |
20130163451 | Terminal-Assisted Improvement of Timing-Based Positioning Accuracy - There are provided measures for enabling a terminal-assisted improvement of timing-based positioning accuracy. Such measures may exemplarily include measuring a cell-related timing value for timing-based positioning calculation on the basis of a cell-originated positioning-related signal and measuring a terminal-related timing value for timing-based positioning calculation at an apparatus to be positioned, and utilizing the measured cell-related timing value and the measured terminal-related timing value for timing-based positioning calculation relating to the apparatus to be positioned at a network side. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166246 | Sensor-assisted Improvement of Timing-Based Positioning Accuracy - There are provided measures for enabling a sensor-assisted improvement of timing-based positioning accuracy. Such measures may exemplarily include measuring a first timing value for timing-based positioning calculation on the basis of a first positioning-related signal at a first time, measuring a second timing value for timing-based positioning calculation on the basis of a second positioning-related signal at a second time, deriving movement information indicative of a movement of an apparatus to be positioned during a time interval from the first time to the second time, and utilizing the measured first timing value, the measured second timing value and the derived movement information for timing-based positioning calculation relating to the apparatus to be positioned at a network side. | 06-27-2013 |
20150215947 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION - Measures for mitigating interference in wireless communications of a user equipment comprising a plurality of radio transceivers. The user equipment determines that wireless communication using a given combination of uplink and/or downlink carrier bands associated with the plurality of radio transceivers causes an interference scenario. In response to the determination, the user equipment transmits, into a radio network, an indication of at least one preferred uplink carrier band for at least one of the plurality of radio transceivers. The indication transmitted by the user equipment is received at a network node in the radio network which may choose to carryout radio resource control in the radio network at least on the basis of the received indication. | 07-30-2015 |
20150282093 | APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR SIGNALLING TRANSMITTED OUTPUT POWER - A request for a capability report is sent to one or more user equipment from at least one access point ( | 10-01-2015 |
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20120020225 | Method and Apparatus for MIMO Transmission - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for transmission is disclosed comprising a processor configured to receive data and to form data packets, a radio frequency transmitter configured to transmit the data packets, a monitor configured to evaluate resource utilization of the radio frequency transmitter and to provide a resource utilization rate, and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to instruct the processor to form multiple output or single output data packets to the radio frequency transmitter based on the resource utilization rate. | 01-26-2012 |
20120196635 | Utilization-Based Threshold for Choosing Dynamically Between Eager and Lazy Scheduling Strategies in RF Resource Allocation - Embodiment are directed to an apparatus and/or method of dynamically selecting scheduling strategies in resource allocation. The method includes measuring a multi-radio radio frequency hardware scheduling workload, comparing the measured multi-radio radio frequency hardware scheduling workload with a threshold, and dynamically selecting a more optimal shared hardware component scheduling strategy based on a result of the comparing. | 08-02-2012 |
20130045704 | Receiver - Embodiments provide a receiver and a method for receiving data transmitted via a combination of a first signal modulated at a first carrier frequency, and a second signal modulated at a second carrier frequency, different to the first carrier frequency. | 02-21-2013 |
20130129024 | Methods of Receiving and Receivers - A receiver uses a local oscillator to receive data transmitted via a combination of radio frequency signals using carrier aggregation. Each radio frequency signal occupies a respective radio frequency band and the radio frequency bands are arranged in two groups, a first group and a second group, separated in frequency by a first frequency region, each of the groups including one or more radio frequency bands and the first group occupying a wider frequency region than the second group. The radio frequency signals are processed using the local oscillator by setting the local oscillator, during the processing, to a frequency that is offset from the centre of a band defined by outer edges of the frequency regions occupied by the two groups. | 05-23-2013 |
20130130635 | Method of Receiving and Receivers - Data is received that has been transmitted via a combination of radio frequency signals using carrier aggregation, each radio frequency signal occupying a respective radio frequency band, the bands being arranged in two groups separated in frequency by a first frequency region, the first of the two groups occupying a wider frequency region than the second group. Embodiments provide a method and apparatus for downcoverting the radio frequency signals using quadrature mixing to give inphase and quadrature components, and the inphase and quadrature components are filtered using a first bandpass filter bandwidth to give first bandpass filtered inphase and quadrature components and filtered using a second bandpass filter bandwidth, different from the first bandpass filter bandwidth, to give second bandpass filtered inphase and quadrature components. | 05-23-2013 |
20130130637 | Method of Receiving and Receivers - A receiver uses a local oscillator to receive data transmitted via a combination of radio frequency signals using carrier aggregation. Each radio frequency signal occupies a respective radio frequency band and the radio frequency hands are arranged in two groups, a first group and a second group, separated in frequency by a first frequency region, each of the groups including one or more radio frequency bands and the first group occupying a wider frequency region than the second group. The radio frequency signals are processed using the local oscillator by setting the local oscillator, during the processing, to a frequency that is offset from the centre of a band defined by outer edges of the frequency regions occupied by the two groups. | 05-23-2013 |
20130130638 | METHODS OF RECEIVING AND RECEIVERS - Data is received that has been transmitted via a combination of radio frequency signals using carrier aggregation, each radio frequency signal occupying a respective radio frequency band, the bands being arranged in two groups separated in frequency by a first frequency region, the first of the two groups occupying a wider frequency region than the second group. Inphase and quadrature components of the radio frequency signals are filtered using a first bandpass filter bandwidth to give first bandpass filtered components and filtered using a second bandpass filter bandwidth, different from the first bandpass filter bandwidth, to give second bandpass filtered components. A reconfigurable receiver is configurable to a first mode to receive the combination of radio frequency signals, and is also configurable to at least a second mode. At least one first filter is configured, in the first mode, to use a first bandpass filter bandwidth and, in the second mode, to use a lowpass filter bandwidth. At least one second filter is configured, in the first mode, to use a second bandpass filter bandwidth, different from the first bandpass filter bandwidth. | 05-23-2013 |
20130194938 | Interference Control Mechanism in Multi-Band Communication - There is provided a mechanism for controlling communications conducted in multiple frequency bands so as to decrease an interference level between the communications. When an interference situation caused between a first set UL communications performed on at least two different frequency bands and a DL communication performed on another frequency band is determined, a frequency carrier deactivation processing is conducted so as to deactivate either one of carriers of the at least two frequency bands of the set of UL communications. The deactivation processing comprises for example an autonomous denial on the UE side or an interference reporting with deactivation on the eNB side. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194939 | TRANSCEIVER - Embodiments of the invention provide a method of configuring a transceiver to transmit and receive signals at a plurality of frequencies including at least a first transmitted signal modulated at a first transmission frequency, a first received signal modulated at a first reception frequency, and a second transmitted signal modulated at a second transmission frequency, the method comprising:
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20130194987 | Power Control for Inter-Band Multi-Carrier Capable Devices - There are provided measures for enabling power control for inter-band multi-carrier capable devices, such as e.g. inter-band carrier aggregation capable devices. Such measures may exemplarily include calculating at least one output power restriction value for a cumulative output power for a combination of at least two uplink carriers of a terminal device, said two uplink carriers operating on different bands, signaling the calculated at least one output power restriction value to the terminal device, and performing power control for the at least two uplink carriers using the acquired at least one output power restriction value at the terminal device. | 08-01-2013 |
20130196648 | Power Restriction Control for Inter-Band Multi-Carrier Capable Devices - There are provided measures for enabling power restriction control for inter-band multi-carrier capable devices, such as e.g. inter-band carrier aggregation capable devices. Such measures may exemplarily include a distortion level determination on a downlink band of a terminal device when using at least one output power restriction value for output power for at least one uplink band of the terminal device, and a power restriction control with respect to the at least one output power restriction value on the basis of the determined distortion level and a preconfigured distortion threshold condition. | 08-01-2013 |
20130244599 | TRANSMITTER - Embodiments provide a transmitter and a method for transmitting data via a combination of a first signal modulated at a first carrier frequency, and a second signal modulated at a second carrier frequency, different to the first carrier frequency. In one embodiment the transmitter includes a local oscillator and is configured to adaptively configure the local oscillator to operate at a first local oscillator frequency and an alternative local oscillator frequency, different to the first frequency, in dependence on a required signal strength of the first signal relative to a required signal strength of the second signal. | 09-19-2013 |
20130250870 | Interference Control - Mechanisms for controlling communications conducted in multiple frequency bands so as to decrease an interference level between the communications. When an interference situation caused between an UL communication performed on at least one frequency band and a DL communication performed on another frequency band is determined, a partial denial processing is conducted so as to deactivate a dedicated part of resource blocks used for the first communication on the at least one frequency band of the first communication in the case of an interference situation being determined. The first communication is then continued in parallel to the second communication, on the basis of resources different from the dedicated part of resource blocks deactivated in the partial denial processing. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250871 | Interference Control - Mechanisms for controlling communications conducted in multiple frequency bands so as to decrease an interference level between the communications. When an interference situation caused between an UL communication performed on at least one frequency band and a DL communication performed on another frequency band is determined, a partial denial processing is conducted so as to deactivate a dedicated part of resource blocks used for the first communication on the at least one frequency band of the first communication in the case of an interference situation being determined. The first communication is then continued in parallel to the second communication, on the basis of resources different from the dedicated part of resource blocks deactivated in the partial denial processing. | 09-26-2013 |
20130252603 | Signalling Method and Apparatus - There is described a signalling system for a wireless communication network, in which wireless network there are one or more performance categories of different Radio Frequency (RF) front end sections, wherein each category has a performance capability associated therewith. The system includes: retrieving from memory at the user device information indicative of the category, or its associated performance capability, appropriate for the RF front end section of the user device; and transmitting a signalling message to a network entity, the signalling message including the information. The network entity may manage the user device based on the information. | 09-26-2013 |
20140153498 | Filtering - Methods, apparatuses, computer software and computer program products for indicating filtering capabilities of user equipment. Information associated with filtering capabilities of the user equipment is transmitted from the user equipment to a communication counterpart. | 06-05-2014 |
20140362788 | Receiver Configuration - Measures, including methods, apparatus and computer software for use in a cellular telecommunications network. A network entity causes transmittal, to a user equipment comprising a receiver currently configured in a relatively low performance reception modulation state, of signaling information associated with configuration of the receiver in a relatively high performance reception modulation state and, in response to transmittal of the signaling information, the network entity receives from the user equipment an indication that downlink reception by the receiver configured in the relatively high performance reception modulation state is currently viable. | 12-11-2014 |
20140362824 | Transceiver Reconfiguration Mechanism - Embodiments of the invention include a method and apparatus for causing transmission of a signal providing at least one information related to a requirement for a reconfiguration period in which a reconfiguration procedure for reconfiguring a setting of a transceiver system is conducted, receiving and processing a signal which includes information related to a decision whether or not a reconfiguration period is scheduled, and executing a reconfiguration procedure for the transceiver system on the basis of a result of the processing of the received information. | 12-11-2014 |
20150141068 | POWER CONTROL - Measures for enabling per-carrier power control for inter-band multi-carrier capable devices, such as for example inter-band carrier aggregation capable devices. Such measures may for example comprise calculating a desired cumulative output power value for a combination of at least two uplink carriers of a terminal device, said two uplink carriers operating on different bands, setting an output power value for each of the at least two uplink carriers of the terminal device based on the calculated desired cumulative output power value, and providing, for the terminal device, a power control instruction for the at least two uplink carriers at the terminal device in accordance with the output power values set for the at least two uplink carriers. | 05-21-2015 |
20150245365 | MECHANISM FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-BAND COMMUNICATION - There is proposed a mechanism for controlling communications conducted in multiple frequency bands, in particular for controlling interference caused by intermodulation distortion. When the UE obtains information that an interference caused by an intermodulation distortion produced by a set of first communications performed on at least a first and a second frequency and a second communication performed on a third frequency is present, an indication to the eNB for indicating that an interference situation caused by intermodulation distortion exists. The eNB receiving this indication is enabled to acquire parameters related to the interference situation caused by the intermodulation distortion, and to control, on the basis of the acquired parameters, a communication with the UE by changing communication properties for reducing the interference caused by intermodulation distortion. | 08-27-2015 |
20150282103 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DUAL CONNECTIVITY UPLINK POWER - A device includes circuitry configured to determine that a total transmit power of two or more pending transmissions exceeds a maximum transmit power. Power difference thresholds are determined for the two or more pending transmissions corresponding to a difference between a desired transmit power and an allowed transmit power. At least one pending transmission is identified to send based on the power difference thresholds. | 10-01-2015 |
20150289215 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR CONTROLLING POWER OF WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS - network signal value is received ( | 10-08-2015 |
20150351054 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR LIMITING MAXIMUM TRANSMIT POWER OF DEVICES - In a method for limiting the maximum transmit power of devices operating in a wireless network, each device supporting one of plural sets of transmit power reduction capabilities, a first message comprising a value of a first parameter associated with a first set of capabilities and a value of a second parameter associated with a second set of capabilities, wherein the second set comprises more capabilities than the first set, is transmitted ( | 12-03-2015 |
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20090037849 | Apparatus, methods, and computer program products providing context-dependent gesture recognition - At least some exemplary embodiments of the invention enable the use of context-dependent gestures, for example, in order to assist in the automation of one or more tasks. In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus senses a predefined gesture and, in conjunction with context information (e.g., location information), performs a predefined action in response to the gesture. As non-limiting examples, the gesture may involve movement of the apparatus (e.g., shaking, tapping) or movement relative to the apparatus (e.g., using a touch screen). In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method includes: obtaining context information for an apparatus, wherein the context information includes a predefined context; and in response to sensing a predefined movement associated with the predefined context, performing, by the apparatus, a predefined action, wherein the predefined movement includes a movement of or in relation to the apparatus. | 02-05-2009 |
20090098825 | METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE INCLUDING SMARTCARD MODULE AND NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS - According to the present invention, a method for controlling a mobile terminal device is provided, wherein said device comprises a smartcard module and a near field communication module. In a first operation a smartcard operation on said mobile terminal device is started which results in an activation or switching on of said smartcard module. The smartcard application may be started by a user or based on the location of said mobile terminal device. That is the case for instance if the mobile terminal device is located in the area of a point of sales terminal, the smartcard application will automatically starts. Further, time controlled starting of certain applications is conceivable. Then it may be determined if said started smartcard application is an application for performing data transactions with external entities and in case of an affirmative determination a connection between said smartcard module and said NFC-module will be activated. | 04-16-2009 |
20100191966 | Method for checking the integrity of data, system and mobile terminal - The invention relates to a method for checking the integrity of a message transmitted between a sender in a transmitting end and a recipient in a receiving end, in which method an authentication value is calculated for the first message and a random string is generated. | 07-29-2010 |
20110208814 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A RELEVANT SOCIAL GRAPH - An approach is provided for generating a relevant social graph. A social graph identifying people associated with a user is retrieved. A communication history from a device associated with the user is retrieved. Information regarding a respective occurrence of each identified person in the communication history is determined. A relevant social graph is generated based, at least in part, on the determined occurrence information. | 08-25-2011 |
20140108553 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A RELEVANT SOCIAL GRAPH - An approach is provided for generating a relevant social graph. A social graph identifying people associated with a user is retrieved. A communication history from a device associated with the user is retrieved. Information regarding a respective occurrence of each identified person in the communication history is determined. A relevant social graph is generated based, at least in part, on the determined occurrence information. | 04-17-2014 |