41st week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 62 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190313172 | Fabric-Covered Electronic Device - An electronic device such as a voice-controlled speaker device may have a housing characterized by a vertical longitudinal axis. A flexible substrate such as a flexible mesh substrate with component support regions coupled by flexible segments may be wrapped around the housing and the vertical axis. The housing may have surface regions with compound curvature. The flexible substrate may conform to the regions with compound curvature. A fabric spacer layer may be interposed between the flexible substrate and the housing. Electrical components such as input-output devices may be mounted to the component support regions. A display may be formed from an array of light-emitting devices that are mounted on respective component support regions. Light from the light-emitting devices may pass through the fabric spacer layer toward the housing and back out away from the housing. An outer fabric layer may cover the mesh. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313173 | SPEAKER SYSTEM AND ENCLOSURE STRUCTURE OF SPEAKER SYSTEM - To provide an enclosure structure having relatively high rigidity to a speaker system mounted on a vehicle, and to improve frequency characteristics of sound pressure. The speaker system includes: a hollow framework member extending in a front-back direction of a vehicle; and a speaker unit installed such that an internal space of the framework member is usable as a back cavity. The framework member has a partition member at at least one end of the internal space, and spatial path lengths from the speaker unit to both longitudinal ends of the internal space are substantially the same. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313174 | Distributed Audio Capture and Mixing - An apparatus for controlling a controllable position/orientation of at least one audio source within an audio scene, the audio scene including the at least one audio source; a capture device, the apparatus including a processor configured to: receive a physical position/orientation of the at least one audio source relative to a capture device capture orientation; receive an earlier physical position/orientation of the at least one audio source relative to the capture device capture orientation; receive at least one control parameter; and control a controllable position/orientation of the at least one audio source, the controllable position being between the physical position/orientation of the at least one audio source relative to the capture device capture orientation and the earlier physical position/orientation of the at least one audio source relative to the capture device capture orientation and based on the control parameter. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313175 | Headset Attachment - A headset attachment. The headset attachment is removably connectable to a headset and includes means to conceal a mouth of an individual wearing the headset. The headset attachment includes a pair of members each pivotably attached to a hinge. A cover is connected to each member of the pair of members. The cover is configured to transition between an expanded configuration and a retracted configuration. In the expanded configuration, the cover conceals the mouth of the individual, and in the retracted configuration, the cover does not conceal the mouth of the individual. The headset attachment is useful for selectively concealing a mouth of an individual to prevent a third party from lip-reading or eavesdropping. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313176 | PORTABLE AUDIO EQUIPMENT - Provided is a portable audio equipment comprising: a neckband-shaped housing having one side open; a vibration unit including a plurality of vibration modules provided in at least two regions corresponding to both sides of the housing; and a control unit for sensing a control signal including information on a vibration pattern for each of the plurality of vibration modules and controlling the plurality of vibration modules to output the vibration pattern, wherein the vibration pattern is related to event information that is generated in an external terminal device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313177 | WIRELESS EARPHONE - A wireless earphone comprises a first earphone portion and a second earphone portion. The first earphone portion includes a first loudspeaker, a first connecting wire connected to the first loudspeaker, and a first connector disposed at one end of the first connecting wire. The second earphone portion includes a second loudspeaker, a second connecting wire connected to the second loudspeaker, an earphone control module disposed on the second connecting wire, and a second connector disposed at one end of the second connecting wire. The second connector has a first connected state, in which the second connector is connected to the first connector such that the earphone control module sends signals to the first earphone portion, and a first separated state, in which the second connector is separated from the first connector and connected to an external device to acquire electric power for charging the earphone control module. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313178 | Electronic Devices With Coherent Self-Mixing Proximity Sensors - An electronic device such as an earbud may have control circuitry mounted in a housing. The housing may have portions such as an ear portion with a speaker port through which a speaker plays audio and a stalk portion that extends from the ear portion. Proximity sensors may be formed in the electronic device. For example, one or more proximity sensors may be formed on the ear portion to detect when a user has inserted an earbud into the ear of the user and/or one or more proximity sensors may be formed on a stalk portion to detect when a user is holding an earbud by the stalk or when a user is providing finger touch input such as taps, swipes, and/or other gestures on the stalk portion. The proximity sensors may be optical proximity sensors such as coherent self-mixing proximity sensors. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313179 | HEADPHONES AND HEADPHONE SYSTEMS - Headphone system including two ear cups ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190313180 | FEED-FORWARD, FILTER-BASED, ACOUSTIC CONTROL SYSTEM - An electronic device, method, and computer program product provide acoustic limiting of an audio output using a feed-forward, filter-based, acoustic control system. An audio signal is received that has more than one acoustic frequency spectra intended for conversion to an acoustic output by transducers of an electronic device. A determination is made of an expected acoustic magnitude respectively for each acoustic frequency spectrum of the more than one acoustic frequency spectra. A determination is made whether the expected acoustic magnitude of any acoustic frequency spectra will exceed an acoustic output threshold. The acoustic control system attenuates the first acoustic frequency spectrum to generate a filtered audio signal with an attenuated acoustic frequency spectrum that is less than or equal to the acoustic output threshold. The filtered audio signal is transmitted to the at least one transducer to the produce the audio output that does not exceed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313181 | SPEAKER DEVICE AND SPEAKER CABINET - Provided is a speaker device, including: a speaker unit; and a speaker cabinet to which the speaker unit is mounted. The speaker cabinet includes an outer plate; and a partition plate arranged between the outer plate and the speaker unit so as to be opposed to the outer plate. The outer plate and the partition plate form a bass reflex port communicating with a rear space of the speaker unit, and the partition plate includes a leading end surface inclined so as to gradually increase a distance from the outer plate as extending forward. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313182 | POP-UP SPEAKER - A speaker comprises an extendable feature configured to extend from a speaker body. The extendable feature is configured to reflect sound from the speaker when the extendable feature is in an extended position. The speaker body remains in a fixed position when the extendable feature moves to the extended position. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313183 | SOUND REPRODUCTION DEVICE AND SOUND REPRODUCTION SYSTEM - A sound reproduction device of the present disclosure includes a detection device that detects an object in a detecting area, and a superdirective speaker that can output a sound. In the superdirective speaker, directivity is set for the detecting area. When the detection device detects the object in the detecting area, the superdirective speaker outputs a sound to the detecting area. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313184 | Headphone with transdermal electrical nerve stimulation - An electronic wearable apparatus for providing bimodal stimulation to auditory system and somatosensory system of a user is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a head-mounted wearable housing that is attached to an auditory system and a somatosensory system of the user. The apparatus also includes a wearable audio output structure configured to apply audio stimulation to the auditory system of the user. The apparatus further includes a wearable transdermal electrical transducer configured to apply a somatosensory stimulation signal to the somatosensory system of the user through a transdermal electrical contact which is in direct contact with a portion of surface structure of the user for stimulating the somatosensory system. The apparatus further includes an electronic control processor that is connected to the audio output structure and the transdermal electrical transducer and configured to synchronize the bimodal stimulations to create a nerve stimulation to improve user's body. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313185 | SATELLITE MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY - A satellite microphone assembly formed by a base housing a microphone and a volume control electronics and an outer ring coupled with the base and rotatable about the base. The outer ring includes a center aperture having an actuatable button to toggle mute/unmute of the microphone disposed therein. A rotational sensor is supported by the base and configured to detect a rotation of the outer ring and to output information about a direction and a degree of rotation of the outer ring to the volume control electronics, thereby causing a rotation of the outer ring to affect a volume of a speaker. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313186 | AUDIO CODEC CIRCUIT CAPABLE OF AVOIDING POP-NOISE - An audio codec circuit includes: an audio processing circuit; an output driver circuit for generating an analog output signal based on the output of the audio processing circuit; an analog signal pin for outputting the analog output signal to an active amplifier; a multifunction signal pin for providing different signal transmission functionalities according to the configuration of the audio processing circuit; at least one de-pop switch arranged between the analog signal pin and a first fixed-voltage terminal or between the multifunction signal pin and a second fixed-voltage terminal; and a de-pop switch control circuit, coupled with the audio processing circuit and the at least one de-pop switch, arranged to operably control the at least one de-pop switch based on the instruction from the audio processing circuit. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313187 | CONTROLLING THE DIRECTION OF A MICROPHONE ARRAY BEAM IN A VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM - A video conferencing system has a microphone array that operates to receive acoustic signals corresponding to voice activity and to determine that the signals are either from within a sound field of interest and from outside the sound field of interest, and if the signals are from outside the sound field of interest the system attenuates these signals by not steering a microphone array beam towards these signals. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313188 | SHIELDED HEADPHONES - A set of shielded headphones ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190313189 | Sound Producing Device - The present invention provides a sound producing device comprising: an air pulse generating element and a control unit. The air pulse generating element comprises an air chamber and an actuator. The control unit, configured to generate a driving voltage applied to the actuator of the air pulse generating element, such that the air pulse generating element generates a plurality of air pulses in response to the driving voltage. The plurality of air pulses are at a pulse rate, and the pulse rate of the plurality of air pulses is higher than a maximum audible frequency. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313190 | Sound Producing Device - The present invention provides a sound producing device comprising: an air pulse generating element and a control unit. The air pulse generating element comprises an air chamber and an actuator. The control unit, configured to generate a driving voltage applied to the actuator of the air pulse generating element, such that the air pulse generating element generates a plurality of air pulses in response to the driving voltage. The plurality of air pulses are at a pulse rate, and the pulse rate of the plurality of air pulses is higher than a maximum audible frequency. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313191 | SOUND PRODUCING DEVICE - A sound producing device includes: a frame having an opening portion; a vibration plate arranged in the opening portion; a vibration support sheet that supports the vibration plate; and a drive mechanism that drives the vibration plate, which are contained in a case. The vibration support sheet includes a vibration plate support portion that covers the opening portion and includes a peripheral fixation portion that is bent from a peripheral edge portion of the vibration plate support portion and that faces an inner end surface of the opening portion. The vibration plate is fixed to the vibration plate support portion. An adhesive layer is interposed at a portion where the peripheral fixation portion faces the inner end surface, and an adhesive pool is formed at a boundary portion between an opening edge portion of the opening portion and the vibration plate support portion. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313192 | SOUND GENERATOR - A sound generator that generates sound by vibrating a diaphragm includes: a housing including a first space opened to the atmosphere by a sound emission hole and a second space separated from the first space by the diaphragm; and a shield plate disposed in the first space to face the diaphragm while being separated from the diaphragm. When the diaphragm is displaced toward the first space by a pressure difference between the first space and the second space, the diaphragm comes in contact with the shield plate to limit deformation of the diaphragm. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313193 | LOUDSPEAKER WITH DUAL PLATE STRUCTURE - A magnetic circuit assembly may be used in a loudspeaker. The magnetic circuit may include a magnet that has a central axis. The magnet can have a first surface and a second surface that is opposite the first surface. The magnet may produce magnetic field axially through the first and second surfaces of the magnet. The second surface of the magnet may have an inner radial region and an outer radial region. The magnetic circuit assembly can further include a yoke that is disposed adjacent the first surface of the magnet. The yoke can be shaped to form a first gap radially between the yoke and the magnet. The magnetic circuit assembly may further include first and second plates disposed adjacent the second surface of the magnet. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313194 | DISTRIBUTED MODE LOUDSPEAKER ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR WITH AXIALLY AND RADIALLY MAGNETIZED CIRCUIT - An electromagnetic actuator includes an inner magnet arranged relative to an axis, an outer magnet arranged a radial distance from the axis, an inner radial wall of the outer magnet facing an outer radial wall of the inner magnet, the inner and outer radial walls being separated by an air gap, a voice coil arranged in the air gap separating the inner and outer magnets, and an actuator coupling plate attached to the voice coil. The inner magnet is axially magnetized and the outer magnet is radially magnetized. During operation of the device electrical activation of the voice coil causes axial motion of the actuator coupling plate. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313195 | MAGNET STRUCTURE FREE OF MAGNETIC FLUX LEAKAGE AND PANEL VIBRATION TYPE AUDIO GENERATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - The magnet structure and the audio generating apparatus including the same capable of minimizing magnetic flux leakage to reduce THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) are disclosed. The audio generating apparatus according to the present invention, which is attached to an inner surface of an audio device, includes: a frame provided with a through-hole; a suspension plate attached to the frame; a center magnet disposed under the suspension plate; a peripheral magnet surrounding the center magnet with a gap therebetween; a yoke accommodating the peripheral magnet; a voice coil having a lower end inserted in the gap between the center magnet and the peripheral magnet, wherein the voice coil is coupled to and inserted in the suspension plate to generate an electric field and vibrate vertically in response to an audio signal applied thereto; and a center pole having an upper end coupled to the suspension plate within the through-hole. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313196 | METHOD TO ACQUIRE PREFERRED DYNAMIC RANGE FUNCTION FOR SPEECH ENHANCEMENT - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of generating preferred dynamic range function to process audio reproduced by an earphone device. The function includes processing the audio to improve speech intelligibility. The function is acquired with a self-administered hearing test. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313197 | AUDITORY PROSTHESIS SYSTEM INCLUDING SOUND PROCESSOR APPARATUS WITH POSITION SENSOR - An exemplary system includes a sound processor apparatus that is configured for external use by a patient and includes 1) a position sensor that detects a positioning of the sound processor apparatus and 2) a control module that is communicatively coupled to the position sensor and performs a predetermined action with respect to the system in accordance with the detected positioning of the sound processor apparatus. Corresponding systems and methods are also described. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313198 | AUDIO CONTENT FORMAT SELECTION - Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for providing media content to a media playback system are provided. The techniques provide for determining whether a playback system is connected, or otherwise associated with, a playback device suitable for 3D audio playback. Upon determining that a playback system is or is not connected or otherwise associated with a playback device suitable for 3D audio playback, audio content in a corresponding format may then be transferred and/or played by a requesting system. In some examples, one or more filters may be applied to requested audio content to compensate for determined user head movement and/or to create simulated 3D audio from generic two-channel recording. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313199 | Controlling Audio In Multi-Viewpoint Omnidirectional Content - A method is provided including determining a first listening point of a user in an audio space, wherein the audio space comprises at least the first listening point and a second listening point; rendering audio associated with at least one first audio object of the first listening point based on a position and/or orientation of the user relative to the first listening point; in response to receiving an indication of a switch from the first listening point to a second listening point, controlling the rendering of the audio based at least on signaling associated with at least the first audio object, wherein the signaling comprises one or more conditions indicating whether playback of the first audio object is to continue during and/or after the switch to the second listening point. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313200 | AMBISONIC DEPTH EXTRACTION - The systems and methods described herein can be configured to identify, manipulate, and render different audio source components from encoded 3D audio mixes, such as can include content mixed for azimuth, elevation, and/or depth relative to a listener. The systems and methods can be configured to decouple depth encoding and decoding to permit spatial performance to be tailored to a particular playback environment or platform. In an example, the systems and methods improve rendering in applications that involve listener tracking, including tracking over six degrees of freedom (e.g., yaw, pitch, roll orientation, and x, y, z position). | 2019-10-10 |
20190313201 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOUND EXTERNALIZATION OVER HEADPHONES - A system and method for externalizing sound. The system includes a headphone assembly and a localizer configured to collect information related to a location of the user and of an acoustically reflective surface in the environment. A controller is configured to determine a location of a virtual sound source, and generate head related transfer functions that simulate characteristics of sound from the virtual sound source directly to the user and to the user via a reflection by the reflective surface. A signal processing assembly is configured to create one or more output signals by filtering the sound signal respectively with the HRTFs. Each speaker of the headphone assembly is configured to produce sound in accordance with the output signal. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313202 | Proximity Detection And Targeted Communications - Methods and systems are disclosed relating to proximity detection of devices and targeted information services, such as information campaigns. Disclosed methods provide targeted campaigns to a user, such as targeted campaigns to presentation devices based on proximity of user devices near the information devices. Other methods provide targeted campaigns across various applications, while other methods provide for scheduling campaigns to premises device identifiers based on an event schedule, and other methods provide a hierarchal system for monitoring different sets of premises device identifiers when a user device can monitor for a limited number of premises device identifiers at a time. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313203 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFYING ENTITY INFORMATION - This specification describes techniques for verifying location information. One example method includes identifying location information associated with a particular entity; determining, based on the location information, a candidate entity set including a plurality of candidate entities, wherein each candidate entity is different than the particular entity, and wherein the candidate entity set includes a correct set including candidate entities that satisfy candidate location criteria; sending the candidate entity set and the candidate location criteria to the particular entity; receiving a selected entity set including one or more of the candidate entities; determining that the selected entity set includes a number of candidate entities from the correct set satisfies a location verification threshold; and in response determining that the selected entity set includes the number of candidate entities from the correct set that exceeds the location verification threshold, determining that the location information of the particular entity is verified. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313204 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATION OF GEOFENCE SHAPE - A method at a network element for creating a geofence shape, the method including creating a geofenced area based on location information, the geofenced area having a default shape and size; receiving from a sensor apparatus, an event report, the event report including a location; associating the location of the event report with the geofenced area; determining that a number of event reports associated with the geofenced area exceeds a threshold; and creating a geofence shape for the geofenced area based on locations of the event reports. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313205 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION AND CREATION OF GEOFENCES - A method at a network element for creating a candidate geofence, the method including receiving a message at the network element, the message including geographic coordinates and an indication of an event value; adding the event value to a running value for a geographic region associated with the geographic coordinates, creating a total value; determining that the total value exceeds a threshold; and creating the candidate geofence for the geographic area. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313206 | TECHNIQUES FOR LOCATION STATE DETERMINATION BY AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure provides for dynamically determining locations of an electronic device. For example, the electronic device may determine a location state transition condition using one or both of a location measurement or an activity status of the electronic device. The electronic device may further determine whether the location state transition condition satisfies a location state transition threshold triggering an entry or exit to or from a first location state. The electronic device may further transition from the first location state to a second location state different from the first location state based on a determination that the location state transition condition satisfies the location state transition threshold. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313207 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION NOTIFICATION USING LOCATION CONTEXT INFORMATION - Provided is a method and apparatus for location notification using location context information. In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, a mobile device automatically generates location context information that indicates a point of interest in a vicinity of the mobile device. For example, if the user of the mobile device is at home, then the location context information indicates that the user is at home instead of merely indicating latitude/longitude information corresponding to the location of the home. The mobile device displays the location context information in order to convey the location of the mobile device in a manner that is meaningful without the need for a map. Alternatively, or additionally, the mobile device provides the location context information to at least one other device. This serves to inform other users of the location of the mobile device in a manner that is meaningful without the need for a map. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313208 | Location Sharing - Geographic location data is sent from a first device to a second device with a modified message to signal the presence of geographic location data associated with the message. The message can include (or attach) the geographic location data or file, or the message can include a link to a network-based resource which the second device can use to obtain the geographic location data. In some implementations, when a user of the first device views a location on a map display of the first device, a graphical user interface is presented to allow the user to select an option to share the geographic location with the second device. The second device receives geographic location data or a link from the first device which can trigger a map display on the second device showing the location of the first device and, optionally, the location of the second device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313209 | FLEXIBLE PERIODIC AND TRIGGERED LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE IN A WIRELESS NETWORK USING A CODEWORD - Techniques are discussed herein for enabling an external client to request periodic or triggered location of a user equipment (UE) according to trigger criteria that are not visible to entities within a wireless network, using a codeword in a periodic and triggered location request that is sent to the UE. The codeword may be meaningful to the UE, but not to the wireless network, and may indicate particular types of triggered and/or periodic events to be detected and reported by the UE. A location report sent by the UE to the wireless network may contain a second codeword, indicating a type of triggered or periodic event detected by the UE, which may be conveyed by the wireless network to the external client without interpretation. Codewords may enable more flexibility for periodic and triggered location without impacting wireless networks. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313210 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - The present invention performs visit determination with higher accuracy than in the cases of the conventional techniques. A visit determining section is configured so that in a case where a location of a user (C) indicated by location information has changed from a first location to a second location, the visit determining section determines that the user (C) has made a visit to a facility (P), the first location being included in a visit starting area (D | 2019-10-10 |
20190313211 | BEACONING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An example beaconing method includes establishing a location via real-time geolocation of a mobile device at a remote location. The beaconing method also includes generating a non-derivative transmission-location code for the location that does not rely on any actual GPS or address information to establish makeup of the transmission-location code. The beaconing method also includes associating data of at least one of: destination, event time, and real-time tracking data with the transmission-location code. The beaconing method also includes conveying the transmission-location code to one or more user. The beaconing method also includes allowing the one or more user to enter the conveyed transmission-location code. The beaconing method also includes displaying data associated with the transmission-location code, the data including at least one of destination, event time, and real-time tracking and/or location data, in response to receiving the transmission-location code. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313212 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TERMINAL MOBILITY EVENT NOTIFICATION SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a communication scheme and a system for combining a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate after 4G systems with IoT technology. The disclosure relates to a wireless communication system and, more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for providing a terminal mobility event notification service in a cellular wireless communication system (5G system). | 2019-10-10 |
20190313213 | LOST DEVICE DETECTION USING GEOSPATIAL LOCATION DATA - A network system detects lost client devices based on a comparison of geospatial locations transmitted by user and provider client devices during and after a service. The network system assigns a service status indicating that a service from a start location to a destination location is in progress and monitors the locations of the user and provider client devices during the duration of the service and for a specified period of time after the service ends. In response to determining that the user and provider client devices remain in proximity to each other after the service has ended, the network system notifies the user of the lost device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313214 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE MOBILITY STATUS OF A USER OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for determining the mobility status of a user of a wireless communication network includes retrieving, from the wireless communication network, an indication about interactions between a user equipment associated with that user and the wireless communication network, and, for each interaction, determining a served area of the wireless communication network pertaining to that user equipment at the occurrence of that interaction, and determining the mobility status of that user at the occurrence of that interaction according to a comparison between a distance between the served area and a first further served area of the wireless communication network pertaining to that user equipment, and a first threshold distance; or a comparison between a distance between the served area and a second further served area of the wireless communication network pertaining to that user equipment, and a second threshold distance. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313215 | POSITIONING SYSTEM, BASE STATION, AND POSITIONING METHOD - A positioning system includes a receiver that receives a positioning signal from a positioning satellite and generates carrier phase information, a base station that receives the carrier phase information from the receiver, and a communication terminal that performs wireless communication with the base station. The base station transmits information including the carrier phase information and the position information of the receiver as a carrier positioning signal to the communication terminal and the communication terminal performs carrier positioning using the carrier positioning signal transmitted by the base station. Here, the base station encrypts the position information of the receiver, in the carrier positioning signal to be transmitted. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313216 | MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION USING MOBILE ORIGINATED SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE WITHOUT MOBILE STATION INTERNATIONAL SUBSCRIBER DIRECTORY NUMBER - Various communication systems may benefit from being able to communicate without requiring certain identifiers to be assigned. For example, certain wireless communication systems may benefit from machine type communication using mobile originated short messaging service without a mobile station international subscriber directory number. A method can include preparing, at a user equipment, a mobile originated short message service message. The method can also include identifying, in the message, a particular external identifier from a set of external identifiers assigned to an application. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313217 | SMS-IWF REASSIGNMENT FOR SMS LINK OUTAGE - A computer device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a service request from a user equipment (UE) device via a wireless access network; identify a Short Message Service Inter-Working Function (SMS-IWF) device associated with the UE device; and determine that the identified SMS-IWF device is associated with a link failure. The processor may further be configured to instruct the UE device to detach based on determining that the identified SMS-IWF device is associated with a link failure; receive a re-attach request from the UE device, in response to instructing the UE device to detach; and assign a functioning SMS-IWF device to the UE device, in response to receiving the re-attach request. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313218 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRIGGERING ON PLATFORM USAGE - A system and method for triggering on platform usage can include at a platform, receiving and storing a trigger configuration of an account; operating a platform comprising internally executing a process on behalf of an account and publishing at least one event when executing the process; at the platform, incrementing a counter in response to the at least one event and if the stored trigger configuration species a usage key associated with a category of counted events of the at least one event; monitoring counters in a context of an associated trigger; and processing the trigger upon the counter satisfying condition of an associated trigger. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313219 | Estimation of Building Floors Based on Difference in Barometric Pressure Measured by Wireless Terminals - A data-processing system that estimates the particular building floors that are present in a particular building based on differences in barometric pressure measurements provided by wireless terminals. A wireless terminal can report one or more barometric pressure measurements at the ground floor of a building and one or more pressure measurements at one or more above- or below-ground floors, or “non-ground” floors. The data-processing system receives the pressure measurements and uses the difference in the pressure measurements to determine a change in height between the ground floor and a non-ground floor. When the system collects enough data from many wireless terminals, it is able to identify the floors that are present in a particular building and their non-ground heights. Then, when an estimate of the vertical location of a wireless terminal is provided to a location application, the system is able to provide the estimate in terms of building floor. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313220 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VEHICLE-TO-X COMMUNICATIONS - A method of processing a vehicle-to-X message in a plurality of stages in a vehicle-to-X communications module, processing being performed in at least some of the stages in dependence upon an area status such that the outlay for providing vehicle-to-X communication in different geographical areas can be considerably reduced. The invention also relates to a vehicle-to-X communications module and a storage medium for performing the method. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313221 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS IN 5G SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a communication method and system that combine the 5G communication system and the IoT technology to support a higher data rate after the 4G system. Based on the 5G communication technology and IoT technology, the disclosure can be applied to various intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, and security and safety service). The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for terminating a cellular network connection to a terminal without authentication. The disclosure relates to a method and system for providing a vehicle communication service in the 3GPP system. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313222 | V2X COMMUNICATION OVER MULTIPLE RADIO ACCESS TYPES - Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for V2X communication over multiple radio access types. One method includes transmitting, from a remote unit, information indicating a vehicle-to-everything capability of the remote unit. The method includes receiving a response to the information indicating the vehicle-to-everything capability of the remote unit. The response indicates whether the remote unit is authorized to use the vehicle-to-everything capability. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313223 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING CONDITION DETECTION AND NOTIFICATION - A system for accident detection or detecting an unsafe driving condition in a vehicle including a device that measures and transmits at least one output signal; at least one remote device configured to receive, record, and/or display the at least one output signal from the device; a computing device configured to receive the at least one output signal from the device and display the at least one output signal in real-time; and a graphical user interface on the computing device that allows an emergency response professional to view and customize options for monitoring the at least one output signal, wherein the device, the at least one remote device, and the computing device are communicatively connected to each other via a communications network. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313224 | AUTOMATED VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND CONTROL LOGIC FOR SMART DATA EXCHANGES USING ENHANCED BLOOM FILTERS - A method for executing a V2V data exchange includes determining if a host vehicle is communicatively connected to a seeder vehicle, and transmitting a prompt between the two vehicles to initiate a resource discovery process. The seeder vehicle wirelessly transmits to the host vehicle a Bloom filter with multiple file IDs mapped to a bit array. Each file ID has a corresponding file version number encoded to the bit array. The method then determines if a local file ID of an existing file stored via the host vehicle is a member of the Bloom filter; if so, the host vehicle determines if a remote file version number encoded to a counterpart file ID is newer than a file version number of the local file ID. If the remote file version number is newer, the seeder vehicle transmits the data file associated with the counterpart file ID to the host vehicle. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313225 | ENABLING SLOTTED ALOHA-NOMA FOR MASSIVE MACHINE-TO-MACHINE (M2M) COMMUNICATION IN INTERNET OF THING (IoT) NETWORKS - Slotted Aloha-NOMA (SAN) protocol is an uncoordinated, non-orthogonal, random access protocol that exploits the simplicity of SA (Slotted Aloha) and the superior throughput of non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) and its ability to resolve collisions via use of successive interference cancellation (SIC) receiver. In SAN protocol, the SIC receiver at the IoT gateway adaptively learns the number of active devices (which is not known a priori) using multiple hypothesis testing in order to successfully distinguish between signals transmitted from different IoT devices. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313226 | MOBILE DEVICES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PRIORITIZING DATA SETS - Mobile devices, methods, and computer-program products are provided for prioritizing data sets. A transmission is received from a proximity broadcasting device. The transmission is a data packet that includes a unique identifier corresponding to the proximity broadcasting device. A proximity broadcasting system corresponding to the proximity broadcasting device is identified based on the unique identifier. At least one transaction data set corresponding to the proximity broadcasting system is selected from among a plurality of transaction data sets. The at least one transaction data set is prioritized above the remaining transaction data sets in a hierarchical order. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313227 | MULTIPLE APPLICATION MODULE OR UNIT - A wireless distribution system (WDS) is configured for transmitting a downlink signal or for receiving an uplink signal. A computing device configured to serve as a client device to the WDS includes a memory; a multiple applications processor in communication with the memory and configured to execute one or more mobile applications; and a wireless service processor in communication with the multi applications processor for communicating via a corresponding wireless service with the WDS. The multi applications processor is configured to execute an instance of a data service to establish a connection with the WDS for a specified application process utilizing the wireless service to provide at least one datum on the WDS. In the method, an instance of a data service is executed to establish a connection with a WDS for a specified application process utilizing a wireless service to provide at least one datum on the WDS. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313228 | VEHICLE-INTEGRATED DRONE - A vehicle system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor, the instructions including receiving an alert signal, deploying a drone from a host vehicle in response to receiving the alert signal, and commanding the drone to follow the host vehicle and to present a perceptible alert. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313229 | CALL SETUP LOGIC WITH EMERG-REQUEST-NON-100 TIMER - Multiple timers used by a device during setup of a communication session may include a first timer and a second timer, each configured to expire after different periods of time, and each configured to start in response to the device sending a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) request using a SIP INVITE method. The first timer is stopped on receipt of the first SIP response, which may include a 100 Trying SIP response, while the second timer is stopped on receipt of a non-100 Trying SIP response. If the first timer expires, the device may send an additional SIP request using the SIP INVITE method as a retry mechanism while the second timer continues to run. If the second timer expires, the device may halt the session setup and reattempt using a different type of access network. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313230 | EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM - Generally described, one or more aspects of the present application correspond to distributed computing systems for coordinating emergency rescue operations. The disclosed distributed emergency response system includes a mobile rescue application that increases the efficiency and reliability of users submitting rescue requests, a server-based application that coordinates dispatches in response to incoming rescue requests, and a mobile responder application that provides more efficient rescue through real-time location updates received from the mobile rescue application. The rescue application can include a dynamic, menu-based user interface to quickly solicit the emergency information needed for automated triage and dispatch. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313231 | Mesh Network-Based Emergency Contact Device And System For Utilizing Such Devices - An emergency messaging device and related service is provided that does not rely on traditional communication network connections and may be used by individuals without means or opportunity to possess a conventional smartphone type of device. The emergency messaging device is configured as a simple, rudimentary device requiring only the capability to communicate via a short-range wireless link (e.g., Bluetooth) so as to broadcast its ID and location (using GPS data) when activated. A collection of such messaging devices that are located within range of each other form an ad hoc mesh network to relay the help message until it reaches a network-enabled communication device (such as a smartphone) that has been configured to transmit the message to a network-based emergency services platform servicing an API configured to determine and launch an appropriate response to the message. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313232 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING A WARNING MESSAGE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a method for receiving a warning message in a wireless communication system. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313233 | SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATIONS IN A MULTIPLE-INPUT SYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER NETWORK - A method for wireless communication is provided. In some implementations, the method includes receiving, by a first device, a first packet from a second device in a network. The method further includes comparing, by the first device, a first received signal strength of the first packet to a second received signal strength of a second packet associated with a third device, the third device associated with the first device in the network. The method further includes transmitting, by the first device and based on to the comparing, a third packet to the second device, the third packet indicating a disassociation of the first device with the third device and an association of the first device with the second device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313234 | INTERCEPTION AWARE ACCESS NODE SELECTION - In some example embodiments, there may be provided an apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least: obtain information to enable selection of an access node for a non-GPP access; query a server to determine whether the country at which the access node is located requires lawful interception of communications; and select, based at least on the obtained information and/or a response to the query, the access node for the non-3GPP access. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313235 | Connectivity Control For Mobile Entities - The invention relates to a method for operating a mobile entity ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190313236 | METHOD AND DEVICE USING NETWORK SLICING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - According to the disclosure, a communication method using a network slice by an access and mobility management function (AMF) comprises receiving one of subscribed single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) or network slice selection policy (NSSP) information, requesting and receiving the other, non-received information of the subscribed S-NSSAI or the NSSP information, and transmitting a first message including the received subscribed S-NSSAI and the received NSSP information to a user equipment (UE). | 2019-10-10 |
20190313237 | MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS NETWORK MOBILITY PROCEDURES - Connection management techniques for wireless network mobility procedures are described. In one embodiment, for example, an evolved packet core (EPC) node may comprise a processor circuit to receive a notification of a mobility procedure for a user equipment (UE), determine whether to release a local gateway (L-GW)-provided packet data network (PDN) connection of the UE, and in response to a determination that the L-GW-provided PDN connection is to be released, send either a detach request message or a delete session request message to initiate a process for releasing the L-GW-provided PDN connection. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313238 | SYSTEM AND METHOD THAT FACILITATE STEERING OF ROAMING - Aspects directed towards steering of roaming (SoR) are disclosed. In one example, a communication from a public land mobile network (PLMN) is received by a user equipment (UE) in which the communication indicates an acceptance of a UE registration with the PLMN. This example further includes performing a determination of whether an SoR indicator associated with a home PLMN (HPLMN) is embedded within the communication. The UE then manages PLMN selection according to the determination. In another example, a UE is configured to operate according to an SoR configuration in which the UE is configured to ascertain whether an SoR indicator is embedded within a communication from a PLMN. An SoR indicator associated with an HPLMN is then generated and subsequently transmitted from the HPLMN to the UE via the PLMN. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313239 | OPTIMIZATION OF USER EQUIPMENT RADIO CAPABILITY SIGNALING - Techniques for optimizing user equipment radio capability signaling for wireless communications are described. In one technique, a type of network to access for communications is determined. A capability identifier(s) associated with a set(s) of user equipment (UE) radio capabilities is determined based, at least in part, on the type of network. The capability identifier(s) is sent to the network. Upon receiving an indication of the capability identifier(s), the set(s) of UE radio capabilities associated with the capability identifier(s) is identified and stored. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313240 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVISIONING MOBILE SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION TO MULTIPLE DEVICES AND PROVISIONING NETWORK ELEMENTS - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, communication device, including a universal integrated circuit card that stores a provisioned, shared international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), having a processing system that accesses the universal integrated circuit card to determine the shared IMSI using a secret key, wherein the secret key is uniquely associated with the universal integrated circuit card. A second IMSI is received via an over-the-air interface responsive to a first registration request that includes the shared IMSI and identification information obtained by an identity function of the network. The second IMSI is stored in the universal integrated circuit card, wherein the second IMSI facilitates a registration process that registers the communication device with the network, and wherein registration of the communication device facilitates access to subscriber services for the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313241 | Remote Provision Of A Subscriber Entity - There is provided mechanisms for remote provision of a subscriber entity. The method is performed by the subscriber entity. A method comprises providing a request for download of a profile for remote provisioning of the subscriber entity to a subscription management entity. The method comprises verifying, using a profile handling unit of the subscriber entity, that the subscription management entity possesses a valid certificate for downloading the profile. The method comprises allowing download of the profile for remote provisioning of the subscriber entity only when the subscription management entity possesses the valid certificate. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313242 | DEFAULT VALUE SELECTION FOR MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL-CONTROL ELEMENT (MAC-CE) BASED PARAMETER VALUE SELECTION - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for selecting a default value for one or more User Equipment (UE) parameters when a UE is configured for Medium Access Control-Control Element (MAC-CE) based UE parameter value selection. The UE detects at least one condition relating to a candidate list of values associated with a set of UE parameters, wherein a value of each UE parameter in the set is selected from the candidate list and received by the UE via a MAC-CE. In response to the detection, the UE determines a default value for at least one UE parameter from the set and performs at least one operation corresponding to the at least one UE parameter after setting the default value. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313243 | APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND METHOD - [Object] To be able to perform management involved with wireless communication without routing via a base station. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313244 | Transmission Method and Network Device - This application provides a transmission method for retrieving old context of a terminal device, the method includes: a first network node sends a first message to a first system, where the first message is received from a terminal device and includes CRNTI allocated previously by the first network node for the terminal device; the first system sends a second message to the first network node, the second message comprises identification information of the terminal device which is in association with old context information of the terminal device that is stored at the first network node, and is used by the first network node to retrieve the old context information of the terminal device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313245 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED DIVERSITY AND NETWORK CODING (eDC-NC) - The present invention provides an enhanced DC-NC (eDC-NC) system and method that enables ultra-reliable networking, provides near-instant latency, reduces power consumption while recovering from simultaneous multiple link/node failures and improves the throughput for a wide variety of network architectures. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313246 | DEVICE DEFAULT WIFI CREDENTIALS FOR SIMPLIFIED AND SECURE CONFIGURATION OF NETWORKED TRANSDUCERS - A wireless device with transducers can support remote monitoring and include an 802.11 compatible radio and a set of device default credentials. The device can be installed at a physical location with service from a fixed access point operating with a different set of owner credentials. A mobile phone can (i) scan a tag for the device and download a set of configuration parameters for the device, and (ii) authenticate with a configuration system. The mobile phone can receive the set of device default credentials from the configuration system. The mobile phone can activate a mobile access point using the set of device default credentials. The device can connect with the mobile phone's access point and receive a ciphertext with the owner credentials and a configuration package. The device can apply the configuration package and load the owner credentials in order to connect with the fixed access point. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313247 | PORTABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ADAPTER - A portable wireless communications adapter includes a wireless receiver, a wireless transmitter, an electronic interface connector, and a location sensing module. The wireless receiver is configured to receive wireless data over a Wireless Avionics Intra-Communication (WAIC) frequency range between 4.2 gigahertz (GHz) and 4.4 GHz. The wireless transmitter is configured to send wireless data over the WAIC frequency range between 4.2 GHz and 4.4 GHz. The electronic interface connector is configured to mate with a portable electronic device for communication of the wireless data with the portable electronic device. The location sensing module is configured to determine a location of the portable wireless communications adapter relative to an interior of an aircraft based on WAIC communications received at the wireless receiver and selectively enable and disable the wireless transmitter based on the determined location. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313248 | Handover of a Device Which Uses Another Device as Relay | 2019-10-10 |
20190313249 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS TO ESTABLISH ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Systems, devices, and methods establish encrypted communications between wearable electronic devices. In response to a physical contact between a first wearable electronic device and a second wearable electronic device respective impact sensors of the first and second wearable electronic devices generate sensor signals. A first identity signal is transmitted from the first wearable device and received at the second wearable device. The second wearable device determines that at least a portion of the first identity signal corresponds to at least a portion of an expected identity signal and, if so, uses the at least a portion of the first identity signal and the at least a portion of the expected identity signal as encryption keys to provide encrypted communications. The first identity signal and/or the expected identity signal may be at least partially based upon or derived from the sensor signal(s) generated by the impact sensor(s). | 2019-10-10 |
20190313250 | Incorrect KSI Handling In Mobile Communications - Various examples pertaining to improvement for incorrect key set identifier (KSI) handling in mobile communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., user equipment) receives from a wireless network an authentication challenge after the processor having completed an authentication and key agreement (AKA) procedure with the wireless network. The apparatus detects an error in the authentication challenge and handles the error in the authentication challenge. For example, the apparatus can reject the authentication challenge responsive to detecting the error. Alternatively, the apparatus can accept the authentication challenge. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313251 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING A WI-FI NETWORK - A system for securing a Wi-Fi network includes a power source that transmits an electric current along at least one power line, a power line communication (PLC) module in electrical communication with the power source via the at least one power line with the PLC module being configured to modulate the electric current to include a power line communication that contains a Wi-Fi network authentication key, and a control module in electrical communication with and downstream from the PLC module via the at least one power line with the control module being configured to extract the power line communication from the electric current and utilize the Wi-Fi network authentication key to access the Wi-Fi network. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313252 | INFERENCE-BASED DETECTION OF PROXIMITY CHANGES - Embodiments of the present invention analyze multiple factors—such as user input events, device motion data, other data from the endpoint, or data from an external system (such as a real-time location system)—to make a probabilistic determination whether a walkaway event has occurred. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313253 | IDENTITY AND PHONE NUMBER VERIFICATION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving, from a computer system, a request comprising a phone number, identifying a primary channel and one or more secondary channels based on, at least in part, respective performance data of the primary and secondary channels, sending a first message comprising a first text string via the primary channel to a destination device associated with the phone number, after sending the first message, determining that a conversion event for the message and the primary channel did not occur within a specified time period, and based on the determining, sending a second message comprising the first text string via a particular secondary channel to the destination device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313254 | DYNAMIC FUNCTIONAL PARTITIONING FOR WiFi PROTECTED ACCESS 2 (WPA2) PASS-THROUGH VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTION (VNF) - A service provider (SP) network device or system can operate to enable a WiFi protected access 2 (WPA2) pass-through with a user equipment (UE) and further define various partitions between a physical access point (pAP) and a virtual AP (vAP) according to one or more VNFs based on one or more communication link parameters (e.g., latency). The WPA2 pass-through can be an interface connection that passes through a computer premise equipment (CPE) or wireless residential gateway (GW) without the CPE or GW modifying or affecting the data traffic such as by authentication or security protocol. The SP network device can receive traffic data from a UE through or via the WPA 2 pass-through from a UE of a community Wi-Fi network at a home, residence, or entity network. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313255 | TERMINAL DEVICE, CONNECTION METHOD, CONNECTION PROGRAM, AND AUTHENTICATION ASSIST SYSTEM - To provide a terminal device, a connection method, a connection program, and an authentication assist system with which it is possible to reduce a user's time and effort and authenticate a connection to various public wireless LANs. A terminal device for establishing a wireless connection between an access point and itself and performing communication. The terminal device is provided with a terminal communication unit connected to the access point and an authentication assist server, a terminal storage unit for storing an authentication protocol that corresponds to multiple types of access points, and a terminal control unit for determining the type of authentication information transmitted from the access point, proceeding with an authentication step based on authentication information by an authentication protocol that corresponds to the determination result, and transmitting the authentication result of the authentication step to the authentication assist server via the terminal communication unit. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313256 | Data Packet Generator With Isolation Link - A data packet generator device includes a processing device, a wireless communication device, and a network communication device. The processing device generates a token including alphanumeric characters. The wireless communication device receives the token from the processor and transmits the token as a network name. The network communication device also receives the token from the processing device and communicates the same token across a network communication cable. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313257 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO IMAGE INFORMATION - A system for controlling access to image information may include a navigation terminal configured to perform a wireless communication establishment with a communication terminal by detecting a signal from the communication terminal registered in advance, and an image information controller configured to provide access authority with respect to image information when the wireless communication establishment is completed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313258 | METHOD, DATA SENDING CONTROL SERVER, STORAGE SERVER, PROCESSING SERVER AND SYSTEM FOR SENDING DATA TO AT LEAST ONE DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for sending data to at least one device. According to the invention, a data sending control server sends to at least one data storage server at least one predetermined rule or a first request for sending data to at least one data processing server. The data storage server sends, based upon the at least one predetermined rule or the first request for sending data, data to the data processing server. The data sending control server sends to the data processing server a second request for sending to the device the data received or to be received by the data processing server. The data processing server sends, based upon the second request for sending the data, the received data to the at least one device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313259 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING LTE WAVEFORMS IN SHARED SPECTRUM BY CARRIER SENSING - A method of operating a long term evolution (LTE) communication system on a shared frequency spectrum is disclosed. A user equipment (UE) is initialized on an LTE frequency band. A base station (eNB) monitors the shared frequency spectrum to determine if it is BUSY. The eNB transmits to the UE on the shared frequency spectrum if it is not BUSY. The eNB waits for a first time if it is BUSY and directs the UE to vacate the shared frequency spectrum after the first time. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313260 | ON-DEMAND COVERAGE EXTENDED BROADCAST SIGNAL - Wireless communications systems and methods related to on-demand cell coverage extension for broadcast signals are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device, a first extended cell coverage request. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, a first broadcast communication signal in an extended cell coverage mode in response to the first extended cell coverage request. The first broadcast communication signal includes a system information block repeated in at least one of a time domain or a frequency domain. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313261 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, NETWORK SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a transmitting and receiving unit that is connected to a network and that transmits and receives data, a relaying unit that, when data is received through a communication that is not addressed to the communication apparatus, relays the communication, and a discarding unit that, when data is received through the same communication as a communication that has been relayed previously, discards the data. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313262 | Handling QoS Flow without a Mapping Data Radio Bearer - A PDU session and QoS flow handling mechanism is proposed when a QoS flow of a PDU session does not have a mapping DRB after a handover or a service request procedure. If the QoS flow is associated with a default QoS rule, the UE can locally release the PDU session, initiate a PDU session release procedure, send a 5GSM status message with proper cause, or assume the PDU session is not reactivated. On the other hand, if the QoS flow is not associated with a default QoS rule, the UE can locally delete the QoS flow, delete the QoS flow by using a PDU session modification procedure, or send a 5GSM status message with proper cause. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313263 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a pre-5 | 2019-10-10 |
20190313264 | Support For Beam Failure Recovery On Secondary Cell In Mobile Communications - Techniques and examples of support for beam failure recovery on secondary cell in mobile communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., user equipment (UE)) detects a beam failure in wireless communication with a secondary cell (SCell) of a wireless network. The apparatus then signals on a network-configured resource an indication to inform the wireless network of the beam failure on the SCell. In response to the signaling, the apparatus receives a response from the wireless network. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313265 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In order to enable reducing a possibility of being unable to connect to an AP in which a failure of a network connection occurs and also lessening a decline in a communication rate, a wireless communication method includes: detecting occurrence of a failure of a network connection in a first wireless communication device, when detecting the occurrence of the failure, determining whether or not to make a first wireless connection to the first wireless communication device, when making the determination to make the first wireless connection, making the first wireless connection to the first wireless communication device, and relaying a first communication between the first wireless communication device and a network. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313266 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DEVICE UNDER TEST - A measurement system is described, comprising a signal processing equipment, an antenna unit, a device under test, and a resonant cavity surrounding the antenna unit and the device under test. The signal processing equipment is at least one of a signal generation equipment and a signal measurement equipment. The resonant cavity has a resonance for a frequency corresponding to at least one of the frequency used for testing the device under test and its multiples. The device under test is located within the resonant cavity such that a standing wave is established inside the resonant cavity during testing the device under test. The standing wave has an electric field distribution with maxima and minima. The antenna unit is located within the resonant cavity such that the antenna unit is assigned to a maximum of the electric field. Further, a method for testing a device under test is described. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313267 | VISUALIZATION OF PERSONALIZED QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE REGARDING MOBILE NETWORK - A QoE (quality of experience) system utilizes QoS (quality of service) of a mobile network and specification of user device connected for providing a personalized metric (QoE) that represents an expected level of user experience at a geographic location. The personalized metric can be calculated based on the QoS of the mobile network at the geographic location and hardware/software characteristics of the user device to implement specific services at the user device using the mobile network. While QoS of the mobile network merely represents quality of network communication regardless of device characteristics, QoE can represent actual expectation of user experience at a user device using the mobile network. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313268 | USING NARROWBAND REFERENCE SIGNAL (NRS) TONES IN A NON-ANCHOR CARRIER TO DETERMINE QUALITY OF THE NON-ANCHOR CARRIER - Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive a configuration for identifying narrowband reference signal (NRS) tones that are to be received in association with a scheduled paging occasion, wherein the NRS tones are configured to be received via a non-anchor carrier regardless of whether a page is to be received in connection with the scheduled paging occasion; and receive the NRS tones via the non-anchor carrier based at least in part on the configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313269 | MONITORING IN WIRELESS BACKHAUL NETWORKS - According to an aspect, there is provided a control node comprising means for performing: maintaining information, in a database, on a plurality of network nodes which are configured to perform wireless backhauling in at least one wireless backhaul network and are in communication with the control node, selecting, based on the information on the plurality of network nodes and according to pre-defined criteria, a first and a second set of network nodes from the plurality of network nodes and transmitting to the first set a first command to transmit a reference signal at one or more first pre-defined time instances and to the second set of network nodes a second command to monitor received signals at said one or more first pre-defined time instances to measure the reference signal. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313270 | METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT REPORTING AND DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - Provided are a method of measurement reporting and a device supporting the method. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method includes: receiving a configuration of condition for measurement report; starting a first timer related to a first cell, when a report triggering event for the first cell is occurred; detecting a triggering event for a second cell and that the condition is satisfied; and reporting measurement results of the first cell and the second cell, when the first timer is expired or stopped. | 2019-10-10 |
20190313271 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONFIGURING NEW RADIO (NR) MEASUREMENTS - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of New Radio (NR) measurements. For example, an apparatus may include circuitry and logic configured to cause a Next Generation Node B (gNB) to generate a Measurement Object (MO) to configure at least one New Radio (NR) measurement for a User Equipment (UE), the MO including Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) information to configure the NR measurement, the SSB information to configure only SSB measurements having a same SSB center frequency with a same Subcarrier Spacing (SC S); and to transmit to the UE a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message comprising the MO. | 2019-10-10 |