Abstract:
Embodiments are directed to determining whether to permit a server-arbitrated communication session at a wireless communications device within a wireless communications system. The wireless communications device receives a request to participate in the server-arbitrated communication session. The wireless communications device obtains information related to a current location of the wireless communications device. The wireless communications device determines whether the obtained information satisfies one or more conditions of restriction and/or permission for participation of the wireless communication device in server-arbitrated communication session. The wireless communications device selectively restricts itself from participating in the server-arbitrated communication session based on this determination.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for joining a requester of a desired service to a local group of providers for the desired service allows the requester of the desired service to instantly get in touch with the local group of providers for the desired service, regardless of the current location of the service requester and without requiring the service requester to individually call each provider of the desired service.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for initiating a group call in a group communication network provides for receiving a request for initiating a group call based on a member and initiating the group call based on the received member list. The method and apparatus also provides for announcing the group call to each member in the member list, receiving acknowledgement from a member who wishes to participate in the group call, and forwarding media to the member after its traffic channel is re-established. The method and apparatus also provides for a significant reduction in the actual total dormancy wakeup time and latency by exchanging group call signaling even when mobiles are dormant and no traffic channel is active.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for initiating a group call in a group communication network provides for receiving a member list from a user and sending a request to a server to initiate the group call based on the received member list. The method and apparatus also provides for receiving a response from the server indicating that said initiating the group call is in progress, alerting the user to provide media, and buffering the media for transmission after a traffic channel is re-established. The method and apparatus also provides for a significant reduction in the actual total dormancy wakeup time and latency by exchanging group call signaling even when mobiles are dormant and no traffic channel is active.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for joining a user to a call in a group communication network provides for receiving an indication from a user who wishes to initiate a group call and sending a request to a server to add the user to the group call if the group call is in progress. The method and apparatus also provides for receiving a response from the server indicating that the group call is in progress, alerting the user of being added to the group call, and receiving media from the server after a traffic channel is re-established. The method and apparatus also provides for a significant reduction in the actual total dormancy wakeup time and latency by exchanging group call signaling even when mobiles are dormant and no traffic channel is active.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for terminating a member from a group call in a group communication network provides for receiving an indication from a user who wishes to terminate participation in a group call and sending a request to a server to terminate the user from the group call. The method and apparatus further provides for the server to receive the request for terminating a user from a group call, terminate the user from the group call, and send a response indicating that the user is terminated from the group call.
Abstract:
A wireless device may determine the level of interference mitigation appropriate for the application and dynamically select a combination of interference cancellation components that satisfies that level. The combination of interference cancellation components may include components that consume power ( e.g. , active components) and components that do not consume power ( e.g. , passive components). The interference cancellation components may be used at the transmitter and/or the receiver. In some cases, the wireless device may also determine how much power is acceptable to expend on the interference mitigation. In such scenarios, the selection of the interference cancellation components may be such that the aggregated power consumption is less than the power expenditure limit.
Abstract:
In various embodiments, a mobile device and/or the presence-aware applications running on the device may be configured to support multiple user profiles. For instance, multiple users with access to the same mobile device may each create a user profile and login credentials on that device, and each user may take turns using the mobile device. The mobile device may also allow multiple users to access the mobile device simultaneously. In such embodiments, the mobile device processor executing the presence module and/or presence engine may be configured to associate a particular user profile with a request for updated presence information and determine whether to update the presence information based at least in part on the that user profile.
Abstract:
Methods, devices, and systems for a mobile device to perform actions associated with applications when confirmed to be within proximity of a physical location relevant to the applications, including identifying a unique identifier of a proximate wireless network access point, determining whether the unique identifier matches a predefined identifier stored on the mobile device and associated with an application, obtaining sensor data via a sensor in response to determining that the unique identifier matches the predefined identifier, processing the obtained sensor data to identify encoded information, determining whether the encoded information within the obtained sensor data is associated with the unique identifier, and performing an action based on the encoded information in response to determining that the encoded information is associated with the unique identifier. In various embodiments, the unique identifier may be a service set identifier (SSID), and the sensor data may be acoustic signals emitted from a speaker.
Abstract:
Preemptively establishing a multicast (MBMS or e-MBMS) bearer. Determining (1215) whether adding (establishing) a multicast session would cause a new aggregate bandwidth (i.e. the current bandwidth used plus the one which would be taken if the session would be added) to cross a high-capacity threshold if the new session is admitted. If the new aggregate bandwidth would cross a high-capacity threshold (i.e. there would not be enough bearers at the MBSFN MBMS service area to setup the new session), the application server requests (1250) to the BM-SC to add a new bearer to the pool of bearers pre-allocated (i.e. allocated semi-statically to the different MBSFN areas) to the current MBSFN area. The multicast session is thereafter either established on one of the multicast bearers available at the MBSFN area, if the capacity (high-bandwidth) threshold would not be surpassed (crossed), or on a new multicast (MBMS) bearer (added after the request to the pool of bearers), if the capacity threshold would be crossed (surpassed).