Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Surgical Science Sweden Ab

Imego Ab

Anders P Larsson

Martin Bäckström

Thomas Walldeen

Patrik Cerwall

Spartak Gevorgian

Robert Törnkvist

Lars Lövsén

Yingjiao He

Gert Ingvar Andersson

Niklas Lundin

Jiehong Yang

David Shrader

Mats Karlsson

Zhansheng Wei

Mattias Nilsson

Fredrik Nikolajeff

David Bladsjo

David Bladsjö

Anders Hyltander

Hans Lönroth

Anders Engström

Stefan Bengtsson

Christer Johansson

Sverker Hård

Henrik Rödjegård

Anna-Lena Hård, Legal Representative

Martin Lars Bäckstrom

Nils Calander

Joakim Een

David Löfstrand

Robert TÖRNKVIST

Protocol Data Unit (PDU) sessions in a communication network () provide logical interconnections between Data Networks (DNs) () and respective User Equipments (UEs) () that access the DNs () via the communication network (), and the communication network () establishes one or more affiliated sessions in conjunction with each PDU session, such as an affiliated charging or policy control session. Rather than requiring the high signaling overhead associated with mass terminations of these affiliated sessions on a per session basis, the Network Functions (NFs) () contemplated herein provide for batch termination of a potentially large plurality affiliated sessions, based on the exchange of a corresponding batch termination message. Disclosed batch termination techniques include the exchange of information during session establishment, for later determination of which affiliated sessions are subject to batch termination.

Method and apparatus for signaling session terminations in a communication network

Methods of pre-emptive credit control, as well as corresponding network elements and a computer program are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method is performed in a network element comprising receiving, from an online charging system, at least one pre-emptive credit control directive for a subscriber, the credit control directive applying to at least one rating group; storing the at least one pre-emptive credit control directive in the network element and applying the at least one pre-emptive credit control directive at content or service delivery start, prior to any service or content received from, or addressing, the subscriber and belonging to the at least one rating group being forwarded from the network element.

Preemptive credit control

A user interface device for a surgical simulation system, comprising a rigid shaft pivotably supported by a frame, and movable in the axial direction but fixed with respect to rotation around its longitudinal axis, and a handle having a sensor body rigidly attached to said rigid shaft, and a grip portion rotatable around said longitudinal axis relative said sensor body. The handle further comprises a rotator sleeve rotatable around said longitudinal axis relative said sensor body and said grip portion, a rotation sensor adapted to detect rotation of said rotator sleeve in relation to said sensor body, and a signal interface mounted on said sensor body and connected to receive a first detection signal from said rotation sensor. Through this design, all sensor elements and electronic circuitry can be provided in or adjacent to the sensor body, leading to an efficient design and manufacturing.

User interface device for surgical simulation system

Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a Packet Domain Network Gateway (PGW), and corresponding methods therein, for service usage reporting and quota management in a Policy and Charging Control (PCC) based network. Example embodiments presented herein are also directed towards an Online Charging System (OCS) for receiving service usage reporting and quota management in a PCC based network. Quota reporting and quota management is performed on a pre-rating group basis.

Node and method for service usage reporting and quota establishment

The invention concerns methods, a device and computer program products for simplifying handover back to a restricted local access point from an unrestricted global access point as well as to a device implementing a restricted local access point for provision in a wireless network and a wireless network. In the network a restricted local access point hands over a mobile station to an unrestricted global access point and provides data enabling the restricted local access point to be identified as a candidate access point. A device for simplifying handover back determines that the restricted local access point is a candidate for further handover based on this data and informs the mobile station about the restricted local access point via the unrestricted glob access point. Thereby hand over may be considered also to the restricted local access point in addition to other surrounding access points.

Method and apparatus for providing access for a limited set of mobile stations to a restricted local access point

A method and a system are for simulating a surgical procedure on a bodily object, such as an organ, in a virtual environment. The virtual environment includes a three-dimensional mathematically described model of the bodily object which reflects geometrical and mechanical properties, and a virtual instrument that is controlled by a physical feeding device, which makes it possible to affect the model. The method includes the steps of representing a two-dimensional projection of the model by way of a video sequence containing a recorded view of a real bodily object, wherein engagement with the virtual instrument only involves interacting with the model. In addition, a method is for simulating an operation containing several surgical procedures.

Method and system for simulation of surgical procedures

The invention relates to a method of producing a movable lens structure that comprises the steps of: forming a lens from a lens material disposed on a carrier of another material (step), and forming a micromechanical structure from the carrier (step), wherein the forming of the lens takes place before the forming of the micromechanical structure. With this method a simplified production method is obtained that simplifies difficult compatibility requirements between micromechanics and lens that can otherwise be hard to meet.

Method of producing a movable lens structure for a light shaping unit

A voice-over-IP (VoIP) connection is established over a radio interface with a mobile radio station. A current radio condition for the VoIP connection is determined, and from that, a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for a portion of the VoIP connection. A VoIP voice encoding mode for a portion of the VoIP connection is selected based on the determined modulation coding scheme. VoIP voice is then encoded into a number of VoIP encoded frames using the selected VoIP voice encoding mode which has an associated bit rate. An optimal number of VoIP encoded frames is included in a VoIP packet for transport over the VoIP connection given the selected voice encoding mode and the selected MCS. Other adjustments may be made to ensure robustness of the VoIP connection and/or to maximize capacity.

Enhanced VoIP media flow quality by adapting speech encoding based on selected modulation and coding scheme (MCS)

Handover in a wireless network back to a restricted local access point from an unrestricted global access point

A method of controlling the cell re-selection of a mobile station () between cells () of a cellular-based radio access network (). The method comprises the steps of determining when a cell re-selection for the mobile station () is appropriate, determining whether or not the mobile station () is involved in a push to talk service comprising a series of talk bursts, and if the mobile station is involved in a push to talk service, delaying the cell re-selection until such time as a period of silence between talk bursts occurs.

Method for avoiding interruptions of push to talk services

A telecommunications network comprises a base station node () which provides plural sets of radio transmission resources () for communicating with mobile stations () in a cell (). At least one set () of radio transmission resources of the cell is a non-hopping set of radio transmission resources including a resource which may carry the BCCH, and other sets (-) of radio transmission resources of the cell are hopping sets of radio transmission resources. A base station controller () node schedules calls comprising voice over internet protocol packet flows on the non-hopping sets of radio transmission resources in accordance with capacity of the non-hopping set of radio transmission resources. When the non-hopping set of radio transmission resources lacks capacity for a further call with a mobile station, the base station controller () node requests that the call be changed from a voice over internet protocol packet flow to a circuit switched connection.

Connection type handover of voice over internet protocol call based on resource type

A method of processing user speech data for transmission to a participant or participants in a Push to talk Over Cellular (PoC) session over a cellular telephone network. The method comprises, detecting an initial period of silence in the initial talk burst of the session, and removing that period of silence from the speech data prior to replaying of the speech data to the or each other participant. These signal processing steps may be carried out at one of the initiating terminal, the receiving terminal, or the IMS core.

Reducing latency in push to talk services

Radio channel resources are allocated in a radio communications system based on whether a requested data communication requested is associated with a symmetric service or an asymmetric service. If the data communication is associated with a symmetric service, a symmetric connection between the mobile radio station and the radio network is established for communicating data packets associated with the data communication. Radio channel resources are assigned to the symmetric connection for transporting the data packets between the mobile radio station and the radio network. The symmetric connection is assigned substantially the same amount of radio channel resources in an uplink direction as in a downlink direction. In one example, the symmetric data communication is a voice over IP (VoIP) communication. One example environment is a GPRS/EDGE type system where the radio channel resources are time slots and the symmetric connection includes an uplink temporary block flow (TBF) and a downlink TBF.

Scheduling radio resources for symmetric service data connections

Microwaves are generated by heterodyning the outputs of two or more optical lasers which have differing central frequencies to produce beat frequencies in the microwave range. One of the beat frequencies is used to modulate the output of at least one of the lasers so as to produce sidebands which differ from the central frequency by an integral number of the sideband frequency. Each laser is connected to one of the other lasers by a weak optical link to optically injection lock the laser to the sideband of the other laser.

Optical electromagnetic wave generator

A SIM card holder for an electronic device comprising a PCB ( ) and an interior base ( ). The SIM card holder comprises a connector part ( ) provided with connectors ( ), said connector part ( ) being mounted on the PCB ( ), guides ( ) for guiding the SIM card ( ) along two parallel opposite sides and a first end stop and a second end stop provided at two opposite sides other than said sides of the SIM card holder. Each end stop is provided as a part connected to the PCB ( ) and at least one of the end stops is displaceable.

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Mölndal, Sweden

Anders P Larsson