Google Inc.

Motorola Mobility LLC

Motorola Corporation

Google Technology Holdings LLC

Howard P Benn

Jian Jun Wu

Apostolis K Salkintzis

Scott T Droste

Hao Bi

William Paul Alberth, Jr

Kenneth Anderson Stewart

Behzad Mohebbi

John Peter Cipolla

William Neil Robinson

Paul Crichton

David Chambers

Rene Pihl Jepsen

Jianjun Wu

A method for triggering a group of one or more detached wireless communication devices () to attach to a wireless communications network () for enabling data communications is disclosed. A trigger request message including a group identifier, size information for the group, and location information for the one or more wireless communication devices () is received () at the network (). Based on this information, the network () determines () a delay time period during which the one or more wireless communication devices () are to transmit an access request message to the network () when triggered to attach to the network. The delay time period is based on the size of the group. During a trigger period, the delay time period and group identifier is transmitted () to the one or more wireless communication devices () in a trigger message. A wireless communication device () is also described.

Method, apparatus and system for triggering wireless communication devices to attach to a wireless communications network

A wireless communication systemcomprises a wireless communication device arranged to detect multiple wireless access networks available for connection to the wireless communication device for providing data services. The device is arranged to discover one or more access capabilities of at least one of the detected wireless access networks, and compares the discovered access capabilities with a mobility policy so as to select an available wireless access networks for connection. Access capabilities may include aspects such as IP protocols and ports allowed by an access network, and capacity constraints such as available uplink and downlink transmission rates.

Wireless communication device, wireless communication system, and related methods

A method and system for predicting an estimated remaining utility usage and adjusting an alert threshold for a prepaid utility meter account includes receiving an indication of a time period of inaccessibility to replenish a prepaid utility meter account, predicting an alert trigger time when an estimated remaining utility usage for the prepaid utility meter account falls below an alert threshold, and determining that the time period of inaccessibility overlaps the predicted alert trigger time, and responsively adjusting the alert threshold such that the predicted alert trigger time occurs before the time period of inaccessibility. The method also includes receiving an indication of a business objective for a utility company and automatically adjusting the alert threshold associated with the prepaid utility meter account based on the business objective.

Prediction of an estimated remaining utility usage via meter and adjusting an alert threshold

While a mobile wireless device () operates in a home region (), the mobile wireless device () displays public broadcast messages in accordance with the default broadcast message display settings () for the home region (). In the event that the mobile wireless device () transits to a different region () for which region-specific broadcast message display settings have not already been configured, the mobile wireless device () queries a user to configure the broadcast message display settings () to be used for the new region (). The display settings for a given region may be stored such that when the mobile wireless device () enters a region previously visited, the previously-configured display settings for the previously-visited region may be automatically implemented without user prompting.

Configuration of display settings for broadcast messaging while roaming

A system utilized by a user, a server, and a content output device; the server being operable to provide a stream of input content. The content output device can output content based on the stream of input content. The stream of input content includes a chunk of content data. The system includes a receiver, an interactive playback controller portion, a playback indicator, a storage portion and an output portion. The receiver can receive the stream of input content as downloaded data. The playback indicator can indicate a location of the chunk within the stream of input content. The storage portion can store the downloaded data. The output portion can output an output signal, based on the downloaded data, to the content output device. The interactive playback controller portion can enable the user to instruct the output portion to output the chunk of content data as the output signal.

System and method for predicitive trick play using adaptive video streaming

A method, a mobile system, and a home network base station are disclosed. A mobility management entitymay receive a notification of a connection attempt by a mobile system. The mobility management entitymay generate a network access message elementhaving a bearer protocol parameter. The mobility management entitymay send the network access message elementto the mobile systemvia a home network base station. The mobile system 104 may use the bearer protocol parameter to establish packet data network connectivity with a home networkassociated with the home network base station. The mobile systemmay determine a traffic bearer for a data traffic set based on the bearer protocol parameter.

Support of home network base station local internet protocol access

A method, a mobile system, and a home network base station are disclosed. A mobile management entitymay generate a local network access disable notification message elementto provide available options to a mobile systemfor establishing packet data network connectivity upon an access loss to a home network base station. The mobile management entitymay send the local network access disable notification message elementto the mobile systemupon an imminent local network access loss event.

Service continuity during outbound handover from a home network base station with local internet protocol access

A method of selecting a private cell for providing communication to a communication device () in a communication system () comprising a plurality of private cells () comprises identifying () private cells available to the communication device for establishing communication, determining () a priority value from a plurality of priority values for each of the identified private cells for the communication device, and selecting () a private cell for providing communication from the identified private cells according to the determined priority values of the identified private cells. Each private cell may be associated with a predetermined type of private cell for the communication device. The priority values for each of the identified private cells may then be determined according to the predetermined type associated with the identified private cell. A method of synchronising a priority value of a private cell determined by the communication device with a priority value of the private cell determined by a network () is also disclosed.

Method of selecting a private cell for providing communication to a communication device and a communication device

A method for facilitating a handover of a communication device () active on a first radio access network () to a second radio access network () comprises while the communication device is active on the first radio access network (), detecting () a target access node () in the second radio access network for communication with the communication device, deciding () to handover the communication device from the first radio access network to the detected target access node, in response to a decision to handover and prior to handing over, initiating () by the communication device an access control process to authenticate and authorize the communication device for access to the second radio access network, including sending by the communication device a handover request message via the first radio access network to an application server () communicably coupled to the first and second radio access networks to initiate the access control process, and after the communication device is authenticated and authorized to access the second radio access network while the communication device is still active on the first radio access network, initiating () communication between the communication device and the detected target access node in the second radio access network and handing over the communication device from the first radio access network to the detected target access node.

Method for facilitating a handover of a communication device, communication device, application server for facilitating a handover of a communication device, and communication system arrangement

A method is provided for improving the data throughput of a communication system ( ) operating under different radio propagation conditions and with radio equipment with different training data requirements. The data rate is increased by optimising the training data structure ( ) for the individual radio channel ( ) rather than globally employing a worst case training data structure( ). The invention is applicable to the GSM cellular communication system where increased data rate is achieved by setting up links with midamble ( ) replaced by user data ( ) when allowed by the propagation conditions.

Method and apparatus for increasing data rate by reduction of training data

A method of assessing a signal in a second capsule ( ) within a cell ( ) of RF capsules in a cellular communications system, wherein measurements indicative of the signal are made by a first capsule ( ) whilst it is servicing a call. The present invention enables the smooth handover of calls between capsules, where mobile assisted handover is unavailable, whilst reducing the system complexity and cost overheads prevalent in current systems.

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Howard P Benn