Methods and systems are provided for low power wide area network localization. A location of a mobile device communicating with one or more gateways of a long-range low-power wide-area network (LoRaWAN), having known locations, may be determined, using a model configured for accepting input values relating to a signal strength measure (RSS) of electromagnetic signals transmitted, continuously or intermittently, between the mobile device and the one or gateways of the LoRaWAN having known locations. The signals may be collected and evaluated as the mobile device is moving across a reception area of the LoRaWAN, to derive values representative of the signal strength measure (RSS), to feed as input signal(s) to the model. The model is used to generate values representative of the location of the mobile device and a location dependent measure of uncertainty in each location.
G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
G06F 18/214 - Generating training patterns; Bootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting
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Methods and systems are provided for bridging for mobile communications systems. A system may include a first bridge node that may include a first bridge transceiver configured to communicate with a plurality of cell signals, and one or more circuits configured to associate with each cell signal, a corresponding first bridge link carrier frequency in a first bridge link frequency band, a corresponding second bridge link carrier frequency in a second bridge link frequency band, and one or more second bridge nodes. The first bridge transceiver may communicate with one or more second bridge nodes associated with a cell signal, at the first bridge link carrier frequency associated with the cell signal. The one or more second bridge nodes may communicate with user equipment at the second bridge link carrier frequency associated with the cell signal.
Methods and systems are provided for data-driven network roll-out planning. Network data associated with a network that includes a plurality of cells may be analyzed, with the analyzing including assessing throughput of users on a sector-by-sector basis in the network. Prioritization information on per-sector basis for the network may be generated, and based on the prioritization information, a network roll-out plan for use in the network may be optimized. The prioritization information may be generated based on a valuation scheme and/or a congestion level. Cost optimization information, for use in the optimizing of the network roll-out plan, may be generated. One or more actions may be recommended based on the network data.
Methods and systems are provided for implementing and utilizing dual-polarized planar ultra-wideband antennas. A planar antenna may include a substrate, a monopole conductor, a first ground conductor, and a second ground conductor. The monopole conductor is connected to a first signal feeding line. The first ground conductor is connected to ground potential. The first ground conductor is further connected to a second signal feeding line. The second ground conductor is connected to ground potential. The second ground conductor is located on a side of the substrate.
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H01Q 21/28 - Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems
Methods and systems are provided for service policy orchestration in a communication network. Executing a service policy in the communication network may include, at a service policy execution factory (SPEF), initiating a service policy request, evaluating the service policy request, selecting a unique service event identifier (ID) from a service repository, creating, based on the evaluating, a distributed service event object, where the creating includes defining dynamic elements to be included in the distributed service event object, sending the distributed service event object with the unique service event ID to an event broker that forwards, based on the distributed service event object, operator specific event data to one or more operator access domains, and in response to receiving from the event broker a new service event object, processing the received new service event object, and updating information associated with a corresponding operator access domain (OAD) based on the processing.
H04L 41/0893 - Assignment of logical groups to network elements
H04L 41/0246 - Exchanging or transporting network management information using the Internet; Embedding network management web servers in network elements; Web-services-based protocols
H04L 41/5003 - Managing SLA; Interaction between SLA and QoS
H04L 41/00 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
Methods and systems are provided for user authentication in communication systems. An identification token may be generated in response to an action in a user terminal, with the action in the user terminal requiring an action in a remote server, with generating the identification token being triggered in response to a request from the user terminal that necessitates performing the action in the remote server, and with the identification token associated with a time stamp indicating when a network identifier is used by the user terminal to send the request. User authentication information associated with one or both of the network identifier and the time stamp may be obtained, the user authentication information may be sent to one or both of the user terminal and the remote server for authenticating the user in the communication network.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
Methods and systems for implementing and operating antennas, particularly multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) antennas. An example antenna may include a planar dielectric substrate, a primary conductive area on a first surface of the planar dielectric substrate, a first secondary conductive area on the first surface, and a second secondary conductive area, and a ground plane on a second surface, on other side of the planar dielectric substrate. The primary conductive area may have a shape defining a first region of the first surface bounded by at least a portion of the primary conductive area, and a second region that includes a remaining portion of the first surface; a first secondary conductive area on the first surface, wherein the first secondary conductive area lies in the first region of the first surface. The second secondary conductive area may be provided on the first surface, and may lie in the second region.
H01Q 7/00 - Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop
Methods and systems are provided for enhanced data loss prevention. Data loss prevention may be applied to data that includes a plurality of records and a plurality of categories, with each record including a plurality of fields and each field corresponding to a different one of the categories. Applying of data loss prevention may include selecting a subset of records from the plurality of records; scanning fields of the selected subset of records for sensitive information; computing based on a result of the scanning, for each category, a likelihood the category contains the sensitive information; selecting a subset of categories based on the computed likelihoods of the categories to contain the sensitive information; searching the sensitive information in the selected subset of categories; and in response to detection of sensitive information in at least one of the subset of records, taking one or more data loss prevention related actions.
Systems and methods are provided for provisioning of telecommunications signals in moving trains. A scattering panel configured for redirecting signals in a train system, with the scattering panel having a plurality of facets. The plurality of facets together may combine to provide a plurality of adjacent curved reflectors, with at least one facet of the plurality of facets facing in a different direction relative to at least one other facet of the plurality of facets, with at least one facet of the plurality of facets having one or more flat planar surfaces and at least one other facet of the plurality of facets having a curved surface portion, and with at least one facet of the plurality of facets having structures configured for modifying signals propagating over a surface of the at least one facet in at least one direction relative to the surface.
As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide embodiments of antenna apparatus using monocone antennas for wireless communication.
H01Q 1/32 - Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
H01Q 21/24 - Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction
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Methods and systems are provided for data-driven network roll-out planning. A network that includes a plurality of cells may be managed, with the managing includes obtaining network data associated with the network; analyzing the network data, with the analyzing including analyzing throughput of users on a sector-by-sector basis in the network; applying, based on the analyzing of the network data, a growth prediction for the network; and optimizing, based on the applying of the growth prediction, a network roll-out plan for use in the network.
A bridge for bridging mobile communications may include a donor bridge node and/or one or more service bridge nodes. The donor bridge node may be configured to connect to a base station pooling location comprising a plurality of cell signals, determine for each cell signal a service link carrier frequency in a service link frequency band and a bridge link carrier frequency in a bridge link frequency band, associate each cell signal and the determined carrier frequencies in the service link frequency band and in the bridge link frequency band with the one or more service bridge nodes, and communicate each cell signal at the bridge link carrier frequency of the cell signal. The service bridge nodes may communicate with the donor bridge node at the carrier frequency of the bridge link frequency band and with user equipment in the service link carrier frequency of the service link frequency band.
A communication system and method for vehicles, particularly trains, are described with the vehicle having antenna sets. Each antenna set includes a plurality of antennas mounted onto a convex-shaped vehicle roof in which an axis of one antenna set is approximately perpendicular to an axis of another antenna set and in which the antenna sets are mounted below roof level of the convex-shaped vehicle roof A switching device is operable to switch between a first antenna configuration and a second antenna configuration based on a difference in measured signal power received at the antenna sets. The first antenna configuration is associated with a first stationary communication system of the plurality of stationary communication systems and a second antenna configuration is associated with a second stationary communication system of the plurality of stationary communication systems.
H01Q 1/24 - Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
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H04B 5/00 - Near-field transmission systems, e.g. inductive loop type
H01Q 1/50 - Structural association of antennas with earthing switches, lead-in devices or lightning protectors
H01Q 13/20 - Non-resonant leaky-waveguide or transmission-line antennas; Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave
Systems and methods for providing wireless communication between the interior of a moving vehicle (10, C1, C2) and stationary communication systems (11-1A, 11-2A) located along a track of the vehicle (10, C1, C2) are described, with the vehicle (10) having antenna sets (A1, A2) each including a plurality of antennas (A11, A12, A21, A22) mounted onto the vehicle (10) wherein said plurality of antennas has at least two pairs of antennas orthogonal polarization with respect to each other and wherein within each pair the antennas are configured to have full pattern diversity with a first antenna (A11, A21) of each pair oriented to receive/transmit signals essentially in direction of travel and a second antenna (A12, A22) of each pair oriented to receive/transmit signals essentially in direction opposite to the direction of travel and the stationary communication system (11-1, 11-2) comprising antenna systems (11-1A, 11-2A) for providing during operation two cross-polarized RF antenna corridors (17-1, 17-2) in the opposite directions along the track (19) and wherein the RF antenna corridors (17-1, 17-2) overlap along a section of the track, aid receiving/transmitting two independent signal channels (s5, s6) over the first cross-polarized RF antenna corridor (17-1) and receiving/transmitting two further independent signal channels (s7, s8) over the second cross-polarized RF antenna corridor (17-2).
H04B 7/024 - Co-operative use of antennas at several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
B61L 15/00 - Indicators provided on the vehicle or vehicle train for signalling purposes
H04B 7/0404 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity
H04B 7/0408 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity
B61L 27/70 - Central railway traffic control systems; Trackside control; Communication systems specially adapted therefor - Details of trackside communication
A bridge may include a donor bridge node and one or more service bridge nodes. The donor bridge node may be configured to connect to a base station pooling location comprising a plurality of cell signals, determine for each cell signal a service link carrier frequency in a service link frequency band and a bridge link carrier frequency in a bridge link frequency band, associate each cell signal and the determined carrier frequencies in the service link frequency band and in the bridge link frequency band with the one or more service bridge nodes, and communicate each cell signal at the bridge link carrier frequency of the cell signal. The service bridge nodes may communicate with the donor bridge node at the carrier frequency of the bridge link frequency band and with user equipment in the service link carrier frequency band of the service link frequency band.
Methods and systems are provided for implementing and utilizing dual-polarized planar ultra-wideband antennas. An example planar antenna may include a substrate, a monopole conductor, a first ground conductor, and a second ground conductor. The monopole conductor may be connected to a first signal feeding line. The first ground conductor may be connected through a ground connector to ground potential. The first ground conductor may be further connected to a second signal feeding line. The second ground conductor may connected to ground potential located on a particular side of the substrate. The planar antenna may be configured to transmit and receive radiation in two mutually cross-polarized modes.
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H01Q 9/42 - Resonant antennas with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength
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Methods and systems for service policy orchestration in a communication network
Methods and systems are provided for service policy orchestration in a communication network. Orchestrating a service policy in a communication network may include, receiving first service event related data, with the first service event related data including data that defines an update of a current service execution policy; selecting an operator access domain linked to the first service event related data for executing a service linked to the service policy; sending to the operator access domain the first service event related data and an operator specific service identifier linked to a respective operator access domain; receiving first feedback data set from the operator access domain; and processing the first feedback data set.
H04L 41/0893 - Assignment of logical groups to network elements
H04L 41/0246 - Exchanging or transporting network management information using the Internet; Embedding network management web servers in network elements; Web-services-based protocols
H04L 41/5003 - Managing SLA; Interaction between SLA and QoS
H04L 41/00 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
Methods and systems are provided for user authentication in communication systems. An identification token may be generated in response to a user terminal loading a web page from a web server, with the identification token associated with a time stamp indicating when a network address is used by the user terminal, and with generating the identification token being triggered in response to a request from the user terminal to load the web page. User authentication information, associated with the network address and the time stamp, may be obtained and sent to one or both of the user terminal and the web server for authenticating the user of the communication network. Triggering the generating of the identification token may include instructing the user terminal to request the identification token and/or identifying the network address in response to the request from the user terminal to load the web page.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
Methods and systems are provided for low power wide area network localization. A location of a mobile device communicating with one or more gateways of a long-range low-power wide-area network (LoRaWAN), having known locations, may be determined, using a model configured for accepting input values relating to a signal strength measure (RSS) of electromagnetic signals transmitted, continuously or intermittently, between the mobile device and the one or gateways of the LoRaWAN having known locations. The signals may be collected and evaluated as the mobile device is moving across a reception area of the LoRaWAN, to derive values representative of the signal strength measure (RSS), to feed as input signal(s) to the model. The model is used to generate values representative of the location of the mobile device and a location dependent measure of uncertainty in each location.
G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
G06N 3/063 - Physical realisation, i.e. hardware implementation of neural networks, neurons or parts of neurons using electronic means
Systems and methods are provided for automatically detecting phishing attacks. A sequence of network traffic events may be detecting within network traffic, the sequence including an initial communication from a network address to a first other network address, a first subsequent communication from the first other network address at a first time, and a second subsequent communication from the network address to a second other network address at a second time subsequent to the first time. The first other network address may be classified as a potential phishing website based on determining that the second other network address is not related to the first other network address, and that a time difference between the second time and the first time meets predefined criteria. Protective measures may be taken in response to the classifying, with the protective measures including at least blocking the first other network address.
Methods and systems are provided for data-driven network roll-out planning. A mobile network that includes at least one sector with a plurality of cells may be rolled-out using carrier aggregation. The carrier aggregation based rolling out includes gathering data from a plurality of network counters associated with two or more cells of the at least one sector; detecting a network congestion situation (Cs), based on a minimal throughput level and an aggregate cumulative distribution function (CDF), where the aggregate CDF is based on the plurality of network counters; identifying one or more cells effecting the congestion situation among the two or more cells; and determining for each of the identified one or more cells whether a capacity or coverage pain point is associated with the congestion situation.
Methods and systems are provided for neural architecture search. A computer-implemented neural architecture search may be used for providing a neural network configured to perform a selected task. A computational graph is obtained, which includes a plurality of nodes, edges and weightings associated with the nodes and/or edges. The computational graph includes a plurality of candidate models in the form of subgraphs of the computational graph. Selected subgraphs may be trained sequentially, with the weightings corresponding to each said subgraph being updated in response to training. For each weighting in a subgraph which is shared with another subgraph, updates to the weightings are controlled based on an indication of how important to another subgraph a node/edge associated with that weighting is.
Systems and methods are provided for provisioning of telecommunications signals in moving trains. Scattering panels may be utilized for redirecting wireless signals, such as by scattering them, to provide better communication performance on the moving trains. The scattering panels may be configured to scatter the signals, such as by reflecting them. The scattering panels may be configured for operation in conjunction with a number of antennas that communicate the signals being scattered via the scattering panels.
Methods and systems are provided for data-driven roll-out planning optimization. A network roll-out plan, for a network that includes a plurality of cells, may be generated by assessing at least one carrier aggregation (CA) scenario for a particular sector in the network, between two or more cells of the plurality of cells; detecting for the carrier aggregation (CA) scenario, a congestion situation based on probabilities of one or more possible cell connection configurations in the sector, and a predefined minimal throughput level; and assessing achievable data throughput for users in the sector. Cells within a sector where congestion primarily may occur may be identified, based on obtained data associated with the network. The identifying may include comparing at least one ratio of contribution between cells with a balancing ratio. It may be determined whether an identified cell is primarily affected by a coverage or a capacity issue.
Systems are provided for reusable high-strength adhesive mounts. An example system for reusable high-strength adhesive mounts may include a flexible modified gecko tape and a non-flexible second bonding side. The gecko tape may include a nanostructured side and a non-structured side, with the non-structured side including a plurality of attachment structures. The non-flexible second bonding side may include a plurality of attachment counterparts enabled to mechanically couple to the attachment structures. The mechanical coupling may be operable to couple and decouple multiple times. The mechanical coupling of the flexible modified gecko tape with the non-flexible second bonding side may create a torsion-resistant assembly.
The present invention concerns a method of orchestrating services across at least two different service domains in a communication network. The method comprises: (a) setting up a service orchestration rule set between a home operator, managing a first service domain and a sponsor service provider, managing a second service domain for obtaining a data structure for a service definition object, the home operator being identified by a home operator identifier; (b) receiving a list of available services from the sponsor service provider, each service on the list being identified by a service identifier; (c) receiving (91) a subscriber selection of at least one service from the list, the subscriber being identified by a subscription identifier; (d) adding (95) a first set of data to the service definition object, the first set of data comprising at least subscriber specific data; (e) sending (96) a service creation request to the sponsor service provider for subscribing to the selected service, the request comprising the home operator identifier, the subscription identifier, the service identifier of the selected service, the service definition object and a service instance identifier; and (f) receiving (99) a response from the sponsor service provider, the response comprising the service definition object complemented with a second set of data to allow the selected service to be executed.
Systems and methods are provided for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) based communications between moving vehicles and stationary communication systems located along tracks used by the vehicles. A vehicle-mounted system may include antenna sets, each including a plurality of antennas mounted onto a vehicle, with each plurality of antenna having at least two pairs of antennas with orthogonal polarization with respect to each other, and within each pair the antennas being configured to have full pattern diversity based on direction of travel. A stationary communication system may include antenna systems configured to provide at least two cross-polarized RF antenna patterns in the opposite directions along a particular track. The RF antenna patterns may overlap along a section of the track. The two antenna patterns may be utilized in receiving and/or transmitting two sets of different independent signal channels.
H04B 7/024 - Co-operative use of antennas at several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
B61L 15/00 - Indicators provided on the vehicle or vehicle train for signalling purposes
B61L 27/00 - Central railway traffic control systems; Trackside control; Communication systems specially adapted therefor
H04B 7/0404 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity
H04B 7/0408 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity
Methods and systems are provided for user authentication in communication systems. An identification token may be generated in response to a request from a user terminal to load a web page. The identification token may comprise a network address associated with the user terminal, and a time stamp indicating when the network address was used by the user terminal. User authentication information relating to the identification token may then be obtained to authenticate a user of the user terminal. The user terminal may be instructed to request the identification token in response to requesting the web page.
H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
Methods and systems are provided for enhanced data loss prevention. The enhanced data loss prevention may be applied to data that is structured and/or semi-structured data, with the data comprising a plurality of records and a plurality of categories, with each record comprising a plurality of fields, each of which being associated with a different one of the plurality of categories. The enhanced data loss prevention may comprise selecting a subset of records of the data, with the selected subset comprising at least two records having between then one or more records not included in the subset. The fields of the selected subset may be scanned for sensitive information, and a likelihood to contain the sensitive information may be computed for each category based on the scanning. A subset of categories may be selected based on the computed likelihoods, and the sensitive information in the selected subset may be searched.
Methods and systems are provided for data-driven roll-out planning optimization. An optimized network roll-out plan may be determined for a mobile network comprising sectors fitted with multiple cells operating over respective carrier frequencies by gathering data from several network counters, and analyzing the data to derive the network roll-out plan. Analyzing the data comprises applying congestion detection based on a probability mass function (PMF) and cumulative distribution function (CDF) modelling; and assessing based on the congestion detection achievable data throughput for users in a particular sector. The congestion detection comprises assessing at least one carrier aggregation (CA) scenario for the particular sector, between two or more cells providing coverage in the sector; and detecting for the at least one carrier aggregation (CA) scenario, a congestion situation based on predefined percentile of an aggregated CDF curve weighted based on probabilities of possible cell connection configurations, and a predefined minimal throughput level.
As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide embodiments of antenna apparatus using monocone antennas for wireless communication.
H01Q 1/32 - Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
H01Q 21/24 - Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction
H01Q 9/40 - Element having extended radiating surface
Methods and systems are provided for utilizing enhanced SIM cards with integrated SIM cards. An example SIM card may comprise an integrated SIM card that is smaller than the SIM card; with the SIM card comprising a plurality of punched cutouts adjacent to the integrated SIM card. The punched cutouts may be arranged such that the integrated SIM card can be detached from the SIM card. Each one of the punched cutouts may line up with at least one electrical contact of the integrated SIM card, and a width of each one of the punched cutouts may be set based on at least one dimension of the electrical contact of the integrated SIM card. The punched cutouts may be arranged based on a direction of insertion of the integrated SIM card. The SIM card may comprise engraved lines arranged based on the punched cutouts.
G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
H01R 33/90 - Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holders; Separate parts thereof adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts
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SYSTEM FOR REUSEABLE HIGH-STRENGTH ADHESIVE MOUNTS
A system for reusable high-strength adhesive mounts comprising: a flexible modified gecko tape (2), wherein said gecko tape comprises a nanostructured side (4) and a non-structured side (6) and said non- structured side (6) comprises a plurality of attachment structures (14, 14A, 14B, 14C); a non-flexible second bonding side (12) comprising a plurality of attachment counterparts enabled to mechanically couple to said attachment structures (14, 14A, 14B, 14C); and wherein said mechanical coupling is operable to couple and decouple multiple times. wherein, said mechanical coupling of said flexible modified gecko tape (2) with said non-flexible second bonding side (12) creates a torsion-resistant assembly.
C09J 7/00 - Adhesives in the form of films or foils
F16B 5/07 - Joining sheets or plates to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of multiple interengaging protrusions on the surfaces, e.g. hooks, coils
Systems and methods for providing wireless communication between the interior of a moving vehicle (10, C1, C2) and stationary communication systems (11-1A, 11-2A) located along a track of the vehicle (10, C1, C2) are described, with the vehicle (10) having antenna sets (A1, A2) each including a plurality of antennas (A11, A12, A21, A22) mounted onto the vehicle (10) wherein said plurality of antennas has at least two pairs of antennas orthogonal polarization with respect to each other and wherein within each pair the antennas are configured to have full pattern diversity with a first antenna (A11, A21) of each pair oriented to receive/transmit signals essentially in direction of travel and a second antenna (A12, A22) of each pair oriented to receive/transmit signals essentially in direction opposite to the direction of travel and the stationary communication system (11-1, 11-2) comprising antenna systems (11-1A, 11-2A) for providing during operation two cross-polarized RF antenna corridors (17-1, 17-2) in the opposite directions along the track (19) and wherein the RF antenna corridors (17-1, 17-2) overlap along a section of the track, and receiving / transmitting two independent signal channels (s5, s6) over the first cross-polarized RF antenna corridor (17-1) and receiving/transmitting two further independent signal channels (s7, s8) over the second cross-polarized RF antenna corridor (17-2).
H04B 7/04 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas
B61L 15/00 - Indicators provided on the vehicle or vehicle train for signalling purposes
H04B 7/024 - Co-operative use of antennas at several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
H04B 7/0408 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity
H04B 7/0404 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity
A compact planar antenna is described with a monopole element (11) driven with a first signal feeding line (14) to act as a first (monopole) sub-antenna located on a first side (131) of a flat substrate (13) and a first ground conductor (12) also acting as driven part or a ring antenna located at a second side (132) of the substrate (13), wherein the first ground conductor (12) is connected to a second signal feeding line (15) and with a second ground conductor (16) located on the first side (131) of the substrate (13) capable of forming a second (ring) subantenna.
H01Q 9/40 - Element having extended radiating surface
H01Q 21/28 - Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems
H01Q 1/38 - Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support
H01Q 21/24 - Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction
H01Q 9/42 - Resonant antennas with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength
A communication system and method for vehicles, particularly trains, are described with the vehicle having antenna sets. Each antenna set includes a plurality of antennas mounted onto a convex-shaped vehicle roof in which an axis of one antenna set is approximately perpendicular to an axis of another antenna set and in which the antenna sets are mounted below roof level of the convex-shaped vehicle roof. A switching device is operable to switch between a first antenna configuration and a second antenna configuration based on a difference in measured signal power received at the antenna sets. The first antenna configuration is associated with a first stationary communication system of the plurality of stationary communication systems and a second antenna configuration is associated with a second stationary communication system of the plurality of stationary communication systems.
H01Q 1/24 - Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
H01Q 1/32 - Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
H01Q 21/24 - Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction
H04B 5/00 - Near-field transmission systems, e.g. inductive loop type
H01Q 1/50 - Structural association of antennas with earthing switches, lead-in devices or lightning protectors
H01Q 13/20 - Non-resonant leaky-waveguide or transmission-line antennas; Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave
Methods and systems are provided for low-profile or hidden antennas, and for installation and use of such antennas in particular locations, such as surfaces of roadways, pavements, walls, and/or ceilings. An example antenna system may comprise a ground conductor configured to provide a ground plane for the antenna system, where the ground conductor comprises a recess, a monocone arranged in the recess of the ground conductor, and a conductive coupling between the monocone and the ground conductor to ground the monocone. A geometrical configuration of one or more components of the antenna system may be selected adaptively to set (or select) one or more property of the antenna—e.g., resonance property of the antenna.
A SIM card in plug-in format with an integrated SIM card in mini format is disclosed which has electrical contacts for an electrical connection to contacts on a mobile device. The SIM card comprises punched cutouts adjacent to the integrated mini SIM card, with the integrated mini SIM card being connected to the rest of the plug-in SIM card only by some connecting points. This means that the mini SIM card is affixed detachably. In this regard, the punched cutouts and the connecting points are arranged such that the integrated mini SIM card can be detached from the rest of the plug-in card. The punched cutouts may be cut out at edges around the integrated mini SIM card at the points at which the electrical contacts of the mobile device can slide over when the SIM card is inserted into the mobile device.
The present invention relates to a method of tracking an object (101) for an object tracking system comprising a tracking module (103) connected to the object (101) to be tracked, a control system (107) and a customer terminal (109). The method comprises the following steps performed by the control system (107): (a) defining checkpoints for the object (101); (b) defining a timer value for at least certain checkpoints; (c) receiving location information from the tracking module (103) for tracking by the control system (107) the path travelled by the object (101); and (d) between a first checkpoint and a second checkpoint, disclosing, before the object (101) reaches the second checkpoint, the path travelled by the object only until the expiration of the timer value related to the first checkpoint.
A SIM card in plug-in format (1) with an integrated SIM card in mini format (2) is disclosed which has electrical contacts (6) for electrical connection to contacts on a mobile appliance. The mini SIM card (2) is surrounded by punched cutouts (4), and is then connected to the rest of the plug-in SIM card (1) only by single connecting points. This means that the mini SIM card (2) is affixed detachably. According to the invention, the punched cutout (4) is cut out at edges (3) around the mini SIM card (2) at the points at which the electrical contacts of the mobile appliance can slide over when the SIM card (2) is pushed into the mobile appliance. In addition, lines (5) engraved on both sides are present between the cutouts (4).
A steerable head 11 is described for guiding a pusher rod 10 through ducting. The pusher rod 10 is then used for drawing cables, wires, lines or pipes through the ducting. The steerable head 11 includes remotely operable mechanisms for steering the rod 10 through junctions or around obstacles in the ducting. In a further refinement, the steerable head 11 is provided with a coupling means 36 adapted to co-operate with a corresponding coupling means 26 mounted on a second rod, thereby allowing the pushing of rods through longer or more obstructed ducts.
H02G 1/08 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for laying cables, e.g. laying apparatus on vehicle through tubing or conduit, e.g. rod or draw wire for pushing or pulling
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INTAKE DEVICE FOR A CABLE IN AN EXISTING PIPE NETWORK
An intake device for a cable in an existing pipe network comprises a longitudinally stabile bending element (2) that can be pushed into a pipe area of the pipe network, with a head section (1) able to be placed on said bending element. In order to pass through bend areas of the pipe, the head section (1) can be diverted, and a coupling section (3) is placed on the bending element (2), the cable to be pulled in being couplable to the coupling section. The head section (1) comprises a base member (4) having an elongated shape, said base member capable of being diverted from a straight position to a bent position. The base member (4) is equipped with guide elements (15) for guiding at least one pulling element (14) that is at a distance from the bending axis of the base member (4). An end of the pulling element (14) is held at one end area of the base member (4), whereas the other end is held at a driveable linear drive (13) that is fastened at the other end area of the base member (4). Disposed at the end area of the head section (1) facing away from the bending element (2) are a light source (17) and a camera (18). With this device, deflections and branchings in the desired direction in an existing pipe network can be passed through without a problem.
H02G 1/08 - Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing, or dismantling electric cables or lines for laying cables, e.g. laying apparatus on vehicle through tubing or conduit, e.g. rod or draw wire for pushing or pulling
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COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR GROUPING AND TRANSFERRING OBJECT AND/OR SERVICE SUPPLY ORDERS, AND THE CORRESPONDING SYSTEM, AND THE CORRESPONDING DEVICE
The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for generating and transferring object and/or service supply orders, wherein at least one object is supplied upon an order by a first user (201, 202,..., 20n) to at least one second user (201, 202,..., 2On), wherein a virtual environment (10) is provided, wherein a first avatar (11, 12, 13) is associated with the first user (201, 202,..., 20n), and a second avatar (11, 12, 13) is associated with the second user (201, 202,..., 20n), wherein at least one virtual object (17, 18) is selected and transferred to the second avatar (11, 12, 13) by means of the first avatar (11, 12, 13), wherein a receipt notification is generated and transmitted to the second user (201, 202,..., 20n) by means of a notification module (34). The generation and transfer of the object and/or service supply order is accepted by the second user (201, 202,..., 20n), wherein the supply data of the second user (201, 202,..., 20n) is transferred to an order detection module (34), and wherein an object and/or service supply order is generated and transferred to at least one service provider (401, 402,..., 40n) by means of the order detection module (34).
The invention relates to a method and a system for transmitting data in mobile network nodes (1) that comprise at least two network interfaces (2, 3) with corresponding power consumption. A central unit (4) is configured for receiving data intended for the mobile network node (1), and a first network interface (3) of the mobile network node (1) is deactivated. If the central unit (4) receives data that are intended for the mobile network node (1), a signaling message assigned to the received data is transmitted over a second network interface (2) of the mobile network node to the mobile network node (1) by means of a signaling module (5). The first network interface (3) of the mobile network node is activated on the basis of the transmitted signaling message, and data, which are intended for the mobile network node (1), are transmitted over the first network interface (3) to the mobile network node (1).
The invention relates to a method and a system for creating an optimal communications link (SC/DC) between at least two mobile network nodes (10, 11). According to said method: a first and a second interface administration module (40, 41) generate look-up tables (401, 411) comprising available network interfaces (30, 31) of the corresponding mobile network node; configuration data of the corresponding mobile network node (10, 11) is transmitted to a central unit (90); the configuration data is transmitted from the central unit (90) to at least one of the mobile network nodes (10, 11); said configuration data is used as a basis for creating at least one signalling channel (SC) for transmitting additional configuration data via one of the available network interfaces (30, 31); and at least one data channel is created (DC) using one of the available network interfaces (30, 31).
The invention relates to a method and a system for establishing an optimized communication link (SC/DC) between at least two mobile network nodes (10, 11). According to the invention, respective interface management modules (40, 41) create lookup tables (401, 411) with available network interfaces (30, 31), configuration data on a permanently operational signaling channel (sSC) is transmitted between the mobile network nodes, at least one signaling channel (SC) is created via one of the available network interfaces (30, 31) based on said configuration data by means of corresponding signaling router modules in order to transmit configuration data, and at least one data channel (DC) is created via one of the available network interfaces (30, 31) based on the configuration data by means of corresponding data router modules (60, 61).
The invention relates to a method and a system for the automatic adaptation of service parameters of services, whereby services are offered by a service centre that is connected to a telecommunications network and are selected and used. The method and system are characterised in that biometric data and/or environmental data of a subscriber is/are determined, that said data is evaluated by means of an evaluation module and that the service parameter(s) of the service are adapted based on data of the evaluation module. This allows automatic decisions to be made in an emergency call centre to determine more rapidly which calls must be treated with a higher priority or which calls must be forwarded to a specialist or group of specialists.
The invention relates to a method for establishing an optimal communication connection (SC/DC) between mobile network nodes (10, 11, 12). An interface management module (40) of a first mobile network node (10) examines the mobile network nodes (10) according to available network interfaces (30) and establishes a lookup-table (401) comprising the available network interfaces (30). At least one signalisation channel (SC), which is used to transfer configuration data to communication parameters and/or safety parameters by means of one of the available network interfaces comprising one second mobile network node (11), is constructed based on the lookup-table (401) and at least one data channel (DC) is established between the first mobile network node (10) and the second mobile network node, based on the lookup-table (401) comprising the communication parameters and safety parameters. The at least one signalisation channel (SC) and also the at least one data channel (DC) can be established by means of one or several network interfaces (30).
The invention relates to a method and a system for automatically establishing an image data connection. According to the invention, positional data of a mobile terminal (11, 12) is determined, an available video terminal (21, 22, 23, 31, 32) is assigned to the mobile terminal (11, 12) in accordance with said positional data, and an image data connection allocated to a voice data connection is established via the video terminal in order to create a voice data connection to or from the mobile terminal. Positional data of mobile terminals or video terminals is determined by a mobile device detection module (101) or a video terminal detection module (201). An image data connection module (202) assigns an available video terminal (21, 22, 23, 31, 32) to the mobile terminal (11, 12) according to a calculated distance and establishes an image data connection corresponding to a voice data connection of the mobile terminal with the aid of said video terminal.
A transaction method, a service center, and a device for carrying out the transaction method. In the transaction method object picture data relating to a transaction object, for example a product or a service, are made visible to a user, for instance by projecting image signals corresponding to the object picture data directly on the retina of the user. Eye features of the user are determined while the object picture data, made visible, are viewed by him/her, for example by the light being captured that is reflected by the retina owing to the projected image signals and retina patterns of the user being determined from the determined reflection data and the associated object picture data. The determined eye features with object data relating to the transaction object are linked in a transaction record and the transaction record is forwarded to a processing unit.
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