There are disclosed various methods, apparatuses and computer program products for video decoding or encoding. In some embodiments for decoding a block that contains quantized residual coefficients based on at least two color channels of a video presentation or an image is received. A first quantization parameter and an offset defining a relationship between the first quantization parameter and a second quantization parameter for the block are obtained. The value of the second quantization parameter is determined by using the first quantization parameter and the offset. The residual samples are reconstructed by dequantizing the quantized residual coefficients using the second quantization parameter, if the block has been encoded by using a cross-channel residual coding mode.
H04N 19/61 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant un codage par transformée combiné avec un codage prédictif
H04N 19/176 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage adaptatif caractérisés par l’unité de codage, c. à d. la partie structurelle ou sémantique du signal vidéo étant l’objet ou le sujet du codage adaptatif l’unité étant une zone de l'image, p.ex. un objet la zone étant un bloc, p.ex. un macrobloc
H04N 19/186 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage adaptatif caractérisés par l’unité de codage, c. à d. la partie structurelle ou sémantique du signal vidéo étant l’objet ou le sujet du codage adaptatif l’unité étant une couleur ou une composante de chrominance
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for managing configuration updates. In some example embodiment, 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: receive an indication regarding whether a home network makes a change to a previous configuration information for the apparatus; and delete, when the received indication represents the change, the previous configuration information stored at the apparatus. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.
H04W 8/02 - Traitement de données de mobilité, p.ex. enregistrement d'informations dans un registre de localisation nominal [HLR Home Location Register] ou de visiteurs [VLR Visitor Location Register]; Transfert de données de mobilité, p.ex. entre HLR, VLR ou réseaux externes
H04W 8/18 - Traitement de données utilisateur ou abonné, p.ex. services faisant l'objet d'un abonnement, préférences utilisateur ou profils utilisateur; Transfert de données utilisateur ou abonné
In accordance with an example embodiment of the apparatus there is at least a method and apparatus to perform determining a grant for data to be communicated, comprising identifying logical channels to be multiplexed into a medium access control protocol data unit for the data to be communicated, wherein at least one of a logical channel identifier for at least one logical channel of the multiplexed logical channels and length of at least one logical channel service data unit is configured to be omitted from the medium access control protocol data unit. Further in accordance with an example embodiment of the apparatus there is at least a method and apparatus to perform receiving a grant for the data to be communicated, comprising logical channels multiplexed into a medium access control protocol data unit for the data to be communicated, wherein at least one of a logical channel identifier for at least one logical channel of the multiplexed logical channels and length of at least one logical channel service data unit is configured to be omitted from the medium access control protocol data unit.
In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method that includes receiving, at a user equipment while being served by a first system and during protocol data unit session establishment or modification procedure, a message including a default quality of service rule, the default quality of service rule including an access point name aggregate maximum bit rate value; and when there is an inter-system change from the first system to the second system, setting, at the user equipment, the access point name aggregate maximum bit rate value of a session management context for the second system to the received access point name aggregate maximum bit rate value received while being served by the first system. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.
H04W 36/00 - Dispositions pour le transfert ou la resélection
H04W 28/16 - Gestion centrale des ressources; Négociation de ressources ou de paramètres de communication, p.ex. négociation de la bande passante ou de la qualité de service [QoS Quality of Service]
H04W 28/24 - Négociation de l'agrément du niveau de service [SLA Service Level Agreement]; Négociation de la qualité de service [QoS Quality of Service]
H04W 36/14 - Resélection d'un réseau ou d'une interface hertzienne
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ACCESS NODE SELECTION IN 5G NETWORK FOR NON-3GPP AND NON-CELLULAR ACCESS, ALSO INDICATING REGIONAL REQUIREMENT ACCORDING TO LAWFUL INTERCEPTION
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.
H04W 48/16 - Exploration; Traitement d'informations sur les restrictions d'accès ou les accès
H04W 12/00 - Dispositions de sécurité, p.ex. sécurité d'accès ou détection de fraude; Authentification, p.ex. vérification de l'identité ou de l'autorisation d'un utilisateur; Protection de la confidentialité ou de l'anonymat
At given user equipment in a communication system, a unified subscription identifier data structure is constructed. The unified subscription identifier data structure includes a plurality of fields that specify information for a selected one of two or more subscription identifier types and selectable parameters associated with the selected subscription identifier type, and wherein the information in the unified subscription identifier data structure is useable by the given user equipment to access one or more networks associated with the communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type. For example, during different authentication scenarios, the given user equipment utilizes the unified subscription identifier data structureto provide the appropriate subscription identifier (e.g., SUPI, SUCI or IMSI) and associated parameters for the given authentication scenario.
A method comprising: detecting at a device associated with a first public land mobile network, a cell; receiving, for each of a plurality of public land mobile networks supported by the cell, an indication as to whether or not the cell is available for standalone access for that public land mobile network; and determining, in dependence upon the indications and based on the first public land mobile network, whether to request standalone access of the cell.
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, device and computer readable medium for new radio management measurement. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device may share partially overlapped time slots between the intra-frequency measurement and the measurement gap. In this way, the priority of intra-frequency measurement and the inter-frequency measurement may be controlled by the network device. The network device may also know the terminal device behaviors and the expected measurement performances related to the behaviors.
There is disclosed a method comprising receiving at a user equipment an uplink grant for transmitting first uplink data from the user equipment at a first time; and determining a second time for initiating preparation of a transport block for transmitting the first uplink data, the determining a second time comprising subtracting a processing time for preparing the transport block from the first time.
Various communication systems may benefit from improved random access operations. For example, certain embodiments may benefit from improved random access in which multiple bandwidth parts are configured to a user equipment within one cell. A method, in certain embodiments, may include triggering a random access procedure at a user equipment. The method may also include switching at the user equipment from a first uplink bandwidth part that does not support a random access channel to a second uplink bandwidth part that has the random access channel configured after the triggering of the random access procedure. The switching may be autonomously performed by the user equipment. In addition, the method may include performing the random access procedure at the user equipment using the random access channel configured at the second uplink bandwidth part.
It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if an information on a limitation of a network bandwidth part is received from a cell;basing a decision on the information on the limitation and a capability of a terminal to support a terminal bandwidth part if the information on the limitation is received, wherein the decision is about at least one of whether or not the terminal camps on the cell and whether or not the terminal reselects the cell;instructing the terminal on the at least one of the camping on the cell and the reselecting the cell based on the decision.
H04W 4/70 - Services pour la communication de machine à machine ou la communication de type machine
H04W 28/02 - Gestion du trafic, p.ex. régulation de flux ou d'encombrement
H04W 36/28 - La resélection étant déclenchée par des paramètres spécifiques par des paramètres de communication agréés ou négociés impliquant une pluralité de liaisons, p.ex. des liaisons multi-appels ou multi-porteuses
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method,comprising:defining a delivery identifier for delivery of goods from a sender to a receiver, defining a relay for the delivery of goods, selecting one or more sender couriers to send the goods to the relay and/or selecting one or more receiver couriers to receive the goods from the relay, generating for the goods delivery a smart contract comprising cryptographic tokens for confirming delivery, wherein the smart contract is a computerized transaction protocol and is configured to validate delivery of the goods on the basis of tokens from the couriers, providing the smart contract for the goods delivery to the distributed network, and providing the cryptographic tokens, the delivery identifier and an identifier of the relay to the selected one or more couriers.
H04W 12/02 - Protection de la confidentialité ou de l'anonymat
G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p.ex. entreposage, chargement, distribution ou expédition; Gestion d'inventaire ou de stocks, p.ex. exécution d'une commande, approvisionnement ou régularisation par rapport aux commandes
G06Q 20/02 - Architectures, schémas ou protocoles de paiement impliquant un tiers neutre, p.ex. une autorité de certification, un notaire ou un tiers de confiance
G06Q 20/38 - Architectures, schémas ou protocoles de paiement - leurs détails
G06F 21/64 - Protection de l’intégrité des données, p.ex. par sommes de contrôle, certificats ou signatures
H04L 9/32 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégées comprenant des moyens pour vérifier l'identité ou l'autorisation d'un utilisateur du système
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METHOD FOR QOS CAPABILITY NEGOTIATION BETWEEN A USER EQUIPMENT AND A SESSION MANAGEMENT FUNCTION IN A 5G SYSTEM
In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method that includes forming, by a user equipment, a session establishment message including an indication of at least one session management capability supported by the user equipment;sending, by the user equipment, the session establishment message including the indication towards a session management function; and receiving, by the user equipment and from the session management function, a response indicative of whether the session management function and/or a corresponding network supports the at least one session management capability to enable the user equipment to operate in accordance with the at least one session management capability. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.
A method comprises receiving information on a selected redundancy version at a user device. The redundancy version is associated with block coding. The block coding may be LDPC. The method may comprise using the information when communicating with a base station. The position of the redundancy version may satisfy one or more criteria.
H03M 13/00 - Codage, décodage ou conversion de code pour détecter ou corriger des erreurs; Hypothèses de base sur la théorie du codage; Limites de codage; Méthodes d'évaluation de la probabilité d'erreur; Modèles de canaux; Simulation ou test des codes
H04L 1/18 - Systèmes de répétition automatique, p.ex. système Van Duuren
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NETWORK SLICE-SPECIFIC ACCESS BARRING FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS
A technique includes detecting, by a user device, a network slice associated with an access attempt by the user device to access a wireless network, and making, by the user device, a barring decision for the access attempt based on the network slice associated with the access attempt. Another example technique may include receiving, by a base station from one or more core network entities within a wireless network, network slice-specific load information that indicates a load for each of one or more network slices, determining, by the base station based on the received network slice-specific load information, a barring configuration that indicates a set of barring parameters for one or more access categories, and sending, by the base station to a user device, the barring configuration to reduce a load on the wireless network.
H04W 48/14 - Distribution d'informations relatives aux restrictions d'accès ou aux accès, p.ex. distribution de données d'exploration utilisant une requête de l’utilisateur
G06F 21/00 - Dispositions de sécurité pour protéger les calculateurs, leurs composants, les programmes ou les données contre une activité non autorisée
H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
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COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
An apparatus comprises 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 at least to: responsive to deactivation of all of a plurality of active cells associated with a duplicate link, cause said duplicate link to be deactivated.
Techniques for providing privacy features in communication systems are provided. For example, a message may be provided from user equipment to an element or function in a communication network that comprises one or more privacy indicators, where privacy features for processing the message are determined based on the privacy indicators. The message may comprise an attach request comprising a subscription identifier for a subscriber associated with the user equipment, with the privacy indicators comprising a flag indicating whether the subscription identifier in the attach request is privacy-protected. As another example, the element of function in the communication network may determine privacy features supported by the communication network and generate and send a message to user equipment comprising one or more privacy indicators selected based on the determined privacy features. The privacy indicators may comprise an indication of whether the communication network is configured for handling privacy-protected subscription identifiers.
in response to a radio link failure between given user equipment and a source access node of a communication system during a data transfer operation over a control plane, a method is provided for recovering the radio link for the given user equipment through a target access node of the communication system. The radio link recovery is enabled via a mobility management node of the communication system using a non-access stratum security context previously established between the given user equipment and the mobility management node.
Embodiments of the invention include a mobile network entity, such as Access and Mobility Management Function AMF, providing registration management functions in a mobile network supporting network slicing, said mobile network entity configured to: - check if authentication and/or authorization involving a third party associated with a network slice is required for access to said network slice in addition to authentication and/or authorization for access to said mobile network, during registration, - initiate said authentication and/or authorization involving said third party upon checking that said authentication and/or authorization involving said third party is required.
It is determined that a first feedback for a first downlink data transmission is to be sent (or received) in a subframe n. If it is further determined that a second feedback for a second downlink data transmission is to be sent (or received) in a first slot of the subframe n, the first feedback is transmitted (or received) within a predetermined short transmission time interval within the first slot. As an addition, if it is further determined there is no second downlink data for which corresponding feedback is to be sent (or received) in the first slot of the subframe n, the first feedback is transmitted (or received) in at least the first slot.
Various communication systems may benefit from appropriate handling of messages. For example, certain fifth generation communication systems may benefit from short message service over non-access stratum with a home-routed model. A method can include receiving a request, at a short message service function, to associate an access management function to the short message service function. The method can also include accepting the request.
H04W 4/029 - Services de gestion ou de suivi basés sur la localisation
H04W 4/06 - Répartition sélective de services de diffusion, p.ex. service de diffusion/multidiffusion multimédia; Services à des groupes d’utilisateurs; Services d’appel sélectif unidirectionnel
H04W 4/14 - Services d'envoi de messages courts, p.ex. SMS ou données peu structurées de services supplémentaires [USSD]
The invention relates to a method for decoding, comprising receiving a bitstream comprising encoded image data, forming from the bitstream in a computer memory a set of reference pixels having reference pixel values for intra-picture directional prediction, predicting a pixel value in a predicted image block (P) by intra-picture directional prediction by using values of one or more selected reference pixels (410, 420) in forming a predicted a pixel value, wherein the selected reference pixels (410, 420) are selected from a prediction direction with respect to the predicted pixel, and wherein the prediction direction between the reference pixel (410) and the predicted pixel can be a wide-angle prediction direction that forms an obtuse angle with top-left direction, repeating the pixel prediction for a number of pixels to form a predicted image block, and using the predicted image block (P) in decoding an image block from the bitstream to obtain a decoded image block. A corresponding method for decoding as well as a decoder, an encoder, computer program products for the same purpose, and a signal are provided.
H04N 19/593 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage prédictif mettant en œuvre des techniques de prédiction spatiale
H04N 19/159 - Type de prédiction, p.ex. prédiction intra-trame, inter-trame ou de trame bidirectionnelle
H04N 19/119 - Aspects de subdivision adaptative, p.ex. subdivision d’une image en blocs de codage rectangulaires ou non
H04N 19/176 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage adaptatif caractérisés par l’unité de codage, c. à d. la partie structurelle ou sémantique du signal vidéo étant l’objet ou le sujet du codage adaptatif l’unité étant une zone de l'image, p.ex. un objet la zone étant un bloc, p.ex. un macrobloc
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SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL POWER CONTROL FOR MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT WIRELESS SYSTEM
A technique includes selecting, by a user device independently for each of a plurality of sounding reference signal resources, an uplink data channel power control parameter set for an uplink data channel beam pair to be used to adjust a sounding reference signal transmission power for a sounding reference signal beam pair, adjusting, by the user device for each sounding reference signal resource based on a selected uplink data channel power control parameter set, asounding reference signal transmission power for a sounding reference signal, and transmitting, by the user device, each of a plurality of power-adjusted sounding reference signals via a corresponding sounding reference signal resource and a corresponding sounding reference signal beam pair.
In accordance with the example embodiments of the invention there is performing a communication including transmitting packets of a first traffic subflow and packets of a second traffic subflow via a first radio bearer to a second device; detecting that further packets of the second traffic subflow are to be transmitted via a second radio bearer to the second device; and based on the detecting, transmitting a packet data unit via the first radio bearer to the second device, wherein the packet data unit includes an indication of a switch of the second traffic flow to the second radio bearer, and wherein packets of the first traffic flow continues to be transmitted via the first radio bearer.In accordance with the example embodiments there is receiving from a first device a communication packets of a first traffic subflow and packets of a second traffic subflow via a first radio bearer; receiving from the first device a packet data unit including an indication that further packets of the second traffic subflow are to be received via a second radio bearer, wherein the first traffic flow continues to be received via the first radio bearer; establishing the second radio bearer between a second device and the first device; and based on the establishing, receiving the further packets of the second traffic flow via the second radio bearer.
A method, apparatus, and computer program product modifying the usage of control resources for data transmission by focusing on reducing overhead of the control channel in order to maximize the spectral efficiency by configuring physical resources into two parts for an allocation into control information for the first part, and data for both the first part and the second part or data for only the second part. Data allocation in the first part based is derived based on the data allocation in the second part and the control information allocation in the first part. The number of control symbols within a subframe or transmission time interval is minimized on the downlink control signaling, used mainly for downlink and uplink grant signaling, and for the uplink HARQ ACK/NACK feedback. Where overhead is not the only problem, usage of two symbols is proposed due to the limitations of radio frequency beamforming.
One embodiment is directed to a method comprising determining if a HARQ RTT timer for a downlink HARQ process expires; if the HARQ RTT timer for the downlink HARQ process is determined expired, determining if the data of the corresponding downlink HARQ process was successfully decoded; starting a drx-retransmission timer for the corresponding downlink HARQ process if the data of the corresponding downlink HARQ process was not successfully decoded; and (re)starting a drx-inactivity timer if the data of the corresponding downlink HARQ process was successfully decoded; determining if a HARQ RTT timer for a uplink HARQ process expires; if the HARQ RTT timer for the uplink HARQ process is determined expired, starting a drx- retransmission timer for the corresponding uplink HARQ process.
An embodiment of the invention is a User Equipment UE, configured to: - determine a country the UE is located in, - get a list of PLMNs of the country the UE is located in, referred to as local PLMNs, via DN query, - perform selection of an ePDG that is operated by one of the local PLMNs which have roaming agreements for untrusted WLAN access with the UE's HPLMN.
In accordance with the example embodiments there is at least a method and apparatus to determine a measurement configuration for a mobile communication device, wherein the measurement configuration is specific to the mobile communication device; associate a reporting configuration for the mobile communication device; and send the measurement configuration and the reporting configuration to the mobile communication device to trigger the measurement and the reporting at the mobile communication device. Further, in accordance with the example embodiments there is at least a method and apparatus to receive a measurement configuration and a reporting configuration from a network node; and trigger a measurement and a measurement report based on the measurement configuration and the reporting configuration from the network.
A method comprising: receiving lattice vector quantised parameter data, the parameter data representing at least one audio signal; determining within the data at least one bit error; and controlling the decoding of the data to generate an audio signal based on the determining of the bit error.
G10L 19/07 - Vocodeurs à paires de spectres linéaire [LSP]
G10L 19/24 - Codecs à débit variable, p.ex. pour générer différentes qualités en utilisant une représentation évolutive comme le codage hiérarchique ou le codage par couches
H03M 13/37 - Méthodes ou techniques de décodage non spécifiques à un type particulier de codage prévu dans les groupes
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AN APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIDEO CODING AND DECODING
A method for motion compensated prediction of a video frame or slice that is bi-directionally encoded, the method comprising creating a first intermediate forward motion compensated sample prediction LO and a second intermediate backward motion compensated sample prediction L1; identifying one or more subsets of samples based on the difference between LO and L1 predictions; and determining a motion compensation process to be applied at least on said one or more subsets of samples to compensate for the difference. For example, bi-directional prediction (B) is not used for samples (4, 5) for which the difference is larger than a predefined threshold.
There is provided methods, apparatuses and computer program products for video coding and decoding. A first part of a first coded video representation is decoded, and information on decoding a second coded video representation is received and parsed. The coded second representation differs from the first coded video representation in chroma format, sample bit depth, color gamut and/or spatial resolution, and the information indicates if the second coded video representation may be decoded using processed decoded pictures of the first coded video representation as reference pictures. If the information indicates that the second coded video representation may be decoded using processed decoded pictures of the first coded video representation as a prediction reference, decoded picture(s) of the first part is/are processed into processed decoded picture(s) by resampling and/or sample value scaling; and decoding a second part of a second video representation using said processed decoded picture(s) as reference pictures.
H04N 19/30 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant des techniques hiérarchiques, p.ex. l'échelonnage
H04N 19/105 - Sélection de l’unité de référence pour la prédiction dans un mode de codage ou de prédiction choisi, p.ex. choix adaptatif de la position et du nombre de pixels utilisés pour la prédiction
H04N 19/187 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage adaptatif caractérisés par l’unité de codage, c. à d. la partie structurelle ou sémantique du signal vidéo étant l’objet ou le sujet du codage adaptatif l’unité étant une couche de vidéo échelonnable
H04N 19/70 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques caractérisés par des aspects de syntaxe liés au codage vidéo, p.ex. liés aux standards de compression
A technique for audio encoding is provided. According to an example embodiment, the technique comprises deriving a first quantization error that is descriptive of an error resulting with a non-predictive quantization of an audio parameter of an audio signal segment, deriving a second quantization error that is descriptive of an error resulting with a predictive quantization of said audio parameter of said audio signal segment, determining whether said second quantization error exceeds said first quantization error by at least an adaptive margin that is dependent on the number of consecutive audio signal segments that precede said audio signal segment in which said audio parameter is provided quantized with said predictive quantization, providing said audio parameter of said audio segment quantized with said non- predictive quantization as part of an encoded audio signal at least in case the outcome of said determination is affirmative, and providing otherwise said audio parameter of said audio segment quantized with said predictive quantization as part of an encoded audio signal.
G10L 19/04 - Techniques d'analyse ou de synthèse de la parole ou des signaux audio pour la réduction de la redondance, p.ex. dans les vocodeurs; Codage ou décodage de la parole ou des signaux audio utilisant les modèles source-filtre ou l’analyse psychoacoustique utilisant des techniques de prédiction
The invention relates to creating and viewing stereo images, for example stereo video images, also called 3D video. At least three camera sources with overlapping fields of view are used to capture a scene so that an area of the scene is covered by at least three cameras. At the viewer, a camera pair is chosen from the multiple cameras to create a stereo camera pair that best matches the location of the eyes of the user if they were located at the place of the camera sources. That is, a camera pair is chosen so that the disparity created by the camera sources resembles the disparity that the user's eyes would have at that location. If the user tilts his head, or the view orientation is otherwise altered, a new pair can be formed, for example by switching the other camera. The viewer device then forms the images of the video frames for the left and right eyes by picking the best sources for each area of each image for realistic stereo disparity.
Various methods, apparatuses and computer program products for video encoding and decoding. In some embodiments a data structure is encoded that is associated with a base-layer picture and an enhancement-layer picture in a file or a stream comprising a base layer of a first video bitstream and/or an enhancement layer of a second video bitstream, wherein the enhancement layer may be predicted from the base layer; and into the data structure information that is indicative of whether the base-layer picture is regarded as an intra random access point picture for enhancement layer decoding is also encoded. If the base-layer picture is regarded as an intra random access point picture for enhancement layer decoding; the data structure information is further indicative of the type of the intra random access point IRAP picture for the decoded base-layer picture to be used in the enhancement layer decoding.
H04N 19/30 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant des techniques hiérarchiques, p.ex. l'échelonnage
H04N 19/70 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques caractérisés par des aspects de syntaxe liés au codage vidéo, p.ex. liés aux standards de compression
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AN APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIDEO CODING AND DECODING
A method comprising:encoding a first picture on a first scalability layer and on a lowest temporal sub-layer;encoding a second picture on a second scalability layer and on the lowest temporal sub- layer, wherein the first picture and the second picture represent the same timeinstant,encoding one or more first syntax elements, associated with the first picture, with a value indicating that a picture type of the first picture is other than a step-wise temporal sub-layer access (STSA) picture; encoding one or more second syntaxelements, associated with the second picture, with a value indicating that a picture type of the second picture is a step-wise temporal sub-layer access picture; andencoding at least a third picture on a second scalability layer and on a temporal sub-layer higher than the lowest temporal sub-layer.
H04N 19/31 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant des techniques hiérarchiques, p.ex. l'échelonnage dans le domaine temporel
H04N 19/46 - Inclusion d’information supplémentaire dans le signal vidéo pendant le processus de compression
H04N 19/70 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques caractérisés par des aspects de syntaxe liés au codage vidéo, p.ex. liés aux standards de compression
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CAUSATION OF RENDERING OF INFORMATION INDICATIVE OF A PRINTED DOCUMENT INTERACTION ATTRIBUTE
A method comprising receipt of visual information from a camera module, determination that the visual information comprises visual information indicative of a printed document that is being read by a user, determination of a printed document identifier that identifies the printed document based, at least in part, on the visual information, determination that the printed document identifier corresponds with a historical printed document record, retrieval of at least one printed document interaction attribute associated with the printed document identifier from the historical printed document record, and causation of rendering of information indicative of the printed document interaction attribute is disclosed.
G06F 17/00 - TRAITEMENT ÉLECTRIQUE DE DONNÉES NUMÉRIQUES Équipement ou méthodes de traitement de données ou de calcul numérique, spécialement adaptés à des fonctions spécifiques
A method comprising determining a view from a location, the view comprising visual information that is perceivable along a direction extending from the location, causing display of a visual representation of the view on a display such that the view is viewable by a user at a focal depth, determining a different view from the location, the different view comprising visual information that is perceivable along a different direction extending from the location, and causing display of a visual representation of the different view on the display such that the different view is viewable by the user at a different focal depth is disclosed.
A method for decoding an encoded video representation from a bitstream, the method comprising decoding an identifier indicating that all samples within a scope of the bitstream have been coded with a prediction restriction; determining that the scope covers a region of interest within a picture; decoding at least a first coding unit preceding said region of interest in decoding order in a parse mode such that syntax elements belonging to said at least first coding unit are parsed, but a sample reconstruction process of said syntax elements is omitted; and decoding at least a second coding unit belonging to said region of interest such that syntax elements belonging to said at least second coding unit are parsed and a sample reconstruction process is performed to said syntax elements.
H04N 19/70 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques caractérisés par des aspects de syntaxe liés au codage vidéo, p.ex. liés aux standards de compression
H04N 19/103 - Sélection du mode de codage ou du mode de prédiction
H04N 19/17 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage adaptatif caractérisés par l’unité de codage, c. à d. la partie structurelle ou sémantique du signal vidéo étant l’objet ou le sujet du codage adaptatif l’unité étant une zone de l'image, p.ex. un objet
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for white space database discovery. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include sending, by a user equipment, a request to a server including a white space database, wherein the server is located at a first address; and receiving, at the user equipment, a response to the request, the response including at least one of an identity of the server or a second address for accessing at least one of the server or another server including another white space database. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
A method and related apparatus for decoding an image sequence from a bitstream, wherein an identifier indicating if all output pictures are decodable with a predefined set of reference pictures is decoded;an indication of required reference pictures for a given output picture is decoded; the indicated at least one reference picture for the given output picture is decoded; and the at least one output picture is decoded.
H04N 19/70 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques caractérisés par des aspects de syntaxe liés au codage vidéo, p.ex. liés aux standards de compression
H04N 19/00 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques
H04N 19/46 - Inclusion d’information supplémentaire dans le signal vidéo pendant le processus de compression
An apparatus comprising: an input configured to receive at least two audio signals, the at least two audio signals having a relative displacement between them; an orientation determiner configured to determine an audio capture orientation based on a device orientation and information concerning microphone configuration in the apparatus; and an audio output generator configured to output the at least two audio signals based on the capture orientation, such that playback of the at least two audio signals is performed based on the capture orientation.
An apparatus comprising: an input configured to receive at least two groups of at least two audio signals; a first audio former configured to generate a first formed audio signal from a first of the at least two groups of at least two audio signals; a second audio former configured to generate a second formed audio signal from the second of the at least two groups of at least two audio signals; an audio analyser configured to analyse the first formed audio signal and the second formed audio signal to determine at least one audio source and an associated audio source signal; and an audio signal synthesiser configured to generate at least one output audio signal based on the at least one audio source and the associated audio source signal.
H04R 1/40 - Dispositions pour obtenir la fréquence désirée ou les caractéristiques directionnelles pour obtenir la caractéristique directionnelle désirée uniquement en combinant plusieurs transducteurs identiques
G10L 21/0216 - Filtration du bruit caractérisée par le procédé d’estimation du bruit
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HARMONIZED INTER-VIEW AND VIEW SYNTHESIS PREDICTION FOR 3D VIDEO CODING
There are disclosed various methods, apparatuses and computer program products for video encoding. The type of prediction used for a reference picture index may be signaled in the video bit-stream. The omission of motion vectors from the video bit-stream for a certain image element may be signaled; signaling may indicate to the decoder that motion vectors used in prediction are to be construed at the decoder. The construction of motion vectors may take place by using disparity information that has been obtained from depth information of the picture being used as a reference.
Various methods, apparatuses and computer program products for video encoding and decoding. In some embodiments a first picture having a first resolution on a first layer is encoded without inter-layer prediction; a second picture having a second resolution on a second layer is encoded without inter-layer prediction; a third picture having the second resolution on the second layer is encoded without inter-layer prediction and without temporally referencing to pictures prior to the second picture. Further, a corresponding indication is encoded. In some embodiments one or more indications are received to determine if a switching point, referring to a picture coded using inter- layer prediction, from the first layer to the second layer exists, and if so, pictures in the first layer prior to the switching point; pictures associated with the switching point; and pictures in the second layer after the switching point may be decoded.
H04N 19/00 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques
H04N 19/30 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant des techniques hiérarchiques, p.ex. l'échelonnage
H04N 19/70 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques caractérisés par des aspects de syntaxe liés au codage vidéo, p.ex. liés aux standards de compression
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RE -ATTACHING TO THE NETWORK AFTER RECEPTION OF A SERVICE REJECT AT A USER EQUIPMENT IN RESPONSE TO A SERVICE REQUEST
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for delaying a service request. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a user equipment, a message including a service rejection sent by a network; starting a timeout period in response to the received message including the service rejection; and waiting to send an attach request to the network until at least one of a radio resource control connection release is received from the network or the timeout period expires. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and an apparatus to perform operations including starting, by a device of a communications network, a timer in response to a radio resource control message, where a power preference indication message is not sent by the device for at least a duration of the timer.
H04W 52/50 - Commande de puissance d'émission [TPC Transmission power control] le TPC étant effectué dans des situations particulières au moment de déclencher une communication dans un environnement à accès multiple
H04W 52/40 - Commande de puissance d'émission [TPC Transmission power control] le TPC étant effectué dans des situations particulières en macrodiversité ou en transfert progressif
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus, comprising at least one processing core configured to determine that information associated with the apparatus, stored in the apparatus, has changed, a receiver configured to receive a handover instruction instructing the apparatus to handover to a second base station, the at least one processing core being configured to cause the transmitter to inform the second base station of the changed information, wherein the at least one processing core is configured to perform the informing only if at most a predefined length of time elapses between the determination and associating with the second base station. The information may comprise preference or status information, for example.
In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform operations including triggering by user terminal device a new streaming server to generate new user-specific security keys; receiving at the user terminal device from the new streaming server a new security key specific for the new streaming server; generating at the user terminal device for the streaming server user-specific security keys; and using the new user-specific security keys generated at the user terminal device with the new streaming server for a previously established streaming service.
H04N 21/2347 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p.ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou manipulation de graphes de scènes MPEG-4 impliquant le cryptage de flux vidéo
H04N 21/266 - Gestion de canal ou de contenu, p.ex. génération et gestion de clés et de messages de titres d'accès dans un système d'accès conditionnel, fusion d'un canal de monodiffusion de VOD dans un canal multidiffusion
According to an example embodiment of this application, a method may include by a processor, receiving an indication of the version of an additional maximum power reduction table supported by a user equipment (401). According to an example embodiment of this application, a method may include by a processor, allocating different resources to a user equipment, receiving power headroom reports generated by the user equipment based on the allocated resources, and determining based on the received power headroom reports whether the user equipment supports an additional maximum power reduction table.
H04W 52/18 - Commande de puissance d'émission [TPC Transmission power control] le TPC étant effectué selon des paramètres spécifiques
H04W 52/36 - Commande de puissance d'émission [TPC Transmission power control] utilisant les limitations de la quantité totale de puissance d'émission disponible avec une plage ou un ensemble discrets de valeurs, p.ex. incrément, variation graduelle ou décalages
50.
RESOLVING HIDDEN NODE PROBLEM IN SYNCHRONIZED DCF BASED CHANNEL ACCESS IN WLAN
To overcome the problem of hidden nodes in an IEEE 802.11ah system with a large number of (MTC) devices, the devices are grouped in sleep groups which are assigned an access window for exclusive use. This is defined in TIM with group information in the access beacon. The actual access restriction to RAW restricted access window for a group is transmitted in the RAW. Embodiments of the invention provide signaling mechanisms for wireless networks composed of a large number of stations. An example method embodiment comprises: receiving by a wireless terminal device, a first message from an access point, the first message comprising information indicating a plurality of restricted access windows, each allocated for a different group of terminal devices associated to a wireless network managed by the access point; receiving by the terminal device, a second message from the access point, within a restricted access window of the plurality of restricted access windows, the restricted access window allocated to a group of terminal devices of which the terminal device is a member, the second message comprising information indicating that a communications channel is available; and determining by the terminal device, based on the second message, that the communications channel is not occupied by hidden ones of the terminal devices associated to the network.
There is disclosed a method, apparatus and computer program product in which a view synthesis prediction utilizes a depth map, disparity information or other ranging information of a co-located reference frame in another view. A first uncompressed texture block of a first texture picture representing a first view and ranging information associated with the first uncompressed texture block are obtained. Disparity information with reference to a second view is derived on the basis of the ranging information. Reference samples of the second view are obtained on the basis of the disparity information. A view synthesis prediction is performed by using the reference samples to obtain a reference block for encoding the first uncompressed texture block.
H04N 19/23 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage d'objets vidéo avec codage des zones présentes sur l’ensemble d’un segment vidéo, p.ex. plans-objets vidéo, image de fond ou mosaïque
H04N 19/176 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage adaptatif caractérisés par l’unité de codage, c. à d. la partie structurelle ou sémantique du signal vidéo étant l’objet ou le sujet du codage adaptatif l’unité étant une zone de l'image, p.ex. un objet la zone étant un bloc, p.ex. un macrobloc
H04N 19/34 - Techniques d'échelonnage mettant en œuvre un codage progressif par plans de bits de la couche d'amélioration, p.ex. échelonnage granulaire fin [FGS]
H04N 19/597 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage prédictif spécialement adapté pour l’encodage de séquences vidéo multi-vues
Embodiments are provided for efficient uplink multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission and retransmission schemes. The embodiments include determining transmission rank and stream for MIMO when there are pending retransmissions on one stream. When retransmitting previously failed transmitted data at a user device, the rank and stream are determined according to a relation between a defined minimum TBS and a TBS selected for transmission according to an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) transport format combination (E-TFC) selection procedure. An embodiment method includes detecting, at a user device, failed transmission of data on a secondary stream. If the selected TBS is less than the minimum TBS, then the user device selects rank-1 for retransmitting, on the primary stream, the data in the failed transmission regardless of rank indication by the network. Otherwise, the user device selects rank-2 for retransmitting, on the secondary stream, the data given a rank-2 indication.
H04B 7/0404 - Systèmes de diversité; Systèmes à plusieurs antennes, c. à d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées la station mobile comprenant plusieurs antennes, p.ex. pour mettre en œuvre une diversité en voie ascendante
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HANDLING TRACKING AREA UPDATE REJECT WITHOUT EXTENDED DELAY
A method, apparatus and computer program product are described for reducing delay when making a network connection between user equipment (UE) and a network node when a tracking area update (TAU) request has been deniedduring LTE reselection. Following a revised signaling protocol, a UE can avoid activation of a NAS Attach Retry timer and move directly to establishing a connection to the network, reducing the UE communications delay from about eleven seconds to less than one second.
Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments improve power saving in network environments. An example method embodiment comprises: generating in an access point device, a traffic indication map comprising a page bitmap field, a page control field, one or more block bitmap fields, and one or more sub-block bitmaps indicating wireless client devices having buffered data in the access point device available for them; and periodically broadcasting the traffic indication map in a beacon frame to the wireless client devices.
There is disclosed a method, apparatus and computer program product in which a first parameter set is received and an identifier of the first parameter set is obtained. A second parameter set is also received. The validity of the first parameter set is determined on the basis of at least one of the following: receiving in the second parameter set a list of valid identifier values; and determining that the first parameter set is valid, if the identifier of the first parameter set is in the list of valid parameter values; receiving in the second parameter set an identifier of the second parameter set; and determining that the first parameter set is valid based on the identifier of the first parameter set and the identifier of the second parameter set. There is also disclosed a method, apparatus and computer program product in which a first parameter set is encoded and an identifier is attached to the first parameter set. A second parameter set is also encoded. The validity of the first parameter set is determined on the basis of at least one of the following: attaching the second parameter set a list of valid identifier values and determining that the first parameter set is valid, if the identifier of the first parameter set is in the list of valid parameter values; attaching in the second parameter set an identifier of the second parameter set and determining that the first parameter set is valid based on the identifier of the first parameter set and the identifier of the second parameter set.
H04N 19/70 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques caractérisés par des aspects de syntaxe liés au codage vidéo, p.ex. liés aux standards de compression
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SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE MOBILE ORIGINATED/MOBILE TERMINATED WITHOUT MOBILE STATION INTERNATIONAL SUBSCRIBER DIRECTORY NUMBER (MSISDN) IN INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS)
A method, comprising storing, by a gateway, at least one of a session initiation protocol uniform resource identifier and international mobile subscriber identity of a device sending a short message service message; receiving the short message service message from the sending device; retrieving a session initiation protocol uniform resource identifier for a receiving device that is a recipient of the short message service message, wherein the session initiation protocol uniform resource identifier of the receiving device is retrieved from a "to header" of the short message service message; querying a home subscription server of the receiving device for the international mobile subscriber identity and routing information of the receiving device; and delivering the short message service message to the receiving device using the international mobile subscriber identity and the routing information, wherein at least one of the sending device and the receiving device do not have a mobile station international subscriber directory number.
H04W 4/14 - Services d'envoi de messages courts, p.ex. SMS ou données peu structurées de services supplémentaires [USSD]
H04W 80/10 - Protocoles de couche supérieure adaptés à la gestion de sessions, p.ex. protocole d'initiation de session [SIP Session Initiation Protocol]
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SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE MOBILE ORIGINATED/MOBILE TERMINATED WITHOUT MOBILE STATION INTERNATIONAL SUBSCRIBER DIRECTORY NUMBER (MSISDN) IN INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS)
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for submitting and/or delivering a SMS between user equipment without MSISDN are provided. One method includes storing the SIP-URI and IMSI for a device sending a SMS. Themethod may further include receiving a SMS from the sending device. In an embodiment, the TP-DA field of the MO-SMS is filled with value(s) that indicates the recipient UE is addressed without MSISDN, the R-URI is set to PSI, and the "to header" is set to the receiving device's SIP URI. The method may include retrieving the receiving device's SIP URI from the "to header," and querying the receiving device's HSS for the IMSI and routing information of the receiving device. The method may then include delivering the SMS to the receiving device directly or delivering the SMS to the receiving device via the SMSC.
There is provided a slice header prediction method and apparatuses for 3D video encoding and decoding. In some example embodiments the following features can be derived from the header prediction method. Any decoding order of texture and depth view components may be supported. Also flexible prediction of syntax elements from any slice header appearing earlier in decoding order within the same access unit is allowed. The prediction can be turned on or off on view component basis. The syntax elements of the slice header may be categorized in a few sets and the use of the prediction as well as the prediction source for each set can be individually controlled. By using some example embodiments of the method all syntax elements of the slice header may be predicted.
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for testing of wireless devices. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a user equipment, location information provided by a network node (306); generating, by the user equipment, a report including at least one measurement and the received location information linked to the at least one measurement; and sending, by the user equipment, the report to the network node, the report including the at least one measurement and the received location information (320). Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
H04W 24/10 - Planification des comptes-rendus de mesures
H04W 64/00 - Localisation d'usagers ou de terminaux pour la gestion du réseau, p.ex. gestion de la mobilité
G01S 5/00 - Localisation par coordination de deux ou plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de deux ou plusieurs déterminations de distance
The invention relates to a method for encoding, a method for decoding, an apparatus, computer program products, an encoder and a decoder for video information. The motion vector for a block in a video image is predicted from a set of motion vector prediction candidates determined based on previously-coded motion vectors. A motion vector prediction candidate is included in the set based on the location of the block associated with the first spatial motion vector prediction candidate and in comparison with motion vector prediction candidates already in the set.
H04N 19/593 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage prédictif mettant en œuvre des techniques de prédiction spatiale
H04N 19/14 - Complexité de l’unité de codage, p.ex. activité ou estimation de présence de contours
H04N 19/176 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage adaptatif caractérisés par l’unité de codage, c. à d. la partie structurelle ou sémantique du signal vidéo étant l’objet ou le sujet du codage adaptatif l’unité étant une zone de l'image, p.ex. un objet la zone étant un bloc, p.ex. un macrobloc
H04N 19/52 - Traitement de vecteurs de mouvement par encodage par encodage prédictif
Methods,apparatuses and computer program products are provided for displaying search results and other points of interest located on multiple floors or levels in a multi- level map. A method may include receiving an input indicating a search criteria. Further, the method may include determining at least one search result position related to the search criteria, and determining a relationship between the at least one search result position and a multi-level map. In addition, the method may further comprise causing, based at least in part on the relationship, a level of the map and the at least one search result position to be displayed as a search result position indicator, wherein the displayed search result position indicator may be presented in a different manners based at least in part on what level the search result position is located. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.
G01C 21/20 - Instruments pour effectuer des calculs de navigation
G06F 3/0481 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] fondées sur des propriétés spécifiques de l’objet d’interaction affiché ou sur un environnement basé sur les métaphores, p.ex. interaction avec des éléments du bureau telles les fenêtres ou les icônes, ou avec l’aide d’un curseur changeant de comport
A system for expediting wireless connection establishment between wireless- enabled apparatuses. In at least one example implementation an apparatus may transmit discovery messages for discovering other apparatuses. The apparatus may receive one or more messages responding to the discovery message, and may determine whether any of the received responses satisfy a predetermined response criteria. If the apparatus determines that any of the received messages satisfy the response criteria, wireless connection establishment may be expedited between the apparatus and a source apparatus for each of the received messages that satisfy the response criteria. In an alternative scenario where a touch mode may be active in an apparatus that receives a message from at least one other apparatus, the apparatus may determine whether the message satisfies a predetermined criteria. If the message is determined to satisfy the criteria, the apparatus may expedite wireless connection establishment to the other apparatus.
In accordance with an example embodiment, there is an apparatus that has a headset (110), a contactless proximity sensor (130) arranged to be supported by the headset (110) in the proximity of a face of a user (140), and a sensor circuitry configured to cause output of a signal indicative of temporal variations in the distance between the contactless proximity sensor (130) and the face of the user (140).
G10L 21/06 - Transformation de la parole en une représentation non audible, p.ex. visualisation de la parole ou traitement de la parole pour les aides tactiles
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
G10L 15/24 - Reconnaissance de la parole utilisant des caractéristiques non acoustiques
H04M 1/05 - Supports pour microphones ou écouteurs spécialement adaptés pour l'usage sur la tête, la gorge ou la poitrine
Apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory, having stored thereon computer-readable code, the at least one processor being configured under the control of the computer-readable code to cause primary content to be displayed on a display with a first magnification level, to be responsive to an indication of a receipt of a first zoom command, the first zoom command being for causing alteration of the magnification level from the first magnification level to a second magnification level, to determine if the second magnification level is beyond a threshold magnification level, if it is determined that the second magnification level is not beyond the threshold magnification level, to cause the primary content to be displayed on the display with the second magnification level, and if it is determined that the second magnification level is beyond the threshold magnification level, to cause a first set of one or more additional information items relating to the primary content to be displayed on the display in addition to the primary content.
Based on one or more characteristics of a received translation input, a computing device is switched between two or more states. The translation input may be a touch input, for example a drag operation. The states may relate to locked and unlocked states, idle screens, or other suitable examples.
G06F 3/048 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI]
G06F 21/00 - Dispositions de sécurité pour protéger les calculateurs, leurs composants, les programmes ou les données contre une activité non autorisée
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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC AND AUDIO FEEDBACK IN A TOUCH SENSITIVE USER INTERFACE
An apparatus comprising: a first part configured to form at least part of the case of the apparatus; a second part configured to form at least part of the display for the apparatus; a flexible membrane configured to couple at a first area of contact the first part and at a second area of contact the second part; and an actuator coupled to the second part and configured to apply a force to the second part to generate a substantially translational displacement of the second part.
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to enable the provision of efficient processing in the area of video coding and decoding by employing complexity balanced entropy coding in order to provide a high level of capability with respect to video coding and decoding in a cost effective manner. A method includes categorizing a plurality of syntax elements of video content into first and second categories based on a frequency of occurrence of the syntax elements in the video content. The method also entropy codes symbols that correspond to the first category of syntax elements and that have been subjected to a context update. Further, the method entropy codes symbols that correspond to the second category of syntax elements and that have bypassed context updating. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.
H04N 19/91 - Codage entropique, p.ex. codage à longueur variable ou codage arithmétique
H04N 19/13 - Codage entropique adaptatif, p.ex. codage adaptatif à longueur variable [CALV] ou codage arithmétique binaire adaptatif en fonction du contexte [CABAC]
H04N 19/17 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage adaptatif caractérisés par l’unité de codage, c. à d. la partie structurelle ou sémantique du signal vidéo étant l’objet ou le sujet du codage adaptatif l’unité étant une zone de l'image, p.ex. un objet
H04N 19/184 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage adaptatif caractérisés par l’unité de codage, c. à d. la partie structurelle ou sémantique du signal vidéo étant l’objet ou le sujet du codage adaptatif l’unité étant des bits, p.ex. de flux vidéo compressé
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METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING SUGGESTED INFORMATION LAYERS IN AUGMENTED REALITY
An apparatus for automatically suggesting information layers in augmented reality may include a processor and memory storing executable computer program code that cause the apparatus to at least perform operations including providing layers of information relating to virtual information corresponding to information indicating a current location of the apparatus. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to determine that a layer(s) of information is enabled to provide virtual information for display. The virtual information corresponds to locations of real world objects in or proximate to the current location. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to determine other information layers associated with content for the current location based on the number of items of virtual information for the enabled layer being below a threshold and automatically suggest one or more other layers of information for selection. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.
Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed for independent wireless resource sharing on a fair basis to enable selecting the most suitable coexistence between wireless networks. Example embodiments of the invention include a hierarchical resource request process that enables reallocation of radio resources in a coexistence band. When new resources are requested by a network, a search is made for free resources in the coexistence band. If this does not succeed, a check is made for any allocated but unused resources in the coexistence band that have been advertised by neighboring networks. If there are insufficient advertised resources, then the allocation of resources in neighboring networks is analyzed and compared with the requesting network's need for network resources. There are two graduated stages to the analysis. In an example light analysis stage, an analysis of the allocation of resources is limited to neighboring networks within the same network allocation group as the requesting network's. In a more extensive analysis stage, all of the neighboring networks are analyzed. In this manner, a more complete resource reallocation may be achieved.
Various methods for generating map-based snippets are provided. One example method includes determining that a content page identifier includes an indication that a content page includes a map. In this regard, data for rendering the content page may include at least destination information. The method may also include in response to determining that the content page identifier includes an indication that the content page includes a map, extracting the destination information from the content page. The example method may further include constructing a user interface snippet that is selectable for retrieving the content page, where the user interface snippet includes a component that is generated based at least in part on the destination information. Similar and related example methods and example apparatuses are also provided.
Techniques for identifying network functions include determining first data that indicates a concept represented in content provided by a device. A function provided by a network service is determined based on the first data. In some embodiments, techniques include forming a data structure that associates each function of a plurality of functions provided by a plurality of network services with at least one identifier for a concept.
An apparatus for extending the bandwidth of an audio signal, the apparatus being configured to: generate an excitation signal from an audio signal, wherein in the audio signal comprises a plurality of frequency components; extract a feature vector from the audio signal, wherein the feature vector comprises at least one frequency domain component feature and at least one time domain component feature; determine at least one spectral shape parameter from the feature vector, wherein the at least one spectral shape parameter corresponds to a sub band signal comprising frequency components which belong to a further plurality of frequency components; and generate the sub band signal by filtering the excitation signal through a filter bank and weighting the filtered excitation signal with the at least one spectral shape parameter.
G10L 21/02 - Amélioration de l'intelligibilité de la parole, p.ex. réduction de bruit ou annulation d'écho
G10L 19/02 - Techniques d'analyse ou de synthèse de la parole ou des signaux audio pour la réduction de la redondance, p.ex. dans les vocodeurs; Codage ou décodage de la parole ou des signaux audio utilisant les modèles source-filtre ou l’analyse psychoacoustique utilisant l'analyse spectrale, p.ex. vocodeurs à transformée ou vocodeurs à sous-bandes
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING LOCATION-BASED CONTENT
An approach is provided for rendering content associated with a location-based service. Content is retrieved that is associated with a point on an object identified in the location-based service. The object can be represented by, but is not limited to, a three- dimensional or two-dimensional model or models or by an augmented reality view. A model of the object is retrieved. Rendering of the content is caused, at least in part, on one or more surfaces of the object model in a user interface of the location-based service.
An approach is provided for enabling a pleasing lightweight transition between two more complete renderings of content associated with a location based service. A device is caused to present the first rendering of a graphical user interface based on location information of a three-dimensional model or models, panoramic image data,etc. corresponding to the starting location information. A change in rendering location is caused, leading to a series of transition renderings based in part on models and possibly image data associated with the intermediate locations, before finally the device presents the destination rendering similar to the starting rendering. The transition renderings provide a pleasing transition, which also allows the device time to fetch and process the heavier data associated with the final rendering.
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for identifying a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell to a macrocell in an efficient manner such that the identification of the CSG cell requires less signalling between the mobile terminal and the macrocell, thereby either reducing the overall signalling or providing increased capacity for additional measurement reporting by the mobile terminal. Additionally, a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in which the CSG cell is identified in a more efficient manner in a cell change order, thereby similarly reduce the signalling requirements between a macrocell and a CSG cell.
The exemplary embodiments of the invention provide at least a method, apparatus, and computer program to detect a single radio voice call continuity activation event indicating a handover of a user equipment between a packet switched domain and a circuit switched domain (4A), consistent with a serving radio network subsystem relocation procedure, suspend control plane signaling radio bearers (4B), reset the suspended signaling radio bearers (4C), and resume the suspended signaling radio bearers in the domain handed over to, where resuming comprises protecting control plane signaling radio bearers of a domain handed over to using a same mapped security key that is used to cipher user plane radio access bearers in the domain handed over to (4D).
An apparatus comprising: a spin torque oscillator configured to receive an input electric current and to produce a radio frequency output signal; and a tunable current source for providing an input electric current to the spin torque oscillator.
H03B 15/00 - Production d'oscillations par effets galvanomagnétiques, p.ex. dispositifs à effet Hall, dispositifs utilisant les effets de spin de transfert, dispositifs utilisant la magnétorésistance géante, ou par effets de supraconduction
B82Y 25/00 - Nanomagnétisme, p.ex. magnéto-impédance, magnétorésistance anisotropique, magnétorésistance géante ou magnétorésistance à effet tunnel
H03L 7/099 - Commande automatique de fréquence ou de phase; Synchronisation utilisant un signal de référence qui est appliqué à une boucle verrouillée en fréquence ou en phase - Détails de la boucle verrouillée en phase concernant principalement l'oscillateur commandé de la boucle
H04L 27/02 - Systèmes à courant porteur à modulation d'amplitude, p.ex. utilisant la manipulation par tout ou rien; Modulation à bande latérale unique ou à bande résiduelle
78.
SESSION PARAMETERS IN THE PERIODIC ASSISTANCE DATA DELIVERY
Session parameters and/or information regarding session parameters are provided to a target device from a location server in a periodic assistance session. For example, the location server starts an unsolicited periodic assistance session, and transmits information indicating the unsolicited assistance session is periodic as well as any relevant session parameters to the target device. The location server may change session parameters "on the fly," and inform the target device of the modified session parameters. The target device may initiate a session and requests certain parameters, to which the location server responds with an indication as to what parameters the target device will actually receive. Additionally, the target device may modify the session parameters, and the location server can respond to the target indicating whether or not the modification was accepted or if the modification was accepted in a modified form.
G01S 19/05 - Systèmes de positionnement par satellite à radiophares émettant des messages horodatés, p.ex. GPS [Système de positionnement global], GLONASS [Système global de navigation par satellite] ou GALILEO Éléments coopérants; Interaction ou communication entre les différents éléments coopérants ou entre les éléments coopérants et les récepteurs fournissant des données d'assistance
G01S 1/00 - Radiophares ou systèmes de balisage émettant des signaux ayant une ou des caractéristiques pouvant être détectées par des récepteurs non directionnels et définissant des directions, situations ou lignes de position déterminées par rapport aux émetteu; Récepteurs travaillant avec ces systèmes
G01S 5/00 - Localisation par coordination de deux ou plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de deux ou plusieurs déterminations de distance
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de deux ou plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de deux ou plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
79.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AN ANALYSIS CHRONICLE
An apparatus, comprising a processor, memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receiving a first set of information associated with a first information source, performing a first analysis of, at least part of, the first set of information based, at least in part, on an analysis criteria, determining, that the first set of information complies with the analysis criteria, determining an analysis chronicle based, at least in part, on the first analysis, determining that the analysis chronicle has changed, and performing at least one operation in response to determining that the analysis chronicle has changed.
G06F 16/90 - Recherche d’informations; Structures de bases de données à cet effet; Structures de systèmes de fichiers à cet effet - Détails des fonctions des bases de données indépendantes des types de données cherchés
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention there is at least a method, computer program, and apparatus for receiving over a first component carrier from a serving cell at least one of a first threshold and a second threshold, and performing at least one of: measuring the first component carrier and determining if the measurement exceeds the first threshold, and utilizing the second threshold and determining if a neighboring cell is a potential candidate for scheduling on a second component carrier.
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for measurement reporting In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a user equipment from a base station, a first message providing one or more parameters for measurement reporting, selecting one or more first cells from among a plurality of cells, wherein the selecting is based on at least one comparison value determined based on at least one reporting threshold defined for at least one of a plurality of radio access technologies being used by at least one of the plurality of cells, wherein the at least one reporting threshold is further defined based on at least one measurement quantity used for the at least one of a plurality of radio access technologies, and sending, by the user equipment to the base station, one or more measurement results for the selected one or more first cells, the one or more measurement results included m the measurement report message, when the measurement report message lacks capacity to report valid measurement results for each of the plurality of cells, wherein the one or more results are included based on the at least one comparison value including the at least one reporting threshold. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
The present invention provides a signal sending method, device, and system. The method includes: A sender performs signal multiplexing processing on a first service data block in service data blocks to be sent and uplink control information, and performs channel interleaving processing on mixed data generated after the signal multiplexing processing, to generate a mixed data block; the sender performs signal spatial multiplexing processing on the mixed data block and remaining service data blocks in the service data blocks to be sent except the first service data block to generate a spatially multiplexed signal, and then sends the spatially multiplexed signal to a receiver through a PUSCH channel. The present invention solves the problem of signal transmission over the PUSCH channel after a MIMO technique is introduced in an LTE-A system, so that the MIMO technique can be well applied to the LTE-A system, and an uplink transmission rate of the system is increased.
Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating content-based image retrieval. A method may include determining a selected target image. The method may further include generating a candidate region of interest set including one or more regions of interest within the target image. The method may additionally include determining a recommended region of interest set including one or more recommended regions of interest selected from the candidate region of interest set based at least in part upon evaluation criteria. The evaluation criteria may be determined based at least in part upon analysis of maintained region of interest-based searching history. The method may also include providing the recommended region of interest set for user selection of one or more target regions of interest from the recommended region of interest set as query criteria for searching an image library for one or more result images. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided.
An approach is provided for utilizing a scalable data structure. A query specifying an entity identifier and requested content is received. A search is caused, at least in part, the search based on the entity identifier of a profile index of data structures, each specifying a profile field that is associated with an access control field to yield a search result. Access rights to the requested content are indicated for the entity identifier. The data structures further include the profile field and the access control field.
An apparatus includes an array containing N sub-diffraction limit light sensors each having an associated light absorption activation threshold for switching from a reset state to an activated state, where the light absorption activation values lie within a range of values. The apparatus further includes a processor connected with a memory including computer program code, where the memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform estimating an intensity of light that illuminates the array based on electrical outputs of the array.
H04N 5/335 - Transformation d'informations lumineuses ou analogues en informations électriques utilisant des capteurs d'images à l'état solide [capteurs SSIS]
H04N 5/347 - Extraction de données de pixels provenant d'un capteur d'images en agissant sur les circuits de balayage, p.ex. en modifiant le nombre de pixels ayant été échantillonnés ou à échantillonner en combinant ou en mélangeant les pixels dans le capteur SSIS
A method comprises: determining that an overlay is to be displayed at a predetermined area on a touch-sensitive display, the overlay being operable to be closed in response to a user providing a touch input at predetermined location within the predetermined area of the overlay; detecting the presence of a digit proximate to a surface of the touch-sensitive display; determining a digit location, the digit location being a location on the surface of the touch-sensitive display to which the digit is proximate; comparing the digit location with the predetermined location; and if the digit location corresponds to the predetermined location, modifying the operation of the overlay so as to prevent closure of the overlay in response to a touch input provided at the predetermined location.
G06F 3/0488 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] utilisant des caractéristiques spécifiques fournies par le périphérique d’entrée, p.ex. des fonctions commandées par la rotation d’une souris à deux capteurs, ou par la nature du périphérique d’entrée, p.ex. des gestes en fonction de la pression exer utilisant un écran tactile ou une tablette numérique, p.ex. entrée de commandes par des tracés gestuels
G06F 3/041 - Numériseurs, p.ex. pour des écrans ou des pavés tactiles, caractérisés par les moyens de transduction
G06F 3/14 - Sortie numérique vers un dispositif de visualisation
The invention relates to forming an image using binary pixels. Binary pixels are pixels that have only two states, a white state when the pixel is exposed and a black state when the pixel is not exposed. The binary pixels have color filters on top of them, and the setup of color filters may be initially unknown. A setup making use of a statistical approach may be used to determine the color filter setup to produce correct output images. Subsequently, the color filter information may be used with the binary pixel array to produce images from the input images that the binary pixel array records.
An apparatus comprising 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 at least to perform determining a change in position and/or orientation of an apparatus, and processing at least two audio signals dependent on the change in position and/or orientation to generate at least one output signal wherein the processing of the two audio signals dependent on the change in position and/or orientation produces the output signal comprising a representation of acoustic energy from a first direction.
In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method, an executable computer program, and an apparatus to determine at a network application function a list of desired user equipment security features to be used, the security features of the list ordered by preference of the network application function, send the list to a database of user security settings via a bootstrapping server function, and receive by the network application function, via the bootstrapping server function, a security features response including a security key,derived from information stored in the database, corresponding to a desired security feature contained in the list, thereby informing the network application function of the availability of at least one of the desired security features in the user equipment.
An approach is provided for presenting navigation information to a user. An image representing one or more three dimensional map objects is retrieved. A point on one of the map objects is selected. The one map object is transformed at the selected point to represent a navigational element. Presentation of the transformed map object is caused, at least in part, using a graphical user interface of a mobile device.
G01C 23/00 - Instruments combinés indiquant plus d'une valeur de navigation, p.ex. pour l'aviation; Dispositifs de mesure combinés pour mesurer deux ou plusieurs variables du mouvement, p.ex. la distance, la vitesse, l'accélération
H04W 4/02 - Services utilisant des informations de localisation
G06T 19/00 - Manipulation de modèles ou d'images tridimensionnels [3D] pour infographie
G06F 3/0484 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] pour la commande de fonctions ou d’opérations spécifiques, p.ex. sélection ou manipulation d’un objet ou d’une image, détermination d’une valeur de paramètre ou sélection d’une plage de valeurs
91.
AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO AND SPEECH SIGNALS IN AN AUDIO DEVICE
An apparatus comprising 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 at least to perform processing at least one control parameter dependent on at least one sensor input parameter, processing at least one audio signal dependent on the processed at least one control parameter, and outputting the processed at least one audio signal.
An approach is provided for organizing messages and related attachments and content as a conversation. A conversation manager determines to group a plurality of messages in a conversation object. The conversation manager then determines one or more attachments, one or more content, or a combination thereof associated with the plurality of messages, and associates the one or more attachments, the one or more content, or a combination thereof with the conversation object.
G06Q 10/10 - Bureautique, p.ex. gestion informatisée de courrier électronique ou logiciels de groupe; Gestion du temps, p.ex. calendriers, rappels, décompte de réunions ou de temps
H04W 4/12 - Messagerie; Boîtes aux lettres; Annonces
H04L 9/32 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégées comprenant des moyens pour vérifier l'identité ou l'autorisation d'un utilisateur du système
There is disclosed a method, apparatus and a computer code to maintain databases. In the method a first database containing information of a usage of a frequency spectrum is maintained for a first geographical area by the apparatus. Information is received from a second database apparatus on a second geographical area. The first database apparatus determines whether said first geographical area and said second geographical area are at least partly overlapping. A linkage table is maintained to provide an indication on the result of the determination, wherein said indication is indicative of whether said first geographical area and said second geographical area are at least partly overlapping.
A method of enabling key handling for a handover between different domains may include determining whether an indication of a potential key mismatch is present responsive to an attempt to conduct a handover between a first domain and a second domain, and defining validity of a most recent key set used for ciphering communication between a mobile terminal and a network device based on a result of the determining.
Data path transfer is set up between concurrently operating frequency bands of multiband WLAN devices. The Fast Session Transfer (FST) is enhanced by introducing a new Information Element (IE) in the FST frames to enable negotiating the parameters to be established as a result of switching of a portion of the existing data/traffic streams to another frequency band. The new IE includes the number of streams being switched and for each stream being switched the stream ID. The new IE enables wireless transmitting and receiving devices to negotiate connection setup parameters associated with a requested transfer of the operating frequency band. Transmitting device sends an FST Setup Request frame with the new IE that includes the requested number of streams being switched and for each requested stream being switched the ID. Receiving device replies with an FST Setup Response frame accepting the parameters or with an alternate number of streams.
H04W 84/12 - Réseaux locaux sans fil [WLAN Wireless Local Area Network]
H04L 12/28 - Réseaux de données à commutation caractérisés par la configuration des liaisons, p.ex. réseaux locaux [LAN Local Area Networks] ou réseaux étendus [WAN Wide Area Networks]
H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
A method comprises determining a status of an object on a first device and sending an indicator of the status of the object to a remote device, the indicator being configured to allow the remote device to present the status of the object. The method may further comprise establishing audio and video communication with the remote device. The audio and video communication with the remote device may be established over a network. The object may be a book, and the status may be associated with a page number of the book. The method may further comprise displaying animated content based on the determined status of the object. The displaying of animated content may include displaying an animated character providing commentary or asking questions related to content associated with the object.
G09B 5/14 - Matériel à but éducatif à commande électrique avec présentation individuelle d'une information à une pluralité de postes d'élèves permettant une communication individuelle entre le professeur et l'élève
An approach is provided for customizing map presentations. A map customizing platform determines a degree of interest of a site represented on an image of a map by tracking at least one of a frequency of visit to the site and a time period of visit at the site. The map customizing platform then changes an image size of the site relative to the image of the map based on the degree of interest.
An apparatus, method and computer program where the apparatus comprises: a filter configured to filter an electrical input signal and provide a filtered electrical input signal to an audio output device; an audio output device configured to convert the filtered electrical input signal to an acoustic output signal; a microphone configured to detect an acoustic signal and provide an electrical output signal corresponding to the detected acoustic signal; and a detector configured to receive the filtered electrical input signal provided to the audio output device as a first input and the electrical output signal provided by the microphone as a second input; wherein the detector is configured to detect a change in the signal power of the electrical output signal provided by the microphone relative to the filtered electrical input signal provided to the audio output device and, in response to the detection of the change in the signal power, provide a control signal to the filter to control the filter to compensate for the detected change in signal power.
Systems, methods,and apparatuses are provided for ciphering error detection and recovery. A method may include using a first set of one or more cipher input parameters to decipher ciphered data ciphered using a second set of one or more cipher input parameters. The method may further include comparing a value of at least a portion of the deciphered data to an expected value. The method may additionally include determining an occurrence of a ciphering error when the value of the at least a portion of the deciphered data is not equal to the expected value. The method may also include initiating a ciphering resynchronization procedure in response to the determination that a ciphering error occurred so as to resynchronize at least one of the first set of cipher input parameters with at least one of the second set of cipher input parameters. Corresponding systems and apparatuses are also provided.
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a device comprising one or more porous graphene layers, the or each graphene porous layer comprising a multiplicity of pores. The device may form at least part of a flexible and/or stretchable, and or transparent electronic device.
H01L 21/203 - Dépôt de matériaux semi-conducteurs sur un substrat, p.ex. croissance épitaxiale en utilisant un dépôt physique, p.ex. dépôt sous vide, pulvérisation
H01L 29/06 - Corps semi-conducteurs caractérisés par les formes, les dimensions relatives, ou les dispositions des régions semi-conductrices
H01L 29/16 - Corps semi-conducteurs caractérisés par les matériaux dont ils sont constitués comprenant, mis à part les matériaux de dopage ou autres impuretés, seulement des éléments du groupe IV de la classification périodique, sous forme non combinée
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