Abstract:
A method of operating a UE in a wireless communication network, includes obtaining time sharing configuration for quality of experience (QoE) measurements. The method further includes performing QoE measurements time divided between multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows processed by the UE, wherein the QoE measurements are time divided based on the time sharing configuration. Another related method of operating a network node in a wireless communication network, includes generating a time sharing configuration defining time divided QoE measurements to be performed by a UE for multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows processed by the UE, and providing the time sharing configuration to the UE.
Abstract:
An in-flight entertainment system includes a video display unit facing a user seat. The video display unit includes a display surface that displays images to a user who is seated on the user seat. A light emitter illuminates eyes of the user. A camera outputs a video signal containing reflections from the illuminated eyes. A processor processes the video signal to determine a viewing location on the display surface at which the eyes are directed, and controls at least one function for how images are displayed on the display surface responsive to the determined viewing location.
Abstract:
Directed virus filtered and/or sterilized airflows are provided to individual passenger seats creating virus filtered/sterilized air regions at passenger seats. The directed filtered/sterilized airflows protect passengers from viruses and other contaminates exhaled by passengers seated in adjacent seats and enable greater recycling of cabin air and associated decreased use of outside air pressurized for cabin use and associated decreased flight fuel consumption. A directed airflow assembly includes a virus filter/sterilization chamber with a virus filter and/or sterilization device configured to receive return cabin air through an input duct, to filter and/or sterilize viruses in the return cabin air, and to provide the virus filtered/sterilized air through an output duct. The air return ducts extend from air return vents in a seat surface of each of a plurality of passenger seats to the chamber. The air supply ducts extend from the chamber to air supply vents directing virus filtered/sterilized air toward the passenger seats.
Abstract:
An object recognition computer for a vehicle includes at least one processor and at least one memory storing program code executable by the at least one processor to perform operations. The operations are configured to receive video streams from a plurality of cameras spaced apart within the vehicle and each having a field-of-view capturing at least one passenger seat. For each of the video streams, the operations retrieve from a data structure information that defines a region within video frames of the video stream where object recognition is to be performed to attempt to identify a defined object associated with the at least one passenger seat. The operations then perform object recognition limited to within the defined region to identify the defined object. Notifications can be selectively generated to passengers and/or crew based on the object recognition.
Abstract:
A method by a network node controls connectivity of UEs by identifying a group of UEs for communication with an application controlling parameters used by the UEs for operation in a vehicle platoon. The method controls connectivity for a UE in the group with a RAN node responsive to characteristics of the other UEs in the group. For each of the UEs the characteristic relates to functional operation of the UE with the application. Another method by an application server identifies the group of UEs, and identifies a characteristic of each of the UEs with the application. A message identifying the group of UEs and their characteristics is communicated to a network node for controlling connectivity for individual UEs in the group with a RAN node responsive to the characteristics of the other UEs in the group.
Abstract:
A method of operating a network node to provide dual connectivity in a new radio telecommunications system. The method allocates two tunnel endpoint identifiers (TEIDs). The method sends the allocated TEIDs to at least one other network node for transporting a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session that can be split. The method receives two TEIDs for a master node and a secondary node (SN). A related method of operating a master node provides dual connectivity. The method receives two TEIDs in a request for a PDU session that can be split, allocates a TEID for a master node and receives a TEID allocated by a SN to transport the PDU session and sends the allocated TEIDs to the core network. A further method of operating a master node provides dual connectivity. The method sends a SN addition request message to a SN. The method sends a SN add/modify completion indication to the SN that informs the SN that the operations to add/modify are complete.
Abstract:
Locally sterilized airflows are provided to individual passenger seats creating sterilized air regions surrounding passengers' heads. The sterilized airflows protect passengers from contaminates exhaled by other passengers and enable greater recycling of cabin air which decreases the rate outside air is pressurized for cabin use and results in decreased fuel consumption during flight. A seat air sterilization assembly includes a sterilization chamber, a fan, and an output air duct. The sterilization chamber comprises a device configured to sterilize air flowing through the sterilization chamber from an input opening to an output opening. The fan forces air into the input opening or pulls air from the output opening. The output air duct is connected between the output opening of the sterilization chamber and a passenger directed nozzle and is configured to direct sterilized air from the sterilization chamber towards a passenger.
Abstract:
A method by a user equipment having a plurality of subscriber identity modules to receive paging messages while registered with a plurality of public land mobile networks (PLMNs) is disclosed. The method includes calculating a first paging occasion (PO) in a paging frame (PF) based on a first identity obtained using a first subscriber identity module for monitoring for a paging message from a first PLMN. The method includes calculating a second PO in a PF based on a second identity obtained using a second subscriber identity module for monitoring for a paging message from a second PLMN. The method further includes determining the occurrence of a PO collision based on the first PO overlapping in time with the second PO, and sending a message to a radio access network node connected to the second PLMN indicating the occurrence of the PO collision and including the second identity.
Abstract:
A method is provided for dialing a telephone number from a communication device that includes an alphanumeric input device. The alphanumeric input device allows selection of a plurality of alphabetic characters and selection of a plurality of numeric characters. An alphabetic character that is selected among the plurality of alphabetic characters is sensed. The sensed alphabetic character is translated into a number. A numeric character, that is selected separately from the selection of the alphabetic character, is sensed. A telephone number that includes the translated number and the sensed numeric character is dialed.
Abstract:
An aircraft-based inflight entertainment (IFE) security processing system is configured to receive log event streams from components of an IFE system and/or connected to the IFE system. The IFE security processing system aggregates content of the log event streams based on a level of aggregation set by aggregation commands received from a ground-based cybersecurity operations center to generate an aggregated log file, and communicates the aggregated log file through a satellite communication pathway to the ground-based cybersecurity operations center. Related ground-based cybersecurity operations centers are disclosed. Corresponding operations by cybersecurity operations centers are disclosed.