Abstract:
Techniques for enhanced backhaul flow control are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a backhaul control system is described that comprises a base station controller (BSC), a backhaul network, and a base transceiver station (BTS). Each is responsive to data and messaging transmitted and received. In one aspect, the BTS includes a queue and a controller. The amount of data in a queue is adjusted by a controller based upon calculating a target queue size value. The controller non-uniformly adjusts the amount of data in a queue based upon a target queue size value which is based upon communication system parameters. The target queue size and amount of data in a queue is adjusted so as to reduce buffer underrun, decrease system latency, and increase communication system throughput.
Abstract:
A method for synchronizing a wireless communication system is disclosed. A silence duration for a base station is determined based on the time required for a neighbor base station to obtain or maintain synchronization. All transmissions from the base station are ceased for the silence duration. Multiple base stations level may cease transmissions at the same time, thus mitigating interference.
Abstract:
A radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking device (101), that includes a global positioning satellite (GPS) interface (110) and an RFID interface (114). The RFID interface (114) is capable of communicating with an RFID tag on an RFID item (105-108) and reading the RFID. The device (101) is capable of detecting the RFID item (105-108), obtaining a GPS location via the GPS interface (110), and associating the GPS location with the RFID and the RFID item and storing the associated GPS location with the RFID item.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to video rate adaptation techniques that may use information from a medium access control (MAC) layer and radio link protocol (RLP) layer. The techniques may greatly reduce video delay by adjusting video encoding rate. For real-time video telephony (VT) applications, these techniques may provide graceful quality degradation and improve user experience, especially when the channel conditions degrade.
Abstract:
Disclosed are examples in which the acknowledgement channel is used for retransmitting a frame received with error. A receiver is configured to transmit an acknowledgment for a frame when the frame is decoded following receipt of the last Pilot Control Group (PCG) of the same frame. The transmitter is configured to receive the acknowledgment of an earlier frame during a subsequent frame, and not to retransmit the earlier frame. The two frames may be adjacent. During connection setup negotiation, the system can determine the values of ack_mask1 defining allowed times for the receiver to acknowledge successful decoding of the subsequent frame, and ack_mask2 defining allowed times for the receiver to acknowledge successful decoding of the earlier frame. The two mask values provide non-overlapping allowed times, so the receiver can acknowledge within the subsequent frame (1) successful decoding of the earlier frame, and (2) successful decoding of the subsequent frame.
Abstract:
An electronic device (10) may transmit point-of-view information to a server (40) that searches an image database (44) for images that were taken from a corresponding point-of-view. Matching images may be displayed to a user of the electronic device and the user may be provided with an option to save one or more of the matching images in place of or in addition to a picture that was captured with the electronic device.
Abstract:
A camera assembly that generates a high-quality self portrait may include a plurality of reflecting surfaces, such as an array of mirrors or a multi-faceted reflecting element. Each reflecting surface may be arranged so as to assist the user align the camera by rotational movement and/or translated movement to achieve a different field of view for the camera assembly for each reflecting surface. In this manner, the user may sequentially use the various reflecting surfaces to capture an image corresponding to each reflecting surface so that each image corresponds to a different portion of a scene. These portions of the scene may have some overlap and may be stitched together to form a panoramic self portrait that includes the user and portions of the scene behind the user.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to display datastream broadcasting technologies. In particular, the present invention relates to methods, systems and computer program products for displaying at one or more display end-points, an integrated display that is generated based on a primary display datastream and a secondary interactive display datastream. In an embodiment, the invention comprises (i) initiating a primary display datastream transmission session with a display end-point, (ii) initiating a secondary interactive display data stream transmission session with the display end point, (iii) implementing simultaneous display of first video content corresponding to a primary display datastream and second video content corresponding to a secondary interactive display data stream on a display device associated with the display end point, (iv) receiving one or more user input control signals, and (v) implementing video content delivery control of the secondary interactive display datastream based on the received user input control signals.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses are provided that include providing switching functionality at a low power base station to allow the low power base station to route communications related to mobile devices and a local area network (LAN) over one or more broadband connections. In this configuration, the low power base station communicates over the one or more broadband connections without traversing the LAN, and can thus implement quality-of-service (QoS) or other parameters for connections from various devices and the LAN. In addition, the low power base station can provide additional switching to route communications between the mobile devices and LAN devices using local internet protocol access.
Abstract:
A method and system of providing a low battery charge warning in an electronic device that employs a rechargeable power source such as a rechargeable battery. The method and system determine whether a charge state of a battery is sufficient to provide the device with power for a predicted usage. The predicted usage and predicted power requirement may be determined from a usage profile of the device. The predicted usage and power requirement may also be determined from data associated with an event record as may be stored in a calendar application on the device. The method and system may provide an advance notice to the user of the device of a potential low battery situation.