Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems read location data representing a current location of a mobile device. The location data for the mobile device is taken at a first sampling rate. Upon determining that the location data indicates that the mobile device is approaching a geographic area having a history of wireless communication loss, the mobile device is triggered to increase location data sampling from the first sampling rate to a second sampling rate.

Techniques for detecting and presenting rewards for presence are disclosed. Presence of a mobile device within a building is detected based on a plurality of triggers including a degradation of a first signal and a concurrent improvement of a second signal. The triggers are identified by a client-side application of the mobile device or a corresponding server-side processor with which the client-side application is in communication and from which the client-side application is configured to automatically receive available rewards. In response to detecting presence within the building, the server-side processor determines that a user of the mobile device is eligible for a reward, and the reward is provided to the user via the client-side application at the mobile device.

The disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station supporting random access. The UE first transmits a first radio signal, and then receives a second radio signal. A first bit block is used for generating the first radio signal, the first bit block includes a positive integer number of bits, the first bit block carries a first identifier and a first data block, the first bit block lacks a field used for indicating RRC connection request cause information, a field used for indicating RRC connection reestablishment request cause information or a field used for indicating RRC connection resume request cause information compared with a Msg3, the first data block includes a positive integer number of higher-layer bits, the second radio signal carries a second identifier. The first identifier is equal to the second identifier.

Wireless mobile device functionality can be added to radio devices via a hardware device that comprises wireless network access. Alternatively, radio device functionality can be shared with a wireless mobile device or the hardware device. The functionalities of either device can be shared via a physical or wireless connection. For example, a microphone device comprising a display screen and long-term evolution (LTE) functionality can be connected to a radio device to facilitate LTE functionality for the radio device. Thus, a user of the radio device can utilize the display screen of the microphone device to send text data, which could not previously be sent by the radio device, over the wireless network via the microphone device.

Wireless mobile device functionality can be added to radio devices via a hardware device that comprises wireless network access. Alternatively, radio device functionality can be shared with a wireless mobile device or the hardware device. The functionalities of either device can be shared via a physical or wireless connection. For example, a microphone device comprising a display screen and long-term evolution (LTE) functionality can be connected to a radio device to facilitate LTE functionality for the radio device. Thus, a user of the radio device can utilize the display screen of the microphone device to send text data, which could not previously be sent by the radio device, over the wireless network via the microphone device.

There is provided an apparatus, said apparatus including circuitry configured for receiving an indication, at a user equipment from a network, to operate in an inactive state, receiving a criteria related to the inactive state, and in response to the criteria being met, performing one or more actions.

There is provided an apparatus, said apparatus including circuitry configured for receiving an indication, at a user equipment from a network, to operate in an inactive state, receiving a criteria related to the inactive state, and in response to the criteria being met, performing one or more actions.

Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for managing parking monitoring and enforcement. Parking at a meter or in a parking lot or ramp can be provided as a subscription. A registration and verification process for the subscription service can be provided as a multi-step process that combines the smart parking meter with a QR code, a mobile parking app for a smartphone, a central parking management system, and digital images of the parked vehicle(s). The registration process verifies that only vehicles owned by the subscriber are associated with the subscriber's account. Steps can also be employed to ensure that subscribers are not incorrectly issued parking citations by determining whether license plate data for a vehicle initially determined to be in violation matches an active subscription parker's roster of registered vehicles.

Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for managing parking monitoring and enforcement. Parking at a meter or in a parking lot or ramp can be provided as a subscription. A registration and verification process for the subscription service can be provided as a multi-step process that combines the smart parking meter with a QR code, a mobile parking app for a smartphone, a central parking management system, and digital images of the parked vehicle(s). The registration process verifies that only vehicles owned by the subscriber are associated with the subscriber's account. Steps can also be employed to ensure that subscribers are not incorrectly issued parking citations by determining whether license plate data for a vehicle initially determined to be in violation matches an active subscription parker's roster of registered vehicles.

A controller and a control method for controlling an electronic equipment including a communication unit and a communication interface acquires from a cellular communication network theoretically divided into a plurality of slices in accordance with different service types, via a communication interface, an identifier allocated to at least one of the plurality of slices, specifies, based on the identifier, at least one provided service type which is a type of service provided by the cellular communication network, and transmits to a server via the communication interface, a report message including a network identifier indicating the cellular communication network and the at least one provided service type.