A method for managing a virtual fence for a secondary device with respect to a controller device includes activating the controller device associated with a first object and a secondary device associated with a second object. The method includes establishing the virtual fence for the controller device and the secondary device, where the first virtual fence surrounds the secondary device and the controller device is positioned within the first virtual fence. The method includes receiving, from the controller device, a ping with location information for the controller device and the secondary device. The method includes, responsive to determining an adjustment to the first virtual fence is required, adjusting the first virtual fence based on a movement of the secondary device from a first location to a second location.

Wireless communication methods and devices are provided. The wireless communication method includes transmitting a reference signal and a data signal in a Physical Resource Block (PRB) with a coverage enhancement level, wherein the number of resource elements transmitting the reference signal in the PRB is determined by the coverage enhancement level, the channel type and/or the coding rate of the data signal.

A process uses electronic badges to convey a condition associated with an environment to an industrial vehicle. The process comprises identifying a condition in a limited, defined environment and associating the identified condition with a badge ID. The process also comprises programming an electronic badge based upon the identified condition and positioning the electronic badge within a work area of industrial vehicles. Still further, the process comprises receiving, by a processor on an industrial vehicle, information from the electronic badge including at least one of the associated badge ID and the identified condition. The information is received via a badge communicator that communicates with electronic badges that are within a predetermined range of the industrial vehicle via a first wireless communication link. The process also determines the condition from the information from the electronic badge, and controls the industrial vehicle to take a predetermined action based upon the determined condition.

The invention relates to a method, system and computer program product for determining a position of a person with respect to a blind spot of a vehicle. In a first aspect, the invention relates to a method for determining a position of a person with respect to a blind spot of a vehicle. In a second and third aspect, the invention relates to a system and a computer program product, respectively, for determining a position of a person with respect to a blind spot of a vehicle. Embodiments of the present invention are discussed throughout the claims, description and figures.

A method of estimating a number of persons gathering at an Area of Interest for attending a public happening during a time interval on a day is proposed. Said Area of Interest is defined by an Area of Interest center and an Area of Interest radius and is covered by a mobile telecommunication network having a plurality of communication stations each of which adapted to manage communications of user equipment in one or more served areas in which the mobile telecommunication network is subdivided.

A method for a disaster notification service not requiring collecting of location information, and systems thereof. The method includes the steps of: receiving, from at least one registration system, disaster information including a disaster location and disaster notification information; specifying, a set of location information, each including location information which corresponds to the disaster location of each of at least one item of disaster information; transmitting, the specified set of location information to a plurality of user terminals; if any one of the plurality of user terminals determines that the location of the user terminal is included in matching location information included in the set of location information, receiving, a content transmission request including identification information of the matching location information; and transmitting, content including the matching disaster notification information corresponding to the matching location information in response to reception of the content transmission request.

Various systems and methods for providing a proximity measurement system are provided herein. A proximity measurement system includes: a user tracking service to calculate a travel area of a user, the travel area representing an area that the user has traveled within during a period of time, a proximity service to: identify a reminder task created by the user, the reminder task having an associated point of interest; identify a plurality of geographical locations of the point of interest; and calculate an effective proximity measure based on the travel area of the user and the plurality of geographical locations; and a notification service to transmit a notification to the user when the user is within the effective proximity measure of any one of the plurality of geographical locations.

A method of estimating flows of persons gathering at an Area of Interest for attending a public happening during a time interval on a day includes defining a plurality of calculated radius values of the Area of interest radius, and, for each calculated radius value: identifying a number of relevant served areas; identifying a first number of user equipment; identifying a second number of user equipment associated; computing a normalized statistical quantity by normalizing the statistical quantity with respect to the radii of the relevant served areas; computing an optimum radius value of the Area of Interest radius; identifying persons gathering for attending the public happening; computing at least one matrix accounting for movements of persons.

A method is provided for estimating flows of persons that gathered at an Area of Interest for attending a public happening during a time interval on a day. The Area of Interest is defined by an Area of Interest center and an Area of Interest radius and is covered by a mobile telecommunication network having a plurality of communication stations (105a) each of which is adapted to manage communications of user equipment in one or more served areas in which the mobile telecommunication network is subdivided.

A device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to select a vehicle attached to a base station; determine a speed and a vehicle type associated with the vehicle; and calculate an estimated braking distance for the vehicle based on the speed and the vehicle type. The processor may be further configured to generate a geofence for the vehicle based on the calculated estimated braking distance; use the generated geofence to identify at least one relevant Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) message to be forwarded to the vehicle; and forward the identified at least one relevant V2X message to the vehicle via the base station.