An intelligent transportation system (ITS) for a vehicle is described. The ITS includes: a packet count estimator arranged to receive broadcast ITS transmissions from a plurality of neighbouring vehicles and provide an indication of a number of packets received from the plurality of neighbouring vehicles, where the indication includes at least an information length and a data rate of the received packets; a fair resource allocator circuit operably coupled to the packet count estimator and configured to adjust at least one ITS broadcast transmission parameter of the ITS based on the indication of the number of received packets; and a transmitter operably coupled to the fair resource allocator circuit and configured to broadcast at least one ITS message using the adjusted at least one ITS broadcast transmission parameter.

Implementations generally relate to data transmission in networks. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a first management protocol message from a first edge device, where the first management protocol message includes first edge device information associated with the first edge device, receiver device information associated with a receiver device, and a request by the receiver device to receive multicast data. The method also includes receiving a second management protocol message from a second edge device, where the second management protocol message includes second edge device information associated with the second edge device and sender device information associated with a sender device. The method also includes enabling unicast communication between the sender device and the receiver device based on the first management protocol message and the second management protocol message.

An irrigation system includes a network hub and a plurality of remote terminal units configured for wireless communication with the network hub. The remote terminal units are connected to a device for irrigation control or sensing, such as a valve for a sprinkler. The network hub is configured to transmit a wireless broadcast to the remote terminal units, in which the wireless broadcast includes a plurality of individual packets transmitted in succession, each of the plurality of individual packets including a network identifier associated with the network hub, a time remaining in a broadcast period of time, and an assignment map indicative of an assigned state for each of the plurality of remote terminal units.

A system receives smart speaker skill/application generation information generates a first smart speaker skill or application using the smart speaker skill/application generation information, receives at least one scheduled post to schedule at least one briefing at a scheduled time to be broadcast to a first plurality of smart speaker devices having the first smart speaker skill or application, receives tracking and analytics information from each smart speaker in the first plurality of smart speaker devices having the first smart speaker skill or application, and determines an audience for the at least one briefing comprising the first plurality of smart speaker devices having the first smart speaker skill or application and a second plurality of smart speaker devices having a second smart speaker skill or application different from the first smart speaker skill or application based on the tracking and analytics information.

A system includes a server, a plurality of end devices, and at least one gathering gateway serving as a relay between the server and the end devices. The server creates at least one group and allocates end devices to each group created; defines, for each group, instances of a group reception window separated by a period so as to occur at deterministic instants; receives uplink frames coming from end devices; for such end device allocated to a group, acknowledges the uplink frames received in a downlink frame transmitted in multicast mode, in such group reception window defined for said group, said downlink frame including a group acknowledgement for all the uplink frames sent by end devices of the group during the period preceding said instance of the group reception window; and, for such end device that is not allocated to a group, acknowledges the uplink frames received in unicast mode.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling from a base station that indicates a multicast or broadcast wake up signal (WUS) format. The UE may receive a multicast or broadcast WUS from the base station during a WUS monitoring occasion of a connected mode discontinuous reception (C-DRX) cycle in accordance with the control signaling. The multicast or broadcast WUS may indicate upcoming transmissions for a set of multicast or broadcast services (MBSs). If, for example, the UE is subscribed to a first MBS from the set of MBSs and the multicast or broadcast WUS indicates an upcoming transmission for the first MBS, the UE may monitor for the upcoming transmission during an active duration of the C-DRX cycle. Otherwise, the UE may enter a sleep mode to conserve power.

The present invention provides systems and methods for improved communication management. The present invention provides a platform for providing intuitive, semi-automated, large-scale, two-way text messaging communication between a client or customer (e.g., business or company) and participants/recipients tied to, or otherwise associated or registered with a service provided by the client or customer. The platform provides a consolidated web-based interface with which the client/customer may interact to manage the handling of participant data and to further manage the transmission of targeted outgoing text messages to one or more participants. The web-based interface further allows for the client/customer to automate the handling of an incoming text messages and data associated therewith, including, but not limited to, database updates, creation of automated responses to incoming text messages, and other actions, such as analysis of participant engagement based on participant response and output of engagement metrics.

Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to per-session invocation of priority services based upon network available information. A service architecture can include a service architecture core and a service execution runtime framework in which a priority service application is executable to perform operations to provide a priority service for a communications session. The priority service application can determine whether a priority service should be invoked for the communications session based upon priority criteria. If a determination is made that the priority service is to be invoked for the communications session based upon the priority criteria, the priority service application can invoke the priority service for the communications session. If a determination is made that the priority service is not to be invoked for the communications session based upon the priority criteria, the priority service application can cause the communications session to be coordinated without the priority service.

A broadcaster device generates a live stream including video-based commentary regarding a live event combined with an audio and/or video feed of the live event itself. A viewer device receives a copy of the integrated live event and commentator stream and synchronized event information (e.g., real-time scores), and displays the integrated stream and the event information (e.g., as a “scorebug”). Viewers of a given live event may seamlessly select amongst different broadcasters for the same live event to access different integrated live event and commentator streams respectively synchronized with the event information. A social media platform is provided in tandem with live streaming of digital content relating to live events to allow a given broadcaster and their associated viewers to communicate with one another, comment on the event and/or the broadcaster's live stream, and send digital gifts.

Systems, programs, and media for creating virtual events and presenting the virtual event content to attendees of the virtual events are described herein. A virtual event hosting system may receive input from an event creator for creating an event comprising stages, sessions, networking, and expos. The event may provide a virtual environment for presenting users to make presentations and attendees to view and interact with the presenting users and other attendees. Data associated with the event and the attendees may be collected for analysis to improve engagement in future virtual events.