A tour group member gathering device includes a processing unit, an interface unit, a communication unit, and a map unit. The processing unit is connected to all units and controls all units accordingly. When the processing unit receives tour group member location information from the communication unit, the processing unit marks a current location and a tour group member location on map information generated by the map unit according to current location information and the tour group member location information. When marked event information is generated by the interface unit, the processing unit also generates a marked event location and a marked event message on the map information according to the marked event information. As the map information, the marked event information and the current location are displayed through the interface unit, a tour group member is able to effectively locate and communicate with other members of the tour group.

A method of receiving multicast transmission from a base station includes receiving allocation information about a feedback channel including a plurality of resources shared by another terminal, determining feedback information based on an estimated channel with the base station, determining a plurality of transmission power levels respectively corresponding to the plurality of resources based on the feedback information, and transmitting channel feedback to the base station on the feedback channel based on the plurality of transmission power levels.

An apparatus, including a processor which provides an electronic forum capable of providing a video or audio broadcast of a sporting event to users and capable of allowing the users to communicate with one another before, during, or after, the sporting event via text messaging, video conferencing, or audio conferencing, place a bet or bets on an outcome of, or on an event occurring during, the sporting event, and receive information regarding bets available, betting odds, changes in betting odds, or analytics information; a transmitter which transmits the electronic forum to a user communication device; and a receiver which receives information transmitted from the user communication device. The apparatus provides, via the electronic forum, player performance tracking data and betting activity information or betting market activity information. The player performance tracking data is obtained by an optical camera. a local positioning, or a GPS/GNSS, player performance tracking system.

There is provided an apparatus. The apparatus is configured to: store information of a multicast session, the information comprising at least one identifier of the multicast session, and information about access to different content for the multicast session in a plurality of different location areas; and, in response to a request from a second apparatus, provide to the second apparatus information about access to content of the multicast session in at least one of the plurality of different location areas.

A method includes: defining, by a computer device, an audio collaborative environment; defining, by the computer device, an access control of the audio collaborative environment, wherein the access control includes a geofence; receiving, by the computer device, a request from at least one user device to connect to the audio collaborative environment; determining, by the computer device, the at least one user device satisfies the access control; connecting, by the computer device, the at least one user device to an audio channel of the audio collaborative environment; recording, by the computer device, audio data transmitted on the audio channel by the at least one user device; storing, by the computer device, the audio data in a record; tagging, by the computer device, respective portions of the audio data in the record; and presenting one of the respective portions of the audio data to a user based on the tagging.

A queue management ultra-wideband (UWB) automated teller machine (ATM) transaction pre-staging systems and methods for use with an ATM server, at least one UWB-enabled wireless portable electronic device, and a plurality of UWB-enabled ATMs are disclosed. Transactions are pre-staged by the UWB-enabled devices with the ATM servers. Queue wait times at each UWB-enabled ATM can be determined based on how many transactions have been scheduled for the ATM, how many customers are currently waiting at the ATM, and what currency resources are required by the pre-staged transactions. Geographical distances between the user and the ATMs can be determined. Based on historical customer ATM usage preferences, the distance to various ATMs, and queue wait times, the ATM server may make recommendations regarding which ATM would be optimal for the customer to use to complete the pre-staged transaction.

A method may include receiving registration information from a first user equipment (UE) device and identifying a first multicast service associated with the first UE device. The method may also include transmitting, to the first UE device, a first file associated with the first multicast service and determining a number of UE devices associated with the first multicast service that have provided registration information. The method may further include determining whether a threshold associated with the number of UE devices that have provided registration information has been reached and initiating a broadcast of content associated with the first multicast service, in response to determining that the threshold has been reached.

Disclosed is a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable record medium for providing a plurality of group calls in a single chatroom. A group call providing method including receiving, by the at least one processor, information about a plurality of group call channels generated in response to a first request from at least one member included in a chatroom, from a server, providing, by the at least one processor, a group call channel list about the plurality of group call channels through the chatroom based on the information about the plurality of group call channels, and starting, by the at least one processor, a group call through a specific group call channel, from among the plurality of group call channels, in response to receiving a second request for joining the specific group call channel through the group call channel list may be provided.

An approach is provided in which the approach establishes a geo-fence around a user in response to the user invoking a video conversation corresponding to a conversational context. The approach determines an action in response to detecting an entity crossing the geo-fence. The action is based on the entity and the conversational context of the video conversation. The approach invokes the action by transmitting a message to a device in proximity to the entity.

A communication method for transmitting multicast data by using a same multicast user plane function (UPF) includes: a first session management function (SMF) obtains forwarding configuration information or quality of service (QoS) context information of multicast data, and sends, to a second SMF, first path information for establishing a transmission path for multicast data transmission between a multicast UPF and a unicast UPF, or second path information for establishing a transmission path between the multicast UPF and an access network device.