Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080244079 | COMPUTER PATCH MANAGEMENT IN "ROAD WARRIOR" CONTEXTS - Methods and arrangements for facilitating and streamlining patch management in “road warrior” and analogous contexts. Particularly, there are broadly contemplated herein, in accordance with at least one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention, methods and arrangements for facilitating determinations of suitable times for enabling system updates and/or downloads. | 10-02-2008 |
20080244096 | DISKLESS CLIENT USING A HYPERVISOR - An arrangement for facilitating remote booting in diskless client systems as just described. To this end, there is broadly contemplated herein the employment of a hypervisor that can freely accommodate a variety of booting arrangements for a given OS. This then ensures that few if any modifications, especially costly ones, would need to be made to the OS to ensure greater versatility. | 10-02-2008 |
20080244254 | MULTI-MODE COMPUTER OPERATION - A mobile device, such as a laptop or notebook computer, capable of booting from at least two environments. If a remote environment is present, the mobile device may boot from the remote environment. The mobile device may also boot from the local environment. | 10-02-2008 |
20080255932 | Method for Enticing Computer Users to Return to an Electronic Commerce Portal - A method for enticing computer users to return to an electronic commerce portal is disclosed. In response to a user registering to a merchant server for the first time, a unique number is associated with the user. Hardware information is then obtained from a computer utilized by the user. A digital certificate is generated by encrypting the unique number along with the obtained hardware information. The digital certificate is subsequently sent to the user computer for generating a unique customer number to be displayed on a web page of the user computer. On a periodic basis, the merchant server sends a master number to the user computer to be displayed on a web page of the user computer. In response to a notification of the master number matches the unique customer number on the user computer, a prize claiming process can be initiated. | 10-16-2008 |
20090083534 | REMOTE PC BOOTUP VIA A HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method computer usable medium and computer system circuitry are disclosed for starting or “booting up” a computer from a remote location using a remote command device such as a cellular telephone. The method and system includes a secure means for remotely storing and transmitting security passwords. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083555 | REMOTE COMPUTER LOCKDOWN - A method and system are disclosed for placing a computer in a safe and secure lock down state from a remote location using a remote command device such as a cellular telephone. The method and system includes optional security provisions before restarting the computer. | 03-26-2009 |
20090089590 | MERGING EXTERNAL NVRAM WITH FULL DISK ENCRYPTION - Methods and arrangements for managing a flash drive, hard disk, or connection between the two, in a manner to ensure that sensitive data is not decrypted at any time when it would be vulnerable. Accordingly, in a first implementation, the data may preferably be encrypted as it first goes into a flash drive and decrypted when it comes out of the flash drive. In another implementation, the flash drive may be logically bound to the hard disk, so that they would both use the same encryption key. In yet another implementation, if a hard disk is moved to another system, then the flash drive may also preferably be simultaneously moved. | 04-02-2009 |
20090089808 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR EFFECTING SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL TRANSFER OR MANAGEMENT - Arrangements for permitting incoming mail to be transferred from a WAN Drive to a notebook computer hard drive under conditions that are not stressful to the hard drive. Preferably, a WAN card is configured to wake a notebook when mail capacity is full or close to full. Mail is then preferably moved from the flash drive to the hard drive, subject to verification that this will not overly stress the hard drive. In a variant embodiment, the WAN card may preferably be configured to wake a notebook when mail is received at all. Again, mail is then preferably moved from the flash drive to the hard drive, subject to verification that this will not overly stress the hard drive. Once mail is moved to the hard drive, the system preferably runs an embedded email program that allows the user to employ an existing VPN infrastructure. | 04-02-2009 |
20090089875 | LOCAL VERIFICATION OF TRUSTED DISPLAY BASED ON REMOTE SERVER VERIFICATION - In a system with a main memory, a network adapter, and a display, a transaction security module in communication with the network adapter. The transaction security module acts to: establish a secure identification item with an entity which positively identifies the entity; accept an application OS of the entity; and initiate a guest OS with the entity; the network adapter acting to connect with the entity subsequent to initiation of a guest OS; and the display acting to display the secure identification item subsequent to connection with the entity. | 04-02-2009 |
20090138868 | Techniques for Providing Software Patches to a Computer System - A technique for providing a software patch to an associated computer system includes receiving, at a wireless communication device, a communication. Next, it is determined, at the wireless communication device, whether the communication is associated with a software patch available for the associated computer system. When the communication is associated with the software patch, a notification is sent from the wireless communication device to the associated computer system that the software patch is available. | 05-28-2009 |
20090205044 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SECURE HARD DRIVE SIGNED AUDIT - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for secure hard disk signed audit. The apparatus is provided with a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the necessary steps of monitoring interactions with an audited system, detecting an interrupt event corresponding to an auditable interaction, and logging an audit record for the auditable interaction in response to the interrupt event, wherein the audit record is logged in an access-restricted portion of a portion-securable hard disk. These modules in the described embodiments include a gate module, a detection module, and a logging module. | 08-13-2009 |
20090222651 | S3 BIOS OPERATING SYSTEM SWITCH - Arrangements for employing a system BIOS (basic input/output system) to handle email during a suspended state (such as an “S3” state as will be better understood herebelow). Preferably, the BIOS is employed to “jump” between two suspended images such that, e.g., two more powerful OS's can be employed to manage the mail function. | 09-03-2009 |
20090222889 | REMOTE DISABLEMENT OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM - Methods and arrangements for ensuring that, when a computer system is stolen or otherwise misplaced, the system is rendered unusable (i.e., locked down). Conventional solutions have required software running on the system to perform the lockdown action, but in accordance with at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention is the linkage of TPM (Trusted Platform Module) and AMT (Active Management Technology) solutions whereby an AMT arrangement can remove secure data or identifiers so that any encrypted data present on the system will become unusable. | 09-03-2009 |
20090222909 | Password Management Outside of a Bios - In accordance with at least one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is broadly contemplated herein the managing of a POP not solely in the BIOS but at least partly in a more secure location. In accordance with a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, this location could be in a NVRAM (non-volatile random access memory) inside a TPM (trusted platform module). Most preferably, this location will contain code that the BIOS preferably will need to access and employ in order to complete the booting of the system. | 09-03-2009 |
20090243542 | INTEGRATED POWER ADAPTER FOR A LAPTOP - A power pack arrangement for a laptop computer, wherein an AC/DC adapter is integrated with a battery pack to form one cohesive unit freely insertable into and removable from a laptop computer housing. | 10-01-2009 |
20090248845 | NETWORK BANDWIDTH CONTROL FOR NETWORK STORAGE - Network bandwidth is allocated to storage access requests as a function of a client system activities. Client system activities that produce network access requests and remote storage access requests are monitored. The network bandwidth allocation between network access requests and storage access requests is modified as a function of the monitored client system activities. | 10-01-2009 |
20090327687 | ARRANGEMENTS FOR ESTABLISHING MANAGEMENT ENGINE DEFAULT SETTINGS - The employment of a process of applying user-defined defaults to a management engine or analogous arrangement, wherein a system BIOS calls or recalls such defaults, as needed, from NVRAM responsive to the need for a reset of defaults. | 12-31-2009 |
20100007612 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED TOUCHPAD ADJUSTMENTS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for automated touchpad adjustments. A Touchpad Corrective Action (TCA) detection module detects a TCA within a specified input limit after a touchpad input. An adjustment module decreases a touchpad sensitivity in response to detecting the TCA. | 01-14-2010 |
20100039064 | Slate Wireless Keyboard Charging and Connection - An approach is provided that determines whether keyboard power connection points included in a wireless keyboard are connected to system power connection points in a computer system. Power is sent from the computer system to the wireless keyboard. The power is transmitted through the system power connection points to the keyboard power connection points. Keyboard components included in the wireless keyboard are also powered using the power sent from the computer system. If the keyboard power connection points are not connected to the system power connection points, the keyboard components are powered included in the wireless keyboard by using a keyboard battery that is included in the wireless keyboard. One of the keyboard components that receives power is a wireless interface that connects the wireless keyboard to the computer system. | 02-18-2010 |
20100039387 | Slate Wireless Keyboard Connection and Proximity Display Enhancement for Visible Display Area - An approach is provided that identifies when a wireless keyboard unit is connected to an information handling system that includes a display screen that is partially blocked when the keyboard is attached. A determination is made as to the size of the visible portion of the display screen. Items are displayed on the visible portion of the display screen. The approach refrains from displaying items on the blocked portion of the display screen. The user is able to move the wireless keyboard, the movement of the keyboard resulting in a changed size of the visible portion of the display screen. After the keyboard is repositioned, the visual items are re-displayed on the visible portion of the display screen so that the items fit in the changed size of the visible portion of the display screen. | 02-18-2010 |
20100039764 | Transformer Case for Notebook Slate Computer with Wireless Keyboard - An approach is provided that uses a foldable transformable display case that includes two panels. The two panels are attached using a hinge. Two components are attachable to at least one of the panels. One of the two components is an integrated display screen. Another component is a keyboard unit. At least one of the components can be removed from the panels. | 02-18-2010 |
20100058042 | Techniques for Booting a Stateless Client - A technique for booting a stateless client includes booting a virtual machine (VM) monitor on the client. The VM monitor is stored in a non-volatile memory area of a memory subsystem (of the client) and a first portion of an operating system (which does not include any state information for the operating system) is stored in the non-volatile memory area of the client. Booting of the operating system for the client is initiated and a remote storage (that stores a second portion of the operating system that includes state information for the operating system) is accessed via a communication link. Booting of the operating system for the client is completed using the second portion of the operating system. | 03-04-2010 |
20100106994 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTING POWER CONSUMPTION - A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for adapting power consumption. A recording module records a usage record for each component within a computer at scheduled audit times. The usage record comprises a usage level, an application list, a time stamp, a network access point, a computation category, a time category, and a location category. A scenario module creates a plurality of usage scenarios. Each usage scenario comprises a unique combination of a specified computation category, a specified time category, and a specified location category. A profile module creates a power setting profile for each usage scenario. Each power setting profile specifies a target power status for each component of the computer. A scenario detection module detects a first usage scenario. An adjustment module sets a power status of each component to the first usage scenario target power status for the component. | 04-29-2010 |
20100115256 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR QUIESCING A BOOT ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for quiescing a boot environment. A reservation module reserves a portion of a first storage device. A store module stores an update boot image to the reserved portion. A detection module detects the update boot image stored on the first storage device when the computer boots and executes the update boot image in place of a standard boot image in response to detecting the update boot image. The update boot image places a computer in a known quiescent state. | 05-06-2010 |
20100131847 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MEDIA AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL MEDIA CONTENT - The invention broadly contemplates a system providing an integrated television and Internet media experience. The system provides for automatic integration of television and Internet media via identification of source input media, analysis of the identified source input media, retrieval of related Internet content, and integration of the source media and the related Internet content for display. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131986 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED LOCAL CONTENT IDENTIFICATION - The invention provides systems and methods to identify local market media content utilizing a disturbed system and to determine what additional content is relevant in a self-aware, automatic way. A central location stores identification information and related content so in the future it is available if and when another user watches the same content. Therefore, the next time local market media content is played, it can be identified and additional related content can be quickly (e.g. in real time) made available. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131997 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MEDIA INTEGRATION AND DISPLAY - The invention, according to at least one embodiment, broadly contemplates systems, methods and apparatuses for preparing media from a plurality of media sources for display. The media sources include, but are not limited to, component media sources and related media sources. Identification of media is supported, as is the selective combined display of media from the plurality of media sources utilizing an instruction set allowing for the selective modification of the plurality of media. | 05-27-2010 |
20100146317 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Power Management Utilizing Multiple Processor Types - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for computer system power management. A control module | 06-10-2010 |
20100162015 | ENERGY SAVING SUBSYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The instant invention broadly contemplates an energy saving subsystem comprising a secondary CPU that utilizes less power than a main CPU, thereby allowing an electronic device (e.g. a laptop PC) having the secondary CPU to use less power and run for longer periods of time on a limited power supply. Thus, the invention permits the electronic device to be utilized for extended periods and extends the battery life. | 06-24-2010 |
20100191946 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING USER BOOT VIA A STORAGE AREA NETWORK - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for remotely booting a client from a storage area network (“SAN”). A connection module enables a client, such as a diskless client, to connect to two or more storage area networks (“SANs”), the SANs belonging to a group of redundant SANs, each SAN in the group redundantly storing at least a portion of substantially identical operating system data for the client. The boot module enables the client to remotely boot an operating system from the two or more redundant SANs. The boot module makes at least one read request to each of the two or more connected SANs, each read request configured to retrieve a disparate portion of the operating system data for loading the operating system onto the client. The boot module loads the operating system onto the client using a combination of data retrieved from the two or more connected SANs. | 07-29-2010 |
20100205375 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM OF FORWARD CACHING FOR A MANAGED CLIENT - A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed of forward caching for a managed client. A storage module stores a software image on a storage device of a backend server. The backend server provides virtual disk storage on the storage device through a first intermediate network point for a plurality of diskless data processing devices. Each diskless data processing device communicates directly with the first intermediate network point. The storage module caches an image instance of the software image at the first intermediate network point. A tracking module detects an update to the software image on the storage device. The storage module copies the updated software image to the first intermediate network point as an updated image instance. | 08-12-2010 |
20110029864 | Touch-Optimized Approach for Controlling Computer Function Using Touch Sensitive Tiles - An approach is provided that receives a request from a user while a system is in a desktop environment, such as windowing computer interface. The desktop environment includes graphical user interface elements, such as standard icons, that are not optimized for touch-enabled input by the user from a touch-enabled display screen. When a request, such as a gesture is received at the touch-enabled display screen, a tiles environment is invoked. The tiles environment include touch-optimized graphical tiles displayed on the display screen that respond when touched by the user. In one embodiment, the tiles environment is an overlay of the desktop environment. | 02-03-2011 |
20110029904 | Behavior and Appearance of Touch-Optimized User Interface Elements for Controlling Computer Function - An approach is provided that renders graphical user interface (GUI) elements, such as tiles or icons, on display screen. Some of the tiles correspond to software functions. User configurable rendering properties are retrieved that correspond to one of the GUI elements. The configurable rendering properties include a shape property or size property. The selected tile is then rendered on the display screen using the rendering properties. A gesture, directed toward the rendered GUI element, is received at the touch-enabled display screen. If the GUI element corresponds to a software function, the software function is launched in response to one or more of the gestures, such as a “tap” gesture. | 02-03-2011 |
20110029927 | Emulating Fundamental Forces of Physics on a Virtual, Touchable Object - An approach is provided that receives a gesture from a user with the gesture being directed at a graphical user interface element. The gesture is received by the user at a touch-enabled display screen. Emulated physics properties are retrieved that correspond to the selected graphical user interface element. The system detects a speed and a direction from the received gesture and, based on this information, determines an initial trajectory of the selected graphical user interface element. The initial trajectory is adjusted based on the retrieved emulated physics properties with the movement of the element being rendered on the display screen based upon the adjusted trajectory. | 02-03-2011 |
20110029934 | Finger Touch Gesture for Joining and Unjoining Discrete Touch Objects - An approach is provided to join graphical user interface objects into a group. A request is received at a touch-enabled display screen to join a first graphical user interface object with a second graphical user interface object. The request is from a user of the system. The first and second graphical user interface objects are then associated with each other. The first and second graphical user interface objects are displayed on the touch-enabled display screen adjacent to each other and a visual indicator is also displayed near the objects that indicates that the objects have been joined in a group. | 02-03-2011 |
20110078325 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISCONTINUOUS MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT TRANSFER AND HANDLING - Embodiments of the invention broadly provide systems, methods and devices for discontinuous multi-media content transfer and handling. Various embodiments of the invention also provide for multi-media content management such that various policies (for example, DRM policies of multi-media content providers) are efficiently adhered to. | 03-31-2011 |
20110088082 | HOME IMAGE CONTENT SECURELY ISOLATED FROM CORPORATE IT - An exemplary apparatus includes one or more processors, volatile memory, a storage drive and circuitry configured to establish a network connection and to attempt to send credentials via an established network connection. Such an apparatus further includes circuitry configured, responsive to authentication failure after an attempt to send credentials, to release an implemented security policy and load an operating system stored on the storage drive, and, responsive to an attempt to send credentials, to maintain an implemented security policy and to use an operating system exposed via an established network connection and associated with the sent credentials Such an apparatus optionally includes circuitry configured to implement a security policy that isolates at least a portion of a local storage drive. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 04-14-2011 |
20110126033 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE POWER MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the invention implement one or more power management policies on one or more devices in order intelligently to manage the finite amount of battery power available while maximizing synchronization between connected devices. | 05-26-2011 |
20110231474 | Audio Book and e-Book Synchronization - An electronic device receives a stop position tag that indicates a stop position within first electronic content which is a first sensory type. The electronic device identifies a start position within second electronic content using the stop position tag. The second electronic content is a second sensory type that is different than the first sensory type. In turn, the electronic device executes the second electronic content at the identified start position. In one embodiment, the first sensory type is an auditory sensory type and the second sensory type is an image sensory type. | 09-22-2011 |
20110246801 | POWER MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DISPLAY - An electronic device, such as an e-book, for displaying information includes a power source; a display having a high power mode and a low power mode, said display being powered by said power source; and a power control arrangement for switching the display to a low power mode when no changes to selected regions of the display are required for at least a predetermined time. The power control arrangement switches said display from said low power mode to said high power mode when changes of said display are required in display portions other than said selected portions. A method for operating the electronic device. A computer readable medium having computer readable instructions thereon for implementing the method. | 10-06-2011 |
20110267026 | Method and Apparatus for Modifying a Transition to an Altered Power State of an Electronic Device Based on Accelerometer Output - A method and apparatus are disclosed for modifying a transition to an altered power state of an electronic device based on accelerometer output. The apparatus includes an electronic device having a display and an accelerometer. The apparatus also includes a determination module, and a modification module. The determination module determines an in-use condition of the electronic device based on accelerometer output for the electronic device. The modification module modifies a transition to an altered power state of the electronic device in response to the determination module determining the in-use condition. | 11-03-2011 |
20110291948 | Systems and Methods for Determining Intentional Touch Screen Contact - A device configured to distinguish between intentional and inadvertent input is provided. Input may be in the form of touch screen or on-screen keyboard input. Such input is examined such that a device may ignore unintentional and resting contact while reacting only to purposeful contact. The characteristics of unintentional and resting device contact are ascertained and differentiated from the contact characteristics of intentional device input. | 12-01-2011 |
20110320204 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INPUT DEVICE AUDIO FEEDBACK - Systems, methods, apparatuses and computer program products configured to provide sound feedback for input devices are described. Embodiments take input from a digitizer, such as input using as stylus/pen, and produce sound feedback to enhance the user's input interface experience. Embodiments thus provide a user with a more realistic interface with an electronic device, emulating use of conventional writing implements. | 12-29-2011 |
20120038546 | GESTURE CONTROL - An apparatus includes sensor circuitry configured to sense spatial phenomena; application circuitry configured to respond to sensation of a spatial phenomenon by the sensor circuitry where a pre-existing relationship exists between the spatial phenomenon and the response of the application circuitry; and regulation circuitry configured to regulate the response of the application circuitry to the spatial phenomenon based at least in part on sensation of a different spatial phenomenon by the sensor circuitry. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 02-16-2012 |
20120038675 | ASSISTED ZOOM - An apparatus includes a planar display defining an outward pointing normal vector and an inward pointing normal vector; sensor circuitry configured to sense an initial relative position of the planar display and configured to sense a change in relative position of the planar display; and zoom circuitry configured to zoom an image presented on the planar display responsive to a change in relative position of the display sensed by the sensor circuitry where the change in relative position has a vector component along one of the normal vectors. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 02-16-2012 |
20120166184 | Selective Transmission of Voice Data - Systems and methods that provide for voice command devices that receive sound but do not transfer the voice data beyond the system unless certain voice-filtering criteria have been met are described herein. In addition, embodiments provide devices that support voice command operation while external voice data transmission is in mute operation mode. As such, devices according to embodiments may process voice data locally responsive to the voice data matching voice-filtering criteria. Furthermore, systems and methods are described herein involving voice command devices that capture sound and analyze it in real-time on a word-by-word basis and decide whether to handle the voice data locally, transmit it externally, or both. | 06-28-2012 |
20120169618 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GESTURE INPUT IN A DYNAMICALLY ZONED ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus and method are disclosed for dynamically zoning a touch screen environment. The apparatus includes an identification module detecting a number of users around a perimeter of a display, a zoning module generating, via a processor, a plurality of user zones in response to the number of users detected, and a positioning module orienting a gesture zone, within each of the plurality of user zones, in relation to a corresponding user. The method includes detecting a number of users around a perimeter of a display, generating, via a processor, a plurality of user zones in response to the number of users detected, and orienting a gesture zone, within each of the plurality of user zones, in relation to a corresponding user. | 07-05-2012 |
20120239917 | Secure Boot With Minimum Number of Re-Boots - Systems, methods and products are described that provide secure boot with a minimum number of re-boots. One aspect provides a method including receiving an indication to boot from a power off state at a computing device; responsive to authenticating a user at one or more input devices, releasing a value derived from authenticating the user at the one or more input devices; responsive to releasing the value, unlocking one or more encrypted drives with a previously established alternate credential; and thereafter proceeding to boot from the power off state. By not having to call the non-BIOS software each boot, this minimizes the number of reboots for each boot cycle. | 09-20-2012 |
20120239939 | Secure Resume for Encrypted Drives - Systems, methods and products are described that provide secure resume for encrypted drives. One aspect provides a method including: receiving an indication to resume from a suspended state at a computing device; responsive to authenticating a user at one or more input devices, accessing a value in a BIOS derived from authenticating the user at the one or more input devices; responsive to accessing the value, releasing a credential for unlocking one or more encrypted drives; and thereafter proceeding to resume from the suspend state. | 09-20-2012 |
20120311090 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AGGREGATING AUDIO INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - Described herein are methods, systems, apparatuses and products providing an audio stream generated on a central information handling device from mixing a collection of audio streams captured at external audio capturing devices. An aspect provides for running a host audio aggregation application on an information handling device, the host audio aggregation application being configured to obtain audio transmitted by at least one secondary audio device external to the information handling device; generating at least one central audio stream via the host aggregation application by mixing the audio transmitted by the at least one secondary audio device and obtained by the host audio aggregation application; wherein the host aggregation application is configured to send the at least one central audio stream to one or more audio receivers. | 12-06-2012 |
20120311361 | PREDICTIVE POWER STATE TRANSITIONS FOR INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICES - Systems, methods and products are described that provide predictive power state transitions for information handling devices. One aspect includes ascertaining a power state transitioning pattern of an information handling device; responsive to a power state transition to a first lower power state at said information handling device, performing an additional power state transition to automatically transition the information handling device to a second lower power state, said second lower power state being a lower power state relative to said first lower power state; and proactively resuming the information handling device to the first lower power state responsive to a timing threshold being met; wherein the timing threshold is determined based on the power state transitioning pattern ascertained. Other embodiments are described. | 12-06-2012 |
20120324124 | SETTING A RATE OF DATA TRANSMISSION IN A PEER-TO-PEER MODE - An apparatus and method are presented for a maximum speed criterion for a velocity gesture. The apparatus includes a processor, a memory, a determination module and a transmission module. The determination module determines, through a wireless communication infrastructure mode, an amount of wireless network activity. The transmission module sets a rate of data transmission in a peer to peer mode based on the amount of wireless network activity. | 12-20-2012 |
20130055102 | ADAPTING A USER INTERFACE OF A REMOTE DESKTOP HOST - An apparatus and method are presented for adapting a user interface of a remote desktop host. The apparatus includes a processor, a memory, a detection module and an adaptation module. The detection module detects a remote desktop connection between a remote client and a host. The remote client and the host may have different user interface characteristics. The adaptation module adapts a user interface of the host to accommodate user interface characteristics of the remote client. | 02-28-2013 |
20130138796 | DISTANCE-BASED NETWORK RESOURCE DISCOVERY - An apparatus for distance-based network resource discovery includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a determination module determining a distance between an information handling device and a network resource capable of communication with the information handling device. The machine readable code also includes a policy module following a discovery policy according to the distance. The discovery policy is associated with discovery of the network resource. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138797 | CONTEXT AWARE DEVICE DISCONNECTION - Systems, methods and products directed toward context aware device disconnection are provided herein. One aspect includes obtaining one or more physical measurements of an information handling device connected to one or more external systems, the one or more physical measurements being measured using one or more physical characteristic measurement elements; analyzing the one or more physical measurements using one or more policy settings configured in one or more disconnection policies stored on the information handling device; and initiating one or more disconnection events responsive to the one or more physical measurements matching the one or more policy settings. Other embodiments are described herein. | 05-30-2013 |
20130154957 | SNAP TO CENTER USER INTERFACE NAVIGATION - Systems, methods and products directed toward snap to center user interface navigation are presented herein. One aspect includes executing an ultra-mobile user interface displayed on a display device accessible by an information handling device, the ultra-mobile user interface being comprised of one or more landing zones; ascertaining a user selected position within the ultra-mobile user interface based on user input communicated through one or more input devices operatively coupled with the information handling device; and selecting one of the one or more landing zones determined to be in closest proximity to the user selected position. Other embodiments are described herein. | 06-20-2013 |
20130162514 | GESTURE MODE SELECTION - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for gesture mode selection. An apparatus for gesture mode selection includes a detection module, a gesture mode module, and a gesture recognition module. The detection module detects a triggering event. The gesture mode module sets a gesture mode from an idle mode to an enhanced mode based on the detection of the triggering event. The gesture recognition module processes data from a non-contact input device to detect gestures according to the gesture mode set by the gesture mode module. | 06-27-2013 |
20130249813 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TOUCH INPUT - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for touch input. An apparatus for touch input includes a sensor module and a display module. The sensor module determines a site of an input object in relation to a touch-sensitive input surface when the input object is within a sensing range of the touch-sensitive input surface. The display module displays a cursor within a touch-optimized graphical user interface (GUI). The cursor is displayed on a display at a display location corresponding to the site of the input object. The touch-sensitive input surface is separate from the display. | 09-26-2013 |
20130346776 | SLEEP STATE VIDEO INTERFACE OF AN INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICE - An apparatus for a sleep state video interface of an information handling device includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The apparatus includes a notification module receiving a sleep notification to place an information handling device into a sleep state. The information handling device receives a video signal. The apparatus includes a sleep module entering the information handling device into the sleep state in response to the notification module receiving the sleep notification. The video signal passes through the information handling device to a display as the information handling device is in the sleep state. | 12-26-2013 |
20140002248 | MODULATION OF HAPTIC FEEDBACK | 01-02-2014 |
20140078066 | OBJECT MOVEMENT ON SMALL DISPLAY SCREENS - An aspect provides a method, including: detecting a selection of an object on a touch screen display using touch based input; providing a visual indication of the object on the touch screen display in response to the detection of a selection; accepting gesture input at the touch screen display to fly out from the underlying document while maintaining the visual indication of the object on the touch screen display, such that during the fly out more of the underlying document is displayed; and moving the visual indication of the object about the underlying document in response to the accepted gesture input at the touch screen display. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 03-20-2014 |
20140141759 | MODIFYING A FUNCTION BASED ON USER PROXIMITY - For modifying a function based on user proximity, a proximity module determines a distance between an electronic device and a transported device in wireless communication with the electronic device. The proximity module further modifies a function of the electronic device if the distance is within the specified range. | 05-22-2014 |
20140154984 | REDUCED POWER WIRELESS WAKE ON CONNECTION - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving, at a low power wireless communication subsystem of an information handling device, a beacon from a wirelessly connectable device; determining, with the low power wireless communication subsystem, if the received beacon warrants executing a communication protocol; in response to determining the received beacon warrants executing a communication protocol, powering on a main system component and a higher power wireless communication subsystem; and establishing a wireless connection between the higher power wireless communication subsystem and the wirelessly connectable device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157161 | VARIABLE OPACITY ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD - An aspect provides a method, including: determining, at an information handling device, user input triggering display of an on-screen keyboard; and displaying the on-screen keyboard on a touch screen display of the information handling device according to a variable opacity setting; wherein the variable opacity setting establishes at least an initial opacity of the on-screen keyboard, and further wherein at least one sub-portion of the on-screen keyboard is semi-transparent. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140160907 | ORGANIZING FILES FOR FILE COPY - For organizing files for file copy, an order module determines a first order for a plurality of files. The store module stores each file in the first order. File data and file metadata for the file are stored contiguously on a storage disk. | 06-12-2014 |
20140173050 | MULTIPLE FILE TRANSFER SPEED UP - An aspect provides a method, including: ascertaining, at a source device, an area of a storage device inclusive of multiple selected files for transfer to a sink device; copying, at the source device, files resident in the area of the storage device inclusive of the multiple files selected for transfer to a sink device into a transfer file; creating, at the source device, a control file comprising information necessary to identify the multiple selected files for transfer included in the transfer file; and transmitting, from the source device, the transfer file to the sink device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 06-19-2014 |
20140194008 | COMBINATION POWER AND DATA CONNECTOR - An aspect provides a combination power and data connector, including: a dedicated power connector element; and a combination data connector element separate from the dedicated power connector element, the combination data connector element providing a combination of pins for two data transmission protocols. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 07-10-2014 |
20140267908 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOPERATIVELY PRESENTING MULTIPLE MEDIA SIGNALS VIA MULTIPLE MEDIA OUTPUTS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for cooperatively presenting multiple media signals via multiple presentation devices. Disclosed are apparatuses, systems and methods that integrate portions of multiple media signals and cooperatively present the portions via multiple media output devices. | 09-18-2014 |
20140281575 | PRE-BOOT AUTHENTICATION USING A CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROCESSOR - An apparatus for cryptographic pre-boot authentication includes a cryptographic processor configured to perform cryptographic operations. The cryptographic processor includes a portion dedicated to the boot interface. The apparatus also includes a storage device storing machine readable code and a processor executing the machine readable code. The machine readable code includes a storage module storing a first cryptographic key on the cryptographic processor. The machine readable code further includes an encryption module encrypting an electronic message with a second cryptographic key. The machine readable code also includes a decryption module decrypting the electronic message with the first cryptographic key where an authorized user is granted access to a device upon successful decryption of the electronic message. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282239 | SELECTING A TOUCH SCREEN HOT SPOT - For selecting a touch screen hot spot, an indication module sequentially indicates each hot spot within a specified selection area about a projection of the selection object onto a touch screen. The sequential indication may be in response to the selection object hovering within a hover range of the touch screen. A selection module selects a hot spot in response to detecting movement of the selection object towards the touch screen concurrent with the indication of the selected hot spot. | 09-18-2014 |
20140292669 | INTUITIVE TOUCH GESTURE-BASED DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN DEVICES - An embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at a network device, data from a source device and a user identification derived from a user device; storing, at the network device, the data from the source device; detecting, at the network device, a request from a destination device, the request from the destination device comprising a request for data derived from gesture input and associated with the user identification derived from the user device; and transferring, from the network device to the destination device, the data from source device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 10-02-2014 |
20140340368 | PEN DOCK FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An aspect provides an information handling device, including: one or more processors; a memory device that stores instructions executed by the one or more processors; and a housing that contains the one or more processors and the memory device; the housing having a substantially rectangular shape with a length and height dimension that exceed a width dimension; and the housing further comprising a shaped pen dock running along an end of the housing defining the width dimension. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340369 | EXPANDING PEN FOR INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICE - An aspect provides an expandable pen, including: an internal portion; an external portion that is flexible; and a biased component that is flexible and positioned between the internal portion and the external portion; the biased component applying force to the external portion to flex it away from the internal portion. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 11-20-2014 |
20140359539 | ORGANIZING DISPLAY DATA ON A MULTIUSER DISPLAY - For organizing display data on a multiuser display, a position module determines a first user position from a first hover presence at a multiuser display. An organization module organizes display data on the multiuser display in response to the first user position. | 12-04-2014 |
20140362836 | INVITING DEVICES TO JOIN A MESH NETWORK - An apparatus, method, and program product are disclosed for inviting devices to join a mesh network. A network interface is accessible by a processor and a memory stores machine readable code executable by the processor. The machine readable code includes a network module configured to establish a mesh network via the network interface. The mesh network includes one or more electronic devices. The machine readable code includes a proximity module configured to detect a first electronic device within close proximity to a second electronic device. The first electronic device is not connected to the mesh network and the second electronic device is connected to the mesh network. The machine readable code includes an invitation module configured to send mesh network connection information to the first electronic device from the second electronic device in response to determining the first electronic device is within close proximity to the second electronic device. | 12-11-2014 |
20140372455 | SMART TAGS FOR CONTENT RETRIEVAL - An aspect provides a method, including: storing an object; obtaining data associated with the object; analyzing, using one or more processors, the data associated with the object to identify one or more key words in the data associated with the object to create one or more tags; and storing the one or more tags in a searchable format. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372467 | CONTEXTUAL SMART TAGS FOR CONTENT RETRIEVAL - An aspect provides a method, including: obtaining, at an information handling device, user input search data; accessing contextual data; refining, using one or more processors, the user input search data based on the contextual data; searching, using one or more processors, a repository of stored tag data with refined user input search data to identify one or more stored tags matching one or more stored objects; and returning, using one or more processors, one or more results of the searching, the one or more results indicating one or more stored objects associated with stored tag data. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 12-18-2014 |
20150022462 | INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICE HANDWRITING CLEAN-UP - An embodiment provides a method, including: accepting, at an input surface, handwriting input; identifying, using one or more processors, one or more characters included in the handwriting input; modifying one or more of the one or more characters included in the handwriting input to match penmanship; and rendering, on a display device, the handwriting input including one or more modified characters. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 01-22-2015 |
20150022480 | ORGANIZING DISPLAY DATA ON A MULTIUSER DISPLAY - For organizing display data on a multiuser display, a position module determines a first user position from the disposition of a first touch object on the multiuser display. An organization module organizes the display data on the multiuser display in response to the first user position. | 01-22-2015 |
20150042538 | USING INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICE FOOTPRINT FOR TRANSFER - An embodiment provides a method, including: displaying content on a display screen of a first device; determining a position of a second device relative to the display screen of the first device; selecting a portion of the display screen of the first device based on a determined position of the second device; and transferring the portion of the display screen selected to one or more devices. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046161 | DEVICE IMPLEMENTED LEARNING VALIDATION - An aspect provides a method, including: collecting, at one or more device sensors, one or more inputs selected from the group of inputs consisting of audio inputs from a learning environment and visual inputs from a learning environment; processing, using one or more processors, the one or more inputs to detect an unauthorized behavior pattern; mapping, using the one or more processors, the unauthorized behavior pattern to a predetermined action; and executing the predetermined action. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 02-12-2015 |
20150049009 | SYSTEM-WIDE HANDWRITTEN NOTES - An embodiment provides a method, including: ascertaining user input to a display screen forming a predetermined shape associated with system-wide note taking; determining, using one or more processors, user input note data associated with the predetermined shape; and providing, in a predetermined location, a note including the user input note data. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 02-19-2015 |
20150049010 | ORGANIZING DISPLAY DATA ON A MULTIUSER DISPLAY - For organizing display data on a multiuser display, a position module determines a user position from an audible signal. An organization module organizes display data on a multiuser display in response to the user position. | 02-19-2015 |
20150084873 | INTEGRATING MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TOUCH BASED INPUTS - For integrating multiple different touch based inputs, a method is disclosed that includes detecting a pressure at a screen pressure module, enabling a first touch module based on the pressure exceeding a pressure threshold value, and integrating input from a second touch module and the first touch module, the input from the first touch module and the second touch module being concurrently received. | 03-26-2015 |