Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130097171 | AUTOMATIC STORAGE MEDIA CONTENT CATALOGING - Described is a technology by which a user is able to determine the content of a storage device, including when the storage device is non-operational. A user may use a device and/or program to provide a wirelessly-read identifier to query a repository that maintains cataloged data for the user's storage device. The query to the repository returns the cataloged data for that storage device in response, which is output to the user and the user knows the storage device's contents. Alternatively, the user may obtain a list of storage devices from the repository, and select one to view its cataloged data. When the storage device is operational, the persistent repository is updated with any changes to keep the cataloged data synchronized with the stored content. | 04-18-2013 |
20130185492 | Memory Watch - A method can include receiving memory configuration information that specifies a memory configuration; receiving memory usage information for the memory configuration; analyzing the received memory usage information for a period of time; and, responsive to the analyzing, controlling notification circuitry configured to display a graphical user interface that presents information for physically altering a specified memory configuration. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 07-18-2013 |
20130241828 | TOUCHSCREEN VIRTUAL TRACK CONTROL - For performing touchscreen virtual touch control, a display module displays a control interface in response to detecting a finger touch of a finger on a touchscreen. A detection module detects a finger roll of the finger on the touchscreen and performs an action in response to detecting the finger roll. | 09-19-2013 |
20130262846 | METHODS FOR CREATING DEVICE PRELOAD VIA MANUFACTURING AND CLOUD CONTENT - Systems, methods and products directed toward creating device preloads via employing base and additional image content. One aspect includes communicating an aspect of an information handling device, and assimilating additional image content at the information handling device responsive to communication of the aspect of the device, wherein a base image and the additional image content are combined to form a unitary device image. Other embodiments are described herein. | 10-03-2013 |
20130263105 | METHODS FOR FACILITATING UPDATES AT AN INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICE - Systems, methods and products directed toward facilitating updates at an information handling device. One aspect includes providing additional operating system content at an information handling device, partitioning a recovery list comprising at least one element of a base operating system, preparing at least one of the base operating system and the additional operating system content for an operating system update, accessing the recovery list and assimilating content from the recovery list in preparation for the operating system update, and undertaking the operating system update. Other embodiments are described herein | 10-03-2013 |
20130268743 | METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING AN OPERATING SYSTEM AT AN INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICE - Systems, methods and products directed toward creating device preloads via employing base and additional operating system content. One aspect includes communicating an aspect of an information handling device, and assimilating additional operating system content at the information handling device responsive to communication of the aspect of the device, the additional operating system content deriving from a repository separate from the information handling device, wherein a base operating system and additional operating system content combine to form a unitary device operating system. Other embodiments are described herein. | 10-10-2013 |
20130314330 | TOUCH INPUT SETTINGS MANAGEMENT - In one aspect a method includes: detecting an initial input indicating a user selection disabling touch input for a touch input device of an information handling device; providing a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input; responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, reverting back to a default mode wherein touch input is enabled; and responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, disabling touch input on the touch input device of the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 11-28-2013 |
20130328791 | TOUCH SYSTEM INADVERTENT INPUT ELIMINATION - In one aspect a method is provided that includes: detecting touch input at a first touch point on a touch screen; detecting touch input at a second touch point on the touch screen within a predetermined time of detecting said touch input at the first touch point, the second touch point being within a predefined proximity to the first touch point; and performing an action to eliminate touch input detected at the second touch point on the touch screen. Other aspects are described. | 12-12-2013 |
20140002473 | Brightness Control Method, Apparatus and Program Product | 01-02-2014 |
20140007106 | Display and Terminate Running Applications | 01-02-2014 |
20140075012 | MANAGING A DATA RATE BASED ON AN AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE DATA FOR A PREDETERMINED TIME PERIOD - An apparatus for managing a data rate based on an amount of available data for a predetermined time period 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 target data rate for data communication over a network by a network device. The target data rate is based on an amount of available data for a predetermined time period and an amount of time remaining in the predetermined time period. The machine-readable code includes a data rate module maintaining the data rate at or below the target data rate in response to the determination module determining the target data rate. | 03-13-2014 |
20140101315 | INSERTING USER TARGETED WEB RESOURCES INTO BROWSER NAVIGATION MEMORY - An apparatus for inserting user targeted web resources into browser navigation memory 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 whether a web resource is a user targeted web resource. The web resource is loaded in a web browser. The machine-readable code includes an insertion module inserting a record of the web resource into navigation memory of the web browser in response to the determination module determining that the web resource is a user targeted web resource. | 04-10-2014 |
20140140500 | DEVICE CALL NOTIFICATION EXTENSIONS - An aspect provides a method, including: detecting an incoming voice call at an information handling device; detecting one or more external notification extension conditions at the information handling device, tracking user-device interactions to build a pattern of user behavior with respect to external conditions; updating the one or more external notification extension conditions based on the pattern of user behavior; and in response to detecting one or more updated external notification extension conditions at the information handling device, extending a notification of the incoming voice call at the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140267082 | ENLARGING TOUCH SCREEN PORTIONS - For enlarging touch screen portions, a detection module detects a selection object approaching a touch screen. The enlargement module enlarges a target portion of the touch screen in response to detecting the selection object. | 09-18-2014 |
20140287615 | CONNECTION ILLUMINATION USING COMMUNICATION ELEMENTS - An aspect provides a plug including: a connection element for connecting to a port of an information handling device; a detection element disposed within the plug; and an illumination source disposed within the plug; the detection element controlling illumination of the illumination source via detecting the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 09-25-2014 |
20140337607 | CONFIGURING A DEVICE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO OTHER DEVICES - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for associating one or more remote devices with one or more configuration parameters, the remote devices comprising one or more mobile devices, detecting one or more of the remote devices wirelessly, and setting, on a local device, one or more of the configuration parameters associated with a detected remote device. | 11-13-2014 |
20140340320 | DISABLING TOUCH INPUT TO INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICE - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving a first input from a device component indicating positional orientation of an information handling device; receiving a second input from a device component indicating that the information handling device is undergoing movement; and disabling, responsive to the first input and the second input, at least a portion of a touch input surface of the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 11-20-2014 |
20140347189 | PORT IDENTIFIER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device includes a container having multiple different types of ports. A cable detection transceiver may be used to receive signals from a cable near the container. A visual indicator is coupled to the cable detection transceiver to provide a visual indication of a port corresponding to the cable near the container. A cable may contain a near field transmitter coupled proximate the connector to transmit signals representative of the connector. | 11-27-2014 |
20140380472 | MALICIOUS EMBEDDED HYPERLINK DETECTION - For malicious embedded hyperlink detection, an identification module identifies an uncertain universal resource locator (URL) address in a hyperlink. A display module displays a status indicator in response to identifying the uncertain URL address. | 12-25-2014 |
20150046804 | INDICATING AUTOMATICALLY CORRECTED WORDS - A method includes receiving an indication in an information handling device of an autocorrected word in a string of text, and providing an indication proximate the autocorrected word to a display. | 02-12-2015 |
20150067701 | CREATING A CUSTOM SERIES OF COMMANDS - For creating a custom series of commands, a method is disclosed that includes maintaining a record of executed commands, determining a time to select a subset of executed commands, selecting a subset of the executed commands for execution, and creating a shortcut to execute the selected commands. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067760 | CONFORMING PASSWORDS TO A PASSWORD POLICY - An apparatus, program product, and method are disclosed for receiving a password entered by a user, the password not conforming to one or more requirements of a password policy, manipulating the password to create one or more compliant passwords conforming to the one or more requirements of the password policy, and presenting a list of the one or more compliant passwords to the user wherein a compliant password is selectable by the user. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067825 | VISUAL AUTHENTICATION TO A COMPUTING DEVICE - For visually authenticating to a computing device, a method is disclosed that includes receiving an authentication request at a computing device, displaying a dynamic visual signal in response to the authentication request, wherein the visual signal suggests an authentication token. The method also includes receiving the authentication token in response to displaying the dynamic visual signal, and determining if the authentication token satisfies authentication requirements at the computing device. | 03-05-2015 |
20150074202 | PROCESSING ACTION ITEMS FROM MESSAGES - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, a message directed to a human recipient; processing, using one or more processors of the information handling device, the message to identify one or more action items contained in content of the message; and executing one or more additional actions based on the one or more action items identified from the content of the message. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 03-12-2015 |
20150082063 | BASEBOARD MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER STATE TRANSITIONS - An apparatus can include a circuit board; a processor mounted to the circuit board; memory accessible by the processor; a storage subsystem accessible by the processor; a network interface that includes network states; a controller mounted to the circuit board and operatively coupled to the network interface where the controller includes power states; and transition circuitry that transitions the controller from one of the power states to another one of the power states responsive to a transition of the network interface from one of the network states to another one of the network states. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 03-19-2015 |
20150082158 | INDICATING A WORD LENGTH USING AN INPUT DEVICE - A method, apparatus, and program product are disclosed for receiving an input from an input device, determining one or more characteristics of the received input, the one or more characteristics indicating a word length, and presenting a list of one or more words having word lengths determined according to the indicated word length. | 03-19-2015 |
20150087274 | MODIFYING A DEVICE NOTIFICATION - For modifying a device notification, an indication module detects a user awareness indication of a device notification for a device. A notification module modifies the device notification in response to detecting the user awareness indication and concurrently maintains a notification response option. | 03-26-2015 |
20150089130 | DYNAMICALLY ALLOCATING TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT STORAGE FOR A DRIVE IN A RAID ARRAY - One embodiment provides a system, including: one or more processors; a network interface for communication with a remote bank of available storage; a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) operatively coupled to the one or more processors; and a memory operatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to: ascertain at least one unavailable hard disk drive (HDD) of the RAID; determine an available remote storage target; dynamically update a storage destination for data to be stored from the at least one unavailable HDD of the RAID to the available remote storage target; and send the data over the network interface to the available remote storage target. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-26-2015 |
20150148018 | VEHICLE OPERATOR SPECIFIC USER DEVICE MANAGEMENT - An embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, in a vehicle, a user device is proximate to a receiver device of the vehicle; determining, using a processor, that the user device is associated with a current operator of the vehicle; permitting access to the vehicle; and disabling a communication capability of the user device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149925 | EMOTICON GENERATION USING USER IMAGES AND GESTURES - An embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at an information handling device, a trigger event for insertion of an emoticon into a messaging application; providing, using a processor of the information handling device, an emoticon derived from one or more of an image of a user and a gesture of a user; after the trigger has been detected, inserting, using the processor, the emoticon into the text portion of the chat application. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 05-28-2015 |
20150160380 | ADJUSTABLE DISPLAY OPTICS - A system can include a display configured to emit light rays; an adjustable-prescription optics overlay; and circuitry to adjust the adjustable-prescription optics overlay to a selected prescription to alter a focus of light rays emitted by at least a portion of the display. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 06-11-2015 |
20150161369 | GRIP SIGNATURE AUTHENTICATION OF USER OF DEVICE - A method including receiving sensed information corresponding to a grip signature of a user holding a device, generating a grip signature from the sensed information, comparing the grip signature to a library of grip signatures, and authenticating the user based on the comparison to provide access to functions on the device. | 06-11-2015 |
20150163294 | SERVICE PROCESSOR FOR CONFIGURING SERVERS JOINING PEER TO PEER NETWORK - A first server includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to determine that a server is present that has not had settings other than at most default settings applied to a basic input output system (BIOS) executable by the server to boot the server. The instructions are also executable by the processor to, based at least in part on a determination that the server is the same model of server as the apparatus, has the same BIOS version as the apparatus, and/or has the same baseboard management controller (BMC) version as the apparatus, facilitate over a peer to peer server network at least some settings in the apparatus to be provisioned to the server to establish the at least some settings in the server. | 06-11-2015 |
20150177841 | ENABLING DEVICE FEATURES ACCORDING TO GESTURE INPUT - A method, apparatus, and program product are disclosed for determining an initial position of an electronic device using a positioning sensor located on the electronic device, detecting, based on movement away from the initial position, a gesture using a gesture detector located on the electronic device, and enabling a feature of the electronic device in response to the detected gesture being a feature-enabling gesture. | 06-25-2015 |
20150186233 | REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE - For remote diagnostics of a computing device, a method is disclosed that includes collecting failure information from a computing device, wherein the computing device has an error, encapsulating the failure information into a file, and transmitting the file from the computing device to a remote device using a low level file transfer protocol. | 07-02-2015 |
20150195813 | DEVICE CALL NOTIFICATION EXTENSION - An aspect provides a method, including: detecting an incoming voice call at an information handling device; detecting one or more external notification extension conditions at the information handling device, tracking user-device interactions to build a pattern of user behavior with respect to external conditions; updating the one or more external notification extension conditions based on the pattern of user behavior; and in response to detecting one or more updated external notification extension conditions at the information handling device, extending a notification of the incoming voice call at the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 07-09-2015 |
20150198985 | ALTERNATING HARD DRIVE ORIENTATION - An aspect provides a system, including: a processor; a memory operatively coupled to the processor; and a plurality of drives that store data accessible to the processor and each having a. spinning component therein; wherein at least two or more spinning drive components are arranged in an alternating configuration such that at least two spinning drive components take on opposite spin orientations. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 07-16-2015 |
20150199172 | NON-AUDIO NOTIFICATION OF AUDIBLE EVENTS - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving audio input via an audio receiver of an information handling device; matching, using a processor, the audio input to a predetermined audio; and providing a non-audio notification matched to the predetermined audio. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 07-16-2015 |
20150205577 | DETECTING NOISE OR OBJECT INTERRUPTION IN AUDIO VIDEO VIEWING AND ALTERING PRESENTATION BASED THEREON - In one aspect, when it is detected that a viewer of an audio video program is interrupted by something, the program may be increased in volume, paused, etc. | 07-23-2015 |
20150205784 | AUTOMATIC MESSAGE PRESENTATION BASED ON PAST MESSAGES - In one aspect, a device includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to access past messages associated with the device, and determine that at least a first multi-term phrase appears in plural messages among the past messages. The instructions are also executable by the processor to, responsive to input invoking message composition and based at least in part on a determination that the multi-term phrase appears in plural messages among the past messages, present on the device at least plural terms from the multi-term phrase in an order in which the at least plural terms appear in the multi-term phrase as a candidate message. | 07-23-2015 |
20150210233 | AUTOMATED VIEWING ANGLE ADJUSTMENT OF VIEWABLE COMPONENTS - An embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, from a received sensor input, a current viewing position of a user with respect to a viewable component; determining, using a processor, a current viewing angle of the user with respect to the viewable component; and adjusting, via actuating movement of the viewable component, orientation of the viewable component based on the current viewing angle determined. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 07-30-2015 |
20150210237 | AIRBAG ADJUSTMENT BASED ON DRIVER POSITION - An aspect provides a method, including: capturing, using a sensor, positional information relating to a driver; determining, using a processor, a driver position with respect to an airbag containing component based on the positional information; and adjusting deployment of the airbag based on the determined driver position. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 07-30-2015 |
20150212699 | HANDEDNESS FOR HAND-HELD DEVICES - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving one or more sensor inputs at an information handling device; determining, using a processor, that a user is holding the information handling device with a particular hand based on a holding orientation derived via the one or more sensor inputs; and adjusting output to a touch screen of the information handling device based on the particular hand determined. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 07-30-2015 |
20150215896 | INTELLIGENT REPEAT OF NOTIFICATIONS - An aspect provides a method, including: detecting, at an information handling device, an event that causes a notification to occur; providing, using a notification modality of the information handling device, the notification of the event; sensing, using at least one sensor of the information handling device, a condition existing while the notification is provided; determining, using a processor, that the condition conflicts with the notification modality used to provide the notification; and thereafter providing an additional notification of the event. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 07-30-2015 |
20150235075 | PREVENTING DISPLAY CLEARING - For preventing clearing of a display, a method is disclosed that includes receiving input from a non-tactile sensor, determining user activity based on the input from the sensor, and preventing a display from clearing in response to determining the user activity. | 08-20-2015 |
20150258894 | OPERATOR/PASSENGER SELECTIVE VEHICLE INSTRUMENT LOCKS - An embodiment provides a method, including: receiving input via a sensor positioned within a vehicle; determining, using the senor input, a passenger is within the vehicle; and analyzing the input received via the sensor to selectively disable a feature of an information handling device within the vehicle. In some embodiments, different sets of instruments or features thereof may be selectively disabled depending on the presence of a driver and/or passenger. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 09-17-2015 |
20150287389 | BRIGHTNESS CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method, apparatus and program product which enable a user selected display brightness to be linked to an application program selected for use in an electronic device such as a computer system, tablet, telephone, electronic book reader, game device, music playing device and the like. A user selected adjustment display brightness for an application program and a then existing ambient lighting condition are stored in storage during use of the application program. In response to subsequent opening of an application program for which data has been stored, the stored data is accessed and display brightness relative to the ambient lighting condition present at the subsequent opening is given the previous, stored, user selected adjustment. | 10-08-2015 |
20150302585 | AUTOMATIC GAZE CALIBRATION - An embodiment provides a method, including: determining, using a processor of a device, an occurrence of a touch input event at the device; capturing, using a sensor of the device, image data of a user; identifying, using a processor, a screen location associated with the touch input event; and calibrating, using a processor, a gaze tracking system of the device using the occurrence of the touch input event, the image data and the screen location. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302819 | UPDATING AN ATTRIBUTE USED FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO CONTENT BASED ON VIDEO CONTENT TYPE - An embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, from a video source, video content; determining, using a processor, a type of the video content; the determining being based on data related to the video content; and updating, using a processor, an attribute used by a display to display the video content. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 10-22-2015 |
20150324115 | ALTERING PRESENTATION OF AN ELEMENT PRESENTED ON A DEVICE BASED ON INPUT FROM A MOTION SENSOR - In one aspect, a device includes a touch-enabled display, an accelerometer, a processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to present, on the touch-enabled display, a keyboard in a first configuration and to receive at least one signal from the accelerometer. The instructions are also executable to present the keyboard in a second configuration different from the first configuration at least in part in response to receipt of the signal. | 11-12-2015 |
20150324348 | ASSOCIATING AN IMAGE THAT CORRESPONDS TO A MOOD - For associating an image that corresponds to a mood, code identifies the mood of a digital message. The code further associates the image that corresponds to the mood to the digital message. | 11-12-2015 |
20150325095 | ADJUSTING LIGHT EMITTED BY A DEVICE BASED ON CHARGE OR DISCHARGE RATE OF A BATTERY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVICE - In one aspect, a device includes a battery, a display, a processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to detect a rate of charge of the battery or a rate of discharge of the battery and, based at least in part on the detected rate, actuate at least one of the display and a light on the device other than the display to indicate the detected rate. The display and/or light are actuated based on the detected rate without user input to actuate the display or the light to indicate the detected rate, and without user input to detect or determine the rate of charge of the battery or discharge of the battery. | 11-12-2015 |
20150326711 | CONNECTING TO A RETURN CALL - For connecting to a return call, a calling electronic device identifies a return call from a called number during communication with a voice messaging system associated with the called number. In addition, the calling electronic device connects to the return call. | 11-12-2015 |
20150331484 | EYE TRACKING LASER POINTER - An embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using a gaze tracking system of a device, a position of user gaze with respect to a display; sending, through a display interface, display information including an added visual element associated with the position of user gaze; tracking, using the gaze tracking system, change in the position of user gaze with respect to the display; and moving, using a processor, the added visual element responsive to change in the position of user gaze with respect to the display. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 11-19-2015 |
20150341301 | SENDER SPECIFIED MESSAGE NOTIFICATION - A method includes obtaining a user sender message to be sent to a user receiver via a user sender device, identifying whether or not to provide an interrupting notification to the user receiver that a message has been received, and sending the message with an indication of whether or not to interruptingly notify the user receiver. | 11-26-2015 |
20150341489 | PRIORITIZED ONGOING COMMUNICATION INTERRUPT - A method including receiving an interrupt originating associated with an interrupting entity during an ongoing communication between a user and a current entity, determining if the interrupting entity has a higher priority than the current entity, interrupting the user if the interrupting entity has a higher priority than the current entity, and not interrupting the user if the interrupting entity has a lower priority than the current entity. | 11-26-2015 |
20150341763 | ON HOLD DETECTION - A method includes detecting when a call is placed on hold on a call enabled device by another party on the call, performing an action via the call enabled device based on detection that the call has been placed on hold, and detecting when the call is taken off of hold. A user of the call enabled device may be notified when the call has been taken off of hold. | 11-26-2015 |
20150350450 | VIRTUAL CONFERENCE ROOM FOR TELEPHONIC CONFERENCING - In one aspect, a device includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to engage in telephonic communication with at least a second device and a third device and, in response to input to the first device and without the first device concluding the telephonic communication with the second and third devices, enable auditory telephonic communication of the first device with the second device and prevent auditory telephonic communication of the first device with the third device. | 12-03-2015 |
20150358420 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO MANAGE TEMPORARY CONTENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods, devices and program products are provided for collecting content at a mobile device, and receiving, through a user interface of the mobile device, an indicator designating at least a portion of the content to represent temporary content. The methods, devices and program products store the content in a local storage medium local to the mobile device, and delete the temporary content, from the local storage medium, based on the indicator. The methods, devices and program products may prevent transfer, of the temporary content, from the local storage medium to a remote storage medium based on the indicator. | 12-10-2015 |
20150362990 | DISPLAYING A USER INPUT MODALITY - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving, from a sensor, gaze tracking data associated with a user's eye; determining, using a processor, a location, on an information handling device, associated with the user's gaze based upon the gaze tracking data; identifying, using a processor, content associated with the location determined; and displaying, using a display, a user gaze based input modality based upon the content identified. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 12-17-2015 |
20150363008 | DISPLAYING A USER INPUT MODALITY - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving, from at least one detector, data input associated with a position of a user with respect to an information handling device; determining, using a processor, the position of the user with respect to the information handling device using the data input; and displaying, using a display, a user position based input modality based on the position that has been determined. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 12-17-2015 |
20150363046 | INTEGRATING BROWSER NAVIGATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE BROWSING CONTEXTS - A method, apparatus, and program product are disclosed for opening a second browsing context from a first browsing context, switching focus from the first browsing context to the second browsing context, and returning the focus to the first browsing context in response to receiving browser navigation input in the second browsing context. | 12-17-2015 |
20150363392 | REAL-TIME MODIFICATION OF INPUT METHOD BASED ON LANGUAGE CONTEXT - An aspect provides a method, including: implementing, using a processor, a current language setting for an input component of an electronic device; detecting, using a processor, a language context using data accessible to the electronic device; determining, using a processor, if the language context is mismatched with the current language setting; and responsive to the determining, automatically switching, using a processor, the current language setting to a language setting matching the language context detected. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 12-17-2015 |
20150365422 | AUTHORIZING CONTENT VIEWING BASED ON CONTENT RATINGS - Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are included that receive a content rating for content presented to an individual, determine a content authorization parameter for the individual, and trigger a precautionary action associated with the content in response to determining that the content authorization parameter for the individual is not compliant with the content rating for the content. | 12-17-2015 |
20150370530 | RECEIVING AT A DEVICE AUDIBLE INPUT THAT IS SPELLED - In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a display accessible to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to receive first input pertaining to second input to the device that will be spelled, receive the second input, and execute a function based on the second input. The second input is audible input. | 12-24-2015 |
20150379997 | BIT RATE MODIFICATION BASED ON AN AMBIENT INTERFERENCE LEVEL - For bit rate adjustment based on ambient interference levels, an apparatus determines an ambient interference level of ambient interference. In addition, the apparatus modifies a bit rate of a lossy compressed data stream in response to the ambient interference level. | 12-31-2015 |
20160022202 | DETERMINING WHETHER TO CHANGE A TIME AT WHICH AN ALARM IS TO OCCUR BASED AT LEAST IN PART ON SLEEP DATA - In one aspect, a device includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to receive data from a sleep sensor in communication with the device and, based at least in part on the data, determine whether to change a time at which an alarm is to occur at the device. | 01-28-2016 |
20160028871 | VOICE MAIL TRANSCRIPTION - For voice mail transcription, a method is disclosed that includes detecting a communication device communicating an audio signal from the communication device to a voicemail system and transmitting data selected from the group consisting of text message data generated from the audio signal and voice training data to the voicemail system. | 01-28-2016 |
20160034436 | SIMPLIFIED TEXT CORRECTION ON A TOUCH SCREEN - An embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at a processor, an indication of an input including a word; providing, on a touch screen, an enlarged view of the input indicated, wherein the enlarged view is off set from an input entry field on the touch screen; and accepting, using a processor, editing input that modifies the word. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 02-04-2016 |
20160035063 | SCALING DATA AUTOMATICALLY - One embodiment includes, but is not necessarily limited to, a method, comprising: displaying, using a display device, data; detecting, using a processor, the data does not meet at least one visibility criterion; and automatically scaling, using a processor, the data to a predetermined viewable size. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein. | 02-04-2016 |
20160036754 | METHOD TO REFINE ADDRESSEES IN A GROUP ENVIRONMENT - For an electronic communication environment, an apparatus for refining addresses in a group messaging environment is disclosed. The apparatus may include a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor, including code that identifies a message addressed to a group, resolves the group into a plurality of addressees, and sends the message to a subset of the addressees. The apparatus may notify the user that the message is addressed to the group. The apparatus may further receive user input defining the subset of the addressees, wherein the message is addressed based on the user input. Additionally, the apparatus may prompt for confirmation in response to the user selecting all addressees in the group. A method and computer program product also perform the functions of the apparatus. | 02-04-2016 |
20160048364 | CONTENT VISIBILITY MANAGEMENT - One embodiment provides a method, including: outputting, to a display device, first content; receiving, using a processor, an instruction to output second content to the display device; positioning one or more of the first content and the second content within the display device according to positioning data based on the first content; and displaying both of the first content and the second content on the display device. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein. | 02-18-2016 |
20160048581 | PRESENTING CONTEXT FOR CONTACTS - An embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using a processor, an electronic communication between a user device and an entity device; thereafter accessing, using a processor, a contextual information store including automatically selected text data derived from past communications associated with the entity device; and providing, using an output element of the device, contextual information obtained from the contextual information store during the electronic communication between the user device and the entity device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 02-18-2016 |
20160048595 | Filtering Content Suggestions for Multiple Users - An approach is provided for filtering content suggestions for a multi-user audience. In the approach, sets of preferred content types are retrieved from the various users in the multi-user content audience. A set of collective preferences is generated based on commonalities found in the sets of preferred content types pertaining to the individual users. Content metadata is then searched for the collective preferences. The result of the searching is a set of suggested content identifiers, such as movie titles, that match the collective preferences. The suggested content identifiers are then provided to the multi-user content audience. | 02-18-2016 |
20160050559 | Preventing Location Tracking Via Smartphone MAC Address - An approach is provided for a wireless mobile device that includes a processor, a wireless adapter, and a memory to connect to an access point using a generated random pseudo-MAC address that reduces address collisions with other devices. The approach generates a dynamic MAC address for the device. The dynamic MAC address includes a static portion that is based on a portion of an actual MAC address of the device and a dynamic portion that is based on a quasi-random value. The device wirelessly connects to an access point using the generated dynamic MAC address. | 02-18-2016 |
20160056781 | VOLUME CONTROL - An apparatus can include a processor; memory accessible by the processor; a microphone; an audio signal output; audio circuitry that renders audio signals to the audio signal output; and volume control circuitry that regulates coarseness of increments of a dynamic range of the audio signals responsive to input via the microphone. | 02-25-2016 |
20160062780 | PAUSING VIRTUAL MACHINE BASED ON IDLE STATE - In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and a memory accessible to the at least one processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the at least one processor to determine that a virtual machine (VM) at the device is in an at least partially idle state and pause the VM in response to the determination that the VM is in an at least partially idle state. | 03-03-2016 |
20160065519 | CONTEXT-AWARE AGGREGATION OF TEXT-BASED MESSAGES - For automatically aggregating text-based messages together based on context, an apparatus for automatically identifying a topic of a reply message and associating the reply message with a conversation thread based on the topic is disclosed. The apparatus may include a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor, including code that identifies a messaging conversation between two or more messaging devices, code that determines a topic of a reply message in the messaging conversation, and code that associates the message with a conversation thread based on the topic. In one embodiment, the apparatus examines active applications on a messaging device composing the message and determines the topic based on the active applications. In one embodiment, the apparatus identifies an unanswered question and determines whether the reply message answers the unanswered question. A method and computer program product also perform the functions of the apparatus. | 03-03-2016 |
20160065528 | PROVIDING NOTIFICATION PERTAINING TO MESSAGE BASED ON MESSAGE TYPE - in one aspect, a device includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to receive a first message, identify at least a first type of message to which the first message pertains, and determine whether to provide a notification at the device pertaining to the first message based on the identification. | 03-03-2016 |
20160068099 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONTROL VEHICLE TURN INDICATORS - Methods, systems and program products are provided for obtaining navigation data indicative of a present position of a vehicle and assessing lane restriction information in connection with a road lane corresponding to a present position of the vehicle as designated by the navigation data. The methods, systems and program products also activate a turn indicator of the vehicle based on the lane information and the navigation data. The methods, systems and program products collect navigation data indicative of a present position of a vehicle. | 03-10-2016 |
20160077666 | MITIGATING INTENDED TOUCH SELECTION ERRORS - For mitigating touch selection errors, code detects a touch selection error on a touch screen. In addition, the code mitigates the touch selection error based at least in part on a command history. | 03-17-2016 |
20160080378 | IDENTIFYING UNTRUSTED NETWORK ACCESS POINTS - An apparatus, method and program product are provided that determines a location associated with a network access point, the network access point being identified by an access point identifier, receives access point data from a mapping service, the access point data corresponding to the location of the network access point, and connects the network adaptor to the network access point in response to verifying that the access point data comprises an access point identifier that matches the access point identifier associated with the network access point. | 03-17-2016 |
20160085451 | DRIVE ARRAY POLICY CONTROL - An apparatus can include an interface; cache memory; a plurality of drives; and a controller that includes detection circuitry, a write through mode and a write back mode, where the write through mode writes information received via the interface to the plurality of drives, where the write back mode writes information received via the interface to the cache memory and writes information written to the cache memory to the plurality of drives, and where the detection circuitry selects the write through mode based at least in part on detection of a first condition and selects the write back mode based at least in part on detection of a second condition, where the first condition and the second condition differ. | 03-24-2016 |
20160085949 | USER VERIFICATION USING TOUCH AND EYE TRACKING - A method includes receiving at a processor, an indication of a user touching a point on a data entry device, receiving at the processor, an indication of a user gazing in a direction, and comparing via the processor the touched point and the gazing direction to a known touch point and gaze direction to verify the user is an authorized user. | 03-24-2016 |
20160088435 | LOCATION BASED AUTOMATED MEETING ATTENDANCE - A method includes determining a physical location and start time of a meeting stored in a calendar entry of a mobile device, determining a current location of the mobile device, determining a time to reach the physical location of the meeting from the current location, identifying connection information suitable to electronically connect to the meeting, and if the time to reach the physical location of the meeting exceeds a time remaining to the start time of the meeting, initiating a connection to the meeting. | 03-24-2016 |
20160091865 | TIME ZONE NOTIFICATION - One embodiment provides an information handling device, comprising: an output device; a processor operatively coupled to the output device; and a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to: obtain data including a time associated with a location of an entity; and provide, using the output device, a notification, wherein the notification comprises the data including a time associated with a location of the contact. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 03-31-2016 |
20160094355 | AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRING PRESENTATION CONTROL - One embodiment provides a method, comprising: associating, using a processor, an information handling device with a participant; identifying, using a processor, a participant as a current presenter, wherein the current presenter's information handling device is used as a presentation device; identifying, using a processor, a second participant as a new presenter; and automatically transferring, using a processor, the presentation device from the current presenter's information handling device to the new presenter's information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 03-31-2016 |
20160095085 | SELECTING AN OPERATING MODE BASED ON USER PROXIMITY - One embodiment provides a method, comprising: detecting, using a processor, a notification at an information handling device; detecting, using a processor, availability of an input associated with an user at the information handling device; and selecting, using a processor, an operating mode of the information handling device, wherein the selected operating mode of the information handling device comprises a mode that modulates a noise. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 03-31-2016 |
20160098461 | DISPLAYING VISITED DOCUMENT DATA - For displaying visited document data, code stores visited document data comprising a visited document address and a visited document description for each document visited. In addition, the code displays on the display one or more of a first visited document address and a first visited document description with a search result in response to a portion of the visited document address matching a portion of a search result address. | 04-07-2016 |
20160100050 | IDENTIFYING AN UNKNOWN CONTACT - For identifying an unknown contact, a system, apparatus, method, and computer program product are disclosed. The apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a processor, a memory that stores code executable by the processor, the code identifying an incoming call from an unknown contact, collecting relationship information regarding the unknown contact, and determining a relationship to a user based on the collected relationship information. In certain embodiments, the apparatus also includes code that provides a notification based on the determined relationship. In some embodiments, the apparatus also includes code that shares the determined relationship with one or more stored contacts. | 04-07-2016 |
20160103605 | KEYPAD CONTROL - An apparatus can include a processor; memory accessibly by the processor; a display operatively coupled to the processor; an object detector operatively coupled to the processor; and display circuitry that controls transparency of a rendered keyboard based at least in part on input sensed via the object detector. | 04-14-2016 |
20160103855 | COLLABORATIVE ITEM DATABASE - For aggregating items in a collaborative item database, an apparatus includes one or more servers. Each server includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code generates first item data that includes a first item identifier and a first item location from environment data received from a first ubiquitous computer. The code further aggregates the first item data in the collaborative item database. The collaborative item database includes item data from a plurality of ubiquitous computers. | 04-14-2016 |
20160105549 | PHONE RECORD - An apparatus can include a phone that includes communication circuitry, detection circuitry that detects a communication instability, and recording circuitry that records audio responsive to detection of a communication instability. | 04-14-2016 |
20160119713 | ADJUSTING AUDIO CONTENT BASED ON AUDIENCE - One embodiment provides a method, including but not limited to: identifying, using a data capture device, a listener; determining, using a processor, audio content is inappropriate; and executing, using a processor, an action, wherein the action prevents the inappropriate audio content from being audible. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 04-28-2016 |
20160125587 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TRACKING ITEMS - Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for tracking items. An identification module identifies an item using one or more sensors of an information handling device. A location module receives location data for the item in response to identifying the item. A communication module shares the location data with one or more different information handling devices. | 05-05-2016 |