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20090113458 | Controlling hardware across two or more simultaneously running operating systems - A computing device has two or more software stacks, each stack simultaneously running a different operating system. Only one enabled operating system at a time has control of hardware resources of the computing device. Each disabled operating system has its device drivers disabled. The drivers may be disabled by stopping device driver messages to devices at a firmware layer unassociated with any operating system. The drivers may be disabled by having their associated operating system dynamically unload them when the operating system is disabled. In some instances, the drivers may be modified to include a “stop” control that tells the driver to stop communicating with its associated device, and a “resume” control that tells the driver to resume communication. When an operating system is disabled, the operating system may send a “stop” message to its device drivers. Drivers associated with messages passed between operating systems may remain enabled. | 04-30-2009 |
20100145675 | USER INTERFACE HAVING CUSTOMIZABLE TEXT STRINGS - A user interface having customizable text strings is described. In an implementation, a mobile communication device comprises one or more modules to provide an option to specify a target demographic for the mobile communication device. The option is configured such that a language, intended market, and at least one other characteristic of the target demographic may be specified. One or more text strings may then be obtained based on the target demographic that was specified to be output in a user interface on the mobile communication device. | 06-10-2010 |
20130024576 | Proximity-Based Detection - Proximity-based detection is described. In one or more implementations, an identifier is received wirelessly by a computing device from another computing device that is directly communicated from the other computing device such that the identifier is not communicated via an intermediary device. The other computing device is identified by comparing the identifier to one or more identifiers stored locally by the computing device. A notification is output for display that indicates the other computing device is within a predefined proximity to the computing device and that identifies the other computing device using data associated with the identifier that is stored locally by the computing device. | 01-24-2013 |
20130295872 | MOBILE DEVICE EMERGENCY SERVICE - Mobile device emergency service techniques are described. In embodiments, a client device includes one or more modules implemented at least partially in hardware and configured to implement an emergency service. The emergency service configured to support operations including generating a user interface for display on a display device, receiving one or more inputs usable to form an emergency contacts list that includes a plurality of emergency contacts, and causing the emergency contacts list to be communicated to one or more other client devices for use in generating a message to be communicated automatically and without user intervention to the emergency contacts in the emergency contacts list responsive to a trigger. | 11-07-2013 |
20130305354 | RESTRICTED EXECUTION MODES - In embodiments of restricted execution modes, a mobile device can display a device lock screen on an integrated display device, and transition from the device lock screen to display a shared space user interface of a shared space. The transition to display the shared space user interface is without receiving a PIN code entered on the device lock screen. The mobile device implements a restricted execution service that is implemented to activate a restricted execution mode of the mobile device, and restrict access of a device application to device content while the restricted execution mode is activated. The restricted execution service can also allow a shared device application that is included in the shared space access to the device content while the restricted execution mode is activated. | 11-14-2013 |
20130342757 | Variable Flash Control For Improved Image Detection - Example apparatus and methods concern controlling a variable flash to improve image detection. One example apparatus includes a digital camera and a variable flash configured to be controllable to operate at different selected illumination levels. The apparatus may be configured to identify a current imaging condition associated with the digital camera and to then determine a lux setting for the variable flash as a function of the current imaging condition. The flash may then be controlled as a function of the lux setting for subsequent image acquisition. The acquisition, analysis, and flash control may be exercised until a desired illumination is achieved. In one embodiment, determining the current imaging condition may include analyzing a frame acquired from the digital camera for attributes including image brightness, and edge detectability. In one embodiment, input from a light sensor may also be considered. | 12-26-2013 |
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20090204664 | DYNAMIC ATTACHMENT OF ADVERTISING TO DOWNLOADED CONTENT - Arrangements are provided for dynamically attaching advertisements to requested and downloaded content items. The advertisements or other content are combined with the requested and downloaded content item so that future playback of the content item also includes playback of the advertisement. The attachment may be performed at the time that the content item is requested, or the advertisement may be retrieved over a network at the time the requested content item is played back. The content may also be local to the client, e.g., downloaded content or content from an HD-DVD, and the same may instigate the playing of a downloaded advertisement at the time of downloading, loading, or playback. In any case, the advertisement may be played back before, during or after the playback of the requested content item. The combining of the advertisement with the requested content item may occur at the server-side or at the client side. | 08-13-2009 |
20140237332 | MANAGING APPLICATION STATES IN AN INTERACTIVE MEDIA ENVIRONMENT - Applications are managed in an interactive media environment by the creation of a logical model for the lifetime of an application. The model is applicable to concurrently and/or consecutively running applications and governs the creation of applications, manipulation of applications by other applications, resource consumption, visibility of an application to a user, and application shutdown in the interactive media environment using the construct of application “state.” A set of Booleans flags is utilized and unique combinations of elements in the Boolean flag set define a plurality of application states | 08-21-2014 |