Abstract: A fastener for securing a first component to a second component includes a fastener head disposed at a distal end of a fastener body. The fastener has a first configuration with the fastener head inset within a first opening of the first component. The fastener has a second configuration with the fastener body extending through the first opening in the first component and through a second opening in the second component. An inner surface of the fastener head engages with an inner surface of the second component to secure the second component to the first component in the second configuration.

Abstract: A multi-radius spherical microphone that includes an inner body defining an inner sphere having an inner radius from a center; a plurality of inner microphones coupled to the inner spherical body and defining an array of inner microphones; an outer body defining an dodecahedron, wherein the inner body and the outer body are concentric about the center; and a plurality of outer microphones coupled to the outer body at respective vertices of the dodecahedron and defining an array of outer microphones, wherein each of the plurality of outer microphones is positioned radially equidistant from the center.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include a method for communicating between a controller device and resident device. An example method includes detecting, by a controller, the resident device and an accessory connected to a local network. Establishing, by the controller, a first direct connection with the accessory. Receiving, by the controller, an input that identifies a control instruction for controlling the accessory. Determining, by the controller, whether to transmit a message comprising the control instruction to the accessory via the first direct connection with the accessory or the second direct connection with the resident device. Transmitting, by the controller, the message comprising the control instruction to the resident device via the second direct connection, the resident device configured to relay the message comprising the control instruction to the accessory.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium related to identifying, generating, and presenting diagnostic data corresponding to devices from which the diagnostic data was obtained. In some embodiments, the diagnostic data may include log file data associated with a common error, operational metrics, or the like. Commonality may be identified based on call path signatures. Call path signatures may be generated for log files and compared to one another to determine matches. Matched log files may be grouped or otherwise associated with a common error (e.g., a hanging error). A user interface is provided to view the diagnostic data associated with a common error. The disclosed techniques provide an intelligent method for visualizing performance changes and/or identifying errors in applications.

Abstract: Techniques are provided to create and manage groups of users. A group can be treated as a single entity. For privacy of a user, user keys can be translated to group keys, which are then used to access resources. The user can prove membership in the group via their keys (e.g., using a diversified public key), and then get the group keys in response, e.g., after verification to a group server using a diversified user key.

Abstract: An electronic device displays on a display device, a user interface including a first user interface element, the first user interface element being associated with the illumination element, and detects a first input at a location corresponding to the first user interface element. In response to detecting the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input meets first criteria, the device changes a beam width of a light beam emitted by an illumination element from a first beam width to a second beam width, wherein the second beam width is different from the first beam width.

Abstract: A device may include accessing first public key associated with a first user identifier for the first electronic device and a second public key associated with a second user identifier for a second electronic device. The device can generate a first random number and a first commitment using a hash function and the first random number; transmit a first message to the second electronic device via a channel between the first and second electronic devices. The device can receive a message from the second electronic device via the channel including include a second random number generated by the second electronic device. The device can extract a code via the hash function using the first public key, the second public key, the first random number, and the second random number. The device can present the code on a user interface for verification. The user interface can receive confirmation of the verification.

Abstract: A dynamic linking system can be designed to dynamically resolve symbol references of pages associated with executable code as the pages are paged into virtual memory. The operating system can include a dynamic linker that uses metadata in the pages to determine symbol references that reference other code or values. Other code can include code in shared libraries. The dynamic linker can generate a data structure containing the symbol references in a small and dense format. The dynamic linker can send the data structure and other relevant data to the kernel once the symbol references have been identified. The kernel can perform the functions related to resolving the symbol references. For example, the kernel can resolve the symbol by determining a pointer value for the symbol, wherein the pointer value can be used to point to code or values. The kernel can resolve the symbol references and store the data structure, which contains the resolved symbol references.

Abstract: Aspects and features include using a virtual disk image to improve computational performance when applying a software patch. Compressed extents within a stored disk image are detected. The compressed extents are virtually reordered to form compressed forks within a virtual disk image and the compressed forks are selected for decompression based on code to be patched. A decompressed fork with the patch is virtually written to the same or another virtual disk image as an updated fork, and the virtual disk image is used to write to storage, either to overwrite the same stored disk image or to produce an updated, compressed disk image. In some examples, the virtual disk image is validated prior to writing to the compressed image by comparing an output hash from the compressed disk image with a known hash to validate the virtual disk image.

Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for enhanced direct secondary cell activation in a 5G wireless communications system. A user equipment (UE) can receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) command from a 5G Node B (gNB) via a Primary Cell (PCell) or via a Primary Secondary Cell (PSCell) that includes configuration data for a Secondary Cell (SCell), where the SCell operates in Frequency Range 2 (FR2). The RRC command includes a first Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state for the SCell, and the UE can activate the SCell for the UE based at least on the configuration data, concurrently with the first TCI state for receiving the PDCCH transmission. The UE can receive a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmission via a first antenna beam from the SCell, where the first antenna beam is based on the first TCI state.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to determine information to be displayed within a display of a map.

Abstract: In some implementations, the device may include conducting ranging with one or more playback devices to determine ranging information between the mobile device and each of the one or more playback devices, where the one or more playback devices are configured to play the streaming data when received from the mobile device, and where the ranging information provides at least one of a distance and an orientation between the mobile device and each of the one or more playback devices. In addition, the device may include detecting a selection of a media item. Also, the device may include identifying a particular playback device from the one or more playback devices for playing the selected media item based on the ranging information of the mobile device relative to each of the one or more playback devices.

Abstract: Techniques for monitoring an audio stream for triggering events are disclosed, where the triggering events may include a particular sound identified in the audio stream. In addition, the techniques include detecting the particular sound in the audio stream and/or providing an event notification to a user device via a network connection. A user device can request permission to initiate a two-way audio stream between the computing device and the user device. Further, the techniques may include receiving an indication to initiate the two-way audio stream with the user device. In addition, the techniques may include providing an alert that permission has been granted to initiate the two-way audio stream. Also, the device may include initiating the two-way audio stream with the user device.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for traffic engineering in support of real-time applications. A user equipment (UE) can detect a real-time application running on the UE, assess a link health corresponding to the real-time application, and transmit a payload including the link health to a peer device via WiFi communications. To detect the real-time application, the UE can receive traffic symptoms or application indications, and monitor corresponding traffic flows. To assess the link health, the UE can receive link quality metrics of a link corresponding to the link health, and determine an intra basic service set (BSS) clear channel assessment (CCA) percentage. The UE can initiate a Rapport session with the peer device, activate a keep-alive timer, and transmit updated information to the peer device according to the keep-alive timer.

Abstract: The disclosed technology provides enhanced financial statements such as credit statements that provide customized payment options to a customer that takes into account the total amount owed by the customer, and past payments made by the customer. The customized payment options are determined with the goal of providing more payment options that encourage financial health, while not overwhelming the customer with too many options or irrelevant options. The customized payment options can be displayed in an interactive user interface for paying a credit statement that can visually inform a user of the benefit of the respective payment options with respect to the impact of the respective payment option on the customer's financial health—at least as it pertains to a credit account for which the statement was issued.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to medication calendaring. An example method can include a computing device receiving a first interval of days associated with a medication identifier and a second interval of days associated with the medication identifier, wherein the second interval of days sequentially follows the first interval of days. The computing device can determine a medication time interval, the medication time interval comprising the first interval of days and the second interval of days. The computing device can generate a second instance of the medication identifier. The computing device can calendar the second instance of the medication identifier on an electronic calendar via a sliding generation window, the sliding generation window comprising a consecutive set of days of the days of the medication period.

Abstract: Techniques may include receiving a first request for a conformance check for a conformance pair, the conformance pair include a variable type and a particular protocol. The first request can identifying a first pointer. The technique can include determining a conformance check result is not cached for the conformance pair using the first pointer. In response to determining that the conformance check result is not cached for a variable, the electronic device may include performing the conformance check for the conformance pair and storing a result of the conformance check in an index table in persistent memory in association with at least a portion of bits in the first pointer. The technique can include referencing the index table on subsequent requests for a conformance check.

Abstract: In some implementations, the device may include exiting a shelf-life mode and turning on a peer-to-peer wireless protocol in response to detecting a power source. A device identifier can be provided to a host device via the peer-to-peer wireless protocol. A connection ticket authorizing the electronic device to connect to a wide area network can be received from the host device via the peer-to-peer wireless protocol. The connection ticket can be being generated by a server system using a private key. The connection ticket may include the device identifier associated with the electronic device. A connection to a wide area network can be requested from an access point using a network wireless protocol. A software update can be performed over the wide area network via the access point.

Abstract: Techniques may include launching an application and inserting a dynamic library into the application. An intercept wait function can intercept a target thread's call for a semaphore wait function. The semaphore wait function may request adding the target thread to a wait queue. The wait list of a table may be checked for the target thread. The table can store entries in the wait list or a signal list where an entry may include a quality-of-service category and a hang flag for a thread. The entry representing the target thread may be created after determining that the entry is not in the wait list. The semaphore wait function can enqueue the target thread to the wait queue. The target thread can be compared to entries in the signal list. The hang flag for the entry representing the target thread can be updated based on the comparison.

Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera with folded optics and a tilt actuator. In some embodiments, the camera may include a folded optics arrangement that may include a prism and a lens group. In some embodiments, an actuator arrangement of the camera may include one or more actuators for tilting the prism about multiple axes. Furthermore, the actuator arrangement may include one or more actuators for translating the lens group along an axis. In some embodiments, the camera may include a bearing suspension arrangement that may allow for controlled movement of the prism and/or the lens group according to the motion enabled by the actuator arrangement.

Abstract: In some implementations, a user device can predictively route media content to a remote playback device based on playback context information obtained by the user device. The playback context can include local playback context information related to the state and/or context of the user device. The playback context can include remote playback context information related to the state and/or context of available remote playback devices. Based on the playback context information obtained by the user device, the user device can generate a predictive score for each available playback device that indicates or predicts the likelihood that the user will want to send media content to the corresponding playback device. The user device can generate and present a graphical user interface that can identify the playback devices having predictive scores over a threshold score. In some instances, the user device can automatically route selected media content to a predicted playback device.

Abstract: A wireless power transmitting device includes a surface adapted to support a container containing a wireless power receiving device and further includes a wireless power transfer coil positioned to couple with a wireless power receiving coil of the wireless power receiving device when the container is placed on the surface. The wireless power transmitting device detects a presence of the wireless power receiving device when the container containing the wireless power receiving device is placed on the surface and determines whether the wireless power receiving device permits wireless power transfer while it is inside the container. Using the wireless power transfer coil, the wireless power transmitting device wirelessly transmits power to the wireless power receiving device through the container to charge a battery of the wireless power receiving device, in accordance with determining the wireless power receiving device permits wireless power transfer while it is inside the container.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to activating and managing dual user interface modes for an operating system. An electronic device configured to run an operating system in a first mode including a first user interface receives, while operating in the first user interface mode, a predefined sequence of inputs, and in response to receiving the predefined sequence of inputs, transitions the operating system from the first user interface mode to a second user interface mode. The second user interface mode has different input capabilities with respect to the first user interface mode.

Abstract: An approach to communication by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system that includes the UE sending an RRC setup request message including a paging offset value to a base station. The UE receives an RRC setup message from the network node, the RRC setup message including a PS-paging offset value and a PS-P-RNTI value associated with the UE. Energy conservation approaches for use with paging are described, including paging occasion monitor reporting and configuration, paging-offset reporting, the use of a paging monitoring skipping signal, and the use of dynamic TRS triggering for paging reception.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include a method for delegating the authority to create a token from an owner of a property to a sharing platform managing the reservation of the property. A method can include receiving a request to delegate authority for generating a token for a one or more accessory devices, the delegation to be to a sharing platform. Based on the request, a request for a determination of eligibility of the device for delegation of the authority. A determination of eligibility of the device for delegation of the authority can be received. An intermediate certificate from the sharing platform can be requests based on the determination of eligibility of the device. A delegation file that identifies an approved delegation of authority can be created based on using the intermediate certificate to validate the sharing platform.

Abstract: A service client on a device can generate an access control identifier using a server seeded and client-specific secret. The device can generate a blinded access control identifier (ACI) using a randomness factor as part of a request message for a blinded ACI signature including authentication data. The device can transmit the request message to a verification server and upon verification receive a blinded ACI signature message that can subsequently be unblinded using the randomness factor to obtain the ACI signature. The device may send the ACI and the ACI signature to a verification server and after verifying the signature receive a service token. The device may transmit the service token to a service provider server requesting access to the service. When a rate associated with the service token is below a threshold rate, the device can access the service provided by the service provider service.

Abstract: Certain embodiments disclosed herein provide application relaunch optimization. Aspects of the present disclosure include deferring the termination of at least some applications notwithstanding an action taken by the user to terminate such applications. For example, a trigger event such as a deferral time can be set, prior to which the termination will take place if an additional user action occurs, and after which the application will be kept suspended in volatile memory indefinitely. As another example, the termination can take place, or not, depending on the type of application or the nature of its usage. An application that has not been terminated despite the termination action being taken by the user and the application's removal from the application management interface can be invoked quickly and efficiently, improving the user experience.

Abstract: Aspects and features include maintaining at least one auxiliary disk image on a computing device. Certain code that is aligned with the base operating system of the computing device resides in and is executed from the auxiliary disk image. In one example, a computing device receives an update asset and uses it to patch the auxiliary disk image. The computing device executes the updated code from the patched disk image without rebooting or otherwise restarting the base operating system. The existing auxiliary disk image may be replaced with the patched disk image in response to a reboot or some other event, or while executing the code in the patched disk image from memory.

Abstract: A processor can include various processing pipelines that perform different data processing operations, with different pipelines having dedicated logic and memory circuits. A power management circuit can determine when to supply power to various pipelines, including the logic and memory circuits of the various pipelines, depending on a current operating mode of the processor. When a memory circuit transitions to a lower power state such as a sleep state, data can be saved to a different memory circuit that is not transitioning to a lower power state, and when the memory circuit is powered up again, the data can be restored from the different memory circuit.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods to implement receive beamforming in communication systems are described. In one example, apparatus of an evolved Node B (eNB) comprising processing circuitry to receive, from a user equipment (UE), a beamforming reference signal received power (BRS-RP) measurement and in response to the BRS-RP measurement, configure a downlink (DL) transmit (Tx) beamforming and a receiving (Rx) beamforming process on the UE. Other examples are also disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of communication over common control channels. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a User Equipment (UE) to determine a selected Common Control Channel (CCCH) message configuration from a first predefined message configuration and a second predefined message configuration, the first predefined message configuration having a first predefined message bit-size, the second predefined message configuration having a second predefined message bit-size; to generate an Uplink (UL) CCCH message according to the selected CCCH message configuration, the UL CCCH message comprising a Medium Access Control (MAC) header comprising a Logical Channel Identify (ID) (LCID) field having a value corresponding to the selected CCCH message configuration; and to transmit the UL CCCH message to a Next Generation Node B (gNB) over a logical channel corresponding to the selected CCCH message configuration.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for ad-hoc radio bearer and inline signalling via reflective quality of service and reflective quality of service approaches.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for providing Internet protocol multimedia subsystem services.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for biometric authentication in which two or more cameras are used to capture images of biometric features or aspects for analysis to identify and authenticate a person. An imaging system includes at least two cameras that are used to capture images of a person's iris, eye, periorbital region, and/or other regions of the person's face, and one or more features from the captured images are analyzed to identify and authenticate the person or to detect attempts to spoof the biometric authentication. Information from two or more images may be combined to process aspects and features extracted from the combined images. Alternatively, one of the images to be used for biometric authentication may be determined, for example using one or more objective criteria to evaluate the quality of the captured images.

Abstract: Circuits, methods, and apparatus that can transfer data and power between an optical-communication device and an electronic device without the need for electrical contacts on the electronic device. An example can include infrared transmitters and receivers in both the optical-communication device and the electronic device for optical communication. This can further include a coil in the optical-communication device that can be powered to inductively induce currents in a corresponding coil in the electronic device to charge a battery. One or more attachment components, such as magnets or magnetic elements, can be used to secure the optical-communication device to the electronic device. The optical-communication device to the electronic device can each include an alignment magnet or magnetic element.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide ad-hoc radio bearers with different layer arrangements and headers for the layers.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for flexible illumination that improve the performance and robustness of an imaging system are described. Multiple different lighting configurations for the imaging system are pre-generated. Each lighting configuration may specify one or more aspects of lighting. A lookup table may be generated via which each pose is associated with a respective lighting configuration. A user may put on, hold, or otherwise use the device. A process may be initiated in which different lighting configurations may be selected by the controller to capture images of the user's eye, periorbital region, or face at different poses and in different conditions for use by a biometric authentication or gaze tracking process.

Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to techniques (e.g., a device, a method, a memory or non-transitory computer readable medium storing code or instructions executable by one or more processors) for passive beacon communication techniques. Transmitting devices (e.g., beacons) can transmit advertising messages using a first wireless protocol to provide timing for ranging messages for one of more ranging messages over a second protocol (e.g., UWB). One or more receiving devices can determine using signal strength if the devices are within a threshold range to perform communication techniques. Various ranging communications techniques can be used to determine a range between the receiving device and transmitting device. Other techniques can be used to passively calculate the angle of arrival for transmitter signals. The angle of arrival information can be used for precise position locating for the receiving device or to indicate interest in information provided by the one or more transmitting devices.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for biometric authentication in which two or more biometric features or aspects are captured and analyzed individually or in combination to identify and authenticate a person. An imaging system captures images of a person's iris, eye, periorbital region, and/or other regions of the person's face, and two or more features from the captured images are analyzed individually or in combination to identify and authenticate the person and/or to detect attempts to spoof the biometric authentication. Embodiments may improve the performance of biometric authentication systems, and may help to reduce false positives and false negatives by the biometric authentication algorithms.

Abstract: A merge sort circuit can include a parallel merge sort core that performs a partial merge on two input tuples, each containing a number P of data elements sorted according to a sort key, to produce a sorted output tuple of P data elements. Input data blocks to be merged can be stored in first and second block buffers. The block buffers can receive data from a vector memory read interface that reads groups of at least P data elements at a time. Loading of data elements into the block buffers can be based on respective fill levels of the block buffers.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to implement ad-hoc data bearers and/or inline signalling for data radio bearers via medium access control (MAC) control elements (CEs) in wireless communication systems.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for initiating transient sessions on a communal device. An example method includes a device detecting a user device within a threshold distance of the device. The device can transmit control instructions to the user device for a response from the user device based on the detection, the response comprising an indication as to whether to initiate a transient session of a streaming service. The device can transmit, to an application server, a request for a transient session token based on the response from the user device. The device can receive, from the application server, the transient session token, the transient session token including an expiration parameter. The device can initiate the transient session based on the transient session token, the transient session comprising presenting content provided by the application server on a presentation device. The device can terminate the transient session based on the expiration parameter.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for biometric authentication in which a current eye pose is determined and evaluated to determine if the current pose is satisfactory, and in which the eye pose may be improved by the user manually adjusting the device or their pose/gaze direction in response to a signal from the controller, and/or in which the imaging system is mechanically adjusted at the direction of the controller to improve the current view of the eye.

Abstract: A connectible component is connected to a housing. A sensor of the housing is utilized to detect an identity element of the at connectible component. The connectible component is identified utilizing the at least one sensor. In some implementations, identification of the connectible component may identify whether or not a connectible component is connected to the housing. In other implementations, identification of the connectible component may identify the type of connectible component that is connected. In such implementations, the housing may house an electronic device and the electronic device may be configured based on the type of connectible component that is connected.

Abstract: The present application relates to improving a roaming service. In an example, user equipment (UE) initiates a cell selection process to choose between a first cell and a second cell. The UE evaluates a first uplink (UL) channel condition of the first cell and a second UL channel condition of the second cell based on the initiation. The UE selects the first cell or the second cell based on the evaluated first UL channel condition and second UL channel condition. The UE initiates a random access channel (RACH) procedure based on the selected first cell or second cell.

Abstract: Multipoint routing through the use of a navigation device can be improved by using multipoint arrival and departure detection to determine whether to advance navigation to a next point on the route or to maintain navigation to a current point on the route. When adding intermediate points to a route, the locations generated by the search query can include a spatiotemporal distribution of search results. The results of the search can also be presented with routing cost information.

Abstract: Third-party overlay data that includes customized graphics such as animations may be rendered on a base map using a hardware-accelerated framework. When third-party overlay data is deemed incompatible with a first version of a base map, features of the base map may be flexed to better accommodate the overlay data.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for plural-tone, plural-frequency wake-up signaling.

Abstract: Novel viewpoints may be rendered using arrays of camera images with synthesized viewpoints. Different viewpoints of a scene may be captured via image sensors. Depth information may be determined for the captured viewpoints. An array of images may be generated that includes synthetic viewpoints generated from the captured viewpoints and depth information. A request to render a novel viewpoint may be received. Then novel viewpoint may be rendered using the array of images with synthetic viewpoints.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for plural-tone, plural-frequency wake-up signaling.