Abstract: A system includes one or more biometric sensors, a sensor hub and a trusted application execution environment. The sensor hub has exclusive access to the sensors and also isolates untrusted/unauthenticated portions of the operating system from direct access to unencrypted biometric data acquired by the sensors. During a biometric scan/collection process, only the sensor hub and a security engine can access the sensors and a storage component. The sensor hub reads the sensors to obtain the biometric data associated with the scan/collection process and stores the biometric data in the storage component. The security engine encrypts the biometric data before the sensor hub removes the access restrictions. Various components transfer the encrypted biometric data from the storage component to the trusted environment, which hosts algorithms for processing the biometric data.

Abstract: A system includes one or more biometric sensors, a sensor hub and a trusted application execution environment. The sensor hub has exclusive access to the sensors and also isolates untrusted/unauthenticated portions of the operating system from direct access to unencrypted biometric data acquired by the sensors. During a biometric scan/collection process, only the sensor hub and a security engine can access the sensors and a storage component. The sensor hub reads the sensors to obtain the biometric data associated with the scan/collection process and stores the biometric data in the storage component. The security engine encrypts the biometric data before the sensor hub removes the access restrictions. Various components transfer the encrypted biometric data from the storage component to the trusted environment, which hosts algorithms for processing the biometric data.

Abstract: A mobile device or system comprises a housing, a voice sensor that is configured to detect sound, a speaker, and a processing circuit configured to operate in both a first mode and a second mode. The processing circuit receives instructions from a user by detecting the user touching the device or an accessory of the device when in the first mode and receives instructions from the voice of the user through the voice sensor when in the second mode. When a predetermined requirement is met, the processing circuit is configured to switch from a first mode to a second mode without receiving specific instructions from the user to switch the mode at the time of switching.

Abstract: A mobile device or system comprises a housing, a voice sensor that is configured to detect sound, a speaker, and a processing circuit configured to operate in both a first mode and a second mode. The processing circuit receives instructions from a user by detecting the user touching the device or an accessory of the device when in the first mode and receives instructions from the voice of the user through the voice sensor when in the second mode. When a predetermined requirement is met, the processing circuit is configured to switch from a first mode to a second mode without receiving specific instructions from the user to switch the mode at the time of switching.

Abstract: Techniques to manage contact information are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device may include a subscriber identity module having a first set of contact information. The mobile computing device may also include a contact management module. The contact management module may include a subscriber identity module cache manager to retrieve the first set of contact information from the subscriber identity module and store it in a subscriber identity module cache. The contact management module may also include a contact information database having a second set of contact information. The contact management module may further include a contact database manager to retrieve the first set of contact information from the contact information database and the second set of contact information from the subscriber identity module cache for a contact application. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Techniques to manage contact information are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device may include a subscriber identity module having a first set of contact information. The mobile computing device may also include a contact management module. The contact management module may include a subscriber identity module cache manager to retrieve the first set of contact information from the subscriber identity module and store it in a subscriber identity module cache. The contact management module may also include a contact information database having a second set of contact information. The contact management module may further include a contact database manager to retrieve the first set of contact information from the contact information database and the second set of contact information from the subscriber identity module cache for a contact application. Other embodiments are described and claimed.