Abstract: Techniques for protecting universal serial bus (USB) Type-C dual-role power ports in computing systems are described. In an example, a first USB Type-C dual-role power port of a computing system is enabled to sink current from a high voltage external device to a power supply of the computing system. The current is transferred through a high voltage path from the first USB Type-C dual-role power port to the power supply. Simultaneously, a high voltage path from the power supply to a second USB Type-C dual-role power port of the computing system is disabled.

Abstract: A method for installing authentication credentials on a network device. An intermediary computing device (e.g., client computer) downloads an application for installing the authentication credentials from a secure website. The application on the intermediary computing device requests authentication credentials from a Network Access Control (NAC) credential service. The application passes the authentication credentials received from the NAC credential service through the intermediary computing device to an endpoint (e.g., video conferencing device). The application installs the authentication credentials on the endpoint.

Abstract: In one example, a printhead structure includes multiple printhead dies and a printed circuit board embedded in a single monolithic molding with fully encapsulated wire bonds that electrically connect the dies to conductive routing in the printed circuit board. Fluid may pass through a slot in the molding directly to the dies.

Abstract: Printing devices and methods are described. An array of ink nozzles can be arranged in a number of primitives, wherein a first primitive of the number of primitives is interdigitated with a second primitive.

Abstract: A replaceable item for a host device includes a non-volatile memory and logic. The non-volatile memory stores passwords or authentication values, and/or a cryptographic key. The logic permits retrieval of a predetermined maximum number of the passwords from the non-volatile memory to authenticate the replaceable item within the host device. The predetermined maximum number of the passwords is less than the total number of the passwords.

Abstract: Communications methods and appliances are described. According to one embodiment, a communications method includes prior to deployment of an appliance, establishing a trusted association between the appliance and a certificate authority, during deployment of the appliance, associating the appliance with a communications address of a communications medium, using the certificate authority, creating a signed certificate including the communications address of the appliance, announcing the signed certificate using the appliance, after the announcing, extracting the communications address of the appliance from the signed certificate, and after the extracting, verifying the communications address of the appliance.

Abstract: In some examples, a client device receives, from a network-attached storage (NAS) system, installer code. Executing the installer code at the client device causes display of a user interface at the client device. Questions are presented in the user interface at the client device. Responsive to answers to the questions received in the user interface, the installer code executing at the client device installs a subset of software components relating to the NAS system the client device.

Abstract: A network controller may include a flow identifier to identify a flow using frame information. The frame information may be transmitted by a network switch. The network controller may include a retriever to retrieve hard zoning configuration data corresponding to the flow. The hard zoning configuration data may be used by the network switch to update an access control list.

Abstract: A method for determining a parameter of a process associated with a 3D printing process provided. A first amount corresponding to an object of fused powder surrounded by non-fused powder is used. The first amount is separated into a second amount of non-fused powder and a third amount corresponding to the object including residual powder material attached. The residual powder material is removed from the object using a fourth amount of a cleaning agent. A fifth amount corresponding to the fused powder of the cleaned object and a sixth amount of material corresponding to a mixture of the removed residual powder material and the cleaning agent is obtained. The mixture includes a seventh amount of material being recovered, an eighth amount of material corresponding to powder material wastage, and the fourth amount. The parameter is derived from at least two of first to eighth amounts of material.

Abstract: Misalignments of a 3d printing device may be detected by providing a reference pattern in a print zone of the 3d printing device, wherein the reference pattern comprises a plurality of reference marks, printing a test pattern on the reference pattern by means of the 3d printing device, and comparing the test pattern with the reference marks.

Abstract: According to one example, there is provided a system for generating a three-dimensional object. The system comprises a carriage to move bi-directionally along a first axis relative to a support platform. The carriage is to receive, or have installed thereon, a plurality of modules each to perform an operation from a set of operations to generate a layer of a three-dimensional object. The system further comprises a controller to cause relative movement between the carriage and the support platform along the first axis, and to control, during the relative movement, operation of the modules to perform the set of operations in a predefined order.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing enclosure, which at least sealingly contains an electronic component, a barrier, a pump, and a coolant. The electronic component is located on a substrate, while the barrier defines a circulation loop in which the coolant is exposed to the electronic component. The pump is positioned within the circulation loop to cause flow of the coolant through the circulation loop.

Abstract: Virtual storage pool creation is simplified by allowing a user to specify what devices to include in virtual storage pool by physical location. The virtual storage pool may be automatically generated based on the simplified user specifications. The user may specify the virtual pool configuration in a configuration file. A configuration application generates the virtual storage pool based on the configuration file. The configuration application utilizes the physical locations of block devices contained in the configuration file to generate the pool. As a result, virtual pool configuration and creation is automated, more efficient and is less error prone than previous methods that involve manually linking between physical device locations and computer generated names.

Abstract: In an example, three-dimensional (3D) models of objects are combined for additive manufacturing. Two-dimensional (2D) slices are determined for each 3D model. If the 2D slices are determined to be complete, the 2D slices are combined according to a Boolean operation to generate combined 2D slices printable by an additive manufacturing system.

Abstract: A dynamic optical crossbar array includes a first set of parallel transparent electrode lines, a bottom set of parallel electrode lines that cross said transparent electrode lines, and an optically variable material disposed between said first set of transparent electrode lines and said bottom set of electrode lines.

Abstract: A system is provided herein. The system includes a support member and a latch mechanism. The support member includes a positioning member. The latch mechanism is connected to the support member. The latch mechanism includes a handle and a retention latch. The handle is formed to rotate about an axis. Rotation of the handle to shift engagement of the handle with the positioning member between an engaged position and an unengaged position. The retention latch to engage with a chassis and secure the support member therein. The retention latch connects to the handle. In the engaged position, the handle to connect to the positioning member and the retention latch to engage with the chassis. In the unengaged position, the handle and the positioning member to disconnect and the handle to displace the retention latch to release engagement of the retention latch with the chassis.

Abstract: Examples of a multi-region touchpad are disclosed. In one example implementation, a multi-region touchpad may include a multi-region touchpad sensor having a region and a secondary region to receive an input corresponding to a movement against the multi-region touchpad sensor and a touchpad controller. The touchpad controller may process the received input, and may transmit touch position indicative of the received input to a touchpad driver of a computing device communicatively coupled to the touchpad device. Further, the touchpad driver may cause an operating system of the computing device to treat a touch with a touch position beginning in the primary region and extending into the secondary region as a continuous touch. Similarly, the touchpad driver may cause the operating system to treat a touch with a touch position beginning in the secondary region as a navigational command to cause the operating system to perform a navigational function.

Abstract: Devices including a cavity region to house a plurality of ports are described. In one example, a device includes a first side including a display region, a second side including a cavity region to house a port, and a third side including a cutout region adjacent to the cavity region.

Abstract: The application refers to a method for generating three-dimensional object models for an additive manufacturing process in a layer-by-layer manner, e.g. 3D-printing, and to generating control data for use by the print apparatus. The object models are generated from a geometric description and from object generation data, which comprise the print apparatus and attributes such as a halftone scheme, a print apparatus setting, an object structure and a print material coverage representation. The method is implemented in the form of a computer software product and generates data specific for each identifies printing device.

Abstract: A replaceable integrated printhead cartridge is provided that comprises a liquid reservoir and a linear nozzle array being disposed in a bottom and extending perpendicular to a longitudinal axis.

Abstract: An example technique for creating a voxel representation of a three dimensional (3-D) object can include obtaining a shape specification of a 3-D object and a number of 3-D objectives. The example technique for creating a voxel representation of the 3-D object can also include creating a voxel representation of the 3-D object by assigning a material type from a number of material types to each voxel of the voxel representation that defines the 3-D object. The example technique creating a voxel representation of a 3-D object can also include evaluating the voxel representation to determine whether the number of objectives are met.

Abstract: A pump includes a main chamber and a pair of valves on opposite ends of the main chamber. The respective valves each contain a freely movable member to selectively open and close each respective valve, wherein the freely movable member is formed from at least some of the same material used to form a chamber portion of the respective valves. A force applicator is coupled relative to the main chamber to alternately induce a suction action and an expulsion action.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to fluid sets for inkjet imaging and can comprise a white ink and a fixer fluid. The white ink can include an aqueous ink vehicle, from 5 wt % to 50 wt % of a white metal oxide pigment, and from 0.02 wt % to 2 wt % of an anionic low molecular weight polymer. The white metal oxide pigment can have an average particulate size from 100 nm to 2,000 nm, and can be dispersed by a non-ionic or predominantly non-ionic dispersant having an acid number not higher than 100 mg KOH/g based on dry polymer weight. The anionic low molecular weight polymer can have a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 Mw to 50,000 Mw and an acid number higher than 100 mg KOH/g based on dry polymer weight. The fixer fluid can include an aqueous fixer vehicle and from 0.1 wt % to 25 wt % cationic polymer.

Abstract: A method is described in which data representing a three-dimensional object to be printed is obtained. The data comprises object property data indicative of properties of the three-dimensional object. Layers within the three-dimensional object to be printed are identified. The obtained data is processed by comparing object property data associated with an identified layer to object property data associated with a reference layer selected from the identified layers. Where a difference in object property data associated with an identified layer and object property data associated with a reference layer is determined, the determined difference is stored.

Abstract: Curing apparatus, image forming apparatus and articles of manufacture are disclosed. An example curing apparatus includes a curing unit to heat an area adjacent a substrate travel path, the curing unit having a width less than a width of the substrate travel path, and a controller to reciprocate the curing unit within the substrate width.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to a drug dispenser. For example, a dispenser may include a processor in communication with a server accessible to a doctor capable of prescribing a drug to a patient and a pharmacist capable of providing the drug to the patient. The processor may receive instructions relating to administration of the drug to the patient. The instructions may specify a timing and an amount of the drug to be administered and an identity of the patient. The dispenser may include a timer to provide a notification based on the timing specified in the instructions and an identifier mechanism to determine an identity of a person attempting to access the drug. The processor may provide the amount of the drug based on the instructions if the identity of the person is the identity of the patient.

Abstract: According to an example, an apparatus may include a controller and a non-transitory computer readable medium on which is stored instructions. The instructions may cause the controller to predict that a user is to instruct a printing device to perform a printing operation, in which the printing device includes a dryer, identify the user in response to the prediction, to access a user profile corresponding to the identified user, in which the accessed profile identifies a type of document that the identified user typically prints, and to adjust a setting of the dryer according to the identified type of document in the accessed profile.

Abstract: A pump includes a main chamber and a pair of valves on opposite ends of the main chamber. At least a portion of the respective valves and of the main chamber is formed from a single, unitary piece. The respective valves each contain a freely movable member to permit selective opening and closing of each respective valve. A force applicator alternately induces a suction action and an expulsion action in the main chamber.

Abstract: A device for microfluidic transport includes a first fluid reservoir, a second fluid reservoir spaced from the first fluid reservoir, a main fluid channel communicated with the first fluid reservoir and the second fluid reservoir, an auxiliary fluid channel communicated with the main fluid channel, and a fluid actuator within the auxiliary fluid channel asymmetric to the main fluid channel such that operation of the fluidic actuator is to induce fluid flow in the main fluid channel from the first reservoir toward the second reservoir.

Abstract: Examples relate to providing synchronized look-up table loading. In some examples, a print job is processed using an initial look-up table in processor memory, in response to the processing of the print job reaching a buffer trigger row of a portion of the print job, look-up metadata is accessed to locate a next look-up table. At this stage, the next look-up table is dynamically loaded into the processor memory as the processor continues to process the print job, where the processing of the print job begins using the next look-up table after a target row of the portion of the print job is reached.

Abstract: Localizing a location of a mobile device may be performed by obtaining times of flights between the mobile device and an access point at a first and second location. A heading of the mobile device and a distance between the first and second location may be further obtained. The times of flight, heading, and distance may be used to localize the second location.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is dock for a mobile device. An example of a dock includes an enclosure and an adjustable shelf. The enclosure includes a sloped top surface to support a display of a mobile device at a viewing angle, wherein a slope of the sloped top surface is due to a height of the enclosure being shorter at a front of the enclosure than a back of the enclosure. The shelf adjustable shelf is coupled to a top front edge of the enclosure by a hinge, wherein the adjustable shelf is to receive the mobile device, and the adjustable shelf rests flat against the sloped top surface to support the display at a default viewing angle, and the adjustable shelf is pivotable around the hinge to adjust the viewing angle.

Abstract: In an example implementation, an authentication system includes a printer having a controller and a memory. The authentication system also includes an authentication algorithm stored in the memory and executable on the controller to issue a cryptographic timing challenge, and to authenticate a print supply cartridge when the cartridge provides a challenge response corresponding to an expected response within an expected time window.

Abstract: A method for deploying a software program on a target computing device includes receiving late-binding configuration actions; combining the late-binding configuration actions with a target computing device-specific model to produce a final configuration model; and providing the final configuration model to the target computing device. The final configuration model is executed by the target computing device to configure the target computing device with the software program.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems for managing resources in a physical storage library behind a virtual storage library. In one embodiment, priorities are assigned to copy applications and rules determine which when applications are assigned to resources in the physical storage library.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to a device for monitoring and controlling live cells and associated methods. In an example, the device can include a plurality of elongated nanostructures affixed to a substrate. The elongated nanostructures can each have an attachment end and a free end opposite the attachment end. The free end includes a metal and the attachment end is affixed to the substrate. The device can further include a functionalization layer that is coated on the free end of at least a portion of the plurality of elongated nanostructures. The functionalization layer can be formulated to retain live cells, and the device can be configured to be used in conjunction with a detector, such as a Raman spectrometer, in order to monitor growth of live cells.

Abstract: A white pigment dispersion includes 10 to 60 wt % of low effective density TiO2, 1 to 40 wt % of a latex, and the balance a dispersing medium. Inks using the low effective density TiO2 and methods for preparing the low effective density TiO2 are also disclosed.

Abstract: Examples disclose a method, executed by a computing device, to obtain an identifier and system state of a target device for establishing a near field communication link. Additionally, the examples disclose the method processes the system state of the target device according to a rules engine to determine a next action for the target device. Also, the examples disclose the method selects a credential associated with the identifier of the target device and transmits the selected credential to the target device.

Abstract: In a state of a system in which a processor of the system is not accessing a first memory, a controller in the system determines whether system boot code from the first memory in the system is compromised, wherein the first memory is accessible by the processor and the controller over a bus. In response to determining that the system boot code is compromised, the controller retrieves system boot code from a second memory in the computing device to replace the system boot code in the first memory, where the second memory is electrically isolated from the bus and is inaccessible by the processor.

Abstract: Included are embodiments for assignment and failover of resources. More specifically, at least one embodiment of a method includes assigning, to a user of an access device (202), at least one primary resource (210, 212). Some embodiments include assigning, to the user of the access device (202), at least one backup resource (210, 212).

Abstract: A printer apparatus comprises one or more ports (2011 to 201M) for receiving one or more colorant units (INK1 to INKN), and a processing unit. The processing unit is adapted to determine which one or more colorant units (INK1 to INKN) have been loaded into the printer apparatus. The processing unit is adapted to retrieve colorant information from each loaded colorant unit (INK1 to INKN), and determine an ink-set configuration using the colorant information retrieved from each loaded colorant unit (INK1 to INKN). Operation of the printer apparatus is configured according to the determined colorant-set configuration.

Abstract: In various examples, a system comprises a first plurality of power supplies comprising a first plurality of external electrical connectors, and a second plurality of power supplies comprising a second plurality of external electrical connectors. The first plurality of power supplies may be symmetric with the second plurality of power supply about an axis of symmetry. The system further comprises a common fan module. The common fan module comprises a fan to cool the first plurality of power supplies and the second plurality of power supplies, a power inlet, a third plurality of electrical connectors, a fourth plurality of electrical connectors. The third plurality of electrical connectors are capable of being electrically coupled to the first plurality of electrical connectors, and the fourth plurality of electrical connectors are capable of being electrically coupled to the second plurality of electrical connectors.

Abstract: A technique includes providing a first interface to manage a plurality of cloud services that are provided by a plurality of cloud resources that form a hybrid cloud. Each of the cloud resources is associated with an application programming interface. The technique includes using the first interface to orchestrate the cloud services, where the orchestration includes using the first interface to orchestrate the application programming interfaces to allow at least one cloud resource management function provided by the first interface to be performed across at least two of the cloud resources.

Abstract: Remotely authenticating a device includes generating authentication data and secret key data in a controlled environment, sending the authentication data to a remote authentication engine, and sending the secret key data to a personalization engine to apply the secret key data to a device after sending the authentication data to the remote authentication engine such that the remote authentication engine has an ability to authenticate the device.

Abstract: In an inkjet printer having a small print head assembly and a large print head assembly, a wiper includes a first wiper section having a width approximately equal to a width of an orifice area of the small print head assembly, a decoupler adjacent to the first wiper section, a second wiper section adjacent to the decoupler, where the first and the second wiper sections and the decoupler combined have a width approximately equal to a width of an orifice area of the large print head assembly, and a squared tip at an extremity of the single, segmented wiper to impede wicking action. A tab holds the wiper oriented so as to wipe the print head assemblies in a direction of a printing operation.

Abstract: A system (100) includes a portability manager (160) to provide portability instructions to specify a change in deployment of a given application (110) on a cloud infrastructure (130). A deployment manager (120) controls deployment or lifecycle management of the given application (110) on the cloud infrastructure (130) in response to the portability instructions and based on matching cloud infrastructure resources to application requirements for the given application (110).

Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for allocating CPU cycles among processes in a storage system. One method includes operations for maintaining segments in a first memory, each segment including blocks, and for maintaining a block temperature for each block in a second memory. The first memory is a read-cache where one segment is written at a time, and each block is readable from the first memory without reading the corresponding complete segment. The block temperature is based on the frequency of access to the respective block, and a segment temperature is based on the block temperature of its blocks. Additionally, the segment with the lowest segment temperature is selected for eviction from the second memory, and blocks in the selected segment with a block temperature greater than a threshold temperature are identified. The selected segment is evicted, and a segment with the identified blocks is written to the first memory.

Abstract: Described herein is a media composition. The media composition includes a substrate and an ink receiving layer that includes binder that includes an ethylene-vinyl alcohol co-polymer with a glass transition temperature of 75 degrees Celsius or less, a melting point temperature of 175 degrees Celsius or less, and/or a crystallization temperature of 150 degrees Celsius or less. The ink receiving layer can be applied to a substrate using extrusion techniques.

Abstract: According to an example, to eject print media from an image forming apparatus, a variable page feed velocity of a first page of print media exiting a feed zone is detected. An acceleration value and a deceleration value based on the variable page feed velocity of the first page is calculated. The calculated acceleration is applied to a media movement component in the output zone when the entire first page has cleared a media sensor in the front of the output zone, and the deceleration is applied when the tail end of the first page is in a brake zone. In some examples, a second page of print media and a variable page feed velocity of the second page exiting the feed zone is detected, and the media movement component in the output zone is accelerated to match the variable page feed velocity of the second page.