Abstract: In example implementations, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of microphones to record background sounds, a noise cancellation component to generate an inverted signal to negate the background sounds from an output signal, a memory to store sound patterns associated with known events, a speaker to output the output signal, and a processor. The processor is to compare a background sound of the background sounds to sound patterns stored in the memory, detect an event when the background sound matches a sound pattern and is coming from behind a user, and execute a corrective action to the output signal in response to the event being detected and the background sound coming from behind the user.

Abstract: An apparatus may identify each object of a set of objects included in a first location, wherein the set of objects includes at least one IoT device and at least one other object. The apparatus may determine a first set of attributes for the at least one IoT device. The apparatus may store registration information associated with the at least one IoT device, the registration information including a first identifier associated with the at least one IoT device and including the first set of attributes for the at least one IoT device. The apparatus may obtain an input. The apparatus may determine whether the input corresponds to the at least one IoT device based on the registration information associated with the at least one IoT device. The apparatus may control the at least one IoT device when the input corresponds to the at least one IoT device.

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium on which is stored instructions that the processor may execute to determine whether to modify a transmission rate at which time series data is transmitted to a remote computer. The determination is based on a prediction of the time series data.

Abstract: In one example, a location indicator device can include a location identifier to identify an area that is proximate to the location indicator device, and a transmitter to: send the identified area to an autonomous robotic device, and send instructions to the autonomous robotic device to alter a direction from a different area to the identified area.

Abstract: An apparatus may identify each object of a set of objects included in a first location, wherein the set of objects includes at least one IoT device and at least one other object. The apparatus may determine a first set of attributes for the at least one IoT device. The apparatus may store registration information associated with the at least one IoT device, the registration information including a first identifier associated with the at least one IoT device and including the first set of attributes for the at least one IoT device. The apparatus may obtain an input. The apparatus may determine whether the input corresponds to the at least one IoT device based on the registration information associated with the at least one IoT device. The apparatus may control the at least one IoT device when the input corresponds to the at least one IoT device.