Abstract: A method provides techniques for display configuration determination for connected display devices. The method includes connecting, by a processor of an electronic device, to an external display. The method further includes determining a display size for the external display, and determining a display category for the external display, based at least in part, on the display size. The method further includes configuring, based on the display category, content presented for consumption via the display, where at least one display characteristic of the content can be modified for optimal presentation on the display.

Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one external surface comprised of a material whose texture can be dynamically changed by a device-generated trigger. The device includes: at least one sensor that detects a support condition of the device; and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor and to a component that provides the device-generated trigger. The controller: receives, from the sensor, sensor input corresponding to the support condition; and evaluates the received sensor input to determine whether a current support condition is one that triggers the controller to cause a change in the texture of the external surface material. In response to the current support condition being one that triggers the change in the texture of the external surface material, the controller transmits a signal to the component, which activates the component to provide the device-generated trigger, causing the change in the texture of the external surface material.

Abstract: An electronic device, computer program product, and method are provided that present or share contact details of a contact. At least one processor executes code to (i) identify, for a first contact maintained within a contact directory utilized by the electronic device, first contact details that is publicly sharable; (ii) identify, for the first contact, second contact details that comprises information that is contextually limited from being publicly shared or presented; and (iii) in response to detecting an operation to share or present the first contact, selectively share or present only the first contact details and withhold sharing or presenting of the second contact details.

Abstract: In aspects of sound leak mitigation for a personal listening device, an audio source device, such as a mobile device, can include a device interface to connect the audio source device to a personal listening device for audio playback. The audio source device implements a sound leak mitigation module that detects the personal listening device connected to the audio source device via the device interface and can determine that the personal listening device exhibits sound leakage during the audio playback. The sound leak mitigation module can mitigate the sound leakage from the personal listening device during the audio playback.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an external panel material having an exterior visual characteristic that can be dynamically changed by a device-generated trigger. A controller of the device is communicatively coupled to at least one orientation sensor. The controller receives an input corresponding to a first context pre-identified as a condition that triggers a change in the exterior visual characteristic of the material. The controller identifies from sensor input received from the at least one orientation sensor whether the electronic device is in a first orientation that enables the external panel to be visible to a device user. In response to the electronic device being in the first orientation concurrently with receiving the input corresponding to the first context, the controller generates and transmits a change activation signal that changes the exterior visual characteristic of the external panel material from a first visible state to a second visible state.

Abstract: An electronic device, a method and a computer program product for managing alarms. The method includes detecting, via a processor of an electronic device configured with alarm functionality, activation of a first alarm. The first alarm set to trigger at a first time. The method includes monitoring for receipt of incoming communications that are not attended to by a user of the electronic device and identifying that an incoming communication contains information that warrants performing an alarm modification corresponding to the first alarm. In response to identifying that the incoming communication contains the information that warrants performing an alarm modification, the method includes determining a time adjustment period based on the at least one information message. The method includes adjusting the first time, by the time adjustment period, to generate a second time and updating the first alarm to be triggered at the second time.

Abstract: An electronic device, method, and computer program product prevent inadvertent touch activation of a partially overlapped user interface (UI) element. The electronic device assigns, to a first image layer, a first UI including first UI element(s) that triggers a first response by program code when selected. The electronic device assigns, to a second image layer, a second UI including second UI element(s) that triggers a second response by the program code when selected. In response to determining that the first UI element(s) is displayed and selectable proximate to the second UI elements, the electronic device renders a display output including the first image layer and the second image layer utilizing a rendering scheme that prevents inadvertent selection of the first user interface element(s) during selection of the second user interface element(s). The electronic device presents the display output on the touch screen display.

Abstract: A method for an electronic device includes detecting, by one or more processors, a first user operating a first application on the electronic device presenting content on a companion electronic device operating as a primary display for the electronic device while the electronic device is electronically in communication with a smartwatch. The method then redirects one or more first application controls to a user interface of the smartwatch when a second user is physically manipulating the electronic device and operating a second application presenting content on a local display of the electronic device while both the first application and the second application are operating on the electronic device.

Abstract: In aspects of rollable screen device with piezoelectric sensing, a mobile device includes a rollable display screen configurable in one of multiple display states corresponding to respective device form factors. The mobile device has one or more piezoelectric sensors that detect forces applied to the rollable display screen of the mobile device. The mobile device implements a selection manager that activates one or more parameters (e.g., volume, call acceptance, call decline) of the mobile device based on the forces detected by the one or more piezoelectric sensors.

Abstract: A method in an electronic device includes processing, with one or more processors of the electronic device using a communication device of the electronic device, an electronic financial transaction. The method generates, with the one or more processors using signals from one or more sensors of the electronic device, a digital footprint defining locational surroundings and environs of the electronic device during the processing of the electronic financial transaction. The method monitors, by one or more sensors of the electronic device, the surroundings and environs of the electronic device and presents, by the one or more processors on a user interface, an alert when the surroundings and environs again match the digital footprint defining locational surroundings and environs of the electronic device during the processing of the electronic financial transaction.

Abstract: In aspects of location based transaction authentication, a mobile device includes a location service to determine a device location of the mobile device. The mobile device also implements a transaction authentication manager that can receive a transaction location of a transaction associated with an account of a user of the mobile device, and compare the device location of the mobile device to the transaction location of the transaction. The transaction authentication manager can also receive a one time password that is masked in response to determining that the device location does not match the transaction location, and reveal the one time password in response to receiving an input on the mobile device to authenticate the transaction.

Abstract: An electronic device, method, and computer program product enable productivity of a combination desktop and mobile computing environments that are communicatively connected without distracting duplicative notifications on both a desktop and mobile user interface. A controller of the electronic device presents a first version of a user interface at an internal display of the electronic device and a second version at an external display of a second electronic device. The controller monitors input device(s) for an indication that user attention is directed to one of the internal display and the external display. The controller presents a notification via the first user interface at the internal display in response to determining that the user attention is directed to the internal display. The controller presents the notification via the second user interface at the external display in response to determining that the user attention is directed to the external display.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication device and one or more processors operable with the communication device. The one or more processors, in response to the communication device identifying a port establishing a display data channel, causing the communication device to transmit an extended display identification (EDID) extension or second-generation EDID file structure comprising a wearable glass projection device content rendering parameter, which can be expressed as an interpupillary distance.

Abstract: In aspects of audio manipulation of emulated content, a media device includes a memory for storing original audio content. The media device also implements an audio manipulation manager that can receive input audio content that emulates the original audio content. The audio manipulation manager also receives metadata associated with the original audio content that includes a content creator voice category associated with the original audio content. The audio manipulation manager can also determine a user voice category from the input audio content, and then transform the input audio content to manipulated audio content by changing the user voice category to the content creator voice category. To change the user voice category to the content creator voice category, the audio manipulation manager changes a user tone and a user pitch to a content creator tone and a content creator pitch.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a user interface, one or more sensors, a communication device, and one or more processors operable with the user interface, the one or more sensors, and the communication device. The one or more processors determine, with the one or more sensors, whether one or more persons are within a predefined environment of the electronic device. Where only one person is within the predefined environment, the one or more processors operate one or more of a financial application, a messaging application, or a banking application in a normal mode of operation. Where two or more persons are within the predefined environment, the one or more processors operate the one or more of the financial application, the messaging application, or the banking application in a security mode of operation.

Abstract: An electronic device enables techniques for ambience style adaptation of different portions of an adaptive display device in a surface support configuration. The device includes a flexible electronic display, that is mounted in a flexible enclosure that enables the display to be bent into a configuration for use in a surface support configuration, such as standing on a desk or table. The device further includes a processor communicatively coupled to the electronic display, and which obtains context data from one or more data sources, wherein the context data is associated with one or more of a user and an environment surrounding the electronic device, and determines a device context. Based on the device context, a customization display theme for the electronic device is loaded, and the customization display theme is presented on the display of the electronic device.

Abstract: A method in an electronic device detects, by one or more processors from user input received by a user interface of the electronic device, shopping cart interaction events to an electronic shopping cart within an electronic shopping interactive computing environment. The one or more processors map attempts within the electronic shopping interactive computing environment to meet one or more promotional data structures based upon minimum purchase quantities and/or minimum purchase amounts and cause the user interface to present one or more product notification data structures meeting the one or more promotional data structures as a function of a user persona and behavior data structure retrieved from memory.

Abstract: An electronic device enables techniques for user style adaptation of different portions of an adaptive display device in a wearable configuration. The device includes a flexible electronic display, that is mounted in a flexible enclosure that enables the display to be bent into a configuration for use as a wearable device. The device further includes a processor communicatively coupled to the electronic display, and which identifies a context associated with a user of the electronic device, while the electronic device is being worn by the user. Based on the context, the electronic device loads and presents a customization display theme on at least an outward facing portion of the display.

Abstract: An electronic device, method, and computer program product optimize automatic backup of locally stored media content such as videos and images by identifying and locally caching low quality content rather than automatically backing up to reduce network storage. Image capturing device(s) of the electronic device generates media content of at least one of images and videos. A controller of the electronic device receives the media content from the image capturing device(s). The controller determines a quality value of the media content and stores the media content in a cache data structure in memory. The controller stores, in a digital camera image data structure in the memory, media content having a quality value that is greater than or equal to a minimum quality threshold level. The controller uploads, via a communication network to a network storage service, the portion of the media content stored in the digital camera image data structure.

Abstract: An electronic device, a method, and a computer program product provides freeze frame videos in place of a live video feed to a video communication session. A processor of the electronic device determines that a local participant is connected via the electronic device to an ongoing video communication session with second participants having corresponding second participant devices. The processor captures, via an image capturing device, local video encompassing the local participant. The processor determines a video segment of the local video to identify as a freeze frame video. The processor presents the freeze frame video to the video communication session in response to a trigger condition that pauses a presentation of live video feed of the local participant to the video communication session. The processor loops the presentation of the freeze frame video until an expiration of a threshold maximum time established for presenting the freeze frame video.