Abstract: The subject matter discloses a mobile robot configured to map an area, comprising a body, two or more distance sensors, configured to collect distance measurements between the mobile robot and objects in the area, a rotating mechanism mechanically coupled to the body and to the two or more distance sensors, said rotating mechanism is configured to enable rotational movement of the two or more distance sensors and a processing module electrically coupled to the two or more distance sensors and to the rotating mechanism. The processing module is configured to process the distance measurements collected by the two or more distance sensors and to instruct the rotating mechanism to adjust a velocity of the rotational movement, said velocity is adjusted according to the distance measurements collected by the two or more distance sensors.

Abstract: With a device comprising a directional antenna, obtain an interaction profile for an augmentable object and augment a sensory experience of the augmentable object according to the interaction profile.

Abstract: The subject matter discloses a mobile robot configured to map an area, comprising a body, two or more distance sensors, configured to collect distance measurements between the mobile robot and objects in the area, a rotating mechanism mechanically coupled to the body and to the two or more distance sensors, said rotating mechanism is configured to enable rotational movement of the two or more distance sensors and a processing module electrically coupled to the two or more distance sensors and to the rotating mechanism. The processing module is configured to process the distance measurements collected by the two or more distance sensors and to instruct the rotating mechanism to adjust a velocity of the rotational movement, said velocity is adjusted according to the distance measurements collected by the two or more distance sensors.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an access management system and a method for controlling access and operations on electronic devices by agents. In some cases, such an agent may be granted permissions to operate the electronic devices upon requesting. Thus, the access management system disclosed in the present invention may be configured to conduct an authorization process, for granting ad-hoc permissions on the electronic devices, to an agent. The access management system may initiate the authorization process by receiving an access-request from an agent. The access management system may conduct an authentication process, and then, upon a successful authentication process the agent may send a control-request for receiving permissions to control and operate at least one electronic device.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and storage media for modifying augmented reality in response to user interaction are described. In one instance, the apparatus for modifying augmented reality may include a processor, a scene capture camera coupled with the processor to capture a physical scene, and an augmentation management module to be operated by the processor. The augmentation management module may obtain and analyze the physical scene, generate one or more virtual articles to augment a rendering of the physical scene based on a result of the analysis, track user interaction with the rendered augmented scene, and modify or complement the virtual articles in response to the tracked user interaction. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: A docking station for an aerial drone, including a base portion having a top surface, an alignment system positioned at the top surface of the base portion, having inclined wall portions extending downwards from the top surface to form a docking recess disposed in the top surface, configured to mechanically orient the aerial drone by sliding at least a portion of the aerial drone therein, a friction reducing mechanism, embedded or located on the inclined wall portions; and a connection module for connecting to the aerial drone upon landing.

Abstract: Technologies for immersive sensory experience sharing include one or more experience computing devices, an experience server, and a distance computing device. Each experience computing device captures sensor data indicative of a local sensory experience from one or more sensors and transmits the sensor data to the experience server. Sensors may include audiovisual sensors, touch sensors, and chemical sensors. The experience server analyzes the sensor data to generate combined sensory experience data and transmits the combined sensory experience data to the distance computing device. The experience server may identify one or more activities associated with the local sensory experience. The distance computing device renders a sensory experience based on the combined sensory experience data. The distance computing device may monitor a user response, generate user preferences based on the user response, and transmit the user preferences to the experience server. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, media and/or methods may involve creating content. A property component may be added to a media object to impart one or more of a perceptual property or a contextual property to the media object. The property component may be added responsive to an operation by a user that is independent of a direct access by the user to computer source code. An event corresponding to the property component may be mapped with an action for the media object. The event may be mapped with the action responsive to an operation by a user that is independent of a direct access by the user to computer source code. A graphical user interface may be rendered to create the content. In addition, the media object may be modified based on the action in response to the event when content created including the media object is utilized.

Abstract: Computer-readable storage media, computing devices and methods are discussed herein. In embodiments, a computing device may include one or more display devices, a digital content module coupled with the one or more display devices, and an augmentation module coupled with the digital content module and the one or more display devices. The digital content module may be configured to cause a portion of textual content to be rendered on the one or more display devices. The textual content may be associated with a digital scene that may be utilized to augment the textual content. The augmentation module may be configured to dynamically adapt the digital scene, based at least in part on a real-time video feed, to be rendered on the one or more display devices to augment the textual content. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for state machine based pointing control. A method may include receiving a position estimate of a first location associated with a first portion of a pointing device and a position estimate of a second location associated with a second portion of the pointing device; calculating a vector from the estimated position of the first location to the estimated position of the second location; and resolving the vector into a first distance component (Dx) and a second distance component (Dy), the Dy component orthogonal to the Dx component. The method may further include tracking temporal changes of the Dx and Dy components; updating an interaction state based on a rate of change of the Dx and Dy components; and moving a cursor position on a display element screen based on the temporal change and the interaction state.

Abstract: A system and method for providing recommendations to individuals on a social network, in which the recommendations include information indicating the similarity of the individuals to one another, to aid the individuals in judging the degree to which the opinions of the others are applicable to the themselves.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and storage media for modifying augmented reality in response to user interaction are described. In one instance, the apparatus for modifying augmented reality may include a processor, a scene capture camera coupled with the processor to capture a physical scene, and an augmentation management module to be operated by the processor. The augmentation management module may obtain and analyze the physical scene, generate one or more virtual articles to augment a rendering of the physical scene based on a result of the analysis, track user interaction with the rendered augmented scene, and modify or complement the virtual articles in response to the tracked user interaction. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for providing an augmented reality view in which eye movements are employed to identify items of possible interest for which indicators are visually presented in the augmented reality view. An apparatus to present an augmented reality view includes a processor component; a presentation component for execution by the processor component to visually present images captured by a camera on a display, and to visually present an indicator identifying an item of possible interest in the captured images on the display overlying the visual presentation of the captured images; and a correlation component for execution by the processor component to track eye movement to determine a portion of the display gazed at by an eye, and to correlate the portion of the display to the item of possible interest. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: This disclosure pertains to machine object determination based on human interaction. In general, a device such as a robot may be capable of interacting with a person (e.g., user) to select an object. The user may identify the target object for the device, which may determine whether the target object is known. If the device determines that target object is known, the device may confirm the target object to the user. If the device determines that the target object is not known, the device may then determine a group of characteristics for use in determining the object from potential target objects, and may select a characteristic that most substantially reduces a number of potential target objects. After the characteristic is determined, the device may formulate an inquiry to the user utilizing the characteristic. Characteristics may be selected until the device determines the target object and confirms it to the user.

Abstract: A system and method for providing recommendations to individuals on a social network, in which the recommendations include information indicating the similarity of the individuals to one another, to aid the individuals in judging the degree to which the opinions of the others are applicable to the themselves.

Abstract: Technologies for adjusting a perspective of a captured image for display on a mobile computing device include capturing a first image of a user by a first camera and a second image of a real-world environment by a second camera. The mobile computing device determines a position of an eye of the user relative to the mobile computing device based on the first captured image and a distance of an object in the real-world environment from the mobile computing device based on the second captured image. The mobile computing device generates a back projection of the real-world environment captured by the second camera to the display based on the determined distance of the object in the real-world environment relative to the mobile computing device, the determined position of the user's eye relative to the mobile computing device, and at least one device parameter of the mobile computing device.

Abstract: With a device comprising a directional antenna, obtain an interaction profile for an augmentable object and augment a sensory experience of the augmentable object according to the interaction profile.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and storage media for modifying augmented reality in response to user interaction are described. In one instance, the apparatus for modifying augmented reality may include a processor, a scene capture camera coupled with the processor to capture a physical scene, and an augmentation management module to be operated by the processor. The augmentation management module may obtain and analyze the physical scene, generate one or more virtual articles to augment a rendering of the physical scene based on a result of the analysis, track user interaction with the rendered augmented scene, and modify or complement the virtual articles in response to the tracked user interaction. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a control system for user apparel selection. A system may comprise a control device to receive information from at least one sensor in an environment where apparel selection may commonly take place (e.g., closet). The control device may include communication circuitry, user interface circuitry, closet controller circuitry, etc. to receive user sensor data and apparel sensor data from the at least one sensor. Some or all of this data may be provided to at least one external resource such as, for example, an apparel designer, an apparel manufacturer, a feedback accumulation website, etc., to elicit at least styling data. Apparel control logic within the device may utilize the above data along with context data that describes, for example, the event for which the apparel is required, environmental data (e.g., weather), etc. to disposition apparel, suggest at least one piece of apparel to the person, etc.

Abstract: A narrative presentation system may include at least one optical sensor capable of detecting objects added to the field-of-view of the at least one optical sensor. Using data contained in signals received from the at least one optical sensor, an adaptive narrative presentation circuit identifies an object added to the field-of-view and identifies an aspect of a narrative presentation logically associated with the identified object. The adaptive narrative presentation circuit modifies the aspect of the narrative presentation identified as logically associated with the identified object.