Abstract: A rugged indoor/outdoor television cart has four large castors supported on four legs that extend upward from the castors and radially inward toward a base. Two vertical uprights are connected to the base. A bracket mounting system connects a television to the vertical uprights and enables an angle of television screen to be adjusted relative to the vertical uprights. Television mounting and stabilizing bars are provided that are connected to the bracket mounting system and have top and bottom claws to engage top and bottom edges of the television. The television mounting and stabilizing bars reduce the amount of stress from being transferred to the VESA mounting connection points on the interior of the television as the television cart is moved over uneven surfaces. A battery power system is optionally provided to provide power to the television when the television cart is not connected to an external source of power.

Abstract: A computing platform is configured to (i) receive, from a user, a request to initiate a payment using a payment instrument, (ii) cause an authentication challenge to be presented to the user, the authentication challenge including a request for credential information indicating an identity of the user of the payment instrument, (iii) receive, from a client device associated with the user, an authentication challenge response including (a) an identifier for a credential issuer that previously verified the identity of the user and (b) credential information indicating the identity of the user, the credential information encrypted using a private key of the credential issuer, (iv) use the identifier for the credential issuer to obtain a public key of the credential issuer, (vii) use the public key to decrypt the credential information, (viii) verify that the credential information indicates the identity of the user of the payment instrument, and (ix) execute the payment.

Abstract: A client device is configured to (i) receive, from a credential issuer, a digital credential including (a) an identifier for the credential issuer and (b) credential information indicating an identity of a user associated with the client device, (ii) cause the digital credential to be maintained in storage, (iii) receive, from a credential verifier, an authentication challenge associated with a payment instrument, the authentication challenge including (a) an identifier for the credential verifier and (b) a request for credential information indicating the identity of the user of the payment instrument, where the request is encrypted using a private key of the credential verifier, (iv) use the identifier for the credential verifier to obtain a public key of the credential verifier, (v) use the public key to decrypt the encrypted request, and (vi) based on the decrypted request, transmit an authentication challenge response including the digital credential to the credential verifier.

Abstract: A motorized window treatment support apparatus which allows a user to selectively position the motor on either side of the window over which the window treatments hang. In particular, the support apparatus includes rotatable mounting brackets which may be rotated relative to a support rod to allow the support apparatus to be mounted to the wall in one of two configurations which differ by 180 degrees.

Abstract: A method is provided for abruptly stopping a vibration motor providing tactile feedback (406) to the user of a portable communication device (100). The method comprises providing a drive waveform (401) including an attack signal (402), and a stop signal (411) out of phase with the attack signal (402), to one of the vibration motor (235) or the multi-function transducer (130) to quickly stop the vibration. The drive waveform may include an optional sustain signal (407) subsequent to the attack signal (402) and prior to the stop signal (411). A file stored in memory (212) is accessed to provide the drive waveform (401).

Abstract: An electronic device (100) comprises a housing (112), an input (118, 122) coupled mechanically to the housing for receiving data, an output (114, 118) coupled mechanically to the housing for presenting information to a user of the electronic device in at least one of an audio and visual mode, an electronic circuit (210) coupled mechanically to the housing for providing intelligent operations that receives the data from the input and provides the information to the output, and at least two electromechanical transducers (226), each providing a tactile alert to the user in response to the data, the tactile alerts occurring simultaneously or in succession.

Abstract: An electronic device (100) for performing intelligent operations includes a housing (112), a manually operable input (118, 122) for providing information to the electronic device, and a material (124) positioned between the manually operable input and the housing. An electromechanical transducer (218, 220) has a mechanical connection consisting of to the manually operable input and an electrical connection for receiving power, wherein substantially all of a mechanical output from the electromechanical transducer is provided to the manually operable input, the material preventing the mechanical output from being transmitted from the manually operable input to the housing.