Abstract: Generally, this disclosure describes a method and system for authenticating to a network via a device-specific one-time password. A method in an embodiment may include generating a first one-time password (OTP) based at least in part on a plurality of client device attributes; and providing the first OTP to an authenticator associated with a private network during a first session, wherein the authenticator is configured to authenticate the client device to at least one of the private network and protected content included in the private network for a second session following the first session based on the provided first OTP.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating dynamic adjustments to features of computing devices according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes automatically monitoring usage patterns relating to a user of computing device. The usage patterns may be based on audio user characteristic or visual user characteristics relating to usage of the computing device. The method may further include automatically monitoring environment patterns relating to the usage of the computing device. The environment patterns may be based on surrounding environment having the user and the computing device. The method may further include facilitating dynamic adjustment of one or more features of the computing device based on one or more of the usage patterns, environment patterns, and user preferences.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for providing an emergency evacuation service are described herein. An apparatus to provide an emergency evacuation service comprises an emergency event detection module to detect the existence of an emergency event at a venue; a transceiver to request and receive evacuation instructions from an emergency evacuation system, in response to detecting the existence of the emergency event; and a controller to process the evacuation instructions and display, to a user of the apparatus, information related to the evacuation instructions.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for a physical marketplace interaction platform are described herein. A user may be identified. An article may be identified based on a physical relationship with the user. A user activity with respect to the article may be determined based on an observed context of the user and the article, and the user activity may be reported.

Abstract: Embodiments of techniques and systems for sharing user information between proximate devices are described. In embodiments, a first device may identify a physically-proximate device that may receive user information. Upon receiving an indication that a user of the first device may desire to share user information with a user of the second device, a determination may be made as to whether the two users have matching interests. In embodiments, the interest match determination may be made by a separate interest match evaluator. Upon determination of an interest match, the first device may then send a request to share user information to the second device. If a user of the second device approves the request, user information for the user of the first device may be shared with the user of the second device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Generally, this disclosure describes a method and system for authenticating to a network via a device-specific one-time password. A method in an embodiment may include generating a first one-time password (OTP) based at least in part on a plurality of client device attributes; and providing the first OTP to an authenticator associated with a private network during a first session, wherein the authenticator is configured to authenticate the client device to at least one of the private network and protected content included in the private network for a second session following the first session based on the provided first OTP.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention includes a network-accessible compute node, which includes a local storage storing reference images. Each reference image can depict one or more preferences, which can include a quality, a feature, a characteristic, an attribute, a type, and/or a form. Each preference can be associated with a distinctive pattern and a preference criterion. An embodiment includes an optimization module. The optimization module can learn the distinctive patterns from the reference images. The optimization module can also access a remote storage storing images of commodities and use pattern recognition to identify, from the remote storage, one or more images of commodities meeting the preference criterion selected by a user. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Methods and systems to predictively determine to perform a computing activity based on contextual information. Context-based criteria are defined based relationships between user-computing activity and contextual information, and are evaluated based on updated contextual information to determine whether to perform the computing activity. Context-based criteria may be defined to predictively identify content to be transferred/synchronized/updated and/or deleted, and/or to select one or more of multiple devices to receive content. Content may be selectively synchronized across devices of a user and/or shared with another user(s). Context-based criteria may relate to, without limitation, location, activity, computer-usage patterns, motion, and/or schedule of a user, device location, user/device proximity, relationships amongst content, users, and/or devices. Context-based computing environment parameters may be provided to pre-loaded content on device (e.g.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, data may be automatically provided on preordained conditions for specific types of data. Thus specific types of data or specific requestors may be treated differently. The system may be programmed to respond appropriately to requests for certain types of data from certain types of requestors. This offloads the need to review specific requests in many cases and enables an automated system for providing requested data as appropriate.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, data may be automatically provided on preordained conditions for specific types of data. Thus specific types of data or specific requestors may be treated differently. The system may be programmed to respond appropriately to requests for certain types of data from certain types of requestors. This offloads the need to review specific requests in many cases and enables an automated system for providing requested data as appropriate.

Abstract: Devices and methods for improving viewing perspective of content displayed on the display screen of a computing device include determining one or more viewing angles relative to a viewer of the content, generating a content transformation to apply a corrective distortion to the content to improve the viewing perspective when viewed at the one or more viewing angles, and rendering the content as a function of the content transformation. The viewing angles relative to a viewer of the content may be determined automatically using viewer location sensors, or may be input manually by the viewer. The content transformation visually scales the content by an appropriate factor to compensate for visual distortion experienced by the viewer at one or more viewing angles. Content may be transformed as a function of a single approximate viewing angle or multiple viewing angles.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for a collaborative entertainment platform are herein described. A plurality of viewing devices configured to display images to respective screens may be identified. An application control command may be received from a viewing device in the plurality of viewing devices. An environmental indication may be received from at least one viewing device in the plurality of viewing devices. Display of a video stream may be synchronized at the plurality of viewing devices, where the video stream may include results of the application control command. The environmental indication may be presented to each viewing device in the plurality of viewing devices that is not the at least one viewing device.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods associated with memory allocations for virtual machines are disclosed. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a processor; a plurality of memory modules; and a memory controller configured to provide a layout of the memory modules. The apparatus may further include a VMM configured to be operated by the processor to manage execution of a VM by the processor including selective allocation of the memory modules to the VM using the layout of the memory modules provided to the VMM by the memory controller. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating dynamic adjustments to features of computing devices according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes automatically monitoring usage patterns relating to a user of computing device. The usage patterns may be based on audio user characteristic or visual user characteristics relating to usage of the computing device. The method may further include automatically monitoring environment patterns relating to the usage of the computing device. The environment patterns may be based on surrounding environment having the user and the computing device. The method may further include facilitating dynamic adjustment of one or more features of the computing device based on one or more of the usage patterns, environment patterns, and user preferences.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving in a persistent electronic display an authentication code from an end user, determining whether the received authentication code corresponds to a stored authentication code, and displaying a selected image on the persistent electronic display if the received authentication code corresponds to the stored authentication code, and otherwise displaying an obscured image on the persistent electronic display. This obscured image may be in an unreadable format in which information of the selected image is unreadable but a type of document represented by the selected image is determinable. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for online identification and authentication. In one example, the method may include generating a credential to represent a relationship based on a common ground of authenticated communication between a first user and a second user, identifying the second user to the first user, authenticating the relationship of the second user to the first user, and initiating, upon authentication, a communication between the first user and the second user.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques for detecting one or more inputs on a back side of a housing an determining a pattern based on the detected one or more inputs on the back side of the housing. Once a pattern is determined, a pattern characteristic based on the pattern may be determined and a user may be authenticated based on a comparison of the pattern characteristic and stored data. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A method and system enables the formation of an ad hoc group to negotiate a bulk purchase of a product or service in an online user networking environment and to execute the bulk purchase using an electronic commerce transaction.

Abstract: A system includes a first mobile device configured to initiate communication with at least one other mobile device. The first mobile device includes a status indicator configured to provide a persistent visual indication to a user of the status of a mute function of the first user device during the active communication. The first mobile device further includes a user interface configured to receive predefined user input and allow the user to toggle between mute and un-mute states based on the user input regardless of whether a display of the device is shut off and/or the user interface is locked.

Abstract: Generally, this disclosure describes variable reward offers based on travel route. Techniques may include mapping a travel route from a first location to a second location using a mobile device, the mobile device configured to display at least a portion of the travel route; requesting an interest profile from a user, the interest profile comprising a place of interest and a deviation distance; and receiving a reward offer related to the interest profile and the travel route by the mobile device, the reward offer configured to cause the user to deviate a deviation distance from the travel route to redeem the reward.