Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may relate to a compute offload controller that may include a parser to parse a received compute offload command, and identify a block-based compute descriptor based at least in part on the compute offload command. In some embodiments, the compute offload controller may further include an offload executor to perform an operation on data in a block-based storage device based at least in part on the block-based compute descriptor. In some embodiments, the block-based compute descriptor may include a virtual input object, a virtual output object, and a compute type identifier. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Examples may include techniques to monitor processing of I/O requests of an application being executed by a computing platform by collecting a trace of the I/O requests, the trace including an I/O class of each I/O request; replay the trace and automatically analyze possible cache configuration policies for using a cache during execution of the application by the computing platform; and determine an optimal cache configuration policy for the cache from the possible cache configuration policies. The optimal cache configuration policy may then be applied to use of the cache during subsequent execution of the application by the computing platform.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may relate to a compute offload controller that may include a parser to parse a received compute offload command, and identify a block-based compute descriptor based at least in part on the compute offload command. In some embodiments, the compute offload controller may further include an offload executor to perform an operation on data in a block-based storage device based at least in part on the block-based compute descriptor. In some embodiments, the block-based compute descriptor may include a virtual input object, a virtual output object, and a compute type identifier. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Examples may include techniques to monitor processing of I/O requests of an application being executed by a computing platform by collecting a trace of the I/O requests, the trace including an I/O class of each I/O request; replay the trace and automatically analyze possible cache configuration policies for using a cache during execution of the application by the computing platform; and determine an optimal cache configuration policy for the cache from the possible cache configuration policies. The optimal cache configuration policy may then be applied to use of the cache during subsequent execution of the application by the computing platform, thereby improving performance.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for obtaining file information regarding a file to be downloaded from a remote location to a computing device, creating at least one empty file in a destination storage based on the file information and communicating block information regarding the empty file to a network interface, and receiving a data packet of the file in the network interface and directly sending a payload of the data packet from the network interface to the destination storage according to the block information, while a host processor of the computing device is in a low power state. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for obtaining file information regarding a file to be downloaded from a remote location to a computing device, creating at least one empty file in a destination storage based on the file information and communicating block information regarding the empty file to a network interface, and receiving a data packet of the file in the network interface and directly sending a payload of the data packet from the network interface to the destination storage according to the block information, while a host processor of the computing device is in a low power state. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for automated age verification in self service transaction processing. Upon identification of an age restricted product presented for purchase, presentation of a purchaser identification document is requested. Encoded information is read from the document and a purchaser photograph obtained from the document is examined. An image of the purchaser is also captured. The purchaser birth date encoded on the document is evaluated and the captured image of the purchaser is compared with the image of the purchaser photograph. The purchase is authorized if the purchaser birth date indicates that the purchaser meets the age requirements for the purchase and the captured purchaser image matches the photograph.

Abstract: Techniques for verification of device pairing.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for implementing virtual USB ports are described herein.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for remote USB host controlling are described herein.

Abstract: A quilting method and apparatus in which ticking or facing material changes are effected, preferably under the control of a programmed computer or controller, by automatically retrieving, and preferably also splicing onto a web, selected materials from a facing material supply. The controller preferably also controls a quilter in the stitching of selected patterns along a web, and coordinates the positions of the patterns and material splices between the patterns, in response to measurements and calculations of dimensional changes between infeed webs, quilted tensioned web and cut untensioned panels. Storage compartments are provided for a variety of facing materials, preferably rolls thereof. A retrieval mechanism moves webs selected by the programmed controller to a feed position adjacent the quilter.