Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for using one or more generic classifiers to generate self-training data based on a first plurality of events associated with a device, and training a personal classifier based on the self-training data. Additionally, the one or more generic classifiers and the personal classifier may be used to generate validation data based on a second plurality of events associated with the device. In one example, the personal classifier is substituted for the one or more generic classifiers if the validation data indicates that the personal classifier satisfies a confidence condition relative to the one or more generic classifiers.

Abstract: Technologies are described herein that allow a user to wake up a computing device operating in a low-power state and for the user to be verified by speaking a single wake phrase. Wake phrase recognition is performed by a low-power engine. in some embodiments, the low-power engine may also perform speaker verification. In other embodiments, the mobile device wakes up after a wake phrase is recognized and a component other than the low-power engine performs speaker verification on a portion of the audio input comprising the wake phrase, More than one wake phrases may be associated with a particular user, and separate users may be associated with different wake phrases. Different wake phrases may cause the device transition from a low-power state to various active states.

Abstract: A system and method for data transmission and power supply capability over an audio jack for mobile devices are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: a peripheral device including an energy storage component, a microphone using a microphone bias voltage, and a select switch configured to provide a first switch position wherein charging of the energy storage component using the microphone bias voltage via the microphone conductor is enabled, the select switch being configured provide a second switch position wherein charging of the energy storage component using the microphone bias voltage via the microphone conductor is disabled; and a mobile device and an application (app) executable in the mobile device to produce a switching tone on the audio signal conductor of the audio jack, the switching tone causing the select switch to transition to the first switch position or the second switch position.

Abstract: A system and method for data transmission over an audio jack are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: an audio interface including an audio jack, the audio interface including a right audio signal interface and a left audio signal interface; a data extractor coupled to the audio interface, the data extractor being configured to receive an audio stream via the audio interface and to isolate data encoded into the audio stream as out-of-phase data tones; and a microcontroller coupled to the data extractor to receive and process the data isolated by the data extractor.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a computer system for rendering targeted advertisements. The computer system includes a Web crawling module that generates product information based on product reviews obtained from product review Websites. The computer system also includes a content management module that receives audience metrics and user interest data from a digital sign. The audience metrics describe features of people in the vicinity of the digital sign, and the user interest data is received from a mobile device in the vicinity of the digital sign. The computer system also includes a data miner to correlate the product information, the user interest data, and the audience metrics to identify an advertisement likely to appeal to the user of the mobile device.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for interpreting touches to a pad cover placed over a sensor external to a computing device. A method of embodiments of the invention includes sensing a touch on a pad cover covering a capacitive sensor of a computing device. The sensing may include determining a capacitive intensity that corresponds to an amount of pressure applied to the pad cover via the touch. The method may further include interpreting the capacitive intensity as measured by the capacitive sensor across a pad cover gap to determine the amount of pressure applied to the pad cover, determining user intent based on the interpreted capacitive intensity and the determined corresponding amount of applied pressure relating to the touch, and facilitating an action in accordance with the user intent.

Abstract: A portable consumer device, such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer, may be configured to collect measurements data associated with at least one of movement of the portable consumer device or orientation of the portable consumer device, as well as data associated with an external environment of the portable consumer device. The collected data may be evaluated in order to determine motion of the portable consumer device over time and contextual information associated with the portable consumer device. A user activity may be determined based upon the determined motion and the determined contextual information. As desired, the user activity may be evaluated in association with a suitable application scenario, such as a gaming application scenario.

Abstract: A device includes an enclosure and logic. The enclosure includes a plurality of capacitive touch sensor arrays disposed at least on two of a top side, a bottom side, a left side, a right side, a front side, and a back side of the device. The enclosure also includes a first display on the front side of the device. The logic receives touch interaction information from the plurality of capacitive touch sensor arrays and initiates an action based at least in part on the touch interaction information.

Abstract: In one example a controller comprises logic, at least partially including hardware logic, configured to detect a key phrase in a received audio signal, and in response to the key phrase, to transmit a signal to a personal assistant in a remote electronic device, determine whether an audio input was received, and in response to a determination that additional audio input was received prior to receiving a response from the personal assistant in the remote electronic device, to buffer the audio input in a memory and forward the audio input to the personal assistant in the remote electronic device. Other examples may be described.

Abstract: A method is described including storing reference vector data corresponding to user gestures at a plurality of neurons at pattern matching hardware, receiving real time signals from the sensor array and performing gesture recognition using the pattern matching hardware to compare incoming vector data corresponding to the real time signals with the reference vector data.

Abstract: Technologies are described herein that allow a user to wake up a computing device operating in a low-power state and for the user to be verified by speaking a single wake phrase. Wake phrase recognition is performed by a low-power engine. In some embodiments, the low-power engine may also perform speaker verification. In other embodiments, the mobile device wakes up after a wake phrase is recognized and a component other than the low-power engine performs speaker verification on a portion of the audio input comprising the wake phrase. More than one wake phrases may be associated with a particular user, and separate users may be associated with different wake phrases. Different wake phrases may cause the device transition from a low-power state to various active states.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to cooperation among computing devices to employ visually identifiable traits of a person and data concerning their online activities to determine subjects of interest to them and select advertisements. An apparatus comprises a processor circuit; an interface operative to communicatively couple the processor circuit to a network; and a storage communicatively coupled to the processor circuit and arranged to store a sequence of instructions operative on the processor circuit to: monitor online activities comprising interactions with a computing device via the interface and the network; store collected data about the online activities; store profile data comprising visually identifiable traits; detect a signage device; and form a link with the signage device via the interface and transmit the profile data to the signage device via the link in response to detection of the signage device. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein.

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided that includes logic, at least partially implemented in hardware, to detect an occurrence of a blocking instance at the electronic device, and store information related to an event received at the electronic device, the event received during the blocking instance, in response to the occurrence of the blocking instance at the electronic device.

Abstract: A system and method for device action and configuration based on user context detection from sensors in peripheral devices are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: a peripheral device including one or more sensors to produce sensor data; and logic, at least a portion of which is partially implemented in hardware, the logic configured to determine a context from the sensor data and to perform at least one action based on the determined context, the at least one action including modifying a configuration in a mobile device for sending notifications to a user.

Abstract: Various methods and systems for modifying an indicator corresponding to an alert are described herein. One example method includes detecting an alert with a computing device. The method also includes monitoring a noise level in an environment surrounding a computing device. In addition, the method includes modifying the indicator corresponding to the alert based on the noise level. Furthermore, the method includes providing the modified indicator corresponding to the alert.

Abstract: Mobile device rejection of unintentional sensor contact. An embodiment of a mobile device includes a first touch sensor to detect contact by a user of the mobile device for input of gestures by the user, a memory to store indicators of unintentional contact to the first touch sensor, and a processor to evaluate contact to the first touch sensor. The processor compares a contact with the first touch sensor to the indicators of unintentional contact to determine if the contact is unintentional, and the mobile device rejects the contact as an input to the mobile device if the contact is determined to be unintentional and accepts the contact as an input to the mobile device if the contact is determined to be intentional.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and storage medium associated with navigation service are disclosed. In various embodiments, a method may include collecting, by a client mobile device, ambient barometric pressure information at a current location of the client mobile device. The method may further include providing, by the mobile device, contemporaneous navigation assistance to a user of the mobile device or for a user of the mobile device, assisted by a remote navigation assistance service. Assistance by the remote navigation service is associated with determining the current elevation level, based at least in part on ambient barometric pressure information collected by the client mobile device and by one or more crowdsourced mobile devices at the current location. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

Abstract: Mobile device rejection of unintentional sensor contact. An embodiment of a mobile device includes a first touch sensor to detect contact by a user of the mobile device for input of gestures by the user, a memory to store indicators of unintentional contact to the first touch sensor, and a processor to evaluate contact to the first touch sensor. The processor compares a contact with the first touch sensor to the indicators of unintentional contact to determine if the contact is unintentional, and the mobile device rejects the contact as an input to the mobile device if the contact is determined to be unintentional and accepts the contact as an input to the mobile device if the contact is determined to be intentional.

Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for using an audio front end of a mobile device to sampled audio from an audio signal during a first portion of a periodic detection window, and reducing a power consumption of one or more components of the audio front end during a second portion of the periodic detection window. Additionally, a determination may be made as to whether voice activity is present in the audio signal based at least in part on the sampled audio. In one example, the length of the first portion and the length of the second portion are defined by a duty cycle of the periodic detection window.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and storage medium associated with navigation service are disclosed. In various embodiments, a method may include collecting, by a client mobile device, ambient barometric pressure information at a current location of the client mobile device. The method may further include providing, by the mobile device, contemporaneous navigation assistance to a user of the mobile device or for a user of the mobile device, assisted by a remote navigation assistance service. Assistance by the remote navigation service is associated with determining the current elevation level, based at least in part on ambient barometric pressure information collected by the client mobile device and by one or more crowdsourced mobile devices at the current location. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.