Abstract: A method may include receiving one or more of calendar data, user location data and third-party location data. The calendar data may include activity instructions that indicate that a mobile device be in a quiet mode during a particular activity included in the calendar data. The user location data may include user location instructions that indicate that the mobile device be in the quiet mode when the mobile device is at a particular location based on the particular location being of a particular location type. The third-party location data may include external request instructions that indicate that the mobile device be in the quiet mode when the mobile device is at a third-party location. The method may also include placing the mobile device in the quiet mode based on one or more of the activity instructions, the user location instructions and the external request instructions.

Abstract: A method may include receiving one or more of calendar data, user location data and third-party location data. The calendar data may include activity instructions that indicate that a mobile device be in a quiet mode during a particular activity included in the calendar data. The user location data may include user location instructions that indicate that the mobile device be in the quiet mode when the mobile device is at a particular location based on the particular location being of a particular location type. The third-party location data may include external request instructions that indicate that the mobile device be in the quiet mode when the mobile device is at a third-party location. The method may also include placing the mobile device in the quiet mode based on one or more of the activity instructions, the user location instructions and the external request instructions.

Abstract: In one embodiment, one or more computing devices receive an identifying feature of a target entity, the identifying feature requiring that the target entity to be in a line of sight of a camera for the camera to recognize the identifying feature; locate the target entity using the camera based on the identifying feature; and track the target entity using the camera based on the identifying feature.

Abstract: A method of pricing a shopping list includes receiving input effective to generate a shopping list identifying multiple different items. The method also includes identifying pricing data of the different items, the pricing data including: a unit cost of each of the different items at multiple different locations, each of the different locations being associated with a different one of multiple merchants; and discounts applicable to one or more of the different items. The method also includes generating a comparison table based on the pricing data. The comparison table includes a price comparison of the shopping list between the merchants.

Abstract: In accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure, a touch-screen device may include a touch-screen display and a display manager. The touch-screen display may include a display device configured to display at least one of graphical images and alphanumeric text and a touch sensor configured to detect a tactile touch proximate to the touch sensor. The display manager may be configured to receive an indication of a manifestation of a desire of a user of the touch-screen device to disable at least a portion of the touch sensor and in response to the indication, disable at least a portion of the touch sensor while maintaining a display present on the display device substantially similar to that immediately before the user manifested the desire to disable at least a portion of the touch sensor.

Abstract: In one embodiment, one or more computing devices receive an identifying feature of a target entity, the identifying feature requiring that the target entity to be in a line of sight of a camera for the camera to recognize the identifying feature; locate the target entity using the camera based on the identifying feature; and track the target entity using the camera based on the identifying feature.

Abstract: In one embodiment, one or more computing devices receive an identifying feature of a target entity, the identifying feature not requiring that the target entity to be in a line of sight of a camera for the camera to recognize the identifying feature; locate the target entity using the camera based on the identifying feature; and track the target entity using the camera based on the identifying feature.