Abstract: Technologies for scene reconstruction include a compute system to determine a context of at least one image of a scene captured by a camera of the compute system and generate metadata for the at least one image based on the determined context such that the metadata identifies the determined context of the compute system. The compute system further anonymizes the metadata to generate anonymized data that maintains privacy of the compute system and transmits the anonymized data to a cloud server for multi-dimensional reconstruction of the scene.

Abstract: A plurality of vehicles may each include one or more biometric sensors capable of measuring at least one physiological factor and/or at least one psychological factor logically associated with at least one occupant of each vehicle. Each of the plurality of vehicles may also include at least one vehicular sensor to measure at least one vehicular factor and/or at least one ambient environmental sensor to measure at least one ambient environmental factor. A route guidance state machine receives the data indicative of the at least one physiological factor, at least one psychological factor, at least one vehicular factor, and/or at least one ambient environmental factor and determines a route for a first vehicle that minimizes the likelihood of contact with others in the plurality of vehicles exhibiting one or more unsafe actions.

Abstract: A public addressing system can identify user preferences including language, volume, and method of delivery to provide improved content in a given geographical area using perceptual computing techniques. The system can also support the use of personal devices including wearables in order to deliver private personalized messages discreetly. For example, one embodiment of a public announcement system gathers and aggregates demographic data of a population in a public place. The public announcement system creates inferences from this data to predict content delivery preferences, such as a sequence of languages or delivery characteristics (e.g., speech rate, content and volume). The delivery preferences can be ranked and then a recommendation for a public announcement provided.

Abstract: Technologies for scene reconstruction include a compute system to determine a context of at least one image of a scene captured by a camera of the compute system and generate metadata for the at least one image based on the determined context such that the metadata identifies the determined context of the compute system. The compute system further anonymizes the metadata to generate anonymized data that maintains privacy of the compute system and transmits the anonymized data to a cloud server for multi-dimensional reconstruction of the scene.

Abstract: A plurality of vehicles may each include one or more biometric sensors capable of measuring at least one physiological factor and/or at least one psychological factor logically associated with at least one occupant of each vehicle. Each of the plurality of vehicles may also include at least one vehicular sensor to measure at least one vehicular factor and/or at least one ambient environmental sensor to measure at least one ambient environmental factor. A route guidance state machine receives the data indicative of the at least one physiological factor, at least one psychological factor, at least one vehicular factor, and/or at least one ambient environmental factor and determines a route for a first vehicle that minimizes the likelihood of contact with others in the plurality of vehicles exhibiting one or more unsafe actions.

Abstract: A public addressing system can identify user preferences including language, volume, and method of delivery to provide improved content in a given geographical area using perceptual computing techniques. The system can also support the use of personal devices including wearables in order to deliver private personalized messages discreetly. For example, one embodiment of a public announcement system gathers and aggregates demographic data of a population in a public place. The public announcement system creates inferences from this data to predict content delivery preferences, such as a sequence of languages or delivery characteristics (e.g., speech rate, content and volume). The delivery preferences can be ranked and then a recommendation for a public announcement provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for brokering limited access to a service device via an intermediary. In one example, the method may include receiving a request communication at a control device including a request for limited access to a service device, wherein the request is received from an intermediary device on behalf of a request device, and transmitting an access communication to the intermediary device, wherein the access communication includes an access ticket to be used by the request device to gain the limited access of the service device.

Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for brokering limited access to a service device via an intermediary. In one example, the method may include receiving a request communication at a control device including a request for limited access to a service device, wherein the request is received from an intermediary device on behalf of a request device, and transmitting an access communication to the intermediary device, wherein the access communication includes an access ticket to be used by the request device to gain the limited access of the service device.

Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for extracting location data from a plurality of news items, wherein at least a portion of the location data has a first level of detail that is greater than or equal to a neighborhood, and using the location data to populate a news data store. Additionally, a response to a news query may be generated based on a requested location associated with the news query and the location data in the news data store, wherein the requested location has a second level of detail that is greater than or equal to the first level of detail and the response indicates one or more news items that correspond to the requested location. In one example, a graphical representation of the response is overlaid on one or more of a map corresponding to the requested location or an image of the requested location.

Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for determining a first proximity status of a first mobile device with respect to a vehicle, and determining a second proximity status of a second mobile device with respect to the vehicle. Additionally, an accessibility of one or more functions of the vehicle may be configured based at least in part on the first proximity status and the second proximity status. In one example, a policy associated with one or more of the first mobile device and the second mobile device may be identified, wherein the accessibility is configured further based on the policy.

Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for determining a first proximity status of a first mobile device with respect to a vehicle, and determining a second proximity status of a second mobile device with respect to the vehicle. Additionally, an accessibility of one or more functions of the vehicle may be configured based at least in part on the first proximity status and the second proximity status. In one example, a policy associated with one or more of the first mobile device and the second mobile device may be identified, wherein the accessibility is configured further based on the policy.

Abstract: An electronic device having at least one expandable speaker box is provided. The electronic device may include a base having at least one speaker disposed therein and at least one speaker box configured to expand. The electronic device may include further include a lid having a display configured to be attached to the base. The at least one speaker box may be at least partially formed of a compressible-expandable material, such as rubber. Alternatively, the at least one speaker box may be at least partially formed of a bi-metal material that expands when exposed to heat.

Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for determining a first proximity status of a first mobile device with respect to a vehicle, and determining a second proximity status of a second mobile device with respect to the vehicle. Additionally, an accessibility of one or more functions of the vehicle may be configured based at least in part on the first proximity status and the second proximity status. In one example, a policy associated with one or more of the first mobile device and the second mobile device may be identified, wherein the accessibility is configured further based on the policy.

Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for brokering limited access to a service device via an intermediary. In one example, the method may include receiving a request communication at a control device including a request for limited access to a service device, wherein the request is received from an intermediary device on behalf of a request device, and transmitting an access communication to the intermediary device, wherein the access communication includes an access ticket to be used by the request device to gain the limited access of the service device.

Abstract: A network path property for nodes in a network is estimated using machine learning techniques. Network path property measurements for paths between nodes and a subset of node in the network are received. Using machine learning, the network path property for the nodes is estimated based on the network path property measurements.

Abstract: A network path property for nodes in a network is estimated using machine learning techniques. Network path property measurements for paths between nodes and a subset of node in the network are received. Using machine learning, the network path property for the nodes is estimated based on the network path property measurements.

Abstract: A system having a knowledge overlay with a number of knowledge nodes, one or more application service overlays, each having a number of application service nodes and a number of client devices is disclosed. The application service nodes of a service overlay collaboratively provide an application service to the client devices, as well as report on data associated with the service provision to at least a subset of the knowledge nodes. The knowledge nodes collaboratively provide in response advice, based at least in part on the reported data, and the application service nodes selectively employ the advice to shape their provision of the service to the client devices.