Abstract: A network computer system determines an upcoming session during which the service provider is expected to utilize an on-demand transport service to provide, or be available to provide, transport services. The network system determines that a vehicle operated by a service provider will likely be charged during the upcoming session time. Further, the network system forecasts a demand for a service provider to provide transport services at each of a plurality of sub-intervals of the upcoming session time. The network system determines one or more sub-intervals of the plurality of sub-intervals for the service provider to charge the vehicle in order to optimize an objective of the service provider, based at least in part on the forecasted demand during one or more of the multiple sub-intervals.

Abstract: A mobile computing device includes a processor, a display coupled to the processor, a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store user-specific data, and a location-determining circuit configured to determine the location of the portable electronic device. The processor is configured to provide advertisement data on the display based upon the location of the portable electronic device and the user-specific data.

Abstract: A mobile computing device includes a processor, a display coupled to the processor, a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store user-specific data, and a location-determining circuit configured to determine the location of the portable electronic device. The processor is configured to provide advertisement data on the display based upon the location of the portable electronic device and the user-specific data.

Abstract: An example system includes a main processor operable in a normal mode or a trusted mode, the main processor having an embedded diagnostic trusted code executable in the trusted mode; a secure memory accessible by the main processor when the main processor is in the trusted mode and inaccessible to the main processor when the main processor is in the normal mode, wherein execution of the embedded diagnostic trusted code causes the main processor to write diagnostic information to the secure memory; and a monitor processor having access to the secure memory to analyze the diagnostic information to determine a state of the main processor.

Abstract: A computing device is provided for responding to a location-based query. The computing device receives the query, determines that a current position fix is unavailable, retrieves from memory a previously-calculated position fix calculated before receipt of the location-based query, and provides a response to the query based on the previously-calculated position fix.

Abstract: A mobile computing device may be configured to process a message may be incoming into or outgoing from the mobile computing device. A trigger may be detected in association with the message, and the trigger may be associated with an operation. The mobile computing device may automatically perform or initiate the operation in response to detecting the trigger.

Abstract: A computing device is provided for responding to a location-based query. The computing device receives the query, determines that a current position fix is unavailable, retrieves from memory a previously-calculated position fix calculated before receipt of the location-based query, and provides a response to the query based on the previously-calculated position fix.

Abstract: Various embodiments for providing enhanced mobile messaging services are described. In one or more embodiments, a mobile computing device may send and receive messages of different types. The wireless computing device may comprise a threading engine to determine a sender of a received message and/or a recipient of a sent message. The threading engine may be arranged to correlate received messages of different message types with a particular sender and sent messages of different types with a particular recipient. The wireless device may display a messaging thread comprising correlated messages of different message types in a messaging user interface supported by a messaging application. The different message types correlated within the message thread are not limited to a message type associated with the messaging application. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for techniques to retrieve and process information from communication networks on a mobile computing device are described. The apparatus may include a first interface module to receive a query and to display results of said query. The results include location information of at least one entity associated with the query. The apparatus may include a second interface module to transfer the query to a data source server, receive the results from the data source server, and transfer the results to said first interface. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for configuring a device for receipt of data corresponding to broadcast media signal. The system and method include selecting a metadata preference for use in a search of metadata associated with the broadcast media signals and selecting a notification preference for a notification format. The selected metadata preference and the selected notification preference are transmitted to a hosting system. The device can then receive, in the selected notification format, data corresponding to a broadcast media signal, the broadcast signal corresponding to the metadata preference. In one embodiment, the broadcast media signal is an analog or digital video signal. The metadata can be in a non-video portion of the broadcast television signal, for example, a vertical blanking interval or header field.

Abstract: An input is received for an address field of a message that is to be transmitted from a messaging application. A contact record is associated from the input with the message. A recipient address is selected from the identified contact record for use as an address field value. An input is detected from the user, and subsequently, the user is enabled to edit the address field value. In one embodiment, the user is enabled to edit the address field value by either allowing the user to select a new recipient address from the identified contact record, or by allowing the user to create an alternative recipient address that is not part of the contact record.

Abstract: An input is received for an address field of a message that is to be transmitted from a messaging application. A contact record is associated from the input with the message. A recipient address is selected from the identified contact record for use as an address field value. An input is detected from the user, and subsequently, the user is enabled to edit the address field value. In one embodiment, the user is enabled to edit the address field value by either allowing the user to select a new recipient address from the identified contact record, or by allowing the user to create an alternative recipient address that is not part of the contact record.