Abstract: Various systems and methods for presenting contents on a persistent display are described herein. A system for controlling an electronic display comprises a persistent display; a trigger module to detect a triggering event; a configuration module to access a dead screen configuration in response to the triggering event, the dead screen configuration specifying content to display on the persistent display of the system after the system is powered down; and an output module to write the specified content to the persistent display as an image.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for presenting contents on a persistent display are described herein. A system for controlling an electronic display comprises a persistent display; a trigger module to detect a triggering event; a configuration module to access a dead screen configuration in response to the triggering event, the dead screen configuration specifying content to display on the persistent display of the system after the system is powered down; and an output module to write the specified content to the persistent display as an image.

Abstract: A hybrid display frame buffer for a display subsystem. An embodiment of an apparatus a first logic to split a video image into a first data portion and a second data portion; a display frame buffer including a first memory component having a first type of memory and a second memory component having a second type of memory, the first logic to write the first data portion to the first memory component and the second data portion to the second memory component; and a second logic to read the first data portion from the first memory component and the second data component from the second memory component, and to combine the first data portion and the second data portion to generate a combined video image.

Abstract: A hybrid display frame buffer for a display subsystem. An embodiment of an apparatus a first logic to split a video image into a first data portion and a second data portion; a display frame buffer including a first memory component having a first type of memory and a second memory component having a second type of memory, the first logic to write the first data portion to the first memory component and the second data portion to the second memory component; and a second logic to read the first data portion from the first memory component and the second data component from the second memory component, and to combine the first data portion and the second data portion to generate a combined video image.

Abstract: A query optimizer may determine the time sensitivity of a database query using the query semantics information. The query optimizer may determine a query execution plan based on the time sensitivity of the database query. The query execution plan may also be based on performance characteristics of database servers.

Abstract: A system and method for establishing a connection on a mobile computing device includes generating a secret on a trusted platform of the mobile computing device. The secret is transported to a subscriber identity module (SIM)/Smartcard on the mobile computing device. A secure local communication channel is established between the trusted platform and the SIM/Smartcard using the secret.

Abstract: A system and method for establishing a connection on a mobile computing device includes generating a secret on a trusted platform of the mobile computing device. The secret is transported to a subscriber identity module (SIM)/Smartcard on the mobile computing device. A secure local communication channel is established between the trusted platform and the SIM/Smartcard using the secret.

Abstract: A system and method for establishing a connection on a mobile computing device. A secret is generated on a trusted platform of the mobile computing device. The secret is transported to a secure channel application. The secure channel application establishes a trusted local communication channel between the trusted platform and a SIM (subscriber identity module)/Smartcard. The secret is received by the SIM/Smartcard. The secret, after being received by the SIM/Smartcard, is provided to a secure channel applet on the SIM/Smartcard. The secure channel applet establishes the trusted local communication channel between the SIM/Smartcard and the trusted platform, wherein the secret is shared by the trusted platform and the SIM/Smartcard.

Abstract: An electronic system may include a memory storing processor-executable program code and a processor in communication with the memory and operative in conjunction with the stored program code to determine a number of retired instructions and a number of input/output queue events for a workload and to determine if a performance characteristic is within a desired performance range based at least in part on the number of retired instructions and the number of input/output queue events. If the performance characteristic is within the desired performance range, the processor may be further operative in conjunction with the stored program code to determine an amount of time on die and an amount of time off die for the workload, to determine if a phase shift occurred based on the amount of time on die and the amount of time of die, and, if the phase shift occurred, to determine a new target frequency for a processor to execute the workload.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for platform and device independent identity manageability. In one embodiment, the method includes validation of a manageable identity (MID) held within trusted storage of a user platform according to a user request to move the MID to a target platform. Once the MID is validated, available resources of the target platform are verified according to resource requirements of the MID. Once verified, the MID may be moved from the user platform to trusted storage provided by the target platform. In one embodiment, a platform-independent MID may be established that may be moved from a user platform to a non-compatible target platform, such that the platform-independent MID is not constrained to just one single platform. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Some embodiments involve determining a processor performance characteristic associated with a workload, determining a workload characteristic associated with the workload, and determining a processor performance state for the workload based on the performance characteristic and the workload characteristic. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: A system and method for establishing a trusted connection on a mobile computing device. A shared secret is generated on a trusted platform of the mobile computing device. The shared secret is transported to a secure channel application. The secure channel application establishes a secure local communication channel between the trusted platform and a SIM (subscriber identity module)/Smartcard on the mobile computing device. The shared secret is received by the SlM/Smartcard. In one embodiment, the mobile computing device includes a GSM (Global Systems for Mobile Communications) 03.48 application that sends the shared secret to a GSM 03.48 network infrastructure for storage, management, and verification by the GSM 03.48 network infrastructure, and in turn sends the shared secret to the SIM/Smartcard on the mobile computing device. In an alternative embodiment, a Diffie-Hellman key exchange is performed by the trusted platform to send the shared secret to the SIM/Smartcard.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for platform and device independent identity manageability. In one embodiment, the method includes validation of a manageable identity (MID) held within trusted storage of a user platform according to a user request to move the MID to a target platform. Once the MID is validated, available resources of the target platform are verified according to resource requirements of the MID. Once verified, the MID may be moved from the user platform to trusted storage provided by the target platform. In one embodiment, a platform-independent MID may be established that may be moved from a user platform to a non-compatible target platform, such that the platform-independent MID is not constrained to just one single platform. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Techniques and architectures that allow two electronic devices to derive a shared keystream from a shared secret. In one embodiment, each of the electronic devices generates a random number and transmits the random number to the other electronic device. Each electronic device may generate value by performing a hash on the shared secret and the two random numbers. The hash value may be used to generate a shared keystream.