Abstract: A system includes a wearable device that receives, via a wireless transceiver on the wearable device, a code from a wireless ignition device of a vehicle. The code is usable to start or stop an engine of the vehicle. One or more sensors on the wearable device detect a gesture performed by a user wearing the wearable device. Responsive to detecting the gesture, the wireless transceiver transmits the code to start or stop the engine of the vehicle to the wireless ignition device effective to cause the ignition device to start or stop the engine of the vehicle.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide activation of virtual control buttons through verbal commands. In some embodiments, a computing device receives audio input, and, upon receiving the audio input, analyzes the audio input to identify an input command. The analysis can sometimes include voice authentication associated with a user. Upon identifying the input command, the computing device visually displays a virtual control button on a touchscreen display. In some embodiments, the computing device displays the virtual control button at a location corresponding to a current grip in contact with the touchscreen display.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide virtual control buttons on a computing device, such as a mobile device, e.g. a smart phone, to produce a computing. The computing device includes a housing component defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge and a right edge. A touchscreen display defines at least a front surface of the housing component and wraps around at least one edge of the housing component to define at least portions of the one edge. The computing device is configured to receive touch input corresponding to a user gripping the device on the at least one edge. A grip profile is identified and corresponds to placement of a user's digits on the at least one edge. Responsive to identifying the grip profile, at least one virtual control button is visually placed on the touchscreen display based, at least in part, on the grip profile.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide dynamic display locations of virtual control buttons based upon detected movement of a computing device. A computing device displays a virtual control button at a first location, such as a location based upon a grip profile. At some point later, the computing device detects movement via a sensor included in the computing device. Upon detecting the movement, the computing device visually moves the virtual control button to at least a second location based upon the detected movement.

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring a vehicle location and orientation use initial location and orientation data in combination with one or more past calculated vehicle speeds and steering angles. A near field radio frequency (RF) transmission is periodically emitted and is receivable by one or more antennas embedded in one or more tires of the vehicle. One or more responsive RF transmissions are periodically received from respective ones of the one or more antennas embedded in the tires, and the vehicle speed and steering angle are periodically calculated based on the received RF transmissions. The current vehicle location and orientation are periodically calculated based on the initial location and orientation data and one or more past calculated vehicle speeds and steering angles.

Abstract: In one aspect, a first device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the at least one processor to facilitate a connection between a second device and a third device, with at least the second device including an input/output (I/O) interface. The instructions are also executable by the at least one processor to receive a voice command from a user to transmit I/O between the second device and the third device and, responsive to receipt of the voice command, transmit I/O between the second device and the third device. The I/O is at least one of input using the I/O interface and output using the I/O interface.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, user input comprising a query from a user, wherein the query does not comprise an explicit request for visual data; identifying, based upon results of the query, that visual data is associated with the query; and providing, based on the identifying, output associated with the identified visual data. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide an ability to associate an RFID tag with a user. Some embodiments associate am RFID tag to an item by storing information associated with the item on the RFID tag and/or attaching the RFID tag to the item. When an RFID reader extracts data from the RFID tag, the RFID reader, or a device communicatively coupled to the RFID reader, requests validation information from a backend server. Upon receiving the validation information, the device or RFID reader restricts access to the RFID tag by locking access to stored data based on the validation information. The device or RFID reader then associates the RFID tag with a user by forwarding the validation information to the user. Some embodiments use the validation information to create trusted access to the RFID tag with a particular RFID reader and/or device.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a mobile communication device, such as a mobile communication device, with functions including telecommunications capabilities, breath sensory functions and, in some instances, environmental air sensing functions. The breath sensory functions can be used to measure alcohol levels, as well as to detect properties that pertain to various health conditions and issues. The environmental air sensing functions can, in at least some embodiments, be provided along with the breath sensory functions.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a mobile communication device, such as a mobile communication device, with functions including telecommunications capabilities, breath sensory functions and, in some instances, environmental air sensing functions. The breath sensory functions can be used to measure alcohol levels, as well as to detect properties that pertain to various health conditions and issues. The environmental air sensing functions can, in at least some embodiments, be provided along with the breath sensory functions.

Abstract: Various embodiments reduce power consumption in a mobile stylus system by selectively scanning only a subset of capacitive lines in a capacitive sensing panel when a received input is determined to be provided by a finger. When the input is determined to be from a stylus, a larger number of capacitive lines can be scanned. Thus, power savings are achieved because less capacitive lines are scanned when the input is determined to be provided by a finger.

Abstract: Various embodiments reduce power consumption in a mobile stylus system by selectively scanning only a subset of capacitive lines in a capacitive sensing panel when a received input is determined to be provided by a finger. When the input is determined to be from a stylus, a larger number of capacitive lines can be scanned. Thus, power savings are achieved because less capacitive lines are scanned when the input is determined to be provided by a finger.

Abstract: A system includes a wearable device including a gesture recognition module configured to detect a gesture using the gesture recognition module. A wireless device is configured to implement one or more functionality types. The wearable device can wirelessly detect the wireless device and obtain a code from the wireless device. The wearable device detects a gesture and in response, transmits the code to the wireless device to cause the wireless device to implement at least one of the one or more functionality types.

Abstract: A sensor indicates when a recreational implement such as a musical instrument or sporting gear is about to used, to configure a mobile device with an activity configuration, such as opening an app associated with the implement, only when the implement is determined to be proximate to the mobile device and is being or is about to be used, as may be indicated by, e.g., the sensor being located to detect when a container of the implement is open.