Abstract: For a surface mount angled battery, the angled battery includes a proximal end with a proximal axis and a distal end with a distal axis. The distal axis is angled at a conforming angle at least 45 degrees from the proximal axis. A connector secures the angled battery to a receiver on a wearable monitoring device. Power contacts contact to power receptors on the wearable monitoring device.

Abstract: In one aspect, a first device may include at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive, from a second device, a partial hash of a domain name. The instructions may also be executable to use the partial hash and a probabilistic data structure to identify an Internet protocol (IP) address associated with the domain name. Responsive to identifying the IP address, the instructions may be executable to transmit the IP address to the second device.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: connecting a USB device to a secure device; provisioning, at the secure device, the USB device, wherein the provisioning comprises encrypting, using a private key, a hash value associated with a device descriptor associated with the USB device into a product field of the device descriptor: introducing the provisioned peripheral device into a client device; determining, using a processor of the client device, that the USB device is an authorized USB device, wherein the determining comprises: decrypting, using a public key that corresponds to the private key, the hash value; producing, by running a hash function on the device descriptor minus the hash value, a new hash value; and identifying that the hash value is equivalent to the new hash value; and enabling the USB device to gain access to a system of the client device. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: In one aspect, a first device includes a processor, a display, a GPU, and storage. The storage includes instructions executable to communicate with a second device to receive frame-based data in a compressed data stream and to receive, via a sideband, video game frame rendering requests. The instructions are also executable to communicate with the second device to receive texture data pertaining to objects to render on the display as part of a video game associated with the video game frame rendering requests, and/or to receive 3D model data pertaining to objects to render on the display as part of the video game. The instructions are also executable to render, using the GPU, video game frames based on the video game frame rendering requests and based on the texture data and/or the 3D model data. The first device may be a TV and the second device may be a personal computer.

Abstract: A device includes a shutter configured to block light transmission in a first state and permit light transmission in a second state in response to a sufficient voltage being applied across the shutter. The shutter is supported over a camera lens of a device. A controller is coupled to the shutter to selectively apply the voltage.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for identifying and preventing access to aggregate PII from anonymized data. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to receive a query for a set of aggregated data associated with a plurality of users. The aggregated data set may include anonymized data for each user of the plurality of users. The code is executable by the processor to analyze a results data set for the query to determine an indication that at least one user of the plurality of users is identifiable from the results data set. The code is executable by the processor to prevent at least a portion of the results data set from being accessed in response to the indication that the at least one user is identifiable.

Abstract: In one aspect, a first device may include at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive, from a second device, a partial hash of a domain name. The instructions may also be executable to use the partial hash and a probabilistic data structure to identify an Internet protocol (IP) address associated with the domain name. Responsive to identifying the IP address, the instructions may be executable to transmit the IP address to the second device.

Abstract: For detecting and preventing cipher key disclosure, a method detects software code in a copy buffer. In response to detecting the software code, the method detects a cipher key in the software code. In response to detecting the cipher key, the method communicates a cipher alert that the cipher key is in the software code.

Abstract: In one aspect, a device may include at least one processor, a touch-enabled display accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to identify a height of a user. Then, based on the height of the user, the instructions may be executable to one or more of determine a first location of the touch-enabled display at which to present a selector and then present the selector at the first location, and/or determine a second location of the touch-enabled display to use as an area at which touch input that is received will correspond to selection of the selector and then undertake an action associated with selection of the selector responsive to receipt of touch input to the area.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, system and computer program product are provided that obtain a directional dialogue comprising a series of instructions that at least partially defines a pathway through an environment, determine navigation actions associated with the pathway based on the series of instructions, track movement of an electronic device (ED) based on one or more of GPS data and non-GPS data; and present the navigation actions based on the movement.

Abstract: A method can include executing an application using a virtual reality headset; rendering a scene of the application to a display of the virtual reality headset; and, during rendering of the scene, rendering a graphic to the display where the graphic represents a power unit that is not physically coupled to the virtual reality headset.

Abstract: In one aspect, a device may include at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to allocate, in memory, a read-once memory container to store data from a first computer program. The instructions may also be executable to write the data from the first computer program to the read-once memory container and to permit a second computer program to use the data as stored in the read-once memory container. The data, upon being accessed from the read-once memory container, may not be readable again from the read-once memory container without being written again.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: connecting a USB device to a secure device; provisioning, at the secure device, the USB device, wherein the provisioning comprises encrypting, using a private key, a hash value associated with a device descriptor associated with the USB device into a product field of the device descriptor: introducing the provisioned peripheral device into a client device; determining, using a processor of the client device, that the USB device is an authorized USB device, wherein the determining comprises: decrypting, using a public key that corresponds to the private key, the hash value; producing, by running a hash function on the device descriptor minus the hash value, a new hash value; and identifying that the hash value is equivalent to the new hash value; and enabling the USB device to gain access to a system of the client device. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: A device and method of transferring energy between peer devices includes determining a predefined limit on energy transfer to a consumer device, initiating transfer of the energy via an energy transfer connection, and terminating the energy transfer when the predefined limit is reached.

Abstract: For enhancing multiple monitor arrangements, a method receives monitor data for a plurality of monitors. The monitor data for each monitor includes a physical dimension, a monitor resolution, a monitor position, and a scale factor. The method receives a transition preference specifying one of a physical parameter preference and a logical parameter preference for each monitor-to-monitor boundary of the plurality of monitors. The method calculates a display transition between adjacent monitors based on the monitor data and the transition preference.

Abstract: For updating the password of a credential with a matching username, methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. One method includes storing a set of credentials, each credential in the set comprising a username and password. The method includes detecting an update to a first credential of the set of credentials, the first credential comprising a first username and a first stored password. Here, the update to the first credential indicates a new password to be associated with the first username. The method includes identifying a set of candidate credentials, each candidate credential having a username that matches the first username and a password that matches the stored password and updating the set of candidate credentials to comprise the new password.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, device and computer program device are provided that obtain a panoramic video for a scene, with a coordinate system. The method, device and computer program product identify a point of interest (POI) from the scene within the panoramic video, and track a position of the POI within the panoramic video. The method, device and computer program product record POI position data in connection with changes in the position of the POI during the panoramic video. The method, device and computer program product support play back of the panoramic video and adjustment of the field of view based on the POI position data.

Abstract: A system can include a first housing that includes a display and an adjustable camera, where the display includes a normal vector and where the adjustable camera includes an optical axis; a second housing that includes a keyboard, a processor and memory accessible to the processor; and a hinge assembly that rotatably couples the first housing and the second housing, where rotation of the first housing with respect to the second housing actuates adjustment of the adjustable camera to adjust the optical axis with respect to the normal vector.

Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving an indication of a first item to be saved for later interaction, monitoring a context of a user's activity, comparing the context of the user's activity to a list of saved items, including the first item, selecting the first item in response to a determination that the context of the user's activity is suitable for interacting with the first item, and modifying a user interface to alert the user regarding the first item.

Abstract: In one aspect, a headset assembly may include a headset housing, at least one processor, and a microphone boom coupled to the headset housing. The microphone boom may include an infrared (IR) sensor on a distal end segment, where the IR sensor may be accessible to the at least one processor. The microphone boom may further include at least one microphone accessible to the at least one processor. Additionally, the headset assembly may include storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive input from the IR sensor and, based on the input from the IR sensor, perform mouth feature extraction. The instructions may also be executable to execute at least one function based on the mouth feature extraction.