Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to provide extended graphics processing capabilities are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves sending a display panel parameter to a shared library module. The display panel parameter is sent by a programmable driver interface in communication between the shared library module and a graphics hardware device driver. The shared library module includes a first graphics processing capability. The graphics hardware device driver includes a second graphics processing capability different from the first graphics processing capability. The example method also involves performing a render operation via the programmable driver interface on a frame buffer based on the first graphics processing capability. The first graphics processing capability is received at the programmable driver interface from the shared library module based on the display panel parameter. The frame buffer is output to a display.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlled shadow casting to increase the perceptual quality of projected content are disclosed. In some examples, an apparatus is to increase a perceptual quality of content projected onto a projection surface. In some examples, the apparatus includes a processor and memory. In some examples, the memory includes computer readable instructions. In some examples, the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to determine a target shutter position for a shutter based on a location of a light source and a location of a projection surface. In some examples, the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to move the shutter to the target shutter position to cast a shadow onto the projection surface around a portion of content projected onto the projection surface.

Abstract: Techniques to patch a shader program after the shader has been compiled and/or while the shader is in an execution pipeline are described. The shader may be patched based on references to global constants in a global constant buffer. For example, the reference to the global constant buffer may be patched with the value of the global constant, conditional statements based on references to the global constant buffer may be replaced with unconditional statements based on the value of the global constant in the global constant buffer, to optimize the shader or increase computational efficiency of the shader.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods may provide for an interactive display projection with surface interactivity analysis. An interactive display projector is provided along with one or more of a camera or an electromagnetic radiation source to scan plural surfaces within a projection range of the interactive display projector. Logic, implemented at least partly in configurable or fixed functionality hardware may process reflected electromagnetic radiation to determine one or more of size, distance, texture, reflectivity, or angle with respect to the interactive display projector of the scanned plural surfaces and determine, based on the processing, interactivity of one or more of the plural surfaces for an interactive display.

Abstract: In one example, a projection device includes a first light source to provide visible optical radiation. Additionally, the projection device includes a second light source to provide invisible optical radiation. Further, the projection device includes a projection mechanism. Also, the projection device includes a depth receiver. The projection device further includes a processor to cause the projection mechanism to project each of a group of pixels in a frame of an image using optical radiation provided by both the first light source and the second light source.

Abstract: Language education systems capable of integrating with a user's daily life and automatically producing educational prompts would be particularly advantageous. An example method includes determining a user's identity, detecting a language education subject, prompting the user with a language education message, receiving a user's response, and updating a user profile associated with the user based on the user's response. Methods may also include determining user state (including emotional, physical, social, etc.) and determining, based on the user state, whether to prompt the user with the language education prompt.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for technology that provides smart work spaces in ubiquitous computing environments. The technology may determine a task to be performed in a smart work space and perform task modeling, wherein the task modeling includes determining one or more user interfaces involved with the task. One or more placements may be determined for the one or more user interfaces based on one or more ergonomic conditions, an incidence of an interaction, and a length of time of interaction. The technology may position the one or more user interfaces into the smart work space in accordance with the determined one or more placements.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments generally relate to methods, systems and apparatuses to provide ad hoc digital signage for public or private display. In certain embodiments, the disclosure provides dynamically formed digital signage. In one application, one or more drones are used to project the desired signage. In another application one or more drones are used to form a background to receive the projected image. In still another application, sensors are used to detect audience movement, line of sight or engagement level. The sensor information is then used to arrange the projecting drones or the surface-image drones to further signage presentation.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems, apparatuses, and processes that provide mixed reality and/or augmented reality interactive environments. Disclosed embodiments include mechanisms to determine a location of a physical object within a mixed reality environment, determine a location of a viewer within the mixed reality environment, and project a display onto the physical object or on a portion of an area within the mixed reality environment proximate to the physical object to obscure the physical object from the viewer, based upon at least the location of the physical object with respect to the location of the viewer. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for real-time interactive anamorphosis projection via face detection and tracking are disclosed. An example system includes a sensor to capture an image of a face of a user. An augmented reality controller is to access the image from the sensor, determine a position of the face of the user relative to a display surface, and apply a perspective correction to an anamorphic camera representing a vantage point of the active user. A user application is to generate a scene based on the position of the anamorphic camera. A display is to present, at the display surface, the scene based on the vantage point of the active user.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlled shadow casting to increase the perceptual quality of projected content are disclosed. In some examples, an apparatus is to increase a perceptual quality of content projected onto a projection surface. In some examples, the apparatus includes a processor and memory. In some examples, the memory includes computer readable instructions. In some examples, the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to determine a target shutter position for a shutter based on a location of a light source and a location of a projection surface. In some examples, the instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to move the shutter to the target shutter position to cast a shadow onto the projection surface around a portion of content projected onto the projection surface.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for virtual reality transitions are described herein.

Abstract: Techniques to patch a shader program after the shader has been compiled and/or while the shader is in an execution pipeline are described. The shader may be patched based on references to global constants in a global constant buffer. For example, the reference to the global constant buffer may be patched with the value of the global constant, conditional statements based on references to the global constant buffer may be replaced with unconditional statements based on the value of the global constant in the global constant buffer, to optimize the shader or increase computational efficiency of the shader.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for visually or audibly indicating to users what areas are being covered or monitored by cameras, microphones, motion sensors, capacitive surfaces, or other sensors. Indicators such as projectors, audio output devices, ambient lighting, haptic feedback devices, and augmented reality may indicate the coverage areas based on a query from a user.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the disclosed subject matter involves a system for mapping projection of content to surfaces in an environment. Groups of users in the environment are identified and surfaces in the environment are selected/assigned for projection and/or touch input based on user preferences, ranking of surfaces for projectability or touchability, content to be displayed, proximity of user groups to one another and surfaces, and user feedback and control. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Technologies for detecting interactions with surfaces from a spherical view of a room include a compute device. The compute device includes an image capture manager to obtain one or more images that depict a spherical view of a room that includes multiple surfaces. Additionally, the compute device includes a surface interaction detection manager to detect, from the one or more images, a person in the room, generate a bounding box around the person, preprocess the bounding box to represent the person in an upright orientation, determine a pose of the person from the preprocessed bounding box, detect an outstretched hand from the determined pose, and determine, from the detected outstretched hand, a surface of interaction in the room.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for computer vision and sensor assisted contamination tracking are described herein. It may be identified that a food item has moved to a monitored area using computer vision. Sensor readings may be obtained from a sensor array. A contamination of the food item may be determined using the sensor readings. The contamination of the food item may be associated with a contamination area in the monitored area using the computer vision. A notification may be output for display in the contamination area indicating the contamination.

Abstract: An embodiment of an electronic processing apparatus may include a user interface to receive an input from a user, an assistant interface to communicate with at least two electronic personal assistants, and a coordinator communicatively coupled to the user interface and the assistant interface. The coordinator may be configured to send a request to one or more of the at least two electronic personal assistants based on the input from the user, collect one or more assistant responses from the one or more electronic personal assistants, and provide a response to the user based on the collected one or more assistant responses. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlled shadow casting to increase the perceptual quality of projected content are disclosed. In some examples, an apparatus is to increase a perceptual quality of content projected onto a projection surface. In some examples, the apparatus includes a shutter position determiner to determine a target shutter position for a shutter based on a location of a light source and a location of the projection surface. In some disclosed examples, the apparatus further includes a shutter controller to move the shutter to the target shutter position to cast a shadow onto the projection surface around a portion of the content projected onto the projection surface.

Abstract: In one example, a projection device includes a first light source to provide visible optical radiation. Additionally, the projection device includes a second light source to provide invisible optical radiation. Further, the projection device includes a projection mechanism. Also, the projection device includes a depth receiver. The projection device further includes a processor to cause the projection mechanism to project each of a group of pixels in a frame of an image using optical radiation provided by both the first light source and the second light source.