Abstract: An embodiment a device, including: a device sleeve comprising a plurality of ends, each of the plurality of ends terminating in a lip portion configured to fit a screen bezel of an information handling device; the device sleeve including an accessory bay having one or more attachment mechanisms disposed therein, the one or more attachment mechanisms acting to reversibly secure an attachment portion of an accessory; and an element disposed in the device sleeve and positioned to communicate one or more of power and data with the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: An embodiment a device, including: a device sleeve comprising a plurality of ends, each of the plurality of ends terminating in a lip portion configured to fit a screen bezel of an information handling device; the device sleeve including an accessory bay having one or more attachment mechanisms disposed therein, the one or more attachment mechanisms acting to reversibly secure an attachment portion of an accessory; and an element disposed in the device sleeve and positioned to communicate one or more of power and data with the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: A rule processing apparatus includes modules for defining/entering attributes, enumerations, and/or relationships; packaging the definitions in a reduced canonical form suitable for propositional logic manipulation using zero-suppressed binary decision diagrams (Zdd) to produce a prime Zdd; and/or (iii) executing the rule by applying a series of user inputs to the prime Zdd to determine a result that preferably includes conflict and selection advice to guide the user to satisfaction. Elective events, such as but not limited to the display of messages or the performance of calculations, may optionally be packaged along with the prime rule or components thereof, and presented during execution to help guide the end user to satisfaction or compliancy when choosing among possible selections.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, apparatus therefore, and/or computer-readable medium to provide selection advice during rule processing to help a user choose desired specifications of a product, service or other rule-based system characterized by a ZDD rule model having one or more Include and/or Exclude rules. One aspect includes displaying on a monitor or other I/O device multiple attributes having multiple enumerations that identify possible feature, specifications, or conditions of a product; selecting multiple alternative enumerations of the attributes; determining a selection advice for each enumeration selected; combining the selection advice for each enumerations in order to produce a result; communicating the result to an end user; and then using the result to choose a product having desired compliant specifications or conditions. The product may include a service offering.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of providing a list of product choices from products whose compatibility is characterized by a ZDD rule model having one or more Include or Exclude rules, where the list of product choices is provided in response to user-selected attributes and/or enumerations. The method comprises selecting attributes and enumerations thereof from a list of attributes and enumerations of the products, creating a ZDD sub-tree by scanning an Include ZDD rule and keeping paths having user-selected enumerations set, determining paths through the ZDD sub-tree terminating at a “one” node to produce potentially valid combinations, checking the potentially valid combinations against any Exclude ZDD rules to determine valid combinations and excluding combinations that are excluded under the Exclude ZDD rules, and providing the valid combinations to a user as an indication of valid product choice.

Abstract: An improvement comprising a computer-implemented method and apparatus thereof to validating combinations of product features that are compliant with an existing business rule relative to a modified business rule where modification thereof include at least one include ZDD rule component and/or an exclude ZDD rule component. The method comprises obtaining combinations of features compliant with the existing business rule, processing the combinations against a representation of the include ZDD rule component and/or exclude rule component to determine validity against the modified rule, and providing to a user, such as a product manager, an indication of validity of the combinations relative to the modification whereby to validate products having a set of user-selected criteria against a new or modified business rule.