Abstract: Technologies are described for delivering an active agent using an ingestible pill device, securing medication package content, and monitoring the medication package content. Examples of the technology include using an ingestible pill device to deliver an active agent, where release of the active agent can be based on patient authentication, analyzing sensor data to determine a condition for releasing the active agent, analyzing image data to identify a release point, etc. Examples of the technology also include using a monitoring device to secure a medication package using a cover and locking device, monitoring the medication package to detect access to the medication package, and tracking access to the medication package to determine medication adherence.

Abstract: A smart fabric may include a smart material such as an Electroactive Polymer (EAP). An adaptive garment formed from the smart fabric may change textile density based on user needs, sensor states, context, and other inputs. In various embodiments, the EAP enables the adaptive garment to change textile density based on a sport or activity, based on calendar or scheduled events, or based on user preferences. In various embodiments, these smart fabrics may be implemented in sporting garments, uniforms, multiple-day clothing (e.g., for travel or military usage), furniture fabric, curtains, or other implementations.

Abstract: A contextual image manipulation apparatus may include an image part identifier to identify a part of an image, an information collector to collect information from at least one external source, a context identifier communicatively coupled to the information collector to determine contextual information from the collected information and at least one other contextual source, and an image manipulator communicatively coupled to the image part identifier and the context identifier to alter a feature of the image part based on the contextual information.

Abstract: A head mounted display for displaying computer-generated information in conjunction with a physical display of a computer system is provided. The head mounted display includes a generation logic, a see through display, and a presentation unit. The generation logic is used to generate at least one virtual display. The presentation unit is used to present the at least one virtual display on the see-through display. The see-through display is configured to enable a user of the head mounted display to view the at least one virtual display and the physical display in a real-world scene. The at least one virtual display is presented on the see-through display as an additional object in the real-world scene, and the at least one virtual display is used in conjunction with the physical display to present the computer-generated information in an extended desktop from a visual perspective of the user.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and/or methods to protect an entity. A detector may detect an animal proximate to an entity based on sensor data from a plurality of sensors. The plurality of sensors may be positioned, for example, on the entity. In addition, a protector may administer a mechanical repellant from a protection device to repel the animal proximate to the entity. The mechanical repellant may include, for example, an ultrasound wave, a vibration wave, and so on. Moreover, the mechanical repellant may be specific to a type of animal to repel the animal proximate to the entity. The mechanical repellant may further be harmless to the animal (or the entity) and/or inapplicable to at least one other animal in the environment.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for selectively disabling operation of hardware components based on network changes. In some embodiments, the hardware component may cause a platform to perform network discovery to receive first network discovery data, cause the platform to perform network discovery to receive second network discovery data, determine that the differences between the first and second data exceed a network change threshold, and in response to the determination, cause disablement of operation of one or more functions of the hardware component. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

Abstract: Technologies for reducing vehicle door collisions include an in-vehicle compute device configured to determine a proximity between a door of a vehicle and a structure while the door is being opened and activate a door collision avoidance system of the vehicle to slow or restrict the opening of the door in response to a determination that the proximity of the door to the structure is within a proximity threshold. The door collision avoidance system may include one or more electro-magnets, one or more actuators, and/or one or more electro-active polymer devices. The in-vehicle compute device may also control the operation of the door based on a context of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes embodiments related to a portal apparatus for use with a virtual environment (VE) that may include a platform to receive a physical object that includes data associated with a representation of the physical object in the VE. A controller may be coupled with the platform to transfer all or part of the data between the physical object and the VE when the physical object is placed on the platform. A communication interface may be coupled with the controller to couple the portal apparatus to a host apparatus of the VE or to another portal apparatus that is directly or indirectly coupled to the host apparatus to propagate the data to the VE, directly to the host apparatus, or indirectly via one or more of the other enhanced portal apparatuses.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating deep learning-based real-time detection and correction of compromised sensors in autonomous machines according to one embodiment. An apparatus of embodiments, as described herein, includes detection and capturing logic to facilitate one or more sensors to capture one or more images of a scene, where an image of the one or more images is determined to be unclear, where the one or more sensors include one or more cameras. The apparatus further comprises classification and prediction logic to facilitate a deep learning model to identify, in real-time, a sensor associated with the image.

Abstract: Technologies for managing assets of a data center include a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communicatively coupled to a remote computing device. The UAV is configured to navigate throughout a data center and capture data center mapping information during the navigation usable to generate a three-dimensional (3D) model of the data center. The UAV is further configured to transmit the captured data center mapping information to a remote computing device. Accordingly, the UAV can receive instructions from a remote computing device that define a type of task to be performed by the UAV in the data center and perform such a task (e.g., a data center map update task, an asset inventory task, a maintenance task, a visual inspection task, etc.) based on the received task instructions. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein.

Abstract: Technologies for generating user-specific workout plans and tracking a user's progress are disclosed. The user-specific workout plan may be based on a user's goal and the particular workout facility to be used by the user. During performance of the user-specific workout by the user, the user is provided with workout data regarding the user's performance. Such workout data may be based on sensor data generated by sensors of the exercise machine used by the user and/or other sensors carried or worn by the user.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and/or methods may involve reporting a road hazard. Road hazard data may be collected for an object on a road, which may include automatically generated data from a device associated with the object causing a hazard. The road hazard data may be provided to a service, an application, a device, a client, and so on. For example, the road hazard data may be merged with a map and provided to a map services client, a navigation client, and so on. An alert may be generated based on the road hazard data to warn of the hazard caused by the object. The alert may include a visual and/or audio representation of the hazard data. The alert may be used to automatically and/or manually avoid the hazard.

Abstract: Technologies for controlling mobile communication devices in a low reception area includes predicting a future location of the mobile communication device and determining reception data for the predicted future location. The reception data is indicative of an expected level of reception by the mobile communication device while in the future location. Transmission power of a communication circuit of the mobile communication device may be reduced in response to a determination that the expected level of reception is less than a reference threshold.

Abstract: Techniques related to a method, apparatus, and system for flexible displays are described herein. For example, an apparatus may include a flexible display and an electroactive layer. Shape changes in the electroactive layer generate shape changes in the flexible display. The shape changes include one or more coil turns configured to coil the flexible display.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques for detecting an input comprising an object contacting a surface of an apparatus, determining object characteristics based on the detected input and selecting a user profile based on the determined object characteristics.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for interaction with digital signage are described herein. A system for interacting with digital signage, includes an identification module to identify, at an onboard system in a vehicle, a first roadside digital signage, the first roadside digital signage having first content; a communication module to receive a first option to perform a first action related to the first content; and a presentation module to display the first option via the onboard system.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to simulating apparel items. A matching computer system may receive a request for an apparel item. The matching computer system may identify a 3D pattern corresponding to the apparel item. The matching computer system may provide this 3D pattern to a user agent computer system. The user agent computer system may cause a 3D printer to print a 3D artifact or modify an existing 3D artifact to simulate the requested apparel item. The modification of 3D artifact may be based on the data collected by the sensor(s) attached to the user which indicate the fitting and/or user feelings of the 3D apparel. The user agent computer system may print or modify the 3D artifact to include components that simulate characteristics of the requested apparel item. The 3D artifact may provide feedback to the user agent computer system based on sensing measurements. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Computing devices, computer-readable storage media, and methods associated with human computer interaction. In embodiments, a computing device may include a display, a processor coupled with the display, a user interface engine and one or more applications to be operated on the processor. In embodiments, the user interface engine or the one or more applications may be configured to detect movement of the portable computing device indicating a direction a user of the portable computing device would like a portion of the user interface to move and cause the portion of the user interface to be moved, from a current location on the display to another location on the display, in accordance with the indicated direction. Such movement may facilitate the user to interact with the portion of the user interface via the interaction zone of the display. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Technologies for monitoring breastfeeding include a smart breast support garment computing system of a breast support garment. The smart breast support garment computing system includes a use sensor and a latch sensor. Further, the smart breast support garment computing system is to determine whether the breast support garment is in use based on the sensor data generated by the use sensor and a state of a breast latch of the breast support garment based on sensor data generated by the latch sensor. The smart breast support garment computing system further records one or more breastfeeding events in response to a determination that the breast support garment is in use and the breast latch is open.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for using a user gesture to display content on a display are described herein. An apparatus comprises a media module, a gesture module, an angle module, a streaming module, and a network device. The media module displays media content on a display of a computing device; the gesture module detects a gesture control on the computing device; the angle module calculates an angle of the gesture control with respect a reference direction; the streaming module selects a display from a plurality of displays based on the calculated angle; and the network device transmits the media content to the selected display.