Abstract: A computing device and method for cloud-assisted perceptual computing is described. The computing device includes a sensor to collect data for perceptual computing. The computing device also includes an analytics determiner to calculate a disposition result based on the data collected by the sensor and to calculate a confidence level of the disposition result. The computing device compares the confidence level to a threshold and sends the data to a cloud computing device in response to the confidence level being below the threshold.

Abstract: Technologies for delivering content to a mobile compute device includes a content management compute device. The content management compute device may be associated with a content object and configured to transmit content related to the content object to a mobile compute device. To do so, the content management compute device is configured to determine which content object a user of the mobile compute device is interested in based on which object the user is pointing the mobile compute device toward.

Abstract: Embodiments of an apparatus, system and method are described for managing one or more solar cells for a mobile computing device. An apparatus may comprise, for example, a power management module operative to manage a power output received from a plurality of solar cells and an interface management module operative to identify one or more solar cells having a lower power output than other solar cells and to adjust one or more graphical user interface (GUI) elements based on the identification. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Embodiments of wearable electronic devices, components thereof, and related systems and techniques are disclosed herein. For example, a wearable electronic device may include a wearable support structure having a first surface and a second surface; a first electrode located at the first surface, wherein, when the wearable electronic device is worn by a user on a portion of the user's body, the first electrode is arranged to contact the users skin in the portion of the users body; a second electrode located at the second surface, wherein, when the wearable electronic device is worn by a user on the portion of the users body, the second electrode is arranged to not contact the users skin in the portion of the users body; and a resistance switch having first and second input terminals coupled to the first and second electrodes, respectively. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for configuring a pluggable computing device are described herein. A pluggable computing device may be configured to be compatible with a pluggable host system using a default communication channel to obtain configuration settings and configure a programmable logic device on the pluggable computing device. The pluggable computing device may perform chain of trust processing on the pluggable host system. The pluggable computing device may be disposed on a compute card, which may include a heat sink in a particular configuration.

Abstract: An object that has attracted a viewer's interest is determined using head pose and distance information. In one example a viewer's head is detected at a camera of a computing system. A distance from the head to the camera is determined. A pose of the head is determined as a yaw angle of the head. A location is determined using the distance and the yaw angle, and an object of attention is determined using the location.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed for video analytics of captured video content. In some examples, information may be received from a host processing system for a camera to capture video content. The camera may be a surveillance camera or a camera located with a display device. Video analytics may be performed on the captured video and the captured video content may be encoded. Data associated with the video analytics may then be sent to the host processing system. In some examples, the data as well as encoded captured video content or streaming video may be sent via communication channels included in an interconnect. Other examples are described and claimed.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with auto-configurable host pluggable computing, are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a user defined configuration parameters may be stored in a host system. When a pluggable computing device is connected to the host system; the pluggable computing device may read the configuration parameters from the host system and store the configuration parameters in a non-volatile memory region; and then reconfigure itself or the host system based on the configuration parameters. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Technologies for secure I/O redirection include a provider device, a consumer device, an authentication server, and a messaging server. The provider device and the consumer device establish an authenticated I/O redirect pairing. The authentication server authenticates the consumer device, and, if authenticated, generates a pairing identifier and provides the pairing identifier to the provider device and the consumer device. The redirect pairing is associated with the shared pairing identifier, a shared encryption key, and one or more shared message topics. The provider device and the consumer device subscribe to the messaging server as publisher and/or listener using the shared message topics. The provider device and the consumer device encrypt I/O data using the shared encryption key and encapsulate the encrypted I/O data into messages using the shared message topics. The provider device and the consumer device exchange the messages using the messaging server. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An embodiment of an interaction mode selection apparatus may include a distance estimator to estimate a distance between a user and a part of a machine interface, and an interaction selector communicatively coupled to the distance estimator to select one or more active interaction modes from two or more available interaction modes based on the estimated distance. The distance estimator may include a depth sensor, a three-dimensional camera, a two-dimensional camera, an array of cameras, an array of microphones, an array of wireless access points, a beacon sensor, a proximity sensor, and/or an ultrasonic sensor. The available interaction modes may include a keyboard interaction mode, a mouse interaction mode, a touch interaction mode, a voice interaction mode, a gesture interaction mode, a body part cursor interaction mode, a body analysis interaction mode, and/or a facial analysis interaction mode. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Methods of forming stacked die assemblies are described. Those methods/structures may include forming a circuit element on a first substrate, wherein a first die is adjacent the circuit element, forming a via disposed directly on a surface of the circuit element, and forming a mold compound on the first die, on the circuit element and on the via, wherein the via and circuit element are completely embedded within the mold compound. A routing layer is formed on a top surface of the mold compound, and a second die is coupled with the routing layer.

Abstract: Embodiments of wearable electronic devices, components thereof, and related systems and techniques are disclosed herein. For example, a wearable electronic device may include a wearable support structure having a first surface and a second surface; a first electrode located at the first surface, wherein, when the wearable electronic device is worn by a user on a portion of the user's body, the first electrode is arranged to contact the user's skin in the portion of the user's body; a second electrode located at the second surface, wherein, when the wearable electronic device is worn by a user on the portion of the user's body, the second electrode is arranged to not contact the user's skin in the portion of the user's body; and a resistance switch having first and second input terminals coupled to the first and second electrodes, respectively. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to reduce the number of read/write operations performed by a CPU may involve duplicating source data to enable parallel processing on the source data. A memory controller may be configured to duplicate data written to a first buffer to one or more duplicate buffers that are allocated to one or more processing threads, respectively. In some implementations, the one or more duplicate buffers are dedicated buffers, and the addresses of the first buffer and the one or more duplicate buffers are stored in a register of memory controller.

Abstract: A flexible packaging architecture is described that is suitable for curved package shapes. In one example a package has a first die, a first mold compound layer over the first die, a wiring layer over the first mold compound layer, a second die over the wiring layer and electrically coupled to the wiring layer, and a second mold compound layer over the second die.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating callback interrupt handling for multi-threaded applications in computing environments. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes detecting a task issued by a thread associated with an application processor, where the task is to be processed by a graphics processor at the apparatus. The method may further include scheduling the task at the graphics processor, and emulating an interrupt to the application processor, where the emulated interrupt disables one or more graphics interrupts while the task is being processed by the graphics processor. The method may further include facilitating an interrupt handler to communicate a signal to the application processor to wake up the thread, where the thread is facilitated to perform one or more tasks independent of the task being processed by the graphics processor.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated circuit (IC) package. In embodiments, an integrated circuit (IC) package may include a flexible substrate. The flexible substrate may have a plurality of dies coupled therewith. The IC package may include a first encapsulation material, having a first rigidity, disposed on the flexible substrate to at least partially encapsulate each die of the plurality dies. The IC package may further include a second encapsulation material, having a second rigidity, disposed on the flexible substrate. In embodiments, the second rigidity and the first rigidity are different from one another. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: A processor includes a core and an interrupt controller. The interrupt controller includes logic to read interrupt data from a memory, the interrupt data including a timestamp, an allowable delay value, and at least one interrupt vector. The interrupt controller also includes a delay-comparison circuit to determine a time lapse based on the timestamp and a system clock signal and to compare the time lapse to the allowable delay value. Further, the interrupt controller includes a second logic to determine whether to invoke an interrupt handler based on the comparison of the time lapse to the allowable delay value.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed for video analytics of captured video content. In some examples, information may be received from a host processing system for a camera to capture video content. The camera may be a surveillance camera or a camera located with a display device. Video analytics may be performed on the captured video and the captured video content may be encoded. Data associated with the video analytics may then be sent to the host processing system. In some examples, the data as well as encoded captured video content or streaming video may be sent via communication channels included in an interconnect. Other examples are described and claimed.

Abstract: An apparatus to protect contents of a memory region is presented. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a non-volatile memory, memory check logic to generate check values for protected memory regions, and comparison logic to compare stored check values from the non-volatile memory with generated check values from the memory check logic. The apparatus also includes security logic to prevent executing code in the protected memory regions if the comparison logic detects a mismatch between the stored check values and the generated check values.

Abstract: Imaging system management is described for a camera mounted behind a transparent display. In one example, the management includes determining whether an image sensor behind a transparent display is in an image capture mode, and if the image sensor is in an image capture mode then setting pixels of a sensor region of the display to a transparent mode during the image capture mode, the pixels of the sensor region comprising pixels of the display in a region around the image sensor. The management further includes determining whether the image sensor has finished the image capture mode, and if the image sensor has finished the image capture mode then setting the pixels of the display in the region around the image sensor to a display mode in which the pixels render a portion of an image on the display.