Patents Issued in December 31, 2015
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Publication number: 20150378396Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible panel having a display unit for displaying a screen and a user interface for allowing a user input, a detecting unit configured to detect a handheld location on the flexible panel, and a control unit configured to change locations of the display unit and the user interface on the flexible panel according to the handheld location. Since the apparatus may be used without being hidden by the hand of a user, readability and work performance may be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Ji Hyung PARK, Bo Kyung HUH, Gyu Hyun KWON, Hae Youn JOUNG
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Publication number: 20150378397Abstract: A foldable device includes: a flexible display including: a first part; a second part; and a third part provided between the first and second parts; a first body supporting the first part; and a second body supporting the second part, each of the first and second body are configured to move between a first and a second position, in response to each of the first and second bodies being provided in the first position, the first body and the second body form a receiving space, the third part forms a curved portion of the flexible display and the curved portion is provided within the receiving space, and wherein the first part is configured to move in a longitudinal direction of the flexible display with respect to the first body in response to the first and second bodies moving between the first and second positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin-hyoung PARK, Ho-seung SEO, Toshikazu TAKAYANAGI, Yu-dong BAE, Wataru KAIHOTSU, Shi-yun CHO, Dae-myung KIM, Jae-young HUH
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Publication number: 20150378398Abstract: A mobile electronic device has a sensor responsive to a magnetic field. A cover for the device has a body portion defining an interior cavity for receiving the mobile electronic device. A magnet and a ferrous metal element are carried by the cover. The ferrous metal element is magnetized by the magnet and positioned to be adjacent the sensor when the mobile electronic device is received in the interior cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventor: Leonardo Aldana
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Publication number: 20150378399Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a hinge assembly to secure a first housing of the electronic device to a second housing. The hinge assembly is to allow for electrical signals to pass between the first housing and the second housing and for a rotation of the first housing in relation to the second housing. The hinge assembly may include a plurality of discs to receive a plurality of segments of the accessory as the hinge assembly engages to secure the first housing to the second housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Marshall Grinstead, Stephen D. Berry, Gabriel G. Khouri, Tommy S. Montoya, Russell S. Aoki
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Publication number: 20150378400Abstract: In one example an electronic device comprises a controller, a chassis comprising a first section and a second section, and a hinge assembly to connect the first section of the chassis to the second section of the chassis comprising a housing, a first shaft rotatable about a first axis, a second shaft rotatable about a second axis, a belt drive assembly to couple the first shaft to the second shaft, and a tension assembly to apply a tension to the belt drive assembly. Other examples may be described.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: MARK E. SPRENGER, RUSSELL S. AOKI, SHAWN MCEUEN, MARK MACDONALD, DAVID PIDWERBECKI
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Publication number: 20150378401Abstract: Disclosed is a conductor pattern structure of a capacitive touch panel. First-axis conductor assemblies and second-axis conductor assemblies are formed on a surface of a substrate. Each first-axis conductor assembly includes a plurality of first-axis conductor cells that are interconnected by first-axis conduction lines. An insulator is formed on a surface of each adjacent first-axis conductor cell. Each second-axis conductor assembly includes a plurality of second-axis conductor cells that are interconnected by second-axis conduction lines. Each second-axis conduction line extends across the insulator disposed on the adjacent first-axis conductor cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS (XIAMEN) INC.Inventors: Ching-Yang Chang, Shun-Ta Chien, Hua Ding, Li Yang
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Publication number: 20150378402Abstract: To provide an electronic device case structure which suppresses noise generation caused by vibrations generated from electronic devices held inside an electronic device unit being propagated to a unit case. An electronic device case structure provided with a unit case which is detachably mounted to an electronic device unit that holds electronic devices therein, said electronic devices being vibration generating sources. The unit case is provided with unit support mechanisms which comprise rotatable roller members that guide and support the electronic device unit when the electronic device unit is being attached or detached. The roller members are configured from vibration-preventing members that comprise an elastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Hideki NAKANO
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Publication number: 20150378403Abstract: A fan control system for a computer system is provided. The computer system includes a fan and a target device. The fan control system includes a controller to control the rotation speed of the fan. The controller controls the rotation speed according to a time-variable rate of current consumed by the target device. Particularly, when the time-variable rate of current exceeds a threshold, the controller controls the fan to operate at a maximum rotation speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jenseng JS Chen, Jung-Tai Chen, Tsung-Yu Chen, Edward Yu-Chen Kung, Tzongli Lin, Bruce A. Smith
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Publication number: 20150378404Abstract: A temperature management system includes: a first temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature of a heat generation component in an electronic device; a cooling apparatus configured to circulate air in the electronic device and to cool the heat generation component; a second temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature of air flowing in the electronic device; a parameter setting unit configured to set a target value of the temperature of the heat generation component; and a control unit. The control unit calculates a predicted value of a future temperature of the heat generation component based on the outputs of the first temperature detection unit and the second temperature detection unit, and the power consumption of the electronic device, and determines a manipulated variable of the cooling apparatus based on the predicted value and the target value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Masatoshi OGAWA, Hiroshi ENDO, Hiroyuki FUKUDA, Masao KONDO
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Publication number: 20150378405Abstract: An information processing apparatus which is capable of, when hang-up occurs, eliminating the hang-up state and restoring to a normal state without bothering a user. A first power supply unit supplies power to predetermined devices among a plurality of devices, and a second power supply unit supplies power to the plurality of devices. When startup is done with power being supplied to the predetermined devices, software is started by supplying power to all of the plurality of devices. When the second power supply unit is turned on during the startup, whether or not the software has been normally started is determined. When the software has not been normally started, the software is restarted by carrying out an off-on process in which the plurality of devices are reset, the second power supply unit is turned off, and then the second power supply unit is turned on again.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Hiroshi YAMAMIZU
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Publication number: 20150378406Abstract: A Resource Manager is provided for managing a plurality of computers. Each of the computers is operable in one of a plurality of power configurations, including a high-power configuration and low-power configurations. The Manager exchanges messages with a Manager Proxy in each computer. Responsive to notifications from Manager Proxies of changes in execution state of an application, the Manager determines a power configuration applicable for the computer of that Manager Proxy, or for a set of computers executing the application. The Manager indicates the power configuration to the Manager Proxy which then decides whether to implement a change.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Sven van den BERGHE
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Publication number: 20150378407Abstract: Techniques related to loading-based dynamic voltage and frequency scaling are described. A method may involve measuring a loading of a first power domain. The first power domain may include one or more circuit sections each of which operating in one of a plurality of loading states. The measuring of the loading of the first power domain may involve determining a respective loading state of each of the one or more circuit sections of the first power domain. The measured loading of the first power domain may be representative of a combination of the one or more loading states of the one or more circuit sections. The method may also involve determining at least one operating parameter of the first power domain according to the measured loading of the first power domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Ying-Ting Yang
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Publication number: 20150378408Abstract: A concurrently maintainable secondary power distribution system enables redundant secondary power support to electrical loads, which receive independent primary power support from separate primary power systems, via a secondary power busway. Separate bus ducts, each carrying power from a secondary power system, are coupled to opposite ends of the busway. Each bus duct can carry power from a separate secondary power system, and switching devices bridging the connections between the bus ducts and the power busway can selectively switch the power busway from one of the bus ducts to the other bus duct, thereby switching between one of the secondary power systems. The separate secondary power systems can be coupled together at various points in the respective power systems, so that one or more portions of one of the secondary power systems can distribute power received from an upstream portion of another one of the secondary power systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: FARAN HAROLD KAPLAN
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Publication number: 20150378409Abstract: A system for sharing a power delivery controller is described herein. The system includes a plurality of ports and a power delivery controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of ports. The power delivery controller is to send a first message to a particular port of the plurality of ports and remain connected to the particular port and enable power delivery to the particular port in response to a particular return message from the port.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Robert Dunstan, Chee Lim Nge
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Publication number: 20150378410Abstract: A power sourcing equipment (PSE) device including a power over Ethernet (PoE) interface. A processor is coupled to the PoE interface. A memory is coupled to the processor and includes instruction that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a number of functions. The processor may supply power at a first power level to a PD that is coupled to the PoE interface. The processor may then determine an actual power consumption of the PD. The processor may then send a first Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) packet to the PD over the PoE interface that includes first proposed power level information that is based on the actual power consumption of the PD. Then processor may then supply power to the PD at a second power level that is different from the first power level.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Rabah S. Hamdi, Bradley J. Booth
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Publication number: 20150378411Abstract: A processing system includes one or more power supply monitors (PSMs) to measure one or more first voltages corresponding to one or more locations in the processing system. The measurements are performed concurrently with the processing system executing one or more code loops. The processing system also includes calibration logic to modify a second voltage provided to the processing system based on a comparison of a reference voltage and the one or more first voltages. The reference voltage is determined based on previous execution of the one or more code loops by the processing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Aaron J. Grenat, Robert A. Hershberger, Sriram Sambamurthy, Samuel D. Naffziger, Christopher E. Tressler, Sho-Chien Kang, Joseph P. Shannon, Krishna Sai Bernucho, Ashwin Chincholi, Michael J. Austin, Steven F. Liepe, Umair B. Cheema
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Publication number: 20150378412Abstract: In an embodiment, a processor includes at least one core including a first core. The first core includes memory execution logic to execute one or more memory instructions, memory dispatch logic to output a plurality of memory instructions to the memory execution logic, and reactive memory instruction tracking logic. The reactive memory instruction tracking logic is to detect an onset of a memory instruction high power event associated with execution of at least one of the memory instructions, and to indicate to the memory dispatch logic to throttle output of the memory instructions to the memory execution logic responsive to detection of the onset of the memory instruction high power event. The processor also includes cache memory coupled to the at least one core. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Anupama Suryanarayanan, Matthew C. Merten, Ryan L. Carlson
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Publication number: 20150378413Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electronic device is configured to output extended display identification data (EDID) to another electronic device, and to receive image data corresponding to the EDID from the other electronic device. The electronic device includes a memory and a controller. The memory is configured to store therein a plurality of distinct types of EDID. The controller is configured to detect a condition of a power source supplied to the electronic device, and to select an EDID corresponding to the condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Ichiro TOMODA
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Publication number: 20150378414Abstract: Total power consumption of information-processing devices and power supply/cooling facilities is reduced to realize energy saving operation of information-processing system. The information-processing system includes information-processing devices, power supply facilities, cooling facilities and an operations management device. The operations management device is connected to the devices and the facilities and includes layout information constituted of locations and operating information of the devices and locations and environmental information of the facilities. Also, the operations management device obtains the power consumption of the devices, the power supply loss of the power supply facilities and the cooling power of the cooling facilities by using the layout information, and then allocates the workloads to the devices so as to reduce the total sum of power consumption, supply loss and cooling power.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Takeshi KATO, Tadakatsu NAKAJIMA, Tatsuya SAITO, Jun OKITSU, Yoko SHIGA, Yoshio MIKI
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Publication number: 20150378415Abstract: Back-up power systems and methods for use with solid-state storage systems. A back-up power device includes an energy storage unit and first and second connections. A charge source is attachable to the first connection, the charge source providing a charge current to the first connection, with the charge current circumventing or bypassing a data storage device, wherein the first connection provides the charge current to the charging circuit, and the charging circuit charges the energy storage unit. The data storage device is attachable to the second connection, the energy storage unit providing a back-up power to the second connection, with the second connection providing the back-up power to the data storage device. The power pack is particularly useful for providing back up power to a data storage module or device that includes volatile and non-volatile memory units, such as a PCIe based data storage module.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Christopher George
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Publication number: 20150378416Abstract: The present invention relates to an intelligent switch capacitor, which comprises a shell. The shell is provided with a capacitor core internally. A temperature sensor is arranged on the capacitor core. A top end of the capacitor core is connected to an intelligent switch wiring board. The intelligent switch wiring board is connected to a single chip computer, a capacity-switch, a temperature measurement module, a current measurement module and a current harmonic component measurement module, wherein the capacitor switch is connected to the capacitor core in an inner triangle way. Beneficial effects of the present invention are: 1. A switch and a power capacitor are integrated into a whole, which can implement quick capacity-switching and cutting of the switch; 2. The capacitor has an electronic thermal protection function; 3. Possibilities of capacitor damages and power grid accidents caused by resonance of a PFC capacitor in a power grid system are eliminated completely; 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Hai WANG
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Publication number: 20150378417Abstract: In an embodiment, a processor includes a core to execute instructions, a power controller to control an operating frequency of the core, and a context filter logic coupled to the power controller to prevent a performance state change request from being granted by the power controller based at least in part on a context of a system including the processor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Ghim Boon Lim
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Publication number: 20150378418Abstract: Systems and methods for conserving power in a universal serial bus (USB) are disclosed. In one aspect, when a USB device enters a low power mode (e.g., U1 or U2), a clock associated with the USB device is modified to also enter a low power mode. Since the PIPE interface associated with the USB device still requires a clock signal, the low power clock mode must still be able to provide the PIPE interface with a clock signal. However, the clock signal to the PIPE interface does not need to be the same frequency or accuracy as the clock signal used by the USB interface. The modification to the clock changes the clock frequency to a low frequency compared to the normal clock frequency. By using a low frequency clock for the PIPE interface, power is conserved while preserving the functionality of the PIPE interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Nir Gerber, Terrence Brian Remple, Russell Coleman Deans, Moshe Ben Shoshan, Glenn Aaron Murphy
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Publication number: 20150378419Abstract: In an HPC system, a Resource Manager deliberately introduces heterogeneities to the execution speeds of some, but not all, of the nodes allocated to an application during the application's execution. These heterogeneities may cause changes to the amount of time spent waiting on coordination points: computation intensive applications will be most affected by these changes, IO bound applications less so. By monitoring wait time reports received from a Communications library, the Manager can discriminate between these two types of applications and suitable power states can be applied to the nodes allocated to the application. If the application is IO bound then nodes can be switched to a lower-power state to save energy. This can be applied at any point during application execution so that the hardware configuration can be adjusted to keep optimal efficiency as the application passes through phases with different energy use and performance characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Sven van den BERGHE
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Publication number: 20150378420Abstract: The invention broadly encompasses a system including a communications network, a plurality of remotely located data sources to provide power data, the power data including quantitative and qualitative data of one or more power generation units, and a performance monitor in communication with the plurality of remotely located data sources through the communications network, the performance monitor including a communications unit to extract the power data from the plurality of remotely located data sources, a data conversion unit to transform the power data into a common data format, a data store to store the transformed power data, and a user interface unit to display the transformed power data on one or more client devices through the communications network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: David IPPOLITO, David KUCHARCZUK
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Publication number: 20150378421Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling an operation mode in a mobile terminal provides the mobile terminal to determine whether a predetermined time has elapsed, after a lapse of which it enters a first power-saving mode, and drive a camera module if the predetermined time has elapsed. Meanwhile, the mobile terminal determines whether a predetermined subject is recognized by the camera module, and then delays changing to the first power-saving mode if the predetermined subject is recognized, and enters the first power-saving mode if the predetermined subject is not recognized.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Yong-Soo JEONG, Jin PARK, Min-Ji KIM
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Publication number: 20150378422Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a protective cover and a device having the protective cover. The device having the protective cover includes an electronic device and a protective cover; the electronic device includes a screen and a Hall sensor; the protective cover is provided with a magnet body including at least two magnets, in which at least one magnet having magnetic lines that pass through the Hall sensor when the protective cover covers on the screen. By providing at least two magnets in the protective cover, when the protective cover covers and moves on the screen, the magnetic lines of at least one magnet of the two magnets are able to pass through the Hall sensor in the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Wei Sun, Zhenfei Lei, Xiangdong Wang
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Publication number: 20150378423Abstract: A power trace port included in a system (e.g., a microcontroller system) having multiple power domains includes a power trace port that outputs digital signals indicating the states of the power domains. If each power domain is independent of other power domains in the system, each power domain can have its own set of power trace pins in the power trace port that are at least partially external to the system. If a power domain has multiple states, multiple pins can be used to indicate the multiple states. In some implementations, the power trace port can include performance level pins for providing performance level signals. The power trace port can be coupled to power trace probes of a power analyzer that is external to the system for generating power traces.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Ingar Hanssen
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Publication number: 20150378424Abstract: A processing system includes a memory circuit configured for operation at a plurality of frequency-voltage operating points and one or more processing elements operatively coupled to the memory circuit. A memory-bandwidth measurement circuit repeatedly measures run-time bandwidth utilization of the memory circuit, while a controller circuit dynamically adjusts the voltage-frequency operating point of the memory circuit as a function of the measured run-time bandwidth utilization.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Andreas Anyuru
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Publication number: 20150378425Abstract: Technology for handling overcurrent conditions on electrical circuits that power multiple computing modules is disclosed. Aspects of the technology include a power system adapted to provide notifications of overcurrent conditions, and computing modules adapted to reduce an operating speed thereof in response to notification of an overcurrent condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Bryan D. Kelly, Badriddine Khessib, Sriram Govindan
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Publication number: 20150378426Abstract: A semiconductor device which makes it possible to reduce a wasteful standby time at power-on is provided. In this semiconductor device, a reset of an internal circuit is canceled as described below. When a data signal stored in a storage section is at “0,” the reset is canceled by bringing an internal reset signal to the “H” level when a relatively short time has passed after the rising edge of a power on reset signal. When the data signal is at “1,” the reset is canceled by bringing the internal reset signal to the “H” level when a relatively long time has passed after the rising edge of the power on reset signal. Therefore, a wasteful standby time at power-on can be reduced by writing the data signal logically equivalent to the rise time of supply voltage to the storage section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Yoshinori TOKIOKA, Soichi KOBAYASHI, Akira OIZUMI
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Publication number: 20150378427Abstract: Disclosed are examples of apparatuses including memory devices and systems comprising memories sharing a common enable signal, wherein the memories may be put into different power modes. Example methods for setting the different power modes of the memories are disclosed. In some examples, different power modes may be set by issuing memory group-level commands, memory-level commands, or combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Terry M. Grunzke, Ryan G. Fisher
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Publication number: 20150378428Abstract: A multiple link power allocation system includes a powered IHS coupled to a powering IHS by a plurality of networking cables that transmit data and power to provide a plurality of data/power links. The powering IHS may detect that the data/power links are connected to the powered IHS, determine a total power amount needed by the powered IHS, and provide the total power amount to the powered IHS using the data/power links. The powered IHS may detect the connection of an initial data/power link, enable a first powered IHS function mode and, in response, draw a first power amount through the initial data/power link. The powered IHS may also detect the connection of subsequent data/power link(s), enable a second powered IHS function mode and, in response, draw a second power amount through the initial data/power link and the subsequent data/power link(s) that is greater than the first power amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Rajasekar Vannierpalayam Selvarajan, Narayana Swamy Perumal
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Publication number: 20150378429Abstract: A power detection circuit includes a sense element to convey current from a source to a load, a compensating reference element located proximate to the sense element, a comparator, and a precision current sink. The comparator includes a first input coupled to the sense element, a second input coupled to the compensating reference element, and an output. The comparator is configured to assert a signal on the output in response detecting that a first voltage on the first input equals a second voltage on the second input. The precision current sink is coupled to the second input of the comparator and is configured to pull constant current through the compensating reference element based on a predetermined power threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: INTEL CORPORATIONInventor: Viktor Vogman
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Publication number: 20150378430Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a viewing orientation of a first viewer in a viewing area from a plurality of images captured from the viewing area during a presentation of media content, determining whether an attentiveness level of the first viewer during the presentation of the media content is below a threshold by correlating the viewing orientation with the presentation of the media content, and performing an operation associated with the presentation of the media content at a display, where the operation is selected from a first viewer profile associated with the first viewer according to the viewing orientation responsive to determining that the attentiveness level is below the threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Christopher Baldwin
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Publication number: 20150378431Abstract: Techniques for providing an eye-controlled user interface for an electronic device are described. In some examples, a process includes establishing a control link between a device and a visual control circuit, the visual control circuit having an image sensor and a visual feature disposed substantially proximate to the image sensor at a control point, receiving an image by the image sensor, evaluating the image to determine whether an eye is oriented substantially toward the control point, determining whether a control action is intended, and, if the control action is intended, deriving the control action, and using the control link to perform the control action.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Thomas Alan Donaldson
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Publication number: 20150378432Abstract: A display system for a head-mounted device comprising a display for displaying information. The display system includes a glance detector comprising a light source, disposed proximate the display, for transmitting light toward an eye of a user of the head-mounted device, a light detector, disposed proximate the light source, for detecting light reflected from the eye of the user and generating a voltage based on the detected light. The display system also includes a processor operably coupled to the display, and the gaze detector and configured to control the display to turn-on the display based on the voltage received from the glance detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Hamid ABDOLLAHI, Etienne Jonathan NAUGLE, Reynald Antoine HOSKINSON
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Publication number: 20150378433Abstract: A device may identify a user among multiple individuals detected by comparing a physiological condition, such as a heart rate, of the multiple detected individuals as detected by a camera of the device with a physiological condition of a user of the device using different sensors. A heart rate may be detected by a camera by monitoring blood flow to an individual's face. A heart rate may be detected by a motion sensor by monitoring vibrations of the device that are in an expected frequency range. If a heart rate of a user matches a heart rate of an individual seen by a camera, that individual may be determined to be the user of the device. The position of the individual may be used to then render a user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Paul Aksenti Savastinuk, Geoffrey Scott Heller
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Publication number: 20150378434Abstract: A device to output a haptic effect includes a haptic effect generator comprising one or more microdroplets of a fluid configured to output a haptic effect, and a substrate configured to control movement of the one or more microdroplets of fluid. The device further includes an actuator coupled to the haptic effect generator configured to exert one or more forces on the substrate to cause the one or more microdroplets of fluid to output the haptic effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Rajashree Baskaran
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Publication number: 20150378435Abstract: One embodiment of the user interface system comprises: A tactile layer defining a tactile surface touchable by a user and plurality of deformable regions operable between a retracted state, wherein the deformable regions are flush with an undeformable region of the tactile layer; and an expanded state, wherein the deformable regions are proud of the undeformable region. A substrate joined to the undeformable region and defining a fluid port per deformable region and a fluid channel. A displacement device displacing the fluid through the fluid channel and the fluid ports to transition the deformable regions from the retracted state to the expanded state. A first and a second pressure sensor detecting changes in fluid pressure within the fluid due to a force applied to a particular deformable region. A processor determining the particular deformable region to be location of the input force based upon the detected fluid pressure changes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Craig Michael Ciesla, Micah B. Yairi, Nathaniel Mark Saal
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Publication number: 20150378436Abstract: An input device of the present invention includes: a detector that detects a position at which an input means touches or approaches a touch surface; a vibration generator that vibrates the touch surface; and a controller that controls intensity of vibration of the vibration generator in accordance with the detected position by the detector, at which the input means touches or approaches the touch surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya UCHIKAWA, Kazuyuki YUNOKI, Takaaki OKUMOTO
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Publication number: 20150378437Abstract: Systems and methods for mapping message contents to virtual physical properties for vibrotactile messaging are disclosed. For example, one disclosed method includes the steps of receiving a sensor signal from a sensor, the sensor configured to detect an interaction with a messaging device, determining a virtual physical property of a virtual message object based at least in part on the sensor signal, determining a haptic effect based at least in part on the virtual physical parameter; and generating a haptic signal configured to cause an actuator to output the haptic effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: David M. BIRNBAUM, Christopher J. ULLRICH, Danny GRANT
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Publication number: 20150378438Abstract: A user input system that includes a wristband sized for at least partly encircling a wearer's wrist and having an outer surface, a touch surface operative to detect at least one movement vector of at least one fingertip which slide contiguously against the outer surface, a touch controller for analyzing the at least one movement vector to identify a computing device operation command, and a wireless communication unit for wirelessly transmitting the computing device operation command to the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Made In Sense LimitedInventor: Gilad RESHEF
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Publication number: 20150378439Abstract: A position within displayed digital content that a user is ocularly focused on (e.g., where within displayed content the user is looking) may be determined. Digital content comprising a visual indication of the position may be rendered. The visual indication of the position may be displayed on the same display that the user is looking at and/or a different display. In some embodiments, the position may be determined based on data generated by a sensor physically attached to the user. Additionally or alternatively, the position may be determined based on data generated by a stationary computing device comprising a sensor configured to track changes in ocular position of the user. In some embodiments the digital content may comprise digital images and/or video (e.g., broadcast content, on-demand content, images and/or video associated with a computer application, or the like).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Edward David Monnerat, Mehul Patel
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Publication number: 20150378440Abstract: Technologies are described herein for dynamically directing an interpretation of input data based on contextual information associated with a virtual environment. According to one aspect of the disclosure, a computing device and a camera operate in concert to capture and interpret gestures of a human target to control a virtual skeleton, which may be visually represented as an avatar. Embodiments disclosed herein utilize filtering parameters in the interpretation of input data representing a state of the human target to generate output data that is used to direct the virtual skeleton and/or the avatar. The filtering parameters may be dynamically adjusted during runtime based on contextual information and other factors to dynamically change the way input data is interpreted. Dynamic adjustment of the filtering parameters during runtime may allow for an interpretation of input data that is more accurately aligned with a scenario presented in the virtual environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Eike Jens Umlauf, Andrew John Preston, Christopher Richard Marlow
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Publication number: 20150378441Abstract: An input apparatus includes: a light source that emits detection light toward a first direction, and raster scans a detection interface defined in space, with the detection light; a first light sensor that is disposed closer to the light source than the detection interface, and detects first reflected light which is the detection light that has been reflected; a second light sensor that detects second reflected light which is the detection light that has been reflected off an instructing body that has entered a detection region extending from the detection interface toward the light source; and a control unit that detects a coordinate value of the instructing body using received-light data obtained by the first light sensor and the second light sensor receiving light at the same timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Ken NISHIOKA
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Publication number: 20150378442Abstract: A system and method for displaying content on a display device by using a combination of an initial scroll speed set by an explicit action, preferably flicking the screen, and the subsequent change of scroll speed by controlling the difference of the tilt of the device from a reference orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Mayank Sanganeria
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Publication number: 20150378443Abstract: A portable computing device to detect a first panel of the portable computing device for a hand gesture and to display at least one predicted input at a second panel of the portable computing device based on the hand gesture. The portable computing device receives an input in response to a user selecting a predicted input at the second panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventor: Yang Luo
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Publication number: 20150378444Abstract: Hand pointing has been an intuitive gesture for human interaction with computers. A hand pointing estimation system is provided, based on two regular cameras, which includes hand region detection, hand finger estimation, two views' feature detection, and 3D pointing direction estimation. The technique may employ a polar coordinate system to represent the hand region, and tests show a good result in terms of the robustness to hand orientation variation. To estimate the pointing direction, Active Appearance Models are employed to detect and track, e.g., 14 feature points along the hand contour from a top view and a side view. Combining two views of the hand features, the 3D pointing direction is estimated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Lijun Yin, Shaun Canavan, Kaoning Hu
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Publication number: 20150378445Abstract: In one general aspect, a computing system includes a cast terminal including a keyboard component and a display component physically coupled to the keyboard component, and a central computing device. The keyboard component includes a first communication module configured to transmit keystroke data over a first wireless network to the central computing device using a first wireless communication protocol. The display component includes a second communication module configured to receive multimedia data over a second wireless network from the central computing device using a second wireless communication protocol. The central computing device includes a third communication module configured to receive the keystroke data from the first wireless network, and a fourth communication module configured to transmit the multimedia data over the second wireless network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Alberto Martin Perez, James Neil Weatherall, Felix Lin