Abstract: A self-powered processing device comprises both a processing device and a power generator that are physically, electrically, and thermally coupled to one another. The power generator can be a fuel cell that can be manufactured from materials that can also support processing circuitry, such as silicon-based materials. A thermal coupling between the power generator and the processing device can include a thermoelectric either generating electrical power from the temperature differential or consuming electrical power to generate a temperature differential. A computing device with self-powered processing devices also includes energy storage devices to store excess energy produced by the self-powered processing device and provide it back during times of need. The self-powered processing device comprises either a wireless or wired network connection, the latter being connectable to a slot on a backplane that can aggregate multiple self-powered processing devices and provide fuel delivery paths for them.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a distribution network that includes circuitry configured to receive first power from a first voltage source and second power from a second voltage source, and to deliver power to each of a plurality of electronic circuitry blocks (ECBs), including to deliver first ECB power to a first ECB and second ECB power to a second ECB. The first ECB power includes a first portion of the first power and a first portion of the second power. The apparatus also includes power management logic to dynamically adjust the power to be provided to each ECB. Responsive to a change in a first activity level of the first ECB, the power management logic is to change the first ECB power by adjustment of the first portion of the first power and adjustment of the first portion of the second power. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: In some example embodiments, there may be provided an apparatus. The apparatus may include a first interface including a first voltage terminal and at least one data interface terminal and a second interface including a second voltage terminal and at least one configuration channel terminal, wherein the first voltage terminal is coupled to the at least one configuration channel terminal by at least a pull-up circuitry configured to cause a predetermined voltage at the at least one configuration channel terminal, and wherein the at least one configuration channel terminal is coupled to the at least one data interface terminal to enable communication between the at least one data interface terminal and the at least one configuration channel terminal. Related methods, systems, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Abstract: A communication module and a terminal include a new-generation mini-peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) interface, a power switch, a charging unit, a delay unit and an ON/OFF control unit. The charging unit, the power switch, the delay unit and the ON/OFF control unit are separately connected to the new-generation mini-PCIe interface. The power switch is connected to the charging unit, and the charging unit is connected to a power source end of the communication module. A universal serial bus (USB) data pin is shorter than a power source pin. Thereby, the communication module and the terminal have stability and reliability.

Abstract: A method for waking up a distant device from a local device, through a transmission medium and distant and local media converters. Initially, at least one of the physical and link layer units of the distant device is off, and its processing layer unit is off or in Low Power mode. The transceiver of the distant media converter is on. When receiving an initial wake-up signal from the local device, the transceiver of the distant media converter generates an electrical wake-up signal converted from the initial wake-up signal. The transceiver of the distant media converter sends the electrical wake-up signal, or derived wake-up information, to the processing layer unit of the distant device, through a transmission line independent of the physical and link layer units of the distant device. When receiving the electrical wake-up signal or the wake-up information, the processing layer unit of the distant device turns on.

Abstract: A host device can manage a controllable power adapter accessory using a communication protocol. Based on information provided by the controllable power adapter accessory as to its power capabilities and the power needs and preferences of the host device, the host device can determine a desired power profile and request power from the accessory conforming to the desired profile. The desired power profile can also depend in part on the power-carrying capability of one or more cables connected between the host device and the accessory. In some instances, the host device and controllable power adapter accessory can be connected via an intermediary accessory that can siphon power from the controllable power adapter accessory, and the host device can manage the power siphoning behavior of the intermediary accessory using the communication protocol.

Abstract: A power over Ethernet (PoE) interface for 10GBase-T Ethernet includes at least one communication channel Ethernet interface including an autotransformer having a center tap for coupling direct current (DC) power. A combination of the geometry of the toroid core of the autotransformer and in some embodiments of a common mode choke, as well as the wire twisting, the wire distribution and the wire routing allow maximizing bandwidth up to or greater than 500 MHz for 10GBase-T performance by increasing the coupling and reducing capacitance across the wires, and results in return and insertion losses and OCL that meet anticipated standards.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for providing secondary power to allow shutdown of a device during a power loss. The method includes monitoring an input power attribute for a data storage device. Upon detection of an anomaly in the input power attribute for the data storage device indicative of a power loss, the method includes providing secondary power to the data storage device for temporary operation of the device to power down.

Abstract: Suppression of interference across transceivers integrated on a single semiconductor chip. An example of a method of reducing noise in a transceiver includes introducing an adjustable time delay into a signal between a first section of a signal path into which noise may be introduced and a second section of the signal path into which noise may be introduced. The method also includes selectively adjusting the time delay and signal polarity to improve a signal-to-noise metric of the transceiver. An example of the transceiver includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transceiver also includes an adjustable time delay between a first section of a transceiver signal path into which noise may be introduced and a second section of the transceiver signal path into which noise may be introduced and circuitry for reducing noise by adjusting a value of the time delay.

Abstract: A control apparatus that causes data in a first storage unit to be written in a second storage unit, with power supplied from a sub power supply, when supply of power from a main power supply is discontinued, the control apparatus includes a remaining feed duration obtaining unit that obtains remaining feed duration during which the sub power supply can supply the power; and a retry count setting unit that sets a maximum retry count for writing the data from the first storage unit to the second storage unit, based on the remaining feed duration obtained by the remaining feed duration obtaining unit, when an error occurs while the data is being written.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method operative therein monitor automatic wakeup events that occur during a power save mode. Wakeup events are monitored for respective applications executable within the electronic device. Applications with processing activity during the power save mode are then listed, on the basis of at least the monitored wakeup events. An indication of which apps are consuming battery power during the power save mode can then be obtained.

Abstract: A portable computing device using power consumption reduction and a method of operating therefor. The method can include the following steps: determining, in a sensor in the portable computing device, orientation changes of the portable computing device; determining, in the portable computing device, a status of a first operation of the portable computing device; determining, in the portable computing device, a status of a second operation of the portable computing device; discontinuing, in the portable computing device, the second operation in response to when the orientation changes of the portable computing device are less than a threshold, and in response to the status of the first operation and the status of the second operation; and outputting, on a display of the portable computing device, an indication to a user that the second operation has been discontinued.

Abstract: A method for adjusting bandwidth, a bandwidth scaler and an apparatus are provided. The method for adjusting bandwidth involves determining a dynamic context of a processor, and based on the determined dynamic context, scaling bandwidth between the processor and a memory.

Abstract: In some implementations, a rack management controller can dynamically manage power supply units in a server rack system. For example, the rack management controller can determine how many power supply units should be powered on based on the power requirements of the server rack system. The management controller can configure a power management controller to turn on the determined number of power supply units. The rack management controller can receive status signals from the power supply units in the server rack. The rack management controller can detect when a power supply unit fails based on the status signals. The rack management controller can dynamically reconfigure the power management controller to replace the failed power supply unit by turning on a reserved power supply unit.

Abstract: A microprocessor includes a plurality of processing cores, each comprising a respective interrupt request input and a control unit configured to receive a respective synchronization request from each of the plurality of processing cores. The control unit is configured to generate an interrupt request to all of the plurality of processing cores on their respective interrupt request inputs in response to detecting that the control unit has received the respective synchronization request from all of the plurality of processing cores.

Abstract: A trace array having features that provide reduced power consumption/power dissipation in processor circuits. The trace array circuit stores processor states during program execution and provides a resulting trace for subsequent analysis. The trace array includes power management features that, responsive to a control signal, reduce the power consumption of the trace array. A first state of the control signal indicates that the trace array circuit is storing states during the execution of the program and a second state of the control signal is set to enable the trace array for reading the collected states. The trace array may have dynamic read bit-lines and static write bit-lines to further reduce power consumption, and the pre-charge circuits that charge the dynamic read bit-lines may be selectively disabled in response to the first state of the control signal. Write-through may also be selectively disabled and optionally bypassed during state collection.

Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for managing radio power consumption in a mobile communication device. A processor of a mobile communication device may monitor a processing demand of a modem processor in the mobile communication device, and the device processor may compare the processing demand of the modem processor to a demand threshold. The device processor may select a power-saving mode for a radio of the mobile communication device based on the comparing, and the device processor may apply power to the radio based on the selected power-saving mode.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to link power savings with state retention are described. In one embodiment, one or more components of two agents coupled via a serial link are turned off during idle periods while retaining link state in each agent. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for suspending logically related processes associated with an application, determining whether to resume a suspended process based upon one or more wake policies, and/or managing an application state of an application, such as timer and/or system message data. That is, logically related processes associated with an application, such as child processes, may be identified and suspended based upon logical relationships between the processes (e.g., a logical container hierarchy may be traversed to identify logically related processes). A suspended process may be resumed based upon a set of wake policies. For example, a suspended process may be resumed based upon an inter-process communication call policy that may be triggered by an application attempting to communicate with the suspended process. Application data may be managed while an application is suspended so that the application may be resumed in a current and/or relevant state.

Abstract: A method of operating an electronic system including a heterogeneous multi-core processor is provided. The method includes measuring the temperature and/or workload of a big (high-performance) core and switching a current core load from the big core to a small (low-power) core in response to the measured temperature and workload of the big core.

Abstract: A method of changing an operating frequency for performing a dynamic voltage and frequency scaling on a central processing unit included in a system on-chip is provided. A previous maximum peak workload of the central processing unit is detected in a history period of the dynamic voltage and frequency scaling when the operating frequency of the central processing unit is determined to be increased, and an increased operating frequency is applied to the central processing unit. The increased operating frequency is calculated based on the previous maximum peak workload of the central processing unit.

Abstract: An electronic control unit includes a microcomputer, a monitoring unit, a clock-generating oscillator circuit, a first power circuit supplying power to the microcomputer, and a second power circuit supplying power to the monitor microcomputer. The first power circuit includes a first switching power source including a first transistor and a first series power source including a second transistor. The second power circuit includes a second switching power source including a third transistor and a second series power source including a fourth transistor. Further, the ECU includes a power control circuit controlling each of the transistors and an oscillation stop detection circuit. When a stop of oscillation is detected, the power control circuit switches ON the second transistor, and switches OFF the fourth transistor, thereby diminishing a no-monitoring period of the microcontroller during a stop of the clock output.

Abstract: A system and method for problem solving in multiple domains on the web is provided. Two facets of preference are applied regardless of domain: first, criteria selected by the user which indicates which elements relate to the user, and second, level of importance to the user. For each decision aid that the user saves to his/her member account, a series of methods applied thereto assist the user in making decisions through intelligent agent expertise, as well as through related eCommerce, social networking, guided content search and delivery of context-rich content. Relevancy of results is also calculated. Depending on characteristics inherent in a particular domain, one of two primary methods is employed. The Multi-Product method uses ontology and a neural network engine to reveal the subset of relevant results based on any combination of user inputs, implicitly and explicitly derived.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a composable thin computing device. An example device may comprise at least a device interface module, a communication module, a processing module, a memory module, a composable computing module and a power module. The device interface module may couple the device to an operational environment via at least one of a physical connector or a wireless connection. The communication module may at least one of transmit or receive data via the device interface module. The processing module may process the data. The memory module may store at least a portion of the data. The composable computing module may cause at least one of the above modules to perform certain functionality related to the operational environment. The power module may power at least one of the above modules.

Abstract: This invention can be embodied in smart clothing for recognizing full-body human motion based on the pressure levels of a flowable substance within two different sets of flexible tubes or channels which are integrated into clothing (or a wearable accessory) and which span the same body joint. This technology can be used to create a wearable, mobile, reasonably-priced, and relatively-unobtrusive full-body motion-capture system which can be used in diverse environments. Compared to camera-based motion capture systems, this invention can be mobile and does not suffer from optical occlusion.

Abstract: A system for providing substantially stable haptics includes at least one computer configured to identify a first subset and a second subset of haptic interaction geometric primitives for a virtual tool. The computer is configured to determine based on the first subset, haptic forces in a first subspace. The computer is also configured to determine based on the second subset, haptic forces in a second subspace different from the first subspace.

Abstract: A system and method for processing a touch input. The system includes a touch screen configured to detect a touch on a touch screen panel, an outputter configured to output at least one of a vibration and a sound, a press sensor configured to detect user's pressing the touch screen panel by more than a predetermined strength, and a controller configured to, when the touch is detected where a user interface icon is displayed, control the outputter to output at least one of the vibration and the sound corresponding to the user interface icon, and, when a press on the touch screen panel is detected within a predetermined time after the touch is detected, perform a job corresponding to the user interface icon of location where the touch is detected.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a tactile sensation providing unit configured to provide a tactile sensation to a contact object being in contact with a panel and a controller configured to control the tactile sensation providing unit on the basis of data based on press to the panel, in which the controller determines, after the tactile sensation providing unit provides a tactile sensation, a press pattern on the basis of the data based on press to the panel.

Abstract: Embodiments hereof relate a system including a host computer configured to generate a virtual environment to a user on a display, a processor, a haptic peripheral, and a proximity sensor. The haptic peripheral includes an actuator, wherein the actuator is configured to receive a control signal from the processor and output a haptic effect to the haptic peripheral in response to the control signal from the processor. The processor is configured to vary the control signal for the actuator depending on a virtual distance within the virtual environment between a virtual camera and a virtual object. In addition or alternatively, the processor is configured to vary the control signal for the actuator depending on a perspective of a virtual camera within the virtual environment.

Abstract: A method for generating a customized haptic boundary based on a patient-specific anatomy includes identifying a standard haptic boundary based on a geometry of a virtual implant model to be implanted on the anatomy. The method also includes identifying a reference feature associated with a virtual implant model and determining an intersection between the identified reference feature and a virtual model associated with an anatomy of the patient. An anatomic perimeter at the intersection between the identified reference feature and the virtual model of the anatomy is identified and an one anatomic feature is determined on the virtual model of the anatomy. The standard haptic boundary is modified based on the anatomic feature to generate a customized haptic boundary.

Abstract: There is provided a system and method for producing a haptic effect. In one implementation, such a system includes a system processor, a system memory, and a haptic engine stored in the system memory. The system processor is configured to execute the haptic engine to receive a media content, to map an event contained in the media content to a predetermined haptic effect, and to display an interface enabling a system user to produce a customized haptic effect based on the predetermined haptic effect. The system processor is further configured to generate an output data for causing one of the predetermined haptic effect and the customized haptic effect to occur.

Abstract: A method includes detecting a query gesture and actuating, in response to the query gesture, an actuator to provide tactile feedback including information associated with the query gesture. The query gesture may be detected on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media process and distinguish user input device gestures, such as gestures input via a pen in a pen-based computing system, e.g., to quickly and reliably distinguish between electronic ink entry, single taps, double taps, press-and-hold actions, dragging operations, and the like. Systems, methods, and computer-readable media also are provided for dynamically calibrating a computer system, e.g., calibrating a displayed input panel view based on input data recognized and received by a digitizer. Such systems and methods may operate without entering a dedicated or special calibration application, program, or routine.

Abstract: An incoming call from a remote device can be received by a primary device. The primary device can determine a numerical count of detected user gestures. Responsive to determining the numerical count of detected user gestures, the primary device can automatically generate an electronic message indicating a user will return the incoming call in a time frame corresponding to the numerical count of detected user gestures. The primary device can automatically communicate the electronic message to the remote device.

Abstract: An information display apparatus with proximity detection performance contains a display device that displays image information, a sensor constituted of plural detection electrodes, and an adjusting device of detection resolution that adjusts the detection resolution to be detected based on a distance between the sensor and an object that is contacted to any one of the detection electrodes.

Abstract: A virtual reality system that uses gestures to obtain commands from a user. Embodiments may use sensors mounted on a virtual reality headset to detect head movements, and may recognize selected head motions as gestures associated with commands. Commands associated with gestures may modify the user's virtual reality experience, for example by selecting or modifying a virtual world or by altering the user's viewpoint within the virtual world. Embodiments may define specific gestures to place the system into command mode or user input mode, for example to temporarily disable normal head tracking within the virtual environment. Embodiments may also recognize gestures of other body parts, such as wrist movements measured by a smart watch.

Abstract: An electronic device, a method for controlling the electronic device, a recording medium, and an ear-jack terminal cap interworking with the electronic device are provided. The method includes determining whether an ear-jack terminal cap has been inserted into an ear-jack terminal provided in the electronic device, setting at least one function for a button of the ear-jack terminal cap, and performing the set at least one function, upon receipt of an input of the button of the ear-jack terminal cap.

Abstract: In embodiments of a password reveal selector, a password entry box is displayed for input of password characters of a password, and the password entry box includes a password reveal selector for user-selection to reveal the password. The password reveal selector is initially concealed from view when the password entry box is displayed. The password characters can be received in the password entry box and the password characters are obfuscated when displayed. The password reveal selector can then be displayed for user-selection according to a selector display condition.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to disambiguate an input into a handheld electronic device. In some aspect, one computer-implemented method includes detecting an ambiguous input including one or more selections of one or more input keys; generating one or more prefix objects corresponding with the ambiguous input; generating an output set including at least some of the one or more prefix objects, wherein each of the at least some of the one or more prefix objects is associated with an identified corresponding word object; determining, using a processor, a quantity of prefix objects in the output set is fewer than a predetermined quantity, and, based on the determination, adding as an orphan prefix object to the output set an additional prefix object of the one or more of prefix objects for which a corresponding word object was not identified; and outputting the output set.

Abstract: An optical pointing device for detecting the direction of the user's finger is provided. The optical pointing device comprises a cover, a light source and a sensor. The cover comprises a press portion with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, as well as a side wall extending downwards from the periphery of the second surface. The light source projects a main beam onto the press portion of the cover. The main beam then forms a first beam passing through the press portion and a second beam reflected by the second surface. The sensor is adapted to receive the second beam reflected by the second surface, and detect the second beam by an algorithm to output the first displacement position. In addition, the light source and the sensor are covered by the cover, while the side wall is a flexible side wall.

Abstract: A system that efficiently estimates an object's orientation using magnetic, angular rate, and gravity sensors. The object may be for example a virtual reality headset or a user in a virtual reality environment. Magnetic and gravity data are used to correct errors that accumulate from integrating angular velocity. Unlike systems that use Kalman filter approaches, embodiments of the system apply a simple, highly efficient technique to generate magnetic and gravity error vectors; these error vectors are added directly to the angular velocity prior to integration. Error calculations are performed in the sensor reference frame rather than in the Earth reference frame. Magnetic error correction uses only the horizontal component of the magnetic field, which is efficiently calculated by subtracting off the projection of the magnetic field onto the measured gravity vector. Sensors and processors for calculating orientation may be integrated into a low-latency virtual reality display system.

Abstract: A system is described herein for monitoring the movement of one or more magnet sources located external to a device using the vector data from one or more magnetic vector sensors incorporated in the device to determine a position and/or to communicate information.

Abstract: Computer mouse for operation of functions when using a computer, comprising a housing (10), and three control means in the form of a primary mouse button (12), a secondary mouse button (14) and a scroll means (16). The primary (12) and secondary mouse button (14) and scroll means (16) is being so arranged interrelated that the primary mouse button (12) is located between the scroll means (16) and the secondary mouse button (14). The secondary mouse button is preferably substantially vertically placed and made of a material or coated with a coating that gives increased friction.

Abstract: Information display apparatus has a display panel comprising a display area where pixels of EL element are arranged in matrix, a source signal line supplying an image signal to the pixel, and a gate signal line supplying a signal controlling selection or non-selection of luminescence of the pixel. The display panel has a polarizing plate for polarizing an incident light. The display panel comprises a coordinate detection mark having the characteristics of changing the direction of incident light.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a liquid crystal display device and an electronic pen system using the same. The liquid crystal display device includes an infrared reflection layer configured to reflect infrared irradiated thereto, the infrared reflection layer including an information pattern having virtual grid lines and a plurality of marks; and a liquid crystal layer formed on the infrared reflection layer and configured to be changed an orientation of liquid crystal molecules by an external pressure.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a memory, a display device that displays information on a screen, a detection device that detects a tip position of an indicator body on the display device in a state in which the information processing device is held, and a processor coupled to the memory, configured to change a display area displayed on the screen of the display device to an operation area whose vertex is the tip position of the indicator body and which is operable by the indicator body in a state in which the information processing device is held.

Abstract: A shared edge for a display environment is described. In one or more implementations, a display environment of a computing device that is implemented using a plurality of display devices is configured to include a shared edge defined through a described arrangement of at least two of the display devices in relation to each other. Responsive to an input that describes movement of a cursor across at least a portion of the shared edge, an element is displayed in the display environment.

Abstract: A tracking method of an optical input device includes: capturing a first image as a reference frame and an input image subsequent to the first image as a compare frame while the optical input device operates; computing correlation between the compare frame and the reference frame for a first correlation window to obtain a first peak correlation value; computing another correlation between the compare frame and the reference frame for a second correlation window when the first peak correlation value identified is located at a corner of the first correlation window; when a second peak correlation value of the second correlation window is determined to be greater than the first peak correlation value, computes a displacement information of the optical input device based on the pixel position associated with the second peak correlation value identified in the compare frame.

Abstract: The present invention is a transparent conductive film having a flexible transparent base and a transparent conductive layer made of a crystalline conductive metal oxide that is formed on one surface of the flexible transparent base, in which the thickness of the flexible transparent base is 80 ?m or less, and the difference H1?H2 between the dimensional change rate H1 when the transparent conductive film is heated at 140° C. for 30 minutes and the dimensional change rate H2 when the transparent conductive layer is removed from the transparent conductive film by etching and the transparent conductive film is heated at 140° C. for 30 minutes is ?0.02 to 0.043%. Because of that, the level difference at the pattern boundary when the film is assembled into a touch panel, etc. is decreased and the deterioration of the appearance can be also suppressed.

Abstract: A method for recognizing touch information in an electronic device and an electronic device. The method includes, when a touch is detected, determining whether or not a touch input mode for the touch; determining a reference distance in consideration of the touch input mode; and determining an event type corresponding to the touch by comparing a change distance of a touch point related to the touch with the reference distance.