Abstract:
Methods, apparatuses and storage medium associated with navigation service are disclosed. In various embodiments, a method may include collecting, by a client mobile device, ambient barometric pressure information at a current location of the client mobile device. The method may further include providing, by the mobile device, contemporaneous navigation assistance to a user of the mobile device or for a user of the mobile device, assisted by a remote navigation assistance service. Assistance by the remote navigation service is associated with determining the current elevation level, based at least in part on ambient barometric pressure information collected by the client mobile device and by one or more crowdsourced mobile devices at the current location. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
Abstract:
An apparatus to collect firmware measurement data at a computing system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of agents, each including a non-volatile memory storing firmware executed to perform a function associated with the agent, verification logic to generate measurement data by verifying the integrity of the firmware and a register to store the measurement data, and a processor to execute an instruction to collect firmware measurement data from each of the plurality of agents.
Abstract:
Apparatuses, methods and storage mediums associated with updating firmware of a component of a computer platform, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a processor includes an instruction decoder; and a storage having microcode arranged to implement an instruction to verify updates to firmware of a component of a computer platform hosting the processor and the component. The computer platform may include a component firmware update manager. The firmware of a component may include a firmware update plug-in. Other embodiments are also described, and may be claimed.
Abstract:
An apparatus to collect firmware measurement data at a computing system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of agents, each including a non-volatile memory storing firmware executed to perform a function associated with the agent, verification logic to generate measurement data by verifying the integrity of the firmware and a register to store the measurement data, and a processor to execute an instruction to collect firmware measurement data from each of the plurality of agents.
Abstract:
A method for speaker recognition, an electronic device and a speaker recognition system are disclosed. An example method includes receiving speech data corresponding to one or more utterances from a plurality of speakers that include a plurality of voice features. A plurality of variability factors is extracted from the speech data. The dimensionality of the plurality of variability factors is reduced using a non parametric analysis, thereby generating dimensionality reduced features. A score space is defined based at least on the dimensionality reduced features.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for a power-efficient framework to maintain data synchronization of a mobile personal computer (MPC) are described. In one embodiment, the method includes the detection of a data synchronization wakeup event while the MPC is operating according to a sleep state. Subsequent to wakeup event, at least one system resource is disabled to provide a minimum number of system resources required to re-establish a network connection. In one embodiment, user data from a network server is synchronized on the MPC without user intervention; the mobile platform system resumes operation according to the sleep state. In one embodiment, a wakeup alarm is programmed according to a user history profile regarding received e-mails. In a further embodiment, data synchronizing involves disabling a display, and throttling the system processor to operate at a reduced frequency. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for a power-efficient framework to maintain data synchronization of a mobile personal computer (MPC) are described. In one embodiment, the method includes the detection of a data synchronization wakeup event while the MPC is operating according to a sleep state. Subsequent to wakeup event, at least one system resource is disabled to provide a minimum number of system resources required to re-establish a network connection. In one embodiment, user data from a network server is synchronized on the MPC without user intervention; the mobile platform system resumes operation according to the sleep state. In one embodiment, a wakeup alarm is programmed according to a user history profile regarding received e-mails. In a further embodiment, data synchronizing involves disabling a display, and throttling the system processor to operate at a reduced frequency. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the disclosure implement techniques to create secure Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) identifiers. In one embodiment, a processing system is disclosed. The processing system includes a memory to store an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) key and a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory. The processing device is to receive the OEM key for an OEM system as input to a cryptographic hash function. A device key is produced by applying the cryptographic hash function to the OEM key and a global key associated with a vendor of the OEM system. The device key is provided to a security firmware device to authenticate the OEM system.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for invoking a security feature of a computing device display in response to detecting an onlooker based on depth data are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, computer-readable instructions, and processor circuitry, The processor circuitry is to execute the computer-readable instructions to automatically invoke an onlooker detection model of a computing device in response to determining that the computing device is located in a public, unsecure environment. The onlooker detection model is to detect an onlooker based on data collected by a sensor associated with the computing device. The processor circuitry is to execute the computer-readable instructions to automatically invoke a security feature of a display of the computing device in response to detection of the onlooker.
Abstract:
Wake-on-touch display screen devices and related methods are disclosed herein An example computing device includes a display screen, a first sensor to detect a presence of a user in an environment, a second sensor to detect a presence of an appendage of the user, and at least one processor to control a power state of the computing device based on first data generated by the first sensor and second data generated by the second sensor.