Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Alexander Norman Bennett

Simon Cameron Dearsley

Jinwon Yook

David Earl Washington

Huaian Cheng

Natalia Janina Urbanowicz

Steven Nabil Bathiche

Aditha May Adams

Anthony Reed

Daniel G O'Neil

Vivek Pradeep

Kaitlyn Schoeck

Eric Paul Witt

Kelly Marie Bogan

Shunjiro Eguchi

Whitney J Giaimo

Rhishikesh A Sathe

Tsitsi Kolawole

Lalit Anil Palve

David Justin Rappaport

Rachael Sara Bell

Elizabeth Ann Pina

Krzysztof Jan Luchowiec

John Richard Morris

Danielle Tene

Ann McInroy

Daniel Anton Ruud Dhondt

Ryan Alain Laprise

Gabrielle DeAnne Michel

Erica Lynn Arnold

Cameron Delaney Foster

Julia Caroline Chamberlain

Adele Fishbein Druck

David George Dame

Daniel Smitasin

Kelly M Bogan

Examples are disclosed that relate to computing devices and methods for authenticating a user. In one example, a method for authenticating a user at a computing device comprises activating a fingerprint reader integrated into a power key of the computing device, and activating a visual indicator at the power key to indicate a status of the fingerprint reader. Based at least in part on activating the fingerprint reader, a standby function of the power key is disabled. A fingerprint of the user is received via the fingerprint reader and used to authenticate the user. After authenticating the user, the visual indicator is deactivated and the standby function of the power key is re-enabled.

Power key and fingerprint reader

An adaptive grip for a digital stylus includes a body having an internal volume and a keying feature in the internal volume to rotationally key the digital stylus to the body. The adaptive grip further includes a distal opening to allow an inking tip of the digital stylus to protrude from the internal volume and a retention feature to retain the digital stylus in the internal volume in a longitudinal direction.

Modular accessibility grips for digital writing utensil

Charging dock

Remote controller

A method for intelligently controlling a lighting accessory coupled to a host device includes determining a posture of the lighting accessory, the posture being one of multiple user-selectable physical configurations; and selectively configuring a setting of an application executing on the host device based at least in part on the determined posture.

Posture detection for intelligent lighting accessory control

A method for manufacturing fabric that passes colonnaded light is described herein. The method includes weaving a first yarn and a second yarn to create a woven fabric and weaving a light emitting yarn through the woven fabric, wherein the light emitting yarn creates a plurality of loops of light emitting yarn on at least one side of the woven fabric. The method also includes finishing the woven fabric to create columns of light emitting yarn throughout the fabric by removing the plurality of loops.

Fabric that passes colonnaded light

An intelligent assistant device is configured to communicate non-verbal cues. Image data indicating presence of a human is received from one or more cameras of the device. In response, one or more components of the device are actuated to non-verbally communicate the presence of the human. Data indicating context information of the human is received from one or more of the sensors. Using at least this data one or more contexts of the human are determined, and one or more components of the device are actuated to non-verbally communicate the one or more contexts of the human.

Intelligent assistant device communicating non-verbal cues

A headphone device having a listening configuration and a storage configuration. In the listening configuration, the headphone device is configured to provide an ergonomic fit for a user when the headphone device is worn on the user's head with earcups oriented over the user's ears. In the storage configuration, the headphone device is configured to provide an ergonomic fit for the user when the headphone device is worn around the user's neck.

Ergonomic headphone device

A method of alerting a user to information includes receiving a notification while a portable electronic device is in communication with a second electronic device, queuing the notification, terminating the communication between the portable electronic device and the second electronic device, and playing an audible alert of the notification after terminating the communication.

Systems and methods of audio notification upon state change

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Alexander Norman Bennett