Lenovo (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Jonathan Co Lee

Russell Speight VanBlon

Jonathan Jen-Wei Yu

James Anthony Hunt

Axel Ramirez Flores

Rodrigo Felix De Almeida

Philip Lee Childs

Nathan Hatfield

Scott Wentao Li

Aaron Michael Stewart

Mark David Krynock

Matthew Manuel Davis

In one aspect a vehicle may include a motor, a drive train and chassis, a battery, a seat assembly including a seat in which people can sit, at least one processor, a camera accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive data pertaining to at least one characteristic of a person and to, based on the data, adjust at least one mechanism within the vehicle.

Adjustment of vehicle mechanism based on sensor input

Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for secure file distribution. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to divide a file that is intended for a recipient into a plurality of portions. The code is executable by the processor to associate each of the plurality of portions with a different one of the recipient's electronic devices. The code is executable by the processor to assemble the plurality of portions of the file for the recipient in response to authenticating the recipient on each of the recipient's electronic devices that is associated with a portion of the plurality of portions of the file.

Secure file distribution

In one aspect, a headset may include a housing, at least one processor in the housing, a transparent display accessible to the processor and coupled to the housing, and at least first and second vibrators accessible to the processor and coupled to the housing. The first and second vibrators may be located at different positions with respect to the housing. The headset may also include storage accessible to the processor and coupled to the housing. The storage may include instructions executable by the processor to track a person as the person moves through an environment. The instructions may also be executable to, based on tracking the person, actuate one of the first and second vibrators to indicate a direction in which the person is to travel and/or to alert the person of an object that is within a threshold distance to the person.

Techniques for providing vibrations at headset

An approach is provided that detects when a digital camera has been set to a privacy mode that limits access to the digital camera. When in privacy mode, the digital camera receives a request to access the digital camera from an application. The approach determines whether the requesting application is allowed access to the digital camera while the digital camera is in the privacy mode. The requesting application is then allowed access to the digital camera in response to the determination being that the requesting application is allowed access to the digital camera. Likewise, the requesting application is inhibited access to the digital camera in response to the determination being that the requesting application is not allowed access to the digital camera.

Root level controls to enable privacy mode for device cameras

One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, an indication to activate a camera integrated into the information handling device; obtaining, using the activated camera, two-dimensional image data of an object; transforming the two-dimensional image data of the object into three-dimensional image data of the object; and utilizing the three-dimensional image data of the object in at least one of: an augmented reality application and a virtual reality application. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Augmented and virtual reality object creation

Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for adjustable bone conduction speaker for head mounted display. An apparatus includes a sliding member couplable to a head mounted display ('HMD') unit and comprising at least one bone conduction speaker, the sliding member adjustable along a first axis to position the bone conduction speaker along the first axis. An apparatus includes a protrusion member coupled to the sliding member and housing the at least one bone conduction speaker, the protrusion member adjustable along a second axis, substantially perpendicular to the first axis, to position the bone conduction speaker along the second axis.

Adjustable bone conduction speaker for head mounted display

A method can include commencing generation of authentication data using a first human input component operatively coupled to a device, where the device includes a processor, memory accessible to the processor, a display operatively coupled to the processor, and a second human input component that includes an input surface, and where the input surface is inaccessible at the time of commencing generation of the authentication data; authenticating the authentication data; and responsive to the authenticating, transitioning the device to a state where the input surface of the second human input component is accessible and enabled for input.

Clamshell device authentication operations

A method can include executing an application using a virtual reality headset; rendering a scene of the application to a display of the virtual reality headset; and, during rendering of the scene, rendering a graphic to the display where the graphic represents a power unit that is not physically coupled to the virtual reality headset.

Headset power unit visualization

In one aspect, a first device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions that may be executable by the processor to receive input from a camera and identify a second device based on the input from the camera. The second device may include at least one speaker and at least one microphone. The instructions may also be executable to identify a current location of the second device within an environment based on the input from the camera and to identify a current location of an object within the environment that is different from the second device. The instructions may then be executable to provide a command to alter operation of the at least one speaker and/or the at least one microphone based on the current location of the second device and the current location of the object.

Techniques for using computer vision to alter operation of speaker(s) and/or microphone(s) of device

In one aspect, a first device includes a processor, a microphone accessible to the processor, a speaker accessible to the processor, a display accessible to the processor, and storage accessible to the processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the processor to facilitate concurrent video conferencing for first and second video conferences and to receive user input selecting the first video conference. Based on the user input, the instructions may be executable to control the speaker to output audio for the first video conference at a greater volume level than audio for the second video conference and to transmit input from the microphone to a second device associated with a participant of the first video conference but not to a third device associated with a participant of the second video conference.

Facilitation of two or more video conferences concurrently

In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive a first data stream from a first conferencing service operated by a first conferencing service provider and to receive second data stream from a second conferencing service operated by a second conferencing service provider. The instructions are then executable to merge the first and second data streams.

Systems and methods to merge data streams from different conferencing platforms

A rear-facing camera may be disposed on a headset or other device. Input from the rear-facing camera may be used to present graphical objects on a display of the headset, such as breadcrumbs indicating previous movement of the headset and/or a virtual tether to a device different from the headset.

Presentation of graphical objects on display based on input from rear-facing camera

In one aspect, a first device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions executable by the at least one processor to determine, based on input from at least one sensor, whether a conference room is in use. The instructions are also executable to, based on the determination, provide an electronic notification to a second device regarding whether the conference room is in use.

Systems and methods to electronically indicate whether conference room is in use based on sensor input

In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions executable by the at least one processor to switch a hub device from a hub mode to a slave or pass-through mode responsive to one or more contextual triggers.

Dynamic switching between hub mode and slave mode

In one aspect, an apparatus includes a processor and an array of plural microphones and/or an array of plural speakers. Storage accessible to the processor includes instructions executable by the processor to establish a setting of at least one element in at least one of the arrays based at least in part on a signal from at least one proximity sensor.

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Cary, NC, United States of America

Jonathan Co Lee