Lenovo (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Lenovo (united States) Inc.

International Business Machines Corporation

Motorola Mobility LLC

Other

Lenovo Global Technology (united States) Inc.

Lenovo Limited

Nathan J Peterson

John Carl Mese

Russell Speight VanBlon

Arnold S Weksler

Mark Patrick Delaney

Rod D Waltermann

Gary David Cudak

John Scott Crowe

Amy L Rose

Jennifer Lee-Baron

Bryan Lloyd Young

John Michael Petersen

Scott Edwards Kelso

Scott Edward Kelso

Mark Charles Davis

Bryan Loyd Young

Randall Scott Springfield

Igor Stolbikov

Jonathan Gaither Knox

Howard J Locker

Scott Wentao Li

Joseph Wayne Freeman

Steven Dale Goodman

Neal Robert Caliendo, Jr

Jun Li

Bruce Douglas Gress

Richard Paul Cornwell

Daryl Carvis Cromer

David Carroll Challener

Aaron Michael Stewart

Jason Aaron Matteson

Bouziane Yebka

James Anthony Hunt

Joshua Neil Novak

Justin Michael Ringuette

David Rivera

CheKim Chhuor

Yi Zhou

Nagananda Chumbalkar

Liang Chen

Guillermo Regulez

James Christopher Loebach

Heather Leah Cudak

John Weldon Nicholson

Robert James Kapinos

Timothy Winthrop Kingsbury

Philip Lee Childs

Marc Richard Pamley

Grigori Zaitsev

Christopher Miles Osborne

Brian Jules Jaeger

Jeffrey Mark Estroff

Brett Ward

Jason Pratt Parrish

Isaac Karpel

Jose Rodolfo Ruiz

Rafael Rodrigues Machado

Scott Thomas Elliott

Ralph Saul Cooper

David W Smith

Norman Arthur Dion, Ii

Vincent James DeCaro

Albert Sauer

Rod D Walterman

John Edward Long, Jr

Gavin D Cudak

Caleb D Cudak

Russell Speight Vanblon

Akihisa Iwakawa

Arnold S Weksier

Ling Ma

Isaac Kareel

Patrick Donald McLamb

Nicholas Richard Roberts

Joshua L Hager

Jennifer J Lee-Baron

Russell Vanblon

John S Crowe

Bryan L Young

A computer implemented method includes receiving, at device that includes a locked basic input/output system (BIOS), a support service generated one-time code based on a private key and a support service counter, validating the device one-time code based on a public key associated with the private key and a device counter, and unlocking the BIOS of the device using the device one-time code.

Multifactor access authenticator

In one aspect, a device includes a processor and storage accessible to the processor. The storage includes instructions executable by the processor to determine on which of a first person and a second person to auto-focus using a digital camera, with the determination being based on data that indicates a priority of which person to focus on. Based on the determination, the instructions are executable to control the camera to auto-focus on one of the first and second people and to generate an image using the camera according to the auto-focus.

Camera focus based on subject priority

Methods, communication devices, and systems are disclosed for automatically controlling sound producing components of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving an incoming communication and sending a first instruction to one or more vehicle components. The first instruction is configured to cause the one or more vehicle components to be placed in a reduced sound producing operational mode.

Apparatuses, methods, and systems for reducing background noise

A computer implemented method, device, and computer program product are provided for monitoring audio/video (A/V) content. During an A/V communications session between a user and a recipient, the method, device and computer program product receive, from a wireless source, A/V content for the user. The A/V content has a baseline quality for at least a portion of the AV communications session. A quality characteristic of interest (COI) associated with the A/V content is monitored. Event-induced signal (EIS) degradation is identified when the quality COI drops below the baseline quality at least one of i) by a predetermined amount or ii) within an event interval. In real-time during the AV communications session, a notification is generated. The notification indicates that the quality COI for the A/V content has degraded.

Methods and devices for monitoring quality of wireless content

An electronic device for capturing images is provided that can include a camera and one or more processors. The electronic device can also include a memory storing program instructions accessible by the one or more processors. Responsive to execution of the program instructions, the one or more processors are configured to obtain context data for a scene in a field of view (FOV) of the camera of the electronic device, identify an object in the FOV based on the context data; and provide instructions related to the FOV or operate the camera to adjust the FOV based on the object identified.

System and method for operating a camera based on context data

One embodiment provides a method, the method including: detecting, during a meeting, a disruption within an environment surrounding a user, wherein the meeting is facilitated using a communication medium and comprises at least one participant remote to the user; determining, utilizing at least one sensor, a source of disruption; generating, utilizing a messaging generator system, a message identifying the disruption; and providing, to the at least one participant, the message. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Message generation for detected disruption

In one aspect, a device includes a processor and storage with instructions executable to identify a first frequency range of sound associated with an environment and to determine whether the first frequency range matches a second frequency range at least to within a threshold. The second frequency range is associated with a voice of a digital assistant. Responsive to the first frequency range matching the second frequency rage at least to within the threshold, the instructions are executable to change a setting for the digital assistant so that the voice of the digital assistant outputs audio in a third frequency range that does not match the first frequency range at least to within the threshold.

Change of digital assistant voice frequency based on matching frequency from environment

In one aspect, an apparatus includes a processor assembly and storage accessible to the processor assembly. The storage includes instructions executable by the processor assembly to receive input from at least one sensor on a first device and to determine, based on the input, that a user is asleep. The instructions are also executable to, based on the determination, disable at least a first type of authentication usable to unlock a second device.

Disablement of device authentication based on user sleep state

Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products for regenerative braking vehicles are provided. An apparatus includes a processor in a regenerative braking vehicle that has a one-pedal control and a memory connected to the processor that stores code executable by the processor to detect a driving context, monitor a regenerative battery system of the vehicle, and automatically adjust a regenerative intensity based at least in part upon the driving context and the regenerative battery system.

Automated assistance with one-pedal driving

For augmented functions, a method determines a support relationship between a first device and a second device in a physical environment, wherein at least the first device is an electronic device. The method determines an augmented function for the first device, wherein the augmented function provides the support relationship. The method executes the augmented function on the first device.

Augmented functions for cooperative enhancement

A wireless peripheral device implemented method includes receiving a first input, providing a user perceivable indication of existing wireless pairings of the wireless peripheral device via the wireless peripheral device in response to the first input, receiving a second input, and adding a new wireless pairing in response to the second input.

Wireless active registered or paired manipulation

A method can include sensing condition of power cells in a configured multiple power cell pack via a pack management unit; based in part on the sensing, identifying a number of the power cells as a number of target cells via the pack management unit; disabling sensing condition of the number of target cells via the pack management unit; and reconfiguring the multiple power cell pack via the pack management unit to provide a reconfigured multiple power cell pack that provides power without the number of target cells.

Reconfigurable battery pack

An apparatus for setting an orientation mode includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor to a context for a route to be navigated by a user. In various examples, the code causes the processor to determine an orientation mode for the context. In various examples, the code causes the processor to set an orientation mode for a navigation system to a first orientation mode based on the context. A method and a computer program may perform the functions of the apparatus.

Method for contextual navigation direction orientation

One embodiment provides a method, the method including: identifying, using a disturbance minimization system, a device as a primary device; identifying, using the disturbance minimization system, a context of the primary device; determining, using the disturbance minimization system and based upon the context of the primary device, that sound disturbances need reduced in an audible environment of the primary device; and reducing, using the disturbance minimization system and responsive to determining the sound disturbances need reduced, at least one sound disturbance produced by at least one device other than the primary device.

Device disturbance reduction

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 determine a first context and to determine that a threshold number of messages of a message chain have been received within a threshold amount of time. Based on the first context and the threshold number of messages being received within the threshold amount of time, the instructions are executable to delay presenting at least one notification regarding one or more messages of the message chain.

Message notification delay

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Oxford, NC, United States of America

Nathan J Peterson