Intel Corporation

Intel Corporatoin

Peter S Adamson

Nicholas Waddell Oakley

Gary Paek

David L Graumann

Sangita R Sharma

Mark D Yarvis

John J Valavi

Ramanathan Ramanathan

Hong W Wong

Prashant Sethi

James M Okuley

Ajay V Bhatt

Karunakara Kotary

Karthi R Vadivelu

Abdul Rahman Ismail

Chia-Hung Sophia Kuo

James R Trethewey

Nivedita Aggarwal

Anthony C Salvador

Tin-Cheung Kung

Puneet Kukkal

Steven S Bateman

David Hines

Kandasubramaniam K Palanisamy

Anantha Narayanan

Ihab W Saad

John M Valavi

Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can receive data from an operating system in an electronic device, where the data is related to hardware that is in communication with the electronic device through a multimodal interface and communicate the data and/or related data to a local policy manager, where the local policy manager is in communication with the multimodal interface. The multimodal interface can be configured to support power transfers, directionality, and multiple input/output (I/O) protocols on the same interface.

Multimodal interface

Systems and methods may provide for a debug tool including a debug port and a controller including logic to send, via the debug port, a debug mode request to an external port of a target device. Additionally, the target device may include a connector having the external port and a port controller coupled to the external port, wherein the port controller includes logic to detect the debug mode request via the external port, activate a program path between the external port and the port controller in response to the debug mode request, and process one or more commands received via the program path. In one example, the target device further includes a multiplexer coupled to the external port and the port controller, wherein the logic is to send a routing signal to the multiplexer to activate the program path.

Reprogramming a port controller via its own external port

For one disclosed embodiment, an apparatus includes a first housing and a second housing coupled to the first housing. The first housing and the second housing are rotatable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The apparatus further includes and a touch input device supported by the first housing. The touch input device is configured to have a first active touch surface when the first housing and the second housing are in the open configuration, and a second active touch surface when the first housing and the second housing are in the closed configuration. The first active touch surface is smaller than the second active touch surface.

Dual touch surface multiple function input device

For one disclosed embodiment, an apparatus includes a first housing and a touch input device supported by the first housing. The touch input device includes a first touch surface layer, a second touch surface layer, and a touch sensor disposed between the first touch surface layer and the second touch surface layer. The touch sensor is configured to detect a first touch input associated with the first touch surface layer and a second touch input associated with the second touch surface layer.

Electronic computer with an at least partially transparent input device

A computing device may include a touch-sensitive display. Display logic may control a size of an active area of the touch-sensitive display and a size of an inactive area of the touch-sensitive display. The display logic to set the active area to a first size when the touch-sensitive display is in a first mode. Display logic to set the active area to a second size when the touch-sensitive display is in a second mode. In one embodiment, the computing device may be a convertible computer system. In another embodiment, the computing device may be a tablet computer system.

Display device having multi-mode virtual bezel

At least partially transparent input device for an electronic computer

Briefly, a method and apparatus for recognizing multi-shape, multi-touch gestures including finger and non-finger touches input to a touch panel interface is disclosed. The method may include receiving user input with a touch panel interface, recognizing a multi-shape, multi-touch gesture including finger and non-finger touches in the user input, and performing an action associated with the multi-touch gesture including finger and non-finger touches.

Techniques for recognizing multi-shape, multi-touch gestures including finger and non-finger touches input to a touch panel interface

Briefly, a method and apparatus for recognizing a series of touches with varying intensity or angle of descending on a touch panel interface is disclosed. The method comprises receiving user input with a touch panel interface, recognizing a series of touches with varying intensity or angle of descending on the touch panel interface, and performing an action associated with the series of touches with varying intensity or angle of descending on the touch panel interface.

Techniques for recognizing a series of touches with varying intensity or angle of descending on a touch panel interface

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Portland, OR, United States of America

Peter S Adamson