Intel Corporation

Richard A Forand

James P Kardach

Gunner D Danneels

Jeffrey L Huckins

Uma M Gadamsetty

Brian V Belmont

Riley W Jackson

Vivek G Gupta

Muthu K Kumar

Kristoffer Fleming

Kristoffer D Flemming

Paul S Diefenbaugh

Conor Patrick Cahill

Jason Martin

Ulf Hanebutte

Brent D Chartrand

Ramune Nagisetty

Pochang Hsu

Wen-Ling Huang

Melissa A Cowan

Venu Madhav Kuchibhotla

Pradeep Sebestian

Jeremy J Lees

An apparatus is provided that includes a microcontroller to facilitate data communication within a system comprising a plurality of peripheral devices, a power manager to put the microcontroller into a sleep state to save power, and an I/O controller to enable communication between two or more particular peripheral devices in the plurality of peripheral devices without involvement of the microcontroller while the microcontroller is in the sleep state. The microcontroller is to wake from the sleep state in response to at least one signal from a component of the system external to the microcontroller and communication between at least some of the plurality of peripheral devices is facilitated using the microcontroller when in an awake state.

Non main CPU/OS based operational environment

A wearable device ('WD') stores a token after its wearer completes a successful strong authentication on a primary protected device ('primary PD'). Other protected devices (&#x201c;secondary PDs&#x201d;) recognize the stored token as representing a strong authentication and grant the user access while the user continues to wear the WD within a &#x201c;digital leash-length&#x201d; proximity. The WD constantly monitors whether the user continues to wear the device. Upon sensing that the user has removed the WD, the WD deletes, disables, or invalidates the token, The user must then repeat the strong authentication to gain further access to the protected devices.

Authentication system using wearable device

A computing system is described that includes a main system bus that remains active while said computing system operates within a non main CPU/OS based operational state. The computing system also includes a controller that operates functional tasks while the computing system is within the non main CPU/OS based operational state. The computing system also includes an I/O unit coupled to the main system bus that remains active while the computing system operates within the non main CPU/OS based operational state.

A new audio playback architecture may be used, which allows the use of much larger buffering than that used by a typical audio subsystem in a computing system to improve power efficiency of the system and at the same time allows to maintain the quality (e.g., fidelity and responsiveness) of the audio playback. The audio controller in the new architecture may be made to report back to the host system a more accurate indication of which audio frame is being set to the audio codec than a currently available audio controller does. Additionally, the controller is capable of re-fetching previously buffered (but not yet transmitted) data. Furthermore, buffers in both the audio controller and the main memory may be dynamically adjusted during playback of audio data and/or for different applications.

Method and apparatus for maintaining synchronization of audio in a computing system

A computer includes a wireless personal area network (WPAN) interface, a wireless local area network (WLAN) interface and a wireless wide area network (WWAN) interface. A device communicating with the wireless personal area network can command the computer to perform actions using the wireless local area network interface or wireless wide area network interface.

Remote operations using wireless personal area network

A method is described that involves operating a computing system within a normal on state and transitioning from the normal on state to a main CPU/OS based state. In the main CPU/OS based state one or more components of the computing system are inactivated so as to cause the computing system to consume less power in the main CPU/OS based state than in the normal on state. The computing system is able to execute software application routines on a main CPU and a main OS of the computing system while in the main CPU/OS based state.

Computing system with operational low power states

Computing system with low power states and proxy for integration with legacy application software

A method and apparatus for a user to interface with a mobile computing device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method, comprises providing information on a user interface connected to a mobile computing device having a primary display, wherein the mobile computing device can be operated in multiple power states, and the user interface does not include the primary display

Method and apparatus for a user to interface with a mobile computing device

A computing system is described that includes an I/O unit interface that is deactivated while said computing system operates within a non main CPU/OS based operational state. The computing system also includes a controller that operates functional tasks while the computing system is within the non main CPU/OS based operational state. The computing system also includes an I/O unit that is coupled to both the I/O unit interface and the controller.

A speech-recognition system learns a speech profile of a user whose speech is to be recognized. The system plays audible speech samples, stored in sound files, so that the file that most resembles the user's speech may be selected. After receiving the selection, the system identifies an acoustic model that is associated with the chosen sound file. The system may also select a subset of sound files based on information indicative of the user's speech. The system may then play a subset of sound files so that the file that most resembles the user's speech may be selected.

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Portland, OR, United States of America

Richard A Forand