A computer system and the computer-implemented method of extending the battery life of a personal wearable sensing device, the method comprises determining a current location of the sensing device; determining locations of publicly accessible environmental monitors; determining whether the current location is within a proximity limit to a publicly accessible environmental monitor; and receiving information from the publicly accessible environmental monitor when the current location is within the proximity limit to the publicly accessible environmental monitor to save battery life of the sensing device.

One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, based on at least one metric, that an information handling device is experiencing a restricted airflow condition; decreasing, responsive to the detecting, a system power setting of the information handling device during a duration of the restricted airflow condition; and restoring, subsequent to detecting that the information handling device is no longer experiencing the restricted airflow condition; the system power setting. Other aspects are described and claimed.

An information processing apparatus which is capable of properly supplying power to an image processing unit and an image output unit from respective different power supplies without using a control instruction. The image processing unit obtains data from an external apparatus. A type of the obtained data is determined, and supply of power to the image processing unit and the image output unit is controlled based on the determined type of the data.

An information processing apparatus which is capable of properly supplying power to an image processing unit and an image output unit from respective different power supplies without using a control instruction. The image processing unit obtains data from an external apparatus. A type of the obtained data is determined, and supply of power to the image processing unit and the image output unit is controlled based on the determined type of the data.

Wake-on-touch display screen devices and related methods are disclosed herein An example computing device includes a display screen, a first sensor to detect a presence of a user in an environment, a second sensor to detect a presence of an appendage of the user, and at least one processor to control a power state of the computing device based on first data generated by the first sensor and second data generated by the second sensor.

In some examples, an embedded controller of a computing device may detect, when the computing device is in a low-power state, that a smartcard has been connected to a port of the computing device or that data has been received from an input device (e.g., keyboard or biometric input device) connected to the computing device. For the smartcard, the embedded controller may use a card driver to read data stored on the smartcard. The embedded controller may compute a hash value based on the data read from the smartcard or received from the input device. If the hash value matches a previously stored hash value, then the embedded controller may initiate a boot-up process of the computing device. If the hash value does not match the previously stored hash value, then the embedded controller may cause the computing device to remain in the low-power state.

In some examples, an embedded controller of a computing device may detect, when the computing device is in a low-power state, that a smartcard has been connected to a port of the computing device or that data has been received from an input device (e.g., keyboard or biometric input device) connected to the computing device. For the smartcard, the embedded controller may use a card driver to read data stored on the smartcard. The embedded controller may compute a hash value based on the data read from the smartcard or received from the input device. If the hash value matches a previously stored hash value, then the embedded controller may initiate a boot-up process of the computing device. If the hash value does not match the previously stored hash value, then the embedded controller may cause the computing device to remain in the low-power state.

An electronic device includes a short-range wireless communication circuit that performs first short-range wireless communication based on a first protocol and second short-range wireless communication based on a second protocol, and a processor that connects the first short-range wireless communication with a peripheral device through the short-range wireless communication circuit, transmits a service discovery frame including service information associated with the peripheral device to devices included in a cluster configured to include the electronic device through the second short-range wireless communication when a trigger event occurs, establishes a wireless data communication path with an external electronic device, which transmits a message in response to the service discovery frame to the electronic device through the second short-range wireless communication, from among the devices included in the cluster, and transmits input information received from the peripheral device through the short-range wireless communication circuit or control information corresponding to the input information to the external electronic device through the wireless data communication path.

An electronic device and a control method are provided. The electronic device includes: a housing with an accommodating space, where the housing is provided with a groove surrounding the accommodating space, and a first dielectric and a second dielectric are disposed on a sidewall of the groove; and a bezel, where at least part of the bezel is disposed in the groove; and the bezel is capable of rotating around an axial direction of the housing in the groove.

Various embodiments may include methods and systems for power management of multiple chiplets within a system-on-a-chip (SoC). Various systems may include a power management integrated circuit (PMIC) configured to supply power to a first chiplet and a second chiplet across a shared power rail. The first chiplet may be configured to obtain first sensory information throughout the first chiplet. The second chiplet may be configured to obtain second sensory information throughout the second chiplet, and may be configured to transmit a voltage change message to the first chiplet based on the second sensory information. The first chiplet may be configured to transmit a power rail adjustment message to the PMIC based on the first sensory information and the voltage change message. The PMIC may be configured to adjust the voltage of at least one of the first chiplet and the second chiplet.