Patents Assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) PTE LTD
  • Publication number: 20240152198
    Abstract: A computer system includes a display panel, at least one camera disposed under the display panel, and a processing system. The processing system includes a display driver circuit, a system processor, and a vision chip. The vision chip, independently from the system processor, processes image data captured by the at least one camera through the display panel, updates a state of the computer system based on the image data, and instructs the display driver circuit to drive the display panel to display a system state indicator symbol indicating the state of the computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Kawakita, Sean C. Kelly
  • Patent number: 11979268
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided, where a respective reference signal associated with each of one or more downlink transmit antenna ports in a wireless communication network is received. A value is determined for each of one or more measurable characteristics relative to each of the received reference signals. One or more parameters are received, the parameters including one or more adjustments, where each adjustment is specific to one of the downlink transmit antenna ports and include adjustments in the form of one or more respective offset values to be applied to at least some of the one or more determined values of the measurable characteristics of the received reference signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyejung Jung, Joachim Löhr, Prateek Basu Mallick, Vijay Nangia, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Robert T. Love
  • Patent number: 11977676
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for adjusting content of a head mounted display. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor to determine a field of view for a user relative to a display of a head-mounted display unit, detect that the user is attempting to look at content that is presented on the display of the head-mounted display unit but is out of the user's field of view, and adjust the content that is out of the user's field of view to make the content visible to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John W. Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, Mengnan Wang
  • Patent number: 11977721
    Abstract: An event scheduling system and method include receiving a message that includes an availability list of a first participant group of one or more members of a first party for an event to be scheduled. The availability list includes time slots that the first participant group is available for the event. A participant text window is presented on a display device that prompts a user associated with a second party to select members of the second party to form a second participant group. Responsive to receiving a user selection that identifies the members to form the second participant group, calendar data of the second participant group is accessed and cross-referenced with the time slots in the availability list. One or more confirmed time slots are determined in which both the first participant group and the second participant group are available for the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Nathan Peterson, Russell S. VanBlon, Arnold Weksler, Mark Delaney, John C. Mese
  • Patent number: 11979665
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and program products for interleaving display ON/OFF periods and camera ON/OFF periods for camera-under-display (CUD) configurations are disclosed. One apparatus includes a display screen including a CUD area, the display screen configured for switching between display ON periods and display OFF periods, and a camera positioned behind the CUD area of the display screen, the camera configured for switching between exposure ON periods and exposure OFF periods. The apparatus further includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to interleave the display ON/OFF periods and the exposure ON/OFF periods such that the CUD area appears to continuously display data and the camera is simultaneously able to capture images. Methods and computer program products that perform the operations and/or functions of the apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Kevin Dao, Tin-Lup Wong, Kazuo Fujii
  • Patent number: 11977875
    Abstract: An update management system includes one or more processors that obtain collective data compiled from a group of computer devices that run an updated version of a software program. The collective data includes at least one of usage data of the computer devices in the group or user feedback directed to operation of the updated version of the software program. The one or more processors determine, based at least on an analysis of the collective data, that the updated version of the software program should be installed on a first computer device controlled by a first user, and generate a control signal to at least one of notify the first user that the updated version is recommended, schedule installation of the updated version, or automatically install the updated version on the first computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Edward Molander, Andrew James Palay
  • Publication number: 20240147049
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a camera, a face detection unit that detects faces included in an image acquired by the camera, a parameter setting unit that sets a reaction parameter for framing according to the number of the detected faces, and a framing unit that performs framing of the image using the set reaction parameter. The parameter setting unit sets the reaction parameter, for example, so that the framing reaction is slower as the number of faces included in the image increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Upendra Baveja, Shigefumi Odaohhara, Takumi Imai, Takeshi Komuro
  • Patent number: 11971501
    Abstract: A sensor module includes a sensor module main body having a rectangular board provided with a radio radar sensor function, and a metallic case having a rectangular parallelepiped box shape in which an opening part opened at one face in a thickness direction is formed and a cut-out opening for drawing out a cable connecting the sensor module main body is formed on a side face, the opening part being closed by the board inserted through the opening part with a component disposed on a front face of the board facing toward a bottom part on the inner side, and the cable is inserted into at least a part of the cut-out opening, and the cut-out opening is formed to be symmetrical with respect to a plane passing through the center of the metallic case and perpendicular to a plane of the cut-out opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kosugi, Yafeng Shao, Wenjin Niu, Yun Zhu
  • Patent number: 11972505
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an augmented reality device, an indication to display a video stream; identifying, using a processor, a position on a display lens of the augmented reality device on which to display an augmented image of an individual in the video stream, wherein the position on the display lens overlays a portion of an external panel; and displaying, at the position on the display lens, the augmented image of the individual. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Matthew Tucker
  • Patent number: 11972710
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a foldable one display; a memory which stores at least a program; and a processor. By executing the program stored in the memory, the processor performs display mode switching processing to switch among a first display mode to control display in such a manner that a screen area of the display is set as one display area, a second display mode to control display in such a manner that the screen area of the display is split into two display areas of a first display area and a second display area with the first display area set as a primary screen and the second display area set as a secondary screen, and a third display mode to control display in such a manner that the second display area is set as the primary screen and the first display area is set as the secondary screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ito, Kyoko Kawamura, Noritoshi Yoshiyama
  • Patent number: 11973611
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for determining location of audio transmission problems between components connected across a network. A method includes receiving audio and a first transcription of the audio from a source device, generating a second transcription of the received audio. The method also includes providing an indication of an audio problem responsive to the first transcription not matching the second transcription and sending the audio and the second transcription to an audio mixing device, a recording device, or a participant device responsive to the first transcription matching the second transcription.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joshua Smith, Carl H. Seaver, Matthew Fardig, Inna Zolin
  • Patent number: 11973627
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a maximum power reduction for non-contiguous radio resource allocations. One apparatus includes a memory comprising instructions executable by a processor to cause the apparatus to determine a non-contiguous resource allocation having a fraction of resource blocks punctured from a smallest containing contiguous allocation (“SCCA”), wherein the SCCA is the smallest set of contiguous resource blocks that encompasses the non-contiguous resource allocation. The instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to indicate the non-contiguous resource allocation to a UE and to receive uplink signals on the non-contiguous resource allocation using a first maximum power reduction in response to the fraction of punctured resource blocks being less than a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Colin Frank
  • Patent number: 11971755
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a chassis, a keyboard device which is installed on the upper surface side of the chassis and has a plurality of keycaps and a frame which is installed on the upper surface side of the chassis and isolates the respective keycaps of the keyboard device from one another, in which each of at least some of the plurality of keycaps has an upper plate which forms an operation surface, and side walls on four sides which are provided so as to hang down from a peripheral edge part of the upper plate and face the frame respectively, and in at least the side wall on one side of the side walls on the four sides, a flow path formation part which widens a clearance between that side wall and the frame and thereby forms an air flow path is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Junki Hashiba, Masahiro Kitamura, Satoshi Douzono
  • Patent number: 11974161
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for providing analytics feedback for a network function. One apparatus includes a network interface that receives a first request for a trained machine learning (“ML”) model from a network function (“NF”) that supports analytics generation. Here, the first request contains first information including an Analytic Identifier (“ID”). The apparatus includes processor that determines a first trained ML model based on the first information and provides the first trained ML model to the NF. The processor determines that the first trained ML model is invalid and notifies the NF that the validity of the first trained ML model has changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Dimitrios Karampatsis, Ishan Vaishnavi
  • Publication number: 20240134415
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first chassis in which a motherboard mounted with a processing device is mounted, a second chassis provided adjacent to the first chassis, a hinge device that relatively rotatably connects the first chassis to the second chassis, an electrical component that is provided in the first chassis and generates heat, a plate-shaped thermal module that is provided in the first chassis and is thermally connected to the electrical component to radiate heat, and a graphite sheet provided to extend from the first chassis to the second chassis. A connection edge portion of the first chassis is made of a heat conductive material, the thermal module is provided with a heat pipe along the connection edge portion, and the graphite sheet is thermally connected to the heat pipe and the connection edge portion by being laminated and interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ohyama, Yusuke Onoue, Akinori Uchino
  • Publication number: 20240138116
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a CPU provided in a first chassis and generating heat, a plate-shaped vapor chamber provided in the first chassis and thermally connected to the CPU to radiate heat, and two heat pipes protruding and extending from the vapor chamber at positions separated from each other. A graphite sheet that is thinner than the vapor chamber is thermally connected to the two heat pipes. A battery device having three cells is provided in the first chassis, and the heat pipe extends into a groove portion formed between the cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ohyama, Yusuke Onoue, Akinori Uchino
  • Publication number: 20240134952
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus includes: a chassis variable in form; a system device; a sensor for acquiring biological information; a user authentication unit which changes the operating mode of the system device from a power-saving mode to a standard mode consumed more power when a user to be registered is identified using the biological information as a pre-registered user; and a power supply circuit, wherein the sensor is placed in the chassis, and the power supply circuit controls the supply of power to the user authentication unit based on the form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Dadao Tian
  • Patent number: 11968019
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided in which a set of reference signals is received (2102), and a set of channel signatures for a multiple antenna communication channel is estimated (2104). Channel state information including a set of quality metrics is calculated (2106). In response to the set of quality metrics satisfying a criterion, the baseline receiver for the multiple antenna communication channel is selected (2108). In response to the set of quality metrics not satisfying the criterion, the alternative receiver for the multiple antenna communication channel is selected (2110). The selectable alternative receiver for the multiple antenna communication channel at the user equipment is based on a set of integer linear combinations, where each integer linear combination is based on at least a pair of channel signatures from the estimated set of channel signatures (2112).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ebrahim MolavianJazi, Vijay Nangia, Ahmed Hindy
  • Patent number: 11968519
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, the method including: detecting, at an audio provision system including at least one audio output device, an initiation of audio being provided via the at least one audio output device to a user; identifying and tracking, using at least one sensor of the audio provision system, a location of the user with respect to the at least one audio output device; and directing, using the audio provision system, audio provided by the at least one audio output device to the user, wherein the directing includes adjusting, based upon the location of the user, at least one attribute of the at least one audio output device, wherein the adjusting includes iteratively adjusting the at least one attribute as the location of the user changes. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD
    Inventors: Gary D Cudak, CheKim Chhuor, Nathan Peterson, John M Petersen
  • Patent number: D1025050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinnosuke Takahashi, Cuong Truong, Koji Kawai, Yoshihito Nakagaki