Patents by Inventor Mark Charles Davis

Mark Charles Davis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150323982
    Abstract: For frame buffer power management, a frame buffer includes a write circuit and a read circuit, and drives a display. A power management module terminates power to the frame buffer in response to a power reduction policy being satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (Singapore) PTE, LTD.
    Inventor: Mark Charles Davis
  • Publication number: 20150319340
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one gyroscope, a processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to identify a force-related parameter to apply at the device, and actuate the gyroscope to apply the force based at least in part on the identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: MARK CHARLES DAVIS
  • Publication number: 20150300886
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a system, including: a sensor unit, comprising: a sensor that captures data; a memory storing data captured by the sensor; a photovoltaic cell operatively coupled to the sensor and the memory; the photovoltaic cell formed as a transparent layer; a display operatively coupled to the photovoltaic cell; a communication component that communicates the data captured by the sensor to a device; and a device that receives the data captured by the sensor via the communication component. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Philip John Jakes
  • Patent number: 9154543
    Abstract: An aspect provides a method, including: ascertaining, at a source device, an area of a storage device inclusive of multiple selected files for transfer to a sink device; copying, at the source device, files resident in the area of the storage device inclusive of the multiple files selected for transfer to a sink device into a transfer file; creating, at the source device, a control file comprising information necessary to identify the multiple selected files for transfer included in the transfer file; and transmitting, from the source device, the transfer file to the sink device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Howard Locker, Toby John Bowen, John Weldon Nicholson, Mark Charles Davis
  • Publication number: 20150261579
    Abstract: One aspect provides a method including: identifying a task to be scheduled for execution on an information handling device having a big core and a little core; in a state where the big core is available, scheduling the task for execution on the little core using a core signature for the task; directing the task to the little core for execution based on the scheduling; and executing the task on the little core. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer, Scott Edwards Kelso
  • Patent number: 9122735
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for modifying a transition to an altered power state of an electronic device based on accelerometer output. The apparatus includes an electronic device having a display and an accelerometer. The apparatus also includes a determination module, and a modification module. The determination module determines an in-use condition of the electronic device based on accelerometer output for the electronic device. The modification module modifies a transition to an altered power state of the electronic device in response to the determination module determining the in-use condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Howard Locker, Mark Charles Davis, Michael Thano Matthews, Steven Richard Perrin, Sean Michael Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20150236547
    Abstract: A device includes a battery connector to couple to a rechargeable battery to provide power, a power manager coupled to the battery connector to charge the battery when connected to the battery connector in a first charging mode and a second charging mode, a power jack to receive a power plug, and a switch coupled to the power jack and the power manager and responsive to user actuation via the power plug to select the second charging mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Bouziane Yebka
  • Publication number: 20150227547
    Abstract: For sharing a file system between multiple operating systems, a method is disclosed that includes sharing a file system between two or more operating systems, the two distinct operating systems concurrently operating on a computing device, determining, by a processor, that one of the two or more operating systems has an altered need for the file system, and changing interfaces to the file system based on the altered need.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (Singapore) PTE, LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Scott Edwards Kelso, Howard Locker, Steven Richard Perrin
  • Publication number: 20150228235
    Abstract: A device includes a controller configured to receive information for display, an LCD display coupled to the controller, the LCD display comprising an array of pixel elements, and a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) coupled to the controller and to the LCD display to receive data for each pixel element and provide that data to the pixel elements for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Howard J. Locker, Scott Edwards Kelso, Steven Richard Perrin
  • Publication number: 20150229237
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a band, including: an energy harvesting mechanism that stores energy in response to deformation of the band; a device; and a connection coupling the stored energy of the band to the device. In an embodiment, a force is applied to deform a deformable band along a length dimension of the deformable band. The force acts to move an energy harvesting mechanism of the deformable band such that the energy harvesting mechanism transforms deformation of the deformable band into stored energy. The stored energy may be used, e.g., to collect information using a sensor of said deformable band. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Jennifer Greenwood Zawacki, Debra Kay Kobs-Fortner, Douglas Warren Robinson
  • Patent number: 9106717
    Abstract: For speaking participant identification, a communication module simulates a virtual communication channel for each participant in a media conference. An identification module identifies a speaking participant. The communication module further communicates audio input over the virtual communication channel for the speaking participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Mark Charles Davis, Elif Karakaya, Scott Edwards Kelso
  • Publication number: 20150220770
    Abstract: A device can include memory that stores information; a sensor that senses information; authentication circuitry that authenticates sensed information; and a field generator that outputs at least one magnetic field based at least in part on a portion of stored information responsive to authentication of sensed information. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Douglas Warren Robinson
  • Publication number: 20150220714
    Abstract: A device can include a display; memory that stores biometric information and commercial information; a sensor that senses biometric information; authentication circuitry that authenticates sensed biometric information at least in part via a comparison to stored biometric information; and display circuitry that renders at least one graphic to the display based at least in part on a portion of the commercial information responsive to authentication of sensed biometric information. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Douglas Warren Robinson
  • Publication number: 20150220918
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a display; memory that stores biometric information and account information for at least one account; a biometric sensor that senses biometric information; authentication circuitry that authenticates sensed biometric information at least in part via a comparison to stored biometric information; display circuitry that renders account information to the display responsive to authentication of sensed biometric information; selection circuitry that selects one of said at least one account associated with account information rendered to the display; and a field generator that generates an output session that outputs at least one magnetic field that represents account information for the selected one of said at least one account. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Douglas Warren Robinson
  • Patent number: 9087569
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: determining current validity timing of a non-volatile memory device having changing validity timing via: writing information to a non-volatile memory device; waiting a time after the writing; and reading the information written to the non-volatile memory device following the time. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Mark Charles Davis
  • Publication number: 20150200004
    Abstract: For non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) power management using self-refresh commands, a low-power module intercepts a memory self-refresh command and powers down an NVRAM in response to the memory self-refresh command. A resumption module intercepts a self-refresh exit command and powers up the NVRAM in response to the self-refresh exit command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (Singapore) PTE, LTD.
    Inventor: Mark Charles Davis
  • Patent number: 9071524
    Abstract: Network bandwidth is allocated to storage access requests as a function of a client system activities. Client system activities that produce network access requests and remote storage access requests are monitored. The network bandwidth allocation between network access requests and storage access requests is modified as a function of the monitored client system activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte, Ltd.
    Inventors: Rod D Waltermann, Howard Locker, Joseph Michael Pennisi, Mark Charles Davis
  • Publication number: 20150178498
    Abstract: For a secure attention indicator at a mobile device, a method is disclosed for detecting a secure attention indicator at a mobile computing device, the secure attention indicator comprising input from one or more of a microphone, a touch sensor, an accelerometer, a photoreceptor, and an orientation sensor, notifying the mobile computing device in response to detecting the secure attention indicator, and executing secure trusted executable code in response to the notification, the secure trusted executable code not modifiable by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (Singapore) PTE, LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Zhang Danfeng, Li Jun
  • Publication number: 20150169832
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes an accelerometer, a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to receive first data from a biometric sensor which communicates with the device, and receive second data from the accelerometer. The first data pertains to a biometric of a user and the second data pertains to acceleration of the device. The memory also bears instructions executable by the processor to determine one or more emotions of the user based at least partially on the first data and the second data, and determine whether to execute a function at the device at least partially based on the emotion and based on third data associated with a use context of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE, LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Richard Wayne Cheston, Howard Jeffrey Locker, Robert A. Bowser, Goran Hans Wibran
  • Publication number: 20150149144
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using a processor, a volatile memory device of an information handling device; and designating, using a processor, at least a portion of the volatile memory device as simulated non-volatile memory. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Mark Charles Davis