Patents Assigned to Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
  • Patent number: 9531818
    Abstract: There is disclosed an information notification method, apparatus and first electronic device. The information notification method is used in a first electronic device having first user identification, comprising the steps of transmitting a request to talk with a second electronic device via a first application module; determining whether it receives voice data collected from the second electronic device during a communication process when the communication process ends, and obtaining a determination result; and automatically switching to a second application module for transmitting a notification if the determination result indicates that no voice data has been received during the communication process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED, BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Zhang, Chunlei Zhao
  • Publication number: 20160374234
    Abstract: A cooling system includes a first heat exchanging component configured to connect to a heat source and obtain heat of the heat source by heat transfer, to dissipate heat of the heat source; and a first pipe configured to connect to the first heat exchanging component and a second heat exchanging component and form a loop between the first and second heat exchanging components, and to transfer the heat obtained by the first heat exchanging component to the second heat exchanging component via the loop. A first position relationship is provided between the first heat exchanging component and the second heat exchanging component, to allow a cooling liquid in the first pipe to automatically flow into the second heat exchanging component after the cooling liquid exchanges heat with the first heat exchanging component, to transfer the heat generated by the heat source to the second heat exchanging component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicants: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
    Inventors: Ruizhan FAN, Zhengming LAI
  • Patent number: 9525854
    Abstract: The present application discloses an information processing method and an electronic device. The method comprises: detecting whether a current video output unit is switched to a second video output unit different from a first video output unit at a first time to acquire a first detection result when first video content is played back by the first video output unit; recording a first playback progress of the first video content at the first time and acquiring a second playback progress based on the first playback progress when the first detection result is yes, wherein the first playback progress and the second playback progress satisfy a preset condition; and playing back, by the second video output unit, the first video content from the second playback progress. With the above method according to the present disclosure, the technical problem in the related art that video output units cannot be switched is solved, and the technical effects of playing back a video by one output unit are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignees: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventor: Jianfeng Xiao
  • Patent number: 9525722
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing method applied to a first electronic device having a communication function, able to be connected to a second electronic device, and including a display unit. The method includes obtaining first character string information used for looking up first contact information corresponding to a first contact person; transmitting the first character string information to the second electronic device; receiving N pieces of contact information including the first contact information which are obtained by the second electronic device based on the first character string information, N being an integer equal to or larger than one; and displaying the N pieces of contact information on the display unit, so as to determine the first contact information from among the N pieces of contact information in response to a selection operation from a user when detecting the selection operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignees: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Daishan Mao
  • Publication number: 20160363963
    Abstract: An electronic device and a display control method are provided that won't make a user's operation troublesome even if a cover component is arranged in the electronic device so that the user's experience is improved. The display control method includes obtaining a parameter that represents a separation level of a cover component separating from a first surface of the electronic device by one or more sensors arranged in the electronic device; determining first display content to be displayed on a display, according to the parameter; and displaying the first display content by the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicants: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD., BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
    Inventor: Yang Yuan
  • Publication number: 20160364560
    Abstract: An electronic device and an information processing method are disclosed in the disclosure. The electronic device comprises: a wearable apparatus capable of forming a ring or an approximate ring, which is able to surround a first cylinder; a first sensor arranged at least partly in the wearable apparatus and towards an interior of the ring or the approximate ring, and configured to detect first biometric information of at least part of a wearer's body surrounded by the wearable apparatus if the wearable apparatus is worn on the part of the wearer's body; a first processor arranged in the wearable apparatus, and configured to determine whether the first biometric information matches first preset biometric information to obtain a determination result and to perform security processing corresponding to the determination result based on the determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicants: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED, BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
    Inventor: Yiqiang Yan
  • Publication number: 20160364176
    Abstract: A method and device for storing data are provided. In the method, first characteristic information of target data to be processed is obtained, where the first characteristic information is used to represent a predicted frequency at which the target data is accessed after the target data is saved in a storage unit; a target storage block is chosen from storage blocks in the storage unit, based on the first characteristic information of the target data; and then the target data is saved in the target storage block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicants: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Qingtao SUN
  • Publication number: 20160365627
    Abstract: An electronic device and a protective housing are described. The electronic device has a housing body that includes a plurality of first component units and a plurality of second component units. The first component units include a first metal material, and the second component units are composed of a second isolation material and a second metal material. The plurality of first component units are arranged in a predetermined shape; the plurality of second component units are arranged at an outer edge of the predetermined shape, and the second metal material of the plurality of second component units is not connected with the first metal material of the first component units. The plurality of first component units constitute a radiating body of an antenna of the electronic device which may have an arbitrary shape, so freedom to set the antenna is raised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicants: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD., BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
    Inventors: Hua Zhang, Aiguo Zhang, Zhishan Ye
  • Publication number: 20160366680
    Abstract: A method for establishing a radio connection between a network apparatus and a terminal apparatus, a network apparatus and a terminal apparatus are described. The method for establishing a radio connection, which is applied to a network apparatus, may include receiving a connection request for requesting a radio resource from a terminal apparatus, acquiring power supplying state information related to the terminal apparatus; setting a connection configuration instruction of the radio resource for connecting with the terminal apparatus based on the power supplying state information; and controlling a radio connection with the terminal apparatus based on the connection configuration instruction, the radio connection being used for data transmission between the network apparatus and the terminal apparatus. Accordingly, standby time of the terminal apparatus is prolonged while a network connection of the terminal apparatus can be maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicants: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
    Inventor: Qing Xu
  • Publication number: 20160364066
    Abstract: An information processing method and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: detecting, by the touch unit, a touch operation of a target object; obtaining a touch parameter for the touch operation; determining a touch detection parameter for the touch unit based on the touch parameter; and controlling the touch unit to detect another touch operation of the target object based on the touch detection parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicants: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hailong WU, Nan LIN
  • Patent number: 9519310
    Abstract: A display terminal has a rectangle display screen with a long side and a short side and has two states, a first state in which only the short side is parallel to a horizontal plane and a second state in which only the long side is parallel to the horizontal plane. A display method includes generating a first display command when the terminal is detected to be in the first state and generating a second display command when the terminal is detected to be in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignees: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xuelian Li, Yan Li
  • Patent number: 9519142
    Abstract: An electronic device and a display method include a main body with a processing unit that generates a first image and performs display control; a fixing apparatus connected with the main body apparatus, which has at least a first fixed state in which the fixing apparatus can be at least a part of an annular space or an approximate annular space meeting a first predetermined condition, the annular space or the approximate annular space being capable of surrounding an outer side of a cylinder meeting a second predetermined condition; and a display unit arranged on the main body apparatus or the fixing apparatus, which outputs the first image; wherein the display unit comprises a first display component outing a first image and a first optical component forming a magnified virtual image corresponding to the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignees: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang He, Junfeng Liu
  • Patent number: 9516093
    Abstract: A data sharing method and a portable terminal are provided. The portable terminal is a first terminal having a first system and a second system which have a capability of operating a shared storage area. The method comprises: starting transmitting a file in the shared storage area to a second terminal by the first system; acquiring upload information of the file by the second system, when detecting that the first system fulfills a predetermined condition, during the transmission of the file in the shared storage area to the second terminal by the first system; and continuing the transmission of the file to the second terminal by the second system in accordance with the upload information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited, Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
    Inventor: Gang Peng
  • Patent number: 9516684
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology and discloses a data transmission method, a data acquiring method, and an electronic device, so as to address the existing technical problem that an operation for acquiring data through short-range transmission between two electronic devices is too cumbersome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited, Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
    Inventors: Guozhen Cui, Rihui Tian, Shaowei Chen, Hui Wang
  • Patent number: 9514669
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a display method and an electronic device. The display method is applicable to an electronic device, the electronic device including at least one display unit, the at least one display unit including a first display region and a second display region, and the first display region and the second display region being in different planes. The display method includes: acquiring display region selection information, and determining a target display region from the first display region and the second display region according to the display region selection information; and acquiring content to be displayed in a target display region, and displaying, according to the determined target display region and a preset display strategy, the content to be displayed on the target display region. The display method and the electronic device provided by the disclosure can determine a target display region from multiple display regions, thereby improving user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo _(Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Zhang, Fei Wu, Chunlei Zhao, Junfeng Liu
  • Patent number: 9516204
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device. The electronic device comprises: a main body comprising a first surface having a first display unit arranged thereon; and a movable portion comprising a second surface and movable from a first position to a second position with respect to the main body. The first surface and the second surface are both in a first plane when the movable portion is at the first position with respect to the main body. A first portion of the main body and the movable portion support the electronic device when the movable portion is at the second position with respect to the main body. The movable portion has an Input/Output (I/O) unit arranged thereon. Also provided is an information processing method applied in an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventors: Shipeng Zhang, Yanyong Li, Chuanbao Hong
  • Patent number: 9513808
    Abstract: A controller used for multi-storages is provided. The multi-storages include a first storage for storing the data of an operating system and at least a second storage for storing the data of user. The first storage and the second storage are formed into a virtual storage supporting the start-up of the operating system by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Liangyin Yang
  • Publication number: 20160350048
    Abstract: A control method and an electronic device are provided, the control method includes: collecting input data by a collector in a case that a first content is displayed on a first display; determining whether the input data meets a first condition, to obtain a result; and controlling the first display to display an indicating content based on the result, where the indicating content is configured to indicate that a second display is in a first display state to output a second content; where the first display is different from the second display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicants: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xu ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20160351171
    Abstract: A screen control method applied to a deformable electronic device is provided, which includes: acquiring attitude information of the electronic device in a case that a first region of a screen of the electronic device is deformed; selecting a second region of the screen based on a second attitude of the electronic device in a case that an attitude of the electronic device is changed from a first attitude to the second attitude; and controlling the second region to be deformed, where the second region is different from the first region. With the method, in a case that the first region of the screen of the electronic device is deformed and the attitude of the electronic device is changed, the deformed region is adjusted based on the changed attitude of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicants: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ben XU
  • Patent number: 9509851
    Abstract: An information processing method and an electronic device are provided, the method includes establishing, by a first electronic device, a call connection with a second electronic device through a first channel; acquiring, by the first electronic device, an input track of a third electronic device; determining, by the first electronic device, whether the input track meets a switching condition; and transmitting first switching information through the first channel in a case that said determining indicates that the input track meets the switching condition, the first switching information includes information for switching interfaces on the second electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xueyuan Zhang