Patents Assigned to Lenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong)
  • Patent number: 9313728
    Abstract: A communication terminal is used in a wireless communication environment which involves a plurality of coexisting communication processes with upper limit values being set respectively therein for amounts of data to be transmitted. The communication terminal includes a compressor which compresses data to be transmitted, and a compression controller which controls the compressor to compress the data if the amount of the data to be transmitted is equal to or greater than the upper limit value set depending on one of the communication processes which is to be used to transmit the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong)
    Inventor: Tomoki Furuya
  • Patent number: 9288025
    Abstract: A memory 21 of a pilot processing circuit 2 holds in advance a pilot sequence converted into a frequency region signal obtained by subjecting a pilot signal symbol transmitted in one block to Ntx_p-point DFT. The pilot sequence held in the memory 21 is subjected to a series of processes including a roll-off filtering by a roll-off filter circuit 22, subcarrier mapping process by subcarrier mapping circuit 23, an Ndft_p-point IDFT operation by an IDFT circuit 24, and a cyclic prefix adding process by a cyclic prefix adding circuit 25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
    Inventors: Kengo Oketani, Yoshikazu Kakura, Toshifumi Sato, Shousei Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9277175
    Abstract: A temperature of a mobile telephone set is detected, and when the temperature exceeds a predetermined first threshold, a video signal encoding unit (21) is changed from the predetermined normal encoding rate to a reduced encoding rate, which is lower than the predetermined normal encoding rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong)
    Inventor: Hideo Sano
  • Patent number: 9232445
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method to manage a CS IRAT (Circuit Switch Inter RAT) handover of a user equipment (UE) from a 2G/3G network to a LTE (Long Term Evolution) network in which: the UE transmits its CS IRAT handover from 2G/3G to LTE capabilities to the BSC/RNC node; the BSC/RNC node selects a routing paths among said different routing paths based on the UE capabilities for CS IRAT handover from 2G/3G to LTE and transmits to a MSC/VLR node (Mobile services Switching Center) of said 2G/3G network a Handover message comprising an information indicative of the selected path corresponding to the selected CS handover technology; and the MSC/VLR node transfers said Handover message to said target eNodeB through a MME (Mobility Management Entity) node or through an IWF node (Interworking Function) depending on the selected CS handover technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
    Inventors: Tatsuyuki Shintani, Marianne Lampure, Vincent Roger, Luc Davit
  • Patent number: 9226282
    Abstract: This invention relates with a method for detecting a downlink control structure for carrier aggregation in communication network in which data transmission is scheduled by a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). An UE receives higher layer signaling enabling carrier aggregation for the UE. The UE reads the PDCCHs of component carriers (CCs), wherein the downlink control information (DCI) in the PDCCHs of each CC is read according to one of a plurality of predefined formats derived from the higher layer signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
    Inventor: Boon Loong Ng
  • Patent number: 9204551
    Abstract: Provided is a mounting structure capable of maintaining highly accurate connection reliability even when the temperature of the environment in which the mounting structure is used is high. Mounting structure (10) includes electronic component (11), metal (12), wiring substrate (13), and a preventing structure. Electronic component (11) includes first electrode (14). The melting point of metal (12) is 130° C. or less. Wiring substrate (13) includes second electrode (15) electrically connected to first electrode (14) via metal (12). The preventing structure prevents flowing-out of metal (12) in a melted state from a region where first electrode (14) and second electrode (15) are formed. Further, preventing structure (14) is formed in at least one member selected from electronic component (11) and wiring substrate (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong)
    Inventor: Masahiro Kubo
  • Patent number: 9179069
    Abstract: A photographing device includes a display unit, a movement detection unit and a display control unit. The display unit displays a preview image of being a target to photograph. The movement detection unit detects the preview image being moving from status at which the preview has been photographed as a reference photographed image. The display control unit displays a reference line on the preview image. The reference line has been set in the reference photographed image. The display control unit changes a display position and a direction of the reference line in the display unit based on a detected result by the movement detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
    Inventors: Takashi Moriyama, Takayuki Sakanaba
  • Patent number: 9176663
    Abstract: An electric device supports gesture input, so a user can determining whether the electric device is in a state of accepting the gesture input. An electronic device includes a touch panel display, a storage unit for storing sets of display data and trajectory related information that is associated with each set of display data, and a control unit. The trajectory related information includes trajectory data and function information that is associated with the trajectory data, and the control unit determines whether or not to accept the gesture input on the basis of the trajectory related information that is associated with the display data displayed on the touch panel display. When having determined to accept the gesture input, overlay-displays on the touch panel display, the trajectory data included in the trajectory related information that is associated with the display data so as to be overlaid on the display data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong)
    Inventor: Shigeru Ashikawa
  • Patent number: 9176526
    Abstract: Provided are a portable terminal device, an image display method used for same and a recording medium to record a program for same that enable display of images suitable for various forms of use, such as when the screen orientation or input operation is changed, and display of information pertaining to the images. The portable terminal device can make changes for multiple forms of use and has detection means for detecting a change in the form of use, and changing means for changing the method to be used to display image-related information on a display screen according to the detection result by the detection means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong)
    Inventor: Hiroshi Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 9172723
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of providing network security within a mobile radio communications network and including creating a security context for communications between a mobile radio communications device and the network, the security context being created responsive to an input parameter such as the downlink NAS count, and the method further including, as part of each initial handover attempt, controlling the parameter so as to apply a version of the parameter different from a previous version, for example as incremented downlink NAS count, and preferably independently of network signaling messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
    Inventors: Anand Raghawa Prasad, Caroline Jactat
  • Patent number: 9167074
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile terminal and a function control method thereof that can appropriately set or release an operation mode in accordance with a situation of a user. A mobile terminal includes an opening/closing sensor 18 that detects whether the mobile terminal is in an opened state or a closed state, an acceleration sensor 11 that detects acceleration and a posture of the mobile terminal, and a control unit 12 that restricts an execution of a specific function in accordance with the detection result of the opening/closing sensor 18 and releases a restriction of at least a portion of the restricted specific function in accordance with the detection result of the acceleration sensor 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong)
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Yonemochi
  • Patent number: 9152733
    Abstract: An information processor includes a keyword registration means for accepting an input of a keyword composed of a predetermined character string and storing the accepted keyword in a storage device; and a content display means for displaying externally acquired content on a display device. The content display means is configured to display the content on the display device by replacing a character string in a preset range containing the keyword with other display data if the keyword stored in the storage device exists in character information contained in the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
    Inventor: Tomoki Furuya
  • Patent number: 9148971
    Abstract: A component built-in module of the present invention includes: a substrate which includes a top surface and a bottom surface; a plurality of electronic components which are mounted on the top surface of the substrate; a resin which seals the top surface of the substrate; and a reinforcing plate which is bonded to the bottom surface of the substrate. The reinforcing plate and the resin are bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
    Inventors: Nozomu Nishimura, Nobuhiro Mikami
  • Patent number: 9137712
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of controlling LA-based update procedure in a mobile radio communications network, and including the step of determining the reason for the LA-based update request, and varying connection procedures upon receipt of such request and responsive to the determination, and so can also provide a mobile radio communications network device arranged for operation in the network including plural terminal devices, the network device being arranged to forward to a target network device an indication of reasoning for a LA-based update procedure (during CSFB to the legacy system for example). Further the invention can also be embodied in a mobile radio communications network target device arranged for operation in the network including plural terminal devices and further arranged to monitor for an indication from a network device for reasoning for a LA-based update procedure, and further arranged to vary a connection procedure responsive to the said monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
    Inventors: Iskren Ianev, Yannick Lair
  • Patent number: 9109962
    Abstract: To provide an electromagnetic wave radiation detection member, an electromagnetic wave radiation detection method, and a device including the electromagnetic wave radiation detection member that make it possible to determine whether an object to be detected has been heated by electromagnetic wave radiation by a microwave oven or the like. One embodiment includes a detection material 1 containing liquid and discoloring a substance to be attached to which the detection material adheres, and a bag 2 including the detection material 1 therein and from which the liquid flows out due to radiation of electromagnetic waves. Accordingly, the substance to be attached is discolored due to electromagnetic wave radiation, thereby making it possible to determine whether the electromagnetic waves have been radiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
    Inventor: Takayuki Kagami
  • Patent number: 9112357
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device (101) includes a charger identification information reception unit (103) that receives, from a charger (121) connected to charge a rechargeable battery (102), charger identification information to be used to identify the charger (121), a setting information storage unit (104) that stores setting information associated with the charger identification information, a setting information extraction unit (105) that extracts, from the setting information storage unit (104), the setting information corresponding to the charger identification information received by the charger identification information reception unit (103), and a setting unit (106) that setting, in the mobile terminal device (101), the setting information extracted by the setting information extraction unit (105).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Okuyama
  • Patent number: 9106728
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal in which a sound path can be secured around speaker sound holes when the mobile terminal is placed and which can thereby provide stable sound to a user. A mobile terminal according to the present invention is a mobile terminal in which an upper housing including a display unit is connected to a lower housing (1) including an operation unit in a freely-movable fashion and a speaker sound hole (7) is formed in a surface of the lower housing (1) opposite to the operation unit (rear surface), in which the rear surface is configured so as to be inclined with respect to a placing-surface (6) when the mobile terminal is placed on the placing-surface so that a space (9) that allows speaker sound to be released is formed between the rear surface and the placing-surface, and a protrusion (4) is formed near the speaker sound hole (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
    Inventor: Takahiro Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 9105980
    Abstract: A radio communication apparatus (100) includes an antenna device (40) that faces at least a part of a conductor plate of a conductor surface (second casing) or a conductor layer of an interconnect substrate (30); and a plurality of conductor components (36) that are located between the antenna device (40) and the conductor surface and are arranged in a repetitive manner so as to intersect in a surface-normal direction of the conductor surface. The radio communication apparatus is, for example, a slide opening and closing type cellular phone and includes a first casing (10), a second casing (20), and a flexible interconnect substrate (30). The first casing (10) and the second casing (20) are slid relatively so that the radio communication apparatus (100) is switched between first and second states. In the first state, the interconnect substrate (30) is folded. The interconnect substrate (30) is extended further in the second state than in the first state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
    Inventors: Masanori Sakurai, Naoki Kobayashi, Noriaki Ando, Hiroshi Toyao, Masaharu Imazato
  • Patent number: 9107036
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a UICC interface and related interfacing method, for use in a mobile radio communications device and including an element enabling the UICC to provide an indication that at least one service requiring location data is present in the UICC, an element for UICC to receive notification that a source of location data is available, an element for allowing the UICC to initiate transfer of location data thereto, an element for the actual transfer of the location data to the UICC, and an element enabling the UICC to terminate the transfer of the location data, and wherein the location data can be provided from a GPS module or remotely in a contact-less manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
    Inventor: Olivier Dong
  • Patent number: 9094380
    Abstract: In order to solve the problem of performing data transmission between a server and a communication apparatus via a portable terminal apparatus at a high speed, the portable terminal apparatus is provided with: a first communication means which connects with a server on a network and communicates data, a second communication means which connects with the communication apparatus and performs data communication, a temporary storage means which temporarily stores data when relaying data communication between the server and the communication apparatus using the first communication means and the second communication means, and a control means which can control data communication performed by the first communication means and the second communication means asynchronously and in parallel when relaying data communication between the server and the communication apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
    Inventor: Masahito Shinohara