Patents Assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) PTE LTD
  • Publication number: 20250028363
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first chassis; a second chassis configured to be adjacent to the first chassis and connected to the first chassis to be relatively rotatable between a first posture in which the first chassis and the second chassis are stacked such that surface normal directions of the first chassis and the second chassis overlap each other, and a second posture in which the surface normal directions of the first chassis and the second chassis are disposed side by side each other on left and right sides; and a display assembly configured to be provided over between the first chassis and the second chassis, and be bent according to relative rotations of the first chassis and the second chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Morino, Moriyuki Tsuchihashi, Yalu Liu, Daisuke Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12204428
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of preparing an electronic device for transport to a destination includes activating a secure transport function for an electronic device and receiving a selection of at least two transport mode options. The transport mode options may include placing the electronic device in a shipping mode to disconnect a device battery until the device is reconnected to a power adapter, performing an encryption on selected data stored on the device, capturing a connection fingerprint of gateways upon power on during transport, and logging power on hours during transport. The method includes applying, via the secure transport mode function, the selected transport mode operations prior to transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert James Norton, Jr., Justin Michael Ringuette, Sandy Collins
  • Patent number: 12205257
    Abstract: A method for reducing image noise in computer vision includes identifying a pattern of periods during which visible light is not emitted by the pixels; identifying a first black period during which a first group of lines of the pixels does not emit visible light; capturing, with an image sensor installed behind the display, a first image that longitudinally spans only the first group of lines of the pixels; and synchronizing the capturing of the first image with the first black period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xueyong Yang, Limin Xiao
  • Patent number: 12206478
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting SL CSI using an uplink channel. One apparatus includes a transceiver that receives a first SL-CSI value from a RX UE via one of a plurality of unicast links. The apparatus includes a processor that generates a SL-CSI report comprising the first SL-CSI value, wherein the first SL-CSI value is tagged with an identifier that identifies the RX UE. The processor controls the transceiver to transmit the SL-CSI report using an uplink channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park
    Inventors: Karthikeyan Ganesan, Prateek Basu Mallick, Joachim Loehr, Ravi Kuchibhotla
  • Publication number: 20250022514
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a solid state drive (SSD) configured with a multi-bit cell for storing multi-bit data in one memory cell and configured to include an electrically rewritable non-volatile storage unit; and a main control unit configured to execute processing based on data stored in the SSD. The SSD includes a storage control unit, which is a storage control unit configured to control access to the non-volatile storage unit, and configured to execute a storage process through which a variation width of a threshold voltage is changeable when the multi-bit data is stored in the multi-bit cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Taira, Takashi Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20250021173
    Abstract: An input device control system includes: a vibration control unit which is configured to vibrate a pen-shaped input device by using writing sound data so as to generate writing sounds in accordance with detection of a state that the pen-shaped input device is in contact with an operational object surface; and a correction unit which is configured to execute processing which relates to change of a frequency characteristic of the writing sound data in such a manner that a frequency characteristic of real writing sounds which are generated in accordance with vibrations of the pen-shaped input device by the vibration control unit is corrected to a frequency characteristic of ideal writing sounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Yoshitomi, Mitsuhiro Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 12199755
    Abstract: DCI can include scheduling information for a physical channel carrying a TB and information of a plurality of available symbols within the plurality of allocated symbols. The scheduling information can include information of a plurality of allocated symbols for the physical channel. The physical channel can include a plurality of repetitions of the TB and can span at least one slot. Each of the plurality of repetitions can be within a slot of the at least one slot. At least one repetition of the plurality of the repetitions can have a different duration than another repetition. A repetition duration of each of the plurality of repetitions can be based on the plurality of available symbols for the physical channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyejung Jung, Vijay Nangia, Hossein Bagheri
  • Patent number: 12197551
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that has an input device including an input sensor configured to detect synaptic signals from a user. An electronic device sensor is also provided that detects environmental signals or user signals. The electronic device also includes a memory to store executable instructions, and one or more processors. When implementing the executable instructions, the one or more processors determine an environmental characteristic based on the environmental signals or a user characteristic based on the user signals, and determine when to grant access to the electronic device based on the synaptic signals based on the environmental characteristic or the user characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Nathan Peterson, John M. Petersen
  • Patent number: 12200897
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a chassis; a heating element; a cooling module having a fan, a heat sink, and a heat transport device, the cooling module being configured to cool the heating element. The heat sink includes: a base plate; a plurality of fins standing from the base plate and placed with a gap between the fins to define an air channel through which air from the air outlet flows; and an inclined plate dividing the air channel in two stages in the standing direction of the fins and being gradually inclined from upstream to downstream of the air channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Hao-Yu Wang, Hajime Yoshizawa, Shusaku Tomizawa, Qianyi Lu, Atsushi Ohyama
  • Patent number: 12200576
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a feedback resource associated with groupcast data. One method includes receiving a configuration associated with a resource pool for PSFCH. The method includes receiving groupcast data via sidelink and determining HARQ feedback based at least in part on the received groupcast data. The method includes determining a PSFCH resource for the HARQ feedback based at least in part on the resource pool for the PSFCH and transmitting the HARQ feedback using the determined PSFCH resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Karthikeyan Ganesan, Prateek Basu Mallick, Joachim Loehr, Alexander Johann Maria Golitschek Edler von Elbwart, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Vijay Nangia, Robert T. Love
  • Patent number: 12199716
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for performing channel occupancy time sensing. One method includes receiving information configuring a single channel occupancy time for multi-beam transmission in an unlicensed channel. The method includes performing sensing for the single channel occupancy time. The sensing includes: omni-directional sensing at a beginning of the single channel occupancy time; directional sensing on a plurality of beams at the beginning of the single channel occupancy time; directional sensing on the plurality of beams in a time domain multiplexing manner before each transmission based on a time gap between transmissions; or some combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park
    Inventors: Ankit Bhamri, Karthikeyan Ganesan, Alexander Johann Maria Golitschek Edler von Elbwart, Ali Ramadan Ali
  • Publication number: 20250016951
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a chassis; a heat generation element provided in the chassis; a heat transfer member in contact with the heat generation element in a heat-transferable manner; and one or a plurality of heat dissipation mechanisms configured to cool the heat transfer member. The heat dissipation mechanism includes a first cooling device configured to cool a first main surface of the heat transfer member, and a second cooling device configured to cool a second main surface of the heat transfer member opposite to the first main surface. The first cooling device includes a first heat dissipation plate in contact with the first main surface in a heat-transferable manner, and a first blower mechanism configured to blow a gas to come into contact with the first heat dissipation plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Saigusa, Ryota Watanabe, Atsushi Ohyama, Kengo Sano
  • Publication number: 20250013267
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first chassis; a second chassis; a hinge connecting the first chassis and the second chassis relatively rotatably; and a flat cable provided across the first chassis and the second chassis. In the first chassis, the flat cable forms: a first extending portion extending toward a first edge of the first chassis connected to the second chassis; a second extending portion extending from the first extending portion through a first curved portion toward a side opposite to the first edge; and a third extending portion extending from the second extending portion through a second curved portion toward the first edge. The second extending portion is fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Akashi Takashima, Tatsuya Ushioda
  • Publication number: 20250013362
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a memory which temporarily stores a program of an application; a display; and a processor which executes the program of the application stored in the memory to perform control to display a window of the application on the display. The processor performs: mounting detection processing to detect mounting of an external keyboard on a predetermined screen area within a screen area of the display, and display control processing to control switching among a first display mode in which display is controlled using an entire screen area of the display as one display area, a second display mode in which the display is controlled by splitting the screen area of the display into two or more display areas, and a third display mode in which, when the mounting of the keyboard is detected by the mounting detection processing, the display is controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ito, Yuichi Sone
  • Patent number: 12189753
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device may include at least one processor, a camera accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive input from the camera and to, based on the input, recognize a particular location. The instructions may also be executable to, based on the recognition of the particular location, permit use of a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Hamilton Wetsel, David Rivera
  • Patent number: 12191691
    Abstract: An auxiliary power case can include a frame; a panel coupled to the frame, where the panel defines at least a portion of a recess; a rechargeable battery disposed at least in part in the recess; and a power interface operatively coupled to the rechargeable battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mounika Vanka, Saba Shah
  • Patent number: 12192926
    Abstract: Information of at least one measurement RS resource and measurement timing configuration can be received (510). An attempt can be made to detect (530) at least one measurement RS on the at least one measurement RS resource from downlink signals received (520) in a first measurement window. Measurements can be performed (540) on a first set of measurement RSs including at least one successfully detected measurement RS from the at least one measurement RS. A second set of measurement RSs can be identified (550) from the at least one measurement RS, where the second set of measurement RSs was not detected in the first measurement window. An attempt can be made to detect (560) at least the second set of measurement RSs in a second measurement window, where the second measurement window can start no earlier than an end of the first measurement window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyejung Jung, Alexander Johann Maria Golitschek Edler von Elbwart, Joachim Löhr, Vijay Nangia, Prateek Basu Mallick
  • Patent number: 12190528
    Abstract: In one aspect, a first device includes a processor, a camera, and storage. The storage includes instructions executable by the processor to auto-crop base images from the camera to render respective first auto-cropped images having a first field of view that is smaller than a second field of view of the respective base images themselves. The instructions are also executable to receive input from a motion sensor on the first device and, based on the input from the motion sensor, adjust the auto-cropping of the base images from the camera to render second auto-cropped images having a third field of view that is smaller than the second field of view and that is different from the first field of view. In various examples, the first and second auto-cropped images can be provided to a second device as part of a video conference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John W. Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker
  • Patent number: 12191961
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting signals with delays. One method includes determining, at a user equipment, a first transmit signal based on a set of modulation symbols. The method includes determining a second transmit signal based on the first transmit signal, wherein the second transmit signal is a delayed copy of the first transmit signal that is delayed by a delay, and the delay is less than a maximum value. The method includes transmitting the first transmit signal from a first antenna of the user equipment. The method includes transmitting the second transmit signal from a second antenna of the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park
    Inventors: Colin D. Frank, Vijay Nangia, Hyejung Jung
  • Publication number: 20250008696
    Abstract: A heat radiation structure includes a metal mesh brought into contact with the surface of a die, and a heat receiving plate configured to sandwich the mesh between the surface of the die and the heat receiving plate. The mesh is impregnated with a liquid metal at least at a portion brought into contact with the surface of the die and has a shape in which intersection points of vertical and horizontal element wires are crushed in a thickness direction of the mesh. The mesh has a flat portion formed on the surface side of the element wire at each intersection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kitamura, Junki Hashiba, Takuroh Kamimura, Ryota Watanabe