Patents Assigned to Lenovo
  • Patent number: 11984001
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, using a tamper detection switch of an information handling device, a tampering event; determining, using a processor, contextual data associated with the tampering event; constructing, based on the determining, a signal comprising the contextual data; and broadcasting, using a radio transmission beacon, the signal. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten Peter Stremlau
  • Patent number: 11985516
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a method and apparatus for TRP downlink transmission. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus includes at least one transmitter that transmits a spatial information configuration for downlink transmission. The spatial information configuration configures at least one time unit for at least one of predefined spatial information and un-predefined spatial information. In the case that the time unit is configured for the predefined spatial information, the downlink transmission is transmitted according to the predefined spatial information. In the case that the time unit is configured for un-predefined spatial information, the downlink transmission is transmitted according to the spatial information indicated in the specific spatial information in the downlink control channel or configured by the high layer signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Wei Ling, Chenxi Zhu, Bingchao Liu, Lingling Xiao
  • Patent number: 11983033
    Abstract: A system can include a display device that includes a rectangular housing that includes a back side that includes a first arrangement of magnets; and a stand that includes a base, a flap and a hinge that couples the flap to the base, where the flap includes a second arrangement of magnets, where the first arrangement of magnets and the second arrangement of magnets provide a first magnetic attraction force that couples the rectangular housing to the flap in a first position and a second magnetic attraction force that couples the rectangular housing to the flap in a second position, where, in the second position, the rectangular housing is rotated by 90 degrees with respect to the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hwan Hong, Ali Ent, Ghwang Hyun Lim, Alden Rose, Jeffrey E Skinner
  • Patent number: 11983314
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, the method including: capturing, at an interface reconfiguration system and using an image capture device, video of a user, wherein the video is transmitted to an information handling device of at least one other user; determining, using the interface reconfiguration system, eyes of the user are directed away from the image capture device and a portion of a user interface associated with a direction of the eyes of the user; and rearranging, responsive to the determining, at least the portion of the user interface displayed on a display device operatively coupled to the image capture device. Other aspects are claimed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Nathan Peterson, Mark Delaney, Arnold Weksler, John C Mese
  • Publication number: 20240154733
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for determining a one shot HARQ-ACK codebook. In one embodiment, the subject disclosure provides a method performed by a User Equipment (UE), including receiving, from a base station (BS), a signaling configuring a plurality of Downlink (DL) Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) processes, and Downlink Control Information (DCI) requesting HARQ-ACK feedback for each of the plurality of DL HARQ processes; for each of the plurality of DL HARQ processes, generating the HARQ-ACK feedback based on an associated New Data Indicator (NDI) bit and HARQ-ACK information bit; and transmitting, to the BS, a HARQ-ACK codebook comprising the HARQ-ACK feedback for each of the plurality of DL HARQ processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd.
    Inventor: Haipeng Lei
  • Publication number: 20240155493
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for discontinuous reception (DRX). According to an embodiment of the present application, a method may include: receiving configuration information for a plurality of search space sets (SSSs); in the case that one or more SSSs of the plurality of SSSs are associated with at least one SSS group (SSSG), determining at least one SSS from each SSSG; in the case that the plurality of SSSs include a set of SSSs outside any SSSG, determining at least one SSS from the set of SSSs; and detecting downlink control information (DCI) in a determined SSS, wherein the DCI includes a field indicating a power saving operation for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring. Embodiments of the present application can efficiently indicate a power saving operation for PDCCH monitoring during the DRX active time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Yuantao Zhang, Hongmei Liu, Zhi Yan, Yingying Li, Haiming Wang
  • 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: 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: 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
  • 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: 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: 11977724
    Abstract: An information processing method includes determining a target area associated with a plurality of widgets that are different, determining a target display mode of the target area, and displaying the plurality of widgets in the target area based on the target display mode. Each of the plurality of widgets obtains a display content based on a target address, and the plurality of widgets are displayed differently in the target area under different display modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventor: Xiao Liu
  • 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: 11979803
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive at least one override signal of at least a first autonomous driving feature of a vehicle, disable the first autonomous driving feature responsive to the override signal, and wirelessly transmit to at least a first computer server a signal indicating that the override signal was received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singa pore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Norton, Robert J. Kapinos, Russell Speight VanBlon, Scott Wentao Li
  • Patent number: 11979027
    Abstract: A control method. The control method includes determining whether a second electronic device is placed on a touch panel of a first electronic device, the touch panel including a first electrode layer, the second electronic device including a second electrode layer, the second electrode layer being configured to form a charging capacitor unit with the first electrode layer; controlling the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer opposite to the first electrode layer to form the charging capacitor unit when it is determined that the second electronic device is placed on the touch panel; and controlling a first power module of the first electronic device to provide power to the first electrode layer to supply power to the second electronic device through the charging capacitor unit; or, controlling the first power module to receive power transmitted by the second electronic device through the charging capacitor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventors: Qihua Xiao, Zhijian Mo
  • Patent number: 11977897
    Abstract: An information processing method includes, when an electronic apparatus is booted, obtaining current parameter information of a target hard disk drive and sending the current parameter information to a baseboard management controller (BMC). The current parameter information of the target hard disk drive indicates current mounting position of the target hard disk drive on a backplane (BP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventor: Tai-Yu Chiu
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20240147332
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for deactivating and activating a secondary cell group (SCG) in a multi-radio dual connectivity (MR-DC) scenario under a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G New Radio (NR) system or the like. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method can include: in response to determining to activate a SCG, transmitting state information for one or more secondary cells (SCells), wherein the one or more SCells are associated with the SCG; and in response to determining to deactivate the SCG, transmitting the state information for the one or more SCells and transmitting configuration information regarding a behaviour of a user equipment (UE).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Congchi Zhang, Mingzeng Dai, Lianhai Wu, Le Yan
  • Publication number: 20240146396
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for coverage extension and wireless communication. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method may include: receiving from a base station (BS) a message comprising an indication that a drone-based relay or vehicle-based relay is supported by the BS, wherein the mobile terminal is allowed to serve as a relay node between the BS and a user equipment (UE); and in response to receiving the indication indicating that a drone-based relay or vehicle-based relay is supported by the BS, performing a random access procedure with the BS. In addition, the mobile terminal may report the assistant information, e.g., the remaining power information, to the BS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Lianhai Wu, Yibin Zhuo, Haiming Wang, Le Yan, Mingzeng Dai
  • 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