Patents Assigned to Lenovo
  • Patent number: 12271234
    Abstract: A computing device can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; a lithium-ion battery; a power interface; magnet control circuitry operatively coupled to at least the power interface for receipt of electrical power; and a housing for the processor, the memory, the battery, the power interface and the magnet control circuitry, where the housing includes a first shell, a second shell, and an electropermanent magnet assembly that generates a magnetic force that couples the first shell to the second shell, where the electropermanent magnetic assembly is controllable via the magnet control circuitry to decrease the magnetic force to decouple the first shell from the second shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Christopher Heidenfeldt, Sandy Collins, Justin Ringuette, Richard Todd Wall, Mark K. Summerville, Aravind Senthil Murugan
  • Patent number: 12270609
    Abstract: A heat dissipation member includes a condensation area, an evaporation area, and a capillary structure layer. The condensation area is arranged away from a heating element of an electronic apparatus in an application state. The evaporation area is arranged close to the heating element in the application state. A capillary force of the capillary structure layer in the evaporation area is greater than a capillary force of the capillary structure layer in the condensation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventors: Lianming Guo, Huajun Dong
  • Patent number: 12273774
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for pre-empting a resource of a user equipment (UE) supporting New Radio (NR). A method for sidelink communications performed by a UE according to an embodiment of the present application includes: receiving a sidelink control information (SCI) indicating one or more reserved resources, wherein the SCI explicitly or implicitly indicates a pre-emption indication (PI) resource on physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH); determining whether the one or more reserved resources can be pre-empted; upon determining that the one or more reserved resources can be pre-empted, transmitting a PI on the PI resource on the PSFCH to pre-empt the one or more reserved resources; and performing a sidelink transmission on the pre-empted one or more reserved resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Xiaodong Yu, Zhennian Sun, Karthikeyan Ganesan, Haipeng Lei
  • Patent number: 12273865
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for NBIoT frequency hopping are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a signal on a first number of frequency carriers, the signal switches among the first number of frequency carriers every a second number of time unit, wherein, the second number is configured by higher layer signaling, and the second number is determined by at least one of a subcarrier spacing of the signal, a scaling factor, a resource unit size of the signal, a subcarrier allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Zhi Yan, Haipeng Lei, Yingying Li, Lianhai Wu, Jie Shi, Haiming Wang
  • Patent number: 12271478
    Abstract: A computer program product and computer-implemented method include operations including identifying a software update payload that is available for distribution and identifying compatibility data for the software update payload, wherein the compatibility data identifies configurations of a computing device that are compatible with the software update payload. The operations further include forming an update package that includes the software update payload and the compatibility data, digitally signing the update package, and providing the signed update package to one or more computing devices over a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Allison Bower, III, Caihong Zhang, Ming Lei
  • Patent number: 12273250
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed that support techniques for measuring round trip time (“RTT”). One method includes transmitting a first request for establishing a data connection between a User Equipment (“UE”) and a mobile core network and receiving, from an interworking function (“IWF”), a first message including a first encapsulation packet header that contains an echo request indication, where the first encapsulation packet header complies with a General Routing Encapsulation (“GRE”) protocol. The method includes transmitting, to the IWF, a second message including a second encapsulation packet header that contains an echo response indication, where the second encapsulation packet header complies with the GRE protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Apostolis Salkintzis, Dimitrios Karampatsis, Genadi Velev
  • Patent number: 12273707
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for deriving a key based on an edge enabler client identifier. One method includes receiving, at a network function, a request message from an edge server function. The request message includes: an edge server identifier; and an edge enabler client identifier (EEC-ID), wherein the EEC-ID includes: an unencrypted EEC-ID; or an encrypted EEC-ID. The encrypted EEC-ID is encrypted with an authentication and key management (AKMA) key (KAKMA). The method includes deriving a unique key (KAFEEC) based on the edge server identifier and the EEC-ID. The method includes transmitting a response message to the edge server function. The response message includes: the KAFEEC; and an unencrypted EEC-ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Andreas Kunz, Sheeba Backia Mary Baskaran
  • Patent number: 12273911
    Abstract: A downlink channel transmission can be received. The downlink channel transmission can carry a DCI format that schedules a first uplink channel transmission. An overlap between the first uplink channel transmission and a second uplink channel transmission can be determined. The first uplink channel transmission can be associated with a first priority and the second uplink channel transmission can be associated with a second priority different than the first priority. The second uplink channel transmission can be cancelled before a symbol associated with the overlap between the first uplink channel transmission and the second uplink channel transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyejung Jung, Vijay Nangia, Hossein Bagheri
  • Patent number: 12273189
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for enhanced UL repetition indication and repetition procedure provides one or more signaling mechanisms to support dynamic PUCCH repetition factor indication. A User Equipment apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor that receives from a network, a Radio Resource Control (“RRC”) configuration for one or more physical uplink control channel (“PUCCH”) resources sets and corresponding one or more PUCCH resource configurations for each of the configured PUCCH resource sets, where one or more of the corresponding PUCCH resource configurations indicate a number of slots over which PUCCH can be repeated and receives from the network a downlink control information (“DCI”), where the DCI includes a PUCCH resource indicator (“PRI”) to indicate one of a RRC configured PUCCH resources within a PUCCH resource set and a corresponding number of slots for PUCCH repetition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ankit Bhamri, Vijay Nangia, Ali Ramadan Ali
  • Patent number: 12273826
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink power control. One method includes: operating a network entity with multiple antenna arrays; determining a first closed-loop power control process for a first set of uplink beam patterns based on a first antenna array of the multiple antenna arrays, wherein at least one receive beam pattern of the first antenna array is used to receive a first uplink transmission using at least one uplink beam pattern; determining a second closed-loop power control process for a second set of uplink beam patterns based on a second antenna array of the multiple antenna arrays, wherein the second antenna array is different from the first antenna array; and indicating to the device in a configuration message the first closed-loop power control process and the second closed-loop power control process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ebrahim MolavianJazi, Vijay Nangia, Hyejung Jung, Colin D. Frank, Robert T. Love, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Hossein Bagheri
  • Publication number: 20250113270
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses of a link management and mobility for an uplink (UL) aggregation procedure. According to an embodiment of the present application; a user equipment (UE) includes a processor and a transceiver coupled to the processor; and the processor is configured: to access a serving cell of a network node via a direct path; to transmit, via the transceiver, information indicating whether the UE supports an uplink (UL) aggregation to the network node; and to receive, via the transceiver, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message from the network node, wherein the RRC reconfiguration message includes an indication to indicate the UE to establish an indirect path for UL aggregation. After establishing the multiple path for UL aggregation, the UE receives a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message for handover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Lianhai Wu, Jing Han, Haiming Wang, Ran Yue, Min Xu, Jie Hu
  • Publication number: 20250112780
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to user equipment (UE) parameter update (UPU) header protection. An apparatus, such as a network equipment (NE) implements unified data management (UDM). The UDM transmits a request to an authentication server function (AUSF) to apply UPU header protection, and transmits a UPU transparent container and/or UPU header information to a UE. The UPU transparent container and/or the UPU header information includes an indication that a UPU header is protected. The UE receives a non-access stratum (NAS) message that includes an indication of the UPU header protection, computes a UPU message authentication code (MAC) using a UPU header as at least one input for UPU protection, and transmits an acknowledgement that indicates a UPU header verification is successful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Sheeba Backia Mary Baskaran, Roozbeh Atarius, Andreas Kunz
  • Publication number: 20250113385
    Abstract: A RACH configuration including a MsgA PUSCH configuration can be received. An association between a PRACH preamble of a plurality of PRACH preambles and a PUSCH of a plurality of PUSCHs can be determined. A first PRACH preamble can be randomly selected from the plurality of PRACH preambles. The first PRACH preamble and a PUSCH associated with the first PRACH preamble can be transmitted. The PUSCH can be transmitted according to the MsgA PUSCH configuration. A PDSCH can be received in response to transmission of the first PRACH preamble and the PUSCH. A MAC PDU of the PDSCH can include a plurality of RARs of a plurality of different RAR formats. Each of the plurality of RARs can correspond to a MAC-subPDU of the MAC PDU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Hyejung Jung, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Vijay Nangia, Joachim Löhr, Alexander Johann Maria Golitschek Edler von Elbwart, Ebrahim MolavianJazi
  • Patent number: 12265418
    Abstract: A system can include a display assembly that includes a rectangular housing that includes a back side that includes a raised portion and an attachment surface adjacent to the raised portion; and a stand that includes a base, a joint assembly and a coupling that magnetically couples to the attachment surface of the display assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ghwang Hyun Lim, Jung Hwan Hong, Ali Ent, Alden Rose, Jeffrey E Skinner
  • Patent number: 12267681
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for supporting delegated data connections. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives an access request indicating that a remote unit requires to access a first access network. The processor determines to establish a delegated data connection in a mobile communication network for the remote unit, the delegated data connection connecting the apparatus with an external data network. The processor enables the authentication of the remote unit by converting a first authentication signaling used by the mobile communication network to a second authentication signaling used by the first access network. The processor controls the transceiver to forward data traffic between the remote unit and the external data network over the delegated data connection, wherein the delegated data connection is reserved for use by the remote unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park
    Inventors: Apostolis Salkintzis, Dimitrios Karampatsis, Genadi Velev
  • Patent number: 12265429
    Abstract: A device can include a housing that comprises a front side that includes a display operatively coupled to display circuitry and a back side that comprises a ferromagnetic surface, a hinge assembly, and a recess; and a ferromagnetic panel transitionable via the hinge assembly from a storage position in the recess to a bridge position that covers the ferromagnetic surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Perelli, Ali Ent, Ashley Martin Cichocki
  • Patent number: 12267695
    Abstract: A number of repetitions equal to a first number and a number of spatial relations equal to a second number can be determined (210) to transmit an uplink channel with a plurality of uplink channel repetitions and with a plurality of spatial relations. A total number of the plurality of uplink channel repetitions can be the first number of repetitions and a total number of the plurality of spatial relations can be the second number of spatial relations. The plurality of spatial relations for transmission of the plurality of uplink channel repetitions can be determined (220) based on a plurality of quasi-co-location assumptions associated with downlink reception. The plurality of uplink channel repetitions can be transmitted (230) based on the determined plurality of spatial relations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyejung Jung, Ankit Bhamri, Vijay Nangia
  • Patent number: 12266103
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, the method including: obtaining, using at least one sensor of an information handling device facilitating a video conference, at least one image of a portion of a user of the information handling device participating in the video conference, wherein at least one participant in the video conference is located remotely with respect to the user; identifying, using an image diagnosis system, a condition of the portion of the user by analyzing the at least one image of the portion of the user; and transmitting, using the image diagnosis system, the condition to the at least one participant. Other aspects are claimed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Sean C. Kelly, Koji Kawakita
  • Patent number: 12264774
    Abstract: A connection apparatus includes a first connection member configured to connect a first member of an electronic device to support the first member to make a first-type movement, and a second connection member configured to connect a second member of the electronic device to support the second member to make a second-type movement. The first connection member is at least able to make the first-type movement or the second-type movement relative to the second connection member, and the first-type movement is different from the second-type movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventor: Bo Ding
  • Patent number: D1069743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Jingjia Li, Shasha Dong