Patents by Inventor Hidetoshi Mori
Hidetoshi Mori has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11409542Abstract: A computing apparatus is provided to improve information sharing between multiple operating systems of the same system, that operate in parallel. The computing apparatus includes a first system having a first display unit and configured to execute processing by a first operating system (“OS”), and configured to display, on the first display unit, display information based on the processing by the first OS. The computing apparatus also includes a second system having a second display unit and configured to execute processing by a second OS, and configured to display, on the second display unit, display information based on the processing by the second OS.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Yuichi Shigematsu, Kazuo Fujii, Hidetoshi Mori
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Patent number: 11194364Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first chassis, a second chassis which is coupled to the first chassis to be openable and closable, a first display which is disposed on a first surface of the second chassis which faces the first chassis, a second display which is disposed on a second surface of the second chassis which is opposite to the first surface and a processing circuitry, in which the processing circuitry detects a lid close action that a user is about to close the first chassis or lid close, and in a case where the lid close action or the lid close is detected, displays a selection menu which is used for selecting a mode to be executed in a lid closed state and includes a plurality of modes on the first display or the second display.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Hidetoshi Mori, Nana Kudo, Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Adam Jerome Cavenaugh
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Publication number: 20210306846Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an accessory device, an indication to initiate a pairing process with an information handling device; adjusting, responsive to the receiving, a transmitting power of the accessory device; and pairing, based on the adjusting, the accessory device to the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Philip John Jakes, Hidetoshi Mori, Jonathan Daniel Pollock, James Christopher Salembier
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Publication number: 20210209804Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using a camera of an information handling device, an encoded image displayed on a display of another device; and deciphering, using a processor, the encoded image to produce a decoded dataset. Another embodiments provides a method, including: encoding, using a processor of an information handling device, data; presenting, on a display of the information handling device the encoded data in a visual pattern; and transmitting, to at least one other device, an indication that the encoded data is being presented; wherein the information handling device is a clamshell device and wherein the display is positioned on a portion of the A-cover. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Adam Jerome Cavenaugh, David W. Douglas, Hidetoshi Mori
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Patent number: 11055053Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer program products for displaying captured screenshots are disclosed herein. One method includes capturing, by an information handling device, a set of screenshots of a main display screen of a computing device and displaying the captured set of screenshots on a sub-display screen of the computing device. Apparatus, systems, and computer program products that include and/or perform the methods are also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Hidetoshi Mori, Yuichi Shigematsu, Masaharu Yoneda
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Patent number: 11054985Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and program products are disclosed for transferring objects between multiple displays. One apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to detect a first edge swipe performed by a first set of user fingers on a first object on a first touch screen of a computing device. The code is further executable by the processor to move the first object from the first touch screen to a second touch screen of the computing device in response to detecting the first edge swipe. Methods and computer program products that perform the functions of the apparatus are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Adam Jerome Cavenaugh, Hidetoshi Mori, Kenneth Scott Seethaler
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Patent number: 11017746Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: displaying, on a primary display of an information handling device, an object having a predetermined size; adjusting, based on user input, a position of the object from the primary display to an auxiliary display; and maintaining, based on a scaling factor applied to the auxiliary display, the predetermined size of the object on the auxiliary display. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Adam Jerome Cavenaugh, Hidetoshi Mori
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Patent number: 10983573Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a display is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a first main body having a first touch sensor; a second main body having a second touch sensor; a detecting unit that detects whether the second main body is in an open state or in a closed state; and a control unit that controls the first and second touch sensors. When the detecting unit has detected that the second main body is in the open state, the control unit enables the first touch sensor and disables the second touch sensor. When the detecting unit has detected that the second main body is in the closed state, the control unit enables the second touch sensor and disables the first touch sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Inventors: Limin Xiao, Hidetoshi Mori, Moriyuki Tsuchihashi
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Publication number: 20210097957Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first luminance adjustment section which performs luminance adjustment of a first display unit and luminance adjustment of a second display unit in linkage with each other in accordance with a first operation and a second luminance adjustment section which performs only the luminance adjustment of the second display unit in accordance with a second operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Moriyuki Tsuchihashi, Hidetoshi Mori, Limin Xiao
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Publication number: 20200356259Abstract: A laptop PC includes: an object management section configured to manage the position and size of an object to be displayed on a sub-display; a desktop area resizing section configured to resize a virtual desktop area based on the arrangement and size of the object managed by the object management section; a display area specifying section configured to specify a display area to be displayed in the virtual desktop area on the sub-display; and a sub-display driving section configured to display, on the sub-display, drawing data of the display area specified by the display area specifying section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Hidetoshi Mori, Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Adam Jerome Cavenaugh
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Publication number: 20200319840Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer program products for displaying captured screenshots are disclosed herein. One method includes capturing, by an information handling device, a set of screenshots of a main display screen of a computing device and displaying the captured set of screenshots on a sub-display screen of the computing device. Apparatus, systems, and computer program products that include and/or perform the methods are also disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Hidetoshi Mori, Yuichi Shigematsu, Masaharu Yoneda
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Publication number: 20200310636Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and program products are disclosed for transferring objects between multiple displays. One apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to detect a first edge swipe performed by a first set of user fingers on a first object on a first touch screen of a computing device. The code is further executable by the processor to move the first object from the first touch screen to a second touch screen of the computing device in response to detecting the first edge swipe. Methods and computer program products that perform the functions of the apparatus are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Adam Jerome Cavenaugh, Hidetoshi Mori, Kenneth Scott Seethaler
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Publication number: 20200312281Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: displaying, on a primary display of an information handling device, an object having a predetermined size; adjusting, based on user input, a position of the object from the primary display to an auxiliary display; and maintaining, based on a scaling factor applied to the auxiliary display, the predetermined size of the object on the auxiliary display. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Adam Jerome Cavenaugh, Hidetoshi Mori
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Publication number: 20200278872Abstract: A computing apparatus is provided to improve information sharing between multiple operating systems of the same system, that operate in parallel. The computing apparatus includes a first system having a first display unit and configured to execute processing by a first operating system (“OS”), and configured to display, on the first display unit, display information based on the processing by the first OS. The computing apparatus also includes a second system having a second display unit and configured to execute processing by a second OS, and configured to display, on the second display unit, display information based on the processing by the second OS.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Yuichi Shigematsu, Kazuo Fujii, Hidetoshi Mori
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Patent number: 10747340Abstract: A touch pad includes: a center button region; a first button region disposed adjacent to the center button region; a second button region disposed adjacent to the center button region on the opposite side of the first button region; a load sensor configured to detect load at least at the center button region, the first button region and the second button region; and a controller configured to determine a detection by the load sensor of load of a first upper-limit value or higher at least at one of the first and second button regions as a depressed state, and determine a detection by the load sensor of load of a second upper-limit value or higher at the center button region as a depressed state. The second upper-limit value and the first upper-limit value are different. Particularly, the second upper-limit value is larger than the first upper-limit value.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Fumio Tamura, Hidetoshi Mori
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Publication number: 20200233507Abstract: A touch pad includes: a center button region; a first button region disposed adjacent to the center button region; a second button region disposed adjacent to the center button region on the opposite side of the first button region; a load sensor configured to detect load at least at the center button region, the first button region and the second button region; and a controller configured to determine a detection by the load sensor of load of a first upper-limit value or higher at least at one of the first and second button regions as a depressed state, and determine a detection by the load sensor of load of a second upper-limit value or higher at the center button region as a depressed state. The second upper-limit value and the first upper-limit value are different. Particularly, the second upper-limit value is larger than the first upper-limit value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Fumio Tamura, Hidetoshi Mori
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Publication number: 20200073448Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a display is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a first main body having a first touch sensor; a second main body having a second touch sensor; a detecting unit that detects whether the second main body is in an open state or in a closed state; and a control unit that controls the first and second touch sensors. When the detecting unit has detected that the second main body is in the open state, the control unit enables the first touch sensor and disables the second touch sensor. When the detecting unit has detected that the second main body is in the closed state, the control unit enables the second touch sensor and disables the first touch sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Limin Xiao, Hidetoshi Mori, Moriyuki Tsuchihashi
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Publication number: 20190341006Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display unit, an attachment/release detection unit configured to detect that a detachable input device is attached onto part of a display screen of the display unit, an object specification unit configured to specify an object which is disposed in an invisible region which is hidden by attachment of the input device on the display screen as a moved object and an object movement unit configured to move the moved object to a display region other than the invisible region on the display screen in a case where attachment of the input device is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Hidetoshi Mori, Kenji Watamura
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Patent number: 9354795Abstract: A computer system displays an object on a touch surface and detects multiple touch points on the touch surface in proximity to the displayed object. Next, the computer system detects one or more touch point movements originating from one or more of the plurality of touch points and determines a type of sector in which each of the touch point movements enters. In turn, when one of the touch point movements enters a rotate sector, the computer system performs a rotate command on the object.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2009Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. LtdInventors: Harriss Christopher Neil Ganey, Masaki Matsubara, Hidetoshi Mori, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Patent number: 9256304Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses and computer program products configured to provide intelligent filtering techniques to reduce errant device inputs are described. For example, filtering out the data input from a touch pad while typing on the keyboard or operating with a pointing stick, even if the touch pad is sensing contact, is augmented by continuing to filter data from the touch pad until the contact on the touch pad ends.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Aaron Michael Stewart, Masaki Matsubara, Hidetoshi Mori