Patents by Inventor Howard Locker

Howard Locker 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).

  • RESETTING AUTHENTICATION TOKENS BASED ON IMPLICIT FACTORS
    Publication number: 20150281218
    Abstract: For resetting authentication tokens based on implicit credentials, a method is disclosed that includes receiving, by use of a processor, an authentication request, the request requiring an authentication token, the request not including the authentication token, verifying an implicit credential, and resetting the authentication token in response to the implicit credential matching a predefined credential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Robert A. Bowser, Richard Wayne Cheston, Howard Locker, Goran Hans Wibran, Randall Scott Springfield
  • Systems and methods for electronic device power management
    Patent number: 9146601
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention implement one or more power management policies on one or more devices in order intelligently to manage the finite amount of battery power available while maximizing synchronization between connected devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Randall S. Springfield, Kenneth S. Seethaler, Howard Locker, Richard W. Cheston, Joseph M. Pennisi
  • TASK SCHEDULING IN BIG AND LITTLE CORES
    Publication number: 20150261579
    Abstract: One aspect provides a method including: identifying a task to be scheduled for execution on an information handling device having a big core and a little core; in a state where the big core is available, scheduling the task for execution on the little core using a core signature for the task; directing the task to the little core for execution based on the scheduling; and executing the task on the little core. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer, Scott Edwards Kelso
  • Predictive power state transitions for information handling devices
    Patent number: 9134784
    Abstract: Systems, methods and products are described that provide predictive power state transitions for information handling devices. One aspect includes ascertaining a power state transitioning pattern of an information handling device; responsive to a power state transition to a first lower power state at the information handling device, performing an additional power state transition to automatically transition the information handling device to a second lower power state, the second lower power state being a lower power state relative to the first lower power state; and proactively resuming the information handling device to the first lower power state responsive to a timing threshold being met; wherein the timing threshold is determined based on the power state transitioning pattern ascertained. Other embodiments are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Howard Locker, Akihisa Iwakawa, Joshua N. Novak, Nathan J. Peterson, Vincent J. DeCaro, Jason P. Parrish, Scott T. Elliott
  • Organizing display data on a multiuser display
    Patent number: 9128552
    Abstract: For organizing display data on a multiuser display, a position module determines a first user position from the disposition of a first touch object on the multiuser display. An organization module organizes the display data on the multiuser display in response to the first user position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Michaela Rose Case, Howard Locker, John Weldon Nicholson, Aaron Michael Stewart
  • Method and apparatus for modifying a transition to an altered power state of an electronic device based on accelerometer output
    Patent number: 9122735
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for modifying a transition to an altered power state of an electronic device based on accelerometer output. The apparatus includes an electronic device having a display and an accelerometer. The apparatus also includes a determination module, and a modification module. The determination module determines an in-use condition of the electronic device based on accelerometer output for the electronic device. The modification module modifies a transition to an altered power state of the electronic device in response to the determination module determining the in-use condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Howard Locker, Mark Charles Davis, Michael Thano Matthews, Steven Richard Perrin, Sean Michael Ulrich
  • SHARING A FILE SYSTEM BETWEEN MULTIPLE OPERATING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20150227547
    Abstract: For sharing a file system between multiple operating systems, a method is disclosed that includes sharing a file system between two or more operating systems, the two distinct operating systems concurrently operating on a computing device, determining, by a processor, that one of the two or more operating systems has an altered need for the file system, and changing interfaces to the file system based on the altered need.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (Singapore) PTE, LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Scott Edwards Kelso, Howard Locker, Steven Richard Perrin
  • Combination power and data connector
    Patent number: 9093798
    Abstract: An aspect provides a combination power and data connector, including: a dedicated power connector element; and a combination data connector element separate from the dedicated power connector element, the combination data connector element providing a combination of pins for two data transmission protocols. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer, Joseph Michael Pennisi, Richard Wayne Cheston, David William Higgins, Thomas Kenneth Tobul, Jr., Jon Wayne Heim, Qihua Xiao, DeHong Meng, Zhigang Na, Zhang Jianhui
  • DISPLAY ALIGNMENT BASED ON EYE TRACKING
    Publication number: 20150185832
    Abstract: For display alignment based on eye tracking, a method is disclosed that includes displaying, by use of a processor, a graphical object on a display screen, detecting an aspect of a user relative to the display screen, and moving the graphical object to reduce a viewing angle between the graphical object and the aspect of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (Singapore) PTE, LTD.
    Inventors: Howard Locker, Michaela Rose Case, John Weldon Nicholson, Aaron Michael Stewart
  • Network bandwidth control for network storage
    Patent number: 9071524
    Abstract: Network bandwidth is allocated to storage access requests as a function of a client system activities. Client system activities that produce network access requests and remote storage access requests are monitored. The network bandwidth allocation between network access requests and storage access requests is modified as a function of the monitored client system activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte, Ltd.
    Inventors: Rod D Waltermann, Howard Locker, Joseph Michael Pennisi, Mark Charles Davis
  • MANAGING MULTIPLE TOUCH SOURCES WITH PALM REJECTION
    Publication number: 20150177870
    Abstract: For managing multiple touch sources with palm rejection, a method is disclosed that includes detecting an instrument touch on a touch screen of a computing device, the instrument touch performed by a handheld instrument, disabling user touch for a portion of the touch screen, the disabled portion selected in accordance with a usage pattern, and accepting a user touch of the touch screen outside of the disabled portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (Singapore) PTE, LTD.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Matthew Lloyd Hagenbuch, Howard Locker, Matthew Price Roper
  • OPTIMIZING AUTOMATION SETTINGS USING CROWDSOURCING
    Publication number: 20150180713
    Abstract: An apparatus, program product, and method are disclosed for receiving an automation setting from a sharing participant, the automation setting being associated with the sharing participant, comparing the received automation setting to a corresponding local automation setting, and adjusting the local automation setting based on the comparison of the received automation setting to the corresponding local automation setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (Singapore) PTE, LTD.
    Inventors: Aaron Michael Stewart, Michaela Rose Case, Howard Locker, John Weldon Nicholson
  • GRAPHICAL INPUT-FRIENDLY FUNCTION SELECTION
    Publication number: 20150169214
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: ascertaining, via an input component of an information handling device, a graphical input; determining, using a processor, two or more functions associated with the graphical input; and providing, using the processor, an indication co-displayed with a rendering of the graphical input and associated with the two or more functions. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Scott Edwards Kelso, Howard Locker, Karen Ruth Kluttz, Geoffrey Simon Bula
  • SWITCHING AN INTERFACE MODE USING AN INPUT GESTURE
    Publication number: 20150169218
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program product are disclosed for presenting an interactive interface on an electronic display of an information handling device, the interactive interface comprising a plurality of modes, receiving an input gesture from a user, the input gesture detected along a surface of the information handling device by a gesture detector, and changing a mode of the interactive interface in response to the received input gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (Singapore) PTE, LTD.
    Inventors: Daryl Cromer, Howard Locker
  • Reduced power wireless wake on connection
    Patent number: 9055543
    Abstract: An aspect provides a method, including: receiving, at a low power wireless communication subsystem of an information handling device, a beacon from a wirelessly connectable device; determining, with the low power wireless communication subsystem, if the received beacon warrants executing a communication protocol; in response to determining the received beacon warrants executing a communication protocol, powering on a main system component and a higher power wireless communication subsystem; and establishing a wireless connection between the higher power wireless communication subsystem and the wirelessly connectable device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven Richard Perrin, Matthew Price Roper, Howard Locker, Scott Edwards Kelso
  • EXTENSION OF WEARABLE INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICE USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20150153854
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a wearable information handling device, including: a display device; a band operatively coupled to the display, the band including a band input component; a processor operatively coupled to the display; and a memory device accessible to the processor and storing code executable by the processor to: receive user input via the band input component; map the user input received via the band input component to a predetermined action; and execute the predetermined action according to the user input. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Aaron Michael Stewart, Howard Locker, John Weldon Nicholson, Michaela Rose Case
  • Modifying a function based on user proximity
    Patent number: 9042827
    Abstract: For modifying a function based on user proximity, a proximity module determines a distance between an electronic device and a transported device in wireless communication with the electronic device. The proximity module further modifies a function of the electronic device if the distance is within the specified range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Matthew Price Roper, Robert A. Bowser, Scott Edwards Kelso, Howard Locker, John Weldon Nicholson
  • DEVICE POWER MANAGEMENT BASED ON DETECTED POWER SOURCE
    Publication number: 20150121098
    Abstract: An aspect provides an information handling device, including: a connection to an external power supply; a processor; and a memory; the memory having instructions executable by the processor to: detect that the connection to the external power supply is providing an input of power; ascertain via the connection to the external power supply that the input of power is derived from a source having a predetermined characteristic; and automatically adjust a power consumption setting of the information handling device based on the predetermined characteristic. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Howard Locker, Randall Scott Springfield
  • INTELLIGENT MESH OBJECT LIST BUILDUP
    Publication number: 20150117419
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: establishing a connection between a first device and a second device, the first device thereby joining a mesh network to which the second device is connected; obtaining, at the first device, identifying information for a plurality of devices of the mesh network; accessing information accessible to the first device to determine a device ranking among the plurality of devices of the mesh network; after determining a ranking, obtaining information from a ranked device regarding objects available from the ranked device; and creating, using a processor, a list of available objects on the mesh network; wherein the list of available objects is ordered taking into account the objects available from the ranked devices. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer, Richard Wayne Cheston, Randall Scott Springfield
  • SECURE TAP TO TRANSFER OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20150118966
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: detecting two devices are proximate to one another utilizing a device component; comparing received device motion information to a predetermined motion; and after matching the received device motion information to a predetermined motion, transferring an object between the two devices. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer, Richard Wayne Cheston, Randall Scott Springfield