Patents by Inventor Jeffrey E. Skinner

Jeffrey E. Skinner 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).

  • Publication number: 20240231421
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a camera system, one or more display devices, and one or more processors. The one or more display devices are coupled to the housing and configurable in multiple different orientations relative to the housing. The one or more processors determine a current orientation of the one or more display devices relative to the housing, and determine an effective field of view (FOV) of a surrounding environment based on the current orientation of the one or more display devices. The one or more processors perform image analysis on a set of image data generated by the camera system. The set of image data is limited to the effective FOV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ellis Anderson, Jeffrey E. Skinner, Lincoln Hancock, Rebecca Megan Frankosky
  • Patent number: 12032405
    Abstract: A system can include a display housing that includes a display, a frame, a display side, and a back side; and a cellular phone coupling that couples a cellular phone to the display housing with a portion of the cellular phone extendable a distance beyond an edge of the frame of the display housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd
    Inventors: Ali Ent, Ghwang Hyun Lim, Jung Hwan Hong, Alden Rose, Jeffrey E. Skinner
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20240137651
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a camera system, one or more display devices, and one or more processors. The one or more display devices are coupled to the housing and configurable in multiple different orientations relative to the housing. The one or more processors determine a current orientation of the one or more display devices relative to the housing, and determine an effective field of view (FOV) of a surrounding environment based on the current orientation of the one or more display devices. The one or more processors perform image analysis on a set of image data generated by the camera system. The set of image data is limited to the effective FOV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ellis Anderson, Jeffrey E. Skinner, Lincoln Hancock, Rebecca Megan Frankosky
  • Publication number: 20240103569
    Abstract: A case can include a base that includes at least one input device; a display device holder; a hinge that couples the base and the display device holder; and a flexible back end that automatically extends backwardly responsive to opening rotation of the display device holder with respect to the base via the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Ghwang Hyun Lim, Jung Hwan Hong, Ali Ent, Alden Rose, Jeffrey E. Skinner
  • Publication number: 20240103585
    Abstract: A system can include a display device that includes a display device housing, a display, a display side, a back side, a back side flap and a flap hinge that couples the back side flap to the housing; and an input device that includes an input device housing, a support flap and a support flap hinge that couples the support flap to the input device housing, where the support flap includes a coupling that couples the support flap to the back side flap of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey E Skinner, Ali Ent, Ghwang Hyun Lim, Alden Rose, Jung Hwan Hong
  • Publication number: 20240103566
    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: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Ghwang Hyun Lim, Jung Hwan Hong, Ali Ent, Alden Rose, Jeffrey E Skinner
  • Publication number: 20240102603
    Abstract: A system can include a display device that includes a rectangular housing that includes two short sides, two long sides, and a back side that includes a first arrangement of magnets located centrally at a long lever arm distance from each of the two short sides and a short lever arm distance from each of the two long sides; 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, wherein the first arrangement of magnets and the second arrangement of magnets provide an asymmetric magnetic attraction force that couples the rectangular housing to the flap, and where the asymmetric magnetic attraction force between the display device and the stand is weaker at the long lever arm distance and stronger at the short lever arm distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jung Hwan Hong, Ali Ent, Ghwang Hyun Lim, Alden Rose, Jeffrey E. Skinner
  • Publication number: 20240103565
    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: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jung Hwan Hong, Ali Ent, Ghwang Hyun Lim, Alden Rose, Jeffrey E Skinner
  • Publication number: 20240106271
    Abstract: A system can include a power cable that includes a plug and a cord; and a power supply unit that includes wireless charging circuitry and a disk shaped body that includes a recess, a power connector disposed in the recess and a cable notch as a passage from the recess to an outer perimeter of the disk shaped body, where the power connector is electrically coupled to the wireless charging circuitry and where the plug couples to the power connector and the cord passes through the cable notch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jung Hwan Hong, Ali Ent, Ghwang Hyun Lim, Alden Rose, Jeffrey E Skinner
  • Publication number: 20240053797
    Abstract: A system can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; a base housing; a display housing that includes a display operatively coupled to the processor, a display side, and a back side that includes a back side mobile device docking surface; a hinge assembly that couples the display housing and the base housing; and mobile device control circuitry that, responsive to docking of a mobile device to the back side mobile device docking surface, issues a mobile device operational control command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Alden Rose, Ghwang Hyun Lim, Ali Ent, Jeffrey E. Skinner, Jung Hwan Hong
  • Publication number: 20230418330
    Abstract: A system can include a display housing that includes a display, a frame, a display side, and a back side; and a cellular phone coupling that couples a cellular phone to the display housing with a portion of the cellular phone extendable a distance beyond an edge of the frame of the display housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Ali Ent, Ghwang Hyun Lim, Jung Hwan Hong, Alden Rose, Jeffrey E. Skinner
  • Publication number: 20230418540
    Abstract: A method can include detecting presence of a first display device adjacent to a second display device, where the first display device includes a first display and the second display device includes a second display; responsive to the detecting, automatically rendering a graphical user interface to one or more of the first display and the second display; and responsive to receipt of input via the graphical user interface, transmitting content from the second display device to the first display device for rendering to the first display according to the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Skinner, Ali Ent, Ghwang Hyun Lim, Alden Rose, Jung Hwan Hong
  • Publication number: 20230418329
    Abstract: A system can include a dock that includes a base housing that includes a planar docking surface; and a keyboard housing that magnetically couples to the planar docking surface, where the keyboard housing includes a keyboard that includes depressible keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Ali Ent, Jeffrey E. Skinner, Alden Rose, Jung Hwan Hong, Ghwang Hyun Lim
  • Publication number: 20230421990
    Abstract: A method can include receiving by a mobile device, an identifier transmitted wirelessly from a tagged device; accessing proximity information using the identifier and the mobile device; performing a wireless ranging protocol using the mobile device to determine a distance from the mobile device to the tagged device; and establishing a control session for control of the tagged device using the mobile device, where the distance is within a distance limit specified by the proximity information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Alden Rose, Ali Ent, Ghwang Hyun Lim, Jeffrey E. Skinner, Jung Hwan Hong
  • Patent number: 11762418
    Abstract: A foldable device can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; a foldable frame that includes a hinge assembly that defines a folding axis offset from a center of the foldable frame; and a foldable display supported by the foldable frame and operatively coupled to the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD
    Inventors: Jonathan Yu, Jeffrey E. Skinner, Alden Rose, Hallie MacEldowney, Aaron M. Stewart
  • Publication number: 20230108323
    Abstract: A foldable device can include a processor; memory accessible to the processor; a foldable frame that includes a hinge assembly that defines a folding axis offset from a center of the foldable frame; and a foldable display supported by the foldable frame and operatively coupled to the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan Yu, Jeffrey E. Skinner, Alden Rose, Hallie MacEldowney, Aaron M. Stewart
  • Patent number: 11190705
    Abstract: An approach is provided that uses an array of LEDs to illuminate for digital image capturing. A system that includes a processor, a memory accessible by the processor, a digital camera accessible by the processor, a display screen accessible by the processor, and an array of a plurality of LEDs surrounding the display screen, where the array of LEDs is also accessible by the processor. Preferred image quality attributes are retrieved. Then a setting of a set of LEDs is made to a lighting attribute, such as color or brightness. Afterwards, the an image of a subject illuminated by the plurality of LEDs is captured and attributes of this image are compared to the preferred image quality attributes. Based on the comparison, the approach then adjusts the attributes of the set of LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Skinner, Aaron M. Stewart, Lincoln P. Hancock, Jonathan J. Yu
  • Patent number: 11178280
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: engaging, at an information handing device, in a conversational session with a user; receiving an input from a source other than the user during the conversational session; and performing, at the information handling device, an action related to the conversational input in response to the received input. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Ming Qian, Song Wang, David Alexander Schwarz, Aaron Michael Stewart, Lincoln Penn Hancock, Jonathan Jen-Wei Yu, Jeffrey E. Skinner
  • Publication number: 20210289120
    Abstract: An approach is provided that uses an array of LEDs to illuminate for digital image capturing. A system that includes a processor, a memory accessible by the processor, a digital camera accessible by the processor, a display screen accessible by the processor, and an array of a plurality of LEDs surrounding the display screen, where the array of LEDs is also accessible by the processor. Preferred image quality attributes are retrieved. Then a setting of a set of LEDs is made to a lighting attribute, such as color or brightness. Afterwards, the an image of a subject illuminated by the plurality of LEDs is captured and attributes of this image are compared to the preferred image quality attributes. Based on the comparison, the approach then adjusts the attributes of the set of LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Skinner, Aaron M. Stewart, Lincoln P. Hancock, Jonathan J. Yu