Patents by Inventor Kazuo Fujii

Kazuo Fujii 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).

  • Patent number: 11965933
    Abstract: A battery monitoring device includes: a pair of terminals for measuring voltage or current of a battery, and to which a filter unit including a capacitive element is connected; an AD converter that measures a waveform of voltage between the terminals during charging or discharging of the capacitive element; and a time constant calculation unit that calculates a time constant of the filter unit based on the waveform measured. The AD converter is, for example, a first AD converter or a second AD converter. The filter unit is, for example, a first filter unit or a second filter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION JAPAN
    Inventors: Kazuo Matsukawa, Yu Okada, Yosuke Goto, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Keiichi Fujii
  • Patent number: 11948490
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus includes a display having a screen area with an array of a plurality of pixels and a camera near the rear face of the display to capture an image based on light incident through the display. The information processing apparatus stops emission of light from pixels in a first area corresponding to a position in the screen area of the display where the camera is placed and control the pixels to be non-displayed, and when the operation position within the screen area of the display is within the first area, displays an image based on the display data corresponding to the first area in any part of the screen area of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Huy Ngoc Truong, Kazuo Fujii, Limin Xiao
  • Publication number: 20240036613
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a housing which has an opening in one face, a cover member which is detachably coupled to the housing and closes the opening in the housing, a first board which is housed in the housing, a second board which is supported to the cover member, a first connector which is mounted on the first board and is fixed to the housing relatively and a second connector which is mounted on the second board, is supported to the cover member in a floating state and is connected with the first connector in a state that the cover member is coupled to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Onda, Kazuo Fujii
  • Publication number: 20240021126
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus includes a display having a screen area with an array of a plurality of pixels and a camera near the rear face of the display to capture an image based on light incident through the display. The information processing apparatus stops emission of light from pixels in a first area corresponding to a position in the screen area of the display where the camera is placed and control the pixels to be non-displayed, and when the operation position within the screen area of the display is within the first area, displays an image based on the display data corresponding to the first area in any part of the screen area of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Huy Ngoc Truong, Kazuo Fujii, Limin Xiao
  • Publication number: 20230413143
    Abstract: A system and a method for automatically switching between a WLAN primary data connection mode and a WWAN primary data connection mode within a mobile device include a switching control unit in communication with a WLAN communication device and a WWAN communication device. The switching control unit is configured to selectively and automatically switch the mobile device between the WLAN primary data connection mode and the WWAN primary data connection mode based on one or both of motion of the mobile device or a time period of the motion of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Philip J. Jakes, Kenneth Seethaler, Tin-Lup Wong, David Douglas, Koji Kawakita, Kazuo Fujii
  • Patent number: 11809235
    Abstract: An information apparatus includes a display, a back face cover, and a support member. The display covers a face opposite to a display surface of the display. The support member fills a space between the face opposite to the display surface of the display and an inner face of the back-face cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Seita Horikoshi, Kazuo Fujii, Kenji Watamura
  • Publication number: 20230276187
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving sound at multiple microphones of a microphone array from multiple people at various locations about the microphone array. The received sound is encoded in at least one format capable of representing spatial locations of the multiple people. The encoded sound is transmitted in the at least one format to a remote user system capable of rendering the sound in a manner that conveys the spatial locations to a user of the remote user system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Tin-Lup Wong, David W. Douglas, Koji Kawakita, Kazuo Fujii
  • Publication number: 20230262300
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a first sensor that outputs a first output signal obtained by photoelectrically converting visible light incident through a color filter; a second sensor that outputs a second output signal obtained by photoelectrically converting visible light incident through a color filter or a third output signal obtained by photoelectrically converting light including infrared light incident without going through the color filter; a first processor that generates first image data based on the first output signal, and second image data based on the second output signal or the third output signal; a memory that temporarily stores the first image data and the second image data; a second processor that generates image data obtained by fusing the first image data and the second image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd
    Inventors: Koji Kawakita, Kazuo Fujii, David Douglas, Kenneth Scott Seethaler
  • Publication number: 20230195687
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, based on context data, a location of an information handling device; accessing a settings profile for the information handling device that is based on the identified location; determining, using a processor, whether at least one current setting on the information handling device is inconsistent with the settings profile; and adjusting, responsive to determining that the at least one current setting is inconsistent with the settings profile, the at least one current setting to match the settings profile for the location. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kenneth Seethaler, Philip J. Jakes, Adam Cavenaugh, Tin-Lup Wong, Koji Kawakita, David Douglas, Kazuo Fujii
  • Publication number: 20230199383
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: capturing, using at least one camera sensor coupled to an information handling device, an image of a location; identifying, based upon analysis of the captured image, at least one user position in the location; determining, using a processor, whether a beamforming setting for a microphone array is optimized for the at least one user position; and adjusting, responsive to determining that the beamforming setting for the microphone array is not optimized for the at least one user position, the beamforming setting to an optimized beamforming setting. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Koji Kawakita, Tin-Lup Wong, Philip J Jakes, Kazuo Fujii, Kenneth Seethaler, David Douglas
  • Patent number: 11650631
    Abstract: A stand device includes a base block, a first stand plate, a second stand plate, a third stand plate, a first hinge device that connects the first stand plate to the base block, a second hinge device that connects the first stand plate and the second stand plate, a third hinge device that connects the second stand plate and the third stand plate, and a fourth hinge device that connects the third stand plate to the base block. The stand device is configured so that the rotation axis of the third hinge device is located on an extension of the rotation axis of the first hinge device and the rotation axis of the fourth hinge device is located on an extension of the rotation axis of the second hinge device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Watamura, Kazuo Fujii, Takayuki Morino, Madison Smith, Cuong Truong, Thomas Perelli
  • Publication number: 20230044946
    Abstract: A stand device includes a base block, a first stand plate, a second stand plate, a third stand plate, a first hinge device that connects the first stand plate to the base block, a second hinge device that connects the first stand plate and the second stand plate, a third hinge device that connects the second stand plate and the third stand plate, and a fourth hinge device that connects the third stand plate to the base block. The stand device is configured so that the rotation axis of the third hinge device is located on an extension of the rotation axis of the first hinge device and the rotation axis of the fourth hinge device is located on an extension of the rotation axis of the second hinge device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Watamura, Kazuo Fujii, Takayuki Morino, Madison Smith, Cuong Truong, Thomas Perelli
  • Patent number: 11551634
    Abstract: A processor-based device with a display unit, such as a smart phone, identifies pixels associated with a camera under the display screen. The device also identifies a condition in which the pixels associated with the camera under the display screen can be dimmed or turned off. The device then dims or turns off the pixels associated with the camera under display based on the condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (United States) Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Kazuo Fujii, Ngoc Huy Truong, Limin Xiao
  • Patent number: 11538377
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first chassis, a second chassis rotatably connected to the first chassis through a hinge, a display having an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel stored in the first chassis, and a control board stored in the second chassis and mounted with a control unit that controls driving of the OLED panel and a first connector. The display includes a Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) that electrically connects the OLED panel and the control board, and a non-volatile memory that stores first correction data based on an initial state of each pixel of the OLED panel and second correction data based on a usage status of each of the pixels of the OLED panel. The display also includes a second connector connected to the first connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Moriyuki Tsuchihashi, Xiao Limin, Kazuo Fujii
  • Patent number: 11507136
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a chassis having lateral surfaces including a frame and a rear surface including a glass plate supported by the frame; and a display having a display surface facing a front surface of the chassis. The frame includes a frame-shaped outer wall defining the lateral surfaces of the chassis; and a glass support that protrudes from the outer wall towards in inward direction of the frame. The glass support extends along an edge of the glass plate and includes a missing part that is a divided portion. The electronic apparatus further includes a metal plate that is thinner than a portion of the glass support adjacent to the divided portion. The metal plate is fixed to the frame, supplements the divided portion, and supports the glass plate together with the glass support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Umejima, Seita Horikoshi, Kenji Watamura, Kazuo Fujii
  • Publication number: 20220321755
    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: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Kevin Dao, Tin-Lup Wong, Kazuo Fujii
  • Patent number: 11409542
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Shigematsu, Kazuo Fujii, Hidetoshi Mori
  • Patent number: 11392170
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a chassis; a first display in the chassis with a first display surface facing a front surface of the chassis; and a second display in the chassis with a second display surface facing a rear surface of the chassis. The chassis includes: a first glass plate that covers the first display surface and constitutes the front surface of the chassis; a second glass plate that covers the second display surface and constitutes the rear surface of the chassis; and a frame that supports the first glass plate and the second glass plate and constitutes lateral surfaces of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Umejima, Kazuo Fujii, Seita Horikoshi, Kenji Watamura
  • Publication number: 20220221908
    Abstract: An information apparatus includes a display, a back face cover, and a support member. The display covers a face opposite to a display surface of the display. The support member fills a space between the face opposite to the display surface of the display and an inner face of the back-face cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Seita Horikoshi, Kazuo Fujii, Kenji Watamura
  • Patent number: 11376167
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent body according to the present invention includes a conveying unit (2) that conveys an aggregate (101) of absorbent fibers and a water-absorbent resin (102), a mixing unit (3) that accepts the aggregate of the absorbent fibers and the water-absorbent resin that were conveyed by the conveying unit and mixes the absorbent fibers and the water-absorbent resin, a chamber portion (4) that has an internal space (40) through which the absorbent fibers and the water-absorbent resin that were mixed in the mixing unit fall, a stacking portion (5) that is disposed below the chamber portion and has a recessed portion (531) in which the absorbent fibers and the water-absorbent resin that fall through the chamber portion are stacked, and a suction unit (6) that causes a negative pressure in the chamber portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidenobu Kakimoto, Kazuo Fujii