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).
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Publication number: 20220321755Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Kevin Dao, Tin-Lup Wong, Kazuo Fujii
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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: 11392170Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kazuya Umejima, Kazuo Fujii, Seita Horikoshi, Kenji Watamura
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Publication number: 20220221908Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Seita Horikoshi, Kazuo Fujii, Kenji Watamura
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Patent number: 11376167Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidenobu Kakimoto, Kazuo Fujii
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Publication number: 20220172655Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first chassis; a second chassis rotatably connected to the first chassis through a hinge; a display having an 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Moriyuki Tsuchihashi, Xiao Limin, Kazuo Fujii
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Publication number: 20220139302Abstract: To reduce power consumption when displaying an image by a display device, a pixel drive control device is configured to control driving of an array of pixels in M (M?2) rows and N (N?2) columns on a display device, and includes a pixel drive controller configured to control driving a part of pixels in a pixel unit including two or more pixels in m (m?M) rows and n (n?N) columns that is set in the array of pixels in the M rows and the N columns.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Moriyuki Tsuchihashi, Kazuo Fujii, Arimasa Naitoh
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Publication number: 20220043478Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kazuya Umejima, Seita Horikoshi, Kenji Watamura, Kazuo Fujii
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Publication number: 20220043293Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kazuya Umejima, Kazuo Fujii, Seita Horikoshi, Kenji Watamura
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Patent number: 11182619Abstract: For point-of-interest determination and display, a processor detects an image event during a videoconference. The processor determines a point-of-interest for the video image of the videoconference based on the image event. The video image is at least a 180-degree image and the point-of-interest is a portion of the video image. The processor displays the point-of-interest from the video image on a display.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: LENOVO (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Adam Jerome Cavenaugh, David W. Douglas, Kazuo Fujii, Kenneth Seethaler
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Patent number: 11181948Abstract: A stand device includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover and the second cover are pivotably connected to each other at their opposing side portions thereof. The first cover includes a first plate portion which support a rear surface of an electronic apparatus, a second plate portion coupled to the first plate portion, a third plate portion coupled to the second plate portion and a fourth plate portion 14 coupled to the third plate portion and the first plate portion, and the first to fourth plate portions are connected with each other to form an endless annular shape. The stand device is switchable between a stand mode and a cover mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Moriyuki Tsuchihashi, Kazuo Fujii
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Publication number: 20210349496Abstract: A stand device includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover and the second cover are pivotably connected to each other at their opposing side portions thereof. The first cover includes a first plate portion which support a rear surface of an electronic apparatus, a second plate portion coupled to the first plate portion, a third plate portion coupled to the second plate portion and a fourth plate portion 14 coupled to the third plate portion and the first plate portion, and the first to fourth plate portions are connected with each other to form an endless annular shape. The stand device is switchable between a stand mode and a cover mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Moriyuki Tsuchihashi, Kazuo Fujii
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Patent number: 11079800Abstract: An expansion device removably attachable even to a thin portable information apparatus and an electronic apparatus including the portable information apparatus and the expansion device are disclosed. An expansion device includes: a device chassis having a shorter front-rear dimension than a front-rear dimension of an apparatus chassis of a portable information apparatus; a plurality of attracted bodies such as a plurality of magnets or iron plates provided to face a top surface of the device chassis and capable of attracting a plurality of magnets provided to face a bottom surface of the apparatus chassis; and a fitting hole that is provided at the top surface of the device chassis and into which a leg portion protruding from the bottom surface of the apparatus chassis is fittable.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTDInventors: Kazuo Fujii, Tabito Miyamoto, Masato Itoh
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Publication number: 20210216779Abstract: For point-of-interest determination and display, a processor detects an image event during a videoconference. The processor determines a point-of-interest for the video image of the videoconference based on the image event. The video image is at least a 180-degree image and the point-of-interest is a portion of the video image. The processor displays the point-of-interest from the video image on a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Adam Jerome Cavenaugh, David W. Douglas, Kazuo Fujii, Kenneth Seethaler
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Patent number: 11061291Abstract: An electronic apparatus that can secure a space in a bezel while controlling the thickness of a main body, in which a display is disposed, and the width of a bezel to a minimum is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a main body having a display and a bezel disposed around the display, a first board that controls an image displayed on the display, and an FPC that connects at least two terminal groups arranged along one side of the display and the first board. The first board is disposed at a position adjacent to the one side in the bezel, and the FPC has a first wiring section connected to at least two terminal groups and extends, grouping together wires at one place on the rear surface of the display, and a second wiring section that connects the wires grouped together by the first wiring section to the first board.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTDInventors: Moriyuki Tsuchihashi, Kazuo Fujii, Hirohide Komiyama
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Patent number: 11054864Abstract: A portable information device includes a first chassis, a second chassis adjacent to the first chassis and connected so as to be pivotable relative to the first chassis, and a stand device. The stand device includes a first and a second stand plate, which are provided on back faces of the first and the second chassis and movable between a housing position along the back face and an upright position in which the first and second stand plates protrudes from the back faces. The first stand plate and the second stand plate are switchable between a separated state, in which their adjacent ends are spaced apart from each other so as to be configured separately, and a connected state, in which their adjacent ends are connected to each other so as to move together between the housing position and the upright position.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Kenji Watamura, Kazuo Fujii
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Publication number: 20210201935Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions that may be executable by the at least one processor to receive input from a camera in communication with the at least one processor and to determine, based on the input from the camera, whether a user is currently speaking. The instructions may also be executable to present a notification regarding whether to unmute at least one microphone accessible to the at least one processor responsive to a determination that the user is currently speaking.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Kenneth Seethaler, Adam Jerome Cavenaugh, Kazuo Fujii, Koji Kawakita
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Patent number: 11049511Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions that may be executable by the at least one processor to receive input from a camera in communication with the at least one processor and to determine, based on the input from the camera, whether a user is currently speaking. The instructions may also be executable to present a notification regarding whether to unmute at least one microphone accessible to the at least one processor responsive to a determination that the user is currently speaking.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kenneth Seethaler, Adam Jerome Cavenaugh, Kazuo Fujii, Koji Kawakita
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Patent number: 10866728Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at a notch taskbar integrally coupled to an information handling device, an indication to perform an action, wherein the notch task bar is positioned adjacent to a notch of the information handling device; and performing, using a processor, the action Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: David W. Douglas, Koji Kawakita, Moriyuki Tsuchihashi, Kazuo Fujii
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Patent number: 10831241Abstract: A portable information device includes a first support plate fixed to a first chassis member; a second support plate fixed to a second chassis member and provided adjacent to the first support plate; a display whose rear surface is supported by a front surface of the first support plate and the second support plate; and an adhesive member configured to fix the front surface of the first support plate and the second support plate and the rear surface of the display. The adhesive member has a first adhesive layer adhered to the rear surface of the display; and a second adhesive layer adhered to a part of the front surface of the first support plate and the second support plate and including a non-adhesive portion provided in at least a range overlapping with a bending region.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Kenji Watamura, Seita Horikoshi, Masayuki Amano, Kazuo Fujii