Patents by Inventor LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.

LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD. 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: 20130222308
    Abstract: An electronic device and an operation mode switching method thereof are described. The operation mode switching method is applied to an electronic device that includes a display unit, and the electronic device has a first operation mode and a second operation mode. The display unit has a first light-transmittance in the first operation mode and a second light-transmittance in the second operation mode such that the first high light-transmittance is higher than the second light-transmittance. The method includes detecting to obtain a trigger event; judging whether or not the trigger event satisfies a predefined condition to get a judgment result and, when the judgment result indicates that the trigger event satisfies the predefined condition, generating a switching instruction, and according to the switching instruction, switching the electronic device between the first operation mode and the second operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130222722
    Abstract: A display method is applied in a first electronic device and a second electronic device, wherein, the first electronic device includes a first display unit having a plurality of edges, and the second electronic device includes a second display unit also having a plurality of edges. The method includes the first electronic device and the second electronic device are tiled and placed in alignment, with a first edge as a first tiling shaft; a predetermined display content is displayed on the first display unit and the second display unit after tiling; when the first electronic device and/or the second electronic device is/are changed in position and re-tiled, a second edge is re-determined as a second tiling shaft; and according to the second tiling shaft, a third display content is displayed on the first display unit, and a fourth display content is displayed on the second display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130219663
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hinge apparatus and an electronic device that includes the hinge apparatus. The hinge apparatus includes n shafts, arranged side by side, wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 3; and multiple connecting elements for rotatably connecting each two adjacent shafts so as to form a shaft chain. The hinge apparatus can achieve a flexible shaft effect and can place the two portions connected by it in the same plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130215011
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The electronic device has a flexible display screen, and the flexible display screen has a first display region. The method for controlling the electronic device includes: detecting whether the flexible display screen is bent to generate detection information; and dividing a first display region into a first display sub-region and a second display sub-region in the case that the detection information indicates that the flexible display screen is bent, where the first display sub-region is independent of the second display sub-region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicants: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD., BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD
    Inventors: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd, Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130212481
    Abstract: A method for controlling interface display includes: detecting an operation status of a first communication terminal; detecting a first event, in a case that the operation status of the first communication terminal is a first status in which there is a request for a communication connection between the first communication terminal and a second communication terminal; determining whether the first event associated with a communication status between the first communication terminal and second communication terminal conforms to a predetermined trigger condition; controlling a display of a scenario interface corresponding to the predetermined trigger condition according to a predetermined corresponding relation between the trigger condition and the scenario interface if it is determined that the first event conforms to the trigger condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd
    Inventors: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd, Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130212517
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device and a display processing method thereof. An application page is displayed on the electronic device, and the application page includes at least a subpage and a tab for identifying the subpage. The display processing includes detecting a sliding gesture on said tab; determining whether the sliding gesture satisfies a predetermined condition; and when the sliding gesture satisfies the predetermined condition, making the subpage to be not displayed on the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
    Inventors: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130207897
    Abstract: A terminal device is provided with a first casing, configured to accommodate the display part of the terminal device; a second casing, configured to accommodate the computation part and the heat dissipation part of the terminal device; a first shaft, provided on one side of the second casing, configured to be connected to the first casing and the second casing, with the first casing being able to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise around the axis of the first shaft; and a touch sensing unit, connected to the first shaft and configured to detect touch inputs from the user, wherein the touch sensing unit is provided between the first casing and the second casing and rotates clockwise or counterclockwise around the first shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130212216
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a transmission method and an electronic device. The transmission method includes the steps of detecting whether a predetermined condition is satisfied; dividing the data to be transmitted into a first data and a second data when determining that the predetermined condition has been satisfied; converting the first data to a third data with a first algorithm and the second data to a fourth data with a second algorithm, so that the sum of the amounts of the third data and the fourth data is less than the sum of the amounts of the first data and the second data, wherein the first algorithm is different from the second algorithm; and transmitting the third data and the fourth data to the receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130208192
    Abstract: A remote controller and a method for generating a control signal are provided by the present invention. The remote controller is capable of being connected with an electronic device having a television function. The electronic device is playing a first program signal. The first program signal comes from a network connected with the electronic device. The remote controller includes: a data receiving unit adapted to receive the first program signal from the electronic device; a touch screen connected with the data receiving unit and adapted to display at least one display object corresponding to a second program signal when the data receiving unit receives the second program signal; a control unit connected with the touch screen; and a data transmitting unit adapted to transmit data of the remote controller to the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD., BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD
    Inventors: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd, Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130201101
    Abstract: An electronic device having a plurality of display modes is described. The electronic device includes a first and a second display screen, wherein the second display screen is a foldable display screen. The display method includes detecting a screen state of the second display screen; displaying in the first display mode when the screen state is a first state; displaying in the second display mode when the screen state is a second state, wherein the first display screen is divided into a first part shaded by the second display screen and a second part. In the second display mode, the first picture is displayed using a combination of at least part of the second display screen and the second part of the first display screen while a second picture is displayed on the at least part of the second display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicants: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
    Inventors: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130196641
    Abstract: An information output method includes obtaining an identifier of a second communication terminal when a communication connection request is initiated to a second communication terminal or a communication connection request is received from the second communication terminal; determining whether the identifier of the second communication terminal satisfies a first preset condition; obtaining first associated information corresponding to the identifier of the second communication terminal according to the identifier of the second communication terminal, if the second communication terminal identifier satisfies the first predetermined condition; and outputting communication connection request prompt information and the first associated information to a display interface of the first communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicants: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD., BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD
    Inventors: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd, Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130187754
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a structural component and a first sensor, the structural component wears the electronic device onto a body of a user, and the first sensor is provided on the structural component and located at a first position contacting with a body of the user. The method includes: acquiring a first physiological parameter of the user by the first sensor, when the electronic device is worn onto the body of the user, in which the first physiological parameter determines whether the electronic device is to be used by the user; determining whether the electronic device is to be used by the user based on the first physiological parameter to generate a determined result; and generating a first execution instruction in the case that the determined result indicates that the electronic device is to be used by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicants: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd
    Inventors: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd, Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130182016
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a portable device and the display processing method thereof. The portable device comprises a fist long side in the first dimension, a second short side in the second dimension, and a third side in the third dimension in the space, and the portable device comprises a first display unit in the plane formed by the first long side and the second short side. A first image is displayed on the first display unit. The display processing method comprises detecting the gesture operation of at least one side of the first long side, the second short side and the third side; generating an adjustment command according to the gesture operation; and adjusting the display effect of the first image according to the adjustment command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicants: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD., BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130179554
    Abstract: A method for application display, which is applicable for an electronic device, includes: obtaining a current state index of a parameter of the electronic device; detecting whether an application in the electronic device is capable of running under the state index of the parameter and obtaining a detection result; and if the detection result indicates that the application is not capable of running under the state index of the parameter, displaying the application in a preset way. Automatic prompt of unusable application is achieved and user experience is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicants: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD, BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD
    Inventors: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD, LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD
  • Publication number: 20130179965
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an information processing device and the switching method for the password input mode thereof. The information processing device includes a usage scene monitoring unit configured to monitor the usage scene or the usage environment of the information processing device and a password input switching unit, configured to judge the usage scene or the usage environment of the information processing device 1 based on the output of the usage scene monitoring unit and to determine whether the password input mode should be switched based on the judgment result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicants: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Lenovo Software LTd.
  • Publication number: 20130170125
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a terminal device, comprising a first terminal part and a second terminal part, the first terminal part comprising a base part; a keyboard part on the a first region of the base part; a bracket part on a second region of the base part adjacent to the first region, wherein, the thickness of the keyboard part matches the thickness of the bracket part; a first shaft on a side of the base part away from the keyboard part and connected with the bracket part so that the bracket part can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise with respect to the first shaft; a second shaft on a side of the bracket part away from the first shaft and connected with the second terminal part, so that the second terminal part can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise with respect to the second shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicants: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD., BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130155114
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a control method and an electronic apparatus. The control method is applied to an electronic apparatus that includes an array of image display components and an array of image collecting components. The method includes displaying a first window by the array of image display components; obtaining the position of a first region in the first window; turning on the image collecting components corresponding to the first region in the first window in the array of image collecting components according to the position of the first region, wherein the number of the image collecting components corresponding to the first region is less than or equal to the number of the image collecting components in the array of image collecting components; and obtaining a first image by the image collecting components corresponding to the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicants: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130154940
    Abstract: A keyboard, a driving method and an assembling method for the keyboard, and an electronic device are described. The keyboard includes a base plate, on which a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member are formed; a keycap, disposed above the base plate; and an X-shaped holder disposed between the base plate and the keycap for supporting the keycap, and a third permanent magnet is provided on the sliding end, wherein the keycap is movable between a first position and a second position lower than the first position along a direction substantially perpendicular to the base plate, and wherein the third permanent magnet is in a position substantially opposite to the second magnetic member when the keycap is in the first position, and the third permanent magnet slides to a position substantially opposite to the first magnetic member when the keycap is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicants: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130135809
    Abstract: The embodiment of the invention provides a hinge device and a folded apparatus having such hinge device. The hinge device comprises a hinge bracket, a first axis, and a second axis provided being parallel with each other and supported rotatablely by the hinge bracket, the first axis is connected to a first body of an apparatus, and the second axis is connected to a second body of the apparatus, the first body can rotate from 0 degree to 360 degree and/or from 360 degree to 0 degree with respect to the second body by being brought by the first axis and the second axis, wherein, when the first body rotates from 0 degree to a predetermined angle and/or from the predetermined angle to 0 degree with respect to the second body, the first axis rotates and the second axis rests, and wherein, when the first body rotates from the predetermined angle to 360 degree and/or from 360 degree to the predetermined angle with respect to the second body, the second axis rotates and the first axis rests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicants: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD., BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130135286
    Abstract: A display method, a display apparatus, and an electronic terminal are disclosed. The electronic terminal comprises a display unit; the method comprises: detecting a first operation, when a display object is displayed along a first display direction at a first display position of the display unit; determining a second display position according to the first operation, when the first operation is a predefined operation, whereat the second display position is different from the first display position; acquiring a correspondence relationship between the display positions and the display directions; determining a second display direction corresponding to the second display position, based on the correspondence relationship between the display positions and the display directions as well as the second display position; and displaying the display object along the second display direction at the second display position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicants: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD., BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
    Inventors: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.