Patents by Inventor Limin Xiao
Limin Xiao 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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Patent number: 11948490Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 26, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Huy Ngoc Truong, Kazuo Fujii, Limin Xiao
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Publication number: 20240021126Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Huy Ngoc Truong, Kazuo Fujii, Limin Xiao
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Publication number: 20230403903Abstract: A display panel includes: a substrate having a surface, and a plurality of pixels; and one or more light emitting elements for each pixel. The plurality of pixels are placed at different positions on the surface of the substrate. The pixels are disposed so that an occupancy rate of the light emitting elements is lower in a first region, which is part of the surface of the substrate, than in a second region, which is a region surrounding the first region and so that in the second region, the occupancy rate increases with a distance from the first region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Masato Sugiyama, Ryoji Satoh, Limin Xiao, Moriyuki Tsuchihashi
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Publication number: 20230384509Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a middle bezel, a backlight module, and a display device thereof. The method includes: providing a bezel body, a film layer, and a hot-melt adhesive; heating the hot-melt adhesive, coating a heated hot-melt adhesive on a side of the bezel body, and then covering the heated hot-melt adhesive with a film layer to obtain a film-covered bezel body; and curing the heated hot-melt adhesive in the film-covered bezel body to obtain the middle bezel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2021Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Bing LI, Liqiang LIU, Limin XIAO
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Patent number: 11551634Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Lenovo (United States) Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Kazuo Fujii, Ngoc Huy Truong, Limin Xiao
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Publication number: 20220397951Abstract: A power supply device includes: a display power supply circuit that receives a voltage and outputs a power supply at a predetermined voltage to a display; and a voltage switching circuit configured to, when a voltage value of a battery is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, output a first voltage to the display power supply circuit, the first voltage being based on the voltage that the battery outputs, and when a voltage value of the battery is less than the predetermined value, outputs a second voltage higher than the first voltage to the display power supply circuit, the second voltage being based on the voltage that the battery outputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Limin Xiao, Moriyuki Tsuchihashi
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Patent number: 11402944Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first chassis that includes a touch sensor, a second chassis connected to the first chassis to be rotationally movable relative to each other, a touch controller that is installed on the second chassis, is electrically connected with the touch sensor, receives a detection signal that is output from the touch sensor and outputs data that is based on the received detection signal, a detection unit that detects relative rotational movement of the first chassis and the second chassis and a control unit that disables a result of detection by the touch sensor at least in a time period that the first chassis and the second chassis are being rotationally moved relative to each other on the basis of a result of detection by the detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Limin Xiao, Moriyuki Tsuchihashi
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Publication number: 20220057889Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first chassis that includes a touch sensor, a second chassis connected to the first chassis to be rotationally movable relative to each other, a touch controller that is installed on the second chassis, is electrically connected with the touch sensor, receives a detection signal that is output from the touch sensor and outputs data that is based on the received detection signal, a detection unit that detects relative rotational movement of the first chassis and the second chassis and a control unit that disables a result of detection by the touch sensor at least in a time period that the first chassis and the second chassis are being rotationally moved relative to each other on the basis of a result of detection by the detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Limin Xiao, Moriyuki Tsuchihashi
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Patent number: 11198984Abstract: Provided is an underwater repair system for a cavity region of a concrete panel rock-fill dam panel, including a moving platform, a work cabin, a pressure drainage apparatus, a traction apparatus, and a positioning apparatus; the traction apparatus controlling the movement of the moving platform on the surface of a dam concrete panel; the positioning apparatus transmits a detection position; the work cabin is a pressure cabin, the work cabin being connected to the pressure drainage apparatus, and a drill apparatus and grouting apparatus being arranged in the work cabin; the moving platform moves into the cavity region, and the pressure drainage apparatus starts up to drain the water in the work cabin, a partially closed waterless space being formed inside the work cabin, the drill apparatus drilling the concrete panel at the upper end of the cavity region and the grouting apparatus subsequently implementing grouting to complete the repair.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignees: NANJING HYDRAULIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE UNDER THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND THE MINISTRY OF ELECTRIC, CHENGDU BRANCH OF GUODIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yingli Wu, Ruiji Yi, Sheng Yang, Wanli Guo, Denghua Li, Limin Xiao, Jingping Ming, Qiming Zhong, Hongxia Fan, Hua Fu, Hua Ling, Fang Wang, Ting Shen, Yong Li, Yongyong Cao, Jun Li, Ming Zhang, Zhaosheng Zhang, Zehua Huangfu, Shilin Li, Juhua Zhang, Jiefu Wu, Zhe Hu, Lifei Gong, Gang Wu, Yufeng Huangfu, Chen Chen, Jing Yuan
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Publication number: 20210164183Abstract: Provided is an underwater repair system for a cavity region of a concrete panel rock-fill dam panel, including a moving platform, a work cabin, a pressure drainage apparatus, a traction apparatus, and a positioning apparatus; the traction apparatus controlling the movement of the moving platform on the surface of a dam concrete panel; the positioning apparatus transmits a detection position, the work cabin is a pressure cabin, the work cabin being connected to the pressure drainage apparatus, and a drill apparatus and grouting apparatus being arranged in the work cabin; the moving platform moves into the cavity region, and the pressure drainage apparatus starts up to drain the water in the work cabin, a partially closed waterless space being formed inside the work cabin, the drill apparatus drilling the concrete panel at the upper end of the cavity region and the grouting apparatus subsequently implementing grouting to complete the repair.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2019Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Yingli WU, Ruiji YI, Sheng YANG, Wanli GUO, Denghua LI, Limin XIAO, Jingping MING, Qiming ZHONG, Hongxia FAN, Hua FU, Hua LING, Fang WANG, Ting SHEN, Yong LI, Yongyong CAO, Jun LI, Ming ZHANG, Zhaosheng ZHANG, Zehua HUANGFU, Shilin LI, Juhua ZHANG, Jiefu WU, Zhe HU, Lifei GONG, Gang WU, Yufeng HUANGFU, Chen CHEN, Jing YUAN
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Patent number: 10983573Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a display is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a first main body having a first touch sensor; a second main body having a second touch sensor; a detecting unit that detects whether the second main body is in an open state or in a closed state; and a control unit that controls the first and second touch sensors. When the detecting unit has detected that the second main body is in the open state, the control unit enables the first touch sensor and disables the second touch sensor. When the detecting unit has detected that the second main body is in the closed state, the control unit enables the second touch sensor and disables the first touch sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Inventors: Limin Xiao, Hidetoshi Mori, Moriyuki Tsuchihashi
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Publication number: 20210097957Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first luminance adjustment section which performs luminance adjustment of a first display unit and luminance adjustment of a second display unit in linkage with each other in accordance with a first operation and a second luminance adjustment section which performs only the luminance adjustment of the second display unit in accordance with a second operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Moriyuki Tsuchihashi, Hidetoshi Mori, Limin Xiao
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Patent number: 10936014Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a display that appears to be floating in air is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a display; a first transparent plate that covers a display surface of the display; a second transparent plate that covers a non-display surface of the display; and a film member provided between the second transparent plate and the display. The first transparent plate, the second transparent plate, and the film member have a first region that overlaps with the display and a second region that does not overlap with the display when viewed from the side of the display surface. The film member includes a touch sensor unit provided in the second region and a wire aggregation provided in the first region.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTDInventors: Kenji Watamura, Limin Xiao
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Patent number: 10939200Abstract: An apparatus is provided to improve audio processing. The apparatus includes a processor configured to execute a process based on an operating system (OS), and an audio signal processing part to support inputs of a first audio signal which is associated with the OS and a second audio signal which is inputted via a second input unit that is different from the first input unit. The audio signal processing part has a first processing mode and a second processing mode in which the audio signal processing part outputs an audio signal based only on the second audio signal. The apparatus also includes a setting part configured to set the audio signal processing part to the first processing mode when the process based on the OS is executed by the processor and to the second processing mode when the process based on the OS is at least partially limited.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Masaharu Yoneda, Limin Xiao
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Publication number: 20200169806Abstract: An apparatus is provided to improve audio processing. The apparatus includes a processor configured to execute a process based on an operating system (OS), and an audio signal processing part to support inputs of a first audio signal which is associated with the OS and a second audio signal which is inputted via a second input unit that is different from the first input unit. The audio signal processing part has a first processing mode and a second processing mode in which the audio signal processing part outputs an audio signal based only on the second audio signal. The apparatus also includes a setting part configured to set the audio signal processing part to the first processing mode when the process based on the OS is executed by the processor and to the second processing mode when the process based on the OS is at least partially limited.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Masaharu Yoneda, Limin Xiao
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Publication number: 20200073440Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a display that appears to be floating in air is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a display; a first transparent plate that covers a display surface of the display; a second transparent plate that covers a non-display surface of the display; and a film member provided between the second transparent plate and the display. The first transparent plate, the second transparent plate, and the film member have a first region that overlaps with the display and a second region that does not overlap with the display when viewed from the side of the display surface. The film member includes a touch sensor unit provided in the second region and a wire aggregation provided in the first region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Kenji Watamura, Limin Xiao
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Publication number: 20200073448Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a display is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a first main body having a first touch sensor; a second main body having a second touch sensor; a detecting unit that detects whether the second main body is in an open state or in a closed state; and a control unit that controls the first and second touch sensors. When the detecting unit has detected that the second main body is in the open state, the control unit enables the first touch sensor and disables the second touch sensor. When the detecting unit has detected that the second main body is in the closed state, the control unit enables the second touch sensor and disables the first touch sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Limin Xiao, Hidetoshi Mori, Moriyuki Tsuchihashi
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Patent number: 10234963Abstract: Provided are a touch pen and a touch pen system with a compact and low-cost configuration when an erase function is installed therein. The touch pen system includes a capacitive touch panel; a touch pen having a pen tip for specifying an arbitrary position on the touch panel and a pen rear end portion formed with a predetermined conductive pattern; predetermined pattern detection mechanism that detects contact of the predetermined conductive pattern with the touch panel; and an erase implementation mechanism that implements an erase function when the predetermined conductive pattern is detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Limin Xiao, Qian Wang
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Publication number: 20160266667Abstract: Provided are a touch pen and a touch pen system with a compact and low-cost configuration when an erase function is installed therein. The touch pen system includes a capacitive touch panel; a touch pen having a pen tip for specifying an arbitrary position on the touch panel and a pen rear end portion formed with a predetermined conductive pattern; predetermined pattern detection mechanism that detects contact of the predetermined conductive pattern with the touch panel; and an erase implementation mechanism that implements an erase function when the predetermined conductive pattern is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Limin Xiao, Qian Wang
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Publication number: 20110305593Abstract: The present invention provides a type of steel and a coupler made from same, comprising the following compositions in percentages by weight: carbon: 0.24-0.32%, silicon: 0.20-0.50%, manganese: 1.30-1.70%, phosphorus: less than or equal to 0.02%, sulphur: less than or equal to 0.02%, copper: less than or equal to 0.30%, chromium: 0.50-0.80%, nickel: 0.40-0.70%, molybdenum: 0.25-0.45%, aluminium: 0.02-0.08%, and the remainders are iron and other inevitable elements. The steel of the present invention is advantaged in high strength and excellent toughness and therefore the mechanical property thereof is better than the standard of conventional grade E steel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicants: MUDANJIANG JINYUAN COUPLER AND DRAFT GEAR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., QIQIHAR RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK CO., LTD.Inventors: XIAOFENG QIN, Chunguo Tao, Yang Lu, Limin Xiao, Baoli Wen, Xunqian Wei