Patents by Inventor Mizuho Tadokoro
Mizuho Tadokoro 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: 8031466Abstract: A method and system are provided for thermal management of a portable computing apparatus. Accelerometers are provided to detect changes in attitude, and temperature sensors are provided to detect changes in temperature. A fan is used to cool the internal temperature of the electronic components of the computer. In response to lift of the computer from a stationary surface, the computer may transition to an alternative state of operation. The transition may include the change of the speed of the fan and/or adjustment of the processor clock.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Katoh, Atsushu Miyashita, Mitsuhiro Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Uchida, Susumu Shimotono, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Patent number: 7770132Abstract: A display device which displays a plurality of objects on a screen has a group configuration storage section for storing association information indicating the association between each of the plurality of objects and one of a plurality of groups, a group priority level storage section for storing group display priority levels which are priority levels for displaying each of the objects associated with one of the groups at the front of the objects associated with the other groups, an object priority level storage section for storing object display priority levels which are priority levels for displaying one of the objects associated with one of the groups at the front of the others, an object priority level changing section for changing the object display priority level while the association information is maintained, and a display section for displaying the plurality of objects according to the group display priority levels and the object display priority levels.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2008Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Takashi Inui, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Patent number: 7719535Abstract: A system and method for translating character strings into another national language and displaying the translated character strings without updating any source code. The character strings are displayed on GUI environment upon the execution of the object computer program. The method for displaying character strings on GUI environment provided by a computer program comprises the steps of; (a) providing an executable program; (b) providing a text file including the character strings and being openable with the executable program; (c) executing the executable program (301); (d) retrieving the text file from the executable program (307); and (e) displaying the character strings included in the opened text file (315).Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2001Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mizuho Tadokoro, Takashi Inui, Kazuya Tsukizawa
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Patent number: 7466105Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is driven by a rechargeable battery, wherein the battery is depleted from a fully charged state and repeatedly charged and discharged, comprises a full charge capacity acquisition unit for acquiring a present full charge capacity of the battery which the battery has at the present time, a total charge acquiring unit for acquiring information indicating a total amount of charge provided to the battery in a time period from a start time of using the battery until the present full charge capacity is acquired, and a restoring unit for performing a battery restoration in which the battery is fully discharged or fully charged in order to recover the full charge capacity if it is determined that the present full charge capacity is smaller than an expected full charge capacity that the battery should have depending on the information.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Inui, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Patent number: 7412306Abstract: A method and system are provided for thermal management of a portable computing apparatus. Accelerometers are provided to detect changes in attitude, and temperature sensors are provided to detect changes in temperature. A fan is used to cool the internal temperature of the electronic components of the computer. In response to lift of the computer from a stationary surface, the computer may transition to an alternative state of operation. The transition may include the change of the speed of the fan and/or adjustment of the processor clock.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2005Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: Lenovo (singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Katoh, Atsushi Miyashita, Mitsuhiro Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Uchida, Susumu Shimotono, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Publication number: 20080168372Abstract: A display device which displays a plurality of objects on a screen has a group configuration storage section for storing association information indicating the association between each of the plurality of objects and one of a plurality of groups, a group priority level storage section for storing group display priority levels which are priority levels for displaying each of the objects associated with one of the groups at the front of the objects associated with the other groups, an object priority level storage section for storing object display priority levels which are priority levels for displaying one of the objects associated with one of the groups at the front of the others, an object priority level changing section for changing the object display priority level while the association information is maintained, and a display section for displaying the plurality of objects according to the group display priority levels and the object display priority levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2008Publication date: July 10, 2008Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Takashi Inui, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Patent number: 7395441Abstract: A data processing system capable of specifying impeding factors that impede power savings is disclosed. The data processing system includes a central processing unit, an operation mode detection unit, and an impeding factors specifying unit. The central processing unit has multiple operation modes, and each of the operation modes has a different rate of power consumption. The operation mode detection unit detects an operation mode of the central processing unit. Based on a history of operation modes of the central processing unit that was detected by the operation mode detection unit, the impeding factors specifying unit specifies a device that is considered as an impeding factor to power savings for the data processing system.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2005Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Inui, Mizuho Tadokoro, Noritoshi Yoshiyama
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Patent number: 7376910Abstract: A display device which displays a plurality of objects on a screen has a group configuration storage section for storing association information indicating the association between each of the plurality of objects and one of a plurality of groups, a group priority level storage section for storing group display priority levels which are priority levels for displaying each of the objects associated with one of the groups at the front of the objects associated with the other groups, an object priority level storage section for storing object display priority levels which are priority levels for displaying one of the objects associated with one of the groups at the front of the others, an object priority level changing section for changing the object display priority level while the association information is maintained, and a display section for displaying the plurality of objects according to the group display priority levels and the object display priority levels.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2002Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Takashi Inui, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Publication number: 20080059004Abstract: A method and system are provided for thermal management of a portable computing apparatus. Accelerometers are provided to detect changes in attitude, and temperature sensors are provided to detect changes in temperature. A fan is used to cool the internal temperature of the electronic components of the computer. In response to lift of the computer from a stationary surface, the computer may transition to an alternative state of operation. The transition may include the change of the speed of the fan and/or adjustment of the processor clock.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: Lenovo(Singapore) Pte Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Katoh, Atsushi Miyashita, Mitsuhiro Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Uchida, Susumu Shimotono, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Patent number: 7304454Abstract: An information processing apparatus driven by an AC power supply or a rechargeable battery has a charge directing unit which initiates charging of the battery from the AC power supply, provided that the remaining amount of power of the battery is lower than a predetermined charge-start-criteria level and that the information processing apparatus is driven by the AC power supply. Also included is a drive history storage which stores a drive history including information indicating which of the AC power supply and the battery was driving the information processing apparatus in each time period in the past. A recharge-start-criteria-level-setting unit sets the charge-start-criteria level on the basis of the drive history.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2004Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Inui, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Patent number: 7211987Abstract: A computer provided with an intelligent battery 52 for charging/discharging, the intelligent battery 52 supplying power to a main system unit, wherein the intelligent battery 52 includes: a voltage measuring circuit 70 for measuring a battery voltage of the intelligent battery 52; a current measuring circuit 63 for measuring a charging/discharging current of the intelligent battery 52; a temperature measuring circuit 90 for measuring a temperature of the intelligent battery 52; and a CPU 62 for periodically reading the battery voltage measured by the voltage measuring circuit 70, the charging/discharging current measured by the current measuring circuit 63, and the temperature measured by the temperature measuring circuit 90 so as to manage a capacity deterioration of the battery due to a storage deterioration and a cycle deterioration, and wherein the main system unit includes an embedded controller 41 for receiving information about the capacity deterioration from the CPU 62 of the battery.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2002Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Aoki, Masaki Kobayashi, Atsushi Kumaki, Takeshi Matsumoto, Shigefumi Odaohhara, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Publication number: 20060155424Abstract: A method and system are provided for thermal management of a portable computing apparatus. Accelerometers are provided to detect changes in attitude, and temperature sensors are provided to detect changes in temperature. A fan is used to cool the internal temperature of the electronic components of the computer. In response to lift of the computer from a stationary surface, the computer may transition to an alternative state of operation. The transition may include the change of the speed of the fan and/or adjustment of the processor clock.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2005Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: Takayuki Katoh, Atsushi Miyashita, Mitsuhiro Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Uchida, Susumu Shimotono, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Publication number: 20060107080Abstract: A data processing system capable of specifying impeding factors that impede power savings is disclosed. The data processing system includes a central processing unit, an operation mode detection unit, and an impeding factors specifying unit. The central processing unit has multiple operation modes, and each of the operation modes has a different rate of power consumption. The operation mode detection unit detects an operation mode of the central processing unit. Based on a history of operation modes of the central processing unit that was detected by the operation mode detection unit, the impeding factors specifying unit specifies a device that is considered as an impeding factor to power savings for the data processing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2005Publication date: May 18, 2006Inventors: Takashi Inui, Mizuho Tadokoro, Noritoshi Yoshiyama
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Publication number: 20050156571Abstract: An information processing apparatus driven by an AC power supply or a rechargeable battery has a charge directing unit which initiates charging of the battery from the AC power supply, provided that the remaining amount of power of the battery is lower than a predetermined charge-start-criteria level and that the information processing apparatus is driven by the AC power supply. Also included is a drive history storage which stores a drive history including information indicating which of the AC power supply and the battery was driving the information processing apparatus in each time period in the past. A recharge-start-criteria-level-setting unit sets the charge-start-criteria level on the basis of the drive history.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2004Publication date: July 21, 2005Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Takashi Inui, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Publication number: 20050156570Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is driven by a rechargeable battery, wherein the battery is depleted from a fully charged state and repeatedly charged and discharged, comprises a full charge capacity acquisition unit for acquiring a present full charge capacity of the battery which the battery has at the present time, a total charge acquiring unit for acquiring information indicating a total amount of charge provided to the battery in a time period from a start time of using the battery until the present full charge capacity is acquired, and a restoring unit for performing a battery restoration in which the battery is fully discharged or fully charged in order to recover the full charge capacity if it is determined that the present full charge capacity is smaller than an expected full charge capacity that the battery should have depending on the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2004Publication date: July 21, 2005Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Takashi Inui, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Publication number: 20050114775Abstract: An assistance program which assists a user of an information processing apparatus in operating the apparatus causes the information processing apparatus to function as a detection mechanism for detecting whether or not a setting of a set of input/output devices has been changed within a reference time period. The assistance program further causes the information processing apparatus to function as a notification mechanism for conditionally notifying the user that the user can change the setting of the input/output devices. One such notification condition exists where no setting of the input/output devices has changed in the reference period.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2004Publication date: May 26, 2005Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Takashi Inui, Hidetoshi Mori, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Publication number: 20040133715Abstract: The present invention facilitates the operational management and usability of a portable computing device by providing an apparatus, method and program product to allow a user to select the operational and power state of a device operably connected with a computer and the power state of the computer prior to removing the computer from an apparatus such as a docking station.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mikio Hagiwara, Eitaroh Kasamatsu, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Publication number: 20040064520Abstract: A system and method to improve the dynamic management of network addresses is shown. A network including a DHCP server is enabled to allocate and reclaim network address assignments. The disclosed system includes a device driver program for controlling a computer that communicates with equipment on a network using terminal identification information acquired from a server and an operation halt program for performing a halting process for halting the operation of the computer. A determination program is also included for determining whether or not the halting process has been initiated by the operation halt program. When it is determined that the halting process has been initiated, a provided sending program sends information to the server that the use of the terminal identification information is terminated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Naoki Takahashi, Takashi Inui, Masahiko Nomura, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Publication number: 20040059527Abstract: To guide a user in making a suitably timed start on refreshment of a battery for supplying power to a main unit by being discharged after being charged. There are provided a CPU for executing a program for diagnosis of an intelligent battery 52, an embedded controller 41 which receives an identifier from the intelligent battery 52 and outputs the identifier to the CPU, an information file in which information on dates of refreshment in a plurality of batteries are stored, and an AC adapter power stop circuit 80 for supplying/stop supplying power from an AC adapter 51 to the main unit. The CPU obtains from the information file the date information corresponding to an identifier output from the embedded controller 41 and makes determination as to necessity to perform refreshment. The AC adapter power stop circuit 80 is controlled on the basis of a refreshment instruction from the CPU to stop supply of power from the AC adapter 51 to the system main unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2002Publication date: March 25, 2004Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Masaki Kobayashi, Atsushi Kumaki, Shigefumi Odaohhara, Mizuho Tadokoro
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Publication number: 20030122879Abstract: A display device which displays a plurality of objects on a screen has a group configuration storage section for storing association information indicating the association between each of the plurality of objects and one of a plurality of groups, a group priority level storage section for storing group display priority levels which are priority levels for displaying each of the objects associated with one of the groups at the front of the objects associated with the other groups, an object priority level storage section for storing object display priority levels which are priority levels for displaying one of the objects associated with one of the groups at the front of the others, an object priority level changing section for changing the object display priority level while the association information is maintained, and a display section for displaying the plurality of objects according to the group display priority levels and the object display priority levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: TAKASHI INUI , MIZUHO TADOKORO