Patents by Inventor Shunqiang Xu

Shunqiang Xu 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).

  • Communicating between a first operating environment and a second operating environment in an operating system
    Patent number: 8959533
    Abstract: An apparatus for communicating between a first operating environment and a second operating environment in an operating system includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a receiving module receiving a request in a first operating environment from an application executing in a second operating environment. The first and second operating environments are provided by a common operating system. The request is communicated through a first communication path. The machine-readable code includes a response module sending a response from the first operating environment to the application in the second operating environment through a second communication path distinct from the first communication path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Ryan Patrick McShane, Ratan Ray, Shunqiang Xu
  • COMMUNICATING BETWEEN A FIRST OPERATING ENVIRONMENT AND A SECOND OPERATING ENVIRONMENT IN AN OPERATING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140101675
    Abstract: An apparatus for communicating between a first operating environment and a second operating environment in an operating system includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a receiving module receiving a request in a first operating environment from an application executing in a second operating environment. The first and second operating environments are provided by a common operating system. The request is communicated through a first communication path. The machine-readable code includes a response module sending a response from the first operating environment to the application in the second operating environment through a second communication path distinct from the first communication path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE, LTD.
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Ryan Patrick McShane, Ratan Ray, Shunqiang Xu