Patents by Inventor Yiqiang Yan

Yiqiang Yan 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).

  • Patent number: 10452262
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include devices and methods for detecting a current form of a touch display unit of an electronic device. The current form includes one of a first form and a second form different from the first form. A relative position of a display layer of the touch display unit with respect to a touch layer of the touch display unit in the second form is different from the relative position of the display layer relative to the touch layer in the first form. The method also includes determining a first touch coordinate corresponding to a first touch operation. The method also includes acquiring a coordinate transformation associated with the current form of the touch display unit. The method also includes applying the coordinate transformation to the first touch coordinate to identify a corresponding first display coordinate and a display object corresponding to the first display coordinate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Bin Li, Yiqiang Yan
  • Patent number: 10120488
    Abstract: A display method and display device are described where the method includes when a first device is in a first status, the first device displays a first output content of the first device in a first display area of a display module, when it is detected that the first device goes into a second status from the first status, the first device displays the first output content in a second display area of the display module, and displays a second output content in a third display area of the display module, wherein, the first output content is different from the second output content, the second area does not overlap with the third area, and the first area contains the second and third areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignees: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD., BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Li, Yiqiang Yan
  • Patent number: 9959794
    Abstract: An electronic device, a processing method and a device are provided. The electronic device includes: a first and second display devices, an input device, a first component and a second component, a detection device configured to detect a relative position relation between the two components, a processing device is configured to control the first display device or the second display device in different cases to respond to operation data collected by the input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bin Li, Yiqiang Yan
  • Patent number: 9922183
    Abstract: An electronic device and an information processing method are disclosed in the disclosure. The electronic device comprises: a wearable apparatus capable of forming a ring or an approximate ring, which is able to surround a first cylinder; a first sensor arranged at least partly in the wearable apparatus and towards an interior of the ring or the approximate ring, and configured to detect first biometric information of at least part of a wearer's body surrounded by the wearable apparatus if the wearable apparatus is worn on the part of the wearer's body; a first processor arranged in the wearable apparatus, and configured to determine whether the first biometric information matches first preset biometric information to obtain a determination result and to perform security processing corresponding to the determination result based on the determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventor: Yiqiang Yan
  • Publication number: 20170277429
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include devices and methods for detecting a current form of a touch display unit of an electronic device. The current form includes one of a first form and a second form different from the first form. A relative position of a display layer of the touch display unit with respect to a touch layer of the touch display unit in the second form is different from the relative position of the display layer relative to the touch layer in the first form. The method also includes determining a first touch coordinate corresponding to a first touch operation. The method also includes acquiring a coordinate transformation associated with the current form of the touch display unit. The method also includes applying the coordinate transformation to the first touch coordinate to identify a corresponding first display coordinate and a display object corresponding to the first display coordinate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Bin Li, Yiqiang Yan
  • Patent number: 9753518
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a display control method are described. The electronic apparatus includes a first display unit having a first visible part for displaying a first image; a first detecting unit for detecting a first parameter for indicating a relative distance between a target object and the first visible part; and a processing unit for generating an image to be displayed and for controlling the display of the first display unit according to at least the first parameter. When the first display unit is in a first state, if the relative distance is less than or equal to a threshold distance according to the first parameter, the processing unit controls the first display unit to switch from the first status to a second state, and the power consumption of the first display unit in the first state is lower than a power consumption in the second status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoyu Zhou, Xiaoming Liu, Yiqiang Yan
  • Publication number: 20160364560
    Abstract: An electronic device and an information processing method are disclosed in the disclosure. The electronic device comprises: a wearable apparatus capable of forming a ring or an approximate ring, which is able to surround a first cylinder; a first sensor arranged at least partly in the wearable apparatus and towards an interior of the ring or the approximate ring, and configured to detect first biometric information of at least part of a wearer's body surrounded by the wearable apparatus if the wearable apparatus is worn on the part of the wearer's body; a first processor arranged in the wearable apparatus, and configured to determine whether the first biometric information matches first preset biometric information to obtain a determination result and to perform security processing corresponding to the determination result based on the determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicants: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED, BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
    Inventor: Yiqiang Yan
  • Publication number: 20160313857
    Abstract: A display method and display device are described where the method includes when a first device is in a first status, the first device displays a first output content of the first device in a first display area of a display module, when it is detected that the first device goes into a second status from the first status, the first device displays the first output content in a second display area of the display module, and displays a second output content in a third display area of the display module, wherein, the first output content is different from the second output content, the second area does not overlap with the third area, and the first area contains the second and third areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicants: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
    Inventors: Bin Li, Yiqiang Yan
  • Patent number: 9468073
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device and an information processing method. The electronic device comprises: a light emitter configured to emit lights; a sensor configured to acquire a first specified parameter which is formed based on a motion state or gesture of an operator; a processor configured to determine whether the first specified parameter meets a first preset condition, so as to obtain a first determination result, and configured to control the light emitter to emit the lights based on the first determination result at least in a case that the first specified parameter meets the first preset condition. The first preset condition comprises that the operator is performing a predetermined motion or is in a predetermined gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignees: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Bin Li, Yiqiang Yan
  • Publication number: 20160270186
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device and an information processing method. The electronic device comprises: a light emitter configured to emit lights; a sensor configured to acquire a first specified parameter which is formed based on a motion state or gesture of an operator; a processor configured to determine whether the first specified parameter meets a first preset condition, so as to obtain a first determination result, and configured to control the light emitter to emit the lights based on the first determination result at least in a case that the first specified parameter meets the first preset condition. The first preset condition comprises that the operator is performing a predetermined motion or is in a predetermined gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Bin Li, Yiqiang Yan
  • Patent number: 9412339
    Abstract: A display method and display device are described where the method includes when a first device is in a first status, the first device displays a first output content of the first device in a first display area of a display module, when it is detected that the first device goes into a second status from the first status, the first device displays the first output content in a second display area of the display module, and displays a second output content in a third display area of the display module, wherein, the first output content is different from the second output content, the second area does not overlap with the third area, and the first area contains the second and third areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignees: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD., BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Li, Yiqiang Yan
  • Publication number: 20160188276
    Abstract: An electronic device, a processing method and a device are provided. The electronic device includes: a first and second display devices, an input device, a first component and a second component, a detection device configured to detect a relative position relation between the two components, a processing device is configured to control the first display device or the second display device in different cases to respond to operation data collected by the input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Li, Yiqiang Yan
  • Publication number: 20160085286
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a display control method are described. The electronic apparatus includes a first display unit having a first visible part for displaying a first image; a first detecting unit for detecting a first parameter for indicating a relative distance between a target object and the first visible part; and a processing unit for generating an image to be displayed and for controlling the display of the first display unit according to at least the first parameter. When the first display unit is in a first state, if the relative distance is less than or equal to a threshold distance according to the first parameter, the processing unit controls the first display unit to switch from the first status to a second state, and the power consumption of the first display unit in the first state is lower than a power consumption in the second status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoyu Zhou, Xiaoming Liu, Yiqiang Yan
  • Patent number: 8780725
    Abstract: A presentation system and method is disclosed, and the method includes the steps of: creating at least one buffer area in a first presentation device for at least one application; relocating the presentation-related data of a running application to the buffer area; and intercepting the presentation-related data from the buffer area and transmitting them to at least one second presentation device. With the above configuration of the present invention, the presentation-related data of various applications running in the host can be redirected as demanded by a user to a corresponding presentation device. With only one host, multiple application windows can be presented on multiple presentation devices at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignees: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Bejing) Limited
    Inventors: Yiqiang Yan, Chengkun Sun, Hongwei Li
  • Publication number: 20140139470
    Abstract: A display method and display device are described where the method includes when a first device is in a first status, the first device displays a first output content of the first device in a first display area of a display module, when it is detected that the first device goes into a second status from the first status, the first device displays the first output content in a second display area of the display module, and displays a second output content in a third display area of the display module, wherein, the first output content is different from the second output content, the second area does not overlap with the third area, and the first area contains the second and third areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicants: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Li, Yiqiang Yan
  • Patent number: 8395628
    Abstract: A method for intercepting graphics device interface invocations by using filter driver which is transparent to graphics device interface engine and real display driver is disclosed. The method comprises steps of duplicating DDI function table returned from said real display driver, modifying DDI functions of said real display driver required for capturing screen update, creating auxiliary buffer area as updating buffer area for said screen update, and further processing said updating buffer area. With the method of the present invention, the support to video and 3D acceleration in the local computer can be realized by means of software, and the user can be provided with high-quality picture and display effect. Compared with the Mirror system in the prior art, since the present invention doesn't employ the Mirror system, the graphics device interface engine of the inventive system are not aware of the existence of the filter driver, the video and 3D acceleration function of the graphic card still remains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Hongwei Li, Chengkun Sun, Yiqiang Yan, Shaoping Peng, Bo Liu
  • Patent number: 8327387
    Abstract: A method for acquiring graphics device interface data and DirectX data by use of a filter driver transparent to transparent to a graphics device interface engine, DirectX kernel and a real display driver is disclosed, the method comprises steps of: updating the graphics device interface, and acquiring the graphics device interface data by use of a corresponding graphics device interface function in the filter driver; acquiring, for DirectDraw in DirectX, DirectDraw application and video update data by intercepting frame switch and bit block transfer operations of DirectDraw part; acquiring, for Direct3D in DirectX, data of Direct3D application by intercepting the update interface of Direct3D part. With the method of present invention, an integral acquisition of Windows GDI and DirectX data can be achieved while DirectX function remains available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignees: Legend Holdings Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Hongwei Li, Chengkun Sun, Yiqiang Yan, Xiaohua Jiang, Shaoping Peng
  • Patent number: 8122156
    Abstract: A method is provided for processing operation command in a computer that has a display and a host which includes a first display processing unit for local displaying and a second display processing unit for remote displaying. The operation command is from a remote data processing terminal. The method includes: receiving a first operation command from the data processing terminal, the first operation command being a power-on command; performing power-on of the computer, shielding the first display processing unit and loading only a driver of the second display processing unit according to first operation command; receiving a second operation command from the data processing terminal, the second operation command being not a power-on command; executing the second operation command to obtain operation results, the operation results being image data processed by the second display processing unit, and sending the operation results to the remote data processing terminal, for remote displaying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Yiqiang Yan, Shaoping Peng, Bo Liu, Xiaohua Jiang, Chengkun Sun
  • Patent number: 8079714
    Abstract: A projector for acquiring a coordinate of a bright spot includes a half transparent and half reflecting mirror (22), an imaging device (24), and a processing system (25). The half transparent and half reflecting mirror (22) is provided on a light path between the light source (21) and the zooming system (23). The imaging device (24) captures an external light ray reflected by the half transparent and half reflecting mirror (22). The processing system (25) acquires the coordinate of the bright spot according to the image of the image of the bright spot captured by the imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignees: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Shaoping Peng, Yiqiang Yan, Zifeng Hou, Bo Liu
  • Publication number: 20100149436
    Abstract: A projector for acquiring a coordinate of a bright spot includes a half transparent and half reflecting mirror (22), an imaging device (24), and a processing system (25). The half transparent and half reflecting mirror (22) is provided on a light path between the light source (21) and the zooming system (23). The imaging device (24) captures an external light ray reflected by the half transparent and half reflecting mirror (22). The processing system (25) acquires the coordinate of the bright spot according to the image of the image of the bright spot captured by the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Shaoping Peng, Yiqiang Yan, Zifeng Hou, Bo Liu