Patents by Inventor Yuichi Sone

Yuichi Sone 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: 20240105565
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: an oscillator including external terminals disposed on a first face with a specific distance along a first direction; an integrated circuit including a first region formed with first electrode pads along one side, and a second region formed with second electrode pads on two opposing sides of the first region; a lead frame that includes terminals at a peripheral portion, and on which the oscillator and the integrated circuit are mounted such that the external terminals, the first and second electrode pads face in a substantially same direction and such that one side of the integrated circuit is substantially parallel to the first direction; a first bonding wire that connects one external terminal to one first electrode pad; a second bonding wire that connects one terminal of one lead frame to one second electrode pad; and a sealing member that seals all of the components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: LAPIS Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihisa SONE, Kazuya YAMADA, Akihiro TAKEI, Yuichi YOSHIDA, Kengo TAKEMASA
  • Publication number: 20240085991
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus has a first display mode in which the entire screen region of a display is controlled to be displayed as a display region, and a second display mode in which a partial screen region excluding the predetermined screen region in the screen region of the display is controlled to be displayed as a display region, and performs a placement detection process of detecting placement of an external keyboard on the predetermined screen region in the screen region of the display, a communication control process of performing a communicative connection with the keyboard, and a display mode control process of controlling switching between the first display mode and the second display mode on the basis of the placement detection process and the communication control process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ito, Masaru Nishiyama, Yuichi Sone
  • Patent number: 11899851
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus has a first display mode in which the entire screen region of a display is controlled to be displayed as a display region, and a second display mode in which a partial screen region excluding the predetermined screen region in the screen region of the display is controlled to be displayed as a display region, and performs a placement detection process of detecting placement of an external keyboard on the predetermined screen region in the screen region of the display, a communication control process of performing a communicative connection with the keyboard, and a display mode control process of controlling switching between the first display mode and the second display mode on the basis of the placement detection process and the communication control process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ito, Masaru Nishiyama, Yuichi Sone
  • Publication number: 20230400932
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus has a first display mode in which the entire screen region of a display is controlled to be displayed as a display region, and a second display mode in which a partial screen region excluding the predetermined screen region in the screen region of the display is controlled to be displayed as a display region, and performs a placement detection process of detecting placement of an external keyboard on the predetermined screen region in the screen region of the display, a communication control process of performing a communicative connection with the keyboard, and a display mode control process of controlling switching between the first display mode and the second display mode on the basis of the placement detection process and the communication control process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ito, Masaru Nishiyama, Yuichi Sone
  • Publication number: 20230395006
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a foldable display, a memory that temporarily stores display data, and a processor that performs control when the display data is displayed on the display. The processor performs a display mode switching process of switching display modes in a predetermined order in a toggle manner each time a user performs specific input, the display modes being determined according to a combination of screen region control for controlling to display a screen region of the display as one screen region or as screen regions and a display direction control for controlling a display orientation on the screen region of the display, and a display mode restricting process of restricting display modes that are switchable in the display mode switching process among the display modes according to a usage form of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Nishiyama, Yoshinori Ito, Yuichi Sone