Patents by Inventor Zhenglong Bai

Zhenglong Bai 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: 11159665
    Abstract: An approach is provided that hides a caller's telephone number and instead displays a user friendly string that acts as an alias for the caller's identity. The approach receives, from a caller using a calling device, an incoming call at a receiving device that is the information handling system such as a smart phone. The incoming call includes a set of textual metadata that includes an alias corresponding to caller as well as the caller's telephone number that corresponds to the calling device. The approach then displays, on a display screen accessible from the receiving device, the alias while inhibiting display of the caller telephone number, thus keeping the caller's actual telephone number hidden from the user of the receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenglong Bai, Scott W. Li, Marco Alberto Gonzalez, Matthew Carl Etter
  • Publication number: 20210234951
    Abstract: An approach is provided that hides a caller's telephone number and instead displays a user friendly string that acts as an alias for the caller's identity. The approach receives, from a caller using a calling device, an incoming call at a receiving device that is the information handling system such as a smart phone. The incoming call includes a set of textual metadata that includes an alias corresponding to caller as well as the caller's telephone number that corresponds to the calling device. The approach then displays, on a display screen accessible from the receiving device, the alias while inhibiting display of the caller telephone number, thus keeping the caller's actual telephone number hidden from the user of the receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Zhenglong Bai, Scott W. Li, Marco Alberto Gonzalez, Matthew Carl Etter
  • Patent number: 10523605
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for conforming electronic communication attachments to a recipient system's settings. One or more characteristics of a resource attached to an electronic communication being sent to a recipient system are determined. It is determined whether one or more characteristics of a resource conform to one or more settings of a recipient system. One or more nonconforming characteristics of a resource are adjusted prior to sending the electronic communication such that the one or more nonconforming characteristics of the resource conform to the one or more settings of the recipient system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Scott Wentao Li, Zhenglong Bai, Timothy Winthrop Kingsbury, Axel Ramirez Flores, Justin Michael Ringuette
  • Publication number: 20190310622
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for implementing zonal access rights for drones. The methods and apparatus broadcast zonal access rights from a wireless zonal access (WZA) apparatus in connection with a local environment. The zonal access rights indicate device permissions granted in connection with the local environment for an electronically-controlled mobile (ECM) device. Methods and apparatus are provided that receive a broadcast message at an ECM device, obtain zonal access rights from the broadcast message, determine device permissions granted for the ECM device in connection with a local environment based on the zonal access rights and manage operation of the ECM device relative to the local environment based on the zonal access rights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Scott Wentao Li, Zhenglong Bai, Matthew Carl Etter, Marco Alberto Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 9772672
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for projecting battery usage. By use of a processor, an expected battery usage rate of an application is determined. An estimated length of time a battery will power an apparatus if the application is executed is determined. The estimated length of time the battery will power the apparatus may be based on the expected battery usage rate of the application and a current remaining battery power. The estimated length of time together with a visual representation of the application is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Scott Wentao Li, Zhenglong Bai, Marco Alberto Gonzalez, Robert James Kapinos
  • Publication number: 20170244599
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for conforming electronic communication attachments to a recipient system's settings. One or more characteristics of a resource attached to an electronic communication being sent to a recipient system are determined. It is determined whether one or more characteristics of a resource conform to one or more settings of a recipient system. One or more nonconforming characteristics of a resource are adjusted prior to sending the electronic communication such that the one or more nonconforming characteristics of the resource conform to the one or more settings of the recipient system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Scott Wentao Li, Zhenglong Bai, Timothy Winthrop Kingsbury, Axel Ramirez Flores, Justin Michael Ringuette
  • Publication number: 20170153685
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for projecting battery usage. By use of a processor, an expected battery usage rate of an application is determined. An estimated length of time a battery will power an apparatus if the application is executed is determined. The estimated length of time the battery will power the apparatus may be based on the expected battery usage rate of the application and a current remaining battery power. The estimated length of time together with a visual representation of the application is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Scott Wentao Li, Zhenglong Bai, Marco Alberto Gonzalez, Robert James Kapinos
  • Patent number: 9411433
    Abstract: A method includes receiving an image of a display surface from a pointing device having a camera with a field of view wider than a tip of the pointing device, processing the received image to identify an area on the display surface within the field of view of the camera, and identifying a position of the tip of the pointing device on the display surface as a function of the identified area on the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Scott Wentao Li, Zhenglong Bai, Russell Speight VanBlon, Axel Ramirez Flores, Joshua Neil Novak
  • Publication number: 20150338929
    Abstract: A method includes receiving an image of a display surface from a pointing device having a camera with a field of view wider than a tip of the pointing device, processing the received image to identify an area on the display surface within the field of view of the camera, and identifying a position of the tip of the pointing device on the display surface as a function of the identified area on the display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Scott Wentao Li, Zhenglong Bai, Russell Speight VanBlon, Axel Ramirez Flores, Joshua Neil Novak