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KAWANO SEIICHI
JP54 patents
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LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD
30 patentsUS7383451B2Jun 3, 2008
Controlling power usage of computing device components in holistic manner
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD55 citations97
US7328333B2Feb 5, 2008
Apparatus, method and program product for selectively starting one of a plurality of operating systems and secondary storage according to whether or not a predetermined peripheral is connected to the system
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD78 citations97
US7647491B2Jan 12, 2010
System and method for selectively starting one of a plurality of operating systems according to whether or not the system is connected to a docking station
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD18 citations92
US7587618B2Sep 8, 2009
Computer system and unit, and power supply control method therefor
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD19 citations92
US6992660B2Jan 31, 2006
Information processing apparatus, program and coordinate input method
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD34 citations92
US7844845B2Nov 30, 2010
System and method for preventing user O.S. in VMM system from deenergizing device being used by service O.S.
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD8 citations84
US7501771B2Mar 10, 2009
Brightness controlling apparatus, brightness adjusting system, computer system, liquid crystal display unit, brightness controlling method, computer software, and storage medium
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD12 citations84
US7423383B2Sep 9, 2008
Brightness controlling apparatus
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD11 citations84
US7225346B2May 29, 2007
Information processor, program, storage medium, and control method
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD13 citations84
US7081886B2Jul 25, 2006
Touch panel, control method, program, and storage medium
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD18 citations84
US7937575B2May 3, 2011
Information processing system, program product, and information processing method
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD11 citations83
US7900252B2Mar 1, 2011
Method and apparatus for managing shared passwords on a multi-user computer
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD11 citations82
US7841000B2Nov 23, 2010
Authentication password storage method and generation method, user authentication method, and computer
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD9 citations81
US10032029B2Jul 24, 2018
Verifying integrity of backup file in a multiple operating system environment
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD2 citations73
US10394381B2Aug 27, 2019
False input reduction systems, apparatus, and methods for an information processing device
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD2 citations68
US11392240B2Jul 19, 2022
Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and control method
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD1 citations62
US11106353B1Aug 31, 2021
Information processing apparatus and control method
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD1 citations62
US7945772B2May 17, 2011
Apparatus, method and program product for initiating computer system operation
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD3 citations62
US7844812B2Nov 30, 2010
Apparatus, method and program product for initiating computer system operation
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD3 citations62
US7254727B2Aug 7, 2007
Information processor with suppressed cache coherence in low power mode
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD5 citations62
US7181634B2Feb 20, 2007
Apparatus for switching between a combination of operating modes such that the power consumed is reduced relative to the time of switching
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD2 citations60
US7167992B2Jan 23, 2007
Method for controlling the switching of operating modes of an information processor according to the time of switching of the operating modes
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD5 citations60
US12287998B2Apr 29, 2025
Information processing system, display device, and control method
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD0 citations58
US9483278B2Nov 1, 2016
Arrangement for secure independent operating environments in a computer
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD0 citations52
US7600127B2Oct 6, 2009
System and method for ISO image update and ISO image deconstruction into modular components
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD0 citations52
US11768561B2Sep 26, 2023
Apparatus, system, and method for data smoothing
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD0 citations51
US11762501B2Sep 19, 2023
Information processing apparatus and control method
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD0 citations51
US11513680B2Nov 29, 2022
Information processing apparatus and control method
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD0 citations48
US8347348B2Jan 1, 2013
Apparatus, system, and method for pre-boot policy modification
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD1 citations48
US9910677B2Mar 6, 2018
Operating environment switching between a primary and a secondary operating system
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD0 citations42
IBM
9 patentsUS6000035ADec 7, 1999
Method and system for improved power management in information processing system
IBM58 citations96
US6704808B2Mar 9, 2004
Expansion unit setup control method that allocates predetermined I/O resources not currently used in processing and later deallocates said I/O resources upon completion of setup
IBM61 citations95
US7308587B2Dec 11, 2007
Method and apparatus for preventing the transitioning of computer system power modes while the system is in motion
IBM20 citations92
US6832354B2Dec 14, 2004
Computer system, on-screen keyboard generation method, power-on-password checking method and memory
IBM40 citations92
US6826703B2Nov 30, 2004
System for notifying operating system of additional event for restoring suspend mode after a hardware device event switches computer to normal mode
IBM38 citations92
US5875120AFeb 23, 1999
Information processing system
IBM44 citations92
US5822597AOct 13, 1998
Power management apparatus and method for an information processing system
IBM41 citations91
US7203804B2Apr 10, 2007
Process, apparatus, and system for passing data between partitions in a storage device
IBM14 citations83
US5404471AApr 4, 1995
Method and apparatus for switching address generation modes in CPU having plural address generation modes
IBM11 citations68
HAJJI HASSAN
3 patentsUS8234506B2Jul 31, 2012
Switching between unsecure system software and secure system software
HAJJI HASSAN3 citations60
US8245054B2Aug 14, 2012
Secure and convenient access control for storage devices supporting passwords for individual partitions
HAJJI HASSAN3 citations56
US8745414B2Jun 3, 2014
Switching between unsecure system software and secure system software
HAJJI HASSAN0 citations49
SPRINGFIELD RANDALL S
2 patentsMITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
1 patentLENOVO PTE LTD
1 patentYAMAZAKI MITSUHIRO
1 patentKAWANO SEIICHI
1 patentRUTLEDGE JAMES S
1 patentESTROFF JEFFREY MARK
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