Lenovo (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Lisa Louise Carter

Adam Miles Smith

Russell Speight VanBlon

Michael Terrell Vanover

Joseph Michael Pennisi

Philip Lee Childs

Neal Robert Caliendo, Jr

Tomoki Maruichi

Paul Plaskonos

Russell Stuart Gantman

Masahiko Shinomura

Terry A Buschbach

According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided in which a multi-workspace request is received at a machine while the machine is operating in a single workspace mode and while the machine is displaying a first single workspace on a display screen accessible by the machine. The machine includes a number of single workspaces and each of the single workspaces has spaces to display a number of tiles that each correspond to an application. A multi-workspace mode is displayed on the display screen, with the displaying of the multi-workspace mode including displaying a set of the single workspaces on the display screen. Each of the set of single workspaces is displayed in a reduced size in comparison to the single workspace mode.

Moving a tile across multiple workspaces

The invention broadly contemplates locking methods and arrangements for electronic devices, including laptop personal computing (PC) devices. The invention provides methods and arrangements for authorizing remote devices, such as cellular phones, to control the locking of electronic devices, such as laptop PCs. After receipt of a lock message from an authorized device at a guaranteed buffer, the laptop PC becomes locked such that only an authorized user may enable the functionality of the device.

Remote locking arrangements for electronic devices

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Durham, NC, United States of America

Lisa Louise Carter