Patents Assigned to Konica-Minolta
  • Patent number: 11954387
    Abstract: A method, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and a system are disclosed for processing and scheduling print jobs on a plurality of printers. The method includes: collecting job information on one or more past print jobs; collecting job information on a plurality of print jobs currently being processed, each of the plurality of print jobs being assigned to one or more operators from a plurality of operators; generating a process workflow visualization for the plurality of print jobs currently being processed with a processing mining algorithm based on the job information collected on the one or more past print jobs and the job information collected on the plurality of print jobs currently being processed; and displaying the process workflow visualization for the plurality of print jobs currently being processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS U.S.A., INC.
    Inventor: Pritam Aher
  • Patent number: 11954839
    Abstract: A leak source specification assistance device includes a processing unit that performs processing, based on a movement of a first pixel that is one of pixels constituting an image including a leaking fluid region (gas region), to determine a second pixel that is one of the pixels constituting the image and is a movement source pixel of the first pixel, and repeats the processing with the second pixel newly set as the first pixel to determine a final movement source pixel. The processing unit repeats the processing on each of a plurality of the pixels constituting the image to determine the final movement source pixel for each of the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Motohiro Asano
  • Patent number: 11954383
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: a communicator that executes external communication via a communication path; a hardware processor that detects a threat in the image processing device, and cuts off the communication by the communicator upon detecting the threat; a transmitter that executes communication, after the hardware processor detects the threat, to transmit a notification that the threat has been detected to a defined destination via another communication path; and a receiver that executes communication to receive communication restoration trigger information via another communication path. Once the receiver receives the communication restoration trigger information, the hardware processor executes a communication control to restore the communication by the communicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sugiura, Takeshi Hibino
  • Publication number: 20240111852
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a non-transitory computer readable program code are disclosed for generating a virtual authenticator for access to relying party applications hosted by a service provider. The method includes receiving, by a processor, authentication information from an authenticator device for a user with a request for access to one or more relying party applications hosted by the service provider; identifying, by the processor, a virtual authenticator profile for the user based on the authentication information received from the authenticator device; and generating, by the processor, an authentication token for the user based on the virtual authenticator profile for the user and in accordance with an authentication method of the service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Subramanyam BADRI, Randy Cruz SORIANO
  • Publication number: 20240112347
    Abstract: A nested closed shapes detection method includes detecting contours of an object in an image and obtaining pixel coordinates and hierarchy information of the contours; grouping, based on the hierarchy information, the contours into groups of sibling contours; for each of the groups, mending adjacent ones of the sibling contours separated by a gap equal to or less than a predetermined number of pixels; fitting a closed shape to each of the mended sibling contours and extending each of the mended sibling contours to mirror the closed shape; and building a hierarchy of nested closed shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Darrell Eugene Bellert
  • Publication number: 20240113886
    Abstract: A method, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and a multifunction peripheral that includes a method for accessing the multifunction peripheral. The method includes receiving, by a processor, a Fast Identity Online-based (FIDO-based) authentication from a client device via a wireless communication, the FIDO-based authentication configured to provide a user of the client device access to the multifunction peripheral; determining, by the processor, a validity of the FIDO-based authentication from the client device of the user; and granting, by the processor, the user access to the multifunction peripheral when the validity of the FIDO-based authentication from the client device of the user has been validated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Pranay BHANDARKAR
  • Patent number: 11949820
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is communicably connected to one or more image forming apparatuses each including: an image forming device that forms an image on a recording medium; an image reading device that reads the image to obtain read image data; and an image forming controller that executes a first inspection and detects in the read image data an image defect corresponding to a predetermined inspection item at a first cycle, the information processing apparatus including: a processing controller that: acquires inspection source data based on the read image data obtained from at least one of the image forming apparatuses, and executes a second inspection to inspect the inspection source data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Daisuke Genda
  • Patent number: 11949841
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image former that forms a correction patch using toner; a measurer that measures a color, a density, or a deposited amount of toner of the correction patch; and a hardware processor that calculates a reference correction amount on the basis of a measurement value of the measurer so that the density of the correction patch reaches a target value, and corrects an image forming condition of the image former by a first correction amount smaller than the reference correction amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Daiki Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 11947347
    Abstract: A maintenance management method is capable of reducing a burden on work takeover, and is a maintenance management method related to maintenance management of a production facility related to gas or oil. In the maintenance management method, a computer acquires producer information regarding a producer that owns or manages the production facility, production facility information regarding the production facility, an inspection record in a case where inspection is performed on the production facility, and maintainer candidate information regarding a maintainer candidate that performs maintenance on the production facility. Further, the computer determines whether or not maintenance for the production facility is necessary on the basis of the inspection record, and performs control to communicate information regarding maintenance for the production facility to at least one of the producer and the maintainer candidate, when determining that maintenance is necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Ryo Minegishi, Akihiro Suzuki, Seiichi Tsuzuki
  • Patent number: 11947298
    Abstract: A recording material conveying device includes: a first conveyor that constitutes a conveyance path of a recording material; a second conveyor that branches from the first conveyor and constitutes a conveyance path of the recording material different from the conveyance path of the first conveyor; and a detector that detects recording material characteristics of the recording material, the detector being arranged in the second conveyor on a downstream side in a conveyance direction of the recording material with respect to a branch portion where the first conveyor and the second conveyor branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Ogata, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Kenji Yamamoto, Takashi Nara
  • Publication number: 20240105305
    Abstract: A radiation dose management system including a hardware processor that: automatically acquires, from a storage, predetermined information related to an examination of nuclear medicine, and automatically associates the predetermined information with information on a diagnostic reference level corresponding to the examination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Yuki Tomiyama
  • Publication number: 20240104181
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a non-transitory computer readable program code are disclosed for authentication of users for access to web applications. The method includes receiving, by a processor, a user identifier and a biometric identifier for a user with a request to access one or more relying party applications; validating, by the processor, the user identifier and the biometric identifier for the user with the request to access the one or more relying party applications; retrieving, by the processor, an authentication token for the user from an external trusted source; forwarding, by the processor, the authentication token for the user retrieved from the external trusted source to the one or more relying party applications; and receiving, on the processor, authentication from the one or more relying party applications for the user to access the one or relying party applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Cruz SORIANO, Subramanyam BADRI
  • Publication number: 20240103787
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus enables utilizing an output of proof printing as an output of final printing, wherein the image forming apparatus includes an image former forming an image on a sheet, an image reader reading an image formed on the sheet, and a controller, wherein the controller acquires a determination result of whether or not a sheet, on which an image read by the image reader is formed before the final printing by the image former in order to create a reference image to be used for inspecting an output matter of a printing job, can be used for an output matter of the final printing and controls the number of sheets or copies on which the images are to be formed using the image former at the final printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Yoko SHIRAKI
  • Patent number: 11937966
    Abstract: A radiation imaging control apparatus includes a hardware processor and an operator. The hardware processor obtains an examination order and one or a plurality of radiation irradiating parameters corresponding to each examination order. The examination order to be executed is selected using the operator. When the examination order is selected on the operator, the hardware processor determines a selecting condition according to a priority setting from a plurality of selecting conditions, and selects a radiation irradiating parameter for the examination order from one or a plurality of radiation irradiating parameters according to the determined selecting condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Kosuke Fukazu, Naoki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11941305
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes: a hardware processor that: conducts an inspection on an image by comparing a scanned image with a correct image, the image being formed on paper in accordance with a print job, the scanned image being generated by reading the image, the correct image serving as a reference for the inspection of the image; and determines whether a page is a target for the inspection in accordance with a type of the paper on which the image will be formed according to print setting of the print job, wherein the hardware processor conducts the inspection on the image on a page that has been determined to be the target for the inspection by the hardware processor, and does not conduct the inspection on the image on a page that has been determined to not be the target for the inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ayukawa
  • Patent number: 11940750
    Abstract: Paper physical property detecting device includes a first detector that measures a sheet of paper (hereinafter, merely referred to as a paper) made to stop temporarily on a conveyance path and acquires a first value corresponding to a first physical property, a second detector that measures a paper while conveying the paper on the conveyance path and acquires a second value corresponding to a second physical property with regard to a physical property different from the first physical property; and a corrector that corrects the first value on a basis of the second value and creates post correction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, Hitoshi Asano, Yumiko Izumiya, Yasuhiro Koide
  • Patent number: 11943395
    Abstract: An image forming device includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on a transfer medium; and a controller that controls multiple image readers capable of performing image reading for the same surface of the transfer medium, and acquires reading results from the image readers. The controller is capable of performing failure/no-failure determination for the image on the transfer medium based on the reading results, of switching image reading by the multiple image readers between reading by a first number of image readers and reading by a second number of image readers, the second number being smaller than the first number, and of enabling, while the second number of image readers perform reading, at least one of the other image readers to execute a maintenance operation for the at least one of the other image readers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Tomohiro Iwase
  • Publication number: 20240098191
    Abstract: A management method for managing one or more image forming apparatuses includes: acquiring first information indicating a target region and second information indicating a situation of the target region; specifying a target image forming apparatus installed in the target region in the one or more image forming apparatuses; and outputting, to the target image forming apparatus, a change instruction for changing a setting content of a setting item of the target image forming apparatus to a setting content corresponding to the second information. The second information includes at least one of information regarding a situation of spread of an infectious disease and information regarding electric power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Shimpei ITAYA
  • Publication number: 20240098193
    Abstract: A processing apparatus includes: a storage that stores a plurality of instructions; and a processor that executes the plurality of instructions. The plurality of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform: providing a setting screen for setting one or more items relating to the processing apparatus; and setting the one or more items in response to operation performed on the setting screen. The setting screen includes a first setting screen for receiving operation performed by a person, and a second setting screen for receiving operation automated by Robotic Process Automation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Takeo KATSUDA
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    Patent number: 11934901
    Abstract: A tag indicating an attribute of the tag by an electromagnetic wave reflection characteristic, the tag including a substrate (11), and a conductor pattern layer (12) formed on the substrate (11) and having first and second slots (13a) and (13b) disposed adjacent to each other, in which the first slot (13a) constitutes a first resonance element (13Qa) having a resonance frequency at a first frequency, the second slot (13b) constitutes a second resonance element (13Qb) having a resonance frequency at a second frequency higher than the first frequency, and when irradiation with the electromagnetic waves is performed, a Q value of a resonance peak appearing at the first frequency is higher than a Q value of a resonance peak appearing at the first frequency when the first slot (13a) alone constitutes a resonance structure of the tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Takumi Ishiwata, Nobuaki Takahashi, Kenji Arai, Takeshi Hakii