Patents Examined by Benjamin O. Dulaney
  • Patent number: 11973912
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a controller capable of generating occurrence of an event to be audited, as log information; a storage that stores the log information; an outputter that reads and outputs the log information stored in the storage in response to an acquisition request for the log information by an information processing apparatus; and an adder that adds, to the log information, identification information indicating that the log information has been stored in the information processing apparatus. The controller stores the log information added with the identification information in the storage. In a case where a storage amount of the log information stored in the storage has reached an upper limit when newly storing log information generated in association with occurrence of the event, the controller deletes the log information added with the identification information from the storage, and stores the generated log information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kayoko Seo
  • Patent number: 11962735
    Abstract: A printing system controls a printing member to perform printing based on a print job for which a charged fee is already settled. The printing system receives a first instruction to suspend the printing started by the printing member and suspends the printing started by the printing member in response to reception of the first instruction. The printing system receives a second instruction as to a post suspending process to be executed after the printing is suspended. The printing system performs one of a post fee-settlement process and a restart process, as the post suspending process. The post fee-settlement process is related to provision of a benefit corresponding to refunding at least part of the charged fee. The restart process is to restart the suspended printing to complete the print job after a reason that the first instruction is made is resolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ayaka Hotta, Shunsuke Minamikawa, Tetsuya Okuno, Haruka Azechi, Yushi Deura
  • Patent number: 11949824
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including a display, an authenticator, an image former, a detector, and one or more controllers. The authenticator authenticates a user's login to the image forming apparatus. The image former forms an image based on a job for which an execution instruction has been inputted by the user. The detector performs virus detection at execution of the job. The one or more controllers control display of notification information that notifies a detection of a virus. The one or more controllers control the display of the notification information depending on the user's login status on the image forming apparatus at the time of the detection of a virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoki Kodama
  • Patent number: 11943414
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a display device and a processor. The processor is configured to generate a first screen for display on the display device and on which one of a plurality of malfunctioning part candidates of the image processing apparatus and one of a plurality of timings at which a particular sound was output by the image processing apparatus that malfunctioned, are selectable, when a first malfunctioning part candidate and a first timing are selected on the first screen, generate a second screen for display on the display device and on which one or more reference sounds corresponding to the particular sound are selectable, and when one of the reference sounds is selected on the second screen, generate error information indicating the first malfunctioning part candidate and the selected reference sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sou Miyazaki, Hiroyo Tanaka, Kazuhiro Ogura, Masaki Narahashi, Satoshi Oyama, Tatsuya Inagi
  • Patent number: 11936821
    Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling an image processing apparatus capable of controlling album data for a first subject containing a common page and an individual page for the first subject, and album data for a second subject containing the common page and an individual page for the second subject. The method includes specifying a change target for a page contained in the album data for the first subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jumpei Takeichi, Hiroyasu Kunieda, Takayuki Yamada
  • Patent number: 11936820
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus connectable to a plurality of types of wireless Local Area Network (LAN) chips is provided. The image forming apparatus includes an identification unit configured to identify a capability of a wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus, a reception unit configured to receive an instruction to import a setting value, a determination unit configured to determine whether the wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus is operable at the setting value based on the identified capability, and a reflection unit configured to reflect the setting value for the wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus in a case where it is determined that the wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus is operable at the setting value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryuji Nagahara
  • Patent number: 11902482
    Abstract: A controller of a scanner is configured to determine whether use ID associated with a destination is stored in a memory. When it is determined that the user ID is not stored, the controller disables an operation key, and when it is determined that the user ID is stored, the controller enables the operation key. When the enabled operation key is operated, the controller executes a push scan process that generated scan data is transmitted to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Okuno
  • Patent number: 11895280
    Abstract: An approach is provided for forecasting and reporting availability of multi-functional peripheral (MFP) devices. Availability data of MFP devices may be determined from historical usage data of the MFP devices, pending print job data of the MFP devices, current print job data of the MFP devices, operational data of the MFP devices, and/or a combination thereof. The availability data may be displayed on client computing devices to assists users to intelligently request print jobs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Alex Reyes
  • Patent number: 11893289
    Abstract: A printer includes a print engine and a controller. The controller is configured to cause the printer to perform: in response to image data being transmitted from a terminal to a server, receiving print data to be used in printing from the server, the image data representing a target image to be printed, the terminal being different from the printer; in response to receiving the print data from the server, transmitting a first notification to the server prior to completion of the printing of the target image, the first notification indicating that the printing of the target image has been completed; subsequent to the transmission of the first notification to the server, detecting a specific input; and in response to detecting the specific input, causing the print engine to perform the printing of the target image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11893288
    Abstract: A first dot pattern printed according to a result of quantization performed on a multi-valued grayscale value by using a first threshold matrix and a second dot pattern printed according to a result of quantization performed on multi-valued grayscale value by using a second threshold matrix are printed on a print medium in an overlapping manner. In order to generate the threshold matrices, a first initial pattern being a dot pattern corresponding to a first grayscale value and a second initial pattern being a dot pattern corresponding to a second grayscale value lower than the first grayscale value are generated for pixel regions of the first and second threshold matrices. Then, thresholds of the first and second threshold matrices are set such that dot patterns having continuity with the first and second initial patterns are obtained at grayscale values between the first and second grayscale values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi Nakagawa, Hirokazu Tanaka, Tsukasa Doi, Mayuko Yamagata, Satoshi Seki
  • Patent number: 11843748
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a display, a communicator, and a controller, in which the controller acquires destination information managed by a terminal device via the communicator and displays the acquired destination information on the display in accordance with its priority level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuichi Nishii
  • Patent number: 11838456
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including processor configured to cause a user participates in a first chat room, wherein an image forming apparatus performs a process with a post written by user and opens for a specific site, an image forming apparatus associated with the first chat room or with an existing user who has participated in first chat room to perform a process according to a post written by user who has participated in first chat room and cause, if user participates in second chat room, in which an image forming apparatus performs a process in accordance with a post written by user and has not been opened for a specific site, an image forming apparatus associated with second chat room or an image forming apparatus associated with existing user who has participated in second chat room not to perform a process according to a post written by user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Toda, Takafumi Haruta, Izumi Nakano
  • Patent number: 11829673
    Abstract: A method for uploading print data for a cloud print service includes transmitting a first print job including first data to the cloud print service, uploading, if a terminal receives a response indicating that a data size of the first print job exceeds an upper limit of a data size of a print job supported by the cloud print service, the first data to a cloud storage service, generating a second print job including resource information for accessing the first data uploaded to the cloud storage service, and transmitting, to the cloud print service, the second print job including the resource information. If the terminal receives the response from the cloud print service, it is determined whether a first cloud storage service is accessible with the same authentication information as that for the cloud print service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki Yamamichi
  • Patent number: 11831838
    Abstract: A printing system includes: a printing device; and a data processing server. A first controller of the printing device is configured to perform: a reading process to read a reading target to generate image data; a determination process to determine whether to transmit the image data to the data processing server according to at least one of available capacity information and capacity-related information; and a data transmission process to transmit the image data to the data processing server. A second controller of the data processing server is configured to perform: a payment-related process related to a fee payment for printing based on the image data. The first controller is configured to further perform, after the fee payment is completed: an acquisition process to acquire print data corresponding to the image data; and a printing process to form an image corresponding to the print data on a printing medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ayaka Hotta, Haruka Azechi, Shunsuke Minamikawa, Tetsuya Okuno, Yushi Deura
  • Patent number: 11831835
    Abstract: An image processing system that is capable of retrying transmission of image data without limiting execution of other jobs in an image processing apparatus. An instruction to execute a job which reads an original, generates image data of the original, and sends the image data to a user-specified destination, is received from a user. An information processing apparatus generates a command for executing the job and sends the command to the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus executes the job based on the command. When sending of the image data to the user-specified destination is unsuccessful, the image processing apparatus sends the image data to the information processing apparatus. In accordance with an instruction received from the user, the information processing apparatus sends the image data to the user-specified destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masato Fukuda
  • Patent number: 11831830
    Abstract: An electronic device, a setting method, and an information processing system. The electronic device installs an application, displays on a display, a screen for receiving input of a setting value for a setting item based on setting information that includes one or more setting items for executing the installed application, and control to set the setting value for the setting item received on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroatsu Hatanaka, Noboru Tamura, Tomoki Shibukawa
  • Patent number: 11825036
    Abstract: An image inspection device includes a processor coupled to a sensor. The processor reads, using the sensor, an image formed on a recording material by an image forming device and creates a read image; causes an analysis to detect an abnormality in the read image and creates an analysis result; and creates a normal image file including the read image in which the abnormality has not been detected based on the analysis result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Makoto Oki
  • Patent number: 11811981
    Abstract: An MFP includes a controller. When a short cut key is operated, the controller is configured to execute a scan process to transmit scan data to a destination associated with the short cut key. The controller determines whether the shortcut key associated with user ID is disabled in management information when information about a destination including the user ID is deleted. When determining that the shortcut key is not disabled, the controller disables the shortcut key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Okuno
  • Patent number: 11803340
    Abstract: A communication apparatus performs communication processing in the first communication mode and the second communication mode to set a communication period of the first communication mode per unit time to be longer than that of the second communication mode in a case where both the first communication mode and the second communication mode are enabled, a communication partner apparatus in the first communication mode is determined, and a communication partner apparatus in the second communication mode is not determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Keigo Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 11785159
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a print section configured to perform printing on a recording medium, a first detector configured to detect a moving object within a first detection range, a second detector configured to detect the moving object within a second detection range, and a controller configured to switch between a normal mode in which printing by the print section is enabled and a power-saving mode in which printing by the print section is disabled. The controller returns to the normal mode when, after the controller enters the power-saving mode, in response to detection of the moving object by the first detector or the second detector, the first detector or the second detector detects the moving object for a first predetermined period of time or more, and the first detector and the second detector detect the moving object for a second predetermined period of time or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Moriyama