Patents by Inventor Akinori Takeo

Akinori Takeo 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).

  • Publication number: 20230412746
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printing apparatus that prints an image on a sheet, a sheet processer that executes sheet processing, and a sheet detection sensor that detects a sheet on which the sheet processing is performed not in association with the printing of an image, where the printing of an image is restricted in response to detection of a sheet by the sheet detection sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro Mutsuno, Masaki Kashiwagi, Akinori Takeo, Satoshi Totsuka
  • Patent number: 11792344
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printing apparatus that prints an image on a sheet, a sheet processer that executes sheet processing, and a sheet detection sensor that detects a sheet on which the sheet processing is performed not in association with the printing of an image, where the printing of an image is restricted in response to detection of a sheet by the sheet detection sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Mutsuno, Masaki Kashiwagi, Akinori Takeo, Satoshi Totsuka
  • Publication number: 20230146069
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus issues a content display trigger if a predetermined event related to a user operation is received. When the content display trigger is issued, the image forming apparatus acquires web content from a content server based on path information set on a signage setting screen, and displays the acquired web content. If a hyperlink in the web content is pressed on the displayed web content, the image forming apparatus downloads content to be printed that is the linked content, and displays a print dialog on the web content. The image forming apparatus prints the content to be printed if an instruction to print the content to be printed is issued using the print dialog.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Yoko Takenaka, Akinori Takeo, Nobuaki Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 11385842
    Abstract: A printing system includes an image formation apparatus, an information processing apparatus, and a terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive conditions of capabilities required for an image formation apparatus to be registered on a virtual printer, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the conditions received by the reception unit to the information processing apparatus. The image formation apparatus includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit, to the information processing apparatus, capability information indicating a capability of the image formation apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register the image formation apparatus on the virtual printer in a case where the capability indicated in the capability information transmitted by the second transmission unit satisfies the conditions transmitted by the first transmission unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jun Miyajima, Akinori Takeo, Seijiro Imai, Masaki Kashiwagi, Takeshi Kaneda
  • Publication number: 20220174165
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printing apparatus that prints an image on a sheet, a sheet processer that executes sheet processing, and a sheet detection sensor that detects a sheet on which the sheet processing is performed not in association with the printing of an image, where the printing of an image is restricted in response to detection of a sheet by the sheet detection sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Masahiro Mutsuno, Masaki Kashiwagi, Akinori Takeo, Satoshi Totsuka
  • Patent number: 11343391
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including a display operation unit, the image processing apparatus including: a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: display a predetermined operation screen for selectively displaying at least one of a plurality of buttons each for specifying processing to be executed; and execute, based on display, on the predetermined operation screen, of a button having an attribute in which processing corresponding to the button is started in response to a user operation on the button, a preparation operation for a processing unit corresponding to the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akinori Takeo
  • Publication number: 20210326082
    Abstract: A printing system includes an image formation apparatus, an information processing apparatus, and a terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive conditions of capabilities required for an image formation apparatus to be registered on a virtual printer, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the conditions received by the reception unit to the information processing apparatus. The image formation apparatus includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit, to the information processing apparatus, capability information indicating a capability of the image formation apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register the image formation apparatus on the virtual printer in a case where the capability indicated in the capability information transmitted by the second transmission unit satisfies the conditions transmitted by the first transmission unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Jun Miyajima, Akinori Takeo, Seijiro Imai, Masaki Kashiwagi, Takeshi Kaneda
  • Patent number: 11079977
    Abstract: A printing system includes an image formation apparatus, an information processing apparatus, and a terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive conditions of capabilities required for an image formation apparatus to be registered on a virtual printer, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the conditions received by the reception unit to the information processing apparatus. The image formation apparatus includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit, to the information processing apparatus, capability information indicating a capability of the image formation apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register the image formation apparatus on the virtual printer in a case where the capability indicated in the capability information transmitted by the second transmission unit satisfies the conditions transmitted by the first transmission unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jun Miyajima, Akinori Takeo, Seijiro Imai, Masaki Kashiwagi, Takeshi Kaneda
  • Publication number: 20210185185
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including a display operation unit, the image processing apparatus including: a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: display a predetermined operation screen for selectively displaying at least one of a plurality of buttons each for specifying processing to be executed; and execute, based on display, on the predetermined operation screen, of a button having an attribute in which processing corresponding to the button is started in response to a user operation on the button, a preparation operation for a processing unit corresponding to the button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Akinori TAKEO
  • Patent number: 11029894
    Abstract: An image forming system capable of reducing the processing load of a print server. An information processing apparatus generates execution data for causing an image forming process to be executed. The print server holds the execution data acquired from the apparatus. A plurality of printers execute the image forming process based on the execution data. Print settings are set based on capability information of the printers and are transmitted to the apparatus. The information processing apparatus generates the execution data based on the received print settings. History information indicating one of the plurality of printers, which is used for printing, is managed, and the print settings are set based on capability information of one of the printers, which is selected based on the history information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Kaneda, Masaki Kashiwagi, Akinori Takeo, Jun Miyajima, Seijiro Imai
  • Publication number: 20210127027
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printing apparatus that prints an image on a sheet, a sheet processer that executes sheet processing, and a sheet detection sensor that detects a sheet on which the sheet processing is performed not in association with the printing of an image, where the printing of an image is restricted in response to detection of a sheet by the sheet detection sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Masahiro Mutsuno, Masaki Kashiwagi, Akinori Takeo, Satoshi Totsuka
  • Patent number: 10990334
    Abstract: A system is operable to save a print job received from an information processing apparatus and transmit the print job to one printing device among a plurality of printing devices that are registered in advance, in response to a request from the one printing device. The system includes a server, that generates capability information for the plurality of printing devices based on capability information indicating a capability of each printing device of the plurality of printing devices, and updates the generated capability information in a case that the capability information indicating the capability of one of the plurality of printing devices changes. The information processing apparatus generates and displays a print setting screen based on the updated capability information obtained from the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Kaneda, Masaki Kashiwagi, Akinori Takeo, Jun Miyajima, Seijiro Imai
  • Patent number: 10979599
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a receiving unit, a storage unit, a login state determination unit, and a control unit. The receiving unit receives a facsimile-received document via a network. The storage unit stores the facsimile-received document received by the receiving unit in a reception box. The login state determination unit determines whether a user to be charged is logged in, a user who does not need to be charged is logged in, or no user is logged in. The control unit controls the storage unit to store the facsimile-received document in the reception box instead of outputting the facsimile-received document when the receiving unit receives the facsimile-received document and if the login state determination unit determines that no user is logged in or a user to be charged is logged in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Totsuka, Akinori Takeo, Masahiro Mutsuno
  • Patent number: 10956095
    Abstract: A server system that causes one of a plurality of printers to print an image received from an information processing apparatus. A virtual printer determines whether or not a printer capable of performing printing to which both of a first print setting and a second print setting are applied is included in the plurality of printers. In a case where it is determined that a printer capable of performing printing to which the first and second print settings are applied is not included in the plurality of printers, information indicating that the first print setting and the second print setting conflicting with each other is stored as prohibited settings information. The print settings are controlled based on the prohibited settings information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akinori Takeo, Takeshi Kaneda, Masaki Kashiwagi, Jun Miyajima, Seijiro Imai
  • Patent number: 10911626
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printing apparatus that prints an image on a sheet, a sheet processor that executes sheet processing, and a sheet detection sensor that detects a sheet on which the sheet processing is performed not in association with the printing of an image, where the printing of an image is restricted in response to detection of a sheet by the sheet detection sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Mutsuno, Masaki Kashiwagi, Akinori Takeo, Satoshi Totsuka
  • Patent number: 10776060
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes first and second sheet storage units and a post-processing unit to perform specific post-processing on a printed sheet. A print command is received in which a sheet in the first sheet storage unit is specified as a sheet to be used in printing a first copy and a sheet in the second sheet storage unit is specified as a sheet to he used in printing a second copy. In a case where the specific post-processing is unable to he performed on the sheet to be used in printing the first copy, a printed sheet is output without causing the post-processing unit to perform the specific post-processing on the sheets for the first and second copies, even if the print command commands that the specific post-processing be performed in printing the first copy and the second copy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akinori Takeo
  • Patent number: 10719589
    Abstract: When a CPU of an MFP displays a job history, if a login user is a coin user and view setting of job history of the coin user is OFF, the CPU performs control not to display job information corresponding to the logged in user in the job history. If the logged in user is an ID user, the CPU displays job information corresponding to the logged in user in the job history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akinori Takeo
  • Patent number: 10659623
    Abstract: To address problems, an image forming apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect an error, a canceling unit configured to cancel a job in a case where the error is not released when a set period of time has elapsed after the error is detected, and a storage unit configured to store a job history including a cancellation factor indicating that the job is canceled since the set period of time has elapsed after the error is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akinori Takeo
  • Publication number: 20200133591
    Abstract: An image forming system capable of reducing the processing load of a print server. An information processing apparatus generates execution data for causing an image forming process to be executed. The print server holds the execution data acquired from the apparatus. A plurality of printers execute the image forming process based on the execution data. Print settings are set based on capability information of the printers and are transmitted to the apparatus. The information processing apparatus generates the execution data based on the received print settings. History information indicating one of the plurality of printers, which is used for printing, is managed, and the print settings are set based on capability information of one of the printers, which is selected based on the history information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Takeshi Kaneda, Masaki Kashiwagi, Akinori Takeo, Jun Miyajima, Seijiro Imai
  • Publication number: 20200097224
    Abstract: A printing system includes an image formation apparatus, an information processing apparatus, and a terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive conditions of capabilities required for an image formation apparatus to be registered on a virtual printer, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the conditions received by the reception unit to the information processing apparatus. The image formation apparatus includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit, to the information processing apparatus, capability information indicating a capability of the image formation apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register the image formation apparatus on the virtual printer in a case where the capability indicated in the capability information transmitted by the second transmission unit satisfies the conditions transmitted by the first transmission unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Jun Miyajima, Akinori Takeo, Seijiro Imai, Masaki Kashiwagi, Takeshi Kaneda