Patents by Inventor Hiroto Kobayashi

Hiroto Kobayashi 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: 20220222362
    Abstract: A computer device for data redaction application, the device includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a data processing platform; a memory unit configured to store metadata comprising redaction information received from the data processing platform and document data; a preview generator configured to generate from the metadata and the document data a preview image indicating redactions to be applied to the document; a display controller configured to transmit the preview image to a display; and a metadata modification unit configured to modify the redaction information in response to a user action and to cause the preview generator to generate a modified preview image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christian RAVEL, Hiroto KOBAYASHI, Hiroshi YAMAGUCHI, Guru PRASANNA, Loic BEYLOT
  • Patent number: 11309607
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a first core pack and a second core pack each holding a plurality of unit cells. The unit cells of a first cell group or second cell group that is closest to a connector are electrically connected to the connector through a third busbar. The unit cells of the first cell group or second cell group that is most distant from the connector are electrically connected to the connector through a fourth busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Nishinuma, Hiroto Kobayashi, Akinori Shimomai, Keiichi Ito
  • Publication number: 20220111760
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery, an air conditioner, a first temperature adjustment circuit including a first pump and a chiller, a second temperature adjustment circuit including a second pump and a radiator, a coupling passage configured to connect the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit to form a coupling circuit, an electromagnetic switching valve configured to switch between a circulation state in which the heat medium can circulate through the coupling circuit and a non-circulation state in which the heat medium cannot circulate through the coupling circuit, a first temperature sensor configured to acquire a first temperature which is a temperature of the battery, and a control device configured to select any one mode of a plurality of modes in accordance with the first temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsu MIYAMOTO, Toshikatsu KATAGIRI, Kengo AOKI, Naoki FUJIHARA, Ayumu UNO, Takeshi OTANI, Naoyuki NAKAMURA, Kenta SUGITATE, Hiroto KOBAYASHI, Satoko ITO
  • Patent number: 11088421
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a first core pack and a second core pack each holding a plurality of unit cells. The unit cells of one of first cell groups (or second cell groups) in each of the first core pack and the second core pack are electrically connected to a connector through a positive-side connection busbar and a negative-side connection busbar, respectively. Vertically adjacent cell groups are electrically connected to each other through cell group interconnection busbars. Insulator is interposed between the mutually facing cell group interconnection busbars that present a largest potential difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroto Kobayashi, Keiichi Ito, Akinori Shimomai, Takuya Nishinuma
  • Publication number: 20200388803
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a first core pack and a second core pack each holding a plurality of unit cells. The unit cells of a first cell group or second cell group that is closest to a connector are electrically connected to the connector through a third busbar. The unit cells of the first cell group or second cell group that is most distant from the connector are electrically connected to the connector through a fourth busbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Takuya Nishinuma, Hiroto Kobayashi, Akinori Shimomai, Keiichi Ito
  • Publication number: 20200388816
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a first core pack and a second core pack each holding a plurality of unit cells. The unit cells of one of first cell groups (or second cell groups) in each of the first core pack and the second core pack are electrically connected to a connector through a positive-side connection busbar and a negative-side connection busbar, respectively. Vertically adjacent cell groups are electrically connected to each other through cell group interconnection busbars. Insulator is interposed between the mutually facing cell group interconnection busbars that present a largest potential difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroto Kobayashi, Keiichi Ito, Akinori Shimomai, Takuya Nishinuma
  • Patent number: 10846036
    Abstract: An information processing device for controlling an output device capable of communication, the information processing device includes: circuitry configured to: receive an output setting of the output device including a combination of set values for a plurality of setting items; record, in response to determination of the output setting, the determined output setting including the combination of the set values for the setting items in a storage area; and present one or more output settings acquired from the storage area as a candidate to be reused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10592180
    Abstract: An information processing device includes processing circuitry to: determine whether data to be printed is to be a target to be combined; accumulate in a memory the data to be printed determined to be the target to be combined; combine the accumulated data to be printed to generate combined data in response to a print request, the combined data including combined information indicating that the data to be printed has been combined; generate print data from the combined data; and transmit the print data determined to be the target to be combined to a printing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190377527
    Abstract: An information processing device for controlling an output device capable of communication, the information processing device includes: circuitry configured to: receive an output setting of the output device including a combination of set values for a plurality of setting items; record, in response to determination of the output setting, the determined output setting including the combination of the set values for the setting items in a storage area; and present one or more output settings acquired from the storage area as a candidate to be reused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventor: Hiroto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190286398
    Abstract: An information processing device includes processing circuitry to: determine whether data to be printed is to be a target to be combined; accumulate in a memory the data to be printed determined to be the target to be combined; combine the accumulated data to be printed to generate combined data in response to a print request, the combined data including combined information indicating that the data to be printed has been combined; generate print data from the combined data; and transmit the print data determined to be the target to be combined to a printing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroto KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190289146
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives information relating to an operation of an image forming device from another information processing apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus via a communication line and displays the information received from the another information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to cause a display to display a setting screen via which a setting relating to image formation is accepted. The circuitry is configured to, in response to accepting a request operation by a user, transmit request information based on setting information accepted via the setting screen to the another information processing apparatus. The circuitry is configured to cause a browser to receive the information relating to the operation corresponding to the request information from the another information processing apparatus and display the received information relating to the operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventor: Hiroto KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10394503
    Abstract: An information processing device for controlling an output device capable of communication, the information processing device includes: circuitry configured to: receive an output setting of the output device including a combination of set values for a plurality of setting items; record, in response to determination of the output setting, the determined output setting including the combination of the set values for the setting items in a storage area; and present one or more output settings acquired from the storage area as a candidate to be reused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10353646
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes a printer driver that requests an image processing apparatus to perform image processing on data. The information processing apparatus includes a processor, in communication with a memory, executing a process including executing, by a plurality of process executors, predetermined processes corresponding to extended functions added to the printer driver, according to a request from the printer driver; storing process information relating to the predetermined processes that are respectively executed by the plurality of process executors; determining an execution order of the predetermined processes that are respectively executed by the plurality of process executors in the printer driver, based on the stored process information; and requesting the plurality of process executors to execute, on the data, the predetermined processes in the determined execution order, according to an instruction from the printer driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10338857
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for executing a printer driver that requests an image processing apparatus to perform image processing, the information processing apparatus including a processor, in communication with a memory, executing a process including executing, by a plurality of process executors, a process in response to a request from the printer driver, the process corresponding to at least one extended function to be executed on print data; storing, in a storage area, process information relating to the plurality of process executors; accepting a request for a printing process; acquiring, by the printer driver, the process information from the storage area, upon accepting the request for the printing process; and requesting, by the printer driver, at least one of the plurality of process executors to execute the process on the print data, based on the acquired process information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10275192
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus communicably connected with a printer, includes: a plurality of applications including at least a first application and a second application; a printer driver to control display of a screen for performing print settings for the printer, including a first module to accept a print request from the first application and a second module to accept a print request from the second application. The first module includes: an acquirer to acquire model identification information identifying a model of the printer currently connected with the information processing apparatus through a network; and a storage controller to store connection destination information according to the model of the printer in a storage area that is accessible from the second module. The second module displays a screen according to the model of the printer using the connection destination information read from the storage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10191697
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes a printer driver corresponding to image forming apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20180373481
    Abstract: An information processing device for controlling an output device capable of communication, the information processing device includes: circuitry configured to: receive an output setting of the output device including a combination of set values for a plurality of setting items; record, in response to determination of the output setting, the determined output setting including the combination of the set values for the setting items in a storage area; and present one or more output settings acquired from the storage area as a candidate to be reused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Hiroto KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180267750
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes a printer driver corresponding to image forming apparatuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroto KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180143794
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for executing a printer driver that requests an image processing apparatus to perform image processing, the information processing apparatus including a processor, in communication with a memory, executing a process including executing, by a plurality of process executors, a process in response to a request from the printer driver, the process corresponding to at least one extended function to be executed on print data; storing, in a storage area, process information relating to the plurality of process executors; accepting a request for a printing process; acquiring, by the printer driver, the process information from the storage area, upon accepting the request for the printing process; and requesting, by the printer driver, at least one of the plurality of process executors to execute the process on the print data, based on the acquired process information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroto KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180143793
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes a printer driver that requests an image processing apparatus to perform image processing on data. The information processing apparatus includes a processor, in communication with a memory, executing a process including executing, by a plurality of process executors, predetermined processes corresponding to extended functions added to the printer driver, according to a request from the printer driver; storing process information relating to the predetermined processes that are respectively executed by the plurality of process executors; determining an execution order of the predetermined processes that are respectively executed by the plurality of process executors in the printer driver, based on the stored process information; and requesting the plurality of process executors to execute, on the data, the predetermined processes in the determined execution order, according to an instruction from the printer driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroto KOBAYASHI