Patents by Inventor Junpei KAMINAKA

Junpei KAMINAKA 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: 20220084184
    Abstract: A reference image generating apparatus includes: a reader that reads a printed matter transported from an image forming apparatus; a reference image generator that generates a reference image for automatically inspecting the printed matter based on a read image generated by reading the printed matter; and a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor acquires, from the image forming apparatus, information on whether or not each paper of the printed matter to be transported to the reader is subject to automatic inspection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Junpei KAMINAKA
  • Patent number: 11250557
    Abstract: A reference image generating apparatus includes: a reader that reads a printed matter transported from an image forming apparatus; a reference image generator that generates a reference image for automatically inspecting the printed matter based on a read image generated by reading the printed matter; and a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor acquires, from the image forming apparatus, information on whether or not each paper of the printed matter to be transported to the reader is subject to automatic inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Junpei Kaminaka
  • Publication number: 20200234421
    Abstract: A reference image generating apparatus includes: a reader that reads a printed matter transported from an image forming apparatus; a reference image generator that generates a reference image for automatically inspecting the printed matter based on a read image generated by reading the printed matter; and a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor acquires, from the image forming apparatus, information on whether or not each paper of the printed matter to be transported to the reader is subject to automatic inspection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Junpei KAMINAKA
  • Patent number: 10652404
    Abstract: An image forming device includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on a transfer medium in accordance with a JOB; and a controller that controls the image forming unit. The controller is capable of acquiring a read image obtained by reading the image on the transfer medium, and determining failure/no-failure in the image on the transfer medium in accordance with the read image. When the image is determined to have a failure in accordance with the determination, the controller saves, for each JOB, original image information related to at least a failure-detected page in which the failure has been detected in a state in which the original image information is associated with output history information, and makes at least the failure-detected page re-printable in accordance with the associated original image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Junpei Kaminaka
  • Patent number: 10248061
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on continuous paper; an amount-of-blank setting unit configured to set an amount of blank to be inserted between a plurality of jobs, by user operation; and a control unit configured to cause the image forming unit to form the image such that a blank of the amount of blank set by the amount-of-blank setting unit is inserted between the plurality of jobs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Junpei Kaminaka
  • Publication number: 20190068797
    Abstract: An image forming device includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on a transfer medium in accordance with a JOB; and a controller that controls the image forming unit. The controller is capable of acquiring a read image obtained by reading the image on the transfer medium, and determining failure/no-failure in the image on the transfer medium in accordance with the read image. When the image is determined to have a failure in accordance with the determination, the controller saves, for each JOB, original image information related to at least a failure-detected page in which the failure has been detected in a state in which the original image information is associated with output history information, and makes at least the failure-detected page re-printable in accordance with the associated original image information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Junpei Kaminaka
  • Publication number: 20180341204
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on continuous paper; an amount-of-blank setting unit configured to set an amount of blank to be inserted between a plurality of jobs, by user operation; and a control unit configured to cause the image forming unit to form the image such that a blank of the amount of blank set by the amount-of-blank setting unit is inserted between the plurality of jobs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Junpei Kaminaka
  • Patent number: 10067452
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form an image on contiguous paper; a job selecting unit configured to select a plurality of jobs to be continuously executed, by user operation; an amount-of-blank setting unit configured to set an amount of blank to be inserted between the plurality of jobs selected by the job selecting unit, by user operation; and a control unit configured to cause the image forming unit to form the image such that a blank of the amount of blank set by the amount-of-blank setting unit is inserted between the plurality of jobs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Junpei Kaminaka
  • Publication number: 20170299993
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form an image on contiguous paper; a job selecting unit configured to select a plurality of jobs to be continuously executed, by user operation; an amount-of-blank setting unit configured to set an amount of blank to be inserted between the plurality of jobs selected by the job selecting unit, by user operation; and a control unit configured to cause the image forming unit to form the image such that a blank of the amount of blank set by the amount-of-blank setting unit is inserted between the plurality of jobs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Junpei KAMINAKA
  • Publication number: 20130094058
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus. The apparatus includes: a job input unit inputting a job; a job storage storing the job input by the job input unit; a link setting unit linking a new job input from the job input unit and the stored job stored in the job storage, or linking each independent job stored in the job storage; a storage section storing link information indicating the link of jobs set by the ink setting unit; a control section executing predetermined processes based on the link information stored in the storage section; and a print section printing the job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Junpei KAMINAKA