Patents by Inventor Kaitaku Ozawa

Kaitaku Ozawa 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: 20170244863
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus to which a plurality of users can log in includes: a display unit configured to display an image; and a display controller configured to display personal region images corresponding to the respective users in a plurality of personal display regions at different positions in a display face of the display unit, display common images in the same common display region among the users in the display face of the display unit, and display images of data acquired on the authority to access of a corresponding user in the personal display regions to be movable, respectively, wherein when any of the users logs out, the display controller finishes displaying the image arranged in the personal display region among the data acquired on the authority to access of the user who logs out, and continues to display the image arranged in the common display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Takahashi, Katsuhiko Akita, Kaitaku Ozawa, Masami Yamada, Yuji Okamoto, Yuki Asai, Yasutaka Ito
  • Patent number: 9740291
    Abstract: A presentation system includes the following: a reception unit that receives a start instruction to start a presentation, a detection unit that starts detecting a gesture of a presenter in response to the start instruction, and a control unit that controls an operation for distributing presentation material, based on a detail of detection of the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi Morikawa, Kaitaku Ozawa, Takeshi Minami, Daisuke Sakiyama, Kazuya Anezaki
  • Patent number: 9723177
    Abstract: An image processing system for generating a processed image depending on an input image is provided. The system includes an image processing portion configured to add, to the processed image, an AR marker which is an image for identifying missing information missing from information of the input image; an AR content generating portion configured to generate an AR content corresponding to the missing information; an AR marker recognizing portion configured to recognize the AR marker contained in a photographed image obtained by photographing the processed image; and an AR display processing portion configured to display the AR content stored in association with the recognized AR marker in a manner to be superimposed on the processed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Kaitaku Ozawa, Katsuhiko Akita, Hiroaki Kubo, Kazusei Takahashi, Akihiro Torigoshi, Yuji Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20170055119
    Abstract: A server for providing a plurality of objects made correspond to a marker is provided. The objects have content differing from each other. The server includes a transmitter configured to preferentially send, in response to a request for the objects based on the marker, an object which has not yet been sent to any of ā€œNā€ (N?2) terminals of the objects to a requesting terminal of the ā€œNā€ terminals, the requesting terminal having made the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Kazusei TAKAHASHI, Katsuhiko AKITA, Hiroaki KUBO, Kaitaku OZAWA, Akihiro TORIGOSHI, Yuji OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170004147
    Abstract: A retrieval device includes: a printer configured to print a document onto paper together with an identifier image, the identifier image representing an identifier of the document; a storage configured to correlate electronic data for the document with the identifier to store the electronic data; an image taking device configured to photograph the identifier image in the paper; an input device configured to receive an input of a keyword; a search portion configured to search for the keyword in the document by using the electronic data corresponding to the identifier represented in the identifier image photographed; and a display device configured to display a result of the search made by the search portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Kaitaku OZAWA
  • Publication number: 20160277612
    Abstract: An image reading device comprises: a feeder that feeds a document along with a predetermined path; a first reading part that reads a first side of the document at a first position in the path and creates a first image; a second reading part that reads a second side of the document at a second position which is located posterior to the first position in the path and creates a second image; a synthesizing part that lays the first image and the second image on top of one another and creates a composite image; and a detecting part that detects a characteristic pattern of a specific document from the composite image created by the synthesizing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroaki KUBO, Katsuhiko AKITA, Kaitaku OZAWA, Kazusei TAKAHASHI, Akihiro TORIGOSHI, Yuji OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160241743
    Abstract: An image processing system for generating a processed image depending on an input image is provided. The system includes an image processing portion configured to add, to the processed image, an AR marker which is an image for identifying missing information missing from information of the input image; an AR content generating portion configured to generate an AR content corresponding to the missing information; an AR marker recognizing portion configured to recognize the AR marker contained in a photographed image obtained by photographing the processed image; and an AR display processing portion configured to display the AR content stored in association with the recognized AR marker in a manner to be superimposed on the processed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Kaitaku OZAWA, Katsuhiko AKITA, Hiroaki KUBO, Kazusei TAKAHASHI, Akihiro TORIGOSHI, Yuji OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9350897
    Abstract: An image processing device inserts an AR (Augmented Reality) marker in documents. The AR marker is to deliver an air tag which corresponds to the AR marker from an air tag server to a terminal device, when the terminal device which reads the AR marker satisfies deliver conditions. The image processing device identifies the air tag which is to be delivered from among air tags stored in the air tag server. The image processing device acquires the AR marker which corresponds to the air tag which is to be delivered from the air tag server. The image processing device inserts the acquired AR marker into the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yosuke Taniguchi, Takeshi Minami, Kenichi Takahashi, Kenji Matsuhara, Kaitaku Ozawa, Yoshiaki Shibuta, Atsushi Tamura
  • Patent number: 9323494
    Abstract: An image processing system includes an image processing apparatus. A portable information terminal is communicable with the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes a first display section, a storage section, and a first control section. The storage section stores screen data to be displayed on the first display section. The first control section controls the first display section to display an image indicating a first region contained in a virtual display screen corresponding to the screen data. The portable information terminal includes a second display section and a second control section. The second control section controls the second display section to display an image indicating a second region generated correspondingly to positional relationship information indicating a relative positional relationship between the first display section and the second display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kubo, Kaitaku Ozawa, Shoji Imaizumi, Takeshi Minami
  • Patent number: 9313369
    Abstract: A shared data managing device is provided which manages shared data by setting an access right on a first user account basis. The first user account has a first identifier and first user information on a first user receiving a first service. The device includes an obtaining portion for obtaining, from a service providing system for a second service, a second identifier of a second user account used for the second service and second user information on a second user; a pairing portion for making a pair of the first identifier and the second identifier of the first user account and the second user account that are common in the first user information and the second user information; and a transmission portion for sending, to the service providing system, the shared data, the pair made, and the access right on a first user account basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuji Yoneda, Kenichi Takahashi, Kaitaku Ozawa, Nobuhiro Mishima, Masami Yamada, Yuki Asai
  • Publication number: 20150365558
    Abstract: An image processing device inserts an AR (Augmented Reality) marker in documents. The AR marker is to deliver an air tag which corresponds to the AR marker from an air tag server to a terminal device, when the terminal device which reads the AR marker satisfies deliver conditions. The image processing device identifies the air tag which is to be delivered from among air tags stored in the air tag server. The image processing device acquires the AR marker which corresponds to the air tag which is to be delivered from the air tag server. The image processing device inserts the acquired AR marker into the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yosuke TANIGUCHI, Takeshi MINAMI, Kenichi TAKAHASHI, Kenji MATSUHARA, Kaitaku OZAWA, Yoshiaki SHIBUTA, Atsushi TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150365552
    Abstract: A processing apparatus having a function to perform specific processing based on a request from a terminal is provided. The processing apparatus includes a connection portion configured to connect the processing apparatus to the terminal; and a processor configured to control the terminal to display a second screen including a part or a whole of a first screen, the first screen having been displayed in the terminal by another processing apparatus with the function before the processing apparatus connects to the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Kenji MATSUHARA, Takeshi MINAMI, Kenichi TAKAHASHI, Kaitaku OZAWA, Yoshiaki SHIBUTA, Yosuke TANIGUCHI, Atsushi TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150269782
    Abstract: An augmented reality information generating apparatus acquires a content stored in an external device, determines a display area defined by a relative position to an object in the content, acquires related information related to the object, and generates augmented reality information in which the content, area information indicating the display area, and the related information are associated with each other. An augmented reality display apparatus acquires a first content, acquires augmented reality information that includes a second content having an identical object with an object in the first content, determines a reality display area in which a relative position to the object in the first content has the same relation with a relative position between the object in the second content and the display area, and displays the related information included in the augmented reality information in the reality display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi TAMURA, Takeshi MINAMI, Kenichi TAKAHASHI, Kenji MATSUHARA, Kaitaku OZAWA, Yosuke TANIGUCHI, Yoshiaki SHIBUTA
  • Patent number: 9113012
    Abstract: A portable information device includes a shooting portion to shoot a subject, and a notice portion to notify an image forming apparatus that an image is shot, in response to an operation screen of the image forming apparatus being shot. The image forming apparatus includes a display control portion to display an operation screen, a data decision portion to decide related data related to an operation screen displayed at a point of time when the notice is received, from among data held by the image forming apparatus at that point of time, and a related data transmission portion to transmit the related data to the portable information device. The portable information device further includes a related data reception portion to receive the related data from the image forming apparatus and a related data storage portion to store the related data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Kaitaku Ozawa, Shoji Imaizumi, Hiroaki Kubo, Takeshi Minami
  • Publication number: 20140355037
    Abstract: A shared data managing device is provided which manages shared data by setting an access right on a first user account basis. The first user account has a first identifier and first user information on a first user receiving a first service. The device includes an obtaining portion for obtaining, from a service providing system for a second service, a second identifier of a second user account used for the second service and second user information on a second user; a pairing portion for making a pair of the first identifier and the second identifier of the first user account and the second user account that are common in the first user information and the second user information; and a transmission portion for sending, to the service providing system, the shared data, the pair made, and the access right on a first user account basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuji Yoneda, Kenichi Takahashi, Kaitaku Ozawa, Nobuhiro Mishima, Masami Yamada, Yuki Asai
  • Publication number: 20140320912
    Abstract: An image processing system includes an image processing apparatus. A portable information terminal is communicable with the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes a first display section, a storage section, and a first control section. The storage section stores screen data to be displayed on the first display section. The first control section controls the first display section to display an image indicating a first region contained in a virtual display screen corresponding to the screen data. The portable information terminal includes a second display section and a second control section. The second control section controls the second display section to display an image indicating a second region generated correspondingly to positional relationship information indicating a relative positional relationship between the first display section and the second display section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki KUBO, Kaitaku OZAWA, Shoji IMAIZUMI, Takeshi MINAMI
  • Patent number: 8854635
    Abstract: A document processing device comprises: a document data acquiring part for acquiring document data; a character string extracting part for extracting character strings satisfying a predetermined condition for character string extraction from the document data acquired by the document data acquiring part; a format creating part for deriving the respective features of the character strings extracted by the character string extracting part, and for creating a format containing the derived features in the form of data; a display part on which the character strings extracted by the character string extracting part are displayed in a list form, and on which the format created by the format creating part is displayed; and a format correcting part for correcting the format displayed on the display part. The character string extracting part extracts character strings again to conform to the format corrected by the format correcting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Mishima, Hidetaka Iwai, Kazuo Inui, Kaitaku Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8830516
    Abstract: A power supply control device includes a power conversion portion to convert AC power from a commercial power supply to DC, a control portion, a first communication portion connected to a network, a second communication portion connected to an image forming apparatus, and a device power supply switch arranged between the commercial power supply and the image forming apparatus. The control portion includes a mode decision portion to decide between a normal mode and a power-saving mode, a positional information acquisition portion to acquire positional information of the image forming apparatus, a sleep switch portion to open the device power supply switch, an activation portion to close the device power supply switch in response to a packet including the positional information of the image forming apparatus, a temporary storage control portion to temporarily store the packet, a packet transmission portion to transmit the packet, and a connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Masami Yamada, Kenichi Takahashi, Nobuhiro Mishima, Shuji Yoneda, Kaitaku Ozawa, Yuki Asai
  • Patent number: 8823963
    Abstract: An apparatus for outputting an image is provided. The apparatus includes a printer; a storage to store screen data on a screen in which a plurality of objects are provided and on which settings regarding a process for printing an image onto paper with the printer are made; an obtaining portion to obtain image data on a target image to be outputted; a display device to display, if a medium to which the target image is outputted is electronic paper, the screen based on the screen data in a manner to hide or not to place an unrelated object which is included in the objects and is not related to the electronic paper; and an output portion to output the image data to the electronic paper based on conditions designated on the screen displayed in such a manner that the unrelated object is hidden or not placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shoji Imaizumi, Kaitaku Ozawa, Takeshi Minami, Hiroaki Kubo
  • Publication number: 20140204409
    Abstract: A power supply control device includes a power conversion portion to convert AC power from a commercial power supply to DC, a control portion, a first communication portion connected to a network, a second communication portion connected to an image forming apparatus, and a device power supply switch arranged between the commercial power supply and the image forming apparatus. The control portion includes a mode decision portion to decide between a normal mode and a power-saving mode, a positional information acquisition portion to acquire positional information of the image forming apparatus, a sleep switch portion to open the device power supply switch, an activation portion to close the device power supply switch in response to a packet including the positional information of the image forming apparatus, a temporary storage control portion to temporarily store the packet, a packet transmission portion to transmit the packet, and a connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Masami YAMADA, Kenichi Takahashi, Nobuhiro Mishima, Shuji Yoneda, Kaitaku Ozawa, Yuki Asai