Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Kanamaru

Kazuhiro Kanamaru 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).

  • Patent number: 10770037
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes: a housing; a touch panel-equipped display section; a sensor; and a control unit including a processor and, upon execution of a control program by the processor, functioning as a display control section, an operating region decision section, an operating region storage section, a specific inclination determination section, and a display change section. The operating region decision section determines, during holding of the housing with a user's one hand, an operating region on the screen of the display section reachable with an operating finger of the one hand from a trace of points of touch with the operating finger. When an inclination of the housing detected by the sensor is determined to be a specific inclination toward the operating finger by the specific inclination determination section, the display change section moves and displays a plurality of on-screen objects into and within the operating region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kanamaru
  • Publication number: 20190287492
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes: a housing; a touch panel-equipped display section; a sensor; and a control unit including a processor and, upon execution of a control program by the processor, functioning as a display control section, an operating region decision section, an operating region storage section, a specific inclination determination section, and a display change section. The operating region decision section determines, during holding of the housing with a user's one hand, an operating region on the screen of the display section reachable with an operating finger of the one hand from a trace of points of touch with the operating finger. When an inclination of the housing detected by the sensor is determined to be a specific inclination toward the operating finger by the specific inclination determination section, the display change section moves and displays a plurality of on-screen objects into and within the operating region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro KANAMARU
  • Patent number: 10367971
    Abstract: A crease detecting unit 13 detects a crease in a document image. A toner peeling detecting unit (a) detects as a toner peeling part a pixel area on the crease, the pixel area (a1) having a width of the predetermined number of pixels in a direction perpendicular to the crease, (a2) having a background color, and (a3) of which both sides are adjacent to at least two pixels in a direction perpendicular to the crease, the at least two pixels having a color other than the back ground color, and (b) corrects a pixel value of the toner peeling part on the basis of pixel values of at least two pixels adjacent to both sides of the pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kanamaru
  • Patent number: 10261730
    Abstract: An electronic system includes an electronic apparatus and a mobile terminal that transmits instruction signals to the electronic apparatus to allow the electronic apparatus to perform a plurality of various functions. When a plurality of the mobile terminals exist within a predetermined distance and transmit the respective instruction signals for allowing the electronic apparatus to perform the same function, an operation control section of the electronic apparatus performs the function indicated by the instruction signal transmitted from, of the plurality of the mobile terminals, the mobile terminal located nearest to the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kanamaru
  • Patent number: 10223055
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a communication section, a communication control section, a display section, a display control section, an operation acceptance section, and a location detecting section. The location detecting section determines whether a location of the mobile terminal is approaching or leaving an electronic apparatus. If the location detecting section determines that the location of the mobile terminal is approaching the electronic apparatus, the display control section increases a first threshold value and uses the increased first threshold value to execute processing for changing contents of a plurality of operating buttons provided on an operation screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kanamaru
  • Patent number: 10154162
    Abstract: In a mobile terminal, a plurality of operating buttons associated with functions performable by an electronic apparatus are provided on an operation screen. A storage section previously stores correspondence information related to the functions performable by the electronic apparatus and indicating correspondence between a relative location between the mobile terminal and the electronic apparatus and a set of functions available depending on the relative location. A first control section allows a display section to display a setting screen for accepting a change in the correspondence information. Based on an operation accepted by an acceptance section on the setting screen, a second control section changes the correspondence information and allows a storage section to store the changed correspondence information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kanamaru
  • Publication number: 20180349081
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a communication section, a communication control section, a display section, a display control section, an operation acceptance section, and a location detecting section. The location detecting section determines whether a location of the mobile terminal is approaching or leaving an electronic apparatus. If the location detecting section determines that the location of the mobile terminal is approaching the electronic apparatus, the display control section increases a first threshold value and uses the increased first threshold value to execute processing for changing contents of a plurality of operating buttons provided on an operation screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro KANAMARU
  • Publication number: 20180349067
    Abstract: An electronic system includes an electronic apparatus and a mobile terminal that transmits instruction signals to the electronic apparatus to allow the electronic apparatus to perform a plurality of various functions. When a plurality of the mobile terminals exist within a predetermined distance and transmit the respective instruction signals for allowing the electronic apparatus to perform the same function, an operation control section of the electronic apparatus performs the function indicated by the instruction signal transmitted from, of the plurality of the mobile terminals, the mobile terminal located nearest to the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro KANAMARU
  • Publication number: 20180352098
    Abstract: In a mobile terminal, a plurality of operating buttons associated with functions performable by an electronic apparatus are provided on an operation screen. A storage section previously stores correspondence information related to the functions performable by the electronic apparatus and indicating correspondence between a relative location between the mobile terminal and the electronic apparatus and a set of functions available depending on the relative location. A first control section allows a display section to display a setting screen for accepting a change in the correspondence information. Based on an operation accepted by an acceptance section on the setting screen, a second control section changes the correspondence information and allows a storage section to store the changed correspondence information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro KANAMARU
  • Publication number: 20180213121
    Abstract: A crease detecting unit 13 detects a crease in a document image. A toner peeling detecting unit (a) detects as a toner peeling part a pixel area on the crease, the pixel area (a1) having a width of the predetermined number of pixels in a direction perpendicular to the crease, (a2) having a background color, and (a3) of which both sides are adjacent to at least two pixels in a direction perpendicular to the crease, the at least two pixels having a color other than the back ground color, and (b) corrects a pixel value of the toner peeling part on the basis of pixel values of at least two pixels adjacent to both sides of the pixel area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro KANAMARU
  • Patent number: 9942444
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a scanning section, a storage section, an image forming section, and a control section. The scanning section scans an image formed on a first side of the recording medium to obtain scanned image data. The storage section stores therein specific information data indicating a specific image or a specific character string. The control section controls the scanning section and the image forming section. The image forming section forms an image based on input image data on a second side of the recording medium. The control section determines whether or not the input image data includes the specific information data and the scanned image data includes the specific information data and determines based on a result of the determination whether or not to control the image forming section to form a masking image on the first side of the recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kanamaru
  • Patent number: 9667832
    Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, a specific local gradation pattern detecting unit detects a specific local gradation pattern in a density distribution of a pixel array in a secondary scanning direction at each one of plural sampling positions along a primary scanning direction in a document image. A crease detecting unit detects a crease on the basis of positions in the primary scanning direction and positions in the secondary scanning direction of plural specific local gradation patterns detected for the plural sampling positions along the primary scanning direction. A crease removing unit removes the detected crease. The specific local gradation pattern has a density distribution that monotonically increases from a background density to a local peak density and monotonically decreases from the local peak density to the background density in the secondary scanning direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kanamaru
  • Publication number: 20160352968
    Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, a specific local gradation pattern detecting unit detects a specific local gradation pattern in a density distribution of a pixel array in a secondary scanning direction at each one of plural sampling positions along a primary scanning direction in a document image. A crease detecting unit detects a crease on the basis of positions in the primary scanning direction and positions in the secondary scanning direction of plural specific local gradation patterns detected for the plural sampling positions along the primary scanning direction. A crease removing unit removes the detected crease. The specific local gradation pattern has a density distribution that monotonically increases from a background density to a local peak density and monotonically decreases from the local peak density to the background density in the secondary scanning direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kanamaru
  • Publication number: 20160227074
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a scanning section, a storage section, an image forming section, and a control section. The scanning section scans an image formed on a first side of the recording medium to obtain scanned image data. The storage section stores therein specific information data indicating a specific image or a specific character string. The control section controls the scanning section and the image forming section. The image forming section forms an image based on input image data on a second side of the recording medium. The control section determines whether or not the input image data includes the specific information data and the scanned image data includes the specific information data and determines based on a result of the determination whether or not to control the image forming section to form a masking image on the first side of the recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro KANAMARU
  • Patent number: 9380173
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an image data acquisition section configured to acquire image data; an output target image specifying section configured to specify, from the image data, an output target image to be output; an image size calculating section configured to calculate an image size of the output target image based on a magnitude of a region where the output target image exists in the acquired image data; an actual size acquisition section configured to acquire, from the acquired image data, actual size information indicating an actual size of the output target image; a ratio calculating section configured to calculate a ratio of the calculated image size to the actual size indicated by the actual size information; an image processing section configured to enlarge or reduce the output target image according to the calculated ratio; and an output section configured to output the enlarged or reduced output target image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kanamaru
  • Publication number: 20150363679
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an image data acquisition section configured to acquire image data; an output target image specifying section configured to specify, from the image data, an output target image to be output; an image size calculating section configured to calculate an image size of the output target image based on a magnitude of a region where the output target image exists in the acquired image data; an actual size acquisition section configured to acquire, from the acquired image data, actual size information indicating an actual size of the output target image; a ratio calculating section configured to calculate a ratio of the calculated image size to the actual size indicated by the actual size information; an image processing section configured to enlarge or reduce the output target image according to the calculated ratio; and an output section configured to output the enlarged or reduced output target image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kanamaru