Patents by Inventor Koji Nishitani

Koji Nishitani 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: 10997567
    Abstract: A work support device includes a first display control unit and a registration unit. The first display control unit performs control to display a label image having a message to a second user designated by a first user on a display screen relevant to the message. The registration unit takes the message as a task, and correlates and registers task information on the task with (i) display screen identification information to identify the display screen on which the label image is displayed and (ii) user identification information to identify the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD
    Inventors: Keita Anjo, Koji Nishitani, Noriyoshi Katsumura, Taro Ejiri
  • Patent number: 10977668
    Abstract: A management assistance device includes a storage and a display controller. The storage stores management data of each of predetermined periods and comment information to be input by a user corresponding to a date. The display controller displays on a screen a chronological change of the management data as a graph. The display controller displays a predetermined mark at a position on the graph, the position corresponding to the date when the comment information is input, and, when the mark is selected by a user, displays on a screen the comment information corresponding to the date.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keita Anjo, Koji Nishitani, Noriyoshi Katsumura, Taro Ejiri
  • Patent number: 10860820
    Abstract: A slip processing device including a scanner which irradiates a slip with a light beam and reads identification information from a barcode provided on the slip, a camera which captures an image of the slip, and a processor which functions as an information acquisition control section which starts reading of the identification information by the scanner and image capturing of the slip by the camera, in response to an information acquisition instruction from a user, and a recording control section which records the captured image of the slip in a predetermined recording section on condition that the reading of the identification information has been judged as successful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuminori Sano, Koji Nishitani, Taiki Murakami
  • Publication number: 20190087617
    Abstract: A slip processing device including a scanner which irradiates a slip with a light beam and reads identification information from a barcode provided on the slip, a camera which captures an image of the slip, and a processor which functions as an information acquisition control section which starts reading of the identification information by the scanner and image capturing of the slip by the camera, in response to an information acquisition instruction from a user, and a recording control section which records the captured image of the slip in a predetermined recording section on condition that the reading of the identification information has been judged as successful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuminori SANO, Koji NISHITANI, Taiki MURAKAMI
  • Patent number: 10163237
    Abstract: An information display system according to the present invention includes: a graph display control unit configured to display a comparison graph in which a current transition graph representing a current period of time-series information and a previous transition graph representing a previous period of the time-series information are arranged such that time-axis components of the current period and time-axis components of the previous period which corresponds to one period before the time-axis components of the current period are placed in identical positions, in which the graph display control unit displays the previous transition graph including a portion corresponding to a future in the current period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ohsumi, Keita Anjo, Koji Nishitani, Noriyoshi Katsumura, Taro Ejiri
  • Publication number: 20180040148
    Abstract: An information display system according to the present invention includes: a graph display control unit configured to display a comparison graph in which a current transition graph representing a current period of time-series information and a previous transition graph representing a previous period of the time-series information are arranged such that time-axis components of the current period and time-axis components of the previous period which corresponds to one period before the time-axis components of the current period are placed in identical positions, in which the graph display control unit displays the previous transition graph including a portion corresponding to a future in the current period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ohsumi, Keita Anjo, Koji Nishitani, Noriyoshi Katsumura, Taro Ejiri
  • Publication number: 20180018639
    Abstract: A work support device includes a first display control unit and a registration unit. The first display control unit performs control to display a label image having a message to a second user designated by a first user on a display screen relevant to the message. The registration unit takes the message as a task, and correlates and registers task information on the task with (i) display screen identification information to identify the display screen on which the label image is displayed and (ii) user identification information to identify the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Keita Anjo, Koji Nishitani, Noriyoshi Katsumura, Taro Ejiri
  • Publication number: 20180005252
    Abstract: A management assistance device includes a storage and a display controller. The storage stores management data of each of predetermined periods and comment information to be input by a user corresponding to a date. The display controller displays on a screen a chronological change of the management data as a graph. The display controller displays a predetermined mark at a position on the graph, the position corresponding to the date when the comment information is input, and, when the mark is selected by a user, displays on a screen the comment information corresponding to the date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keita ANJO, Koji NISHITANI, Noriyoshi KATSUMURA, Taro EJIRI
  • Publication number: 20180004368
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first display control unit configured to display a list of tasks associated with attribute information, for each classification method in classifying the tasks into groups, the attribute information corresponding to the classification methods; and a second display control unit configured to extract, when any task in the list displayed by the first display control unit has been selected and any of the classification methods has been selected, a task having attribute information corresponding to the classification method that has been selected, similar to the attribute information of the task that has been selected, from the list, the second display control unit configured to display the task that has been extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji NISHITANI
  • Patent number: 9614790
    Abstract: A software execution control apparatus includes a reference information management unit for collecting and renewing reference information to be referred to for execution of a plurality of applications, a user message preprocessing unit for receiving a user message, extracting one or more components from the user message, and analyzing the user message based on the extracted components, a message processing unit for specifying one or more actions required by the user based on the analysis result of the user message, and an APP execution unit for selecting and executing one or more applications based on reference information managed by the reference information management unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Yuji Sonoyama, Koji Nishitani
  • Patent number: 9536140
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an image pickup unit, a recognition unit and an execution unit. The image pickup unit photographs a recording medium to generate a picked-up image. The recognition unit recognizes a handwritten mark in the picked-up image generated by the image pickup unit. The execution unit performs a predetermined process according to the handwritten mark recognized by the recognized unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tatsuzi Ichikawa, Koji Nishitani, Fuminori Sano, Noriyoshi Katsumura, Kazuyasu Yamane
  • Publication number: 20160140388
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an image pickup unit, a recognition unit and an execution unit. The image pickup unit photographs a recording medium to generate a picked-up image. The recognition unit recognizes a handwritten mark in the picked-up image generated by the image pickup unit. The execution unit performs a predetermined process according to the handwritten mark recognized by the recognized unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Tatsuzi Ichikawa, Koji Nishitani, Fuminori Sano, Noriyoshi Katsumura, Kazuyasu Yamane
  • Patent number: 9285984
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an image pickup unit, a recognition unit and an execution unit. The image pickup unit photographs a recording medium to generate a picked-up image. The recognition unit recognizes a handwritten mark in the picked-up image generated by the image pickup unit. The execution unit performs a predetermined process according to the handwritten mark recognized by the recognized unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tatsuzi Ichikawa, Koji Nishitani, Fuminori Sano, Noriyoshi Katsumura, Kazuyasu Yamane
  • Patent number: 9223396
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display unit, an image pickup unit, a photography control unit and a storage control unit. The display unit displays a first image thereon. The image pickup unit photographs a recording medium to generate a second image. The photography control unit makes the image pickup unit photograph the recording medium at a predetermined timing. The storage control unit links and stores in a storage unit the second image generated by the image pickup unit with the first image displayed on the display unit at the predetermined timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tatsuzi Ichikawa, Koji Nishitani, Fuminori Sano, Noriyoshi Katsumura, Kazuyasu Yamane
  • Publication number: 20140033139
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an image pickup unit, a recognition unit and an execution unit. The image pickup unit photographs a recording medium to generate a picked-up image. The recognition unit recognizes a handwritten mark in the picked-up image generated by the image pickup unit. The execution unit performs a predetermined process according to the handwritten mark recognized by the recognized unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Tatsuzi Ichikawa, Koji Nishitani, Fuminori Sano, Noriyoshi Katsumura, Kazuyasu Yamane
  • Publication number: 20140028860
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display unit, an image pickup unit, a photography control unit and a storage control unit. The display unit displays a first image thereon. The image pickup unit photographs a recording medium to generate a second image. The photography control unit makes the image pickup unit photograph the recording medium at a predetermined timing. The storage control unit links and stores in a storage unit the second image generated by the image pickup unit with the first image displayed on the display unit at the predetermined timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Tatsuzi Ichikawa, Koji Nishitani, Fuminori Sano, Noriyoshi Katsumura, Kazuyasu Yamane
  • Publication number: 20140032685
    Abstract: The present invention provides a software execution control apparatus, a software execution control method, and a computer-readable recording medium having a computer program for software execution control. The software execution control apparatus of the present invention includes a reference information management unit for collecting and renewing reference information to be referred to for execution of a plurality of applications, a user message preprocessing unit for receiving a user massage, extracting one or more components from the user message, and analyzing the user message based on the extracted components, a message processing unit for specifying one or more actions required by the user based on the analysis result of the user message, and an APP execution unit for selecting and executing one oe more applications based on reference information managed by the reference information management unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Yuji SONOYAMA, Koji NISHITANI
  • Publication number: 20130346992
    Abstract: A pointing object for constructing and managing pointing information, wherein the pointing information points one or more executable objects, each providing a unique output by performing a unique operation; an informative object for constructing and managing reference information which serves as a reference in using one or more executable objects to deal with a user's request; a procedural object for selecting one or more executable objects to be executed based on the reference information, and constructing and managing an execution sequence related to the execution order of the selected one or more executable objects; and an execution control object for executing at least a part of each of the selected executable object according to the execution sequence and providing output of the executable object resulting from the execution to a designated recipient selected from the user and at least one third party selected by analyzing the user's request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji SONOYAMA, Koji NISHITANI, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20130262603
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a reception unit, a processor, a storage controller and a reception controller. The reception unit checks for an e-mail sent to the apparatus at a predetermined time interval, and, when the e-mail sent to the apparatus exists, receives the e-mail. The processor performs processing in accordance with a command when the received e-mail includes the command. The storage controller stores a receipt time of the e-mail including the command on a storage unit. The reception controller makes an interval between the checks of e-mails shorter than the predetermined time interval at and within a predetermined time before and after a time corresponding to the receipt time stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teruo Inoue, Koji Nishitani
  • Patent number: 8533583
    Abstract: Disclosed is an application software generation device to generate an application software for a data collection device having a reading unit to read discrimination information to carry out collection of data based on the discrimination information including a table data generation unit to generate table data for defining arbitrary items, an application software generation unit to generate an application software which is executed by the data collection device in order to collect the data based on the item which is defined in the table data and a transfer unit to transfer the generated application software to the data collection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Miyahara, Koji Nishitani, Hideki Takamura, Noriyoshi Katsumura