Patents by Inventor Masako Yoshinaga

Masako Yoshinaga 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: 7170622
    Abstract: Image information input through an image information input device (e.g., image reader) is stored into an image information storage device (e.g., hard disk) and erased by an image information erasing device. A manager device (e.g., device controller) manages the status of an image processing apparatus and actuates the image information erasing device in accordance with the status of the image processing apparatus and erases the image information stored in the image information storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiji Nobuhara, Koji Oku, Shinsaku Tohki, Masako Yoshinaga, Katsumi Nakanishi, Katsutoshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 7110578
    Abstract: An electronic device stores a plurality of user's fingerprints in such a manner that each of a plurality of functions is stored in correspondence to any one of the fingerprints. Every time before using a function, the electronic device recognizes a user using a fingerprint corresponding to the function. For example, when the right thumb, right index finger and right middle finger are respectively stored in correspondence to an individual recognition function, imaging execution function and copy quantity setting function, at least three fingerprints are checked while the user is recognized by the electronic device, the copy quantity is set and imaging is accomplished. In such a manner that a user is multiply identified by a plurality of fingerprints during using the electronic device, the accuracy in recognizing a user and security can be enhanced with the structure as simple as the conventional one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiji Nobuhara, Katsumi Nakanishi, Shinsaku Tohki, Masako Yoshinaga, Toshihiro Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20030095691
    Abstract: An electronic device stores a plurality of user's fingerprints in such a manner that each of a plurality of functions is stored in correspondence to any one of the fingerprints. Every time before using a function, the electronic device recognizes a user using a fingerprint corresponding to the function. For example, when the right thumb, right index finger and right middle finger are respectively stored in correspondence to an individual recognition function, imaging execution function and copy quantity setting function, at least three fingerprints are checked while the user is recognized by the electronic device, the copy quantity is set and imaging is accomplished. In such a manner that a user is multiply identified by a plurality of fingerprints during using the electronic device, the accuracy in recognizing a user and security can be enhanced with the structure as simple as the conventional one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Keiji Nobuhara, Katsumi Nakanishi, Shinsaku Tohki, Masako Yoshinaga, Toshihiro Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20020171867
    Abstract: Image information input through an image information input device (e.g., image reader) is stored into an image information storage device (e.g., hard disk) and erased by an image information erasing device. A manager device (e.g., device controller) manages the status of an image processing apparatus and actuates the image information erasing device in accordance with the status of the image processing apparatus and erases the image information stored in the image information storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Keiji Nobuhara, Koji Oku, Shinsaku Tohki, Masako Yoshinaga, Katsumi Nakanishi, Katsutoshi Ishikawa