Patents by Inventor Masao AKUZAWA

Masao AKUZAWA 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: 11076063
    Abstract: Setting information of a menu screen is registered, the registered setting information, which is a synchronization target, is stored, and a synchronization of the setting information is performed between a server and an information processing apparatus. In a case where an inconsistency occurs between a function corresponding to a button displayed on the menu screen and a display of the button, the display of the button is deleted if synchronization of the setting information between the server and the information processing apparatus is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Patent number: 10592265
    Abstract: An application execution apparatus that is capable of preventing display of an incomplete image. A virtual machine controls an installed application. A reference unit refers to attribute information showing whether an application draws a background of an image when the application draws the image. And a setting unit sets so that the virtual machine draws the background when it is not set that the application draws the background of the image to the attribute information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Patent number: 10432804
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus, in response to selection of a setting history of a job, receives an instruction to register a job setting corresponding to the selected setting history as a frequently used setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Publication number: 20180220015
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus, in response to selection of a setting history of a job, receives an instruction to register a job setting corresponding to the selected setting history as a frequently used setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Publication number: 20180039504
    Abstract: An application execution apparatus that is capable of preventing display of an incomplete image. A virtual machine controls an installed application. A reference unit refers to attribute information showing whether an application draws a background of an image when the application draws the image. And a setting unit sets so that the virtual machine draws the background when it is not set that the application draws the background of the image to the attribute information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Patent number: 9654656
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing system including a server and a plurality of information processing apparatuses. The server stores setting information of menu screens of the plurality of information processing apparatuses. Each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses registers the setting information of a menu screen displayed on the information processing apparatus, and stores registered first setting information as a non-synchronization target and registered second setting information as a synchronization target. Each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses transmits, to the server, difference information between the second setting information and the setting information stored in the server, and performs synchronization of the second setting information with the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Publication number: 20170085731
    Abstract: A display control method in an image processing apparatus capable of executing a plurality of functions and an image processing apparatus capable of executing a plurality of functions are provided. The image processing apparatus displays a custom menu screen for causing a user to select a custom button corresponding to any one of the plurality of functions and makes a transition to an application screen for executing a function corresponding to a custom button selected by the user in accordance with a selection of the custom button via the custom menu screen, and makes a transition to the custom menu screen in response to a completion of an execution of a job related to the function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Publication number: 20160142569
    Abstract: Setting information of a menu screen is registered, the registered setting information, which is a synchronization target, is stored, and a synchronization of the setting information is performed between a server and an information processing apparatus. In a case where an inconsistency occurs between a function corresponding to a button displayed on the menu screen and a display of the button, the display of the button is deleted if synchronization of the setting information between the server and the information processing apparatus is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Patent number: 9300746
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus registers a Web application in association with a predetermined port number, and registers the transfer application in association with a transfer port number if it determines that the transfer application is to be registered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Publication number: 20160072972
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing system including a server and a plurality of information processing apparatuses. The server stores setting information of menu screens of the plurality of information processing apparatuses. Each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses registers the setting information of a menu screen displayed on the information processing apparatus, and stores registered first setting information as a non-synchronization target and registered second setting information as a synchronization target. Each of the plurality of information processing apparatuses transmits, to the server, difference information between the second setting information and the setting information stored in the server, and performs synchronization of the second setting information with the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Publication number: 20150286399
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect an operation position and an operation type of an operation performed in a display screen, a control unit configured to display a magnified display region, which is obtained by magnifying a predetermined display region containing the operation position, based on the operation position and the operation type detected by the detection unit, and a notification unit configured to notify an application, which provides screen information to the display screen, of the operation position and the operation type detected in the display screen including the displayed magnified display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Patent number: 8860957
    Abstract: When a graphics library performs transparency calculation even if transparency processing is unnecessary, or when the graphics library does not issue an effective rendering instruction to a GPU, no satisfactory rendering performance can be obtained even in a virtual machine which runs in combination with the graphics library. To solve this, the virtual machine uses the graphics library to or not to perform transparency processing in accordance with a content to be rendered. The virtual machine uses the graphics library to issue an effective rendering instruction to the GPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Publication number: 20140029029
    Abstract: When a graphics library performs transparency calculation even if transparency processing is unnecessary, or when the graphics library does not issue an effective rendering instruction to a GPU, no satisfactory rendering performance can be obtained even in a virtual machine which runs in combination with the graphics library. To solve this, the virtual machine uses the graphics library to or not to perform transparency processing in accordance with a content to be rendered. The virtual machine uses the graphics library to issue an effective rendering instruction to the GPU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Patent number: 8429550
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that enables to distinguish whether an execution of a process in the image processing apparatus needs a user's operation on the image processing apparatus. A storage unit stores setting information for executing a function of the image processing apparatus. An execution unit executes the function according to the setting information. A determination unit determines whether a user's operation to the image processing apparatus is required when the execution unit executes the function according to the setting information. An addition unit adds attribute information, which shows whether to permit to automatically execute the function according to the setting information based on an instruction from the information processing apparatus, to the setting information according to a determination result. A sending unit sends the setting information to which the additional unit has added the attribute information to the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Publication number: 20130054744
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus which is capable of generating URLs for access to Web applications controlled on a port-by-port basis. The information processing apparatus includes a storage unit for storing information. The information processing apparatus controls the storage unit such that port information indicative of a port for access to a Web application is stored. The information processing apparatus acquires the port information indicative of the port for access to the Web application, and generates a URL for access to the Web application, the URL including the acquired port. The generated URL for access to the Web application is registered as a link from another Web application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Publication number: 20120072531
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus registers a Web application in association with a predetermined port number, and registers the transfer application in association with a transfer port number if it determines that the transfer application is to be registered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Publication number: 20120030585
    Abstract: This invention provides an information processing apparatus capable of, on an operation screen that can be customized in accordance with user's need, customizing the operation buttons of an application provided by an external apparatus, and a method of controlling the same. To accomplish this, an information processing system displays, on the operation screen of a Web application displayed on the information processing apparatus, a registration button to add, to a custom menu, custom buttons to be executed based on the current setting information of the currently running application. When the registration button is pressed, the information processing system manages button data and action data in association with each other as the information of custom buttons to be added to the custom menu. When the user instructs to display the custom menu, the information processing apparatus generates the custom menu including the custom buttons using the button data, and displays it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masao Akuzawa
  • Publication number: 20110055764
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that enables to distinguish whether an execution of a process in the image processing apparatus needs a user's operation on the image processing apparatus. A storage unit stores setting information for executing a function of the image processing apparatus. An execution unit executes the function according to the setting information. A determination unit determines whether a user's operation to the image processing apparatus is required when the execution unit executes the function according to the setting information. An addition unit adds attribute information, which shows whether to permit to automatically execute the function according to the setting information based on an instruction from the information processing apparatus, to the setting information according to a determination result. A sending unit sends the setting information to which the additional unit has added the attribute information to the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masao AKUZAWA