Patents by Inventor Mikihiko Kamekawa
Mikihiko Kamekawa 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).
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Patent number: 11843751Abstract: Processing of an electronic file using blockchain is performed in an image forming apparatus to decrease the number of apparatuses to be managed and reduce the management load.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mikihiko Kamekawa, Kei Sato
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Patent number: 11449621Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided and includes a transmitting unit and a blockchain cooperation unit. When an instruction for using a blockchain service is received from a user, after electronic data transmitted by the transmitting unit is stored in a management service, the blockchain cooperation unit transmits, to the blockchain service, information about the electronic data including information indicating that storing of the electronic data transmitted by the transmitting unit has been completed.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kei Sato, Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Publication number: 20220141353Abstract: Processing of an electronic file using blockchain is performed in an image forming apparatus to decrease the number of apparatuses to be managed and reduce the management load.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Mikihiko Kamekawa, Kei Sato
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Patent number: 11039023Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a generation unit and a determination unit. In a case where the determination unit determines that a second processing button has been generated, the generation unit generates a fourth processing button for executing a new plurality of processes in which a process corresponding to a third processing button among a plurality of processes is replaced with a process corresponding to a first processing button.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Publication number: 20210019432Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided and includes a transmitting unit and a blockchain cooperation unit. When an instruction for using a blockchain service is received from a user, after electronic data transmitted by the transmitting unit is stored in a management service, the blockchain cooperation unit transmits, to the blockchain service, information about the electronic data including information indicating that storing of the electronic data transmitted by the transmitting unit has been completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Kei Sato, Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Publication number: 20200021697Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a generation unit and a determination unit. In a case where the determination unit determines that a second processing button has been generated, the generation unit generates a fourth processing button for executing a new plurality of processes in which a process corresponding to a third processing button among a plurality of processes is replaced with a process corresponding to a first processing button.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Patent number: 10467209Abstract: A document management system is provided which enables folder hierarchy management with respect to a document management server not having a function of managing a document in a folder hierarchical structure by using a keyword dictionary and an index function included in the document management server. A document management client registers a keyword indicating a virtual folder structure in the keyword dictionary of the document management server. In addition, an identifier of the keyword dictionary corresponding to a hierarchy to be stored is associated with each folder and document, and registered. The document management client performs control to display the folder and the document in the hierarchical structure based on the registered information pieces. A document management client apparatus may register a keyword in the keyword dictionary, and register a folder and a file as content in a content information management unit of the server.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Patent number: 10306085Abstract: An area indicating a progress status of processing for all of the plurality of documents is divided into individual areas indicating a progress status of processing for each of the plurality of documents, and a progress status of processing for each corresponding document is displayed in the individual areas obtained by the division.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Publication number: 20180234562Abstract: An area indicating a progress status of processing for all of the plurality of documents is divided into individual areas indicating a progress status of processing for each of the plurality of documents, and a progress status of processing for each corresponding document is displayed in the individual areas obtained by the division.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Publication number: 20160267114Abstract: A document management system is provided which enables folder hierarchy management with respect to a document management server not having a function of managing a document in a folder hierarchical structure by using a keyword dictionary and an index function included in the document management server. A document management client registers a keyword indicating a virtual folder structure in the keyword dictionary of the document management server. In addition, an identifier of the keyword dictionary corresponding to a hierarchy to be stored is associated with each folder and document, and registered. The document management client performs control to display the folder and the document in the hierarchical structure based on the registered information pieces. A document management client apparatus may register a keyword in the keyword dictionary, and register a folder and a file as content in a content information management unit of the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Publication number: 20160077691Abstract: A data processing method of a data processing apparatus includes designating a folder element, an expansion element, and an abbreviation element to be displayed on an address bar. The method further includes generating an abbreviation element that can be used to realize an abbreviation display of an intermediate hierarchy, based on each designated element, and displaying the generated abbreviation element on the address bar. Further, the method includes expanding and displaying hierarchy information including both a folder element and an expansion element that corresponds to the folder element on the address bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Patent number: 9164991Abstract: A document management system that defines an index type for each management unit for managing a plurality of documents, individually selects a search area and an index acquisition area, from which the index type is acquired, displays in a list the index types defined for the management unit in a selected index acquisition area, makes a user select a desired index type from among the index types displayed in a list, sets a search condition using the selected index type, and searches for a document corresponding to the search condition from among a plurality of documents managed by the management unit belonging to the search area.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2013Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Patent number: 9152631Abstract: A document management system determines that a plurality of versions to be managed is a version to be stored in a file server or in a document management apparatus, the version that is determined to be stored in the file server apparatus and the property information are registered in the file server apparatus, and the version that is determined to be stored in the document management server apparatus and the property information are registered in the document management server apparatus. Information about registration destination in the version registered in the file server is stored in the document management server apparatus. Such a configuration reduces the amount of use of a storage disk in the document management server apparatus to suppress the operation cost. Even if a management system is different, a document management system capable of managing data is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Patent number: 8531694Abstract: The image forming apparatus holds related restriction information associated with function restriction information for restricting the use of a function provided within the network. With the related restriction information, when the image forming apparatus receives a job that executes a reading function and a transmission function, it displays, for a transmission source user, a settings screen for setting job operation settings in which restrictions held in the function restriction information and the related restriction information have been reflected. Furthermore, the image forming apparatus generates and transmits a send file in which the restrictions imposed on the transmission destination user have been reflected by using the job operation settings set via the settings screen, the function restriction information and the related restriction information.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Patent number: 8503004Abstract: A system accurately performs function restriction on a user-by-user basis, even in the case of an image processing function that is realizable with use of a plurality of apparatuses. To accomplish this, the image processing system includes a user restriction information management apparatus that has function restriction information and an image processing apparatus that has related restriction information. The image processing apparatus performs a user-designated function based on restriction content of the function restriction information and the related restriction information. There are cases where a restriction function, which is a function that is restricted by the function restriction information, can be realized by combining a plurality of other functions that are different from the restriction function, and related restriction information refers to information for restricting the usage of such other functions.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2009Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Publication number: 20120313966Abstract: A data processing method of a data processing apparatus includes designating a folder element, an expansion element, and an abbreviation element to be displayed on an address bar. The method further includes generating an abbreviation element that can be used to realize an abbreviation display of an intermediate hierarchy, based on each designated element, and displaying the generated abbreviation element on the address bar. Further, the method includes expanding and displaying hierarchy information including both a folder element and an expansion element that corresponds to the folder element on the address bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Publication number: 20120109915Abstract: A document management system determines that a plurality of versions to be managed is a version to be stored in a file server or in a document management apparatus, the version that is determined to be stored in the file server apparatus and the property information are registered in the file server apparatus, and the version that is determined to be stored in the document management server apparatus and the property information are registered in the document management server apparatus. Information about registration destination in the version registered in the file server is stored in the document management server apparatus. Such a configuration reduces the amount of use of a storage disk in the document management server apparatus to suppress the operation cost. Even if a management system is different, a document management system capable of managing data is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Patent number: 7912857Abstract: A start date of check-out processing of setting a shared document accessible by a plurality of users via a network into an exclusive state is reserved as a check-out start date based on an instruction of a user. In the exclusive state, the shared document can be updated by the user but cannot be updated by other users. When current date has reached the check-out start date, the shared document is set into the exclusive state for the user. The shared document can be released from the exclusive state in response to an instruction of the user checking-out the shared document. An expected check-in date to release the shared document from the exclusive state after the check-out start date can be reserved. This invention enables reservation for a document operation and prevents any decrease in the operation efficiency of users.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2008Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinji Fujikawa, Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Publication number: 20100328723Abstract: A system accurately performs function restriction on a user-by-user basis, even in the case of an image processing function that is realizable with use of a plurality of apparatuses. To accomplish this, the image processing system includes a user restriction information management apparatus that has function restriction information and an image processing apparatus that has related restriction information. The image processing apparatus performs a user-designated function based on restriction content of the function restriction information and the related restriction information. There are cases where a restriction function, which is a function that is restricted by the function restriction information, can be realized by combining a plurality of other functions that are different from the restriction function, and related restriction information refers to information for restricting the usage of such other functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa
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Patent number: 7849099Abstract: A check-out document cannot be updated by another operator unless an operator who checked out that document cancels the check-out status or checks in the document. To remove this inconvenience, document data is set in an exclusive state with respect to another user, and a password required to cancel the exclusive state is generated. The exclusive state of the document data is canceled based on an instruction of a user who instructed the exclusive state or an instruction of the other user with the password, thus updating the document data.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Mikihiko Kamekawa