Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Kutoh

Nobuyuki Kutoh 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).

  • Publication number: 20140172921
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus. A receiver receives designations of: a first attribute from among attributes relating to a paper on which an image is to be printed, in a stored attribute file; a range within which a value of the first attribute could be; and an increase or decrease width of the value. A first attribute generator generates attribute values for the first attribute, obtained by increasing or decreasing the value at the increase or decrease width within the range. A file generator generates attribute files, each of which includes each of the generated attribute values of the first attribute. An attribute value of a second attribute, which has not been designated, in the generated attribute files is the same with an attribute value of the second attribute in the attribute file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Nobuyuki KUTOH, Takayuki SAITO
  • Patent number: 8743385
    Abstract: A service providing apparatus includes the following elements. A communication unit communicates with an external terminal apparatus. An operation unit is used by a user for performing an operation. A notification unit notifies a user of information. A login controller receives a login request of a user from the operation unit or from an external terminal apparatus via the communication unit, and determines whether to permit the login. Upon receipt of a login request from a second user when a first user has already logged in, the login controller notifies the first user of occurrence of the login request via the communication unit or the notification unit, and permits the login of the second user in accordance with a notification received from the first user via the communication unit or an operation performed by the first user with the operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kutoh, Koujirou Oishi, Hideharu Sakakibara, Atsushi Mikami, Tooru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20130088748
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image data memory, a transmitting unit, a receiving unit, an edit information converting unit, and an image editing unit. The image data memory stores image data. The transmitting unit transmits related image data related to the image data to an external terminal apparatus. The receiving unit receives first edit information from the external terminal apparatus, the first edit information representing details of edit that has been performed on the related image data. The edit information converting unit converts the first edit information to generate second edit information, the second edit information representing details of edit that is to be performed on the image data. The image editing unit edits the image data by using the second edit information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi MIKAMI, Hideharu SAKAKIBARA, Koujirou OISHI, Nobuyuki KUTOH, Tooru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20130063759
    Abstract: A service providing apparatus includes the following elements. A communication unit communicates with an external terminal apparatus. An operation unit is used by a user for performing an operation. A notification unit notifies a user of information. A login controller receives a login request of a user from the operation unit or from an external terminal apparatus via the communication unit, and determines whether to permit the login. Upon receipt of a login request from a second user when a first user has already logged in, the login controller notifies the first user of occurrence of the login request via the communication unit or the notification unit, and permits the login of the second user in accordance with a notification received from the first user via the communication unit or an operation performed by the first user with the operation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki KUTOH, Koujirou OISHI, Hideharu SAKAKIBARA, Atsushi MIKAMI, Tooru TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 6397022
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image reading part for performing a reading operation of reading an image, an image output part for performing an output operation of outputting the image read by the image reading part on a sheet, and a stopping section for stopping only one of the reading operation of the image reading part and the output operation of the image output part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Hirai, Nobuyuki Kutoh, Kenjiro Hirayama, Kazuyuki Katoh, Chikashi Kobayashi, Masanori Kagino, Masayuki Kaji
  • Publication number: 20010008587
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image reading part for performing a reading operation of reading an image, an image output part for performing an output operation of outputting the image read by the image reading part on a sheet, and a stopping section for stopping only one of the reading operation of the image reading part and the output operation of the image output part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: July 19, 2001
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Hira, Nobuyuki Kutoh, Kenjiro Hirayama, Kazuyuki Katoh, Chikashi Kobayashi, Masanori Kagino, Masayuki Kaji