Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Oobayashi

Nobuyuki Oobayashi 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).

  • Image communication apparatus and computer readable medium for controlling image communication
    Patent number: 8472730
    Abstract: An image communication apparatus includes an unit for obtaining a threshold value that determines a coding format used for transmission of an image stored for the transmission from an information of the image stored for the transmission; and a transmission controlling unit that transmits the image stored for the transmission using a JBIG format if a size of the image stored for the transmission exceeds the threshold value, and transmits the image using a coding format having a compression ratio lower than that of the JBIG format if the size of the image stored for the transmission does not exceed the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Yoshida, Yoshiaki Tezuka, Nobuyuki Oobayashi, Hideki Fujii, Hitoshi Tamura
  • IMAGE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20100209011
    Abstract: An image communication apparatus includes an unit for obtaining a threshold value that determines a coding format used for transmission of an image stored for the transmission from an information of the image stored for the transmission; and a transmission controlling unit flat transmits the image stored for the transmission using a JBIG format if a size of the image stored for the transmission exceeds the threshold value, and transmits the image using a coding format having a compression ratio lower than that of the JBIG format if the size of the image stored for the transmission does not exceed the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru YOSHIDA, Yoshiaki TEZUKA, Nobuyuki OOBAYASHI, Hideki FUJII, Hitoshi TAMURA
  • Internet facsimile and control method thereof
    Patent number: 7092129
    Abstract: In an Internet facsimile 1, scanned and stored image information is broadcasted in facsimile and electronic mail communications according to one transmission instruction of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Oobayashi
  • Internet facsimile and control method thereof
    Publication number: 20020075521
    Abstract: In an Internet facsimile 1, scanned and stored image information is broadcasted in facsimile and electronic mail communications according to one transmission instruction of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Oobayashi