Patents by Inventor Shinichi Chiba

Shinichi Chiba 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: 20240103784
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises: a connection unit configured to connect with an information processing apparatus in order to allow execution of a remote operation of the image forming apparatus by the information processing apparatus; a detection unit configured to detect an event that has occurred in the image forming apparatus; and a disconnection unit configured to, in a case where occurrence of a predetermined event corresponding to a state of use of the image forming apparatus is detected by the detection unit while connected with the information processing apparatus by the connection unit, disconnect the connection with the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: SHINICHI CHIBA
  • Patent number: 11722620
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes at least one first processor and at least one first memory coupled to the first processor and having stored thereon instructions, when executed by the first processor, and cooperating to act as a determination unit configured to determine whether a password set to the image forming apparatus is an initial password, a lock function setting unit configured to enable a lock function preventing the setting of the image forming apparatus from being changed with an operation unit or an operation screen of the image forming apparatus, and a control unit configured to perform control so that a screen of a setting to operate the image forming apparatus via a client terminal is not displayed in response to the password being the initial password as the password.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Patent number: 11722610
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that holds a plurality of services for utilizing a function of the image processing apparatus comprises: a display unit that displays an operation screen for a user's operation-input on a display unit in order to activate a predetermined service from among the services; a first activation unit that reads out a print setting in which history information during use of the predetermined service by the user is stored and displays the print setting on the display unit in a case where a first region of the operation screen has been selected; and a second activation unit that reads out a print setting stored in advance in association with a specific document attribute and display the print setting on the display unit, in a case where a second region of the operation screen has been selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Patent number: 11671541
    Abstract: In a case where it is determined that a document is left behind, a display control unit is configured to control display of an icon using a result of detection by a second detection unit without using at least a result of detection by a first detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20230125102
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect that a setting value related to a time has been deleted, and a setting unit configured, in a case where deletion of a setting value related to a time has been detected by the detection unit, to newly generate an option corresponding to the deleted setting value and to set the option as a new setting value related to the time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Patent number: 11526307
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method capable of executing all print jobs stored in an image processing apparatus and associated with a user without troubling the user. A button capable of executing all print jobs associated with a login user is displayed on a display unit of the image processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20220131993
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes at least one first processor and at least one first memory coupled to the first processor and having stored thereon instructions, when executed by the first processor, and cooperating to act as a determination unit configured to determine whether a password set to the image forming apparatus is an initial password, a lock function setting unit configured to enable a lock function preventing the setting of the image forming apparatus from being changed with an operation unit or an operation screen of the image forming apparatus, and a control unit configured to perform control so that a screen of a setting to operate the image forming apparatus via a client terminal is not displayed in response to the password being the initial password as the password.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20220094799
    Abstract: In a case where it is determined that a document is left behind, a display control unit is configured to control display of an icon using a result of detection by a second detection unit without using at least a result of detection by a first detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Patent number: 11258918
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes at least one first processor and at least one first memory coupled to the first processor and having stored thereon instructions, when executed by the first processor, and cooperating to act as a determination unit configured to determine whether a password set to the image forming apparatus is an initial password, a lock function setting unit configured to enable a lock function preventing the setting of the image forming apparatus from being changed with an operation unit or an operation screen of the image forming apparatus, and a control unit configured to perform control so that a screen of a setting to operate the image forming apparatus via a client terminal is not displayed in response to the password being the initial password as the password.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20210314454
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that holds a plurality of services for utilizing a function of the image processing apparatus comprises: a display unit that displays an operation screen for a user's operation-input on a display unit in order to activate a predetermined service from among the services; a first activation unit that reads out a print setting in which history information during use of the predetermined service by the user is stored and displays the print setting on the display unit in a case where a first region of the operation screen has been selected; and a second activation unit that reads out a print setting stored in advance in association with a specific document attribute and display the print setting on the display unit, in a case where a second region of the operation screen has been selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20210274061
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes at least one first processor and at least one first memory coupled to the first processor and having stored thereon instructions, when executed by the first processor, and cooperating to act as a determination unit configured to determine whether a password set to the image forming apparatus is an initial password, a lock function setting unit configured to enable a lock function preventing the setting of the image forming apparatus from being changed with an operation unit or an operation screen of the image forming apparatus, and a control unit configured to perform control so that a screen of a setting to operate the image forming apparatus via a client terminal is not displayed in response to the password being the initial password as the password.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Patent number: 11070686
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus displays an operation screen for a user's operation-input in order to select a predetermined process from among a plurality of processes, displays a selection screen for selecting a document to be printed, in a case in which a first button is selected from the operation screen, and displays a setting screen for accepting a print setting for a selected first document. Printing is performed in accordance with the first print setting accepted by the setting screen, and information including at least information indicating the first print setting and information indicating the first document as history information is stored. In addition, a second button corresponding to the history information on the operation screen is displayed, and the first print setting and the first document for printing the first document with the first print setting is read out, in a case the second button is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20210089245
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method capable of executing all print jobs stored in an image processing apparatus and associated with a user without troubling the user. A button capable of executing all print jobs associated with a login user is displayed on a display unit of the image processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Patent number: 10725617
    Abstract: A user interface is provided which expressly specifies items to be changed in accordance with the change of a setting value of one item, and collectively reflects or abandons a plurality of entered setting values. An information processing apparatus continuously accepts a plurality of the setting values to be collectively changed when it is determined that the selected setting item is a specific item to be collectively changed, in the case where change of the setting value is instructed through the menu, and collectively rewrite a plurality of setting values stored in the storage to a plurality of accepted setting values, when a button for reflecting a plurality of accepted setting values displayed on the display unit is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Patent number: 10599370
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus performs control of accepting an instruction to cancel execution of a job on condition that authentication using authority information input to the image processing apparatus has succeeded, in a case where a predetermined error has not occurred. The image processing apparatus performs control of accepting the instruction to cancel the execution without the authority information input with respect to only a specific job among jobs generated by the image processing apparatus, in a case where the predetermined error has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20200076970
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that holds a plurality of services for utilizing a function of the image processing apparatus comprises: a display unit that displays an operation screen for a user's operation-input on a display unit in order to activate a predetermined service from among the services; a first activation unit that reads out a print setting in which history information during use of the predetermined service by the user is stored and displays the print setting on the display unit in a case where a first region of the operation screen has been selected; and a second activation unit that reads out a print setting stored in advance in association with a specific document attribute and display the print setting on the display unit, in a case where a second region of the operation screen has been selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Patent number: 10198226
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus determines, if a restriction mode is set in which image formation by a predetermined cartridge is restricted, whether a cartridge loaded to the apparatus is the predetermined cartridge. If the cartridge loaded to the apparatus is the predetermined cartridge, the apparatus determines whether an accepted job is a specific job of printing information for purchasing a cartridge for which image formation is not restricted. If the accepted job is the specific job, the apparatus executes printing based on the accepted job without restricting the image formation by the predetermined cartridge, and executes printing based on an accepted job if the restriction mode is not set or if the cartridge loaded to the apparatus is not the predetermined cartridge. If the accepted job is not the specific job, the apparatus restricts execution of the image formation by the predetermined cartridge loaded to the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Patent number: 10165144
    Abstract: There is provided a technique of appropriately shifting an image forming apparatus to a power saving state in consideration of the use status of an external device such as a connected USB device. When a condition for shifting to a sleep state is satisfied, the CPU of the image forming apparatus determines whether or not a setting of a sleep shift at the time of use of the USB device is “permit”. If it is determined that the setting of the sleep shift at the time of use of the USB device is “do not permit”, the CPU determines whether or not the connected USB device is in use. If it is determined that the USB device is not in use, the CPU shifts the image forming apparatus to the sleep state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20180246681
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus performs control of accepting an instruction to cancel execution of a job on condition that authentication using authority information input to the image processing apparatus has succeeded, in a case where a predetermined error has not occurred. The image processing apparatus performs control of accepting the instruction to cancel the execution without the authority information input with respect to only a specific job among jobs generated by the image processing apparatus, in a case where the predetermined error has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba
  • Publication number: 20180173476
    Abstract: If a cartridge restriction mode is set in which execution of image formation by a predetermined cartridge is restricted when a print job is accepted, an image forming apparatus determines whether the accepted job is a specific job. Furthermore, the image forming apparatus permits execution of restricted image formation if it determines that the accepted job is the specific job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Shinichi Chiba