Patents by Inventor Takashi Osuki

Takashi Osuki 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: 11811993
    Abstract: Provided is a system configured to read an original document and submit the generated image data to the education management system, easily. A method of controlling an image processing apparatus includes reading an original document, specifying an assignment, receiving, from a first server, storage location information indicating a storage location in a second server corresponding to the specified assignment, transmitting image data generated by reading of the original document to the storage location indicated based on the received storage location information, and notifying the first server of identification information for identifying the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Publication number: 20230267218
    Abstract: An information processing system in which an information processing apparatus and a voice control apparatus can communicate via a network is provided. The information processing apparatus holds a security level of the voice control apparatus, obtains, when an occurrence of a predetermined event is detected, information relating to a message associated with the predetermined event, and determines a message to be transmitted to the voice control apparatus based on the security level of the voice control apparatus and information relating to the message. The voice control apparatus reproduces the message, which has been transmitted from the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: MASATO FUKUDA, TAKASHI OSUKI
  • Patent number: 11716434
    Abstract: To enable identification of a user who has transmitted image data generated by scanning by an image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus that communicates with a chat server that performs control, based on received information indicating a talk room of the chat server, to display information indicating received image data and transmission source user information indicating a user who has transmitted the image data on the talk room includes a reading unit configured to read an image of an original document and generate image data based on the image, a designation unit configured to designate a talk room of the chat server; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data generated by the reading unit, information indicating the talk room designated by the designation unit and the transmission source user information to the chat server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Publication number: 20230116668
    Abstract: Provided is a system configured to read an original document and submit the generated image data to the education management system, easily. A method of controlling an image processing apparatus includes reading an original document, specifying an assignment, receiving, from a first server, storage location information indicating a storage location in a second server corresponding to the specified assignment, transmitting image data generated by reading of the original document to the storage location indicated based on the received storage location information, and notifying the first server of identification information for identifying the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Publication number: 20210266421
    Abstract: To enable identification of a user who has transmitted image data generated by scanning by an image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus that communicates with a chat server that performs control, based on received information indicating a talk room of the chat server, to display information indicating received image data and transmission source user information indicating a user who has transmitted the image data on the talk room includes a reading unit configured to read an image of an original document and generate image data based on the image, a designation unit configured to designate a talk room of the chat server; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data generated by the reading unit, information indicating the talk room designated by the designation unit and the transmission source user information to the chat server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Patent number: 11061631
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus communicates with a server that includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a state of a consumable of the image forming apparatus, a transmission unit configured to transmit a notification based on the state of the consumable that is acquired by the acquisition unit, to the server, and a setting unit configured to make a setting as to whether to use a service that orders the consumable based on the state of the consumable, wherein if the service is enabled by the setting unit, the transmission unit transmits the notification based on the state of the consumable that is acquired by the acquisition unit, to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Publication number: 20200278818
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus communicates with a server that includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a state of a consumable of the image forming apparatus, a transmission unit configured to transmit a notification based on the state of the consumable that is acquired by the acquisition unit, to the server, and a setting unit configured to make a setting as to whether to use a service that orders the consumable based on the state of the consumable, wherein if the service is enabled by the setting unit, the transmission unit transmits the notification based on the state of the consumable that is acquired by the acquisition unit, to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Patent number: 10461989
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit, a generation unit, and a notification unit. The display control unit displays a device for executing a particular function on a display device. The displayed device includes separate webpages and the separate webpages include a webpage for setting to make the particular function usable. In response to a user selecting the device displayed on the display device, the generation unit generates a uniform resource locator (URL). The generated URL represents the webpage for setting to make the particular function usable. The notification unit notifies the URL generated by the generation unit to a web browser included in the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Patent number: 10032013
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus configured to communicate with an authentication apparatus through a network, the image forming apparatus including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a user ID through the network; a transmission unit configured, when the user ID is acquired by the acquisition unit, to transmit an authentication request including a user ID to the authentication apparatus through the network; and a control unit configured to allow the user to log in to the image forming apparatus according to an authentication result in response to the transmitted authentication request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Patent number: 9939768
    Abstract: A printing apparatus that sets a setting value to be used as a threshold value for notifying the user of a decreased amount of recording material, the setting value being one of a first setting indicating that a threshold value set by a user is to be used or a second setting indicating that the user-set threshold value is not to be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Patent number: 9906681
    Abstract: An original is read, image data is generated, image data of a set transmission resolution is generated based on the generated image data, printing is performed based on the generated image data, a transmission instruction is accepted, and image data of a set transmission resolution is transmitted in accordance with the accepted transmission instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Publication number: 20170244591
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit, a generation unit, and a notification unit. The display control unit displays a device for executing a particular function on a display device. The displayed device includes separate webpages and the separate webpages include a webpage for setting to make the particular function usable. In response to a user selecting the device displayed on the display device, the generation unit generates a uniform resource locator (URL). The generated URL represents the webpage for setting to make the particular function usable. The notification unit notifies the URL generated by the generation unit to a web browser included in the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Patent number: 9742931
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit, a generation unit, and a notification unit. The display control unit displays a device for executing a particular function on a display device. The displayed device includes separate webpages and the separate webpages include a webpage for setting to make the particular function usable. In response to a user selecting the device displayed on the display device, the generation unit generates a uniform resource locator (URL). The generated URL represents the webpage for setting to make the particular function usable. The notification unit notifies the URL generated by the generation unit to a web browser included in the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Publication number: 20170180601
    Abstract: An original is read, image data is generated, image data of a set transmission resolution is generated based on the generated image data, printing is performed based on the generated image data, a transmission instruction is accepted, and image data of a set transmission resolution is transmitted in accordance with the accepted transmission instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Patent number: 9442682
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus accepts a request from a computer over a network, processes an image processing job in response to the request, generates identification information corresponding to the image processing job, transmits to the computer a response on which the identification is set, and controls the image processing job when the receiving unit has accepted a second request on which the identification information is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Publication number: 20160231684
    Abstract: A printing apparatus that sets a setting value to be used as a threshold value for notifying the user of a decreased amount of recording material, the setting value being one of a first setting indicating that a threshold value set by a user is to be used or a second setting indicating that the user-set threshold value is not to be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Publication number: 20150302282
    Abstract: A printing apparatus distinguishes whether image data of a page included in print data is color or monochrome, determines whether image data of a page generated based on print data is color or monochrome, and changes from a color print mode to a monochrome print mode based on a result of the distinguishing and a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Patent number: 9158484
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus capable of performing calibration includes a storage unit configured to store a calibration job for performing calibration and a normal job for performing image processing in order of reception, a judgment unit configured to judge whether to interrupt the normal job during execution of the normal job and to perform the calibration job, and a control unit configured to interrupt processing of the normal job to be in a state where the processing can be resumed and perform the calibration job if it is judged that the calibration job is to be performed, and to perform the calibration job after the stored normal job is completed if it is judged that the calibration job is not to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Patent number: 9092175
    Abstract: Job cancellation with a simple operation is prevented depending on a type of a job to be cancelled. A job processing apparatus includes a holding unit configured to hold a job subjected to execution, a receiving unit configured to receive a cancellation instruction for canceling execution of the job held in the holding unit, and a control unit configured to perform control in response to reception of the cancellation instruction by the receiving unit so that when the job held in the holding unit is of a specific type, the job is not canceled and when the job held in the holding unit is of a type other than the specific type, the job is canceled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki
  • Publication number: 20150009529
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus accepts a request from a computer over a network, processes an image processing job in response to the request, generates identification information corresponding to the image processing job, transmits to the computer a response on which the identification is set, and controls the image processing job when the receiving unit has accepted a second request on which the identification information is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Takashi Osuki