Patents by Inventor Tomoko Maruyama
Tomoko Maruyama 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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Publication number: 20130009971Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: an image processor which performs a plurality of image processing operations on one target data object separately; a display; and a controller which extracts from the target data object a plurality of data sections changed by the image processing operations of the image processor and displays the extracted data sections all together on the display as preview images.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Tomoko MARUYAMA, Toshimi Shinchi, Takuya Okada, Koichi Amiya, Kenichi Komaba
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Patent number: 8339564Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a pair of substrates having display regions in positions facing each other and surrounding regions around the display regions, respectively, one of the pair of substrates including a wire made of a material blocking an ultraviolet ray in the surrounding region; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates; and a sealing layer arranged so as to overlap a part or the whole of the wire in a direction where the pair of substrates face each other, and sealing the liquid crystal layer, in which the sealing layer is made of a light-curable resin or a combination type resin and includes a photopolymerization initiator, and the content of the photopolymerization initiator is within a range of 0.01 wt % to 1 wt %, and the photopolymerization initiator has a wavelength peak of 320 nm to 420 nm.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Tomoko Maruyama
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Patent number: 8319983Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming device capable of maintaining a security level of a document constant, and an image forming device terminal. The image forming device capable of executing an authentication print printing includes a storage unit for storing a document data file and setting data of the authentication print printing of the document data file; a communication interface for receiving instruction data containing instruction of a process related to the document data file; an authentication print setting determination unit for determining whether to execute as the authentication print printing based on setting data stored in the storage unit; an authentication unit; a user authentication unit for outputting the result of the user authentication; a job executing unit for executing the job; and an authentication print setting registration unit for editing the setting data stored in the storage unit based on the instruction data.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Koinca Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Tomoko Maruyama, Kazuhiro Tomiyasu, Kentaro Nagatani, Masahiro Imamura, Takeshi Hibino
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Publication number: 20120268785Abstract: Each of a plurality of process execution portions includes an accumulation portion to accumulate a job in which the first process among processes not yet executed is an in-charge process, and a batch processing portion to execute the in-charge process on combination data including one or more data on condition that a total process volume becomes equal to or greater than a lower limit value predetermined for the in-charge process. The batch processing portion includes a determination portion to determine whether there exists a job having a previous process now being executed, a first delay portion to delay start of the in-charge process until a prescribed time has elapsed since the total process volume becomes equal to or greater than the lower limit value, and a second delay portion to delay start of the in-charge process until a job determined that the previous process is now being executed is accumulated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Takuya OKADA, Tomoko MARUYAMA, Kenichi KOMABA, Toshimi SHINCHI, Koichi AMIYA
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Patent number: 8203738Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming device terminal for enhancing the productivity of the image forming process such as printing.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Takeshi Hibino, Kazuhiro Tomiyasu, Tomoko Maruyama, Masahiro Imamura, Kentaro Nagatani
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Publication number: 20120069373Abstract: An image formation apparatus is configured to display a category object indicating each of a plurality of categories in a selectable manner, accept selection of a first category among the plurality of categories, display a function object indicating each of functions corresponding to the selected first category among the plurality of functions in a selectable manner, accepting a setting related to a first function among functions corresponding to the first category, determining whether the setting of a second function corresponding to a second category other than the first category has changed or not in response to a setting entered related to the first function, and when a setting of the second function corresponding to the second category has changed, displaying information indicating that the setting of the second function has changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiro Tomiyasu, Taketoshi Yamahata, Koichi Amiya, Tomoko Maruyama
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Publication number: 20120069396Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided that includes a display, a memory storing a plurality of functions in such a manner that associates the functions each with one of a plurality of categories, and a controller for causing the display to array and display objects representing respective functions that are a part of a plurality of functions. In response to a command to change the displayed objects, the controller changes the displayed objects on category basis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiro Tomiyasu, Taketoshi Yamahata, Koichi Amiya, Tomoko Maruyama
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Patent number: 8054389Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus which includes an optical compensation layer in addition to a liquid crystal panel and which is capable of preventing degradation of the optical compensation layer, thereby providing high long-term reliability in display characteristics, is provided. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel 1 in which a liquid crystal layer 30 is interposed between a first substrate 10 and a second substrate 20; a protection substrate 3 disposed at least one side of the liquid crystal panel 1 so as to face the liquid crystal panel 1; and an optical compensation layer 5 interposed between the liquid crystal panel 1 and the protection substrate 3.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2006Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomoko Maruyama, Yuki Aikawa, Shouhei Maezawa
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Publication number: 20110199632Abstract: It is intended to provide a facsimile device and a program product for facsimile printing capable of surely making a user know receipt of an irregular e-mail such as an error mail or the like, without requiring extra volume of memory, while preventing waste of paper. When an e-mail is received, there is detected whether a printing mode is set or a not-printing mode is set for a body part of an e-mail in #2. Even though a not-printing mode is set for a body part of an e-mail (#2: No), the body part is printed in #8 in case the e-mail is not accompanied by an attached file of predetermined format (#5: No). Therefore, even if a not-printing mode is set, the facsimile device can make a user know receipts of irregular mails such as an error mail, an e-mail without an attached file of predetermined format, and rough causes of the irregular mails.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: MINOLTA COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Koichi NAGATA, Tomoko Maruyama, Kana Yamauchi
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Patent number: 7957036Abstract: It is intended to provide a facsimile device and a program product for facsimile printing capable of surely making a user know receipt of an irregular e-mail such as an error mail or the like, without requiring extra volume of memory, while preventing waste of paper. When an e-mail is received, there is detected whether a printing mode is set or a not-printing mode is set for a body part of an e-mail in #2. Even though a not-printing mode is set for a body part of an e-mail (#2: No), the body part is printed in #8 in case the e-mail is not accompanied by an attached file of predetermined format (#5: No). Therefore, even if a not-printing mode is set, the facsimile device can make a user know receipts of irregular mails such as an error mail, an e-mail without an attached file of predetermined format, and rough causes of the irregular mails.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2003Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Minolta Company, Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Nagata, Tomoko Maruyama, Kana Yamauchi
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Publication number: 20100296123Abstract: It is determined whether the service mode is turned off. When it is determined that the service mode is turned off, the remote access job history is checked. A CPU then determines whether there is an unexecuted job. When determining that there is an unexecuted job, the CPU inquires of the PC providing an instruction to execute the job whether to re-execute the job. The CPU then determines whether an instruction to re-execute the unexecuted job has been accepted. When determining that an instruction to re-execute the unexecuted job has been accepted, the CPU re-executes the unexecuted job.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Tomoko MARUYAMA, Masahiro Imamura, Koichi Amiya, Kazuhiro Tomiyasu
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Publication number: 20100225871Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a pair of substrates having display regions in positions facing each other and surrounding regions around the display regions, respectively, one of the pair of substrates including a wire made of a material blocking an ultraviolet ray in the surrounding region; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates; and a sealing layer arranged so as to overlap a part or the whole of the wire in a direction where the pair of substrates face each other, and sealing the liquid crystal layer, in which the sealing layer is made of a light-curable resin or a combination type resin and includes a photopolymerization initiator, and the content of the photopolymerization initiator is within a range of 0.01 wt % to 1 wt %, and the photopolymerization initiator has a wavelength peak of 320 nm to 420 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Tomoko Maruyama
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Publication number: 20100220278Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes the steps of: forming a seal layer on one of a pair of substrates having a display region at a position opposed to each other and having a surrounding region around the display region, in which the seal layer is formed to have substantially a frame configuration in the surrounding region of one of the pair of substrates and configured of a thermosetting resin; dropping a liquid crystal within the frame configuration of the seal layer; forming a liquid crystal layer between the pair of substrates by superposing the pair of substrates under reduced pressure and by releasing the pressure thereafter; and thermally curing the seal layer after forming the liquid crystal layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Tomoko Maruyama
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Patent number: 7704414Abstract: A composition comprises a solvent, and an electroconductive substance and an amphiphilic block copolymers having a polyalkenyl ether repeating-unit structure, or a block copolymer enclosing an electroconductive substance. A black ink composition comprises a fine particulate metal having an average particle diameter of not more than 20 nm, an amphiphilic block copolymer, and a solvent. A method for forming an electroconductive pattern by applying the composition. A method for forming an electroconductive pattern by applying a composition comprises a block copolymer enclosing an electroconductive substance, system to form an electroconductive pattern on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2005Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichi Sato, Tomoko Maruyama, Ikuo Nakazawa, Ryuji Higashi, Sakae Suda, Masayuki Ikegami, Keiichiro Tsubaki, Keiko Yamagishi
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Publication number: 20090319407Abstract: An image formation apparatus for performing a billing process, by generating billing information of a job after executing the job and transmitting the billing information to a billing apparatus when a connection to the billing apparatus is normal, the image formation apparatus comprising: a storage for storing therein billing information; a judgment part operable to judge whether the connection to the billing apparatus is normal (step S102); and a job execution controller operable to compare a size of billing information of a target job that is targeted for execution with a size of free space of the storage (step S109) in a case where the connection is judged to be a connection failure (No in step S102), and prohibit the execution of the target job (step S112) when the size of the billing information of the target job is larger than the size of the free space of the storage (No in step S109).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kentaro Nagatani, Tomoko Maruyama, Akio Nakajima
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Publication number: 20090319443Abstract: An image forming apparatus that executes a job and determines a billing amount for the job depending on a parameter value given to a parameter that relates to the execution of the job, the image forming apparatus comprising: a storage that stores therein a first table and a second table, the first table defining billing amounts for a plurality of non-overlapping value ranges in one-to-one correspondence, the second table defining billing amounts for a plurality of specific values in one-to-one correspondence; and a determiner operable to refer to the second table before referring to the first table and judge whether the parameter value is identical to any one of the plurality of specific values in the second table (step S402), and if identical (Yes in step S402), determine the billing amount for the job according to the second table (step S403).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Akio Nakajima, Kentaro Nagatani, Tomoko Maruyama
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Publication number: 20090316179Abstract: The present invention relates to an image formation apparatus that discards a job on elapse of an auto clear time. In the case a job is interrupted due to an insufficient balance to pay the fee for the job, the image formation apparatus judges whether the cause of the interruption can be eliminated in a short time or it takes a long time to be eliminated. If the cause takes a long time to be eliminated, the image formation apparatus extends the auto clear time to prevent the job from being discarded for the reason that the user does not have enough time to pay an additional fee.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Koichi AMIYA, Kentaro Nagatani, Tomoko Maruyama
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Publication number: 20090319444Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a document data storage portion for storing document data, a charge calculation portion for performing a charge operation for calculating communication charges to be made for transmission of the document data, a send/receive portion for transmitting the document data to different image forming apparatuses each of which is at the other end of the communication, and a transmission control portion for controlling the charge calculation portion and the send/receive portion such that the charge operation for one of the different image forming apparatuses that is the current transmission destination is performed within the following period: after start of transmission of the document data to another of the different image forming apparatuses that is the last transmission destination, and, before or concurrently with start of transmission of the document data to the different image forming apparatus that is the current transmission destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INCInventors: Takeshi Hibino, Kentaro Nagatani, Tomoko Maruyama, Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
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Publication number: 20090316185Abstract: Under a contention between a copy job and a print job, it is possible that a general user misunderstands that the payment he has made for the copy job is mistakenly used on the print job requested by another user. One solution to avoid such undesirable possibility is to display information indicating that the billing process is correctly done. Yet, the general user may fail to notice the display. In view of this, a billing and printing system prevents occurrence of job contention as long as the balance of payment made by a general user remains. An MFP included in the system does not accept any print job if a balance of received payment remains, and does not accept any payment if there is a queued print job.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Masahiro IMAMURA, Tomoko Maruyama, Kentaro Nagatani
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Publication number: 20090219455Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus which includes an optical compensation layer in addition to a liquid crystal panel and which is capable of preventing degradation of the optical compensation layer, thereby providing high long-term reliability in display characteristics, is provided. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel 1 in which a liquid crystal layer 30 is interposed between a first substrate 10 and a second substrate 20; a protection substrate 3 disposed at least one side of the liquid crystal panel 1 so as to face the liquid crystal panel 1; and an optical compensation layer 5 interposed between the liquid crystal panel 1 and the protection substrate 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2006Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomoko Maruyama, Yuki Aikawa, Shouhei Maezawa