Patents by Inventor Tomonori Naota
Tomonori Naota 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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Patent number: 11310369Abstract: When a multifunction peripheral (MFP) that notifies guidance indicating how to resolve an abnormal state that occurs in itself detects the abnormal state, the MFP notifies a log-in user of the MFP of guidance according to the combination of the detected abnormal state and authority of the log-in user of the MFP.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Tomonori Naota
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Patent number: 11272070Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes extended services that are an extended function service and a backend service, and an extended service manager that manages the extended function service and the backend service. Each extended service provides an extension application with a function other than standard functions of the image forming apparatus, without using a standard application that realizes the standard functions of the image forming apparatus. The extension application is an application that realizes the function other than the standard functions of the image forming apparatus. The standard application is a copy application, a printer application, a facsimile application, or a transmission application.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Tomonori Naota, Shunsuke Mori, Motoki Hiratsuka
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Publication number: 20210281704Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes extended services that are an extended function service and a backend service, and an extended service manager that manages the extended function service and the backend service. Each extended service provides an extension application with a function other than standard functions of the image forming apparatus, without using a standard application that realizes the standard functions of the image forming apparatus. The extension application is an application that realizes the function other than the standard functions of the image forming apparatus. The standard application is a copy application, a printer application, a facsimile application, or a transmission application.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Tomonori NAOTA, Shunsuke MORI, Motoki HIRATSUKA
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Publication number: 20200128136Abstract: When a multifunction peripheral (MFP) that notifies guidance indicating how to resolve an abnormal state that occurs in itself detects the abnormal state, the MFP notifies a log-in user of the MFP of guidance according to the combination of the detected abnormal state and authority of the log-in user of the MFP.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventor: Tomonori NAOTA
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Patent number: 10382638Abstract: An electronic device performs a function according to an input by a user. The electronic device includes a market log acquisition unit that acquires a market log, the market log including contents of the input and an execution result of a process based on the function with respect to each execution unit of the process based on the function.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Tomonori Naota, Tomihito Doi
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Publication number: 20190068817Abstract: An electronic device performs a function according to an input by a user. The electronic device includes a market log acquisition unit that acquires a market log, the market log including contents of the input and an execution result of a process based on the function with respect to each execution unit of the process based on the function.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Tomonori Naota, Tomihito Doi
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Patent number: 9971651Abstract: An electronic device includes an application subsystem and a platform subsystem. The application subsystem includes one or more first independent processes that provide a user with different functions of the electronic device, a first process monitoring circuit that detects a handling-required state of the first independent process, and a system state managing circuit that reboots the first independent process in which the handling-required state has occurred. The first process monitoring circuit that has detected the handling-required state transmits an error notification to the system state managing circuit. The system state managing circuit that has received the error notification reboots the first independent process in the handling-required state.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Daijiro Kitamoto, Tomonori Naota
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Patent number: 9924061Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus having a control circuit. The control circuit includes a standard application execution circuit, an apparatus control platform, and a standard application control circuit. The standard application execution circuit has the standard application execution service that executes a standard application. The apparatus control platform includes control service, apparatus control execution service, and an apparatus control management service. The control service controls hardware on an operating system. The apparatus control execution service executes the control service with an interface that is an executing procedure of the control service. The apparatus control management service instructs a call of the control service to the apparatus control execution service. The standard application control circuit manages a state of the standard application and provides an interface for using the hardware resources of the standard application execution service.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Katsuji Furushige, Tomonori Naota, Tomihito Doi, Makoto Kowaka, Takashi Murakami, Kyota Mitsuyama, Ayaka Ikejima, Yosuke Nakazato, Masato Hirota, Kentaro Okamoto, Daijiro Kitamoto, Koji Ikawa, Satoshi Imai, Minoru Takahashi, Wataru Tsukuda
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Patent number: 9894230Abstract: Provided is an image formation device with which expanded is easy and the development cost can be reduced. A device control platform manages hardware resource in an operating system. A standard application service interface unit provides an interface for utilizing a standard application function from outside of a standard application execution unit. A platform service interface unit provides an interface for utilizing hardware resource from the outside of the device control platform. A standard function service enables the use of the standard application functions corresponding to the standard application service interface unit. An expanded function service enables the use of the hardware resource corresponding to the platform service interface unit. An expanded application management unit manages and executes expanded applications capable of calling the standard function service and the expanded function service.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Kentaro Okamoto, Daijiro Kitamoto, Koji Ikawa, Satoshi Imai, Minoru Takahashi, Tomonori Naota, Katsuji Furushige, Tomihito Doi, Makoto Kowaka, Takashi Murakami, Kyota Mitsuyama, Wataru Tsukuda, Ayaka Ikejima, Yosuke Nakazato, Masato Hirota
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Publication number: 20170286087Abstract: A setting execution system according to an aspect of the disclosure includes an information applying unit, an information managing unit, a target device position acquisition unit, a candidate determining unit, a candidate display, and a designation accepting unit. The information managing unit manages registered device information as the information associated with a registered device position as a position of a registered device. The candidate determining unit identifies the registered device information for the registered device that exists at a position within a certain range from the target device based on: the registered device position managed by the information managing unit associated with the registered device information; and the target device position obtained by the target device position acquisition unit. The candidate determining unit determines the candidate based on the identified registered device information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Tomonori NAOTA
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Publication number: 20170223208Abstract: Provided is an image formation device with which expanded is easy and the development cost can be reduced. A device control platform manages hardware resource in an operating system. A standard application service interface unit provides an interface for utilizing a standard application function from outside of a standard application execution unit. A platform service interface unit provides an interface for utilizing hardware resource from the outside of the device control platform. A standard function service enables the use of the standard application functions corresponding to the standard application service interface unit. An expanded function service enables the use of the hardware resource corresponding to the platform service interface unit. An expanded application management unit manages and executes expanded applications capable of calling the standard function service and the expanded function service.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Kentaro OKAMOTO, Daijiro KITAMOTO, Koji IKAWA, Satoshi IMAI, Minoru TAKAHASHI, Tomonori NAOTA, Katsuji FURUSHIGE, Tomihito DOI, Makoto KOWAKA, Takashi MURAKAMI, Kyota MITSUYAMA, Wataru TSUKUDA, Ayaka IKEJIMA, Yosuke NAKAZATO, Masato HIROTA
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Patent number: 9692933Abstract: An image forming apparatus that executes information sharing among a plurality of image forming apparatuses includes a communication circuit, a set value management circuit, a storage circuit, and a distribution hold list management circuit. The communication circuit ensures communication with another image forming apparatus of the plurality of the image forming apparatuses. The set value management circuit distributes, based on a master authority as an authority for distributing a changed set value to the other image forming apparatus, the changed set value to the other image forming apparatus. The storage circuit, when the distribution fails, stores a distribution hold list that includes a combination of: an identifier of another image forming apparatus where the distribution has failed, and an item name and value of a set value where the distribution has failed. The distribution hold list management circuit manages the stored distribution hold list.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Tomonori Naota, Ryusuke Nakatani, Masato Hirota
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Publication number: 20160381245Abstract: An image forming apparatus that executes information sharing among a plurality of image forming apparatuses includes a communication circuit, a set value management circuit, a storage circuit, and a distribution hold list management circuit. The communication circuit ensures communication with another image forming apparatus of the plurality of the image forming apparatuses. The set value management circuit distributes, based on a master authority as an authority for distributing a changed set value to the other image forming apparatus, the changed set value to the other image forming apparatus. The storage circuit, when the distribution fails, stores a distribution hold list that includes a combination of: an identifier of another image forming apparatus where the distribution has failed, and an item name and value of a set value where the distribution has failed. The distribution hold list management circuit manages the stored distribution hold list.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Masato HIROTA, Tomonori NAOTA, Ryusuke NAKATANI
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Patent number: 9503602Abstract: Provided is the image forming apparatus, image formation method, and recording medium, which make unnecessary a change of the function in the side of a whole apparatus control platform, when the addition (extension) of the function of application is needed. Image processing service I/F, device operation service I/F, and network communication service I/F of a platform service I/F part are independent, without cooperating, respectively. Then, image processing service, device operation service, and network communication service of each part controlling service are called. That is calling a control service providing part of each part controlling service corresponding to the request from the standard application, directly, by each control service call part.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Katsuji Furushige, Minoru Takahashi, Takashi Murakami, Makoto Kowaka, Tomonori Naota, Ayaka Ikejima, Masato Hirota, Kyota Mitsuyama, Wataru Tsukuda, Yosuke Nakazato, Daijiro Kitamoto, Koji Ikawa, Satoshi Imai, Tomihito Doi, Kentaro Okamoto
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Publication number: 20160321139Abstract: An electronic device includes an application subsystem and a platform subsystem. The application subsystem includes one or more first independent processes that provide a user with different functions of the electronic device, a first process monitoring circuit that detects a handling-required state of the first independent process, and a system state managing circuit that reboots the first independent process in which the handling-required state has occurred. The first process monitoring circuit that has detected the handling-required state transmits an error notification to the system state managing circuit. The system state managing circuit that has received the error notification reboots the first independent process in the handling-required state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Daijiro Kitamoto, Tomonori Naota
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Patent number: 9479665Abstract: Provided is an image forming device includes a control circuit having (1) a device control platform managing a hardware resource on an operating system, (2) a standard application execution part executing a standard application utilizing the hardware resource under the control of the device control platform, (3) an extended application platform with a standard function service that allows for a utilization of a function of the standard application executed by the standard application execution part, and (4) an install service adding, without having to change a configuration of a standard firmware, an interface in order to cope with a function that is not available and allowing for utilization thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Masato Hirota, Tomihito Doi, Koji Ikawa, Ayaka Ikejima, Satoshi Imai, Daijiro Kitamoto, Makoto Kowaka, Kyota Mitsuyama, Takashi Murakami, Yosuke Nakazato, Tomonori Naota, Kentaro Okamoto, Minoru Takahashi, Wataru Tsukuda, Katsuji Furushige
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Patent number: 9367259Abstract: An electronic device includes a target selection unit, a priority determination unit, and a mirroring execution unit. The target selection unit is configured to select, as a mirroring target, a setting value of each of items of the electronic device if the setting value is different from an initial value. The priority determination unit is configured to determine a priority of mirroring, designated for a setting value serving as the mirroring target. The mirroring execution unit is configured to perform the mirroring so as to cause a setting value, whose determined priority is relatively high, to remain on a priority basis.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Tomonori Naota, Masaki Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20160014292Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus having a control circuit. The control circuit includes a standard application execution circuit, an apparatus control platform, and a standard application control circuit. The standard application execution circuit has the standard application execution service that executes a standard application. The apparatus control platform includes control service, apparatus control execution service, and an apparatus control management service. The control service controls hardware on an operating system. The apparatus control execution service executes the control service with an interface that is an executing procedure of the control service. The apparatus control management service instructs a call of the control service to the apparatus control execution service. The standard application control circuit manages a state of the standard application and provides an interface for using the hardware resources of the standard application execution service.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Katsuji FURUSHIGE, Tomonori NAOTA, Tomihito DOI, Makoto KOWAKA, Takashi MURAKAMI, Kyota MITSUYAMA, Ayaka IKEJIMA, Yosuke NAKAZATO, Masato HIROTA, Kentaro OKAMOTO, Daijiro KITAMOTO, Koji IKAWA, Satoshi IMAI, Minoru TAKAHASHI, Wataru TSUKUDA
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Publication number: 20150373223Abstract: Provided is the image forming apparatus, image formation method, and recording medium, which make unnecessary a change of the function in the side of a whole apparatus control platform, when the addition (extension) of the function of application is needed. Image processing service I/F, device operation service I/F, and network communication service I/F of a platform service I/F part are independent, without cooperating, respectively. Then, image processing service, device operation service, and network communication service of each part controlling service are called. That is calling a control service providing part of each part controlling service corresponding to the request from the standard application, directly, by each control service call part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Katsuji FURUSHIGE, Minoru TAKAHASHI, Takashi MURAKAMI, Makoto KOWAKA, Tomonori NAOTA, Ayaka IKEJIMA, Masato HIROTA, Kyota MITSUYAMA, Wataru TSUKUDA, Yosuke NAKAZATO, Daijiro KITAMOTO, Koji IKAWA, Satoshi IMAI, Tomihito DOI, Kentaro OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20150350472Abstract: Provided is an image forming device includes a control circuit having (1) a device control platform managing a hardware resource on an operating system, (2) a standard application execution part executing a standard application utilizing the hardware resource under the control of the device control platform, (3) an extended application platform with a standard function service that allows for a utilization of a function of the standard application executed by the standard application execution part, and (4) an install service adding, without having to change a configuration of a standard firmware, an interface in order to cope with a function that is not available and allowing for utilization thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Masato HIROTA, Tomihito DOI, Koji IKAWA, Ayaka IKEJIMA, Satoshi IMAI, Daijiro KITAMOTO, Makoto KOWAKA, Kyota MITSUYAMA, Takashi MURAKAMI, Yosuke NAKAZATO, Tomonori NAOTA, Kentaro OKAMOTO, Minoru TAKAHASHI, Wataru TSUKUDA, Katsuji FURUSHIGE