Patents by Inventor Tsunehiro Motegi

Tsunehiro Motegi 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: 20110122150
    Abstract: There is provided a technique concerning a preview display function used when predetermined processing is performed for predetermined data, which contributes to enhancement of user's convenience. A display controller contains a control section 205 that displays, based on the information acquired by the relevance information acquisition section 203, the objects to be displayed extracted by the extraction section 202 in the display area 902 and 903, such that objects to be displayed having higher relevance than those to be displayed in the area 903 are displayed in the area 902 and, at the same time, displays the target data acquired by the target data acquisition section 201 inside the area 902 ahead of execution of the predetermined processing to be performed for the target data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mahina Nakamura, Maki Sato, Tsunehiro Motegi, Yumiko Okuma, Yasutsugu Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7945961
    Abstract: There is disclosed a technique capable of improving operatability for registered users and capable of displaying an interface screen for guest users with security levels maintained. A display control device includes: an identification information obtaining unit that obtains identification information for identifying a user; a determination unit that determines, based on the identification information obtained by the identification information obtaining unit, whether the user belongs to a first group or a second group which is allowed to conduct operation concerning only processing items of a lower security level than a security level allowed for the first group; and a control unit that performs control so as to display, for the user determined as belonging to the second group by the determination unit, display objects corresponding to predetermined processing items of a lower security level than a security level of processing items to be displayed for the user determined as belonging to the first group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mahina Nakamura, Maki Sato, Tsunehiro Motegi, Yumiko Okuma, Yasutsugu Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7908563
    Abstract: There is provided a technique capable of contributing to an improvement in operability and working efficiency. A display control system comprises: an identification information acquisition section 201 that acquires identification information for identifying a user who uses a second device 41; an operation determination section 202 that determines whether there is any uncompleted job among those for which the relevant operation has started in the first device 11; an operation history acquisition section 203 that acquires information concerning the operation history; a setting information acquisition section 204 that acquires setting information concerning the display of an interface screen; and a screen control section 205 that displays the interface screen on the second device 41 and, at the same time, reflects the information acquired by the operation history acquisition section 203 on the interface screen as operation content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mahina Nakamura, Maki Sato, Tsunehiro Motegi, Yumiko Okuma, Yasutsugu Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20110041091
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a device managing apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display plural icons for starting setting screens respectively corresponding to plural kinds of processing functions of a target device set as a control target; a state-information acquiring unit configured to acquire state information concerning processing states of the respective plural kinds of processing functions in the target device; a waiting-time-information predicting unit configured to predict waiting time information concerning waiting times required, when the respective processing functions are instructed to perform new jobs, until start of execution of the new jobs on the basis of the state information acquired by the state-information acquiring unit; and a waiting-time reflecting unit configured to reflect the waiting time information predicted by the waiting-time-information predicting unit on display states of the icons respectively corresponding to the plural processing functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Maki Sato, Tsunehiro Motegi, Mahina Nakamura, Kazuhiro Ogura
  • Publication number: 20110038003
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a communication unit configured to receive print data including first information regarding printing setting information set in advance and second information regarding inhibition information with printing settings inhibited from being changed among the first information, an operation unit configured to be operated so as to change the printing setting information of print data, and a controller configured to inhibit the printing setting information corresponding to the second information from being changed through the operation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mahina Nakamura, Maki Sato, Tsunehiro Motegi
  • Patent number: 7890879
    Abstract: There is provided a technique concerning a preview display function used when predetermined processing is performed for predetermined data, which contribute to enhancement of user's convenience. A display controller comprises: a control section 205 that displays, based on the information acquired by the relevance information acquisition section 203, the objects to be displayed extracted by the extraction section 202 in the display area 902 and 903, such that objects to be displayed having higher relevance than those to be displayed in the area 903 are displayed in the area 902 and, at the same time, displays the target data acquired by the target data acquisition section 201 inside the area 902 ahead of execution of the predetermined processing to be performed for the target data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mahina Nakamura, Maki Sato, Tsunehiro Motegi, Yumiko Okuma, Yasutsugu Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20100220356
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a receiving portion to receive an image data composed of a plurality of pages and a print data including an information indicating a size of characters included in the image data, a decision portion, in case of generating an Nin1 image so as to reduce and print in a page images of different N (N is a positive integer) pages out of the plurality of pages of the print data received in the receiving portion, to decide a value of N within a range where the size of the characters of the Nin1 image is more than a prescribed value based on the information indicating the size of the characters, and a generating portion to generate the Nin1 image according to the value of N decided in the decision portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Hamada, Kazuhiro Ogura, Mahina Nakamura, Maki Sato, Tsunehiro Motegi
  • Publication number: 20070283293
    Abstract: There is provided a technique capable of contributing to an improvement in operability and working efficiency. A display control system comprises: an identification information acquisition section 201 that acquires identification information for identifying a user who uses a second device 41; an operation determination section 202 that determines whether there is any uncompleted job among those for which the relevant operation has started in the first device 11; an operation history acquisition section 203 that acquires information concerning the operation history; a setting information acquisition section 204 that acquires setting information concerning the display of an interface screen; and a screen control section 205 that displays the interface screen on the second device 41 and, at the same time, reflects the information acquired by the operation history acquisition section 203 on the interface screen as operation content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mahina Nakamura, Maki Sato, Tsunehiro Motegi, Yumiko Okuma, Yasutsugu Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20070250785
    Abstract: There is provided a technique concerning a preview display function used when predetermined processing is performed for predetermined data, which contribute to enhancement of user's convenience. A display controller comprises: a control section 205 that displays, based on the information acquired by the relevance information acquisition section 203, the objects to be displayed extracted by the extraction section 202 in the display area 902 and 903, such that objects to be displayed having higher relevance than those to be displayed in the area 903 are displayed in the area 902 and, at the same time, displays the target data acquired by the target data acquisition section 201 inside the area 902 ahead of execution of the predetermined processing to be performed for the target data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mahina Nakamura, Maki Sato, Tsunehiro Motegi, Yumiko Okuma, Yasutsugu Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20070250936
    Abstract: There is disclosed a technique capable of improving operatability for registered users and capable of displaying an interface screen for guest users with security levels maintained. A display control device includes: an identification information obtaining unit that obtains identification information for identifying a user; a determination unit that determines, based on the identification information obtained by the identification information obtaining unit, whether the user belongs to a first group or a second group which is allowed to conduct operation concerning only processing items of a lower security level than a security level allowed for the first group; and a control unit that performs control so as to display, for the user determined as belonging to the second group by the determination unit, display objects corresponding to predetermined processing items of a lower security level than a security level of processing items to be displayed for the user determined as belonging to the first group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mahina Nakamura, Maki Sato, Tsunehiro Motegi, Yumiko Okuma, Yasutsugu Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20070247643
    Abstract: There is provided a technique capable of appropriately arranging a plurality of objects to be displayed such as icons on a screen so as to contribute to an improvement of convenience for each user. A display controller for controlling display of a plurality of objects to be displayed, comprises: an importance information acquisition section 203 that acquires information concerning the importance levels in the screen display which are associated with respective objects to be displayed; and a control section 206 that displays objects to be displayed, based on the information acquired by the importance information acquisition section 203, in the display area constituted by the first to n-th (n is an integer number more than 1) substantially ring-like areas, in which an (x?1)th (x is an integer from 2 to n) area is located inside an x-th area, such that objects to be displayed having higher importance than those to be displayed in the x-th area are displayed in the (x?1)th area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mahina Nakamura, Maki Sato, Tsunehiro Motegi, Yumiko Okuma, Yasutsugu Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20070247642
    Abstract: A technique is provided, which can display objects, such as icons corresponding to a process object which will be subjected to a specific process, at appropriate positions on a screen, thus providing convenience on the part of the user. A display control device is provided, which can display, on a screen, a plurality of display objects related to a process object to undergo a predetermined process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mahina Nakamura, Maki Sato, Tsunehiro Motegi, Yumiko Okuma, Yasutsugu Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20070247641
    Abstract: A technique is provided, which can help the user to know well that process modes have been switched among them, thereby enabling the user to work more efficiently. A display control device is provided, which comprises: a selection information acquisition unit 201 that acquires selection information representing which process mode has been selected from a plurality of process modes in which different processes are performed; and a control unit 202 that displays display objects corresponding to set items related to the process mode selected, in a first display region on a screen, and display objects corresponding to any process mode not selected, in a second display region narrower than the first display region on the screen, on the basis of the selection information acquired by the selection information acquisition unit 201.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yumiko Okuma, Mahina Nakamura, Maki Sato, Tsunehiro Motegi, Yasutsugu Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7228339
    Abstract: There is provided an information storage output system enhanced in mobility and improved in convenience to use. In the information storage output system for storing predetermined storage data in a storage server on a network, the storage server can be accessed from many and unspecified communication devices. The information storage output system includes a plurality of remote output terminals for outputting supply data supplied via a network in a predetermined output form, a remote output server having a function of supplying at least the supply data to one of the remote output terminals, and an output request communication terminal for transmitting a primary output request of the storage data to the storage server or the remote output server via a network. The storage data is output from the remote output terminal in response to the primary output request transmitted from the output request communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Tsunehiro Motegi, Katsuo Shioiri, Hirofumi Harada, Keishi Higashi, Mitsuya Sato
  • Publication number: 20030093490
    Abstract: There is provided an information storage output system enhanced in mobility and improved in convenience to use. In the information storage output system for storing predetermined storage data in a storage server on a network, the storage server can be accessed from many and unspecified communication devices. The information storage output system includes a plurality of remote output terminals for outputting supply data supplied via a network in a predetermined output form, a remote output server having a function of supplying at least the supply data to one of the remote output terminals, and an output request communication terminal for transmitting a primary output request of the storage data to the storage server or the remote output server via a network. The storage data is output from the remote output terminal in response to the primary output request transmitted from the output request communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Tsunehiro Motegi, Katsuo Shioiri, Hirofumi Harada, Keishi Higashi, Mitsuya Sato