Patents by Inventor Yoshinobu Umeda

Yoshinobu Umeda 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: 11711473
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that is capable of wireless communication with an operation device and that can be operated by the operation device via the wireless communication, the image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit configured to perform image formation on a sheet based on a print execution instruction sent from the operation device via the wireless communication; a reading unit configured to perform reading of an image formed on the sheet based on a scan execution instruction sent from the operation device via the wireless communication; and a controller that, during a period of time from the time one user logs in the image forming apparatus until the user logs out, (1) is configured to prohibit the print execution instruction using an operation device by other user who has logged in using the operation device, and (2) is configured to permit the scan execution instruction using the operation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Takizawa, Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Patent number: 11470222
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a reception unit that receives a Bluetooth® beacon signal transmitted from a printing apparatus, an identification unit that identifies a reception field intensity of the beacon signal, a display unit that displays a reception screen for receiving a transmission instruction in a case where the identified reception field intensity is less than a first threshold and greater than or equal to a second threshold that is smaller than the first threshold, and a transmission unit that transmits, to the printing apparatus, an authentication request enabling a user to log into the printing apparatus in response to receipt of the transmission instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Publication number: 20220272214
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that is capable of wireless communication with an operation device and that can be operated by the operation device via the wireless communication, the image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit configured to perform image formation on a sheet based on a print execution instruction sent from the operation device via the wireless communication; a reading unit configured to perform reading of an image formed on the sheet based on a scan execution instruction sent from the operation device via the wireless communication; and a controller that, during a period of time from the time one user logs in the image forming apparatus until the user logs out, (1) is configured to prohibit the print execution instruction using an operation device by other user who has logged in using the operation device, and (2) is configured to permit the scan execution instruction using the operation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Masahiro Takizawa, Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Publication number: 20210021734
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a reception unit that receives a Bluetooth® beacon signal transmitted from a printing apparatus, an identification unit that identifies a reception field intensity of the beacon signal, a display unit that displays a reception screen for receiving a transmission instruction in a case where the identified reception field intensity is less than a first threshold and greater than or equal to a second threshold that is smaller than the first threshold, and a transmission unit that transmits, to the printing apparatus, an authentication request enabling a user to log into the printing apparatus in response to receipt of the transmission instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Patent number: 10057445
    Abstract: When detection intensity by an object detection sensor is larger than a first threshold, a user is notified that the object detection sensor has detected an object. When detection intensity by the object detection sensor is larger than a second threshold which is larger than the first threshold, an image forming apparatus is recovered to a state capable of executing a function the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Patent number: 9853503
    Abstract: In a case where a power transmission device operating as a master disappears, a wireless power feeding system selects a power transmission device to operate as a master instead based on predetermined priority levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Patent number: 9734846
    Abstract: In case of deleting shingle-recorded data on a recording medium, it enables to completely delete the data with the number of writing times less than the number of writing times in data recording. To do so, a magnetic recording apparatus, which records the data on the recording medium in a first direction with a writing unit, controls movement of a relative position of the recording medium and the writing unit such that a quantity of the movement in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the data deletion by overwriting another data is larger than a quantity of the movement in the second direction in the data recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Publication number: 20170163848
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a reception unit that receives a Bluetooth® beacon signal transmitted from a printing apparatus, an identification unit that identifies a reception field intensity of the beacon signal, a display unit that displays a reception screen for receiving a transmission instruction in a case where the identified reception field intensity is less than a first threshold and greater than or equal to a second threshold that is smaller than the first threshold, and a transmission unit that transmits, to the printing apparatus, an authentication request enabling a user to log into the printing apparatus in response to receipt of the transmission instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Publication number: 20170125041
    Abstract: In case of deleting shingle-recorded data on a recording medium, it enables to completely delete the data with the number of writing times less than the number of writing times in data recording. To do so, a magnetic recording apparatus, which records the data on the recording medium in a first direction with a writing unit, controls movement of a relative position of the recording medium and the writing unit such that a quantity of the movement in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the data deletion by overwriting another data is larger than a quantity of the movement in the second direction in the data recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: YOSHINOBU UMEDA
  • Publication number: 20160219174
    Abstract: When detection intensity by an object detection sensor is larger than a first threshold, a user is notified that the object detection sensor has detected an object. When detection intensity by the object detection sensor is larger than a second threshold which is larger than the first threshold, an image forming apparatus is recovered to a state capable of executing a function the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Patent number: 9102173
    Abstract: A print processing apparatus processes a print job that includes print data corresponding to a plurality of pages and first paper information relating to papers used in printing of the print data. The microprocessor unit sets second paper information relating to a paper stacking order of a paper stack including a plurality of types of papers placed in a mixed state in one paper feeding tray. Then, the microprocessor unit compares the first paper information with the second paper information. The microprocessor unit controls the printer based on an obtained comparison result so that the print data can be printed on a target paper on which the print data should be printed, and controls the printer based on the obtained comparison result so that any surplus paper other than papers that are necessary and sufficient can be separated from papers on which the print data has been printed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Publication number: 20150200569
    Abstract: In a case where a power transmission device operating as a master disappears, a wireless power feeding system selects a power transmission device to operate as a master instead based on predetermined priority levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Patent number: 9030680
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control unit that, in a case where it is determined that proxy response processing should be performed, performs control such that an inputted job is processed without causing the information processing apparatus to transition from a second power mode to a first power mode, and, in a case where it is determined that proxy response processing should not be performed, performs control such that inputted job is processed after causing the information processing apparatus to transition from the second power mode to the first power mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Patent number: 8817287
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first communication processing unit and a second communication processing unit, which communicate with an external device, respectively. A power supply unit supplies power to the second communication processing unit and a switching unit switches from the first communication processing unit to the second communication processing unit as a communication destination of the external device, when the first communication processing unit receives data from the external device in a power-saving state where the power supply unit supplies power to the first communication processing unit and the power supply unit stops supplying the power to the second communication processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Patent number: 8737850
    Abstract: A special color specification area is subjected to inspection processing assuring that the special color specification area is higher in color reproducibility than an area other than the special color specification area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Patent number: 8582130
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a microprocessor unit which acquires information about the attribute of a print job from the received print job, determines which method is suitable as a printing method for the print job, performs a first printing method in which a print process is started before a raster image processing (RIP) process on all pages included in the print job is ended or a second printing method in which a print process is started after the RIP process on all pages included in the print job is ended, based on the attribute information, and decides the printing method determined as suitable for the print job as the printing method to be executed on the print job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Publication number: 20130235406
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first communication processing unit and a second communication processing unit, which communicate with an external device, respectively. A power supply unit supplies power to the second communication processing unit and a switching unit switches from the first communication processing unit to the second communication processing unit as a communication destination of the external device, when the first communication processing unit receives data from the external device in a power-saving state where the power supply unit supplies power to the first communication processing unit and the power supply unit stops supplying the power to the second communication processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda
  • Patent number: 8457310
    Abstract: A print system which are capable of inhibiting simultaneous use of the encrypted print and the box storage to thereby increase the security of print data. A host computer has an encryption function of encrypting print data, and issues a print job for the print data encrypted by the encryption function. A print server receives the issued print job, and has a decryption function of decrypting the encrypted print data of the received print job. A printer has a storage function of storing the print data decrypted by the decryption function, and outputs the stored print data. At least one of the host computer and the print server inhibits simultaneous use of the encryption function and the storage function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uchikawa, Yushi Matsukubo, Fumio Mikami, Yoshinobu Umeda, Tadashi Kawaguchi, Yoshio Kimura, Yasuhiko Hirano, Hitoshi Imai, Hiroyasu Morita
  • Publication number: 20120321327
    Abstract: A special color specification area is subjected to inspection processing assuring that the special color specification area is higher in color reproducibility than an area other than the special color specification area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshinobu UMEDA
  • Publication number: 20120236347
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control unit that, in a case where it is determined that proxy response processing should be performed, performs control such that an inputted job is processed without causing the information processing apparatus to transition from a second power mode to a first power mode, and, in a case where it is determined that proxy response processing should not be performed, performs control such that inputted job is processed after causing the information processing apparatus to transition from the second power mode to the first power mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Umeda