Patents Examined by Henok Shiferaw
  • Patent number: 10863051
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes first storage, a writing controller, a reading controller, a conveyance section, a detector, and a main controller. The conveyance section conveys a recording medium. The detector detects an overrun. Write addresses are designated in a predefined sequence from among addresses. Read addresses are designated in the predefined sequence from among the addresses. The writing process and the reading process are performed in storage areas included in the first storage in a first order. The overrun indicates that the writing and reading processes are performed in the storage areas included in the first storage in a second order that is opposite to the first order. While the conveyance section conveys the recording medium, the main controller controls the writing controller or the reading controller based on a detection result of the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Ryota Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 10860905
    Abstract: Systems and methods for executing a robotic process automation (RPA) workflow for document processing are provided. An input document is processed by a first robot executing one or more document processing activities of the RPA workflow. The document processing activities may include optical character recognition, digitization, classification, or data extraction. Execution of the RPA workflow is suspended by the first robot in response to a user validation activity of the RPA workflow. The user validation activity provides for user validation of the results of the one or more document processing activities. A user request that requests validation of the results from an end user is generated and the user request is transmitted to the end user. The execution of the RPA workflow is resumed by a second robot based on the validation received from the end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: UiPath, Inc.
    Inventors: Ioana Gligan, Paul Parau, Remus Rusanu
  • Patent number: 10855863
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit that stores image data, an obtaining unit that obtains the stored image data, a printing unit that prints an image generated from the obtained image data on a sheet, a conveyance unit that conveys a sheet contained in a containing unit to the printing unit and conveys the sheet on which the image has been formed external to the image forming apparatus, and a detection unit that detects that the obtaining unit did not obtain the stored image data, where the conveyance unit stops conveyance of the sheet based on the detection by the detection unit during the conveyance of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshitake Mizuno
  • Patent number: 10848627
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a storage device, an image reading device, and a controller. The controller detects, from a text included in an image of a document read by the image reading device, a first prescribed word, extracts a text portion of a predetermined length continuous before or after the first prescribed word detected, calculates, by keyword groups stored in the storage device, a number representing matching between the keyword belonging to a keyword group and a character string included in the text portion extracted, reads out from the storage device an address associated with the keyword group having a largest number in the number representing the matching, and creates an e-mail a destination address of which is the address read out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Lotes Manalansan
  • Patent number: 10846038
    Abstract: An image processing system includes plural image processing devices connected with each other by a network. In the one image processing device, in a case where a new job accepted by a job accepting unit may not be executed immediately, a control unit transmits image data related to the job to the other image processing device capable of image processing and causes the other image processing device to execute image processing. In the other image processing device, the control unit assesses whether or not an image processing result is to be returned to the one image processing device, and transmits the image processing result to the one image processing device to execute a final process if assessed to return the image processing result, but executes the final process of the image processing result in the other image processing device if assessed not to return the image processing result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuma Ogawa, Sho Tsujimoto
  • Patent number: 10838693
    Abstract: A printing system includes a server system that receives instruction data based on a voice instruction concerning printing accepted by a voice control device, transmits message data based on the received instruction data, and specifies content data. If the instruction data includes information indicating a first content type, message data to inquire about a content setting item is transmitted, and if the instruction data includes information indicating a second content type different from the first content type, the message data to inquire about the content setting item is not transmitted. The content data of the first content type is specified based on instruction data received in a case where the voice instruction concerning the content setting item of the first content type is accepted, and the printing apparatus executes printing based on print data generated based on the specified content data of the first content type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Patent number: 10834278
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a CPU and a speaker, and the CPU selects a voice message for output, which corresponds to information to be notified to a person who uses the image forming apparatus, in accordance with a situation of the image forming apparatus, sets, as an output volume value, a normal volume value allocated to the message for output, and when determining that a person exists around the image forming apparatus in accordance with an output of a person detection sensor, determines whether to change the output volume value, and when determining that the output volume value is to be changed, changes the output volume value in accordance with a content of the voice message for output. Then, the voice message for output is output from the speaker with a volume according to the output volume value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirohito Morioka
  • Patent number: 10827088
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that determines whether an image having coincidence with a registered image is included in an input image and controls execution of a job that uses the input image based on a result of the determination. The image forming apparatus includes an input unit that inputs a first image as a candidate of the registered image, an evaluation unit that evaluates whether the first image is suitable for use in the determination, and a control unit registers the first image as the registered image if the evaluation unit evaluates that the first image is suitable for use in the determination, and prevents the first image from being registered as the registered image if the evaluation unit evaluates that the first image is unsuitable for use in the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideyasu Tomi, Shigeki Hasui, Masanori Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10802773
    Abstract: A communication apparatus specifies a radio field intensity of a received packet, and executes processing using the radio field intensity. The apparatus receives a packet transmitted from an external apparatus, and determines a correction value of a radio field intensity of the packet based on model information of the external apparatus. Then, the radio field intensity of the packet is corrected using the determined correction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroaki Goto
  • Patent number: 10803368
    Abstract: A decompressing apparatus comprises a first decompressing unit, a second decompressing unit which can decompresses encoded data that the first decompressing unit does not support, an identifying unit which identifies a type of each encoded block, a generating unit which, if encoded block of interest is a type that can be decompressed by the first decompressing unit, stores the encoded data in a memory, and, if not, stores predetermined encoded data that can be decompressed by the first decompressing unit in the memory, and control unit which controls the first decompressing unit to decompress the encoded data in the memory to generate tentative image data, then controls the second decompressing unit to decompress the encoded data that cannot be decompressed by the first decompressing unit, and updates the tentative image data with the decompression result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Daisaku Moriwaki
  • Patent number: 10805484
    Abstract: An image processing device may display a first display screen including a first image on a touch screen. The first image may be for accepting a display switching instruction to switch the first display screen to a second display screen. The image processing device may generate first screen data which enables a display of the information processing device to display the first display screen. The image processing device may send the generated first screen data in a case where first request information is received from the information processing device. The image processing device may receive coordinate information indicating a position within the first display screen where an input operation has been inputted. The image processing device may switch to the second display screen associated with the first image in a case where the position indicated by the coordinate information is within the display area of the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Sadaaki Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 10789029
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses methods and systems for managing one or more incomplete jobs in a multi-function device. The method includes checking a stored profile of a user for a previously stored incomplete job when the user logs in into the multi-function device or a networked multi-function device. Based on the check, it is further checked if the previous incomplete job is compatible with configuration of the logged-in multi-function device. Then, based on the check, a user interface is presented with the previous incomplete job along with one or more options related to the previous incomplete job. The user is allowed to select an option of the one or more options, the one or more options allow the user to take an action related to the previous incomplete job. Finally, the previous incomplete job is executed in accordance with the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Muralidaran Krishnasamy, Narayan Kesavan, Sathish Kumar Annamalai Thangaraj
  • Patent number: 10789459
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is used in contact with a user, and includes a detection unit and a control unit. The detection unit detects motion of the user, the motion being performed to operate an object as an operation target that is present in a real space from a facing position, and the motion being performed in the real space without contacting the object. The control unit instructs the object to execute an operation corresponding to the detected motion of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kengo Tokuchi
  • Patent number: 10783413
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus to communicate with an external apparatus includes a reception unit, an execution unit, a setting unit, and a determination unit. The reception unit receives data described in Postscript® from the external apparatus. The execution unit executes processing based on a command described in the data received by the reception unit. The setting unit performs a predetermined setting regarding execution of the processing. The determination unit determines, in a case where the reception unit receives data in which a command associated with a superexec operator is described, whether the execution unit executes the processing based on the command using the predetermined setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiromi Kimura
  • Patent number: 10783412
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for encoding data streams are provided. A computing device can receive an input data stream encoded in an encoder-input format. The input data stream can include a header identifying the encoder-input format, pages of content, a cross-reference table referencing objects in the pages of content, and a trailer object. The computing device can determine a list of pages within the input data stream. The computing device can reformat the input data stream into an output data stream having an encoder-output format. The output data stream can include an identifier identifying the encoder-output format, a lookup table, pages in the list of pages, the cross-reference table, and the trailer object. The lookup table can reference objects and specify locations of pages within the output data stream. The computing device can generate an output based on the output data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Duc Phu Truong, Neil-Paul Payoyo Bermundo, Mohamed El Sayed Mostafa
  • Patent number: 10776057
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes an input/output unit, a communicator to communicate with a wireless device, a memory storing a program for transmitting state information of the image forming apparatus, a controller to, by executing the program for transmitting the state information of the image forming apparatus, control the image forming apparatus to receive, from the wireless device, a probe request packet for searching for a peripheral device, generate a probe response packet comprising the state information of the image forming apparatus in response to the probe request packet, and transmit the probe response packet to the wireless device, and an image forming job performer to perform an image forming job under control of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Hyun-wook Park
  • Patent number: 10768872
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that is capable of reducing the leaving of printed matter due to lack of the function of the forcible hold mode. A setting unit sets one of a valid state and an invalid state about a forcible hold printing function that holds print job data when the print job data is received and prints using the print job data held in response to a user's print instruction. A storage unit stores the print job data. A deletion unit deletes time-setting print job data that will start printing at set-up designated time when the time-setting print job data is stored in the storing unit and when the forcible hold printing function is switched from the invalid state to the valid state before printing using the time-setting print job data concerned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takayuki Kaneko
  • Patent number: 10768874
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of preventing unintended print data from being automatically printed due to a user's erroneous operation in login-time automatic printing. The image forming apparatus includes a console panel that receives a user's operation. When a user logs in to the image forming apparatus by a first login method using credential information, automatic print processing is started based on print data stored in a storage area in association with the logged-in user, and the automatic print processing is not started when a user logs in to the image forming apparatus by a second login method which does not require credential information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoru Nakajima
  • Patent number: 10768875
    Abstract: An image forming system includes a confirmation processing portion and first and second print controlling portions. The confirmation processing portion confirms one or more pages of a multiple-page document as one or more confidential print pages. The first print controlling portion, upon receiving an execution command for a confidential print job according to which the document including the confidential print pages is printed, prints one or more normal print pages that are pages to be printed according to the confidential print job that exclude the confidential print pages, and suspends printing of the confidential print pages. The second print controlling portion prints, when it is determined that the sender of the execution command for the confidential print job has arrived at the location where the image forming apparatus is installed, the confidential print pages among the pages to be printed according to the confidential print job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kuniaki Oyama
  • Patent number: 10769787
    Abstract: The present invention relates to providing a projection data for providing a guidance image. In order to provide an enhanced guiding image technique for generating a guidance image of the patient's anatomy to be projected on the body surface of the patient, such that a at least a basis for a corrected guidance image for a better correlation to the patient's current motion can be provided, in particular to the patient's current breathing motion state, a device (10) for providing a projection data set is provided that comprises a storage means (12), an input interface (14), a processing unit (16) and an output interface (18). The storage means is configured to store a pre-determined basis data set representing a 3D tomographic image of a subject (20). The input interface is configured to receive reference data representing a current spatial depiction at least of a target region (22) of the subject. The processing unit is configured to register the reference data on the pre-determined basis data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Michael Grass, Dirk Schäfer, Thirukumaran Thangaraj Kanagasabapathi, Bernardus Hendrikus Wilhelmus Hendriks