Patents by Inventor Ai Kato

Ai Kato 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: 8520230
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing system including a user management unit that manages login and issues an authentication ticket to an image forming apparatus; a task request unit that makes an image processing request with an addition of the authentication ticket; a detection unit that detects whether the image processing request is authorized; a task processing unit that makes the image processing request with an addition of user information accompanied by identification information; a task management unit that stores a task in a task queue and receives an inquiry about the task; one or more image processing units that acquire the processible image processing request to perform the image processing; a storage unit that stores image data processed by the one or more image processing units; and an acquisition unit that specifies a location where the processed image data are stored and acquires the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ai Kato, Kazunori Takatsu, Tatsuya Shirai
  • Patent number: 7984033
    Abstract: A data control system is disclosed, including a storage unit that stores multiple data items and a presentation unit that presents at least one of the multiple data items upon a request. An identification acquisition unit acquires upon the request identification for identifying one of multiple imaging units. The identification is registered and related to the data item to be presented. An image data acquisition unit acquires image data using the imaging unit the identification of which is acquired by the identification acquisition unit. An image presentation unit presents the at least one of the multiple data items and the image data acquired by the image data acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Itoh, Tadashi Araki, Ai Kato
  • Publication number: 20110026064
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing system including a user management unit that manages login and issues an authentication ticket to an image forming apparatus; a task request unit that makes an image processing request with an addition of the authentication ticket; a detection unit that detects whether the image processing request is authorized; a task processing unit that makes the image processing request with an addition of user information accompanied by identification information; a task management unit that stores a task in a task queue and receives an inquiry about the task; one or more image processing units that acquire the processible image processing request to perform the image processing; a storage unit that stores image data processed by the one or more image processing units; and an acquisition unit that specifies a location where the processed image data are stored and acquires the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Ai Kato, Kazunori Takatsu, Tatsuya Shirai
  • Publication number: 20070011316
    Abstract: A display controller reads an object, which is an intended zoom object, and changes its display form, generating a revised contents organization and displaying the revised contents organization on a display unit, based on an operation content of a user retrieved by an operation retrieving unit, an organization description pertaining to a display aspect of the contents, and a zoom description that describes the zoom action/behavior of each zoom object. Consequently, editing the contents becomes much easier. Further, the user is ensured a fair degree of freedom for viewing the contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Tadashi Araki, Ai Kato, Zoran Stejic, Yasushi Ogawa, Hisashi Miyamori, Mitsuru Minakuchi, Katsumi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20060187240
    Abstract: A system for browsing a document includes an object storing unit that stores an object forming the document and to be zoomed on a display; a display-description storing unit that stores a description indicative of a display condition on which the document is to be displayed; an operation acquiring unit that acquires information on an operation performed on the document by a viewer; and a display control unit that reads out an object from the object storing unit to display the object based on the information on the operation and the description, as the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Tadashi Araki, Ai Kato, Zoran Stejic, Yasushi Ogawa, Hisashi Miyamori, Mitsuru Minakuchi, Katsumi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20050267890
    Abstract: A data control system is disclosed, including a storage unit that stores multiple data items and a presentation unit that presents at least one of the multiple data items upon a request. An identification acquisition unit acquires upon the request identification for identifying one of multiple imaging units. The identification is registered and related to the data item to be presented. An image data acquisition unit acquires image data using the imaging unit the identification of which is acquired by the identification acquisition unit. An image presentation unit presents the at least one of the multiple data items and the image data acquired by the image data acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Atsushi Itoh, Tadashi Araki, Ai Kato
  • Patent number: 6725155
    Abstract: When an user inputs route search conditions such as place where the user is now, destination, and moving purpose, the route search conditions are transmitted to a navegation server. In the navegation server, map data corresponding to the route search conditions is detected and provided to a portable terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Takahashi, Yasuhiko Kato, Kenichiro Kobayashi, Masanori Omote, Ai Kato