Patents by Inventor Akiko Seta
Akiko Seta 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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Monitoring device, information processing system and computer readable medium for trouble prediction
Patent number: 8405854Abstract: A monitoring device includes: a receiving unit that receives information including first use mode information transmitted from a first information processing device; a memory unit that stores the received first use mode information; a creating unit that creates, when the receiving unit receives trouble information together with the first use mode information, a trouble prediction formula corresponding to the trouble information using second use mode information of a second information processing device in which the same trouble as that indicated in the trouble information has occurred; a storing unit that stores the created trouble prediction formula; and a determining unit that determines, when the receiving unit receives third use mode information of a third information processing device, whether or not a trouble in the third information processing device occurs in a high probability based on the stored trouble prediction formula and the received third use mode information.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2009Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noriyuki Matsuda, Masayasu Takano, Akiko Seta, Koji Adachi, Kaoru Yasukawa, Tetsuichi Satonaga -
Patent number: 8373881Abstract: An image formation apparatus, which includes: a detector unit that detects a status of consumables; a prediction unit that predicts a run-out timing of the consumables on the basis of the status detected by the detector unit; a transmission unit that transmits the status detected by the detector unit to a management apparatus as consumables information; a reception unit that receives run-out timing information indicating a run-out timing predicted by the management apparatus on the basis of the consumables information transmitted by the transmission unit; and a notification unit that notifies the run-out timing of the consumables on the basis of the run-out timing information received by the reception unit if communication with the management apparatus is possible, or notifies the run-out timing of the consumables on the basis of the run-out timing predicted by the prediction unit if communication with the management apparatus is not possible.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2009Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akiko Seta, Noriyuki Matsuda, Masayasu Takano, Koji Adachi, Kaoru Yasukawa, Tetsuichi Satonaga
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Patent number: 8275271Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a prediction unit, an inquiry unit and a request unit. The inquiry unit judges whether or not the prediction unit deals with a type of a consumable item used in image formation processing. The request unit transmits use history information to a consumable item management apparatus and requests the consumable item management apparatus to predict a remaining usable period of the consumable item when the inquiry unit judges the prediction unit does not deal with the type of the consumable item in the image formation processing. The use history information indicates a use history of the consumable item. The prediction unit predicts the remaining usable period of the consumable item using the use history information in the image formation processing when the inquiry unit judges the first prediction unit deals with the type of the consumable item used in image formation processing.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuichi Satonaga, Masayasu Takano, Noriyuki Matsuda, Akiko Seta, Koji Adachi, Kaoru Yasukawa
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Patent number: 8265892Abstract: A management apparatus includes: a managing unit that manages production information corresponding to each of a plurality of information processing devices; a specifying unit that specifies, based on a defect notice for at least one component and the production information on the managed information processing devices, at least one of the information processing devices using the component; a state judging unit that judges whether each information processing device is in an operable state where a processing function of each information processing device is operable in an environment in which the processing function of each information processing device is provided; and an operation restricting unit that performs operation restriction for the processing function of each information processing device according to the defect notice if the state judging unit judges that each information processing device is in the operable state.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noriyuki Matsuda, Masayasu Takano, Akiko Seta, Koji Adachi, Kaoru Yasukawa, Tetsuichi Satonaga
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Patent number: 8219231Abstract: A quality control method includes: extracting, from a time series distribution of troubles that have occurred in electronic equipments, a first characteristics of states of occurrence of the troubles; specifying one or more parts included in the electronic equipments, the parts being involved with the troubles; extracting, from another time series distribution of a rate of use corresponding to each of suppliers which supply the specified parts, a second characteristics of the parts; and specifying one or more of the suppliers supplying the parts correlated to the troubles based on a correlation between the extracted first characteristics and the extracted second characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuichi Satonaga, Masayasu Takano, Noriyuki Matsuda, Akiko Seta, Koji Adachi, Kaoru Yasukawa
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Patent number: 8145955Abstract: A monitoring apparatus includes: a reception section that receives information including first use mode information from an first information processing apparatus; a storage section that stores the first use mode information received by the reception section; and a transmission section, when the reception section receives fault information together with the first use mode information from the first information processing apparatus, that transmits information concerning countermeasures against a fault to the first information processing apparatus based on the first use mode information and pieces of second use mode information, stored in the storage section, of second information processing apparatuses which normally operate.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2009Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuichi Satonaga, Masayasu Takano, Noriyuki Matsuda, Akiko Seta, Koji Adachi, Kaoru Yasukawa
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Publication number: 20100225961Abstract: A monitoring device includes: a receiving unit that receives information including first use mode information transmitted from a first information processing device; a memory unit that stores the received first use mode information; a creating unit that creates, when the receiving unit receives trouble information together with the first use mode information, a trouble prediction formula corresponding to the trouble information using second use mode information of a second information processing device in which the same trouble as that indicated in the trouble information has occurred; a storing unit that stores the created trouble prediction formula; and a determining unit that determines, when the receiving unit receives third use mode information of a third information processing device, whether or not a trouble in the third information processing device occurs in a high probability based on the stored trouble prediction formula and the received third use mode information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2009Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Noriyuki Matsuda, Masayasu Takano, Akiko Seta, Koji Adachi, Kaoru Yasukawa, Tetsuichi Satonaga
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Publication number: 20100211814Abstract: A monitoring apparatus includes: a reception section that receives information including first use mode information from an first information processing apparatus; a storage section that stores the first use mode information received by the reception section; and a transmission section, when the reception section receives fault information together with the first use mode information from the first information processing apparatus, that transmits information concerning countermeasures against a fault to the first information processing apparatus based on the first use mode information and pieces of second use mode information, stored in the storage section, of second information processing apparatuses which normally operate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2009Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuichi SATONAGA, Masayasu TAKANO, Noriyuki MATSUDA, Akiko SETA, Koji ADACHI, Kaoru YASUKAWA
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Publication number: 20100202787Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a prediction unit, an inquiry unit and a request unit. The inquiry unit judges whether or not the prediction unit deals with a type of a consumable item used in image formation processing. The request unit transmits use history information to a consumable item management apparatus and requests the consumable item management apparatus to predict a remaining usable period of the consumable item when the inquiry unit judges the prediction unit does not deal with the type of the consumable item in the image formation processing. The use history information indicates a use history of the consumable item. The prediction unit predicts the remaining usable period of the consumable item using the use history information in the image formation processing when the inquiry unit judges the first prediction unit deals with the type of the consumable item used in image formation processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2009Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuichi SATONAGA, Masayasu TAKANO, Noriyuki MATSUDA, Akiko SETA, Koji ADACHI, Kaoru YASUKAWA
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Publication number: 20100198387Abstract: A quality control method includes: extracting, from a time series distribution of troubles that have occurred in electronic equipments, a first characteristics of states of occurrence of the troubles; specifying one or more parts included in the electronic equipments, the parts being involved with the troubles; extracting, from another time series distribution of a rate of use corresponding to each of suppliers which supply the specified parts, a second characteristics of the parts; and specifying one or more of the suppliers supplying the parts correlated to the troubles based on a correlation between the extracted first characteristics and the extracted second characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2009Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuichi SATONAGA, Masayasu TAKANO, Noriyuki MATSUDA, Akiko SETA, Koji ADACHI, Kaoru YASUKAWA
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Publication number: 20100198541Abstract: A management apparatus includes: a managing unit that manages production information corresponding to each of a plurality of information processing devices; a specifying unit that specifies, based on a defect notice for at least one component and the production information on the managed information processing devices, at least one of the information processing devices using the component; a state judging unit that judges whether each information processing device is in an operable state where a processing function of each information processing device is operable in an environment in which the processing function of each information proceeding device is provided; and a operation restricting unit that performs operation restriction for the processing function of each information proceeding device according to the defect notice if the state judging unit judges that each information processing device is in the operable state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2009Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noriyuki MATSUDA, Masayasu TAKANO, Akiko SETA, Koji ADACHI, Kaoru YASUKAWA, Tetsuichi SATONAGA
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Publication number: 20100053671Abstract: An image formation apparatus, which includes: a detector unit that detects a status of consumables; a prediction unit that predicts a run-out timing of the consumables on the basis of the status detected by the detector unit; a transmission unit that transmits the status detected by the detector unit to a management apparatus as consumables information; a reception unit that receives run-out timing information indicating a run-out timing predicted by the management apparatus on the basis of the consumables information transmitted by the transmission unit; and a notification unit that notifies the run-out timing of the consumables on the basis of the run-out timing information received by the reception unit if communication with the management apparatus is possible, or notifies the run-out timing of the consumables on the basis of the run-out timing predicted by the prediction unit if communication with the management apparatus is not possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Akiko SETA, Noriyuki MATSUDA, Masayasu TAKANO, Koji ADACHI, Kaoru YASUKAWA, Tetsuichi SATONAGA