Patents by Inventor Chie Ito

Chie Ito 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: 20250077041
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus having a mechanism capable of easily specifying a sharing destination of image data. In the image processing apparatus, An image of a document is read and image data is generated based on the image. Avatar information for displaying an avatar image three-dimensionally expressing a user who is a candidate for a sharing destination of the image data is acquired from the chat server. Control to display a screen for designating the sharing destination of the image data is performed. The image data to be shared with the user designated on the screen is transmitted to the chat server. The avatar image of the user who is the candidate for the sharing destination of the image data, which is an avatar image based on the acquired avatar information, is displayed on the screen in association with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventor: CHIE ITO
  • Patent number: 12113941
    Abstract: An information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure transmits identification information of a virtual space to a scanning apparatus based on a scan instruction input in the virtual space, scans a document to generate image data, transmits the identification information and the image data to an information processing apparatus that provides a service for sharing information in the virtual space, and executes processing for displaying an object based on the transmitted image data in the virtual space corresponding to the identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Chie Ito, Takuya Ushinohama
  • Publication number: 20240048659
    Abstract: An information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure transmits identification information of a virtual space to a scanning apparatus based on a scan instruction input in the virtual space, scans a document to generate image data, transmits the identification information and the image data to an information processing apparatus that provides a service for sharing information in the virtual space, and executes processing for displaying an object based on the transmitted image data in the virtual space corresponding to the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: CHIE ITO, TAKUYA USHINOHAMA
  • Publication number: 20240007513
    Abstract: A scan apparatus that communicates with an information processing apparatus that provides a service for information sharing in a virtual space, the scan apparatus includes a user interface that accepts, from a user, selection of a group that is managed by the service, a scanner that generates image data by scanning an image of a document, and a communicator transmits the generated image data to the information processing apparatus, wherein an image of the image data transmitted by the communicator is displayed, to members of the selected group, in a virtual space viewable by members of the selected group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: TAKUYA USHINOHAMA, CHIE ITO
  • Publication number: 20230388425
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus to communicate with a cloud service via a network includes a reading unit configured to read an image on a document, a transmission unit configured to transmit the read image to the cloud service, a request unit configured to request the cloud service to generate information for downloading the transmitted image, a reception unit configured to, based on the request, receive the information transmitted from the cloud server, and a notification unit configured to notify a user of the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: Chie Ito
  • Patent number: 11765284
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus to communicate with a cloud service via a network includes a reading unit configured to read an image on a document, a transmission unit configured to transmit the read image to the cloud service, a request unit configured to request the cloud service to generate information for downloading the transmitted image, a reception unit configured to, based on the request, receive the information transmitted from the cloud server, and a notification unit configured to notify a user of the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Chie Ito
  • Patent number: 11736650
    Abstract: A system includes an image processing apparatus and an information processing apparatus that provides a chat service, the image processing apparatus includes a reading unit that reads an image on a document, a memory, and a processor that executes a program stored in the memory to generate a file based on the read image, receive a password from a user, encrypt the generated file, using the received password, and transmit the encrypted file and the received password to the information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus includes a memory, and a processor that executes a program stored in the memory to cause the information processing apparatus to receive, from the image processing apparatus, the encrypted file and the received password, execute processing for posting the received encrypted file to a channel specified by the user, and execute processing for posting the received password to the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Chie Ito
  • Publication number: 20230247147
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a scan unit that scans an image of a document and generates image data, a reception unit that receives information for identifying a whiteboard of a whiteboard function provided by an information processing apparatus, a processor that determines position information for indicating a position on the identified whiteboard where the generated image data is to be inserted, and a transmission unit that transmits the generated image data, the received information for identifying the whiteboard, and the position information to the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: CHIE ITO
  • Patent number: 11641434
    Abstract: A server system of the present disclosure is directed to displaying buttons, to which respective settings according to functions executable by an image forming device to which a user has logged in, are allocated. A server system includes an information processing device capable of communicating with an image forming device including a display unit. The server system includes a storage unit that stores a usage history of the image forming device, a reception unit that receives first information regarding a function executable by the image forming device, a determination unit that determines second information indicating settings allocated to respective buttons displayed by the display unit on a basis of the received first information and the usage history stored in the storage unit, and a transmission unit that transmits to the image forming device the second information indicating the settings allocated to the respective buttons determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Chie Ito
  • Publication number: 20230007145
    Abstract: A system includes an image processing apparatus and an information processing apparatus that provides a chat service, the image processing apparatus includes a reading unit that reads an image on a document, a memory, and a processor that executes a program stored in the memory to generate a file based on the read image, receive a password from a user, encrypt the generated file, using the received password, and transmit the encrypted file and the received password to the information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus includes a memory, and a processor that executes a program stored in the memory to cause the information processing apparatus to receive, from the image processing apparatus, the encrypted file and the received password, execute processing for posting the received encrypted file to a channel specified by the user, and execute processing for posting the received password to the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Chie Ito
  • Patent number: 11361732
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a generation unit and a display unit. The generation unit is configured to generate display images one by one from pieces of image data. The display unit is configured to display the display images generated by the generation unit as a list of the pieces of image data. Before generation of a first display image which the generation unit has started to generate using first image data is completed, the generation unit starts to generate a second display image using second image data, according to a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Chie Ito
  • Publication number: 20210409554
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus to communicate with a cloud service via a network includes a reading unit configured to read an image on a document, a transmission unit configured to transmit the read image to the cloud service, a request unit configured to request the cloud service to generate information for downloading the transmitted image, a reception unit configured to, based on the request, receive the information transmitted from the cloud server, and a notification unit configured to notify a user of the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Chie Ito
  • Patent number: 11204852
    Abstract: A status notification application displays a status of a peripheral device, and a bidirectional communication module operates as a service application and is capable of performing bidirectional communication with the peripheral device, and the status notification application issues a request to obtain a status of the peripheral device together with a name of the peripheral device to the bidirectional communication module, and the bidirectional communication module specifies a target peripheral device from which to obtain the status based on the name of the peripheral device, and transmits a request to obtain the status to the target peripheral device, and transmits to the status notification application the status sent back from the peripheral device in response to the request to obtain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Chie Ito
  • Patent number: 11194532
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller including one or more processors and one or more memories. The controller receives attribute information of a printing apparatus from the printing apparatus, determines, based on the received attribute information, whether or not to generate a portrait image which format is a predetermined format, and rotates a landscape image in a predetermined rotational direction to generate the portrait image in a case it is determined the portrait image is to be generated. The controller also transmits the generated portrait image to the printing apparatus, and transmits information indicating that the portrait image has been generated from the landscape image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Chie Ito
  • Patent number: 11055046
    Abstract: The image forming apparatus comprises a determination unit configured to determine whether or not corresponding image data is cached in accordance with an instruction for generation of image data for the file stored in the memory, and an image processing unit configured to generate image data for the file in a case that the determination unit determines that the corresponding image data is not cached. The image forming apparatus controls to skip generation of image data by the image processing unit in a case that the instruction for generation of image data for the file is an instruction for an anticipation cache of image data for the file, and a file type of the file is a second type requiring, for generation of image data, a longer amount of time than a first type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Chie Ito
  • Publication number: 20210203798
    Abstract: A server system of the present disclosure is directed to displaying buttons, to which respective settings according to functions executable by an image forming device to which a user has logged in, are allocated. A server system includes an information processing device capable of communicating with an image forming device including a display unit. The server system includes a storage unit that stores a usage history of the image forming device, a reception unit that receives first information regarding a function executable by the image forming device, a determination unit that determines second information indicating settings allocated to respective buttons displayed by the display unit on a basis of the received first information and the usage history stored in the storage unit, and a transmission unit that transmits to the image forming device the second information indicating the settings allocated to the respective buttons determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Chie Ito
  • Publication number: 20210019099
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives attribute information of a printing apparatus from the printing apparatus, determines a rotational direction of a landscape image based on the received attribute information, rotates the landscape image in the determined rotational direction to generate a portrait image, and transmits the portrait image to the printing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: Chie Ito
  • Publication number: 20200349048
    Abstract: A status notification application displays a status of a peripheral device, and a bidirectional communication module operates as a service application and is capable of performing bidirectional communication with the peripheral device, and the status notification application issues a request to obtain a status of the peripheral device together with a name of the peripheral device to the bidirectional communication module, and the bidirectional communication module specifies a target peripheral device from which to obtain the status based on the name of the peripheral device, and transmits a request to obtain the status to the target peripheral device, and transmits to the status notification application the status sent back from the peripheral device in response to the request to obtain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Chie Ito
  • Publication number: 20200311623
    Abstract: A parking management apparatus includes: an acquirer configured to acquire reservation information on the exit of a vehicle from a parking lot input by a user of the parking lot, and operation information of a means of transportation; an exit manager configured to store the reservation information on the exit of the vehicle from the parking lot acquired by the acquirer in a storage and to manage the reservation information; and a parking manager configured to transmit, to the vehicle, information for the vehicle requested to exit to autonomously travel from a parking position in the parking lot to a boarding area, wherein the exit manager changes the reservation information on the exit of the vehicle from the parking lot on the basis of operation information of the means of transportation used by the user from among the operation information of means of transportation acquired by the acquirer before the user arrives at the parking lot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Junpei Noguchi, Ryoma Taguchi, Yuta Takada, Chie Ito
  • Patent number: 10754751
    Abstract: A status notification application displays a status of a peripheral device, and a bidirectional communication module operates as a service application and is capable of performing bidirectional communication with the peripheral device, and the status notification application issues a request to obtain a status of the peripheral device together with a name of the peripheral device to the bidirectional communication module, and the bidirectional communication module specifies a target peripheral device from which to obtain the status based on the name of the peripheral device, and transmits a request to obtain the status to the target peripheral device, and transmits to the status notification application the status sent back from the peripheral device in response to the request to obtain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Chie Ito