Patents by Inventor Eri Sato

Eri Sato 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: 12671772
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire a captured image of an image captured surface that is captured by an image capturer, a document and a mark portion that displays a predetermined mark being placed on the image captured surface; and cause a display to display the captured image to which content information that represents a content of a process that is defined in the mark portion and that is performed on image data is added before the document is optically read into the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kohei Kaibara, Aya Kuwano, Mitsuru Sato, Eri Sato
  • Patent number: 12645407
    Abstract: An information processing unit is provided with a CPU. The CPU causes a display unit to display an operator with which setting information that can be reflected in a job being an instruction to execute a function is associated, and on which remaining setting for causing the operator to remain on the display unit is performed. The CPU sets one or more pieces of time point information for determining the available time of the operator by user operation. When the user selects the operator during the available time, the CPU makes the job executable while reflecting the setting information associated with the operator therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eri Sato
  • Patent number: 12408383
    Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of measuring a minute current is provided. The semiconductor device includes an operational amplifier and a diode element. An inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and an input terminal of the diode element are electrically connected to a first terminal to which current is input, and an output terminal of the operational amplifier and an output terminal of the diode element are electrically connected to a second terminal from which voltage is output. A diode-connected transistor that includes a metal oxide in a channel formation region is used as the diode element. Since the off-state current of the transistor is extremely low, a minute current can flow between the first terminal and the second terminal. Thus, when voltage is output from the second terminal, a minute current that flows through the first terminal can be estimated from the voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eri Sato, Tatsuya Onuki, Yuto Yakubo, Hitoshi Kunitake
  • Publication number: 20240323300
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: assign received image data to a person-in-charge in accordance with a predetermined condition, the person-in-charge processing the image data; and transmit information indicating a storage location corresponding to the person-in-charge to a storage destination where the image data is stored if a processable range within a current day is not exceeded as a result of the assigning of the image data to the assigned person-in-charge, and transmit information indicating a storage location corresponding to a second person-in-charge different from the person-in-charge to the storage destination if the range is exceeded, the information indicating the storage location corresponding to the person-in-charge and the information indicating the storage location corresponding to the second person-in-charge each serving as information indicating a storage location in the storage destination when the image data is transferred to the storage destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Eri SATO
  • Publication number: 20240154040
    Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of measuring a minute current is provided. The semiconductor device includes an operational amplifier and a diode element. An inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and an input terminal of the diode element are electrically connected to a first terminal to which current is input, and an output terminal of the operational amplifier and an output terminal of the diode element are electrically connected to a second terminal from which voltage is output. A diode-connected transistor that includes a metal oxide in a channel formation region is used as the diode element. Since the off-state current of the transistor is extremely low, a minute current can flow between the first terminal and the second terminal. Thus, when voltage is output from the second terminal, a minute current that flows through the first terminal can be estimated from the voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eri SATO, Tatsuya Onuki, Yuto Yakubo, Hitoshi Kunitake
  • Patent number: 11935961
    Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of measuring a minute current is provided. The semiconductor device includes an operational amplifier and a diode element. An inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and an input terminal of the diode element are electrically connected to a first terminal to which current is input, and an output terminal of the operational amplifier and an output terminal of the diode element are electrically connected to a second terminal from which voltage is output. A diode-connected transistor that includes a metal oxide in a channel formation region is used as the diode element. Since the off-state current of the transistor is extremely low, a minute current can flow between the first terminal and the second terminal. Thus, when voltage is output from the second terminal, a minute current that flows through the first terminal can be estimated from the voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eri Sato, Tatsuya Onuki, Yuto Yakubo, Hitoshi Kunitake
  • Publication number: 20240086245
    Abstract: An information processing unit is provided with a CPU. The CPU causes a display unit to display an operator with which setting information that can be reflected in a job being an instruction to execute a function is associated, and on which remaining setting for causing the operator to remain on the display unit is performed. The CPU sets one or more pieces of time point information for determining the available time of the operator by user operation. When the user selects the operator during the available time, the CPU makes the job executable while reflecting the setting information associated with the operator therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Eri SATO
  • Publication number: 20240064250
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire a captured image of an image captured surface that is captured by an image capturer, a document and a mark portion that displays a predetermined mark being placed on the image captured surface; and cause a display to display the captured image to which content information that represents a content of a process that is defined in the mark portion and that is performed on image data is added before the document is optically read into the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kohei KAIBARA, Aya Kuwano, Misturu Sato, Eri Sato
  • Publication number: 20240064249
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured in which an area to be processed in a document is specified using a position of a marker placed on a surface of the document. When the marker is placed, the processor uses a placement position of the marker to specify the area to be processed and register area information indicating the area to be processed. When the marker is not placed and the area information is registered, the processor executes predetermined processing with respect to the area to be processed that is indicated by the area information. When the marker is not placed and the area information is not registered, if the area information is registered after a predetermined area of the document is registered as a target, the processor specifies the area to be processed as indicated by the area information as the area to be targeted by the processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Eri Sato, Kohei Kaibara, Aya Kuwano, Mitsuru Sato
  • Publication number: 20240062406
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire captured data of an image captured surface that is captured by an image capturer, a document, a first definition portion in which a first process that is performed on image data of an image of the document is defined, and a second definition portion in which a second process that differs from the first process is defined being placed on the image captured surface; and perform the first process that is defined in the first definition portion and the second process that is defined in the second definition portion on the image data of the document that is contained in the captured data that is acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Aya KUWANO, Eri SATO, Mitsuru SATO, Kohei KAIBARA
  • Publication number: 20240062566
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to, in a case of performing predetermined processing with respect to an area to be processed in multiple documents, perform the processing on a first document by using an area to be processed that is specified using a predetermined marker as a reference area, and perform the processing on a second or subsequent document with the reference area specified in the first document as the area to be processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Mitsuru SATO, Aya KUWANO, Eri SATO, Kohei Kaibara
  • Patent number: 11876138
    Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of measuring a minute current is provided. The semiconductor device includes an operational amplifier and a diode element. An inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and an input terminal of the diode element are electrically connected to a first terminal to which current is input, and an output terminal of the operational amplifier and an output terminal of the diode element are electrically connected to a second terminal from which voltage is output. A diode-connected transistor that includes a metal oxide in a channel formation region is used as the diode element. Since the off-state current of the transistor is extremely low, a minute current can flow between the first terminal and the second terminal. Thus, when voltage is output from the second terminal, a minute current that flows through the first terminal can be estimated from the voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventors: Eri Sato, Tatsuya Onuki, Yuto Yakubo, Hitoshi Kunitake
  • Patent number: 11574156
    Abstract: An apparatus outputs a first number of printed materials, reads the first number of printed materials output to acquire the first number of pieces of scanned image data, the first number being two or more, and controls a density of output printed materials by calculating variations in lightness values in the respective pieces of scanned image data included in scanned image data groups for each scanned image data group having as a unit a second number of pieces of scanned image data consecutive in order of being read among the first number of pieces of scanned image data, the second number being two or more, so that the printed materials are further output until all the variations in the lightness values are less than a first threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Eri Sato
  • Patent number: 11570317
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus which eliminates the need for a paper thickness detection sensor and saves time and effort for a user when performing remote scanning. An image reading unit of the image forming apparatus is connectable to an external client via a network and generates image data by reading an original. In the remote scanning, the image reading unit reads the original conveyed by a conveying unit in accordance with an instruction from an external client. A conveying speed at which the original is conveyed by the conveying unit when the remote scanning is performed is set in accordance with an original thickness setting. A first original thickness setting made on the image forming apparatus and a second original thickness setting made on the external client are obtained. When the second original thickness setting is different from the first original thickness setting, the original thickness setting is set to the second original thickness setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Eri Sato
  • Publication number: 20220036143
    Abstract: An apparatus outputs a first number of printed materials, reads the first number of printed materials output to acquire the first number of pieces of scanned image data, the first number being two or more, and controls a density of output printed materials by calculating variations in lightness values in the respective pieces of scanned image data included in scanned image data groups for each scanned image data group having as a unit a second number of pieces of scanned image data consecutive in order of being read among the first number of pieces of scanned image data, the second number being two or more, so that the printed materials are further output until all the variations in the lightness values are less than a first threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Eri Sato
  • Publication number: 20210384355
    Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of measuring a minute current is provided. The semiconductor device includes an operational amplifier and a diode element. An inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and an input terminal of the diode element are electrically connected to a first terminal to which current is input, and an output terminal of the operational amplifier and an output terminal of the diode element are electrically connected to a second terminal from which voltage is output. A diode-connected transistor that includes a metal oxide in a channel formation region is used as the diode element. Since the off-state current of the transistor is extremely low, a minute current can flow between the first terminal and the second terminal. Thus, when voltage is output from the second terminal, a minute current that flows through the first terminal can be estimated from the voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eri SATO, Tatsuya ONUKI, Yuto YAKUBO, Hitoshi KUNITAKI
  • Publication number: 20210211550
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus which eliminates the need for a paper thickness detection sensor and saves time and effort for a user when performing remote scanning. An image reading unit of the image forming apparatus is connectable to an external client via a network and generates image data by reading an original. In the remote scanning, the image reading unit reads the original conveyed by a conveying unit in accordance with an instruction from an external client. A conveying speed at which the original is conveyed by the conveying unit when the remote scanning is performed is set in accordance with an original thickness setting. A first original thickness setting made on the image forming apparatus and a second original thickness setting made on the external client are obtained. When the second original thickness setting is different from the first original thickness setting, the original thickness setting is set to the second original thickness setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventor: Eri Sato
  • Patent number: 10107521
    Abstract: To provide a connected hot-water supply system capable of preventing combustion failure of the burner of each hot-water supplier during hot-water supply operation to achieve stable hot-water supply operation. When dispersion in the rotation speed of a fan 15 among respective hot-water suppliers 1 is detected, a connection control unit 2 regulates the combustion amount of each of the hot-water suppliers 1 so as to reduce a difference in the rotation speed of the fan 15 among the respective hot-water suppliers 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: RINNAI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eri Sato, Hideki Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 10018376
    Abstract: The present description discloses a combustion type water heater that heats water by burning fuel. The combustion type water heater includes: a burner that generates combustion gas by burning the fuel; a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the water passing through on an inside of the heat exchanger and the combustion gas flowing on an outside of the heat exchanger, an exhaust pipe that discharges the combustion gas after the heat exchange in the heat exchanger as exhaust gas; an exhaust gas temperature detector that detects a temperature of the exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust pipe as an exhaust gas temperature; a clog degree detector that detects a degree of clog in the exhaust pipe; and a scale buildup determiner that determines whether or not scale has built up inside the heat exchanger based on the exhaust gas temperature and the degree of clog in the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: RINNAI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eri Sato, Makoto Kito
  • Patent number: 9948797
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a first display unit, a second display unit, and a control unit. If the first display unit that displays first operating instruction information indicating explanation of an operation receives an instruction to display second operating instruction information indicating explanation of a next operation, the control unit displays the second operating instruction information on the second display unit, and hides the first operating instruction information that is displayed on the first display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Kubota, Eri Sato, Hosana Kimura, Hiroshi Shiota, Masateru Hattori