Patents by Inventor Haru Hikita

Haru Hikita 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: 11870956
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a display device, an input device, a storage, and a communication circuit. The display device is configured to display at least one image for display. The input device is configured to detect a user's selection of an image for display in the at least one image for display and to detect an input, to a drawing region of the display device, of a drawing by a user indicating an image quality abnormality with respect to a target image corresponding to the selected image for display. The storage is configured to store drawing information based on the input of the drawing via the input device and to store estimation abnormality information related to the drawing information. The communication circuit is configured to output the drawing information, which can be used for servicing the image forming apparatus, to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haru Hikita, Sou Miyazaki, Hiroyo Tanaka, Kazuhiro Ogura, Satoshi Oyama, Tatsuya Inagi, Masaki Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20240007568
    Abstract: There are provided an image processing device and an image processing method capable of efficiently specifying an abnormal sound in case of the occurrence of malfunction that is an important element to clarify the cause of the malfunction. The image processing device includes acquisition means, playing means, changing means, and determination means. The acquisition means acquires a plurality of kinds of sound data indicating sounds different from each other. The playing means plays one kind of sound data from the sound data. The changing means changes the one sound data to another kind of sound data. The determination means determines one kind of sound data from the sound data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Sou Miyazaki, Masaki Narahashi, Satoshi Oyama, Haru Hikita
  • Publication number: 20230359407
    Abstract: An image forming device includes a printer, a display, and a controller. The printer forms a desired image indicated by image data on a sheet. The display displays the desired image. The controller receives a first designation, by a user, of a designation region of the desired image displayed on the display. The controller receives a second designation, by the user, of a superimposition position at which an abnormality region containing an abnormality is superimposed on the desired image. The controller transmits user designation information indicating the designation region and the superimposition position to an external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haru HIKITA, Sou MIYAZAKI, Masaki NARAHASHI, Hideyuki KATO
  • Patent number: 11800020
    Abstract: There are provided an image processing device and an image processing method capable of efficiently specifying an abnormal sound in case of the occurrence of malfunction that is an important element to clarify the cause of the malfunction. The image processing device includes acquisition means, playing means, changing means, and determination means. The acquisition means acquires a plurality of kinds of sound data indicating sounds different from each other. The playing means plays one kind of sound data from the sound data. The changing means changes the one sound data to another kind of sound data. The determination means determines one kind of sound data from the sound data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sou Miyazaki, Masaki Narahashi, Satoshi Oyama, Haru Hikita
  • Patent number: 11726724
    Abstract: An image forming device includes a printer, a display, and a controller. The printer forms a desired image indicated by image data on a sheet. The display displays the desired image. The controller receives a first designation, by a user, of a designation region of the desired image displayed on the display. The controller receives a second designation, by the user, of a superimposition position at which an abnormality region containing an abnormality is superimposed on the desired image. The controller transmits user designation information indicating the designation region and the superimposition position to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haru Hikita, Sou Miyazaki, Masaki Narahashi, Hideyuki Kato
  • Publication number: 20230058846
    Abstract: An image forming device includes a printer, a display, and a controller. The printer forms a desired image indicated by image data on a sheet. The display displays the desired image. The controller receives a first designation, by a user, of a designation region of the desired image displayed on the display. The controller receives a second designation, by the user, of a superimposition position at which an abnormality region containing an abnormality is superimposed on the desired image. The controller transmits user designation information indicating the designation region and the superimposition position to an external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haru HIKITA, Sou MIYAZAKI, Masaki NARAHASHI, Hideyuki KATO
  • Patent number: 11582358
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a display device, a first detection unit, a second detection unit, a first acquisition unit, and an output unit. The display device displays at least one image for display. The first detection unit detects a user's selection of an image for display in at least one image for display. The second detection unit detects an input to a drawing region of drawing indicating an image quality abnormality with respect to a target image corresponding to the selected image for display. The first acquisition unit acquires drawing information based on the input of the drawing detected by the second detection unit. The output unit outputs the drawing information acquired by the first acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haru Hikita, Sou Miyazaki, Hiroyo Tanaka, Kazuhiro Ogura, Satoshi Oyama, Tatsuya Inagi, Masaki Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20230018633
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a display device, an input device, a storage, and a communication circuit. The display device is configured to display at least one image for display. The input device is configured to detect a user's selection of an image for display in the at least one image for display and to detect an input, to a drawing region of the display device, of a drawing by a user indicating an image quality abnormality with respect to a target image corresponding to the selected image for display. The storage is configured to store drawing information based on the input of the drawing via the input device and to store estimation abnormality information related to the drawing information. The communication circuit is configured to output the drawing information, which can be used for servicing the image forming apparatus, to a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haru HIKITA, Sou MIYAZAKI, Hiroyo TANAKA, Kazuhiro OGURA, Satoshi OYAMA, Tatsuya INAGI, Masaki NARAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220311883
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a display device, a first detection unit, a second detection unit, a first acquisition unit, and an output unit. The display device displays at least one image for display. The first detection unit detects a user's selection of an image for display in at least one image for display. The second detection unit detects an input to a drawing region of drawing indicating an image quality abnormality with respect to a target image corresponding to the selected image for display. The first acquisition unit acquires drawing information based on the input of the drawing detected by the second detection unit. The output unit outputs the drawing information acquired by the first acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haru HIKITA, Sou MIYAZAKI, Hiroyo TANAKA, Kazuhiro OGURA, Satoshi OYAMA, Tatsuya INAGI, Masaki NARAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220263951
    Abstract: There are provided an image processing device and an image processing method capable of efficiently specifying an abnormal sound in case of the occurrence of malfunction that is an important element to clarify the cause of the malfunction. The image processing device includes acquisition means, playing means, changing means, and determination means. The acquisition means acquires a plurality of kinds of sound data indicating sounds different from each other. The playing means plays one kind of sound data from the sound data. The changing means changes the one sound data to another kind of sound data. The determination means determines one kind of sound data from the sound data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Sou Miyazaki, Masaki Narahashi, Satoshi Oyama, Haru Hikita