Patents by Inventor Hideki Ohhashi

Hideki Ohhashi 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: 11790053
    Abstract: An information processing system includes at least one server and one or more devices communicable with the server through a network. The information processing system includes circuitry configured to: manage a service in association with a device type that can use the service; manage the devices in association with the device type, the devices each being a target device to which a license is to be allocated; and compare a device type associated with the target device to which the license is to be allocated with the device type associated with the service, to determine whether an allocation of the license of the service to the target device is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Uchibori, Hideki Ohhashi
  • Publication number: 20210382981
    Abstract: A service providing system, an application usage method, and an information processing system. The service providing system receives from the terminal device, a request for registering a user to a second tenant in which the user can use the application, the request designating identification information of the user registered in the first tenant and identification information of the application, and registers the user and the application in the second tenant as a user who can use the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Ohhashi, Yasuharu Fukuda
  • Patent number: 11016747
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, method, and non-transitory recording medium storing instructions for executing an information processing method are provided. The information processing apparatus controls installation of a first program corresponding to a first program execution environment and controls installation of a second program corresponding to a second program execution environment in response to a request from the first program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideki Ohhashi
  • Patent number: 11012580
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a memory and processing circuitry. The memory is configured to store first instructions for performing a first processing, the first instructions being associated with a first processing request. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a second processing request from another device, the second processing request being associated with second instructions, and a part of the second processing request being incompatible with the first processing request; generate a resolution request for resolving an incompatibility between the part of the second processing request and the first processing request; generate an adjusted second processing request by changing information included in the second processing request, according to the resolution request, so that the adjusted second processing request is compatible with the first processing request; and perform the first processing by executing the first instructions according to the adjusted second processing request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Ohhashi
  • Publication number: 20200293632
    Abstract: An information processing system includes at least one server and one or more devices communicable with the server through a network. The information processing system includes circuitry configured to: manage a service in association with a device type that can use the service; manage the devices in association with the device type, the devices each being a target device to which a license is to be allocated; and compare a device type associated with the target device to which the license is to be allocated with the device type associated with the service, to determine whether an allocation of the license of the service to the target device is permitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki UCHIBORI, Hideki OHHASHI
  • Patent number: 10521254
    Abstract: An information processing system includes: an information processing apparatus including: a shared operation unit that performs verification of operation of inter-model common processing common to multiple models out of processes of an application with a first program for realizing operation common to the models, and sends a result of the operation verification to the application; a processing requesting unit that requests an external device to perform verification of operation of model-dependent processing specific to each model with a second program for realizing operation specific to each model; and an acquiring unit that acquires a result of the verification of operation of model-dependent processing from the external device, and sends the result to the application, and external devices that perform verification of operation of model-dependent processing specific to each model out of the processes of the application with the second program for realizing operation specific to each model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Ohhashi
  • Publication number: 20190303124
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, method, and non-transitory recording medium storing instructions for executing an information processing method are provided. The information processing apparatus controls installation of a first program corresponding to a first program execution environment and controls installation of a second program corresponding to a second program execution environment in response to a request from the first program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideki OHHASHI
  • Publication number: 20190273829
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a memory and processing circuitry. The memory is configured to store first instructions for performing a first processing, the first instructions being associated with a first processing request. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a second processing request from another device, the second processing request being associated with second instructions, and a part of the second processing request being incompatible with the first processing request; generate a resolution request for resolving an incompatibility between the part of the second processing request and the first processing request; generate an adjusted second processing request by changing information included in the second processing request, according to the resolution request, so that the adjusted second processing request is compatible with the first processing request; and perform the first processing by executing the first instructions according to the adjusted second processing request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventor: Hideki OHHASHI
  • Patent number: 10181016
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an identification part configured to, in response to a user's operation to start any given one of a plurality of first application programs, determine whether the start of the one of the first application programs is allowed; and a request part configured to request the one of the first application programs to display a first screen which indicates the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed when the identification part determines that the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed, and request a second application program to display a second screen including a message when the identification part determines that the start of the one of the first application programs is allowed and when the message needs to be given.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Ohhashi, Kohichi Hirai
  • Patent number: 10032232
    Abstract: An information processing system comprises: an accepting unit that accepts identification information for identifying a user of an apparatus; a reading unit that reads an image on a document to output image data; an extracting unit that extracts character string information including a character string in the image and first position information on the character string in the image from the image data; a storage unit that stores therein allocation information in which an item relating to settlement is associated with second position information on the item on the document; an allocating unit that compares the allocation information with the character string information to allocate the item to the character string; and a transmitting unit that transmits settlement information including the character string, the item allocated to the character string, and the identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Takahashi, Hideki Ohhashi
  • Patent number: 9959130
    Abstract: Disclosed is an information processing system having one or more computers. The information processing system includes a request receiver configured to receive a request from a program causing an apparatus to execute a predetermined process, a simulator configured to simulate the process executed by the apparatus in accordance with the request, an instruction receiver configured to receive a status change instruction for changing a status of the simulator from a user, and a status changer configured to cause the simulator to change a status of the simulator in accordance with the status change instruction. In the information processing system, the simulator simulates the process executed by the apparatus in the status changed by the status changer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Ohhashi, Kunihiro Akiyoshi
  • Patent number: 9535662
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a first program that causes the data processing apparatus to perform a display of a first screen relating to a process using hardware specific to the data processing apparatus, and to perform the process in accordance with setting data input via the first screen, includes an interface that receives setting data relating to the process from a second program, and causes the data processing apparatus to perform the process in accordance with the setting data received from the second program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideki Ohhashi
  • Patent number: 9384041
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a detection unit configured to detect an end of a second application program that cooperates with a first application program operated by a user; a report unit configured to report the end to the first application program, and end the first application program; and a request unit configured to request a third application program to display information relevant to the end of the second application program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Ohhashi, Kohichi Hirai
  • Publication number: 20160125175
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an identification part configured to, in response to a user's operation to start any given one of a plurality of first application programs, determine whether the start of the one of the first application programs is allowed; and a request part configured to request the one of the first application programs to display a first screen which indicates the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed when the identification part determines that the start of the one of the first application programs is not allowed, and request a second application program to display a second screen including a message when the identification part determines that the start of the one of the first application programs is allowed and when the message needs to be given.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Hideki OHHASHI, Kohichi HIRAI
  • Publication number: 20150355918
    Abstract: An information processing system includes: an information processing apparatus including: a shared operation unit that performs verification of operation of inter-model common processing common to multiple models out of processes of an application with a first program for realizing operation common to the models, and sends a result of the operation verification to the application; a processing requesting unit that requests an external device to perform verification of operation of model-dependent processing specific to each model with a second program for realizing operation specific to each model; and an acquiring unit that acquires a result of the verification of operation of model-dependent processing from the external device, and sends the result to the application, and external devices that perform verification of operation of model-dependent processing specific to each model out of the processes of the application with the second program for realizing operation specific to each model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventor: Hideki OHHASHI
  • Publication number: 20150187022
    Abstract: An information processing system comprises: an accepting unit that accepts identification information for identifying a user of an apparatus; a reading unit that reads an image on a document to output image data; an extracting unit that extracts character string information including a character string in the image and first position information on the character string in the image from the image data; a storage unit that stores therein allocation information in which an item relating to settlement is associated with second position information on the item on the document; an allocating unit that compares the allocation information with the character string information to allocate the item to the character string; and a transmitting unit that transmits settlement information including the character string, the item allocated to the character string, and the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Takahashi, Hideki Ohhashi
  • Publication number: 20150081268
    Abstract: Disclosed is an information processing system having one or more computers. The information processing system includes a request receiver configured to receive a request from a program causing an apparatus to execute a predetermined process, a simulator configured to simulate the process executed by the apparatus in accordance with the request, an instruction receiver configured to receive a status change instruction for changing a status of the simulator from a user, and a status changer configured to cause the simulator to change a status of the simulator in accordance with the status change instruction. In the information processing system, the simulator simulates the process executed by the apparatus in the status changed by the status changer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Hideki Ohhashi, Kunihiro Akiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20140359631
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a detection unit configured to detect an end of a second application program that cooperates with a first application program operated by a user; a report unit configured to report the end to the first application program, and end the first application program; and a request unit configured to request a third application program to display information relevant to the end of the second application program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Hideki OHHASHI, Kohichi HIRAI
  • Patent number: 8763017
    Abstract: A communications device is disclosed that includes a communication part configured to perform communications with an electronic apparatus, and an application related to the electronic apparatus. The communication part notifies the application of an event occurring in the electronic apparatus in response to reception thereof, and transmits a request to operate a hardware resource of the electronic apparatus to the electronic apparatus, the request being generated in the processing of the application executed in response to the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideki Ohhashi
  • Publication number: 20140082581
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a first program that causes the data processing apparatus to perform a display of a first screen relating to a process using hardware specific to the data processing apparatus, and to perform the process in accordance with setting data input via the first screen, includes an interface that receives setting data relating to the process from a second program, and causes the data processing apparatus to perform the process in accordance with the setting data received from the second program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki OHHASHI