Patents by Inventor Hidenao Ubukata

Hidenao Ubukata 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: 20200259975
    Abstract: An imaging device includes: a first housing part that houses a plurality of optical systems each forming an image of a subject and a plurality of imaging sensors corresponding to the respective plurality of optical systems; and a second housing part extending from the first housing part so as to be gripped by a user, wherein: the first housing part has a peripheral surface along a circumferential direction about a reference axis along an extending direction in which the second housing part extends; at least two of the plurality of optical systems each have: a peripheral lens arranged along the peripheral surface and located closest to an object; and a first optical path, the first optical paths of the at least two optical systems intersecting each other; and a circumcircle constituting a largest diameter of the second housing part is smaller than a circumcircle constituting a smallest diameter of the peripheral surface at a position including the peripheral lenses in the first housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Vecnos Inc.
    Inventors: Toru YAMAKU, Yukio KOZAKI, Hiroyuki SATOH, Hidenao UBUKATA, Toshihiko KAWA
  • Patent number: 8498912
    Abstract: A charge managing system including an image forming apparatus and a charge managing server is provided. The image forming apparatus includes plural applications each configured for executing a specific process on input data, a counter unit that counts a number of result items output as a result of executing at least one of the applications, a count value storage unit that stores a count value corresponding to the number of result items counted by the counter unit, and a storage area setting unit that secures a plurality of storage areas within the count value storage unit each of which storage areas is configured for storing a corresponding count value obtained for each of the applications. The charge managing server manages charging a fee for using the image forming apparatus based on the corresponding count value stored in each of the storage areas secured for each of the applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Midori Murayama, Chikara Kishi, Hidenao Ubukata, Minoru Saito, Minoru Sakai, Naoki Wakasugi, Nobumitsu Samukawa, Toshiyuki Shimizu, Yasushi Ogawa, Yoshiroh Someya, Ryosuke Sako, Kazumi Hanada, Kentaroh Murakawa
  • Publication number: 20120166361
    Abstract: A charge managing system including an image forming apparatus and a charge managing server is provided. The image forming apparatus includes plural applications each configured for executing a specific process on input data, a counter unit that counts a number of result items output as a result of executing at least one of the applications, a count value storage unit that stores a count value corresponding to the number of result items counted by the counter unit, and a storage area setting unit that secures a plurality of storage areas within the count value storage unit each of which storage areas is configured for storing a corresponding count value obtained for each of the applications. The charge managing server manages charging a fee for using the image forming apparatus based on the corresponding count value stored in each of the storage areas secured for each of the applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Midori MURAYAMA, Chikara Kishi, Hidenao Ubukata, Minoru Saito, Minoru Sakai, Naoki Wakasugi, Nobumitsu Samukawa, Toshiyuki Shimizu, Yasushi Ogawa, Yoshiroh Someya, Ryosuke Sako, Kazumi Hanada, Kentaroh Murakawa
  • Patent number: 8156020
    Abstract: A charge managing system including an image forming apparatus and a charge managing server is provided. The image forming apparatus includes plural applications each configured for executing a specific process on input data, a counter unit that counts a number of result items output as a result of executing at least one of the applications, a count value storage unit that stores a count value corresponding to the number of result items counted by the counter unit, and a storage area setting unit that secures a plurality of storage areas within the count value storage unit each of which storage areas is configured for storing a corresponding count value obtained for each of the applications. The charge managing server manages charging a fee for using the image forming apparatus based on the corresponding count value stored in each of the storage areas secured for each of the applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Midori Murayama, Chikara Kishi, Hidenao Ubukata, Minoru Saito, Minoru Sakai, Naoki Wakasugi, Nobumitsu Samukawa, Toshiyuki Shimizu, Yasushi Ogawa, Yoshiroh Someya, Ryosuke Sako, Kazumi Hanada, Kentaroh Murakawa
  • Publication number: 20120066277
    Abstract: A file management device manages a file on an online storage in a folder. The device includes a shared folder receiving unit to receive, form an information device used by a user having completed membership registration, designation of a shared folder to be shared with other users; a shared folder management information storage unit to generate shared folder management information in response to receipt of the designation of the shared folder and to store therein the shared folder management information so as to be associated with the designation of the shared folder; a folder share URL generation unit to generate a folder share uniform resource locator (URL) which includes the shared folder management information and is a URL of a Web site serving as an entry when accessing the shared folder; and a folder share URL notification unit to notify the information device of the folder share URL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Hidenao UBUKATA, Takahiro YAMAMOTO, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Tomonori FUKUTA, Yuichi INOUE, Tatsuo FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20080306845
    Abstract: A charge managing system including an image forming apparatus and a charge managing server is provided. The image forming apparatus includes plural applications each configured for executing a specific process on input data, a counter unit that counts a number of result items output as a result of executing at least one of the applications, a count value storage unit that stores a count value corresponding to the number of result items counted by the counter unit, and a storage area setting unit that secures a plurality of storage areas within the count value storage unit each of which storage areas is configured for storing a corresponding count value obtained for each of the applications. The charge managing server manages charging a fee for using the image forming apparatus based on the corresponding count value stored in each of the storage areas secured for each of the applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Midori MURAYAMA, Chikara Kishi, Hidenao Ubukata, Minoru Saito, Minoru Sakai, Naoki Wakasugi, Nobumitsu Samukawa, Toshiyuki Shimizu, Yasushi Ogawa, Yoshiroh Someya, Ryosuke Sako, Kazumi Hanada, Kentaroh Murakawa
  • Patent number: D972615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Kawa, Hidenao Ubukata