Patents by Inventor Hidenobu Kanda
Hidenobu Kanda 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).
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Patent number: 9091984Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes the following elements. An apparatus body implements plural functions including an image reading function, an image forming function, and a display function in accordance with operations requested by a user. A controller controls first, second, and third power states. An obtaining unit obtains information concerning paper. A first control unit controls the plural functions so that, when the plural functions are returned from the third to the second power state, the display function is returned to the second power state without being synchronized with the other functions and an operation requested by the user is received before the other functions are returned to the second power state. A second control unit controls the other functions so that, if the image forming function is required for executing an operation requested by the user, the operation is executed after the obtaining unit obtains the information concerning paper.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masafumi Ono, Masayuki Isogai, Shinichi Kinoshita, Hidenobu Kanda, Keita Kumokiri, Yohei Hirota, Kazuo Fukawa, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Sakae Okazaki, Kenji Kuroishi
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Patent number: 9069303Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including a mode switching unit that selectively switches a mode between a rapid heating mode and a heat accumulating mode in a fixing unit, a receiving unit that receives an image formation request received from the outside, an extracting unit that extracts mode switching determination information at the earliest from the image formation request received by the receiving unit, a selecting unit that selects the mode based on the mode switching determination information extracted by the extracting unit, specifications of the fixing device, and a current temperature, and a switching control unit that controls the mode switching unit based on the mode selected by the selecting unit to switch the mode to the rapid heating mode or the heat accumulating mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2012Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Kuroishi, Sakae Okazaki, Masafumi Ono, Yohei Hirota, Hidenobu Kanda, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Keita Kumokiri, Shinichi Kinoshita, Kazuo Fukawa
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Patent number: 8755703Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image forming section, a fixing section, a mode switching section that selectively switches a fixing mode between a fast heating mode and a heat accumulation mode, a selecting section that selects the fast heating mode or heat accumulation mode based on the relationship between operation expressions F1+P1×N and W+F2+P2×N, where N is the number of sheets to process, F1 is the time from instruction of processing in fast heating mode to processing start, P1 is the per-sheet processing time in fast heating mode, W is the warm-up time for the heat accumulation mode, F2 is the time from instruction of processing in heat accumulation mode to processing start, and P2 is the per-sheet processing time in heat accumulation mode, and a switching controller that controls the mode switching section to switch to the fast heating or heat accumulation mode based on the selected mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Kinoshita, Masafumi Ono, Kenji Kuroishi, Kazuo Fukawa, Keita Kumokiri, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yohei Hirota, Sakae Okazaki, Hidenobu Kanda
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Publication number: 20130216252Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including a mode switching unit that selectively switches a mode between a rapid heating mode and a heat accumulating mode in a fixing unit, a receiving unit that receives an image formation request received from the outside, an extracting unit that extracts mode switching determination information at the earliest from the image formation request received by the receiving unit, a selecting unit that selects the mode based on the mode switching determination information extracted by the extracting unit, specifications of the fixing device, and a current temperature, and a switching control unit that controls the mode switching unit based on the mode selected by the selecting unit to switch the mode to the rapid heating mode or the heat accumulating mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2012Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji KUROISHI, Sakae OKAZAKI, Masafumi ONO, Yohei HIROTA, Hidenobu KANDA, Hiroyuki TANAKA, Keita KUMOKIRI, Shinichi KINOSHITA, Kazuo FUKAWA
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Publication number: 20130164012Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image forming section, a fixing section, a mode switching section that selectively switches a fixing mode between a fast heating mode and a heat accumulation mode, a selecting section that selects the fast heating mode or heat accumulation mode based on the relationship between operation expressions F1+P1×N and W+F2+P2×N, where N is the number of sheets to process, F1 is the time from instruction of processing in fast heating mode to processing start, P1 is the per-sheet processing time in fast heating mode, W is the warm-up time for the heat accumulation mode, F2 is the time from instruction of processing in heat accumulation mode to processing start, and P2 is the per-sheet processing time in heat accumulation mode, and a switching controller that controls the mode switching section to switch to the fast heating or heat accumulation mode based on the selected mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinichi KINOSHITA, Masafumi ONO, Kenji KUROISHI, Kazuo FUKAWA, Keita KUMOKIRI, Hiroyuki TANAKA, Yohei HIROTA, Sakae OKAZAKI, Hidenobu KANDA
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Publication number: 20120182567Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes the following elements. An apparatus body implements plural functions including an image reading function, an image forming function, and a display function in accordance with operations requested by a user. A controller controls first, second, and third power states. An obtaining unit obtains information concerning paper. A first control unit controls the plural functions so that, when the plural functions are returned from the third to the second power state, the display function is returned to the second power state without being synchronized with the other functions and an operation requested by the user is received before the other functions are returned to the second power state. A second control unit controls the other functions so that, if the image forming function is required for executing an operation requested by the user, the operation is executed after the obtaining unit obtains the information concerning paper.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masafumi ONO, Masayuki ISOGAI, Shinichi KINOSHITA, Hidenobu KANDA, Keita KUMOKIRI, Yohei HIROTA, Kazuo FUKAWA, Hiroyuki TANAKA, Sakae OKAZAKI, Kenji KUROISHI
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Patent number: 6692167Abstract: The present invention provides a plurality of destination screens having a plurality of pages, in which a plurality of destination selection keys are displayed. The destination screens are displayed in layers, each screen having a tag to select a desired destination screen. When a specific tag is selected, a page of the corresponding destination screen with a registered destination selection key is displayed. When page scroll key are pressed, the registered destinations can be searched as each page of the destination screens is scrolled in the ascending/descending order. When no more pages can be scrolled in one destination screen, another destination screen is displayed, instead of terminating the operation. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform a separate operation to switch to another screen, when no more pages can be scrolled by pressing a page scroll key. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the operator's burden to find a desired destination, thereby improving the convenience of the operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2002Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidemi Nakadaira, Hidenobu Kanda
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Publication number: 20030170060Abstract: The present invention provides a plurality of destination screens having a plurality of pages, in which a plurality of destination selection keys are displayed. The destination screens are displayed in layers, each screen having a tag to select a desired destination screen. When a specific tag is selected, a page of the corresponding destination screen with a registered destination selection key is displayed. When page scroll key are pressed, the registered destinations can be searched as each page of the destination screens is scrolled in the ascending/descending order. When no more pages can be scrolled in one destination screen, another destination screen is displayed, instead of terminating the operation. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform a separate operation to switch to another screen, when no more pages can be scrolled by pressing a page scroll key. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the operator's burden to find a desired destination, thereby improving the convenience of the operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2002Publication date: September 11, 2003Applicant: Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems Inc.Inventors: Hidemi Nakadaira, Hidenobu Kanda