Patents by Inventor Hideo Tanii
Hideo Tanii 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: 11789668Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and an insertion device. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, a transport device, and a control device. The control device acts as a controller and an executer. The controller causes the image forming device to execute a printing job, and causes the insertion device to insert the interleaving paper in a printed material at an insertion start timing designated by the printing job. The executer executes calibration at an execution start timing set in advance, and sets a time point that a predetermined time has elapsed after a previous calibration to the execution start timing in advance. The executer starts to execute the calibration at the insertion start timing, when a predetermined condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Tatsuya Majima, Kenji Miyamoto, Hideo Tanii, Takahiro Honda, Makoto Matsumoto, Takuya Aritsuki, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11706362Abstract: An image formation system includes an image forming apparatus and an inserter. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, a conveyance device, and a control device. The control device functions as a controller and an executor. The controller allows the inserter to insert an interleaving paper between sheets of printed material at an insertion start timing specified by a print job. When the plurality of calibrations include a second calibration capable of being completed within an interleaving paper insertion time required to insert the interleaving paper or a third calibration capable of being completed within a total time of the interleaving paper insertion time and a predetermined additional time, the executor executes the second calibration or the third calibration in time with the insertion start timing.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Takahiro Honda, Hideo Tanii, Makoto Matsumoto, Tatsuya Majima, Takuya Aritsuki, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20230128053Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and an insertion device. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, a transport device, and a control device. The control device acts as a controller and an executer. The controller causes the image forming device to execute a printing job, and causes the insertion device to insert the interleaving paper in a printed material at an insertion start timing designated by the printing job. The executer executes calibration at an execution start timing set in advance, and sets a time point that a predetermined time has elapsed after a previous calibration to the execution start timing in advance. The executer starts to execute the calibration at the insertion start timing, when a predetermined condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Tatsuya MAJIMA, Kenji MIYAMOTO, Hideo TANII, Takahiro HONDA, Makoto MATSUMOTO, Takuya ARITSUKI, Hiroyuki YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20230131739Abstract: An image formation system includes an image forming apparatus and an inserter. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, a conveyance device, and a control device. The control device functions as a controller and an executor. The controller allows the inserter to insert an interleaving paper between sheets of printed material at an insertion start timing specified by a print job. When the plurality of calibrations include a second calibration capable of being completed within an interleaving paper insertion time required to insert the interleaving paper or a third calibration capable of being completed within a total time of the interleaving paper insertion time and a predetermined additional time, the executor executes the second calibration or the third calibration in time with the insertion start timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Kenji MIYAMOTO, Takahiro HONDA, Hideo TANII, Makoto MATSUMOTO, Tatsuya MAJIMA, Takuya ARITSUKI, Hiroyuki YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 11418678Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first communication apparatus, a second communication apparatus, a serial bus, and a first control circuit. The second communication apparatus includes a storage device configured to store stored data. A first control circuit determines whether or not a first data amount of stored data serving as request target of request data matches a second data amount of stored data included in response data transmitted from the second communication apparatus via a second signal line of the serial bus in response to the transmission of the request data on the basis of a data amount specifying signal transmitted by a third signal line of the serial bus when the request data is transmitted from the first communication apparatus via a first signal line of the serial bus, and outputs a determination result.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Yuichi Sugiyama, Hideo Tanii
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Patent number: 11163513Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first processor, a second processor, a data transfer portion, a consistency determination portion, an abnormality determination portion, a re-transfer control portion, and an abnormality processing portion. The data transfer portion transfers data via a bus between a storage medium and the second processor. The consistency determination portion determines whether or not there is consistency between data before and after a transfer by the data transfer portion. The abnormality determination portion, upon determination that there is consistency, determines whether or not there is abnormality in the data transfer process. The re-transfer control portion, upon determination that there is no consistency, causes the data transfer portion to re-transfer the data.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Yuichi Sugiyama, Hideo Tanii
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Publication number: 20210289100Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first communication apparatus, a second communication apparatus, a serial bus, and a first control circuit. The second communication apparatus includes a storage device configured to store stored data. A first control circuit determines whether or not a first data amount of stored data serving as request target of request data matches a second data amount of stored data included in response data transmitted from the second communication apparatus via a second signal line of the serial bus in response to the transmission of the request data on the basis of a data amount specifying signal transmitted by a third signal line of the serial bus when the request data is transmitted from the first communication apparatus via a first signal line of the serial bus, and outputs a determination result.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Yuichi SUGIYAMA, Hideo TANII
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Publication number: 20210117142Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first processor, a second processor, a data transfer portion, a consistency determination portion, an abnormality determination portion, a re-transfer control portion, and an abnormality processing portion. The data transfer portion transfers data via a bus between a storage medium and the second processor. The consistency determination portion determines whether or not there is consistency between data before and after a transfer by the data transfer portion. The abnormality determination portion, upon determination that there is consistency, determines whether or not there is abnormality in the data transfer process. The re-transfer control portion, upon determination that there is no consistency, causes the data transfer portion to re-transfer the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Yuichi Sugiyama, Hideo Tanii
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Publication number: 20210089254Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first processor, a second processor, a data transfer portion connected with the first processor and the second processor via a bus in a communicable manner configured to transfer data via the bus between a storage medium connected with the bus and the second processor, and a consistency determination portion configured to determine whether or not there is consistency between data before and after a transfer by the data transfer portion. The consistency determination portion determines whether or not there is consistency when the data is of a predetermined first type, and does not determine whether or not there is consistency when the data is of a second type that is different from the first type.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Hideo Tanii, Yuichi Sugiyama
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Patent number: 9346649Abstract: A finisher includes an ejection port, a stacking tray, a light-emitting element, a light-receiving element, a communication section that performs data communication with an image forming apparatus and acquires a coverage rate of paper stacked on the stacking tray, and a paper-amount determination section that determines whether the amount of paper on the stacking tray exceeds a predetermined stack capacity of the stacking tray by comparing a predetermined threshold value with the amount of light received by the light-receiving element. The paper-amount determination section corrects the threshold value by using the coverage rate acquired by the communication section, compares the corrected threshold value with the amount of the light received by the light-receiving element, and determines that the amount of the paper stacked on the stacking tray exceeds the stack capacity of the stacking tray if the light amount is equal to or greater than the corrected threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2015Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Keisuke Yamashita, Hideo Tanii
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Patent number: 9285740Abstract: An image forming section forms a printed image on paper based on image data. A post-printing processing section performs post-printing processing on the paper. A stabilization section performs stabilization on image data. A sheet interval detection section detects a sheet interval between consecutive sheets being conveyed in the post-printing processing section. A sheet interval determination section determines whether or not the sheet interval exceeds a reference period of time. A cumulative time measuring section measures a cumulative total time of an image formation operation. A time determination section determines whether or not the cumulative total time exceeds a predetermined period of time. A control section controls, upon determination that the cumulative total time exceeds the predetermined period of time and the sheet interval exceeds the reference period of time, the stabilization section to perform the stabilization during the sheet interval exceeding the reference period of time.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2015Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Mari Kokomoto, Hideo Tanii
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Patent number: 9284152Abstract: A post-processing device includes: a tray; a sheet output section; a stapler provided movably in a direction perpendicular to a direction of discharge of a stack of paper sheets and configured to apply staples to a plurality of locations on the stack of paper sheets loaded on the tray; a sheet stack shifting section configured to shift the stack of paper sheets loaded on the tray in the direction perpendicular to the direction of discharge of the stack; and an operation control section configured to allow the stapler to apply a staple to a first location on the stack of paper sheets and then allow the stapler to move to a position corresponding to a location to be stapled next while allowing the sheet stack shifting section to shift the stack in a direction opposite to a direction of the movement of the stapler.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2015Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Keisuke Yamashita, Hideo Tanii
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Publication number: 20150301489Abstract: An image forming section forms a printed image on paper based on image data. A post-printing processing section performs post-printing processing on the paper. A stabilization section performs stabilization on image data. A sheet interval detection section detects a sheet interval between consecutive sheets being conveyed in the post-printing processing section. A sheet interval determination section determines whether or not the sheet interval exceeds a reference period of time. A cumulative time measuring section measures a cumulative total time of an image formation operation. A time determination section determines whether or not the cumulative total time exceeds a predetermined period of time. A control section controls, upon determination that the cumulative total time exceeds the predetermined period of time and the sheet interval exceeds the reference period of time, the stabilization section to perform the stabilization during the sheet interval exceeding the reference period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Mari KOKOMOTO, Hideo TANII
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Publication number: 20150232298Abstract: A finisher includes an ejection port, a stacking tray, a light-emitting element, a light-receiving element, a communication section that performs data communication with an image forming apparatus and acquires a coverage rate of paper stacked on the stacking tray, and a paper-amount determination section that determines whether the amount of paper on the stacking tray exceeds a predetermined stack capacity of the stacking tray by comparing a predetermined threshold value with the amount of light received by the light-receiving element. The paper-amount determination section corrects the threshold value by using the coverage rate acquired by the communication section, compares the corrected threshold value with the amount of the light received by the light-receiving element, and determines that the amount of the paper stacked on the stacking tray exceeds the stack capacity of the stacking tray if the light amount is equal to or greater than the corrected threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Keisuke Yamashita, Hideo Tanii
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Publication number: 20150225200Abstract: A post-processing device includes: a tray; a sheet output section; a stapler provided movably in a direction perpendicular to a direction of discharge of a stack of paper sheets and configured to apply staples to a plurality of locations on the stack of paper sheets loaded on the tray; a sheet stack shifting section configured to shift the stack of paper sheets loaded on the tray in the direction perpendicular to the direction of discharge of the stack; and an operation control section configured to allow the stapler to apply a staple to a first location on the stack of paper sheets and then allow the stapler to move to a position corresponding to a location to be stapled next while allowing the sheet stack shifting section to shift the stack in a direction opposite to a direction of the movement of the stapler.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Keisuke Yamashita, Hideo Tanii