Patents by Inventor Hiroki Tajima

Hiroki Tajima 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: 9203989
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a display state data obtaining portion obtaining display state data indicating a state of a displayed image that is an image electrically displayed on electronic paper, a display termination control portion controlling the electronic paper to finish displaying the displayed image, a write image data obtaining portion that obtains write image data that is image data of a write image corresponding to an image written on the electronic paper by reading the image written on the electronic paper after finishing the display, and a storage control portion that controls a storage portion to store, therein, displayed image data that is image data of the displayed image, the display state data obtained by the display state data obtaining portion, and the write image data obtained by the write image data obtaining portion, the displayed image data, the display state data, and the write image data being associated with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yoichi Kawabuchi, Junichi Hase, Tomonari Yoshimura, Hiroki Tajima
  • Patent number: 9131089
    Abstract: A first terminal device indicates a file based on a first gesture on a touch panel, and upon receipt of a search instruction by a second gesture on the touch panel, transmits search information including the indicated file and user information to an image processing device. The image processing device stores the search information. A second terminal device obtains search information from the image processing device, executes a search operation using the search information, and transmits information that identifies retrieved data to the first terminal device as a search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kenro Hama, Katsuhiko Akita, Shoji Imaizumi, Hiroki Tajima, Yuji Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20150224773
    Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a liquid ejection head comprising a base plate that is provided with supply slits, and an element substrate that is jointed to the base plate and is provided with supply openings. In a case where a shift amount between a position of the supply opening and a position of the supply slit is a predetermined value or more, the element substrate is corrected in position such that the shift amount is less than the predetermined value, and a position of the element substrate is corrected by an integral multiple of an image formation minimum pixel pitch in a sheet conveying direction, of an image formed on a sheet, as a unit of a travel distance at the correcting of the element substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroki TAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20150222767
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a touch-enabled display that is capable of displaying a first screen and a second screen smaller than the first screen, the second screen showing information, the second screen to be expanded with a user sliding manipulation; a memory that stores reference information determining which information on the second screen is relevant and irrelevant to the first screen; a judgment portion that judges whether or not the information on the second screen is relevant to the first screen on the basis of the reference information stored on the memory; and a display controller that expands the second screen even without the sliding manipulation being completely finished if the information on the second screen is relevant to the first screen and that restores the second screen to the previous state upon finish of the sliding manipulation if the information on the second screen is irrelevant to the first screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Chohiko FUKUOH, Hiroki TAJIMA, Kazuaki TOMONO, Taiju INAGAKI
  • Patent number: 9094551
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an operation panel as a touch panel and a CPU for performing processing based on a gesture thereon. The CPU includes a determination unit for determining a detail of processing corresponding to the gesture. When the detail of processing corresponding to the gesture includes a first detail of processing as processing on a file and a second detail of processing as processing on a displayed image and when the file targeted for the processing is stored in a storage device, the determination unit determines the detail of processing as the first detail of processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kenro Hama, Katsuhiko Akita, Shoji Imaizumi, Hiroki Tajima, Yuji Okamoto
  • Patent number: 9013723
    Abstract: When a portable terminal shoots a photo of a plurality of image processing apparatuses, a maintenance order is decided based on the respective states of a plurality of image processing apparatuses in a shooting range of the portable terminal. A tag representing the maintenance order is combined with the shot image and displayed on the portable terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shoji Imaizumi, Katsuhiko Akita, Hiroki Tajima, Kenro Hama, Yuji Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20150082213
    Abstract: A display control device includes: a display; a touch panel being capable of detecting a gesture; a judgment portion that judges whether or not a screen displayed on the display allows users to operate a display data object with a gesture; a memory; an image generator that determines an image size, that generates an image data object identical with the display data object in the determined image size, and that stores the generated image data object on the memory, upon the screen being judged as allowing users to operate the display data object with a gesture; and a display controller that updates the display data object with the image data object generated by the image generator and stored on the memory, in response to a gesture being performed on the screen, the screen being judged as allowing users to operate the display data object with a gesture,
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroki Ueda, Akihiko Oda, Manabu Furukawa, Hiroki Tajima, Kenzo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8970887
    Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and an external terminal. The image forming apparatus generates first display data for a first operation screen that includes a key image for receiving an instruction to execute an external terminal program, on the basis of program information regarding the types of external terminal programs that are programs installed in the external terminal, and transmits the first display data to the external terminal. The external terminal displays the first operation screen on a display unit of the external terminal on the basis of the first display data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomonari Yoshimura, Yoshio Komaki, Minako Kobayashi, Hiroki Tajima, Yoshiaki Shibuta
  • Publication number: 20150029529
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a setting information transmitting portion to transmit setting information including a setting screen stored in a screen storage area, screen identification information thereof, and a setting value stored in a setting value storage area to a remote operation device; a remote setting portion to, in response to remote operation information being received after transmission of the setting information, update the setting value stored in the setting value storage area with a setting value included in the remote operation information; and a remote setting screen update portion to generate a setting screen based on the setting value stored in the setting value storage area and update the setting screen stored in the setting screen storage area, after the setting value is updated. An operation is specified based on positional information included in the remote operation information in the updated setting screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Akihiko ODA, Manabu Furukawa, Hiroki Tajima, Kenzo Yamamoto, Hiroki Ueda
  • Publication number: 20150009217
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus as an image displaying apparatus displays a preview image of the first page at a first resolution. The image forming apparatus enlarges and displays the preview image of the first page when receiving an operation to enlarge the preview image of the first page. The image forming apparatus stores a history of the resolution of the preview image being enlarged of the first page. The image forming apparatus determines a second resolution based on the history of the resolution, when receiving an operation to display a preview image of the second page. The image forming apparatus generates the preview image of the second page at the second resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Kenzo YAMAMOTO, Manabu FURUKAWA, Akihiko ODA, Hiroki TAJIMA, Hiroki UEDA
  • Patent number: 8896870
    Abstract: An image forming system comprises an image forming apparatus and an external terminal. The image forming apparatus has a receiving part for receiving operation input information on an operation input into an operation screen from the external terminal, a specifying part for specifying a first program to which an execution instruction is given through the operation screen on the basis of the operation input information, a determination part for determining a second program having the same function as that of the first program as an execution object program on the condition that the second program is installed in the external terminal, and a notification part for notifying the external terminal that the second program is determined as the execution object program. The external terminal executes a processing in accordance with the second program and displays a result of the processing executed in accordance with the second program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Minako Kobayashi, Yoshio Komaki, Junichi Hase, Tomonari Yoshimura, Hiroki Tajima, Yoshiaki Shibuta
  • Patent number: 8894182
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a liquid discharge substrate having a discharge port array, and a channel member having a mounted face on which the liquid discharge substrate is mounted, channels for supplying liquid to the discharge port array, and a low thermal conductivity portion, wherein the channels includes an opening for flowing liquid, which is provided at a part except for both ends of the discharge port array, a first channel for passing the liquid, and a second channel for passing the liquid in a direction opposite to the liquid flowing direction in the first channel, wherein the opening, the first channel, the low thermal conductivity portion, and the second channel are provided in this order to be vertical to the mounted face, and the opening and the low thermal conductivity portion are provided to be at least partially overlapped one above the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Osaki, Toshiaki Hirosawa, Hiroki Tajima, Akira Yamamoto, Kyota Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20140320918
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a storage that stores one or more files; a connector that connects the image processing apparatus to a portable terminal apparatus, the portable terminal apparatus including a display portion that remotely displays a screen of the image processing apparatus along with one or more application icons representing one or more applications installed on the portable terminal apparatus, the screen having: one or more file buttons and one or more file processing buttons; a receiver that receives display information from the portable terminal; a display data generator that generates remote screen display data on the basis of the display information, by moving the file processing button to a position at which the file processing button would be further away from the application icon; and a transmitter that transmits the remote screen display data to the portable terminal apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenzo Yamamoto, Manabu Furukawa, Akihiko Oda, Hiroki Tajima
  • Publication number: 20140285823
    Abstract: A display control device comprises: a display; a movement judgment portion that judges whether or not a second image moves a certain distance by user dragging the second image to an arbitrary position of a first image on the display, a controller that allows the display to show a larger area of the first image at least by reducing the first image in size, if the movement judgment portion judges that the second image moves a certain distance; and an image giving portion that gives the second image to a user desired position on the first image by user dropping the second image at the position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Akihiko ODA, Manabu FURUKAWA, Hiroki TAJIMA, Kenzo YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8801156
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a flow passage assembly includes forming a first flow passage in a first joint interface formed by welding a first surface of a first flow passage forming member to a first surface of a second flow passage forming member using an ultrasonic welding process, and forming, after the first flow passage is formed, a second flow passage in a second joint interface formed by welding a first surface of a third flow passage forming member to one of a second surface of the first flow passage forming member and a second surface of the second flow passage forming member using an ultrasonic welding process. A total area of weld portions used when the first flow passage is formed is greater than a total area of weld portions used when the second flow passage is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryo Shimamura, Takeshi Shibata, Akira Yamamoto, Toshiaki Hirosawa, Hiroki Tajima
  • Patent number: 8749818
    Abstract: A method for transmitting a plurality of pieces of image data is provided. The method includes causing an image forming apparatus (1) to perform a process of obtaining a private key (#43), a process of generating individual electronic signatures for the plurality of pieces of image data by using the private key thus obtained (#38 and #45), and a process of adding the individual electronic signatures to the plurality of pieces of image data and transmitting the plurality of pieces of image data (#49).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Junichi Hase, Yoichi Kawabuchi, Tomonari Yoshimura, Hiroki Tajima
  • Publication number: 20130308159
    Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and an external terminal. The image forming apparatus generates first display data for a first operation screen that includes a key image for receiving an instruction to execute an external terminal program, on the basis of program information regarding the types of external terminal programs that are programs installed in the external terminal, and transmits the first display data to the external terminal. The external terminal displays the first operation screen on a display unit of the external terminal on the basis of the first display data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomonari YOSHIMURA, Yoshio Komaki, Minako Kobayashi, Hiroki Tajima, Yoshiaki Shibuta
  • Publication number: 20130258400
    Abstract: An image forming system comprises an image forming apparatus and an external terminal. The image forming apparatus has a receiving part for receiving operation input information on an operation input into an operation screen from the external terminal, a specifying part for specifying a first program to which an execution instruction is given through the operation screen on the basis of the operation input information, a determination part for determining a second program having the same function as that of the first program as an execution object program on the condition that the second program is installed in the external terminal, and a notification part for notifying the external terminal that the second program is determined as the execution object program. The external terminal executes a processing in accordance with the second program and displays a result of the processing executed in accordance with the second program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Minako KOBAYASHI, Yoshio Komaki, Junichi Hase, Tomonari Yoshimura, Hiroki Tajima, Yoshiaki Shibuta
  • Patent number: 8419167
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate including a recording element that generates energy for discharging liquid from a discharge port, a base plate including a mounted surface on which the recording element substrate is mounted, an electric wiring substrate including a portion disposed on another surface of the base plate different from the mounted surface, adjacent to the mounted surface, and configured to be electrically connected to the recording element substrate, and an shield member having electric conductivity and configured to shield the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kyota Miyazaki, Toshiaki Hirosawa, Hiroki Tajima, Akira Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20130044340
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an operation panel as a touch panel and a CPU for performing processing based on a gesture thereon. The CPU includes a determination unit for determining a detail of processing corresponding to the gesture. When the detail of processing corresponding to the gesture includes a first detail of processing as processing on a file and a second detail of processing as processing on a displayed image and when the file targeted for the processing is stored in a storage device, the determination unit determines the detail of processing as the first detail of processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenro HAMA, Katsuhiko AKITA, Shoji IMAIZUMI, Hiroki TAJIMA, Yuji OKAMOTO