Patents by Inventor Ikuo Ohtomo

Ikuo Ohtomo 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).

  • Image processing system
    Patent number: 6369913
    Abstract: There are provided a copying machine executing the processing for reading image data from a document and the processing for printing the image data, a computer for editing image data read by the copying machine, and a memory board having a memory for storing therein image data to which an image data bus of the copying machine and an internal bus of the computer are connected respectively, and the copying machine executes the processing for reading image data from a document and writing the image data in a memory, the computer executes the processing for reading the image data from a memory, editing the image data, and writing the edited image data again in the memory, the copying machine executes the processing the reading the edited image data from the memory and printing the image data, and the memory board controls the operations for reading and writing the image data by the copying machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Aoyagi, Tsutomu Shouji, Osamu Nakamoto, Sadao Okada, Ikuo Ohtomo, Hiromichi Okazaki
  • IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, POST CARD PRINTING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, POST CARD PRINTING METHOD, AND A COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH A PROGRAM MAKING A COMPUTER EXECUTE EACH STEP OF THE METHODS
    Publication number: 20010012112
    Abstract: There are provided a copying machine executing the processing for reading image data from a document and the processing for printing the image data, a computer for editing image data read by the copying machine, and a memory board having a memory for storing therein image data to which an image data bus of the copying machine and an internal bus of the computer are connected respectively, and the copying machine executes the processing for reading image data from a document and writing the image data in a memory, the computer executes the processing for reading the image data from a memory, editing the image data, and writing the edited image data again in the memory, the copying machine executes the processing the reading the edited image data from the memory and printing the image data, and the memory board controls the operations for reading and writing the image data by the copying machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 1999
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Inventors: MASATO AOYAGI, TSUTOMU SHOUJI, OSAMU NAKAMOTO, SADAO OKADA, IKUO OHTOMO, HIROMICHI OKAZAKI
  • Post card printing system, which orients multiple images symmetrically about a central point
    Patent number: 5982999
    Abstract: There are provided a copying machine executing the processing for reading image data from a document and the processing for printing the image data, a computer for editing image data read by the copying machine, and a memory board having a memory for storing therein image data to which an image data bus of the copying machine and an internal bus of the computer are connected respectively, and the copying machine executes the processing for reading image data from a document and writing the image data in a memory, the computer executes the processing for reading the image data from a memory, editing the image data, and writing the edited image data again in the memory, the copying machine executes the processing the reading the edited image data from the memory and printing the image data, and the memory board controls the operations for reading and writing the image data by the copying machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Aoyagi, Tsutomu Shouji, Osamu Nakamoto, Sadao Okada, Ikuo Ohtomo, Hiromichi Okazaki