Patents by Inventor Iwao Saeki

Iwao Saeki 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: 8115968
    Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, preview images are generating by continuously scanning both sides of originals. The page scrolling unit scrolls the preview images while pairing a first preview image to be processed with a second preview image that is not processed as pages of front and back sides of an original or a two-page spread, and a preview displaying unit displays at least one of the first preview image and the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroko Mano, Tetsuya Sakayori, Takashi Yano, Junichi Takami, Iwao Saeki, Yoshifumi Sakuramata, Takanori Nagahara
  • Publication number: 20120026529
    Abstract: A finished-image generating unit generates a finished image showing a result of a process performed on a target image according to various function setting items. A finished-image display unit, when the target image extends to a plurality of pages, forms the finished image in a stack, and displays the stacked finished image on a display unit with a page structure image that shows an overall page structure of the stacked finished image. A page moving unit, when one of the pages constituting the page structure image is specified via an operating unit, executes a page moving from a page currently displayed on the display unit to the specified page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Yoshifumi SAKURAMATA, Junichi Takami, Tetsuya Sakayori, Iwao Saeki, Yoshinaga Kato, Bin Lu, Toshio Miyazawa, Yu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20120002231
    Abstract: The image data processing apparatus includes a storage unit to store image data having a process setting. The image data processing apparatus includes a selection screen display unit to display the one or more image data stored in the storage unit and to display a selection screen to select whether to use a process content associated with image data selected from the displayed image data if the one segment of image data is used. The image data processing apparatus includes a display control unit to display, on the display device, a preview image reflecting the process content based on the associated process content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Takanori Nagahara, Tetsuya Sakayori, Junichi Takami, Takashi Yano, Yoshifumi Sakuramata, Hiroko Mano, Haruo Shida, Iwao Saeki
  • Patent number: 8086961
    Abstract: A preview creating unit creates a plurality of previews of an image corresponding to a plurality of preset values each indicating processing to be applied to the image. A display unit displays the previews in a selectable manner, and, upon receiving a signal indicating a preview selected from the previews displayed thereon, displays the selected preview. The preview creating unit updates, upon receiving input of setting for the selected preview, the selected preview based on the setting to create a new preview. The display unit displays the new preview.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Iwao Saeki, Tetsuya Sakayori, Junichi Takami, Takashi Yano, Haruo Shida, Yoshifumi Sakuramata, Takanori Nagahara, Hiroko Mano
  • Patent number: 8072639
    Abstract: A print system includes a communication path, a client device which transmits print data to said communication path, a host device connected to said communication path, and a printer device which prints the print data after receiving the print data from said client device via said communication path, and automatically sends the print data together with printer output information to said host device via said communication path, said printer output information including keywords for identifying said print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Iwao Saeki
  • Patent number: 8068251
    Abstract: A finished-image generating unit generates a finished image showing a result of a process performed on a target image according to various function setting items. A finished-image display unit, when the target image extends to a plurality of pages, forms the finished image in a stack, and displays the stacked finished image on a display unit with a page structure image that shows an overall page structure of the stacked finished image. A page moving unit, when one of the pages constituting the page structure image is specified via an operating unit, executes a page moving from a page currently displayed on the display unit to the specified page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sakuramata, Junichi Takami, Tetsuya Sakayori, Iwao Saeki, Yoshinaga Kato, Bin Lu, Toshio Miyazawa, Yu Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 8040579
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a preview creating unit, an image storing unit, a display unit, and a system control unit. The preview creating unit creates a preview image indicating a result of processing an image based on setting specified for the image. The image storing unit stores therein the preview image. The system control unit reads the preview image from the storage unit and displays the preview image on the display unit to restore the setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takanori Nagahara, Tetsuya Sakayori, Junichi Takami, Takashi Yano, Yoshifumi Sakuramata, Hiroko Mano, Haruo Shida, Iwao Saeki
  • Publication number: 20110249282
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a system control unit, and a display control unit. The system control unit judges whether a setting item that is newly selected on a preview image is mutually exclusive with a setting item that has already been selected on the preview image. The display control unit displays, when the setting items are mutually exclusive with each other, an area corresponding to the setting item newly selected differently from other areas. The display control unit also displays, when the area is selected, why the setting item newly selected cannot be set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Junichi Takami, Tetsuya Sakayori, Iwao Saeki, Takashi Yano, Haruo Shida, Yoshifumi Sakuramata, Takanori Nagahara, Hiroko Mano
  • Patent number: 7999828
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a system control unit, and a display control unit. The system control unit judges whether a setting item that is newly selected on a preview image is mutually exclusive with a setting item that has already been selected on the preview image. The display control unit displays, when the setting items are mutually exclusive with each other, an area corresponding to the setting item newly selected differently from other areas. The display control unit also displays, when the area is selected, why the setting item newly selected cannot be set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Junichi Takami, Tetsuya Sakayori, Iwao Saeki, Takashi Yano, Haruo Shida, Yoshifumi Sakuramata, Takanori Nagahara, Hiroko Mano
  • Patent number: 7899246
    Abstract: An image display device includes an analyzing section that analyzes the types of images contained in input image data, a dividing section that divides the image data into blocks based on the types of images, a display controlling section that displays the image data divided into the blocks on a touch panel, a specifying section that specifies a block as selected or non-selected block, and an editing section that edit a selected block in response to an edit request. The display controlling section displays an image edited by the editing section on a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshinaga Kato, Tetsuya Sakayori, Junichi Takami, Iwao Saeki, Takashi Yano, Yoshifumi Sakuramata, Hiroko Mano, Bin Lu
  • Patent number: 7889405
    Abstract: A finished-image generating unit generates a finished image showing a result of a process performed on a target image. A transparent-finished-image generating unit generates, when the target image extends to a plurality of pages, a transparent finished image by adjusting a transparency of a non-image portion of the finished image to a predetermined transparency. A transparent-finished-image display unit forms the transparent finished image in a stack, and displays the stacked transparent finished image on a display unit in such a manner that an image portion of the transparent finished image is seen through the non-image portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Takami, Tetsuya Sakayori, Iwao Saeki, Yoshinaga Kato, Yoshifumi Sakuramata, Bin Lu, Toshio Miyazawa, Yu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20100316405
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, which has a plurality of operation modes with different power supply conditions, includes an electric-energy accumulating unit for calculating electric energy consumption in a current operation mode; a return-time calculating unit for calculating a return time taken for the image forming apparatus to return from an energy reduction mode, which is the operation mode in which part of the image forming apparatus is supplied with electric power, to a normal mode, which is the operation mode in which the whole image forming apparatus is supplied with electric power, on the basis of the calculated electric energy consumption and an upper limit of electric energy, which is predetermined as maximum electric energy consumption in a certain period of time; and a mode control unit for making the image forming apparatus return from the energy reduction mode to the normal mode on the basis of the calculated return time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventor: Iwao SAEKI
  • Patent number: 7809300
    Abstract: Sample image data are stored beforehand in a storage unit. A first generation unit generates temporary finishing information by making setting processing on the sample image data based on setting information, and a second generation unit generates input screen information including setting processing items to accept various setting inputs to the temporary finishing information. A display unit displays an input screen based on the temporary finishing information and the input screen information, and a setting output unit outputs setting information received via the input screen to the first generation unit. Finally, a copying processing unit executes copying processing with respect to the real image data based on the temporary finishing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Iwao Saeki, Tetsuya Sakayori, Takashi Yano, Junichi Takami, Yoshifumi Sakuramata, Takanori Nagahara, Haruo Shida, Hiroko Mano
  • Patent number: 7773810
    Abstract: An image processing unit executes an image process on a target image based on process-setting contents, and generates a processed image. An area extracting unit compares the processed image with the target image, and extracts a partial area of a predetermined size showing a notable effect of the image process executed on the target image, as a checking area. A checking-image display unit displays the processed image corresponding to the extracted checking area on a display unit, as a checking image for checking the process-setting contents of the image process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sakayori, Junichi Takami, Bin Lu, Yu Sekiguchi, Yoshinaga Kato, Yoshifumi Sakuramata, Iwao Saeki, Toshio Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20090237727
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including an input information acquiring unit configured to acquire entry information entered in defined areas of an input sheet as image information. The apparatus also includes a data format information acquiring unit configured to acquire corresponding areas of a format sheet as image information. The apparatus also includes a correlating unit configured to correlate the entry information entered in the defined areas of the input sheet and the corresponding areas of the format sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Iwao SAEKI
  • Patent number: 7528990
    Abstract: An image finish information generation unit included in an image-forming system is configured to generate an expected image finish and an input setting screen to be used for receiving setting inputs from an operator based on image data obtained by reading a document by a scanner or through a network, and to instruct a display unit to display the image finish and the setting screen before print processing. If the operator makes further setting inputs through the input setting screen, another expected image finish screen is generated and displayed, incorporating the setting inputs. Through a spatial item identification unit and a language item identification unit, spatial position information received by a touch panel is identified as a spatial setting item, and voice information through a microphone is recognized by the language item identification as a language setting item. In addition, related setting items are prepared and displayed in a hierarchy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bin Lu, Tetsuya Muroi, Junichi Takami, Iwao Saeki, Tetsuya Sakayori, Yoshinaga Kato, Yoshifumi Sakuramata
  • Publication number: 20080309956
    Abstract: An image-information obtaining unit obtains image information. A form determining unit determines form information indicating a characteristic of limiting a position of a viewing axis that is an axis for turning over a page a print on which the image information is printed, based on the image information. A viewing-axis determining unit determines the position of the viewing axis based on the form information. A format limiting unit limits format information that can be set according to the position of the viewing axis. A format receiving unit receives an input of the format information limited by the format limiting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Takashi Yano, Yoshifumi Sakuramata, Tetsuya Sakayori, Iwao Saeki, Junichi Takami, Hiroko Mano, Takanori Nagahara
  • Patent number: 7463382
    Abstract: A print system includes a communication path, a client device which transmits print data to said communication path, a host device connected to said communication path, and a printer device which prints the print data after receiving the print data from said client device via said communication path, and automatically sends the print data together with printer output information to said host device via said communication path, said printer output information including keywords for identifying said print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Iwao Saeki
  • Publication number: 20080278770
    Abstract: Upon receipt of image data of a set of originals in different formats, image analysis information for the image data is generated based on features extracted from the image data. Based on the image analysis information, the formats of the image data is adjusted to a uniform output format. A preview image is created from the image data in the uniform output format. Depending on contents of the preview image, the image data in the uniform output format are output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sakuramata, Iwao Saeki, Tetsuya Sakayori, Junichi Takami, Takashi Yano, Haruo Shida, Takanori Nagahara, Hiroko Mano
  • Publication number: 20080259396
    Abstract: A print system includes a communication path, a client device which transmits print data to said communication path, a host device connected to said communication path, and a printer device which prints the print data after receiving the print data from said client device via said communication path, and automatically sends the print data together with printer output information to said host device via said communication path, said printer output information including keywords for identifying said print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventor: Iwao SAEKI