Patents by Inventor Jo SUDA

Jo SUDA 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).

  • Publication number: 20230102627
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: accumulate use-record information in a storage unit, the use-record information including utilization of multiple functions in a device in a predetermined period, the device having software including the functions; and, when the software needs to be updated, exert control to cause a function to be selected, for update, among the functions included in the software, the selected function having been used in the device, the selection being performed by referring to the use-record information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Jo SUDA
  • Patent number: 11449580
    Abstract: A server apparatus includes a total amount obtaining unit that obtains a total amount of use permitted according to a contract in a service used by plural users, an upper limit value obtaining unit that obtains an upper limit value of use of the service for each of the plural users, and a changing unit that changes, in a case where a user having a use amount of the service likely to exceed the upper limit value exists among the plural users, the upper limit value of the user to be increased within a range of the total amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Jo Suda
  • Publication number: 20210306471
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to, upon distribution of a firmware to plural target apparatuses connected to a predetermined communication network, divide in advance and hold the firmware into a predetermined number of pieces of divided firmware; and distribute the pieces of divided firmware to each of the plural target apparatuses with the pieces divided into distribution number of divisions set for the target apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jo SUDA
  • Publication number: 20200301631
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a specifying unit and a display controller. When an abnormality occurs in a first unit constituting a first device connected to a management apparatus, the specifying unit specifies a second unit, corresponding to the abnormal first unit, in a second device connected to the management apparatus. The display controller displays information on the specified second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jo SUDA
  • Publication number: 20190384893
    Abstract: A server apparatus includes a total amount obtaining unit that obtains a total amount of use permitted according to a contract in a service used by plural users, an upper limit value obtaining unit that obtains an upper limit value of use of the service for each of the plural users, and a changing unit that changes, in a case where a user having a use amount of the service likely to exceed the upper limit value exists among the plural users, the upper limit value of the user to be increased within a range of the total amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jo SUDA
  • Publication number: 20190114594
    Abstract: An attendance status management apparatus includes a determination unit and a management unit. The determination unit determines whether or not a position of a sub terminal device is a position within a predetermined distance from a main terminal device, and determines whether or not a position of the sub terminal device is a position within an area which is an attendance target. The management unit manages an attendance status of an owner of the sub terminal device, based on a determination result of the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jo SUDA, Fumitaka KIKAWADA
  • Publication number: 20170262237
    Abstract: An image forming system includes an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes: an acquiring unit that acquires a document: a conversion unit that converts the document into an image capable of being output by the image forming apparatus; and a transmitting unit that transmits the image of the document obtained by the conversion to the image forming apparatus corresponding to the document. The image forming apparatus includes: a controller that receives the image and performs control to store the image in a storage device provided in the image forming apparatus; a presentation unit that presents a menu for outputting the image stored in the storage device in a case where a failure occurs in a communication line; and an output unit that outputs the image stored in the storage device in accordance with operation of an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jo SUDA