Patents by Inventor Jun Omata

Jun Omata 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: 11533338
    Abstract: In accordance with a security policy regarding a setting value of an information processing apparatus, restriction information indicating whether to restrict modification of the setting value of information processing apparatus stored in a first storage unit is generated and stored in a second storage unit different to the first storage unit. Based on the restriction information stored in the second storage unit, modification of the setting value of the information processing apparatus is restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Patent number: 11375069
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus which can easily identify a user's erroneous operation, a controlling method of the image forming apparatus, and a program for achieving the controlling method are provided. When an operation by a user to an operation unit is accepted, the image forming apparatus obtains operation information including a key code and a screen identifier, and stores, for each job, the obtained operation information in a storing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masumi Tabuki, Jun Omata
  • Patent number: 10965838
    Abstract: When at least one application of copy, scan, and fax applications installed in an image forming apparatus is enabled, execution of a function corresponding to the enabled application is restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Patent number: 10958802
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a first storage unit includes an initialization unit configured to perform initialization on the first storage unit, wherein the first storage unit stores at least first data and second data, and the initialization unit performs initialization to restore the first data to a setting value at a time of shipment from a factory and retain, as the second data, a setting value immediately before the initialization is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Publication number: 20200322389
    Abstract: In accordance with a security policy regarding a setting value of an information processing apparatus, restriction information indicating whether to restrict modification of the setting value of information processing apparatus stored in a first storage unit is generated and stored in a second storage unit different to the first storage unit. Based on the restriction information stored in the second storage unit, modification of the setting value of the information processing apparatus is restricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Patent number: 10728286
    Abstract: In accordance with a security policy regarding a setting value of an information processing apparatus, restriction information indicating whether to restrict modification of the setting value of information processing apparatus stored in a first storage unit is generated and stored in a second storage unit different to the first storage unit. Based on the restriction information stored in the second storage unit, modification of the setting value of the information processing apparatus is restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Publication number: 20200177766
    Abstract: When at least one application of copy, scan, and fax applications installed in an image forming apparatus is enabled, execution of a function corresponding to the enabled application is restricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Publication number: 20200021695
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a first storage unit includes an initialization unit configured to perform initialization on the first storage unit, wherein the first storage unit stores at least first data and second data, and the initialization unit performs initialization to restore the first data to a setting value at a time of shipment from a factory and retain, as the second data, a setting value immediately before the initialization is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Publication number: 20190335042
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus which can easily identify a user's erroneous operation, a controlling method of the image forming apparatus, and a program for achieving the controlling method are provided. When an operation by a user to an operation unit is accepted, the image forming apparatus obtains operation information including a key code and a screen identifier, and stores, for each job, the obtained operation information in a storing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Masumi Tabuki, Jun Omata
  • Patent number: 10225418
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a touch panel and capable of smoothly displaying an image even though the image forming apparatus has scarce hardware resources. The image forming apparatus includes an operation unit provided with a touch panel configured to display a screen sequentially shifted by an operation of a user, determines a type of operations such as a flick and a drag executed on the touch panel by the user, and displays a screen on the touch panel by shifting the screen by N-screens (N is an integer of two or more) if the operation is the flick while displaying a screen on the touch panel by shifting the screen by one screen if the operation is the drag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Patent number: 10129416
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is configured to accept an operation instruction from an operation unit of the image processing apparatus and, via a network, an operation instruction from an information processing apparatus. A restriction is set on change in a setting of the image processing apparatus. Whether to permit cancellation of the restriction setting is set. A control is made in such a way that the cancellation of the restriction setting is permitted in a case where the cancellation of the restriction setting is set to be permitted. A control is made in such a way that the cancellation of the restriction setting is not permitted in a case where the cancellation of the restriction setting is set not to be permitted. An instruction from the information processing apparatus is accepted to cancel the restriction setting regardless of the setting of whether to permit the cancellation of the restriction setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Takamiya, Jun Omata
  • Publication number: 20180316802
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is configured to accept an operation instruction from an operation unit of the image processing apparatus and, via a network, an operation instruction from an information processing apparatus. A restriction is set on change in a setting of the image processing apparatus. Whether to permit cancellation of the restriction setting is set. A control is made such a way that the cancellation of the restriction setting is permitted in a case where the cancellation of the restriction setting is set to be permitted. A control is made in such a way that the cancellation of the restriction setting is not permitted in a case where the cancellation of the restriction setting is set not to be permitted. An instruction from the information processing apparatus is accepted to cancel the restriction setting regardless of the setting of whether to permit the cancellation of the restriction setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Takamiya, Jun Omata
  • Patent number: 10104268
    Abstract: While a cost is suppressed by providing no sensor configured to detect a size of a document, and a user's operation load for adjusting the position of the document is reduced, printing positions of an image on the surface of the document and an image on the back thereof are placed on the same location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Publication number: 20170359474
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a touch panel and capable of smoothly displaying an image even though the image forming apparatus has scarce hardware resources. The image forming apparatus includes an operation unit provided with a touch panel configured to display a screen sequentially shifted by an operation of a user, determines a type of operations such as a flick and a drag executed on the touch panel by the user, and displays a screen on the touch panel by shifting the screen by N-screens (N is an integer of two or more) if the operation is the flick while displaying a screen on the touch panel by shifting the screen by one screen if the operation is the drag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Patent number: 9804808
    Abstract: A printing apparatus determines whether a charging function is set to be enabled. If the charging function is set to be enabled, the printing apparatus prohibits use of a direct wireless communication mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Patent number: 9787864
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a touch panel and capable of smoothly displaying an image even though the image forming apparatus has scarce hardware resources. The image forming apparatus includes an operation unit provided with a touch panel configured to display a screen sequentially shifted by an operation of a user, determines a type of operations such as a flick and a drag executed on the touch panel by the user, and displays a screen on the touch panel by shifting the screen by N-screens (N is an integer of two or more) if the operation is the flick while displaying a screen on the touch panel by shifting the screen by one screen if the operation is the drag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Publication number: 20170111393
    Abstract: In accordance with a security policy regarding a setting value of an information processing apparatus, restriction information indicating whether to restrict modification of the setting value of information processing apparatus stored in a first storage unit is generated and stored in a second storage unit different to the first storage unit. Based on the restriction information stored in the second storage unit, modification of the setting value of the information processing apparatus is restricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Publication number: 20160162231
    Abstract: A printing apparatus determines whether a charging function is set to be enabled. If the charging function is set to be enabled, the printing apparatus prohibits use of a direct wireless communication mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Patent number: 9350896
    Abstract: An MFP determines, based on a set destination, whether it is necessary to establish a plurality of communications to transmit image data. If it is not necessary to establish the plurality of communications, the MFP executes first transmission control that starts transmission of the image data before the MFP finishes reading all of a plurality of documents. If it is necessary to establish the plurality of communications, the MFP executes second transmission control that starts transmission of the image data after the MFP finishes reading all of the plurality of documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Jun Omata
  • Publication number: 20150271349
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a touch panel and capable of smoothly displaying an image even though the image forming apparatus has scarce hardware resources. The image forming apparatus includes an operation unit provided with a touch panel configured to display a screen sequentially shifted by an operation of a user, determines a type of operations such as a flick and a drag executed on the touch panel by the user, and displays a screen on the touch panel by shifting the screen by N-screens (N is an integer of two or more) if the operation is the flick while displaying a screen on the touch panel by shifting the screen by one screen if the operation is the drag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: Jun Omata