Patents by Inventor Junko Arita

Junko Arita 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 forming system, groupware server, image forming apparatus, image forming method, and image forming program
    Patent number: 8531697
    Abstract: An image forming system is disclosed that includes a groupware server and an image forming apparatus that functions as a groupware terminal. The groupware server includes a document database that stores document data and attribute information corresponding to the document data. The image forming apparatus includes a read unit that reads the document data and the attribute information corresponding to the document data stored in the document database, and a change unit that changes the attribute information read by the read unit into changed attribute information. In turn, the groupware server stores the read document data and the changed attribute information in the document database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junko Arita, Ryuuichi Kiyama, Takeshi Hasebe, Sanae Endoh
  • Image forming system, groupware server, image forming apparatus and computer-readable storage medium
    Patent number: 8488146
    Abstract: An image forming system has an image forming apparatus configured to function as a groupware terminal, and a groupware server of a groupware having a document database configured to store document data and attribute information corresponding to the document data, and an attribute database configured to store the attribute information. The image forming apparatus has a scan part configured to scan a paper document and to obtain document data, a setting part configured to set a certain attribute information of the document data obtained by the scan part, by referring to the attribute information stored in the attribute database, and a sending part configured to send to the groupware server the document data having the set attribute information. The groupware server stores the document data having the set attribute information, received from the sending part, in the document database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junko Arita, Takeshi Hasebe, Ryuuichi Kiyama, Sanae Endoh, Hiroaki Kawade
  • IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, GROUPWARE SERVER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20080252934
    Abstract: An image forming system is disclosed that includes a groupware server and an image forming apparatus that functions as a groupware terminal. The groupware server includes a document database that stores document data and attribute information corresponding to the document data. The image forming apparatus includes a read unit that reads the document data and the attribute information corresponding to the document data stored in the document database, and a change unit that changes the attribute information read by the read unit into changed attribute information. In turn, the groupware server stores the read document data and the changed attribute information in the document database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Junko Arita, Ryuuichi Kiyama, Takeshi Hasebe, Sanae Endoh
  • IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, GROUPWARE SERVER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20080109457
    Abstract: An image forming system has an image forming apparatus configured to function as a groupware terminal, and a groupware server of a groupware having a document database configured to store document data and attribute information corresponding to the document data, and an attribute database configured to store the attribute information. The image forming apparatus has a scan part configured to scan a paper document and to obtain document data, a setting part configured to set a certain attribute information of the document data obtained by the scan part, by referring to the attribute information stored in the attribute database, and a sending part configured to send to the groupware server the document data having the set attribute information. The groupware server stores the document data having the set attribute information, received from the sending part, in the document database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Junko Arita, Takeshi Hasebe, Ryuuichi Kiyama, Sanae Endoh, Hiroaki Kawade