Patents by Inventor Kaitaku Ozawa
Kaitaku Ozawa 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).
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Patent number: 10776058Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first network interface configured to accept access from a terminal on a first network, a second network interface configured to accept access from a terminal on a second network, a hardware processor configured to process access from a terminal on the first network and a terminal on the second network, and a memory. The memory includes a first area configured to store data received from the terminal on the second network. The second network is higher in security level than the first network. Access to data stored in the first area from the terminal on the second network is permitted and access to data stored in the first area from the terminal on the first network is restricted.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Akihiro Torigoshi, Kaitaku Ozawa, Kenichi Takahashi, Masaya Hashimoto, Tomonari Yoshimura, Keisuke Sato
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Patent number: 10609231Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display an operation screen; an acquisition unit configured to acquire biological information of a user performing operation using the operation screen, the biological information varying reflecting a state of the user; and a registration control unit configured to control operation of registering information on the operation screen and the biological information of the user in association with each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Kaitaku Ozawa
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Patent number: 10509896Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a communication circuit configured to establish proximity communication with a biometric authentication apparatus, a display, and a processor configured to perform authentication processing with biological information detected by the biometric authentication apparatus is provided. The processor is configured to carry out control for reducing a quantity of light output from the display and incident on the biometric authentication apparatus during detection of the biological information by the biometric authentication apparatus when the processor receives information representing optical detection of the biological information by the biometric authentication apparatus from the biometric authentication apparatus through the communication circuit.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Masao Hosono, Kaitaku Ozawa, Kenichi Takahashi, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Daisuke Nakano, Tomoaki Nakajima
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Publication number: 20190297204Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display an operation screen; an acquisition unit configured to acquire biological information of a user performing operation using the operation screen, the biological information varying reflecting a state of the user; and a registration control unit configured to control operation of registering information on the operation screen and the biological information of the user in association with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventor: Kaitaku OZAWA
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Patent number: 10423825Abstract: A retrieval device includes: a printer configured to print a document onto paper together with an identifier image, the identifier image representing an identifier of the document; a storage configured to correlate electronic data for the document with the identifier to store the electronic data; an image taking device configured to photograph the identifier image in the paper; an input device configured to receive an input of a keyword; a search portion configured to search for the keyword in the document by using the electronic data corresponding to the identifier represented in the identifier image photographed; and a display device configured to display a result of the search made by the search portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Kaitaku Ozawa
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Publication number: 20190272130Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first network interface configured to accept access from a terminal on a first network, a second network interface configured to accept access from a terminal on a second network, a hardware processor configured to process access from a terminal on the first network and a terminal on the second network, and a memory. The memory includes a first area configured to store data received from the terminal on the second network. The second network is higher in security level than the first network. Access to data stored in the first area from the terminal on the second network is permitted and access to data stored in the first area from the terminal on the first network is restricted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Akihiro Torigoshi, Kaitaku Ozawa, Kenichi Takahashi, Masaya Hashimoto, Tomonari Yoshimura, Keisuke Sato
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Patent number: 10313827Abstract: A server for providing a plurality of objects made correspond to a marker is provided. The objects have content differing from each other. The server includes a transmitter configured to preferentially send, in response to a request for the objects based on the marker, an object which has not yet been sent to any of āNā (N?2) terminals of the objects to a requesting terminal of the āNā terminals, the requesting terminal having made the request.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kazusei Takahashi, Katsuhiko Akita, Hiroaki Kubo, Kaitaku Ozawa, Akihiro Torigoshi, Yuji Okamoto
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Patent number: 10298794Abstract: An image reading device comprises: a feeder that feeds a document along with a predetermined path; a first reading part that reads a first side of the document at a first position in the path and creates a first image; a second reading part that reads a second side of the document at a second position which is located posterior to the first position in the path and creates a second image; a synthesizing part that lays the first image and the second image on top of one another and creates a composite image; and a detecting part that detects a characteristic pattern of a specific document from the composite image created by the synthesizing part.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Hiroaki Kubo, Katsuhiko Akita, Kaitaku Ozawa, Kazusei Takahashi, Akihiro Torigoshi, Yuji Okamoto
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Patent number: 10282318Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of memories and a hardware processor which controls an execution operation of a first function including an image processing function and an execution operation of a second function including a server function, by using the plurality of memories. The hardware processor estimates a required bandwidth which is a memory bandwidth required for the execution operation of the first function on the basis of a current operation mode of the image processing apparatus among a plurality of operation modes of the image processing apparatus, and determines a bandwidth securing channel for first function which is a channel capable of being used for the execution operation of the first function and incapable of being used for the execution operation of the second function, out of a plurality of channels used to access the plurality of memories, on the basis of the required bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Kenichi Takahashi, Kaitaku Ozawa, Masao Hosono, Tomoaki Nakajima, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Daisuke Nakano
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Patent number: 10230871Abstract: An information processing apparatus to which a plurality of users can log in includes: a display unit configured to display an image; and a display controller configured to display personal region images corresponding to the respective users in a plurality of personal display regions at different positions in a display face of the display unit, display common images in the same common display region among the users in the display face of the display unit, and display images of data acquired on the authority to access of a corresponding user in the personal display regions to be movable, respectively, wherein when any of the users logs out, the display controller finishes displaying the image arranged in the personal display region among the data acquired on the authority to access of the user who logs out, and continues to display the image arranged in the common display region.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Kenichi Takahashi, Katsuhiko Akita, Kaitaku Ozawa, Masami Yamada, Yuji Okamoto, Yuki Asai, Yasutaka Ito
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Patent number: 10069990Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a main processor configured to process packets received by a wired LAN module and a wireless LAN module in a normal state and a sub processor configured to process packets received by the wired LAN module and the wireless LAN module in place of the main processor in a first power saving state in which supply of electric power to the main processor is stopped. In the first power saving state, the sub processor is configured to process a packet received by the wired LAN module by using a first combination of a MAC address and an IP address and to process a packet received by the wireless LAN module by using a second combination of a MAC address and an IP address.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Masami Yamada, Katsuhiko Akita, Kaitaku Ozawa, Yuji Okamoto, Yuki Asai, Kenichi Takahashi, Yasutaka Ito
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Patent number: 10003707Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a display unit that displays a preview image of a document on a preview screen during login of a first user, a communication controller that receives a job from an external device, a determination unit that determines whether the job received from the external device is a specific type of job, and a display controller that controls display on the preview screen. When the specific type of job is received during display of the preview screen, the display controller assumes a predetermined degree or more of possibility that a second user different from the first user may approach the apparatus, and performs at least one of first display control where the preview image is automatically hidden on the preview screen and second display control where a non-display button for hiding the preview image according to a user operation is displayed on the preview screen.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kaitaku Ozawa, Katsuhiko Akita, Yuji Okamoto, Masami Yamada, Yuki Asai, Kenichi Takahashi, Yasutaka Ito
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Publication number: 20180165434Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a communication circuit configured to establish proximity communication with a biometric authentication apparatus, a display, and a processor configured to perform authentication processing with biological information detected by the biometric authentication apparatus is provided. The processor is configured to carry out control for reducing a quantity of light output from the display and incident on the biometric authentication apparatus during detection of the biological information by the biometric authentication apparatus when the processor receives information representing optical detection of the biological information by the biometric authentication apparatus from the biometric authentication apparatus through the communication circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Masao HOSONO, Kaitaku OZAWA, Kenichi TAKAHASHI, Toshikazu KAWAGUCHI, Daisuke NAKANO, Tomoaki NAKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20180107613Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of memories and a hardware processor which controls an execution operation of a first function including an image processing function and an execution operation of a second function including a server function, by using the plurality of memories. The hardware processor estimates a required bandwidth which is a memory bandwidth required for the execution operation of the first function on the basis of a current operation mode of the image processing apparatus among a plurality of operation modes of the image processing apparatus, and determines a bandwidth securing channel for first function which is a channel capable of being used for the execution operation of the first function and incapable of being used for the execution operation of the second function, out of a plurality of channels used to access the plurality of memories, on the basis of the required bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Kenichi TAKAHASHI, Kaitaku OZAWA, Masao HOSONO, Tomoaki NAKAJIMA, Toshikazu KAWAGUCHI, Daisuke NAKANO
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Publication number: 20180075396Abstract: Provided is a workflow management apparatus that manages a registered workflow, wherein a work procedure order is associated with a work procedure and a worker who is to do the work procedure in the workflow, and the workflow management apparatus includes: a hardware processor that: obtains biological information, the biological information being read with a biological information reading device for reading biological information about a wearer of the device, the biological information being about at least a worker of the workflow; identifies a next procedure worker who makes the registered workflow stagnant when the workflow is stagnant; and determines according to the biological information whether to remind the next procedure worker to do a procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Tomoaki NAKAJIMA, Kaitaku OZAWA, Masao HOSONO, Toshikazu KAWAGUCHI, Kenichi TAKAHASHI, Daisuke NAKANO
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Patent number: 9888137Abstract: A processing apparatus having a function to perform specific processing based on a request from a terminal is provided. The processing apparatus includes a connection portion configured to connect the processing apparatus to the terminal; and a processor configured to control the terminal to display a second screen including a part or a whole of a first screen, the first screen having been displayed in the terminal by another processing apparatus with the function before the processing apparatus connects to the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kenji Matsuhara, Takeshi Minami, Kenichi Takahashi, Kaitaku Ozawa, Yoshiaki Shibuta, Yosuke Taniguchi, Atsushi Tamura
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Publication number: 20170279997Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a display unit that displays a preview image of a document on a preview screen during login of a first user, a communication controller that receives a job from an external device, a determination unit that determines whether the job received from the external device is a specific type of job, and a display controller that controls display on the preview screen. When the specific type of job is received during display of the preview screen, the display controller assumes a predetermined degree or more of possibility that a second user different from the first user may approach the apparatus, and performs at least one of first display control where the preview image is automatically hidden on the preview screen and second display control where a non-display button for hiding the preview image according to a user operation is displayed on the preview screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Kaitaku OZAWA, Katsuhiko AKITA, Yuji OKAMOTO, Masami YAMADA, Yuki ASAI, Kenichi TAKAHASHI, Yasutaka ITO
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Publication number: 20170269886Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition part that acquires biological information on a user who makes the image processing apparatus execute a job, the biological information changing while reflecting a state of the user, and a registration control part that controls an operation for registering information on the job and the biological information on the user in association with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventor: Kaitaku OZAWA
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Publication number: 20170272590Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display an operation screen; an acquisition unit configured to acquire biological information of a user performing operation using the operation screen, the biological information varying reflecting a state of the user; and a registration control unit configured to control operation of registering information on the operation screen and the biological information of the user in association with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventor: Kaitaku OZAWA
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Publication number: 20170257504Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a main processor configured to process packets received by a wired LAN module and a wireless LAN module in a normal state and a sub processor configured to process packets received by the wired LAN module and the wireless LAN module in place of the main processor in a first power saving state in which supply of electric power to the main processor is stopped. In the first power saving state, the sub processor is configured to process a packet received by the wired LAN module by using a first combination of a MAC address and an IP address and to process a packet received by the wireless LAN module by using a second combination of a MAC address and an IP address.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Masami Yamada, Katsuhiko Akita, Kaitaku Ozawa, Yuji Okamoto, Yuki Asai, Kenichi Takahashi, Yasutaka Ito