Patents by Inventor Kaoru Ishikura
Kaoru Ishikura 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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Publication number: 20230080629Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes a condensation determiner that determines whether there is a possibility of condensation occurring inside the image-forming apparatus using condensation determination information including a measured apparatus temperature inside the apparatus, a preparation processor that performs a preparation process for executing a print function, and a preparation waiting time setter that sets a preparation waiting time indicating a period of time for performing the preparation process. When the image-forming apparatus is powered and it is determined that there is a possibility of condensation occurring inside the image-forming apparatus, a preparation waiting time is set using the condensation determination information and the preparation process is started.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: NOBUYASU YAMADA, Kaoru ISHIKURA, Atsushi OGO, Shinji KATOH, Naoki HASEGAWA, Yuichi KAKU
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Patent number: 9551965Abstract: To provide an electric equipment which has a function in which parameter is set, and enables a user to appropriately adjust the parameters regardless of an ability level of user. A plurality of reception screens having different degrees of detail for received instructions for adjusting parameters are displayed depending on the ability level of user to adjust the appropriate parameters, such as maintenance ability, or presence or absence of the specialized knowledge for the apparatus, or the like, thus the user adjusts the parameter using the reception screen suitable for the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kaoru Ishikura, Shuhji Fujii
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Publication number: 20160062288Abstract: To provide an electric equipment which has a function in which parameter is set, and enables a user to appropriately adjust the parameters regardless of an ability level of user. A plurality of reception screens having different degrees of detail for received instructions for adjusting parameters are displayed depending on the ability level of user to adjust the appropriate parameters, such as maintenance ability, or presence or absence of the specialized knowledge for the apparatus, or the like, thus the user adjusts the parameter using the reception screen suitable for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Kaoru ISHIKURA, Shuhji FUJII
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Patent number: 9213509Abstract: To provide an electric equipment which has a function in which parameter is set, and enables a user to appropriately adjust the parameters regardless of an ability level of user. A plurality of reception screens having different degrees of detail for received instructions for adjusting parameters are displayed depending on the ability level of user to adjust the appropriate parameters, such as maintenance ability, or presence or absence of the specialized knowledge for the apparatus, or the like, thus the user adjusts the parameter using the reception screen suitable for the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kaoru Ishikura, Shuhji Fujii
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Publication number: 20150062624Abstract: To provide an electric equipment which has a function in which parameter is set, and enables a user to appropriately adjust the parameters regardless of an ability level of user. A plurality of reception screens having different degrees of detail for received instructions for adjusting parameters are displayed depending on the ability level of user to adjust the appropriate parameters, such as maintenance ability, or presence or absence of the specialized knowledge for the apparatus, or the like, thus the user adjusts the parameter using the reception screen suitable for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Kaoru Ishikura, Shuhji Fujii
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Patent number: 8724139Abstract: An electric apparatus and an electric system comprise: a control panel to accept instructions for operations; and a part to detect and control situations of the operations. The operations, carried out by the electric apparatus and the electric system, are in accordance with the instructions. Furthermore, the electric apparatus and the electric system comprise a remote control to accept instructions about situations and setups of the part. It is configured to accept instructions about the situations and setups of the part, only through the remote control.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2009Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kaoru Ishikura
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Patent number: 8553270Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, even when power supply to the apparatus is stopped, it is possible to let the user recognize that an electronic file to be used has been erased, and that a necessary electronic file will be erased when the apparatus is to be used after next power on, so that wasteful power supply to the apparatus can be reduced. When the power is shut off, an auto-erased file list or a to-be-erased file list is displayed on electronic paper 108, in accordance with display setting contents set by the user before power off.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kouji Miyake, Tsutomu Yoshimoto, Kaoru Ishikura, Kenji Takahashi
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Patent number: 8531705Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention is communicably connected to an image monitoring apparatus, and can be remotely operated from the image monitoring apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes a display unit that is configured so that display content can be synchronized with a display unit of the image monitoring apparatus, and displays a trouble message when trouble occurs in the image processing apparatus. When the image processing apparatus is remotely operated while the display unit of the image processing apparatus is displaying the trouble message, simulation information is transmitted to the image monitoring apparatus such that the simulation information is displayed only on the display unit of the image monitoring apparatus, and display of the trouble message on the display unit of the image processing apparatus is continued.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kaoru Ishikura
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Patent number: 8422056Abstract: When an accepting unit is removed from a main unit, a situation of the main unit is detected whether belonging to waiting situations, operation situations, malfunction situations, or the like. A display part then displays images in accordance with the detected situations. The display part is arranged on the accepting unit that is removable from the main unit. Therefore, it is possible to change images displayed on the display part in accordance with the situations of the main unit at the time when the accepting unit is removed.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2009Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuyuki Ueda, Kaoru Ishikura, Takashi Nakagawa, Shuhji Fujii, Kazuhiko Ido, Shinji Kato
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Patent number: 8305351Abstract: To provide a display input device including: a display controller for displaying a control frame on a display portion; a touch input detector for detecting a touch input to the touch panel portion; and a setup item displaying portion for superimposing setup items on the control frame in accordance with the position of the touch input while the touch input is being detected by the touch input detector.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuyuki Ueda, Yuji Okamoto, Shuhji Fujii, Kaoru Ishikura, Atsushi Ogo, Kenji Takahashi, Nobuyasu Yamada
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Patent number: 8228517Abstract: An image processing apparatus including: an image processing section that processes an original image, and outputs the processed original image; an operating section that a user operates; a reading-and-displaying section disposed in the operating section, and has a function of reading control information as an image and has a function of displaying the read control information; an instruction input section disposed in the operating section, and receives an instruction regarding an original image; and a controller that controls operations of the image processing section, the reading-and-displaying section, and the instruction input section, wherein the controller instructs the reading-and-displaying section to read the control information, acquires the control information from a result read by the reading-and-displaying section, and instructs the image processing section to process the original image and to output the processed original image, based on the acquired control information and/or the instruction reType: GrantFiled: December 1, 2008Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuyasu Yamada, Yuji Okamoto, Shuhji Fujii, Kaoru Ishikura, Nobuyuki Ueda, Atsushi Ogo, Kenji Takahashi
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Patent number: 8203726Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, damage to the apparatus caused by power conduction at the time of installation is prevented. When initial adjustment at factory ends and service person moves the apparatus, a power switch is turned OFF. Using this OFF operation as a trigger, a control unit 100 reads specific information (information related to pre-processing before starting power supply to the apparatus), and displays the information on electronic paper 108.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kaoru Ishikura, Yuji Okamoto, Shuhji Fujii, Nobuyuki Ueda, Shinji Kato, Nobuyasu Yamada
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Patent number: 8064785Abstract: A fixing device according to this invention includes a heating roller, a heater driver, a thermistor, and a CPU. The heating roller has a heater and heats a recording sheet. The heater driver drives the heater. The thermistor detects a surface temperature of the heating roller. The CPU stops an operation of the heater driver when the surface temperature of the heating roller becomes higher than a predetermined temperature and, thereafter, causes the thermistor to perform detection of the surface temperature of the heating roller for a predetermined time period and issues an alarm about occurrence of a first abnormality when the surface temperature of the heating roller fails to drop in the predetermined time period.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2009Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shuhji Fujii, Yuji Okamoto, Yuji Nakagawa, Takashi Nakagawa, Shinji Kato, Kaoru Ishikura, Nobuyuki Ueda, Atsushi Ogo
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Patent number: 7949956Abstract: Provided are a user interfacing display apparatus having improved operability without confusing the user as to setting displayed on a pop-up screen, and an image forming apparatus. When a copy ratio key as a detail setting key is selected on an LCD as a display section provided in the user interfacing display apparatus mounted on an image forming apparatus, the pop-up screen is displayed. At the same time, a display state of an interruption key is changed, so as to be displayed to inform that the interruption key is unavailable. While the pop-up screen is being displayed, a user is not allowed to select the interruption key. Thus, for example, on contrary to a case where process is switched to an interruption mode while the pop-up screen is being displayed, there will be no confusion as to the detail setting displayed on the pop-up screen before switching to the interruption mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2003Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Imai, Yuji Okamoto, Kaoru Ishikura, Shuhji Fujii, Nobuyuki Ueda, Kenji Takahashi
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Publication number: 20110109935Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention is communicably connected to an image monitoring apparatus, and can be remotely operated from the image monitoring apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes a display unit that is configured so that display content can be synchronized with a display unit of the image monitoring apparatus, and displays a trouble message when trouble occurs in the image processing apparatus. When the image processing apparatus is remotely operated while the display unit of the image processing apparatus is displaying the trouble message, simulation information is transmitted to the image monitoring apparatus such that the simulation information is displayed only on the display unit of the image monitoring apparatus, and display of the trouble message on the display unit of the image processing apparatus is continued.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventor: Kaoru ISHIKURA
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Publication number: 20090257083Abstract: An electric apparatus and an electric system comprise: a control panel to accept instructions for operations; and a part to detect and control situations of the operations. The operations, carried out by the electric apparatus and the electric system, are in accordance with the instructions. Furthermore, the electric apparatus and the electric system comprise a remote control to accept instructions about situations and setups of the part. It is configured to accept instructions about the situations and setups of the part, only through the remote control.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kaoru Ishikura
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Publication number: 20090248752Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, even when power supply to the apparatus is stopped, it is possible to let the user recognize that an electronic file to be used has been erased, and that a necessary electronic file will be erased when the apparatus is to be used after next power on, so that wasteful power supply to the apparatus can be reduced. When the power is shut off, an auto-erased file list or a to-be-erased file list is displayed on electronic paper 108, in accordance with display setting contents set by the user before power off.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kouji Miyake, Tsutomu Yoshimoto, Kaoru Ishikura, Kenji Takahashi
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Publication number: 20090237701Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, damage to the apparatus caused by power conduction at the time of installation is prevented. When initial adjustment at factory ends and service person moves the apparatus, a power switch is turned OFF. Using this OFF operation as a trigger, a control unit 100 reads specific information (information related to pre-processing before starting power supply to the apparatus), and displays the information on electronic paper 108.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kaoru Ishikura, Yuji Okamoto, Shuhji Fujii, Nobuyuki Ueda, Shinji Kato, Nobuyasu Yamada
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Publication number: 20090237723Abstract: When an accepting unit is removed from a main unit, a situation of the main unit is detected whether belonging to waiting situations, operation situations, malfunction situations, or the like. A display part then displays images in accordance with the detected situations. The display part is arranged on the accepting unit that is removable from the main unit. Therefore, it is possible to change images displayed on the display part in accordance with the situations of the main unit at the time when the accepting unit is removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Nobuyuki UEDA, Kaoru Ishikura, Takashi Nakagawa, Shuhji Fujii, Kazuhiko Ido, Shinji Kato
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Publication number: 20090213417Abstract: An image forming apparatus that prevents fraudulent alteration of the working life of a replaceable unit is provided. The unit includes a first memory that can store the consumed amount of the unit, and a second memory that has a plurality of flags. “OFF” of each of the flags is not changeable to “ON”. The image forming apparatus includes a portion that counts upward a stored value of the first memory associated with use of the unit and the portion initializes the first memory when the stored value of the first memory exceeds the maximal value. The portion changes the state of any one flag in “ON” of the second memory to “OFF”. The image forming apparatus also includes a portion that judges the working life of the unit based on the stored value of the second memory and the portion signals the working life.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2009Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kaoru Ishikura