Patents by Inventor Katsushi Sukigara

Katsushi Sukigara 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: 8898084
    Abstract: A general user given beforehand a proxy right by an administrator is allowed to register a special user having the right to use an apparatus in a range of the function right equal to that of himself by operating a special user setting window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Taketoshi Yamahata, Katsushi Sukigara, Koichi Nagata, Kana Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 8699050
    Abstract: An image forming device for executing an authentication print job including: a communication interface unit for receiving print data; a job data holding unit for holding job data based on the print data for the authentication print job; a user authentication unit for outputting the result of the user authentication to a control unit; a job execution unit for executing a job based on the job data; a job list generating unit for generating a list of the authentication print jobs; a display unit for displaying the list; and the control unit for, in receiving the result of the user authentication, acquiring a number of the authentication print jobs of the user authenticated by the user authentication, wherein, when the number is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, the control unit causes the job list generating unit to generate the list of the authentication print jobs of the authenticated user, the display unit to display the list, and the job execution unit to execute the authentication print job o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tomita, Kenichi Sawada, Katsushi Sukigara, Shoko Haba, Takatsugu Kuno
  • Patent number: 8390838
    Abstract: An image forming device which is arranged to execute an authentication print job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Sawada, Shoko Haba, Takatsugu Kuno, Katsushi Sukigara, Atsushi Tomita
  • Patent number: 8305619
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to improve operability of an image processing device by reading a document with multiple pages at a time, changing a page addressed to each destination, and transmitting the page to each destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hibino, Takatsugu Kuno, Katsushi Sukigara, Kenichi Sawada, Atsushi Tomita
  • Patent number: 8208828
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a job storage portion that stores a print job relating to an image forming process and a command job relating to a control process of operation of the image forming apparatus, a job management portion that registers the print job and the command job in the job storage portion and manages the print job and the command job, an image formation portion that executes the print job, a command execution portion that executes the command job, and a controller that performs control such that the print job stored in the job storage portion is executed ahead of the command job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tomita, Kenichi Sawada, Katsushi Sukigara, Shoko Haba, Takatsugu Kuno
  • Publication number: 20100134839
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to improve operability of an image processing device by reading a document with multiple pages at a time, changing a page addressed to each destination, and transmitting the page to each destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi HIBINO, Takatsugu Kuno, Katsushi Sukigara, Kenichi Sawada, Atsushi Tomita
  • Publication number: 20090317121
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a job storage portion that stores a print job relating to an image forming process and a command job relating to a control process of operation of the image forming apparatus, a job management portion that registers the print job and the command job in the job storage portion and manages the print job and the command job, an image formation portion that executes the print job, a command execution portion that executes the command job, and a controller that performs control such that the print job stored in the job storage portion is executed ahead of the command job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tomita, Kenichi Sawada, Katsushi Sukigara, Shoko Haba, Takatsugu Kuno
  • Publication number: 20090310178
    Abstract: An image forming device for executing an authentication print job including: a communication interface unit for receiving print data; a job data holding unit for holding job data based on the print data for the authentication print job; a user authentication unit for outputting the result of the user authentication to a control unit; a job execution unit for executing a job based on the job data; a job list generating unit for generating a list of the authentication print jobs; a display unit for displaying the list; and the control unit for, in receiving the result of the user authentication, acquiring a number of the authentication print jobs of the user authenticated by the user authentication, wherein, when the number is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, the control unit causes the job list generating unit to generate the list of the authentication print jobs of the authenticated user, the display unit to display the list, and the job execution unit to execute the authentication print job o
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tomita, Kenichi Sawada, Katsushi Sukigara, Shoko Haba, Takatsugu Kuno
  • Publication number: 20090257078
    Abstract: An image forming device which is arranged to execute an authentication print job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi SAWADA, Shoko HABA, Takatsugu KUNO, Katsushi SUKIGARA, Atsushi TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20090024531
    Abstract: A general user given beforehand a proxy right by an administrator is allowed to register a special user having the right to use an apparatus in a range of the function right equal to that of himself by operating a special user setting window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Taketoshi YAMAHATA, Katsushi Sukigara, Koichi Nagata, Kana Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 4897694
    Abstract: A copying machine which forms the whole image of an original onto a photosensitive drum is provided with an image control means for properly functioning not to form images of both end portions of an original.Either the whole image of an original or the portions of image which excludes both end portions is formed onto the photosensitive drum depending on whether the image control means is operated or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsushi Sukigara