Patents by Inventor Keisuke IWASA

Keisuke IWASA 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: 11302321
    Abstract: An audio-based operation system includes an audio input-output device that receives an audio-based operation performed by a user, a server that receives an instruction corresponding the audio-based operation received by the audio input-output device, an image forming apparatus that executes a job transmitted from the server. The server includes circuitry configured to receive audio-based operation information indicating the audio-based operation received by the audio input-output device, convert the received audio-based operation information into a job interpretable by the image forming apparatus, and instruct the image forming apparatus to execute the job converted from the audio-based operation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Keisuke Iwasa
  • Publication number: 20200175984
    Abstract: An audio-based operation system includes an audio input-output device that receives an audio-based operation performed by a user, a server that receives an instruction corresponding the audio-based operation received by the audio input-output device, an image forming apparatus that executes a job transmitted from the server. The server includes circuitry configured to receive audio-based operation information indicating the audio-based operation received by the audio input-output device, convert the received audio-based operation information into a job interpretable by the image forming apparatus, and instruct the image forming apparatus to execute the job converted from the audio-based operation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Keisuke IWASA
  • Patent number: 10469690
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an interface and circuitry. The interface communicates with an auxiliary device via a first communication channel and a second communication channel. The first communication channel and the second communication channel are each separately exchange communications between the information processing apparatus and the auxiliary device. The circuitry obtains failure information indicating a communication failure occurring in the first communication channel, sends a shutdown instruction via the second communication channel in response to a determination to reboot the information processing apparatus, the shutdown instruction instructing the auxiliary device to shut down, and reboots the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Keisuke Iwasa
  • Patent number: 10382639
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a communication interface, a first energy-saving controller, and a second energy-saving controller. The communication interface is configured to communicate with a host device. The first energy-saving controller is configured to, when a predetermined condition is met, perform energy-saving control on an application and issue a notification of start of energy-saving control. The notification contains a predetermined value representing whether or not the predetermined condition is that a notification of start of transition to an energy-saving mode from the host device has been received. The second energy-saving controller is configured to, after receiving the notification of the start of the energy-saving control from the first energy-saving controller, determine whether to perform energy-saving control based on the predetermined value and perform energy-saving control on hardware including the communication interface based on the result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Keisuke Iwasa
  • Patent number: 10310867
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an operating unit that receives an input in response to a user operation and that runs under a first operating system; and a main body that runs under a second operating system and operates in response to the input received by the operating unit. The main body includes a generation unit that generates a command to direct rendering of a screen corresponding to an application being executed, and a command transmission control unit that provides control to transmit the command to the operating unit. The operating unit includes a receiving unit that receives the command from the main body, a screen rendering unit that renders the screen in accordance with the command received by the receiving unit, a display unit that displays the screen rendered by the screen rendering unit, and a reboot unit that reboots the operating unit in asynchronization with the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoh Masuyama, Tadashi Nagata, Keisuke Iwasa
  • Patent number: 10194044
    Abstract: An image forming system includes a main body including a first control part controlling a power mode of the main body and an engine executing image processing, and an operation apparatus receiving an operation for instructing the engine to execute the image processing. The operation apparatus including a second control part controlling a power mode of the operation apparatus. When the operation apparatus receives an instruction to shift the power mode of the main body or the operation apparatus, the first control part determines whether shifting is possible based on a first program executed by the main body and controls a power supply of the main body according to the determination, and the second control part determines whether shifting is possible based on a second program executed by the operation apparatus and controls a power supply of the operation apparatus according to the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki Shibukawa, Yoh Masuyama, Keisuke Iwasa, Tomoya Tanizaki
  • Patent number: 10162649
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an operation part that receives an operation performed by a user; and a body part that operates based on a request from the operation part. The operation part includes a power control part that, when receiving a power turning off instruction from the body part, reboots the operation part and causes the operation part to stand by in a power saving state in which some of operations are stopped, and, when receiving a start up notification from the body part, causes the operation part to return from the power saving state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Iwasa, Tadashi Nagata, Yoh Masuyama
  • Publication number: 20180152579
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an interface and circuitry. The interface communicates with an auxiliary device via a first communication channel and a second communication channel. The first communication channel and the second communication channel are each separately exchange communications between the information processing apparatus and the auxiliary device. The circuitry obtains failure information indicating a communication failure occurring in the first communication channel, sends a shutdown instruction via the second communication channel in response to a determination to reboot the information processing apparatus, the shutdown instruction instructing the auxiliary device to shut down, and reboots the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Keisuke IWASA
  • Publication number: 20170364367
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an operating unit that receives an input in response to a user operation and that runs under a first operating system; and a main body that runs under a second operating system and operates in response to the input received by the operating unit. The main body includes a generation unit that generates a command to direct rendering of a screen corresponding to an application being executed, and a command transmission control unit that provides control to transmit the command to the operating unit. The operating unit includes a receiving unit that receives the command from the main body, a screen rendering unit that renders the screen in accordance with the command received by the receiving unit, a display unit that displays the screen rendered by the screen rendering unit, and a reboot unit that reboots the operating unit in asynchronization with the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoh MASUYAMA, Tadashi NAGATA, Keisuke IWASA
  • Publication number: 20170310841
    Abstract: An image forming system includes a main body including a first control part controlling a power mode of the main body and an engine executing image processing, and an operation apparatus receiving an operation for instructing the engine to execute the image processing. The operation apparatus including a second control part controlling a power mode of the operation apparatus. When the operation apparatus receives an instruction to shift the power mode of the main body or the operation apparatus, the first control part determines whether shifting is possible based on a first program executed by the main body and controls a power supply of the main body according to the determination, and the second control part determines whether shifting is possible based on a second program executed by the operation apparatus and controls a power supply of the operation apparatus according to the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki SHIBUKAWA, Yoh MASUYAMA, Keisuke IWASA, Tomoya TANIZAKI
  • Patent number: 9792127
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an operating unit that receives an input in response to a user operation and that runs under a first operating system; and a main body that runs under a second operating system and operates in response to the input received by the operating unit. The main body includes a generation unit that generates a command to direct rendering of a screen corresponding to an application being executed, and a command transmission control unit that provides control to transmit the command to the operating unit. The operating unit includes a receiving unit that receives the command from the main body, a screen rendering unit that renders the screen in accordance with the command received by the receiving unit, a display unit that displays the screen rendered by the screen rendering unit, and a reboot unit that reboots the operating unit in asynchronization with the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoh Masuyama, Tadashi Nagata, Keisuke Iwasa
  • Publication number: 20170257505
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a communication interface, a first energy-saving controller, and a second energy-saving controller. The communication interface is configured to communicate with a host device. The first energy-saving controller is configured to, when a predetermined condition is met, perform energy-saving control on an application and issue a notification of start of energy-saving control. The notification contains a predetermined value representing whether or not the predetermined condition is that a notification of start of transition to an energy-saving mode from the host device has been received. The second energy-saving controller is configured to, after receiving the notification of the start of the energy-saving control from the first energy-saving controller, determine whether to perform energy-saving control based on the predetermined value and perform energy-saving control on hardware including the communication interface based on the result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Keisuke IWASA
  • Patent number: 9742946
    Abstract: An image forming system includes a main body including a first control part controlling a power mode of the main body and an engine executing image processing, and an operation apparatus receiving an operation for instructing the engine to execute the image processing. The operation apparatus including a second control part controlling a power mode of the operation apparatus. When the operation apparatus receives an instruction to shift the power mode of the main body or the operation apparatus, the first control part determines whether shifting is possible based on a first program executed by the main body and controls a power supply of the main body according to the determination, and the second control part determines whether shifting is possible based on a second program executed by the operation apparatus and controls a power supply of the operation apparatus according to the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki Shibukawa, Yoh Masuyama, Keisuke Iwasa, Tomoya Tanizaki
  • Patent number: 9720475
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a receiving unit that receives user operation; a setting unit that holds association information in which pieces of necessity information each indicating necessity of a shutdown process indicating a process required for stopping power supply to a corresponding device are associated with a plurality of devices, respectively; a first instruction unit that instructs a target device for which the power supply is to be stopped to perform the shutdown process when the receiving unit receives operation to stop the power supply and the target device requires the shutdown process based on the association information; and a second instruction unit that instructs a power supply control device that controls execution or stop of the power supply to the target device to stop the power supply to the target device when the shutdown process of the target device is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Keisuke Iwasa
  • Publication number: 20170132015
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an operation part that receives an operation performed by a user; and a body part that operates based on a request from the operation part. The operation part includes a power control part that, when receiving a power turning off instruction from the body part, reboots the operation part and causes the operation part to stand by in a power saving state in which some of operations are stopped, and, when receiving a start up notification from the body part, causes the operation part to return from the power saving state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke IWASA, Tadashi NAGATA, Yoh MASUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170111537
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a main unit of an image processing apparatus and an operational unit. The operational unit includes a request receiver that receives a request to modify operational unit administrative information, an administrative information modifying unit that modifies the operational unit administrative information in response to the received request to modify, and an administrative information reporting unit that reports modified content of the operational unit administrative information to the main unit of the image processing apparatus. The main unit of the image processing apparatus includes an apparatus information synchronizer that modifies the apparatus administrative information that corresponds to the reported modified content after receiving the modified content of the operational unit administrative information from the operational unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke IWASA, Shigeo NEGORO, Kiyohiko SHINOMIYA
  • Patent number: 9571679
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a main unit of an image processing apparatus and an operational unit. The operational unit includes a request receiver that receives a request to modify operational unit administrative information, an administrative information modifying unit that modifies the operational unit administrative information in response to the received request to modify, and an administrative information reporting unit that reports modified content of the operational unit administrative information to the main unit of the image processing apparatus. The main unit of the image processing apparatus includes an apparatus information synchronizer that modifies the apparatus administrative information that corresponds to the reported modified content after receiving the modified content of the operational unit administrative information from the operational unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Iwasa, Shigeo Negoro, Kiyohiko Shinomiya
  • Patent number: 9563435
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an operation part that receives an operation performed by a user; and a body part that operates based on a request from the operation part. The operation part includes a power control part that, when receiving a power turning off instruction from the body part, reboots the operation part and causes the operation part to stand by in a power saving state in which some of operations are stopped, and, when receiving a start up notification from the body part, causes the operation part to return from the power saving state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Iwasa, Tadashi Nagata, Yoh Masuyama
  • Publication number: 20160274919
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an operating unit that receives an input in response to a user operation and that runs under a first operating system; and a main body that runs under a second operating system and operates in response to the input received by the operating unit. The main body includes a generation unit that generates a command to direct rendering of a screen corresponding to an application being executed, and a command transmission control unit that provides control to transmit the command to the operating unit. The operating unit includes a receiving unit that receives the command from the main body, a screen rendering unit that renders the screen in accordance with the command received by the receiving unit, a display unit that displays the screen rendered by the screen rendering unit, and a reboot unit that reboots the operating unit in asynchronization with the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoh MASUYAMA, Tadashi NAGATA, Keisuke IWASA
  • Patent number: 9377829
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an operating unit that receives an input in response to a user operation and that runs under a first operating system; and a main body that runs under a second operating system and operates in response to the input received by the operating unit. The main body includes a generation unit that generates a command to direct rendering of a screen corresponding to an application being executed, and a command transmission control unit that provides control to transmit the command to the operating unit. The operating unit includes a receiving unit that receives the command from the main body, a screen rendering unit that renders the screen in accordance with the command received by the receiving unit, a display unit that displays the screen rendered by the screen rendering unit, and a reboot unit that reboots the operating unit in asynchronization with the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoh Masuyama, Tadashi Nagata, Keisuke Iwasa