Patents by Inventor Ken Saratani

Ken Saratani 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).

  • Publication number: 20230393729
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a touch panel, a display device, and a control device acting as a display controller that causes the display device to display an operation screen, including a scrollable display region for displaying a list of items to be set, in which a plurality of items to be set are classified into groups and listed along a scroll direction, and a menu display region for displaying menu items each indicating a name of the group, to scroll, when a scroll instruction is made on the scrollable display region, the list of items to be set according to the scroll instruction, and to display a first menu item indicating a name of a first group that includes a first item to be set displayed at an uppermost position of the scrollable display region, in a first display style visually different from other menu items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Takushi DANDOKO, Ken SARATANI
  • Patent number: 11782597
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a touch panel, a display device, and a control device acting as a display controller that causes the display device to display an operation screen, including a scrollable display region for displaying a list of items to be set, in which a plurality of items to be set are classified into groups and listed along a scroll direction, and a menu display region for displaying menu items each indicating a name of the group, to scroll, when a scroll instruction is made on the scrollable display region, the list of items to be set according to the scroll instruction, and to display a first menu item indicating a name of a first group that includes a first item to be set displayed at an uppermost position of the scrollable display region, in a first display style visually different from other menu items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Takushi Dandoko, Ken Saratani
  • Publication number: 20220121356
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a touch panel, a display device, and a control device acting as a display controller that causes the display device to display an operation screen, including a scrollable display region for displaying a list of items to be set, in which a plurality of items to be set are classified into groups and listed along a scroll direction, and a menu display region for displaying menu items each indicating a name of the group, to scroll, when a scroll instruction is made on the scrollable display region, the list of items to be set according to the scroll instruction, and to display a first menu item indicating a name of a first group that includes a first item to be set displayed at an uppermost position of the scrollable display region, in a first display style visually different from other menu items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Takushi DANDOKO, Ken SARATANI
  • Patent number: 11050900
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a remote operation executor, a support information manager, and a display controller. The remote operation executor executes remote operation that receives the operation support from an operator terminal. The support information manager obtains support information from a support information storage, the support information storage storing, as the support information, operation procedure data indicating a series of operation inputted at the operator terminal. The display controller displays on the display an operation procedure indicated by the operation procedure data included in the support information obtained by the support information manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Hara, Ken Saratani, Takushi Dandoko, Daigo Tashiro
  • Patent number: 11044377
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a remote operation executor, a support information manager, a display controller, a determiner, and an editor. The remote operation executor executes remote operation that receives the operation support from an operator terminal. The support information manager causes a support information storage to store operation procedure data as support information, the operation procedure data indicating a series of operations operated in accordance with the remote operation. The determiner determines whether the operation procedure data that the support information stored in the support information storage indicates is up to date. The editor, when the operation procedure data is not up to date, edits the operation procedure data stored in the support information storage to up to date.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Hara, Ken Saratani, Takushi Dandoko, Daigo Tashiro
  • Publication number: 20210044717
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a remote operation executor, a support information manager, and a display controller. The remote operation executor executes remote operation that receives the operation support from an operator terminal. The support information manager obtains support information from a support information storage, the support information storage storing, as the support information, operation procedure data indicating a series of operation inputted at the operator terminal. The display controller displays on the display an operation procedure indicated by the operation procedure data included in the support information obtained by the support information manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro HARA, Ken SARATANI, Takushi DANDOKO, Daigo TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20210044718
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a remote operation executor, a support information manager, a display controller, a determiner, and an editor. The remote operation executor executes remote operation that receives the operation support from an operator terminal. The support information manager causes a support information storage to store operation procedure data as support information, the operation procedure data indicating a series of operations operated in accordance with the remote operation. The determiner determines whether the operation procedure data that the support information stored in the support information storage indicates is up to date. The editor, when the operation procedure data is not up to date, edits the operation procedure data stored in the support information storage to up to date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro HARA, Ken SARATANI, Takushi DANDOKO, Daigo TASHIRO
  • Patent number: 10356273
    Abstract: The image reading device includes a scanner, a controller, and storage. The controller replicates first original image data specified by a replication instruction among the original image data stored in the storage to generate second original image data and stores information indicating a replication destination of the first original image data in the storage. Upon acquiring third original image data that is original image data from an image of an original document that is newly read by the scanner, the controller determines whether or not original document data volume indicating volume of the third original image data is greater than available capacity of the storage. Upon determining that the original document data volume is greater than the available capacity, the controller deletes one or more parts of the first original image data for which the replication destination information fulfills a predetermined condition from the storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Ken Saratani
  • Publication number: 20190020781
    Abstract: The image reading device includes a scanner, a controller, and storage. The controller replicates first original image data specified by a replication instruction among the original image data stored in the storage to generate second original image data and stores information indicating a replication destination of the first original image data in the storage. Upon acquiring third original image data that is original image data from an image of an original document that is newly read by the scanner, the controller determines whether or not original document data volume indicating volume of the third original image data is greater than available capacity of the storage. Upon determining that the original document data volume is greater than the available capacity, the controller deletes one or more parts of the first original image data for which the replication destination information fulfills a predetermined condition from the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Ken SARATANI
  • Patent number: 9933859
    Abstract: A character input system includes a mobile terminal and an information processing apparatus. The mobile terminal includes: a motion detecting portion configured to detect a motion of shaking the mobile terminal; and a notification processing portion configured to transmit a motion notification to the information processing apparatus when the motion detecting portion detects the motion of shaking the mobile terminal. The information processing apparatus includes: a character input portion configured to receive a character input operation; and a conversion processing portion configured to, upon reception of the motion notification from the mobile terminal, convert an input character that has been input on the character input portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Ken Saratani
  • Patent number: 9591155
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display section, a touch panel, an acceptance section, a communication section, and a communication control section. The display section is capable of displaying a first operating image in which a plurality of first operating keys are arranged. The communication section is capable of communicating with a mobile terminal device capable of displaying a second operating image in which one or more second operating keys operable in combination with the first operating keys are arranged. The communication control section allows the communication section to receive from the mobile terminal device operating information indicating that one of the second operating keys has been selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Ken Saratani
  • Publication number: 20160088173
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display section, a touch panel, an acceptance section, a communication section, and a communication control section. The display section is capable of displaying a first operating image in which a plurality of first operating keys are arranged. The communication section is capable of communicating with a mobile terminal device capable of displaying a second operating image in which one or more second operating keys operable in combination with the first operating keys are arranged. The communication control section allows the communication section to receive from the mobile terminal device operating information indicating that one of the second operating keys has been selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Ken Saratani
  • Publication number: 20150346841
    Abstract: A character input system includes a mobile terminal and an information processing apparatus. The mobile terminal includes: a motion detecting portion configured to detect a motion of shaking the mobile terminal; and a notification processing portion configured to transmit a motion notification to the information processing apparatus when the motion detecting portion detects the motion of shaking the mobile terminal. The information processing apparatus includes: a character input portion configured to receive a character input operation; and a conversion processing portion configured to, upon reception of the motion notification from the mobile terminal, convert an input character that has been input on the character input portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Ken Saratani
  • Patent number: 9167110
    Abstract: An input device includes: a receiving section configured to receive a plurality of characters input by a user's operation, a confirming section allowing the display control section to confirm the plurality of characters received by the receiving section; a display section configured to display the plurality of characters allowed to be confirmed by the confirming section; a touch sensor configured to detect a touch point on the display section; and a display control section configured to identify, based on the touch point detected by the touch sensor through a user's double tap, at least one conversion target character among the plurality of confirmed characters, convert a character style of the conversion target character, allow the display section to display the conversion target character converted in character style, confirm the input of the conversion target character converted in character style.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Keita Miyamoto, Ken Saratani
  • Publication number: 20150085306
    Abstract: An input device includes: a receiving section configured to receive a plurality of characters input by a user's operation, a confirming section allowing the display control section to confirm the plurality of characters received by the receiving section; a display section configured to display the plurality of characters allowed to be confirmed by the confirming section; a touch sensor configured to detect a touch point on the display section; and a display control section configured to identify, based on the touch point detected by the touch sensor through a user's double tap, at least one conversion target character among the plurality of confirmed characters, convert a character style of the conversion target character, allow the display section to display the conversion target character converted in character style, confirm the input of the conversion target character converted in character style.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Keita Miyamoto, Ken Saratani