Patents by Inventor Ken Takechi

Ken Takechi 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).

  • Image forming apparatus, image forming system and image forming method
    Patent number: 8649038
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form images based on image data transmitted from information processing apparatus of users including registered users and unregistered users; a setting unit configured to set permission information for each user based on a log of the image forming and limit information; a first judging unit configured to determine whether user identification information is attached to image data; a second judging unit configured to determine, based on the permission information that is set for an unregistered user, whether to permit execution of image forming of the image data, when the first judging unit determines that the user identification information is not attached to the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Ken Takechi
  • Image forming apparatus and image forming system
    Patent number: 8355146
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form images based on image data transmitted from information processing apparatus of users including registered users and unregistered users; a setting unit configured to set permission information for each user based on a log of the image forming and limit information; a first judging unit configured to determine whether user identification information is attached to image data; a second judging unit configured to determine, based on the permission information that is set for an unregistered user, whether to permit execution of image forming of the image data, when the first judging unit determines that the user identification information is not attached to the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Ken Takechi
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100265530
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form images based on image data transmitted from information processing apparatus of users including registered users and unregistered users; a setting unit configured to set permission information for each user based on a log of the image forming and limit information; a first judging unit configured to determine whether user identification information is attached to image data; a second judging unit configured to determine, based on the permission information that is set for an unregistered user, whether to permit execution of image forming of the image data, when the first judging unit determines that the user identification information is not attached to the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: OKI DATA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ken TAKECHI