Patents by Inventor Kenichi Sawada

Kenichi Sawada 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: 7752408
    Abstract: Disclosed is an access control apparatus controls access to a storage device and includes an access password input device that receives an input of an access password; an access control information acquiring unit that acquires access control information indicating an access password to be inputted for access; an access controller that controls access to a file stored in a file storage region, based on the inputted access password and the access control information, wherein the access controller is operable when different region access passwords are set for accessing a first file storage region and a second file storage region, respectively, to control access after a file stored in the first file storage region has been transported to the second file storage region so that at least one password that could be used to access the file in the first file storage region is inherited after transportation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Hashimoto, Takeshi Hibino, Kazuyuki Kawabata, Kenichi Sawada
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7557907
    Abstract: The object-detection device for vehicle provides a transmission-and-reception device; a reflection point calculation device; a segment setting device; a median point calculation device; and a relative speed calculation device, wherein the relative speed calculation device eliminates a calculation result of the relative speed in the car width direction, with respect to the reflection points calculated based on the electromagnetic waves which are irradiated to the most downward direction in the specified angle in the vertical direction, in case that the number of difference between the reflection points in the current processing and the reflection points in the previous processing is equal to or greater than a predetermined number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuko Matsuo, Kenichi Sawada, Hiroyuki Koike, Katsuya Mizutani, Hiroaki Tani
  • Patent number: 7501931
    Abstract: A vehicular remote locking and unlocking control apparatus includes a door locking instruction switch for outputting a door locking instruction signal, and a door unlocking instruction touch sensor for inputting a door unlocking instruction signal. The door locking instruction switch and the door unlocking instruction touch sensor are mounted on a door handle of the vehicle. After the door locking instruction signal has been output from the door locking instruction switch and until a response signal from a portable radio terminal matches an identification signal for the vehicle based on communication between the vehicle and the portable radio terminal, a monitoring unit monitors whether a door unlocking instruction signal has been input from the door unlocking instruction touch sensor. If the response signal matches the identification signal, and the door unlocking instruction signal has been input, then a door unlocking signal is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Ueda, Kenichi Sawada, Katsuyasu Yamane
  • Publication number: 20090040501
    Abstract: The object-detection device for vehicle provides a transmission-and-reception device; a reflection point calculation device; a segment setting device; a median point calculation device; and a relative speed calculation device, wherein the relative speed calculation device eliminates a calculation result of the relative speed in the car width direction, with respect to the reflection points calculated based on the electromagnetic waves which are irradiated to the most downward direction in the specified angle in the vertical direction, in case that the number of difference between the reflection points in the current processing and the reflection points in the previous processing is equal to or greater than a predetermined number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko MATSUO, Kenichi SAWADA, Hiroyuki KOIKE, Katsuya MIZUTANI, Hiroaki TANI
  • Publication number: 20090013040
    Abstract: By using a support program for a web application server according to the present invention, it is possible to completely control an order of executing processes of a processing flow including a transition of a plurality of screens in a web application by a side of the server, and to describe the processing flow as “one unit of executable program code”. Also, it is possible to record, point by point, respective items or the like of an entry form included in an HTML document to be sent to a client in the server as a form ledger, compare and verify the respective items with the items in the form ledger at the time of receiving input data corresponding to the entry form from the client, and thereby to automatically discard an unauthorized input or the like without depending upon the application program, by using the support program for the web application server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventor: Kenichi Sawada
  • Patent number: 7472165
    Abstract: By using a support program for a web application server according to the present invention, it is possible to completely control an order of executing processes of a processing flow including a transition of a plurality of screens in a web application by a side of the server, and to describe the processing flow as “one unit of executable program code”. Also, it is possible to record, point by point, respective items or the like of an entry form included in an HTML document to be sent to a client in the server as a form ledger, compare and verify the respective items with the items in the form ledger at the time of receiving input data corresponding to the entry form from the client, and thereby to automatically discard an unauthorized input or the like without depending upon the application program, by using the support program for the web application server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Inventor: Kenichi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20080184235
    Abstract: Each of a plurality of image processing devices (MFPs) included in an image processing system which includes a storage as well. (1) When the user requests processing a job, (2) the job data is stored in the storage. (3) Each MFP confirms that there is an unprocessed job to be executed, and (4) judges whether the own device can process the job. (5) MFPs that have judged that the own device can process the job stores information of the own device into the storage, and (6) check information stored by other MFPs. (7) One of the MFPs judges that the own device is the most suitable MFP, (11) obtains the job data, and (12) processes the job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Sawada, Tomoko Maruyama, Kazuhiro Tomiyasu, Taisuke Akahori, Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Eiichi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20080184236
    Abstract: An image processing system including: storage; image processing devices; and job divider dividing an unprocessed job into partial jobs and store them into storage. Each image processing device includes: a first judging part to judge whether partial job stored in the storage can be processed by own device; a transmitter to, if the judgment result is positive, transmit and store first information indicating condition for processing the partial job, to the storage; an obtaining part to obtain second information indicating condition with which another image processing device processes the partial job, from the storage; a second judging part to judge whether own device should process the partial job, in accordance with standard common to the image processing devices, referring to first and second information; and job processor to process the partial job if second judging part judges positively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Taisuke Akahori, Kazuhiro Tomiyasu, Eiichi Yoshida, Tomoko Maruyama, Kenichi Sawada
  • Patent number: 7336151
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic locking/unlocking device which locks an opening/closing body when a normal response signal is received in response to a request signal sent to a predetermined zone around a vehicle body, comprising detector for detecting that the opening/closing body is closed, wherein the request signal is sent within the vehicle compartment in response to closing of the opening/closing body before the request signal is sent to the predetermined zone around the vehicle body and if the normal response signal is received in response to this request signal, transmission of the request signal to the predetermined zone around the vehicle body is prohibited, thereby suppressing consumption of power in the portable unit and ensuring a secure automatic locking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Hondalock Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Ueda, Kentaro Yoshimura, Suguru Asakura, Shinichi Arie, Kenichi Sawada, Sadanori Watarai
  • Publication number: 20070199055
    Abstract: Disclosed is an access control apparatus controls access to a storage device and includes an access password input device that receives an input of an access password; an access control information acquiring unit that acquires access control information indicating an access password to be inputted for access; an access controller that controls access to a file stored in a file storage region, based on the inputted access password and the access control information, wherein the access controller is operable when different region access passwords are set for accessing a first file storage region and a second file storage region, respectively, to control access after a file stored in the first file storage region has been transported to the second file storage region so that at least one password that could be used to access the file in the first file storage region is inherited after transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Hashimoto, Takeshi Hibino, Kazuyuki Kawabata, Kenichi Sawada
  • Patent number: 7254283
    Abstract: In order to efficiently process image data in a circuit dividing single image data into a plurality of data and processing the data with a plurality of MPUs in parallel with each other, the MPUs process image data input through an input image data in parallel with each other. An address bus inputs addresses of the image data, and address memories provided on the MPUs store the addresses of the image data processed by the MPUs respectively. When the image data are completely processed, the image data are output through an output image bus while the addresses of the image data are output through the address bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Nishigaki, Atsushi Ishikawa, Kenichi Sawada, Kazuhiro Ishiguro, Hiroyuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7251055
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus using an exposure unit of a solid-scanning type such as an LED head, reads out linear distortion correction data of an LED unit, then, calculates an amount of correcting color deviation based on the read-out data, and after that, carries out address control for color deviation correction memory. Based on this control, the apparatus creates a reference resist patterns, calculates an amount of correcting the color deviation, and writes the calculated amount in the color deviation correction memory. After that, the apparatus reads out the linear distortion correction data, and adds the amount of correcting the color deviation that is determined by sensors, and the amount of the color correction based on the linear distortion correction data, thereby carries out address controls for the color deviation correction memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Sawada, Junji Nishigaki, Fujio Hashimoto, legal representative, Nobue Hashimoto, legal representative, Kentaro Katori, Yoshihiko Hirota, Tomoji Tanaka, Keisuke Hashimoto, deceased
  • Patent number: 7206446
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an edge detecting portion for detecting an edge area of an input image signal and a lightness and chroma detecting portion for detecting a low lightness and low chroma area of the input image signal. An image processing such as edge emphasizing is performed for the edge area of black letters or lines decided by the detection signals of the edge detecting portion and the chroma detecting portion. The image processing apparatus further includes an edge enlarging portion 6 for enlarging the edge area detected by the edge detecting portion 4 and circuits 12 and 19 for converting color image data C, M and Y and black image data K so that C, M and Y color densities in the enlarged edge area is decreased and a black densities is increased. Thus, supporting a high definition, color drift in the edge portions of the black letters or lines of the color image becomes inconspicuous, so that the reproducing quality is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Sawada
  • Patent number: 7180454
    Abstract: LF antennas are mounted respectively on the corners of a rear bumper of a vehicle. Radio waves radiated from the LF antennas mounted respectively on the corners of the rear bumper are propagated to the both surfaces of the vehicle on the opposite sides of the corner, providing effective transmission ranges. The remaining LF antennas are mounted respectively on the side surfaces of the vehicle such that their effective transmission ranges overlap the effective transmission ranges of the LF antennas mounted respectively on the corners of the rear bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Suguru Asakura, Shinichi Arie, Kenichi Sawada, Katsuyasu Yamane, Kentaro Yoshimura, Masaaki Ochi
  • Publication number: 20070019227
    Abstract: In a system where a transmitting apparatus is connected via a network to a receiving apparatus, the receiving apparatus has a storage device for storing destination information which can be registered to a key in an operating device to be operated for transmission in a transmitting apparatus. When data is received from the transmitting apparatus, the destination information including an icon or information on a site wherein the destination information is stored is returned to the transmitting apparatus. Thus, registration of destination information to the key becomes easy at the transmitting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hibino, Hideyuki Hashimoto, Kenichi Sawada, Kazuyuki Kawabata
  • Patent number: 7142238
    Abstract: An image pick up device includes a pick-up unit for picking up an image condensed on a line sensor through a lens; a chromatic aberration correction board with a predetermined pattern in accordance with a pick-up resolution; an interpolation factor calculation unit for calculating chromatic aberration interpolation factors to be used for a chromatic aberration correction by using digital image data on the chromatic aberration correction board picked up by the pick-up unit; a line memory for storing the chromatic aberration interpolation factors calculated by the interpolation factor calculation unit; and a chromatic aberration unit for correcting the image data picked up from an original image by using the chromatic aberration interpolation factors outputted from the line memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Sawada, Atsushi Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Suzuki