Patents by Inventor Kenji Hagiwara

Kenji Hagiwara 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: 9442911
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided to allow a user to insert annotations or comments in a map application and place such annotations or comments on a digital map, as desired by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Hagiwara, Greg Melendez
  • Patent number: 9405769
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for a user of a terminal to locate a device, with aid of a digital map. In addition, the user is provided with a user interface to add a device to a map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Hagiwara, Michael Charity
  • Patent number: 9325784
    Abstract: A device management apparatus is connected to a device and an asset management device via a network. The device management apparatus includes a processor that executes steps of: acquiring a device information of the device via the network in accordance with a communication protocol that suits for the device; detecting at least one event concerning installation, movement, addition, change, or disposal with respect to the device based on the acquired information and internal information stored in the device management apparatus; transforming both identification information of the device and device information corresponding to the one of the events detected into data that enables the asset management device to manage the data; and transmitting transformed data to the asset management device via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 9276958
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for managing information technology devices in an information technology environment in which at least some of the devices are connected to a network, and access of each user in the information technology environment is customized in a convenient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Hagiwara, Jim Vopni, Shun Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9130838
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for managing information technology devices through a network, in which a power filter can be customized to provide a dynamic and customized view of device status information, as well as to modify device settings, of the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY
    Inventors: Greg Anderson, Tom Haapanen, Kenji Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20150220953
    Abstract: Tools (such as systems, apparatuses, methodologies, computer programs, etc.) are provided for performing analysis of information technology provisions and/or costs, for an enterprise or another organization. For example, such tools are configured to quickly obtain data that is needed for the analysis and to present average price as one of the user-selectable options for product cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Hagiwara, Bard Dema
  • Publication number: 20150213381
    Abstract: Tools (such as system, apparatus and method) are provided for performing analysis of information technology provisions and/or costs, for an enterprise or another organization having facilities at multiple sites and in multiple countries. For example, such tools maintain plural device price tables expressing collected device price data in plural currencies. Thus, a user in any of the multiple countries can perform an enterprise analysis, based on one of the plural currencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20150193416
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided to allow a user to insert annotations or comments in a map application and place such annotations or comments on a digital map, as desired by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Hagiwara, Greg Melendez
  • Publication number: 20150193469
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for a user of a terminal to locate a device, with aid of a digital map. In addition, the user is provided with a user interface to add a device to a map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD,
    Inventors: Kenji Hagiwara, Michael Charity
  • Publication number: 20150156258
    Abstract: A device management apparatus is connected to a device and an asset management device via a network. The device management apparatus includes a processor that executes steps of: acquiring a device information of the device via the network in accordance with a communication protocol that suits for the device; detecting at least one event concerning installation, movement, addition, change, or disposal with respect to the device based on the acquired information and internal information stored in the device management apparatus; transforming both identification information of the device and device information corresponding to the one of the events detected into data that enables the asset management device to manage the data; and transmitting transformed data to the asset management device via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji HAGIWARA
  • Patent number: 9007631
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for managing information technology devices in an information technology environment in which at least some of the devices are connected to a network, and settings information is collected from the IT devices and device settings are presented to a user for configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Hagiwara, Jim Vopni, Shun Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8982400
    Abstract: In a device management device, a storage part stores device information pieces of devices on a network, an acquisition part acquires a device information piece of one of the devices via the network, and a detection part compares the device information piece with each of the device information pieces stored in the storage part, and detects at least one of installation, movement, addition, change, and disposal events with respect to the one of the devices. A transforming part transforms both identification information of the one of the devices and device information items corresponding to the detected event into data that enables an asset management device to manage the data. A transmission part transmits the data to the asset management device via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20140222980
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for managing information technology devices, to allow device settings to be remotely configured by a user in a user-friendly, efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Hagiwara, Tom Haapanen, Arturo Hung Tse
  • Publication number: 20140223316
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for managing information technology devices through a network, in which a power filter can be customized to provide a dynamic and customized view of device status information, as well as to modify device settings, of the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Greg Anderson, Tom Haapanen, Kenji Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20140223315
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for managing information technology devices in an information technology environment in which at least some of the devices are connected to a network, and settings information is collected from the IT devices and device settings are presented to a user for configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Kenji Hagiwara, Jim Vopni, Shun Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140223512
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for managing information technology devices in an information technology environment in which at least some of the devices are connected to a network, and access of each user in the information technology environment is customized in a convenient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Hagiwara, Jim Vopni, Shun Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140132989
    Abstract: In a device management device, a storage part stores device information pieces of devices on a network, an acquisition part acquires a device information piece of one of the devices via the network, and a detection part compares the device information piece with each of the device information pieces stored in the storage part, and detects at least one of installation, movement, addition, change, and disposal events with respect to the one of the devices. A transforming part transforms both identification information of the one of the devices and device information items corresponding to the detected event into data that enables an asset management device to manage the data. A transmission part transmits the data to the asset management device via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji HAGIWARA
  • Patent number: 8675214
    Abstract: In a device management device, a storage unit stores device information pieces of devices on a network, an acquisition unit acquires a device information piece of one of the devices via the network, and a detection unit compares the device information piece with each of the device information pieces stored in the storage unit, and detects at least one of installation, movement, addition, change, and disposal events with respect to the one of the devices. A transforming unit transforms both identification information of the one of the devices and device information items corresponding to the detected event into data that enables an asset management device to manage the data. A transmission unit transmits the data to the asset management device via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 8193269
    Abstract: Silicone resin composition for optical semiconductor devices, providing cured product wherein warpage in the devices is reduced and whiteness, heat-resistance, and light resistance are improved. The composition comprises: (A) an organopolysiloxane of the formula (CH3)aSi(OR1)b(OH)cO(4-a-b-c)/2??(1) wherein R1 is monovalent hydrocarbon and a, b, and c are numbers such that: 0.8<=a<=1.5, 0<=b<=0.3, 0.001<=c<=0.5, and 0.801<=a+b+c<2; (B) white pigment; (C) an inorganic filler other than the white pigment; (D) condensation catalyst; (E) an epoxy resin derived from isocyanuric acid; (F) an organopolysiloxane comprising unit R2SiO and unit RSiO1.5, wherein R is hydroxyl, methyl, ethyl, propyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, vinyl, or allyl; and (G) a linear diorganopolysiloxane of the formula wherein R5 and R6 are alkyl, cyclohexyl, vinyl, phenyl, or allyl and n is an integer from 800 to 1200.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Taguchi, Kenji Hagiwara, Junichi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20120127524
    Abstract: In a device management system, device managers are connected to communication devices and connected to an information processing device. Each device manager includes an acquisition part to acquire the device information from a communication device, a first management part to set and record the device information in a first data storage part and manage the communication device, and a transmitting part to transmit the acquired device information to the information processing device. The information processing device includes a reception part to receive the device information from the device managers and a second management part to set and record the received device information in a second data storage part and manage the communication devices managed by the device managers in a unified manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji HAGIWARA