Patents by Inventor Kenji Hisatomi

Kenji Hisatomi 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: 6473203
    Abstract: An image information processor has an image superimposing and outputting means for printing out a superimposed image where a bar code representative of a storage location of an electronic document file received through a facsimile is superimposed on the first page of the electronic document file. When a necessary electronic document file is read out, the bar code is read from the printed output corresponding to the necessary electronic document file being set by the user, the storage location of the electronic document file is decrypted from the bar code to thereby identify and read out the electronic document file. In this case, the reading of the bar code is performed only when a permitted password is inputted by the user. The readout of the electronic document file is not performed otherwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Hisatomi, Takehito Yamaguchi, Kazuyuki Murata, Shigeru Matsukawa
  • Publication number: 20020087635
    Abstract: Business machine network terminal and a business machine network information management system are provided which collect information such as the use histories of business machines on services provided through cooperative processing, and which manage the accounting information on the machines for the services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Takehito Yamaguchi, Yuji Okada, Kenji Hisatomi
  • Publication number: 20020059231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a simplified filing system, constructed in a way to be mutually utilized by connecting a plurality of simplified filing devices to one another through a network. Said operating device 100 comprises an image control means 103 for requesting, in the case where the specified simplified filing device specified at the time of registration of image data is other simplified filing device (filing destination device 200), address solution based on an device ID to said server 10, while said server 10 comprises an address control means 13 for identifying the network address corresponding to said device ID based on the request for address solution from the operating device 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 1998
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: HIDEYUKI KUWANO, NAOKI TAKAHASHI, TAKEHITO YAMAGUCHI, YUJI OKADA, KAZUYUKI MURATA, KENJI HISATOMI
  • Publication number: 20020054324
    Abstract: This invention relates to a web print system comprising a web printer that acquires from a delivery server Internet information and then prints the Internet information. For example, the invention is a web print system comprising a web printer 10 that acquires Internet information like a web page 25a from a delivery server 20 and prints it out. Printing fee calculating means 24 calculates a printing fee on the basis of either one of a running cost needed for printing, a providing fee of the Internet information, or an advertisement rate per printing. Advertisement rate calculating means 27 calculates the advertisement rate on the basis of either one of the number of printing the advertisement, a term of the advertisement inserting, the size or content of the Internet information printed together with the advertisement, or a price decided at a auction by advertisers who intend to insert advertisements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: Yuji Okada, Takehito Tamaguchi, Kenji Hisatomi
  • Patent number: 6342954
    Abstract: An image information processor has an image superimposing and outputting means for printing out a superimposed image where a bar code representative of a storage location of an electronic document file received through a facsimile is superimposed on the first page of the electronic document file. When a necessary electronic document file is read out, the bar code is read from the printed output corresponding to the necessary electronic document file being set by the user, the storage location of the electronic document file is decrypted from the bar code to thereby identify and read out the electronic document file. In this case, the reading of the bar code is performed only when a permitted password is inputted by the user. The readout of the electronic document file is not performed otherwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Hisatomi, Takehito Yamaguchi, Kazuyuki Murata, Shigeru Matsukawa
  • Publication number: 20010029513
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a digital integrated apparatus and document processing system for obtaining documentary image furnished with document ID mark at the same time with registration of documentary image. Document ID is generated when documentary image data is stored in storing means. This document ID is encoded by document ID encoding means to obtain document ID mark. The obtained document ID mark is input in pattern synthesizing means and, simultaneously as said storage, attached to specific documentary image and then output from output means such as laser printer, etc. The document can be taken out by utilizing this documentary image with document ID mark, and can also be transmitted by facsimile. Moreover, by transmitting a documentary image with document ID mark to a digital integrated apparatus from a facsimile system in a distant place, it is possible to take out the documentary image corresponding to that document ID mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: Hideyuki Kuwano, Yuji Okada, Naoki Takahashi, Kenji Hisatomi, Takehito Yamaguchi, Kazuyuki Murata
  • Patent number: 6278513
    Abstract: A digital copier includes an image reading part and a printing part. The image reading part includes reading means for electrically scanning lines of image information of a document in a primary scanning direction at a predetermined cycle to output image signals for the lines; secondary scanning means for mechanically moving a primary scanning position with respect to the document at a constant secondary scanning speed V in a secondary scanning direction perpendicular to the primary scanning direction; and line thinning means for thinning out lines for the image signals to 1/N where N is an integer. The printing part prints an image on a printing medium based on the image signals supplied from the image reading part. The lines of image information of the document are copied at an arbitrary zoom ratio in the secondary scanning direction by combining a value of the integer N and a value of the secondary scanning speed V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Murata, Takehito Yamaguchi, Hideyuki Kuwano, Yuji Okada, Joji Tanaka, Naoki Takahashi, Kenji Hisatomi
  • Patent number: 5999766
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus for storing and reading out image data. An authorization code inputting element reads in an authorization code from an authorization medium on which a particular authorization code is recorded and a user identification inputting element inputs user identification information including the individual user authorization number issued at the time of the user being registered. A user control element controls the users by the authorization code and the user identification information, and a function-limiting element limits the scope of functions that can be used by the user in case the user can not be identified by the inputted authorization code or the inputted user identification information. Thus, the storing of image data by an unidentified user can be blocked, and the confidentiality of stored imaged data can be secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Hisatomi, Hideyuki Kuwano, Naoki Takahashi, Takehito Yamaguchi, Yuji Okada, Kazuyuki Murata