Patents by Inventor Kenji Matsuhara

Kenji Matsuhara 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: 20150365558
    Abstract: An image processing device inserts an AR (Augmented Reality) marker in documents. The AR marker is to deliver an air tag which corresponds to the AR marker from an air tag server to a terminal device, when the terminal device which reads the AR marker satisfies deliver conditions. The image processing device identifies the air tag which is to be delivered from among air tags stored in the air tag server. The image processing device acquires the AR marker which corresponds to the air tag which is to be delivered from the air tag server. The image processing device inserts the acquired AR marker into the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yosuke TANIGUCHI, Takeshi MINAMI, Kenichi TAKAHASHI, Kenji MATSUHARA, Kaitaku OZAWA, Yoshiaki SHIBUTA, Atsushi TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150365552
    Abstract: A processing apparatus having a function to perform specific processing based on a request from a terminal is provided. The processing apparatus includes a connection portion configured to connect the processing apparatus to the terminal; and a processor configured to control the terminal to display a second screen including a part or a whole of a first screen, the first screen having been displayed in the terminal by another processing apparatus with the function before the processing apparatus connects to the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Kenji MATSUHARA, Takeshi MINAMI, Kenichi TAKAHASHI, Kaitaku OZAWA, Yoshiaki SHIBUTA, Yosuke TANIGUCHI, Atsushi TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150269782
    Abstract: An augmented reality information generating apparatus acquires a content stored in an external device, determines a display area defined by a relative position to an object in the content, acquires related information related to the object, and generates augmented reality information in which the content, area information indicating the display area, and the related information are associated with each other. An augmented reality display apparatus acquires a first content, acquires augmented reality information that includes a second content having an identical object with an object in the first content, determines a reality display area in which a relative position to the object in the first content has the same relation with a relative position between the object in the second content and the display area, and displays the related information included in the augmented reality information in the reality display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi TAMURA, Takeshi MINAMI, Kenichi TAKAHASHI, Kenji MATSUHARA, Kaitaku OZAWA, Yosuke TANIGUCHI, Yoshiaki SHIBUTA
  • Publication number: 20150116765
    Abstract: An image processing system includes an image processing apparatus and a portable terminal apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes: a first USB connector; and a command transmitter that transmits a file manipulation command. The portable terminal apparatus includes: a second USB connector; a detector that detects that the portable terminal apparatus is connected to the first USB connector via the second USB connector; a memory being capable of storing a plurality of first folders; a register that registers address information of a Web service, the Web service being combined with at least one first folder stored on the memory; a mounting portion that accesses the Web service and mounts at least one second folder of the Web service onto the at least one first folder; and a controller that obtains a file from the Web service to transfer to the image processing apparatus upon the file manipulation command being received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hirokazu KUBOTA, Junichi HASE, Kazusei TAKAHASHI, Kazuya ANEZAKI, Kenji MATSUHARA
  • Patent number: 9007636
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an internal control portion to execute a process predetermined for an internal command, an application executing portion to execute an application program, and an application control portion to convert an application command output from the application executing portion into an internal command and output the internal command to the internal control portion. The application control portion includes a controlled-object determination portion to determine whether the hardware resource to be controlled by a first internal command obtained by converting a first application command input from a first custom portion and the hardware resource to be controlled by a second internal command obtained by converting a second application command input from a second custom portion are of the same type, and an arbitration portion to control timings for outputting the first and second internal commands on the basis of the determination result by the controlled-object determination portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Tomono, Kenji Matsuhara, Kenichi Takahashi, Kazumi Sawayanagi, Yosuke Taniguchi, Manabu Furukawa
  • Patent number: 8988694
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operating portion to control hardware resources, an internal control portion to perform a process predetermined for an internal command, an application executing portion to execute an application program and output a simplified command or application command, and an application control portion to convert the simplified command or application command output by the application executing portion into an internal command and output the internal command to the internal control portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Takahashi, Kazuaki Tomono, Kazumi Sawayanagi, Kenji Matsuhara, Yosuke Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 8930510
    Abstract: A supervision feasible apparatus capable of operating in a supervisory mode directed to supervising supervision information related to a plurality of apparatuses detects, when set at a supervisory mode, an apparatus attaining a data access enable state and an apparatus attaining a data access disable state with respect to a network, and updates supervisory information based on information related to the detected apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Matsuhara, Fumiko Uchino
  • Publication number: 20140365655
    Abstract: An information system performing communication with a plurality of cloud servers is provided. The information system includes an information management portion configured to manage account information indicating accounts of a user of the information system, the accounts being set up for the cloud servers; an obtaining portion configured to, in response to operation of logging into the information system by the user, gain access to the cloud servers with the account information to obtain, from each of the cloud servers, usage information indicating use by the user; and a user interface portion configured to cause a display provided in a device operated by the user in order to log into the information system to display a list of the use of each of the cloud servers by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Kazusei Takahashi, Junichi Hase, Kenji Matsuhara, Kazuya Anezaki, Hirokazu Kubota
  • Patent number: 8908217
    Abstract: An information processing terminal capable of communicating with an information processing device with an operational panel on which setting on a job and an order to execute the job are accepted. The information processing terminal includes: a display unit; an operational input unit; a remote controller to remote control the information processing device by acquiring an operational screen and displaying the operational screen, and by transmitting operational information to the information processing device; a terminal function controller to control a specific function mounted on the information processing terminal; and a storage storing a program that functions as a cooperation controller to make the information processing device and the terminal function controller work cooperatively. The remote controller actuates the cooperation controller by starting the program and displays the cooperation operational screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuya Anezaki, Junichi Hase, Kenji Matsuhara, Kazusei Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20140355058
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus remotely controls an image forming apparatus having an operating state changeable. The information processing apparatus includes a remote operation accepting portion to accept a user operation, and a remote control portion to remotely control the image forming apparatus on the basis of a remote operation accepted by the remote operation accepting portion. The remote control portion includes a motion detecting portion to detect a motion of the user, and a state maintaining portion to control the image forming apparatus not to change the operating state while a remote-operation motion for inputting a remote operation is detected by the motion detecting portion after a communication with the image forming apparatus has been established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji MATSUHARA, Junichi HASE, Kazusei TAKAHASHI, Kazuya ANEZAKI, Hirokazu KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 8873077
    Abstract: A control portion of an image forming apparatus includes an internal control portion to execute a process predetermined for an internal command, a first application executing portion, and an application control portion to convert an application command output from one of second application executing portions into an internal command for output to the internal control portion. The application control portion includes a current task setting portion to set a second application executing portion to a currently selected state, and an arbitration portion to output operation identification information of a common operation accepted, to the second application executing portion currently selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Tomono, Kenji Matsuhara, Kenichi Takahashi, Kazumi Sawayanagi, Yosuke Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 8839104
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus with a display displaying a preview image of a document with a plurality of pages having text sections in a text data format and illustration sections in an image data format; an illustration section selector which selects one of the illustration sections on any of the pages in the preview image displayed on the display, according to a user operation; a page selector which specifies one of the pages as a destination page to which the selected illustration section is to be transferred, according to a user operation; a realignment portion which transfers the selected illustration section to the destination page selected by the page selector and realigns texts in a text section of the destination page; and a controller which allows the display to display a preview image of the destination page including the texts realigned by the realignment portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Matsuhara, Kazuaki Tomono, Kenichi Takahashi, Jun Kunioka
  • Publication number: 20140233060
    Abstract: An information processing terminal capable of communicating with an information processing device with an operational panel on which setting on a job and an order to execute the job are accepted. The information processing terminal includes: a display unit; an operational input unit; a remote controller to remote control the information processing device by acquiring an operational screen and displaying the operational screen, and by transmitting operational information to the information processing device; a terminal function controller to control a specific function mounted on the information processing terminal; and a storage storing a program that functions as a cooperation controller to make the information processing device and the terminal function controller work cooperatively. The remote controller actuates the cooperation controller by starting the program and displays the cooperation operational screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuya ANEZAKI, Junichi HASE, Kenji MATSUHARA, Kazusei TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20140218763
    Abstract: An image processing device capable of communicating with an information processing terminal and a cloud server. The image processing device comprises a communication controller to communicate with the information processing terminal, a server connecting unit to make connection to the cloud server based on connection information received from the information processing terminal and acquire an operational screen about a job from the cloud server, a remote screen generating unit to generate a remote screen based on the operational screen acquired by the server connecting unit and transmit the remote screen to the information processing terminal, the remote screen being used for remote control from the information processing terminal, and a job controller, if operational information received by the communication controller is an order made on the remote screen to execute a job, the job controller executing the job in cooperation with the cloud server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazusei TAKAHASHI, Junichi HASE, Kenji MATSUHARA, Kazuya ANEZAKI, Tomonari YOSHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20140168696
    Abstract: An information processing system has a portable information terminal and an information processing device that allow communication therebetween. The portable information terminal includes: a first application executing part for acquiring screen information indicating a screen with which a user makes remote operation from the information processing device and displaying the screen; and an informing part for sending access information as to a destination being accessed by a second application executing part to the information processing device when an application detecting part detects that both of the first and second application executing parts are running. The information processing device includes: a screen creating part for creating the screen based on the access information; and a transmitting part for sending the screen information created by the screen creating part to the portable information terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji MATSUHARA, Junichi HASE, Kazusei TAKAHASHI, Kazuya ANEZAKI, Tomonari YOSHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20140168714
    Abstract: An image processing terminal includes a photographing section to photograph an image of a subject. A display section displays the image. An electronic additional information obtaining section obtains electronic additional information. A display control section displays the image with an air tag superimposed over the image. The air tag includes an image object corresponding to the electronic additional information. An image analysis section analyzes the image. In the case where, while the display section is displaying a plurality of air tags, the photographing section photographs a user of the image processing terminal pointing to a particular position within the subject at a fingertip, the image analysis section specifies a position of the fingertip so as to specify the particular position, and the display section displays an air tag corresponding to the particular position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Kazumi SAWAYANAGI, Kazuaki TOMONO, Kenichi TAKAHASHI, Kenji MATSUHARA, Yosuke TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20140055801
    Abstract: A control portion of an image forming apparatus includes an internal control portion to execute a process predetermined for an internal command, a first application executing portion, and an application control portion to convert an application command output from one of second application executing portions into an internal command for output to the internal control portion. The application control portion includes a current task setting portion to set a second application executing portion to a currently selected state, and an arbitration portion to output operation identification information of a common operation accepted, to the second application executing portion currently selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuaki TOMONO, Kenji Matsuhara, Kenichi Takahashi, Kazumi Sawayanagi, Yosuke Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20140022589
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an internal control portion to execute a process predetermined for an internal command, an application executing portion to execute an application program, and an application control portion to convert an application command output from the application executing portion into an internal command and output the internal command to the internal control portion. The application control portion includes a controlled-object determination portion to determine whether the hardware resource to be controlled by a first internal command obtained by converting a first application command input from a first custom portion and the hardware resource to be controlled by a second internal command obtained by converting a second application command input from a second custom portion are of the same type, and an arbitration portion to control timings for outputting the first and second internal commands on the basis of the determination result by the controlled-object determination portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Tomono, Kenji Matsuhara, Kenichi Takahashi, Kazumi Sawayanagi, Yosuke Taniguchi, Manabu Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20140022578
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operating portion to control hardware resources, an internal control portion to perform a process predetermined for an internal command, an application executing portion to execute an application program and output a simplified command or application command, and an application control portion to convert the simplified command or application command output by the application executing portion into an internal command and output the internal command to the internal control portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi TAKAHASHI, Kazuaki Tomono, Kazumi Sawayanagi, Kenji Matsuhara, Yosuke Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 8635677
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storing portion, an authentication portion to authenticate a user using one of the one or more user apparatuses on the basis of identification information received from the user apparatus; a selecting portion to select, as main data, a piece of data from among one or more pieces of data stored in a presentation area which is a predetermined one of the plurality of storage areas; a screen generating portion to generate an access screen including an image of the selected main data; an access detecting portion to detect an access to the presentation area; and a screen transmitting portion, when the access detecting portion detects an access to the presentation area by the authenticated user, to transmit the generated access screen to the one of the one or more user apparatuses that is used by the authenticated user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kei Shigehisa, Takeshi Morikawa, Kenji Matsuhara, Toshimichi Iwai