Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Kasatani

Kiyoshi Kasatani 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: 8122054
    Abstract: A multifunctional product connected with a plurality of terminals over a network includes an image information obtaining device that obtains image information, a document file storing device that stores the image information in a prescribed location as a document file, and a designating device that designates a prescribed terminal to receive the document file. A file transmission device is provided to transmit the document file to the prescribed terminal simultaneously when the document file storing device stores the image information in the document file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Publication number: 20110211597
    Abstract: In a network synchronization system including plural information processing devices, a first information processing device includes a synchronization-use common storage unit configured to copy and store first information for each user authorized to use the first information processing device, so that the first information can be shared with another information processing device; and a second information processing device includes a setting information unit configured to store second information for each user authorized to use the second information processing device, and a synchronization control unit configured to compare the second information with the first information, and to update the second information to latest information based on a result of the comparison. The synchronization control unit acquires common update information common to the information processing devices, which is stored in the synchronization-use common storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Publication number: 20110199641
    Abstract: A received document input and output device connected to a network and using a plurality of communication protocols, the document input and output device communicating documents in various data forms with a plurality of information devices, includes a storing part configured to store the documents received via a communication part; a printing part configured to print the documents; a setting part configured to set management information; and a periodic implementation part configured to control the parts processing the document based on the management information and an output of a clock part configured to count day and time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Patent number: 7978353
    Abstract: A document input and output device with a security protection function, the document input and output device being connected to a network and using a plurality of communication protocols, the document input and output device communicating documents in various data forms with plural information devices, includes a protection part configured to provide security protection for the document that is input; a confirmation part configured to encourage reconfirmation of information that is input by a user; and a restriction part configured to limit use of functions of the document input and output device. The document is protected and a document input and output process is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Patent number: 7961761
    Abstract: In a network synchronization system including plural information processing devices, a first information processing device includes a synchronization-use common storage unit configured to copy and store first information for each user authorized to use the first information processing device, so that the first information can be shared with another information processing device; and a second information processing device includes a setting information unit configured to store second information for each user authorized to use the second information processing device, and a synchronization control unit configured to compare the second information with the first information, and to update the second information to latest information based on a result of the comparison. The synchronization control unit acquires common update information common to the information processing devices, which is stored in the synchronization-use common storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Patent number: 7952736
    Abstract: A received document input and output device connected to a network and using a plurality of communication protocols, the document input and output device communicating documents in various data forms with a plurality of information devices, includes a storing part configured to store the documents received via a communication part; a printing part configured to print the documents; a setting part configured to set management information; and a periodic implementation part configured to control the parts processing the document based on the management information and an output of a clock part configured to count day and time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Patent number: 7869082
    Abstract: In a multi-function input/output device, an optical reading unit optically reads an optically readable code from a device control setting medium on which device control setting information, including use authentication information and unit-control-setting information for a document input control setting unit, a document-data-processing control setting unit, and a document-data-output control setting unit, is recorded. The device control setting information including the use authentication information is recognized from the code read by the optical reading unit. A user authentication unit authenticates the user by using a use authentication code of the use authentication information. A setting processing unit sets the unit-control-setting information based on a recognition result of the device control setting information and the use authentication information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihide Hayashida, Kenichi Iwama, Kazuhiro Yamada, Kiyoshi Kasatani, Naoki Takashima
  • Patent number: 7836158
    Abstract: A disclosed network synchronization system includes plural information processing devices. At least one of the information processing devices includes a setting information storage unit configured to store a setting information piece of the information processing device, a synchronous shared-storage unit configured to duplicate the setting information piece of the information processing device stored in the setting information storage unit and store the duplicated setting information piece of the information processing device such that the duplicated setting information piece of the information processing device is shared by another of the information processing devices, and a synchronization control unit configured to update the setting information piece of the information processing device stored in the setting information storage unit based on the setting information piece stored in the synchronous shared-storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Patent number: 7796293
    Abstract: A desired area, a desired resolution of the desired area, and a desired reduction ratio of an area other than the desired area are specified. An image data of the desired area is extracted from an image data of a document read at the desired resolution. A changed image data is created by changing the image data of the document based on the desired reduction ratio. The image data of the desired area and the changed image data are subjected to multi-page filing and saved as one file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takezo Fujishige, Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Patent number: 7769249
    Abstract: A document OCR implementing device, includes a reading part configured to read a document and form a recognition image; an obtaining part configured to perform image processing of the recognition image and obtain a state of the recognition image; a plurality of OCR engines configured to perform a character recognition process of the recognition image; and a designating part configured to designate the OCR engine by combining the recognition image and the OCR engine; wherein the character recognition process is implemented by using the OCR engine designated by the designating part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Patent number: 7701600
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an information processor that is controlled by a general-purpose operating system, and an image processor. The information processor performs a function in a category different from an image processing function performed in the image processor. As a result, a general purpose application program can be used as software for making effective use of the image processing function. Therefore, it is possible to facilitate development of the software to allow the image processing apparatus to perform the function in a category different from the image processing function performed in the image processor, in addition to the image processing function as a basic function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takezo Fujishige, Kiyoshi Kasatani, Hiroshi Terui, Yohichi Utaka
  • Patent number: 7612920
    Abstract: A control unit of a multifunction image forming apparatus obtains document information concerning copied documents, scanner read documents, and e-mail documents, and stores the obtained document information to a storing unit of a document storing unit. The control unit counts usage frequency concerning each document stored in the document storing unit, and stores the information as usage frequency information. The control unit has the operator, who carries out document searching, input predetermined information. The control unit matches the input information, and determines whether the operator is an authorized person concerning the searched document. In a case where it is determined that the operator is a legitimate authorized person, the control unit displays the information of the documents stored in the document storing unit, in an order of high usage frequency, to a display unit of an input operation unit, based on the usage frequency information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takezo Fujishige, Kiyoshi Kasatani, Yoshihiko Abe
  • Publication number: 20090237715
    Abstract: A network synchronizing system includes plural apparatuses. A first apparatus includes a first recording unit to record personal data of one or more users who can use the first apparatus to share the personal data with other apparatuses. A second apparatus includes a first setting unit to record personal data of one or more users who can use the second apparatus; and a first control unit to compare the personal data recorded in the first setting unit and the first recording unit and update the personal data recorded in the first setting unit of the second apparatus with the latest personal data for each user. The first control unit determines that users are the same user when data uniquely provided for the users in the personal data recorded in the first setting unit and the first recording unit are the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Publication number: 20090238213
    Abstract: In a network synchronization system including plural information processing devices, a first information processing device includes a synchronization-use common storage unit configured to copy and store first information for each user authorized to use the first information processing device, so that the first information can be shared with another information processing device; and a second information processing device includes a setting information unit configured to store second information for each user authorized to use the second information processing device, and a synchronization control unit configured to compare the second information with the first information, and to update the second information to latest information based on a result of the comparison. The synchronization control unit acquires common update information common to the information processing devices, which is stored in the synchronization-use common storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Patent number: 7577662
    Abstract: In a network communication system, data is exchanged between a source computer and a destination computer via a file server. The source computer is a network multifunction product and includes an uploading unit that uploads a file to the file server; and a URI sending unit that sends a Universal Resource Identifier (URI) of the file to the destination computer by e-mail. The destination computer is also a network multifunction product and includes a table that holds security information that is required to access to the file; a URI receiving unit that receives the URI; and a downloading unit that downloads the file from the file server using the security information that corresponds to the URI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Patent number: 7573615
    Abstract: In a multi-function image forming apparatus connected with a network, an email transmission device extracts image data of an address area, a subject area, and a body area of an original document from image data of the original document according to a designated one of a plurality of pieces of OCR area information stored in an OCR area information storage device, performs character recognition relative to the extracted image data of an address area, a subject area, and a body area of the original document with an OCR device to obtain character strings of the address area, the subject area, and the body area of the original document, sets the obtained character strings of the address area, the subject area, and the body area of the original document as an address, a subject, and a body of an email, and transmits the email while attaching the image data of the original document to the body of the email.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Publication number: 20090002742
    Abstract: A disclosed image input/output apparatus includes an image information acquiring unit configured to acquire image information; an identification information recognition unit configured to recognize identification information included in the image information acquired by the image information acquiring unit; and an output control unit configured to identify and output the image information acquired by the image information acquiring unit based on the identification information recognized by the identification information recognition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Publication number: 20090006652
    Abstract: A disclosed network synchronization system includes plural information processing devices. At least one of the information processing devices includes a setting information storage unit configured to store a setting information piece of the information processing device, a synchronous shared-storage unit configured to duplicate the setting information piece of the information processing device stored in the setting information storage unit and store the duplicated setting information piece of the information processing device such that the duplicated setting information piece of the information processing device is shared by another of the information processing devices, and a synchronization control unit configured to update the setting information piece of the information processing device stored in the setting information storage unit based on the setting information piece stored in the synchronous shared-storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Publication number: 20090007232
    Abstract: A disclosed information processing system includes an authentication information acquisition unit that acquires first authentication information and second authentication information different from the first authentication information. An authentication reference information storage unit stores first authentication reference information for authentication of the first authentication information and second authentication reference information for authentication of the second authentication information. A first authentication determination unit determines success or failure of first authentication using the first authentication information and the first authentication reference information. A second authentication determination unit determines success or failure of second authentication using the second authentication information and the second authentication reference information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kasatani
  • Publication number: 20080295166
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a communication unit which receives email through a communication line, the email having been sent by a user and including a first identifier and data. The apparatus further includes an accumulation unit which stores therein the data, a printout unit, an input unit which receives a second identifier entered by the user through direct operation thereof, and a control unit which controls the printout unit to print the data corresponding to the first identifier by reading the data from the accumulation unit if the second identifier matches the first identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventor: Kiyoshi KASATANI