Patents by Inventor Kohsuke NAMIHIRA

Kohsuke NAMIHIRA 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: 11150941
    Abstract: An information processing system that includes at least one information processing apparatus and executes programs, each of which performs a predetermined process, the information processing system including a memory unit configured to store, for each of applications performing a sequence of processes using electronic data, program identification information identifying at least one program performing each process of the sequence of processes, flow information defining an execution order of the at least one program, and app identification information identifying each of the applications, while associating the program identification information, the flow information, and the app identification information, a registering unit, and a process executing unit, in receipt of a request including information related to the electronic data and the app identification information from a second apparatus, configured to cause the program identified by the program identification information in accordance with the execution
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohsuke Namihira, Yuuichiroh Hayashi, Kazunori Sugimura, Hikaru Kominami, Zhi Min, Dongzhe Zhang, Ryutaro Sakanashi
  • Patent number: 10445489
    Abstract: An information processing system including programs respectively executing predetermined processes includes a first memory unit storing, for each application executing a sequence of processes using electronic data in collaboration with an external service, flow information that defines program identification information and an execution order of the programs, app identification information, a permitting unit receiving a first request that includes the app identification information and external service identification information, acquiring a permission token from the external service, and causing a second memory unit to store the acquired permission token, user identification information, and the app identification information, a sending unit receiving a second request, and a process executing unit receiving a third request and causing the program to execute the sequence of processes, wherein the permitting unit determines a scope of the permission token based on the flow information stored in association wit
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuichiroh Hayashi, Kazunori Sugimura, Kohsuke Namihira, Hikaru Kominami, Dongzhe Zhang, Ryutaro Sakanashi, Zhi Min
  • Publication number: 20190303194
    Abstract: An information processing system that includes at least one information processing apparatus and executes programs, each of which performs a predetermined process, the information processing system including a memory unit configured to store, for each of applications performing a sequence of processes using electronic data, program identification information identifying at least one program performing each process of the sequence of processes, flow information defining an execution order of the at least one program, and app identification information identifying each of the applications, while associating the program identification information, the flow information, and the app identification information, a registering unit, and a process executing unit, in receipt of a request including information related to the electronic data and the app identification information from a second apparatus, configured to cause the program identified by the program identification information in accordance with the execution
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohsuke NAMIHIRA, Yuuichiroh HAYASHI, Kazunori SUGIMURA, Hikaru KOMINAMI, Zhi MIN, Dongzhe ZHANG, Ryutaro SAKANASHI
  • Patent number: 10372485
    Abstract: An information processing system that includes at least one information processing apparatus and executes programs, each of which performs a predetermined process, the information processing system including a memory unit configured to store, for each of applications performing a sequence of processes using electronic data, program identification information identifying at least one program performing each process of the sequence of processes, flow information defining an execution order of the at least one program, and app identification information identifying each of the applications, while associating the program identification information, the flow information, and the app identification information, a registering unit, and a process executing unit, in receipt of a request including information related to the electronic data and the app identification information from a second apparatus, configured to cause the program identified by the program identification information in accordance with the execution
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohsuke Namihira, Yuuichiroh Hayashi, Kazunori Sugimura, Hikaru Kominami, Zhi Min, Dongzhe Zhang, Ryutaro Sakanashi
  • Patent number: 10291620
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus issuing qualification information that is used by a terminal apparatus in using a service includes an authenticating unit configured to receive an authentication request, which includes organization information, domain information, and account information in an on-premises environment, from the terminal apparatus, and search for a user belonging to an organization identified by the organization information from user administration information based on the account information in the on-premises environment in response to a correspondence between the organization information and the domain information inside organization administration information, which causes the organization information and the domain information to correspond; and a qualification information issuing unit configured to issue the qualification information to the searched user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Ohzaki, Yasuharu Fukuda, Seiichi Kondo, Kohsuke Namihira, Hikaru Kominami
  • Patent number: 10120758
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a storage unit storing application identification information of an application for executing a first process in association with information relating to the first process; a receiving unit that receives a request including the application identification information and information relating to electronic data from a device; a process execution unit that executes the first process on electronic data based on the information relating to the first process stored in association with the application identification information included in the request and the information relating to the electronic data included in the request; and a process generation unit that generates information relating to a second process for rolling back a processing result of the first process executed by the process execution unit. The process execution unit executes the second process based on the generated information relating to the second process when an error occurs in the first process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuichiroh Hayashi, Kazunori Sugimura, Kohsuke Namihira, Dongzhe Zhang
  • Patent number: 10114940
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a storage unit that stores, with respect to each application, application identification information identifying the application for executing a series of processes in cooperation with an external service and information relating to the series of processes; a receiving unit that receives from a device connected to the information processing system, a request including first authentication information acquired by the device from an authentication infrastructure, the application identification information, and information relating to electronic data designated by a user at the device; an acquisition unit that acquires second authentication information for using the external service based on the first authentication information included in the received request; and an execution unit that executes a process on the electronic data based on the information relating to the series of processes associated with the application identification information included in the received
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Sugimura, Yuuichiroh Hayashi, Kohsuke Namihira, Dongzhe Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180060131
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a memory and processors. The memory stores flow information and flow identification information for each sequence of processes performed by using electronic data. The flow information defines program identification information identifying programs for executing the sequence of processes, and an execution order of the programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohsuke NAMIHIRA, Yuuichiroh HAYASHI, Ryohsuke YOSHIHASHI
  • Patent number: 9904499
    Abstract: An information processing system stores, for each application for carrying out a first sequence of processes using electronic data, application identification information and first-sequence information in a manner of associating them with one another; receives a request including the application identification information and electronic-data information; carries out the first sequence of processes on the electronic data according to the request; determines, before carrying out each process of the first sequence of processes, whether to generate second-sequence information where information concerning an additional process to be carried out before the process of the first sequence of processes is added, and if the determination result is to generate the second-sequence information, generates the second-sequence information and carries out a second sequence of processes where the additional process is carried out before the process of the first sequence of processes, on the electronic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohsuke Namihira, Yuuichiroh Hayashi, Kazunori Sugimura, Dongzhe Zhang
  • Patent number: 9871940
    Abstract: An information processing system implements a receiving unit receiving a request including app identification information, first flow identification information, information related to electronic data used in a first sequence of processes from one apparatus among from at least one apparatus coupled to the information processing system, and a process executing unit causing each program of the at least one program identified by program identification information defined by first flow identification information included in the request in association with the app identification information included in the request received by the receiving unit to be executed according to an execution order defined in the first flow information, and, in response to the error occurring in the first sequence of processes, causes the each program to be executed in the execution order defined in the second flow information to execute the second sequence of processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi Min, Yuuichiroh Hayashi, Hikaru Kominami, Kazunori Sugimura, Kohsuke Namihira, Ryutaro Sakanashi, Dongzhe Zhang
  • Patent number: 9807272
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a device, a first apparatus that is connected to the device via a first network, and a second apparatus that is connected to the device via a second network and is unable to receive a request from the first apparatus. The device includes an input part that inputs image data and a transmission part. In a case where the second apparatus corresponds to an output destination of the image data, the transmission part transmits the image data to the second apparatus via the second network. In a case where an apparatus that is capable of receiving data from the first apparatus corresponds to the output destination of the image data, the transmission part transmits to the first apparatus via the first network a transmission request to have the image data transmitted to the output destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohsuke Namihira
  • Publication number: 20170149788
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus issuing qualification information that is used by a terminal apparatus in using a service includes an authenticating unit configured to receive an authentication request, which includes organization information, domain information, and account information in an on-premises environment, from the terminal apparatus, and search for a user belonging to an organization identified by the organization information from user administration information based on the account information in the on-premises environment in response to a correspondence between the organization information and the domain information inside organization administration information, which causes the organization information and the domain information to correspond; and a qualification information issuing unit configured to issue the qualification information to the searched user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki OHZAKI, Yasuharu FUKUDA, Seiichi KONDO, Kohsuke NAMIHIRA, Hikaru KOMINAMI
  • Publication number: 20170109194
    Abstract: An information processing system that includes at least one information processing apparatus and executes programs, each of which performs a predetermined process, the information processing system including a memory unit configured to store, for each of applications performing a sequence of processes using electronic data, program identification information identifying at least one program performing each process of the sequence of processes, flow information defining an execution order of the at least one program, and app identification information identifying each of the applications, while associating the program identification information, the flow information, and the app identification information, a registering unit, and a process executing unit, in receipt of a request including information related to the electronic data and the app identification information from a second apparatus, configured to cause the program identified by the program identification information in accordance with the execution
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohsuke NAMIHIRA, Yuuichiroh HAYASHI, Kazunori SUGIMURA, Hikaru KOMINAMI, Zhi MIN, Dongzhe ZHANG, Ryutaro SAKANASHI
  • Publication number: 20170083697
    Abstract: An information processing system including programs respectively executing predetermined processes includes a first memory unit storing, for each application executing a sequence of processes using electronic data in collaboration with an external service, flow information that defines program identification information and an execution order of the programs, app identification information, a permitting unit receiving a first request that includes the app identification information and external service identification information, acquiring a permission token from the external service, and causing a second memory unit to store the acquired permission token, user identification information, and the app identification information, a sending unit receiving a second request, and a process executing unit receiving a third request and causing the program to execute the sequence of processes, wherein the permitting unit determines a scope of the permission token based on the flow information stored in association wit
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuichiroh HAYASHI, Kazunori SUGIMURA, Kohsuke NAMIHIRA, Hikaru KOMINAMI, Dongzhe ZHANG, Ryutaro SAKANASHI, Zhi MIN
  • Publication number: 20170078509
    Abstract: An information processing system includes electronic devices and a service providing system constituted by information processing devices. The information processing system includes an information operating unit configured to send, from the service providing system to a user terminal, connection information for connecting to an electronic device relevant to a request for an operation, and an instruction for causing the electronic device to execute a process based on the request, when the request is received by the service providing system from the user terminal; and an information processing unit configured to perform a process of synchronizing information at the electronic device by accessing the service providing system according to the instruction from the user terminal, when the user terminal sends the instruction, which has been sent by the information operating unit, to the electronic device based on the connection information sent by the information operating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohsuke NAMIHIRA
  • Publication number: 20170054865
    Abstract: An information processing system implements a receiving unit receiving a request including app identification information, first flow identification information, information related to electronic data used in a first sequence of processes from one apparatus among from at least one apparatus coupled to the information processing system, and a process executing unit causing each program of the at least one program identified by program identification information defined by first flow identification information included in the request in association with the app identification information included in the request received by the receiving unit to be executed according to an execution order defined in the first flow information, and, in response to the error occurring in the first sequence of processes, causes the each program to be executed in the execution order defined in the second flow information to execute the second sequence of processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi MIN, Yuuichiroh HAYASHI, Hikaru KOMINAMI, Kazunori SUGIMURA, Kohsuke NAMIHIRA, Ryutaro SAKANASHI, Dongzhe ZHANG
  • Patent number: 9544473
    Abstract: An information processing system is provided that includes a device and an information processing apparatus that is connected to the device via a network. The device is configured to scan image data from a paper document, generate reduced data from image data of a part of pages of the paper document each time the image data of the part of the pages of the paper document is scanned, transmit the reduced data to the information processing apparatus each time the reduced data is generated, perform a second process, which differs from a first process performed by the information processing apparatus, with respect to the image data scanned from the paper document to generate second data, receive via the network, first data generated by the first process that is performed by the information processing apparatus with respect to the reduced data, and synthesize the first data and the second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohsuke Namihira, Mitsuo Ando
  • Patent number: 9503405
    Abstract: An information processing system, which includes an electronic apparatus and a service providing system executing a process using e-mail based on a request from the electronic apparatus, includes a process reception part that receives the request, a mail transmission part that transmits the e-mail to which identification information uniquely identifying the request is added and in which the address of the service providing system is set as the return destination of the e-mail, a monitoring part that detects reception of the e-mail returned in response to the failure of the transmission of the e-mail, and identifies the request based on the identification information added to the returned e-mail, and a reporting part that reports the failure as the process result of the request to the process reception part. The process reception part records the failure as the process result of the request in response to the reported failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohtetsu Choh, Kohsuke Namihira
  • Publication number: 20160274945
    Abstract: An information processing system stores, for each application for carrying out a first sequence of processes using electronic data, application identification information and first-sequence information in a manner of associating them with one another; receives a request including the application identification information and electronic-data information; carries out the first sequence of processes on the electronic data according to the request; determines, before carrying out each process of the first sequence of processes, whether to generate second-sequence information where information concerning an additional process to be carried out before the process of the first sequence of processes is added, and if the determination result is to generate the second-sequence information, generates the second-sequence information and carries out a second sequence of processes where the additional process is carried out before the process of the first sequence of processes, on the electronic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kohsuke NAMIHIRA, Yuuichiroh HAYASHI, Kazunori SUGIMURA, Dongzhe ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20160266977
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a storage unit storing application identification information of an application for executing a first process in association with information relating to the first process; a receiving unit that receives a request including the application identification information and information relating to electronic data from a device; a process execution unit that executes the first process on electronic data based on the information relating to the first process stored in association with the application identification information included in the request and the information relating to the electronic data included in the request; and a process generation unit that generates information relating to a second process for rolling back a processing result of the first process executed by the process execution unit. The process execution unit executes the second process based on the generated information relating to the second process when an error occurs in the first process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuichiroh HAYASHI, Kazunori SUGIMURA, Kohsuke NAMIHIRA, Dongzhe ZHANG