Patents by Inventor Koto TAKASU

Koto TAKASU 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).

  • FIRMWARE UPDATING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20260080063
    Abstract: A firmware updating method includes the steps of: updating the firmware to an intermediate firmware; and performing a firmware separation function in the intermediate firmware, and by the firmware separation function (a) determining a firmware for this electronic apparatus, (b) determining whether a specific identifier is included in the determined firmware or not, and (c) if the specific identifier is included in the determined firmware, updating the firmware included in the electronic apparatus with the determined firmware, and if the specific identifier is not included in the determined firmware, prohibiting updating the firmware included in the electronic apparatus with the determined firmware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Hiroshi Furutani, Akihiko Ikazaki, Yukihiro Shibata, Tetsuya Matsusaka, Yohei Yamada, Koto Takasu
  • Electronic apparatus, image forming apparatus, and security level management method
    Patent number: 8842311
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a security storage unit, a security information acquisition unit, a calculation unit, a determination unit, a notification unit, and an operation control unit. The security storage unit is configured to store a plurality of securities together with respective security levels associated with the securities. The security information acquisition unit is configured to acquire security information concerning the apparatus. The calculation unit is configured to calculate a total of the security level or levels of the security or securities applied to the apparatus, using the security levels of the securities stored in the security storage unit. The determination unit is configured to determine whether or not the calculated total has reached a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Koto Takasu, Masaru Sato, Shigeki Kimura, Masaki Sone
  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SECURITY LEVEL MANAGEMENT METHOD
    Publication number: 20130258393
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a security storage unit, a security information acquisition unit, a calculation unit, a determination unit, a notification unit, and an operation control unit. The security storage unit is configured to store a plurality of securities together with respective security levels associated with the securities. The security information acquisition unit is configured to acquire security information concerning the apparatus. The calculation unit is configured to calculate a total of the security level or levels of the security or securities applied to the apparatus, using the security levels of the securities stored in the security storage unit. The determination unit is configured to determine whether or not the calculated total has reached a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Koto TAKASU, Masaru SATO, Shigeki KIMURA, Masaki SONE