Patents by Inventor Kouki Fukuda

Kouki Fukuda 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: 8325354
    Abstract: In the image data processing apparatus of the present invention, one or more job icons each of which is indicative of the presence of a received job are displayed in a screen of a touch panel, and when any one of the displayed job icons is operated, an information window disclosing detail information concerning the operated job icon is additionally displayed. As a result, a limited display area of the touch panel can be effectively utilized, so that this enables the user to easily find not only a processing status of the received job but also detail information of the job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenzoh Yoshida, Kouki Fukuda, Shinichiro Ota, Shunsuke Yajima, Syoichiro Yoshiura
  • Publication number: 20090296131
    Abstract: In the image data processing apparatus of the present invention, one or more job icons each of which is indicative of the presence of a received job are displayed in a screen of a touch panel, and when any one of the displayed job icons is operated, an information window disclosing detail information concerning the operated job icon is additionally displayed. As a result, a limited display area of the touch panel can be effectively utilized, so that this enables the user to easily find not only a processing status of the received job but also detail information of the job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenzoh Yoshida, Kouki Fukuda, Shinichiro Ota, Shunsuke Yajima, Syoichiro Yoshiura
  • Patent number: 6862104
    Abstract: An information transmitting apparatus includes: a job status management unit (e.g., a controller made up of a micro computer and other components) for managing the job statuses of transmitting information of the first and second information transmitting devices (e.g., a facsimile unit and e-mail facsimile unit); a display unit (display portion) for displaying the transmission status of jobs in each information transmitting device managed by the job status management unit; and a display controller (e.g., a controller made up of a micro computer and other components) for determining, based on the destination designated by a destination designating device (operation control portion), which transmission status of jobs of the first or second information transmitting device should be displayed on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunsuke Yajima, Tatsuo Nomura, Kouki Fukuda, Syoichiro Yoshiura
  • Patent number: 6477341
    Abstract: A control panel of a digital copier capable of inputting jobs according to a plurality of different processing modes includes a touch panel color liquid crystal display device. This display device displays setting information of a current processing mode and icons representing jobs according to newly inputted processing modes, in a concealed state. In the vicinity of the display device are provided mode selection keys for selecting processing modes. The display device also displays information on each job according to one of the processing modes in a color having the same hue as that of a display color of each mode selection key, thereby displaying information on a job in process and standby jobs with programmed processes in an intelligible state to users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuo Nomura, Kouki Fukuda, Syoichiro Yoshiura
  • Patent number: 6421509
    Abstract: An information display system capable of displaying the instruction input frame(basic frame) for allowing instructions of conditions of an arbitrary processing job to be input therethrough and the status confirmation frame (job status frame) for allowing the status of an arbitrary processing job to be checked is characterized in that with the basic frame preferentially displayed, a job list area that presents brief content of a processing job displayed in the job status frame can be displayed along with the basic frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuo Nomura, Mitsukazu Okuda, Kouki Fukuda, Yuji Okamoto, Syoichiro Yoshiura
  • Patent number: 6308023
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus has a display device which displays the information item as to image magnification conversion with a key set for setting the condition as to the magnification conversion in the approximately central area in the background frame. Further, the information item as to image density conversion with a key set for setting the condition as to the image density conversion in the approximately lower left area in the background frame. Arranged further in the approximately upper left area in the background frame are keys for commanding image processes including a duplex mode key and an edition mode key. The information items with key sets are adapted to be depicted with a color which is modified as to brightness and/or chroma from the green hue of the background frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuo Nomura, Kouki Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20010028808
    Abstract: A control panel of a digital copier capable of inputting jobs according to a plurality of different processing modes includes a touch panel color liquid crystal display device. This display device displays setting information of a current processing mode and icons representing jobs according to newly inputted processing modes, in a concealed state. In the vicinity of the display device are provided mode selection keys for selecting processing modes. The display device also displays information on each job according to one of the processing modes in a color having the same hue as that of a display color of each mode selection key, thereby displaying information on a job in process and standby jobs with programmed processes in an intelligible state to users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuo Nomura, Kouki Fukuda, Syoichiro Yoshiura
  • Publication number: 20010022665
    Abstract: An information transmitting apparatus includes: a job status management unit (e.g., a controller made up of a micro computer and other components) for managing the job statuses of transmitting information of the first and second information transmitting devices (e.g., a facsimile unit and e-mail facsimile unit); a display unit (display portion) for displaying the transmission status of jobs in each information transmitting device managed by the job status management unit; and a display controller (e.g., a controller made up of a micro computer and other components) for determining, based on the destination designated by a destination designating device (operation control portion), which transmission status of jobs of the first or second information transmitting device should be displayed on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventors: Shunsuke Yajima, Tatsuo Nomura, Kouki Fukuda, Syoichiro Yoshiura
  • Patent number: D319222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Sharp Corporation
    Inventors: Kanji Mizusugi, Kouki Fukuda
  • Patent number: D321500
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: Sharp Corporation
    Inventor: Kouki Fukuda
  • Patent number: D325598
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Sharp Corporation
    Inventor: Kouki Fukuda
  • Patent number: D326448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Sharp Corporation
    Inventor: Kouki Fukuda
  • Patent number: D331256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kouki Fukuda
  • Patent number: D337609
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kouki Fukuda
  • Patent number: D339152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Hirose, Kouki Fukuda
  • Patent number: D339154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kouki Fukuda
  • Patent number: D340065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1993
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kouki Fukuda
  • Patent number: D340721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Sharp Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Hirose, Kouki Fukuda
  • Patent number: D345758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kouki Fukuda
  • Patent number: D354076
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kouki Fukuda, Naohiko Kamigaki