Patents by Inventor Masaaki Komuro

Masaaki Komuro 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).

  • Work flow system and client in work flow system
    Patent number: 7574475
    Abstract: A work flow system for circulating a digital document file to plural clients through a network, including: a transmission client for initially issuing a document file for circulation, circulation clients for sequentially circulating the document file, transmitted by the transmission client. The transmission client includes: a setup processor for setting destination information to specify destination and order of circulation; and a transmission processor for sending a circulation information file, including the destination information, and the document file to the next circulation client, which is preset so in the destination information. Each of the circulation clients includes: a transmission processor for sending the circulation information file and the document file to the next circulation client, which is preset so in the destination information, in response to a verification of the document file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohiko Yamazaki, Masaaki Komuro, Yuichi Kawamura, Takamichi Sekido
  • Work flow system and client in work flow system
    Publication number: 20020073161
    Abstract: A work flow system for circulating a digital document file to plural clients through a network, including: a transmission client for initially issuing a document file for circulation, circulation clients for sequentially circulating the document file, transmitted by the transmission client. The transmission client includes: a setup processor for setting destination information to specify destination and order of circulation; and a transmission processor for sending a circulation information file, including the destination information, and the document file to the next circulation client, which is preset so in the destination information. Each of the circulation clients includes: a transmission processor for sending the circulation information file and the document file to the next circulation client, which is preset so in the destination information, in response to a verification of the document file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Hirohiko Yamazaki, Masaaki Komuro, Yuichi Kawamura, Takamichi Sekido