Patents by Inventor Masaki Nakata
Masaki Nakata 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).
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Publication number: 20240114781Abstract: The present invention is to provide a photoelectric conversion element with an excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency, an imaging element, an optical sensor, and a compound. The photoelectric conversion element of the present invention includes, in the following order, a conductive film, a photoelectric conversion film, and a transparent conductive film, in which the photoelectric conversion film contains a compound represented by Formula (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Masaki MORITA, Ryo FUJIWARA, Hiroki SUGIURA, Yasunori YONEKUTA, Hiyoku NAKATA
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Publication number: 20230126787Abstract: An image processing apparatus is communicable with a service providing server that provides a service, and includes a hardware-processor, wherein the hardware-processor acquires authentication success information representing a successful login to the service in response to an operation input by a user, executes an image process, and sets an operation state to an operable state in which an operation for executing the image process is acceptable in accordance with the authentication success information in response to acquisition of the authentication success information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventor: Masaki NAKATA
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Publication number: 20220407686Abstract: An authentication system includes: an information processing apparatus including a first processor; and an authentication server connected to the information processing apparatus through a network and including a second processor. The first processor acquires user registration information stored in a first memory based on an instruction operation of the user, generates an authentication request including data encrypted based on an encryption key included in the acquired user registration information and identification information included in the acquired user registration information, and transmits the authentication request to the authentication server.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Masaki NAKATA
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Patent number: 11343401Abstract: An information processing device acquires and executes a workflow including interrelated jobs from a management device. The information processing device includes: a main controller including a memory that stores instructions and a central processing unit (CPU) that executes the instructions; and an operation panel. Based on the instructions executed by the CPU, the main controller: determines whether the first network region matches the second network region, determines whether the workflow includes a first cloud job that requests a service from a server device, upon determining that the first network region does not match the second network region and also that the workflow includes the first cloud job, determines whether to implement the service in the second network region, and upon determining not to implement the service in the second network region, outputs service information to be displayed as an alternative service.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventor: Masaki Nakata
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Publication number: 20210352187Abstract: An information processing device acquires and executes a workflow including interrelated jobs from a management device. The information processing device includes: a main controller including a memory that stores instructions and a central processing unit (CPU) that executes the instructions; and an operation panel. Based on the instructions executed by the CPU, the main controller: determines whether the first network region matches the second network region, determines whether the workflow includes a first cloud job that requests a service from a server device, upon determining that the first network region does not match the second network region and also that the workflow includes the first cloud job, determines whether to implement the service in the second network region, and upon determining not to implement the service in the second network region, outputs service information to be displayed as an alternative service.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventor: Masaki Nakata
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Patent number: 10983673Abstract: An operation screen display device includes: a display part; an operation part; and a processor that performs: making the display part display setting items for setting an operation condition of a job in an operation screen before starting the job; receiving a user manual input to specify one or more of the setting items from the operation part, the setting items being displayed in the operation screen; and receiving a user speech input to specify one or more of the setting items from a speech input device, the setting items being displayed in the operation screen. Upon receiving the user speech input, the processor makes the display part hide one or more of the setting items displayed in the operation screen, the one or more of the setting items being suitable for speech input.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Masaki Nakata
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Publication number: 20200249883Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a hardware processor that: receives, by voice of a first user, a setting instruction related to a setting of a job executed by the image forming apparatus; receives, by voice of a second user, an operation instruction for executing the job; specifies the first user and the second user based on the voices; associates and stores, in a storage, a setting according to the setting instruction and identification information of the first user; and extracts from the storage, upon receiving the operation instruction after receiving the setting instruction, the setting associated with identification information of the second user, and executes the job based on the extracted setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventor: Masaki Nakata
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Publication number: 20190361574Abstract: An operation screen display device includes: a display part; an operation part; and a processor that performs: making the display part display setting items for setting an operation condition of a job in an operation screen before starting the job; receiving a user manual input to specify one or more of the setting items from the operation part, the setting items being displayed in the operation screen; and receiving a user speech input to specify one or more of the setting items from a speech input device, the setting items being displayed in the operation screen. Upon receiving the user speech input, the processor makes the display part hide one or more of the setting items displayed in the operation screen, the one or more of the setting items being suitable for speech input.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventor: Masaki Nakata
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Publication number: 20180262631Abstract: An image forming device, includes: a body that processes a print job and discharges a printing sheet; a post-processing device that may be connected or detached from the body, and a hardware processor. The hardware processor performs: determining whether or not a sheet type indicated by the print job may be post-processed by the post-processing device; guiding a user to detach the post-processing device from the body when the sheet type indicated by the print job may not be post-processed by the post-processing device; detecting a distance between the post-processing device and the body when the post-processing device is detached from the body; and allowing a processing of print job when the detected distance is greater than an interval that enables the processing of the print job if the sheet type indicated by the print job may not be post-processed by the post-processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Masaki Nakata
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Patent number: 9041953Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, including: a job input unit; a job execution unit; a job storing unit; a start-up cost calculation unit to calculate a start-up cost which is a cost for start-up of the image forming apparatus, when the job is input from the job input unit; a total sum calculation unit to calculate a total sum of investable amount of the input job and the stored jobs; a job control unit to instruct the job storing unit to store the input job in case that the total sum is less than the start-up cost, and instruct the job execution unit to collectively execute the input job and the stored jobs in case that the total sum is not less than the start-up cost; and a charging unit configured to allocate the start-up cost to the jobs, and charge the allocated start-up cost for each executed job.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Masaki Nakata
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Publication number: 20150043027Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, including: a job input unit; a job execution unit; a job storing unit; a start-up cost calculation unit to calculate a start-up cost which is a cost for start-up of the image forming apparatus, when the job is input from the job input unit; a total sum calculation unit to calculate a total sum of investable amount of the input job and the stored jobs; a job control unit to instruct the job storing unit to store the input job in case that the total sum is less than the start-up cost, and instruct the job execution unit to collectively execute the input job and the stored jobs in case that the total sum is not less than the start-up cost; and a charging unit configured to allocate the start-up cost to the jobs, and charge the allocated start-up cost for each executed job.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventor: Masaki Nakata
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Patent number: 8896882Abstract: An image forming apparatus of the present invention determines whether or not electronic information on a displayed image on a portable display terminal set on a platen can be received from outside of the image forming apparatus, and generating converted data for printing by receiving said electronic information and converting it into a printable format when it is determined that the electronic information can be received (S118 or S119). Meanwhile, the image forming apparatus generates scanned data for printing by scanning the displayed image on platen when it is determined that the electronic information cannot be received from outside (S121 or S123). The image forming apparatus then prints the displayed image based on either converted data or the read data (S124).Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Masaki Nakata
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Patent number: 8879094Abstract: Disclosed is an image reading apparatus including: an image reading section to read an image; a storage section to store the image; and a control section to detect whether or not the image reading section is in a state of pausing reading of the image, to determine transfer speed of the image to an external device based on a detected result, and to transfer the image to an external device at a determined transfer speed.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2010Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventor: Masaki Nakata
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Publication number: 20130155429Abstract: An image forming apparatus of the present invention determines whether or not electronic information on a displayed image on a portable display terminal set on a platen can be received from outside of the image forming apparatus, and generating converted data for printing by receiving said electronic information and converting it into a printable format when it is determined that the electronic information can be received (S118 or S119). Meanwhile, the image forming apparatus generates scanned data for printing by scanning the displayed image on platen when it is determined that the electronic information cannot be received from outside (S121 or S123). The image forming apparatus then prints the displayed image based on either converted data or the read data (S124).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Inventor: Masaki NAKATA
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Publication number: 20100271667Abstract: Disclosed is an image reading apparatus including: an image reading section to read an image; a storage section to store the image; and a control section to detect whether or not the image reading section is in a state of pausing reading of the image, to determine transfer speed of the image to an external device based on a detected result, and to transfer the image to an external device at a determined transfer speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventor: Masaki Nakata
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Patent number: 7086368Abstract: A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a crown, tubular walls extending from the edge of the crown, and a cup portion protruding from the rear surface of the crown and having a concave spherical surface for forming a spherical joint with a spherical small end on a connecting rod. The tubular walls and the cup portion are joined together by radially extending ribs.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2004Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuneo Endoh, Masaki Nakata, Kengo Ishimitsu, Tsutomu Inoue
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Publication number: 20050092280Abstract: A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a crown, tubular walls extending from the edge of the crown, and a cup portion protruding from the rear surface of the crown and having a concave spherical surface for forming a spherical joint with a spherical small end on a connecting rod. The tubular walls and the cup portion are joined together by radially extending ribs.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2004Publication date: May 5, 2005Inventors: Tsuneo Endoh, Masaki Nakata, Kengo Ishimitsu, Tsutomu Inoue