Patents by Inventor Masaki Sone

Masaki Sone 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: 11945147
    Abstract: A vehicle interior and exterior member comprises a fiber molded body and a synthetic resin member fixed to a surface of the fiber molded body. The fiber molded body has a fiber layer including thermoplastic synthetic resin as a base material layer. The base material layer has fiber layer surfaces on its both surfaces or, the base material layer has another fiber layer including the other type of thermoplastic synthetic resin on one of the fiber layer surface to form a fiber laminated body. The fiber molded body is formed by molding the fiber laminated body into a three-dimensional face shape. The synthetic resin member has a fixed portion which is fixed to the fiber molded body by solidifying it in a state that molten synthetic resin has seeped into the fiber layer of the fiber laminated body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Howa Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayo Netsu, Yohei Sone, Masaki Namie
  • Patent number: 11765302
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a signature verification unit, an execution propriety determination unit, an image forming unit, and a control unit. The signature verification unit decrypts encrypted data with a preset public key in accordance with acquisition of the encrypted data, and uses the decrypted data to verify a digital signature representing authenticity and integrity of a program contained in the decrypted data; the execution propriety determination unit permits execution of a program registered in a preset permission list and the program in which digital signature is verified; the image forming unit forms an image on an image forming medium; and the control unit controls the image forming unit by executing the program permitted to be executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Masaki Sone
  • Publication number: 20220311906
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a signature verification unit, an execution propriety determination unit, an image forming unit, and a control unit. The signature verification unit decrypts encrypted data with a preset public key in accordance with acquisition of the encrypted data, and uses the decrypted data to verify a digital signature representing authenticity and integrity of a program contained in the decrypted data; the execution propriety determination unit permits execution of a program registered in a preset permission list and the program in which digital signature is verified; the image forming unit forms an image on an image forming medium; and the control unit controls the image forming unit by executing the program permitted to be executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Masaki SONE
  • Patent number: 9609146
    Abstract: A management device performs any one of first processing where an image forming apparatus whose operation set as a mode transfer operation is the same as an unauthorized operation detecting image forming apparatus is made to change the presently set mode transfer operation, second processing where image forming apparatuses which belong to a group that the unauthorized operation detecting image forming apparatus belongs to are made to change the presently set mode transfer operation and third processing where the image forming apparatuses which belong to the group that the unauthorized operation detecting image forming apparatus belongs to are prevented from being transferred to a maintenance mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Masaki Sone
  • Publication number: 20160373593
    Abstract: A management device performs any one of first processing where an image forming apparatus whose operation set as a mode transfer operation is the same as an unauthorized operation detecting image forming apparatus is made to change the presently set mode transfer operation, second processing where image forming apparatuses which belong to a group that the unauthorized operation detecting image forming apparatus belongs to are made to change the presently set mode transfer operation and third processing where the image forming apparatuses which belong to the group that the unauthorized operation detecting image forming apparatus belongs to are prevented from being transferred to a maintenance mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Masaki SONE
  • Patent number: 9224011
    Abstract: An embedded system includes a nonvolatile memory, a control section, and a firmware update section. The nonvolatile memory stores firmware and a public key in a normal area, and stores a hash value concerning the public key in an access restricted area. The control section reads and executes the firmware from the nonvolatile memory. The firmware update section receives new firmware in which the hash value is encrypted and given as an electronic signature, and updates the firmware to the new firmware. The firmware update section is configured to: read the public key from the nonvolatile memory to calculate the hash value concerning the public key; when the hash value is identical to the hash value stored in the nonvolatile memory, calculate a hash value of the new firmware; decrypt the electronic signature with the public key to restore the hash value; and when these hash values are identical to each other, update the firmware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Masaki Sone
  • Patent number: 9001374
    Abstract: A PC includes a part designation receiving section which receives a designation of a display object part to be displayed in a display screen image, a layout instruction receiving section which receives a layout instruction of the display object part, an action setting section which sets an action associated with the display object part, and a creating section which creates screen image data of the display screen image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Sone, Hiroyuki Takaishi
  • Publication number: 20150074420
    Abstract: An embedded system includes a nonvolatile memory, a control section, and a firmware update section. The nonvolatile memory stores firmware and a public key in a normal area, and stores a hash value concerning the public key in an access restricted area. The control section reads and executes the firmware from the nonvolatile memory. The firmware update section receives new firmware in which the hash value is encrypted and given as an electronic signature, and updates the firmware to the new firmware. The firmware update section is configured to: read the public key from the nonvolatile memory to calculate the hash value concerning the public key; when the hash value is identical to the hash value stored in the nonvolatile memory, calculate a hash value of the new firmware; decrypt the electronic signature with the public key to restore the hash value; and when these hash values are identical to each other, update the firmware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Masaki Sone
  • Patent number: 8873073
    Abstract: An information processing device has a parts selection instruction receiving portion that receives from an operator a selection instruction of display object parts to be displayed on a screen for receiving an instruction from an operator. A job selection instruction receiving portion receives from an operator a selection instruction of a job that is executable by an electrical device and is associated with the display object parts indicated by the display object parts selection instruction. An external service selection instruction receiving portion receives from an operator a selection instruction of a service executable by an external device other than the electrical device and associated with the display object parts indicated by the display object parts selection instruction. A screen data generation portion generates screen data of the display screen based on content determined by the parts selection instruction, the job selection instruction, and the service selection instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishino, Masaki Sone
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20140256015
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a caged compound that can be photoactivated selectively for specific target cell types and can be used in an individual organism. The objective can be achieved by a compound represented by general formula K-Q-X, which is prepared by binding bioactive substance X, photocleavable protecting group Q, and compound K, which can be an enzyme substrate and is dissociated from Q-X by an enzyme reaction, wherein: Q is a protecting group that is photocleaved by light with a specific wavelength and then dissociated from X, when K is not bound thereto; X is a substance that does not express bioactivity when Q is bound thereto, but expresses bioactivity when Q is dissociated therefrom; and K is dissociated from Q by the above enzyme, so as to form a compound represented by Q-X.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Toho University
    Inventors: Toshiaki FURUTA, Masaki SONE, Akinobu SUZUKI, Eri OKA
  • Patent number: 8654384
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus to be network-connected is provided with an acquirer for requesting event information indicating a specific event having occurred in another image forming apparatus via a network and acquiring the event information transmitted via the network in response to this request, and a processor for performing a predetermined process to deal with the specific event when the event information is acquired by the acquirer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhisa Kamomae, Shinya Ogawa, Masaki Sone
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20120050808
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus to be network-connected is provided with an acquirer for requesting event information indicating a specific event having occurred in another image forming apparatus via a network and acquiring the event information transmitted via the network in response to this request, and a processor for performing a predetermined process to deal with the specific event when the event information is acquired by the acquirer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhisa Kamomae, Shinya Ogawa, Masaki Sone
  • Publication number: 20110102827
    Abstract: An information processing device has a parts selection instruction receiving portion that receives from an operator a selection instruction of display object parts to be displayed on a screen for receiving an instruction from an operator. A job selection instruction receiving portion receives from an operator a selection instruction of a job that is executable by an electrical device and is associated with the display object parts indicated by the display object parts selection instruction. An external service selection instruction receiving portion receives from an operator a selection instruction of a service executable by an external device other than the electrical device and associated with the display object parts indicated by the display object parts selection instruction. A screen data generation portion generates screen data of the display screen based on content determined by the parts selection instruction, the job selection instruction, and the service selection instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishino, Masaki Sone
  • Patent number: 7636175
    Abstract: It is determined whether management information exists in an erasure folder or not after a power of an image forming apparatus is turned on. When the management information exists, image data is erased based on information of the management information. Then, it is determined whether the power is turned off or not during the erasing operation, and when it is determined that the power is turned off, the erasing operation of the image data is stopped and the management information remains in the erasure folder, but when it is determined that the power is not turned off, the erasing operation of the image data is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventor: Masaki Sone
  • Publication number: 20090310183
    Abstract: A PC includes a part designation receiving section which receives a designation of a display object part to be displayed in a display screen image, a layout instruction receiving section which receives a layout instruction of the display object part, an action setting section which sets an action associated with the display object part, and a creating section which creates screen image data of the display screen image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Sone, Hiroyuki Takaishi
  • Publication number: 20090027712
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a display unit; an operation unit; a printing unit; a storage unit which stores print data of the printing target image; a control unit which generally controls the display unit, the operation unit, the printing unit, and the storage unit. When the operation unit accepts an instruction to display a preview image, the control unit: controls the display unit to display the preview image for a user to verify the content of the printing target image, on the basis of the print data stored in the storage unit; classifies the whole area of the preview image into a text area and a picture area; and controls the display unit to display an image of the text area prior to an image of the picture area, and then to display the image of the picture area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventor: Masaki SONE
  • Publication number: 20060164449
    Abstract: It is determined whether management information exists in an erasure folder or not after a power of an image forming apparatus is turned on. When the management information exists, image data is erased based on information of the management information. Then, it is determined whether the power is turned off or not during the erasing operation, and when it is determined that the power is turned off, the erasing operation of the image data is stopped and the management information remains in the erasure folder, but when it is determined that the power is not turned off, the erasing operation of the image data is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventor: Masaki Sone