Patents by Inventor Masao Saeda

Masao Saeda 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).

  • Publication number: 20190158693
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprising: a wireless communication circuitry configured to make a wireless communication with a portable information processing device including: a display unit for displaying a simplified job setting screen on the portable information processing device side; and an operation unit for displaying a full job setting screen on the image forming apparatus side; and a computer and a memory storing a program causing the computer to execute: a recognition step recognizing a portable information processing device that is within a communicable range through communication via the wireless communication circuitry; a job setting step receiving a job setting; and a job control step receiving a start instruction and executing the job in response to the start instruction, wherein the job setting step receives the job setting, which is made by use of the simplified job setting screen, from the portable information processing device, via the wireless communication circuitry after the portable info
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masao SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20190129585
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display. The display displays a first home screen for selecting a job and two or more operation screens for setting a set condition of the job. The two or more operation screens include a setting change operation screen including a change icon for changing the set condition, after the set condition of the job is set. When the change icon is touched on the setting change operation screen, the set condition of the job is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: TAKASHI SAWANO, MAYUKO YOSHIDA, KUMIKO OGINO, YASUHIRO NAKAI, MASAO SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20190132460
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a display. A first setting screen, which is used to set a setting condition of a selected job, is displayed on the display. The first setting screen includes a plurality of setting icons used to determine a first type setting and a second type setting. The first type setting or the second type setting is assigned to be different from each other to each of the plurality of setting icons. In addition, the plurality of setting icons is disposed in a matrix shape, the first type setting is disposed to be different in a first direction, and the second type setting is disposed to be different in a second direction which is different from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: TAKASHI SAWANO, MAYUKO YOSHIDA, KUMIKO OGINO, YASUHIRO NAKAI, MASAO SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20190132456
    Abstract: An imaging forming apparatus includes at least an image reading unit and a display. The image reading unit includes a document placing table formed of a transparent plate and a document holding cover mounted above the document placing table. The image reading unit is provided with an opening and closing sensor that detects whether the document holding cover is open or closed. If the opening and closing sensor detects that the document holding cover is open, the display displays an information screen demonstrating how to place the original document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: TAKASHI SAWANO, MAYUKO YOSHIDA, KUMIKO OGINO, YASUHIRO NAKAI, MASAO SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20190130375
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a near field communication unit and a display. The near field communication unit repeatedly transmits a read command by sequentially switching system codes corresponding to all respective types of electronic money which are usable in the information processing device at predetermined time interval, and detects electronic money corresponding to an electronic money medium which is held over the near field communication unit. A brand of the detected electronic money and a balance of the electronic money are displayed on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: YASUHIRO NAKAI, MASAO SAEDA, TETSUO FUKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190132476
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a display. The information processing device receives a user operation through a graphical user interface (GUI) which is displayed on the display. A plurality of operation screens, which include a first home screen, is displayed on the display. Identification information corresponding to each of the plurality of operation screens is displayed in the operation screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: TAKASHI SAWANO, MAYUKO YOSHIDA, KUMIKO OGINO, YASUHIRO NAKAI, MASAO SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20190130380
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a CPU, a near field communication unit, and a money processing unit. The CPU communicates with an electronic money medium and acquires the amount of payable money using electronic money by controlling the near field communication unit. In addition, the CPU acquires the amount of payable money using the cash by controlling the money processing unit. Furthermore, the total amount of payable money, which is acquired by adding amount of payable money using the electronic money to the amount of payable money using the cash, is calculated. In a case where the total amount of payable money reaches the amount of money of the charge for the service or the like, settlement is permitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: TAKASHI SAWANO, MAYUKO YOSHIDA, KUMIKO OGINO, YASUHIRO NAKAI, MASAO SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20190107926
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display. A home screen including a plurality of icons is displayed on the display, or second screens are displayed on the display. The second screens are displayed when any of the plurality of icons is selected by an operation performed by a user. Each of the plurality of icons displayed on the home screen includes a first area to which a color different from colors applied to the rest of the plurality of icons is applied. Each of the second screens includes a second area to which a color the same as the color applied to the first area included in a corresponding one of the plurality of icons is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: TAKASHI SAWANO, MAYUKO YOSHIDA, KUMIKO OGINO, YASUHIRO NAKAI, MASAO SAEDA
  • Patent number: 10230864
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a wireless communication circuitry configured to make a wireless communication with a portable information processing device including a display unit; and a computer and a memory storing a program causing the computer to execute: a recognition step recognizing a portable information processing device that is within a communicable range through communication via the wireless communication circuitry; a job setting step receiving a job setting, and a job control step receiving a start instruction and executing a job in response to the start instruction, wherein the wireless communication circuitry comprises a near field communication means; after the wireless communication is established, the job setting step receives the job setting, which is made in the portable information processing device, and the job control step receives print data as the start instruction of the job, and the job control step starts a print job after the reception of the print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masao Saeda
  • Publication number: 20180376014
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus that includes an input unit to which given function selection and information are input, a display unit that displays a plurality of display items each including a function selection item, a language selection unit that selects a user selection language understandable to a user and a manager selection language understandable to a manager, and a display switching unit that switches a language of the display items displayed on the display unit through selection input to the input unit. Two-language simultaneous display, in which each of the display items displayed on the display unit is displayed by using both languages of the user selection language and the manager selection language, and single-language display, in which each of the display items is displayed by using only the user selection language, are switchable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuhiro NAKAI, Masao SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20180284684
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is an in-body sheet discharge type image forming apparatus including an image forming portion and an image reading portion that is arranged above the image forming portion. The image forming apparatus comprises a sheet discharge tray and an operating panel. The sheet discharge tray is provided in an in-body sheet discharge portion between the image forming portion and the image reading station. On the sheet discharge tray, a sheet having been formed with an image by the image forming unit is discharged. The operating panel is provided on a front side of the sheet discharge tray. A part of a rear side of the operating panel overlaps with a sheet placement area having a front edge that is set on a front side compared to a rear end portion of the sheet discharge tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuhiro NAKAI, Masao SAEDA
  • Publication number: 20180284672
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a first display device and a second display device that is arranged in a position different from the first display device. The first display device functions as a main display device, and the second display device functions as a sub-display device. The main display device is displayed with a main screen including predetermined contents. The main screen includes contents related to the image forming apparatus. The main screen is a setting screen, an operating screen, a preview screen, etc. The sub-display device is displayed with a sub-screen including contents related to the content included in the main screen. Support information, guidance information, an auxiliary input key, etc. are displayed in the sub-screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Masao SAEDA, Yasuhiro NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20180084134
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a wireless communication circuitry configured to make a wireless communication with a portable information processing device including a display unit; and a computer and a memory storing a program causing the computer to execute: a recognition step recognizing a portable information processing device that is within a communicable range through communication via the wireless communication circuitry; a job setting step receiving a job setting, and a job control step receiving a start instruction and executing a job in response to the start instruction, wherein the wireless communication circuitry comprises a near field communication means; after the wireless communication is established, the job setting step receives the job setting, which is made in the portable information processing device, and the job control step receives print data as the start instruction of the job, and the job control step starts a print job after the reception of the print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masao SAEDA
  • Patent number: 9866717
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a wireless communication circuitry configured to make a wireless communication with a portable information processing device including a display unit; and a computer and a memory storing a program causing the computer to execute: a recognition step recognizing a portable information processing device that is within a communicable range through communication via the wireless communication circuitry; a job setting step receiving a job setting, and a job control step receiving a start instruction and executing the job in response to the start instruction, wherein the job setting step receives the job setting, which is made in the portable information processing device, via the wireless communication circuitry after the portable information processing device falls within the communicable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masao Saeda
  • Publication number: 20170180585
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a wireless communication circuitry configured to make a wireless communication with a portable information processing device including a display unit; and a computer and a memory storing a program causing the computer to execute: a recognition step recognizing a portable information processing device that is within a communicable range through communication via the wireless communication circuitry; a job setting step receiving a job setting, and a job control step receiving a start instruction and executing the job in response to the start instruction, wherein the job setting step receives the job setting, which is made in the portable information processing device, via the wireless communication circuitry after the portable information processing device falls within the communicable range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masao SAEDA
  • Patent number: 9626130
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a near field communication unit configured to make a short-range wireless communication with a portable information processing device including a display unit; a recognition unit configured to recognize a portable information processing device that is within a communicable range through communication via the near field communication unit; a job setting unit configured to request and instruct the portable information processing device to display a job setting screen on the display unit; and a job control unit configured to execute a job in response to a start instruction of the job, wherein the job setting unit receives a job setting, which is made by using the job setting screen, via the near field communication unit after the recognition to receive the job setting from the portable information processing device, and the job control unit receives a start instruction for the job whose job setting is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masao Saeda
  • Publication number: 20160179440
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a near field communication unit configured to make a short-range wireless communication with a portable information processing device including a display unit; a recognition unit configured to recognize a portable information processing device that is within a communicable range through communication via the near field communication unit; a job setting unit configured to request and instruct the portable information processing device to display a job setting screen on the display unit; and a job control unit configured to execute a job in response to a start instruction of the job, wherein the job setting unit receives a job setting, which is made by using the job setting screen, via the near field communication unit after the recognition to receive the job setting from the portable information processing device, and the job control unit receives a start instruction for the job whose job setting is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masao SAEDA
  • Patent number: 9304725
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a near field communication unit configured to make a short-range wireless communication with a portable information processing device including a display unit and a control unit, the control unit including: a recognition unit configured to recognize a portable information processing device that is within a communicable range through communication via the near field communication unit; a job setting unit configured to transmit data for displaying and activating a job setting screen on the display unit of the recognized portable information processing device, via the near field communication unit; and a job control unit configured to execute a job in response to a start instruction of the job, wherein the job setting unit receives a job setting, which is made by using the job setting screen, via the near field communication unit after the recognition to receive the job setting from the portable information processing device, and the job control unit receives a start instruct
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masao Saeda
  • Publication number: 20160019011
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a near field communication unit configured to make a short-range wireless communication with a portable information processing device including a display unit and a control unit, the control unit including: a recognition unit configured to recognize a portable information processing device that is within a communicable range through communication via the near field communication unit; a job setting unit configured to transmit data for displaying and activating a job setting screen on the display unit of the recognized portable information processing device, via the near field communication unit; and a job control unit configured to execute a job in response to a start instruction of the job, wherein the job setting unit receives a job setting, which is made by using the job setting screen, via the near field communication unit after the recognition to receive the job setting from the portable information processing device, and the job control unit receives a start instruct
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masao SAEDA
  • Patent number: 9176689
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a near field communication unit that makes a short-range wireless communication with a portable information processing device including a display unit; a recognition unit that recognizes a portable information processing device within a communicable range through communication via the near field communication unit; a job setting unit that transmits data for displaying a job setting screen on the display unit of the recognized portable information processing device, via the near field communication unit; and a job control unit that executes a job in response to a start instruction of the job, wherein the job setting unit receives a job setting, made by using the job setting screen, via the near field communication unit after the recognition to receive the job setting from the portable information processing device, and the job control unit receives a start instruction for the job whose job setting is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masao Saeda