Patents by Inventor Masayuki Iwasawa

Masayuki Iwasawa 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: 20240106963
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire color information of an image file as a printing target, and, in a case where colors represented by the acquired color information include a specific color associated with a replacement color, replace the specific color with the associated replacement color and output a result of the replacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Masayuki IWASAWA
  • Patent number: 11233913
    Abstract: An image forming system includes a terminal apparatus including a data transmitting unit that transmits data indicating an image formed by an image forming apparatus and necessity information indicating whether authentication information is required for forming the image, to a server apparatus, an identification information storage unit that stores identification information for identifying the data transmitted by the data transmitting unit in a storage unit, an authentication information storage unit that acquires authentication information from a user, with storage of the identification information as a trigger, and stores the acquired authentication information in association with the identification information in the storage unit, and an authentication information transmitting unit that acquires the authentication information from the storage unit and transmits the authentication information to the server apparatus; and the server apparatus including a data receiving unit that receives the data and the ne
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masayuki Iwasawa, Shingo Kato
  • Patent number: 11216708
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a presentation unit, a receiver, a storage, and a controller. The presentation unit is configured to present at least one piece of information on image quality for each of plural models of image forming apparatuses. The receiver is configured to receive a setting value related to image quality from the information on the image quality presented by the presentation unit. The storage is configured to store the setting value related to the image quality received by the receiver for each of the models of the image forming apparatuses. The controller is configured to control the image forming apparatus of a corresponding model according to the setting value related to the image quality stored by the storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masayuki Iwasawa, Shingo Kato, Sawako Umeda
  • Publication number: 20210081730
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a presentation unit, a receiver, a storage, and a controller. The presentation unit is configured to present at least one piece of information on image quality for each of plural models of image forming apparatuses. The receiver is configured to receive a setting value related to image quality from the information on the image quality presented by the presentation unit. The storage is configured to store the setting value related to the image quality received by the receiver for each of the models of the image forming apparatuses. The controller is configured to control the image forming apparatus of a corresponding model according to the setting value related to the image quality stored by the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki IWASAWA, Shingo KATO, Sawako UMEDA
  • Patent number: 10936259
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first obtaining unit that obtains update data for a common control program capable of controlling plural apparatuses whose models are different from one another and a model information file including maintenance information indicating a current maintenance state of each of the plural apparatuses, a second obtaining unit that, when updating the common control program using the update data obtained by the first obtaining unit, obtains information regarding a model name from a connected apparatus to be controlled, and a display control unit that, if the maintenance information regarding the connected apparatus from which the second obtaining unit has obtained the information regarding the model name indicates that a maintenance period has expired, displays a selection screen for asking a user whether to delete the model name from a model list displayed to the user by the common control program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masayuki Iwasawa
  • Patent number: 10929074
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit that receives an instruction to obtain a model information file, which is list information regarding models controllable by a common control program, an input unit that, if the reception unit receives the instruction to obtain the model information file, inputs identification information regarding the information processing apparatus, and an obtaining unit that obtains, from an external management apparatus, a model information file corresponding to the identification information input by the input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masayuki Iwasawa
  • Publication number: 20200285433
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit that receives an instruction to obtain a model information file, which is list information regarding models controllable by a common control program, an input unit that, if the reception unit receives the instruction to obtain the model information file, inputs identification information regarding the information processing apparatus, and an obtaining unit that obtains, from an external management apparatus, a model information file corresponding to the identification information input by the input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masayuki IWASAWA
  • Publication number: 20200264817
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first obtaining unit that obtains update data for a common control program capable of controlling plural apparatuses whose models are different from one another and a model information file including maintenance information indicating a current maintenance state of each of the plural apparatuses, a second obtaining unit that, when updating the common control program using the update data obtained by the first obtaining unit, obtains information regarding a model name from a connected apparatus to be controlled, and a display control unit that, if the maintenance information regarding the connected apparatus from which the second obtaining unit has obtained the information regarding the model name indicates that a maintenance period has expired, displays a selection screen for asking a user whether to delete the model name from a model list displayed to the user by the common control program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masayuki IWASAWA
  • Publication number: 20190349482
    Abstract: An image forming system includes a terminal apparatus including a data transmitting unit that transmits data indicating an image formed by an image forming apparatus and necessity information indicating whether authentication information is required for forming the image, to a server apparatus, an identification information storage unit that stores identification information for identifying the data transmitted by the data transmitting unit in a storage unit, an authentication information storage unit that acquires authentication information from a user, with storage of the identification information as a trigger, and stores the acquired authentication information in association with the identification information in the storage unit, and an authentication information transmitting unit that acquires the authentication information from the storage unit and transmits the authentication information to the server apparatus; and the server apparatus including a data receiving unit that receives the data and the ne
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki IWASAWA, Shingo KATO
  • Publication number: 20190196695
    Abstract: A document processing apparatus includes an execution unit that executes text selection processing for selecting text data from an electronic document, and a display controller that performs, when the text data is not included in the electronic document, control so as to display an indication that execution of the text selection processing is disabled before a user attempts to execute the text selection processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo KATO, Masayuki IWASAWA, Yoshie OHIRA
  • Publication number: 20190155889
    Abstract: A document processing apparatus includes a reception unit and a display control unit. The reception unit receives specification of a region in an electronic document by a user. The display control unit performs control such that a candidate for attribute information is displayed from a string in the region received by the reception unit, based on determination information as information for determining a type of attribute information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshie OHIRA, Masayuki IWASAWA, Shingo KATO
  • Patent number: 9904880
    Abstract: There is provided a printing control device. A setting unit sets a sorting priority mode that causes a printing device to perform printing using a recording sheet in which the difference from the recording sheet size designated by a current print job mounted on the printing device is within a predetermined range, in a case where a recording sheet with a same size as the recording sheet designated by the current print job is not mounted on the printing device, and a recording sheet which has a recording sheet size that is printable without reducing the printing range, and for which the difference from the size of the recording sheet designated by the current print job is within a predetermined range is mounted on the printing device in a sheet feed direction different from the sheet feed direction of the recording sheet of the previous print job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Ikeda, Issei Matsushita, Masayuki Iwasawa
  • Patent number: 9906666
    Abstract: There is provided a print control program causing a computer to function as the following units. A setting unit performs a setting such that sorting is performed according to an output direction set for each print attribute when the sorting is performed according to a first method of sorting output materials according to the output direction among a plurality of types of sorting methods in a printing device. A generating unit generates content of a print instruction so that the output materials are output from the printing device according to the sorting method set by the setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Iwasawa, Issei Matsushita, Yutaka Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20170264763
    Abstract: There is provided a print control program causing a computer to function as the following units. A setting unit performs a setting such that sorting is performed according to an output direction set for each print attribute when the sorting is performed according to a first method of sorting output materials according to the output direction among a plurality of types of sorting methods in a printing device. A generating unit generates content of a print instruction so that the output materials are output from the printing device according to the sorting method set by the setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki IWASAWA, Issei MATSUSHITA, Yutaka IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20170262743
    Abstract: There is provided a printing control device. A setting unit sets a sorting priority mode that causes a printing device to perform printing using a recording sheet in which the difference from the recording sheet size designated by a current print job mounted on the printing device is within a predetermined range, in a case where a recording sheet with a same size as the recording sheet designated by the current print job is not mounted on the printing device, and a recording sheet which has a recording sheet size that is printable without reducing the printing range, and for which the difference from the size of the recording sheet designated by the current print job is within a predetermined range is mounted on the printing device in a sheet feed direction different from the sheet feed direction of the recording sheet of the previous print job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka IKEDA, Issei MATSUSHITA, Masayuki IWASAWA
  • Publication number: 20170251119
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a print control program causing a computer to function as a designation information acquisition unit, a paper feed information acquisition unit, and a designation information changing unit. The designation information acquisition unit acquires designation information indicating a paper feed designation of recording paper and a paper designation from print data that is generated by a printer driver based on the paper feed designation and the paper designation. The paper feed information acquisition unit acquires paper feed information indicating paper information of the recording paper and paper feed configuration of the recording paper mounted on a printing device, from the printing device before the print data is transmitted to the printing device. The designation information changing unit compares the designation information and the paper feed information and changes the designation information when a certain condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Issei MATSUSHITA, Masayuki IWASAWA, Yutaka IKEDA
  • Patent number: 9740971
    Abstract: A print control method includes, when a sorting method for sorting printed matters in a printing device is set, displaying an image indicating an output aspect of the printed matters output from the printing device, based on the set sorting method and a previous output aspect of the printing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Iwasawa, Issei Matsushita, Yutaka Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9323484
    Abstract: A print instruction apparatus includes a group information acquisition unit that acquires information identifying a feeder unit included in a group including two or more feeder units, from among a plurality of feeder units mounted on a printer to feed paper sheets, where if one feeder unit in the group runs out of paper sheets during printing, another feeder unit in the same group is configured to feed paper sheets, and a display that acquires information related to a remaining amount of paper sheets each of the feeder units in the group, and displays information related to a total remaining amount of paper sheets in the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroo Yoshida, Yutaka Kojima, Shinichi Takano, Taro Yamazaki, Masayuki Iwasawa, Naoki Yasuda, Issei Matsushita, Shingo Kato
  • Publication number: 20150254541
    Abstract: A print instruction apparatus includes a group information acquisition unit that acquires information identifying a feeder unit included in a group that includes two or more feeder units, from among feeder units arranged in a printer to feed paper sheets, and that is configured in a manner such that if one of the feeder units in the group runs out of paper sheets in a printing of the printer, another feeder unit in the group starts to feed paper sheets, and a display that acquires information related to a remaining amount of paper sheets or information related to an out-of-paper state in each of the feeder units in the group that is configured to feed paper sheets in the printing operation, and that displays information related to a feeder unit in the group that is to be replenished with paper sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroo YOSHIDA, Shinichi TAKANO, Yutaka KOJIMA, Masayuki IWASAWA, Taro YAMAZAKI, Naoki YASUDA, Issei MATSUSHITA, Shingo KATO
  • Publication number: 20150227826
    Abstract: A print instruction apparatus includes a group information acquisition unit that acquires information identifying a feeder unit included in a group including two or more feeder units, from among a plurality of feeder units mounted on a printer to feed paper sheets, where if one feeder unit in the group runs out of paper sheets during printing, another feeder unit in the same group is configured to feed paper sheets, and a display that acquires information related to a remaining amount of paper sheets each of the feeder units in the group, and displays information related to a total remaining amount of paper sheets in the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroo YOSHIDA, Yutaka KOJIMA, Shinichi TAKANO, Taro YAMAZAKI, Masayuki IWASAWA, Naoki YASUDA, Issei MATSUSHITA, Shingo KATO