Patents by Inventor Masayuki Shigetomi

Masayuki Shigetomi 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: 11537192
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a connection unit, a first power supply unit, a second power supply unit, and a control device. The connection unit is connected to an electronic apparatus including a controlled device and a communication relay unit. The first power supply unit can supply power to the controlled device. The second power supply unit can supply power to the communication relay unit. The control device is capable of switching a power supply state by the first power supply unit and the second power supply unit between at least a first stop state in which power supply by the first power supply unit is continued and power supply by the second power supply unit is stopped and a second stop state in which power supply by the first power supply unit and the second power supply unit is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Kitao, Atsushi Suzuki, Koichi Tanaka, Tetsuo Tomimatsu, Masayuki Shigetomi, Hitoshi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20210247835
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a connection unit, a first power supply unit, a second power supply unit, and a control device. The connection unit is connected to an electronic apparatus including a controlled device and a communication relay unit. The first power supply unit can supply power to the controlled device. The second power supply unit can supply power to the communication relay unit. The control device is capable of switching a power supply state by the first power supply unit and the second power supply unit between at least a first stop state in which power supply by the first power supply unit is continued and power supply by the second power supply unit is stopped and a second stop state in which power supply by the first power supply unit and the second power supply unit is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoyuki KITAO, Atsushi Suzuki, Koichi Tanaka, Tetsuo Tomimatsu, Masayuki Shigetomi, Hitoshi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11036446
    Abstract: A printing system includes a user terminal and a plurality of image forming apparatuses. Each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses includes a status information transmitting part transmitting status information indicating a status of the image forming apparatus. The user terminal includes a power consumption estimating part and a display controlling part. The power consumption estimating part estimates power consumption consumed by print processing in the image forming apparatus on the basis of the state information received from the image forming apparatus with regard to the plurality of image forming apparatuses. The display controlling part controls to display the power consumption estimated by the power consumption estimating part in association with each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses on a displaying device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Tanaka, Tomoyuki Kitao, Masayuki Shigetomi, Tetsuo Tomimatsu, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Atsushi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210026579
    Abstract: A printing system includes a user terminal and a plurality of image forming apparatuses. Each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses includes a status information transmitting part transmitting status information indicating a status of the image forming apparatus. The user terminal includes a power consumption estimating part and a display controlling part. The power consumption estimating part estimates power consumption consumed by print processing in the image forming apparatus on the basis of the state information received from the image forming apparatus with regard to the plurality of image forming apparatuses. The display controlling part controls to display the power consumption estimated by the power consumption estimating part in association with each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses on a displaying device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi TANAKA, Tomoyuki KITAO, Masayuki SHIGETOMI, Tetsuo TOMIMATSU, Hitoshi MATSUMOTO, Atsushi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10649701
    Abstract: In an image processing system, a mobile terminal device obtains a position and a direction of each image forming apparatus relative to the mobile terminal device on a basis of respective wireless signals transmitted from each of the image forming apparatuses and is received by a near field communication unit, and displays on a display unit the position and the direction. When an arbitrary image forming apparatus is selected by operation of a touch panel, image data to be printed is transmitted via a network by a network communication section to the selected image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Masayuki Shigetomi
  • Publication number: 20190196757
    Abstract: In an image processing system, a mobile terminal device obtains a position and a direction of each image forming apparatus relative to the mobile terminal device on a basis of respective wireless signals transmitted from each of the image forming apparatuses and is received by a near field communication unit, and displays on a display unit the position and the direction. When an arbitrary image forming apparatus is selected by operation of a touch panel, image data to be printed is transmitted via a network by a network communication section to the selected image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Masayuki SHIGETOMI
  • Patent number: 9467589
    Abstract: A display input apparatus includes a display section, a touch panel, a gesture acceptance section, a display control section, a job generating section, a communication section, and a communication control section. The job generating section is configured to, when a slide gesture in a predetermined first direction is made on a candidate image, generate an image formation job based on a piece of data represented by the candidate image. The display control section is configured to, when the slide gesture in the first direction is made on the candidate image, allow the display section to display a pending image indicating a piece of data pending on an image forming apparatus and thereafter, when the communication section receives a report indicating a completion of the image formation job, allow the display section to eliminate the display of the pending image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Masayuki Shigetomi
  • Publication number: 20160119498
    Abstract: A display input apparatus includes a display section, a touch panel, a gesture acceptance section, a display control section, a job generating section, a communication section, and a communication control section. The job generating section is configured to, when a slide gesture in a predetermined first direction is made on a candidate image, generate an image formation job based on a piece of data represented by the candidate image. The display control section is configured to, when the slide gesture in the first direction is made on the candidate image, allow the display section to display a pending image indicating a piece of data pending on an image forming apparatus and thereafter, when the communication section receives a report indicating a completion of the image formation job, allow the display section to eliminate the display of the pending image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Masayuki SHIGETOMI
  • Patent number: 9203985
    Abstract: A function setting control system includes: an image forming apparatus including a control unit, a setting information storage unit, and a function setting information transmitting unit; and a mobile terminal device including a mobile-side display unit, a mobile-side receiving unit, and a display control unit. The setting information storage unit associates a plurality of pieces of setting item information and a plurality of pieces of setting content information with each other and stores the associated information as first function setting information. The function setting information transmitting unit transmits second function setting information including at least a part of the pieces of setting item information included in the first function setting information and corresponding pieces of setting content information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Masayuki Shigetomi
  • Patent number: 9118244
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus controls an output voltage based on a difference between a predetermined reference voltage and a feedback voltage obtained from the output voltage. The power supply apparatus includes a feedback voltage adjustment circuit. The feedback voltage adjustment circuit is configured to gradually reduce or increase the feedback voltage by a predetermined amount, when a condition for increasing or reducing the output voltage to a target value is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Masayuki Shigetomi
  • Patent number: 9041947
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display section, a display control section, a distance detection section, and a coordinate detection section. The display section has a display area in which a selection image is displayed. When the selection image is formed by a plurality of images hierarchically associated with one another, the display control section displays consecutively the images configuring the selection image in accordance with the hierarchical association. The distance detection section detects a spatial distance between a pointer and the display area. The coordinate detection section detects coordinates which correspond to a position of the pointer. The display control section displays, together with a specified image displayed at a position corresponding to the coordinates detected by the coordinate detection section, related images in an immediately lower level in the hierarchy associated with the specified image, when the spatial distance detected is shorter than a preset threshold distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Masayuki Shigetomi
  • Publication number: 20140355024
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display section, a display control section, a distance detection section, and a coordinate detection section. The display section has a display area in which a selection image is displayed. When the selection image is formed by a plurality of images hierarchically associated with one another, the display control section displays consecutively the images configuring the selection image in accordance with the hierarchical association. The distance detection section detects a spatial distance between a pointer and the display area. The coordinate detection section detects coordinates which correspond to a position of the pointer. The display control section displays, together with a specified image displayed at a position corresponding to the coordinates detected by the coordinate detection section, related images in an immediately lower level in the hierarchy associated with the specified image, when the spatial distance detected is shorter than a preset threshold distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Masayuki Shigetomi
  • Publication number: 20140176978
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus controls an output voltage based on a difference between a predetermined reference voltage and a feedback voltage obtained from the output voltage. The power supply apparatus includes a feedback voltage adjustment circuit. The feedback voltage adjustment circuit is configured to gradually reduce or increase the feedback voltage by a predetermined amount, when a condition for increasing or reducing the output voltage to a target value is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Masayuki Shigetomi
  • Publication number: 20140118785
    Abstract: A function setting control system includes: an image forming apparatus including a control unit, a setting information storage unit, and a function setting information transmitting unit; and a mobile terminal device including a mobile-side display unit, a mobile-side receiving unit, and a display control unit. The setting information storage unit associates a plurality of pieces of setting item information and a plurality of pieces of setting content information with each other and stores the associated information as first function setting information. The function setting information transmitting unit transmits second function setting information including at least a part of the pieces of setting item information included in the first function setting information and corresponding pieces of setting content information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Masayuki Shigetomi