Patents by Inventor Mihoko Inamoto

Mihoko Inamoto 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).

  • Image formation apparatus and method with password acquisition
    Patent number: 7230731
    Abstract: In an image formation apparatus that prints out print data to a sheet, a print data storage unit stores the print data, a printing unit conducts print processing to the print data stored in the print data storage unit, a password acquisition unit acquires a password for the print data from an outside of the apparatus, and a printing control unit allows the printing unit to start the print processing of the print data under condition that the password acquisition unit acquires the password for the print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Dan, Takeshi Fujita, Yasuyuki Igarashi, Mihoko Inamoto, Nozomi Sawada
  • Image formation apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20030107756
    Abstract: In an image formation apparatus that prints out print data to a sheet, a print data storage unit stores the print data, a printing unit conducts print processing to the print data stored in the print data storage unit, a password acquisition unit acquires a password for the print data from an outside of the apparatus, and a printing control unit allows the printing unit to start the print processing of the print data under condition that the password acquisition unit acquires the password for the print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Koji Dan, Takeshi Fujita, Yasuyuki Igarashi, Mihoko Inamoto, Nozomi Sawada