Patents by Inventor Mikio Hama

Mikio Hama 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: 20220263969
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a control method of an image transmission apparatus comprise reading a document to generate image data, recognizing character information of the image data, acquiring a plurality of addresses from the recognized character information, selecting an address from among a plurality of acquired addresses, and setting the address selected from the plurality of addresses as a transmission address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Patent number: 10750034
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a storage unit, a reading unit, a character recognition unit, an acquisition unit, and a registration unit. The storage unit stores an address book capable of registering, in the address book, information as group destination information. The reading unit reads at least one document to generate image data. The character recognition unit recognizes character information in the image data. The acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pieces of destination information from the character information recognized by the character recognition unit. The registration unit registers, in the address book and as the group destination information, the plurality of pieces of destination information acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Patent number: 10602011
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a job execution unit that executes a job that causes an image to be formed. The job execution unit acquires, from a function extension unit that extends a function of the job execution unit, first setting information managed by the function extension unit. When the job execution unit receives an instruction to execute the job, the job execution unit controls the function extension unit to perform the extended function of the job execution unit based on the acquired first setting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Patent number: 10594889
    Abstract: A method for controlling a communication apparatus includes receiving a transmission destination, acquiring identification information of a user who inputs a transmission destination of image data, requesting identification information of a checker for the transmission destination, acquiring the requested checker identification information, and storing the acquired user identification information and the acquired checker identification information as transmission history information of the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Patent number: 10523719
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a session start message, a determination unit configured to determine whether the session start message received by the reception unit is a session start message from a public Internet Protocol network or a session start message from a local Internet Protocol network, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a media type included in the session start message received by the reception unit, and a control unit configured to determine whether a start of a session is allowed, based on a result determined by the determination unit and the media type acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Patent number: 10334123
    Abstract: A communication mode in an address book to be imported is replaced with a communication mode supporting an own apparatus and registered therein. A control method for controlling a communication apparatus that performs IP fax communication via an IP network, includes importing a destination of G3 fax communication, storing in a storage unit the destination imported as a destination of the IP fax communication to be performed via the IP network, and allowing a user to select a communication mode of the IP fax communication to be performed using the destination stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Publication number: 20190166264
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a storage unit, a reading unit, a character recognition unit, an acquisition unit, and a registration unit. The storage unit stores an address book capable of registering, in the address book, information as group destination information. The reading unit reads at least one document to generate image data. The character recognition unit recognizes character information in the image data. The acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pieces of destination information from the character information recognized by the character recognition unit. The registration unit registers, in the address book and as the group destination information, the plurality of pieces of destination information acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Publication number: 20190158696
    Abstract: A method for controlling a communication apparatus includes receiving a transmission destination, acquiring identification information of a user who inputs a transmission destination of image data, requesting identification information of a checker for the transmission destination, acquiring the requested checker identification information, and storing the acquired user identification information and the acquired checker identification information as transmission history information of the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Publication number: 20190132473
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a control method of an image transmission apparatus comprise reading a document to generate image data, recognizing character information of the image data, acquiring a plurality of addresses from the recognized character information, selecting an address from among a plurality of acquired addresses, and setting the address selected from the plurality of addresses as a transmission address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Publication number: 20190124212
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a job execution unit that executes a job that causes an image to be formed. The job execution unit acquires, from a function extension unit that extends a function of the job execution unit, first setting information managed by the function extension unit. When the job execution unit receives an instruction to execute the job, the job execution unit controls the function extension unit to perform the extended function of the job execution unit based on the acquired first setting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Patent number: 10218873
    Abstract: It is made possible to perform a code search both at a high speed and with efficiency based on a position specified by a user. An apparatus includes an operation unit configured to receive a position instructed by a user, the instructed position indicating a position of a code that exists on a document, a scan unit configured to obtain image data by scanning a document after the operation unit receives the instructed position, a search unit configured to search for a code at a position corresponding to the instructed position in the image data obtained by the scan unit, a decoding unit configured to obtain information by decoding the code that has been found by the search unit, and a processing unit configured to perform processing for the image data based on information that is obtained by the decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mikio Hama, Yosui Naito
  • Patent number: 10200561
    Abstract: A method for controlling a communication apparatus includes receiving a transmission destination, acquiring identification information of a user who inputs a transmission destination of image data, requesting identification information of a checker for the transmission destination, acquiring the requested checker identification information, and storing the acquired user identification information and the acquired checker identification information as transmission history information of the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Publication number: 20170331863
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a session start message, a determination unit configured to determine whether the session start message received by the reception unit is a session start message from a public Internet Protocol network or a session start message from a local Internet Protocol network, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a media type included in the session start message received by the reception unit, and a control unit configured to determine whether a start of a session is allowed, based on a result determined by the determination unit and the media type acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Patent number: 9769218
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a session start message, a determination unit configured to determine whether the session start message received by the reception unit is a session start message from a public Internet Protocol network or a session start message from a local Internet Protocol network, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a media type included in the session start message received by the reception unit, and a control unit configured to determine whether a start of a session is allowed, based on a result determined by the determination unit and the media type acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Publication number: 20170223217
    Abstract: A method for controlling a communication apparatus includes receiving a transmission destination, acquiring identification information of a user who inputs a transmission destination of image data, requesting identification information of a checker for the transmission destination, acquiring the requested checker identification information, and storing the acquired user identification information and the acquired checker identification information as transmission history information of the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Patent number: 9716808
    Abstract: There is provided an image communicating apparatus which is capable of performing a deemed voice communication, and includes a telephone control unit configured to control communication by connecting a telephone, and a modem configured to control FAX communication by the deemed voice communication. In the image communicating apparatus, communication is controlled so that a detection unit configured to perform detection processing of detecting facsimile reception by software performs the detection processing during a period in which the modem cannot detect the facsimile reception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Patent number: 9602692
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an SLIC configured to control an analog telephone, a plurality of modems configured to control facsimile communication using deemed voice, a plurality of PCMI/Fs configured to input and output encoded voice data, and a plurality of selectors configured to connect any of the SLIC and the plurality of modems to one of the plurality of PCMI/Fs, and controls the plurality of selectors according to requested processing to connect the SLIC and one of the plurality of modems to one of the plurality of PCMI/Fs, thereby performing the processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Patent number: 9578138
    Abstract: A communication apparatus that accurately measure a time period T0 required for line connection in IPFAX, and optimizes the timing with which a T.38 CNG command is sent out. An AT command that is a dial request is converted into a SIP command that is a session-establishment request, and the SIP command is sent. When there is a provisional response or a session-establishment response to the sent SIP command, a T0 timer which clocks the time period T0 is caused to start counting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Patent number: 9571692
    Abstract: An image communication apparatus enables a sender to easily measure timing of pressing down a FAX transmission start button even in the case of manual transmission. When destination information about another image communication apparatus inputted by a user is transmitted to the image communication apparatus via a connected handset, a session for media type “audio” is established between the two to start an in-band transmission by a second communication unit. When receiving the audio signal from another image communication apparatus after establishment of the session, sound generated from the received audio signal is controlled to be output to the handset to urge the user to start FAX transmission, but when receiving an INVITE message with a media type “image” or “application” from another image communication apparatus instead of receiving the audio signal, after the establishment of the session, a notification urging the user to start FAX transmission is made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mikio Hama
  • Publication number: 20160212298
    Abstract: It is made possible to perform a code search both at a high speed and with efficiency based on a position specified by a user. An apparatus includes an operation unit configured to receive a position instructed by a user, the instructed position indicating a position of a code that exists on a document, a scan unit configured to obtain image data by scanning a document after the operation unit receives the instructed position, a search unit configured to search for a code at a position corresponding to the instructed position in the image data obtained by the scan unit, a decoding unit configured to obtain information by decoding the code that has been found by the search unit, and a processing unit configured to perform processing for the image data based on information that is obtained by the decoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Mikio Hama, Yosui Naito