Patents by Inventor Minako TAKIGAWA

Minako TAKIGAWA 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: 11201860
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a data output apparatus and an information processing apparatus. The data output apparatus includes processors and memories to store instructions which cause the processors to receive a first authentication information, request authentication based on the first authentication information, and transmit the first authentication information authenticated in response to the authentication request and a transmission request of information indicating storage locations to store data output from the data output apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Minako Takigawa
  • Patent number: 10671334
    Abstract: A print system includes print servers that each store a print job, a management server that manages the print servers, a printer that performs printing of the print job, a print server information storage area that stores print server information, a shared information storage area that stores information of the print job, and a shared data storage area that stores data of the print job. The print servers each include circuitry that receives a job list request from the printer, acquires the information of the print job in a first group of the each of the print servers from the shared information storage area, acquires the information of the print job in a second group different from the first group from at least one of the print servers in the second group, and provides a job list to the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Minako Takigawa
  • Publication number: 20190250865
    Abstract: A print system includes print servers that each store a print job, a management server that manages the print servers, a printer that performs printing of the print job, a print server information storage area that stores print server information, a shared information storage area that stores information of the print job, and a shared data storage area that stores data of the print job. The print servers each include circuitry that receives a job list request from the printer, acquires the information of the print job in a first group of the each of the print servers from the shared information storage area, acquires the information of the print job in a second group different from the first group from at least one of the print servers in the second group, and provides a job list to the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: Minako TAKIGAWA
  • Patent number: 10318218
    Abstract: An information processing system includes one or more information processing apparatuses to individually store a print job executable with an image forming apparatus, and a management apparatus. Each information processing apparatus includes a first memory to store the print job and first circuitry to transmit, through a network, user identification information identifying one or more users who are allowed to execute the print job. The management apparatus includes a second memory to store association information associating for each print job the user identification information transmitted from the first circuitry and apparatus identification information identifying one of the one or more information processing apparatus storing the print job, and second circuitry to refer the association information and specify apparatus identification information of at least one of the one or more information processing apparatuses, and to transmit a list of information processing apparatuses through the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minako Takigawa, Kazuhiro Mukai
  • Publication number: 20180367520
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a data output apparatus and an information processing apparatus. The data output apparatus includes processors and memories to store instructions which cause the processors to receive a first authentication information, request authentication based on the first authentication information, and transmit the first authentication information authenticated in response to the authentication request and a transmission request of information indicating storage locations to store data output from the data output apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Minako TAKIGAWA
  • Publication number: 20180210686
    Abstract: An information processing system includes one or more information processing apparatuses to individually store a print job executable with an image forming apparatus, and a management apparatus. Each information processing apparatus includes a first memory to store the print job and first circuitry to transmit, through a network, user identification information identifying one or more users who are allowed to execute the print job. The management apparatus includes a second memory to store association information associating for each print job the user identification information transmitted from the first circuitry and apparatus identification information identifying one of the one or more information processing apparatus storing the print job, and second circuitry to refer the association information and specify apparatus identification information of at least one of the one or more information processing apparatuses, and to transmit a list of information processing apparatuses through the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minako Takigawa, Kazuhiro Mukai
  • Patent number: 9250838
    Abstract: A terminal device to which an information processing device and an output device are connected, includes a substitute user setting unit configured to set a substitute user as an executor capable of executing output of output data specified by a user requesting the output of the output data, the substitute user being different from the user requesting the output of the output data; an output information transmission unit configured to send, to the information processing device, the specified output data and output data relevance information including substitute user information identifying the substitute user; an output data acquisition unit configured to acquire the output data, of which the output is set as being executable by the executor, from the information processing device; and an output data transmission unit configured to send the output data acquired by the output data acquisition unit, to the output device connected to the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Minako Takigawa
  • Patent number: 9081720
    Abstract: An disclosed information processing apparatus includes a memory unit for storing first setting-values for setting-items for a program in accordance with multiple priority levels, a given one of the setting-items being for one or more of the first setting-values, and each of the first setting-values having one of the priority levels assigned thereto; a setting information management unit for obtaining the first setting-values from the memory unit, and creating second setting-values by selecting, as one of the second setting-values, one of the first setting-values for any given setting-item from the first setting-values for the given setting-item such that the one of the first setting-values selected for the given setting-item has a highest priority level among the first setting-values for the given setting-item; and a program management unit for starting the program that operates based on the created second setting values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Minako Takigawa
  • Publication number: 20150103370
    Abstract: A terminal device to which an information processing device and an output device are connected, includes a substitute user setting unit configured to set a substitute user as an executor capable of executing output of output data specified by a user requesting the output of the output data, the substitute user being different from the user requesting the output of the output data; an output information transmission unit configured to send, to the information processing device, the specified output data and output data relevance information including substitute user information identifying the substitute user; an output data acquisition unit configured to acquire the output data, of which the output is set as being executable by the executor, from the information processing device; and an output data transmission unit configured to send the output data acquired by the output data acquisition unit, to the output device connected to the terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Minako TAKIGAWA
  • Publication number: 20140189170
    Abstract: An disclosed information processing apparatus includes a memory unit for storing first setting-values for setting-items for a program in accordance with multiple priority levels, a given one of the setting-items being for one or more of the first setting-values, and each of the first setting-values having one of the priority levels assigned thereto; a setting information management unit for obtaining the first setting-values from the memory unit, and creating second setting-values by selecting, as one of the second setting-values, one of the first setting-values for any given setting-item from the first setting-values for the given setting-item such that the one of the first setting-values selected for the given setting-item has a highest priority level among the first setting-values for the given setting-item; and a program management unit for starting the program that operates based on the created second setting values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Minako TAKIGAWA