Patents by Inventor Minoru Aoshima
Minoru Aoshima 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).
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Publication number: 20240128511Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte solution including at least an electrolyte, and a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains a compound represented by the following general formula (A): wherein R1 to R3 represent optionally substituted organic groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and a cyclic carbonate compound having a fluorine atom in an amount of 0.01% by mass to 50.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicants: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, MU IONIC SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji NAKAZAWA, Yoichi OOHASHI, Minoru KOTATO, Takamichi MITSUI, Takayuki AOSHIMA, Takeshi NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 11942601Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte solution, which contains a compound represented by the following general formula (A), and (1) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a nitrile compound, an isocyanate compound, a difluorophosphate, a fluorosulfonate, a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide and a compound represented by the following general formula (B), or (2) a cyclic carbonate compound having a fluorine atom in an amount of 0.01% by mass to 50.0% by mass based on the total amount of the nonaqueous electrolyte solution. (In formula (A), R1 to R3 may be mutually the same or different and represent optionally substituted organic groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.) (In formula (B), R4, R5 and R6 respectively and independently represent an alkyl group, alkenyl group or alkynyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms that may be substituted with a halogen atom, and n represents an integer of 0 to 6.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignees: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, MU IONIC SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Eiji Nakazawa, Yoichi Oohashi, Minoru Kotato, Takamichi Mitsui, Takayuki Aoshima, Takeshi Nakamura
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Patent number: 8275852Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes a document manager that is configured to search for application services providers (ASPs) over a network and based on a user input. The document manager can search documents within the ASPs, retrieve documents and URLs, store documents and data, format documents, generate and issue unified bills from a plurality of bills from a plurality of ASPs. The documents manager can provide consulting advise to the user regarding document managing, and can manage the documents stored on a user storage device, for example by transferring these documents to a ASP storage device after storage time periods associated with the documents.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2006Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignees: Ricoh Americas Corporation, Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yuki Uchida, Shogo Hyakutake, Minoru Aoshima
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Patent number: 8059291Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes an image forming apparatus configured to display interactive menus so as to allow an operator of the image forming apparatus to interact with a document manager. The display interactive menus are downloaded from the document manager to the image forming apparatus based on a request by the operator. The document manager is configured to search for application services providers (ASPs) over a network and based on operator inputs. The document manager can search documents within the ASPs, retrieve documents and URLs, store documents and data. The system can provide basic and/or customized interactive menus displayed on the screen of the image forming apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Ricoh Americas CorporationInventors: Shogo Hyakutake, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Minoru Aoshima, Akio Kizawa, Hiroshi Kitada
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Patent number: 7877458Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes an image forming apparatus configured to display interactive menus so as to allow an operator of the image forming apparatus to interact with a document manager. The display interactive menus are downloaded from the document manager to the image forming apparatus based on a request by the operator. The document manager is configured to search for application services providers (ASPs) over a network and based on operator inputs. The document manager can search documents within the ASPs, retrieve documents and URLs, store documents and data. The system can provide basic and/or customized interactive menus displayed on the screen of the image forming apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignees: Ricoh Company Ltd., Ricoh Americas CorporationInventors: Shogo Hyakutake, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Minoru Aoshima, Akio Kizawa, Hiroshi Kitada
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Patent number: 7860267Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes a document manager that is configured to search for application services providers (ASPs) over a network and based on a user input. The document manager can search documents within the ASPs, retrieve documents and URLs, store documents and data, format documents, generate and issue unified bills from a plurality of bills from a plurality of ASPs. The document manager can also manage, e.g. create, receive, transmit, store, merge, watermark information for documents managed by the document manager. The document manager can request that a document be merged with a corresponding watermark information so that the document be printed with an embedded watermark. Alternatively, the document manager can merge the watermark information with the document and can transmit the merged document data to a printing entity.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Ricoh Americas CorporationInventors: Shogo Hyakutake, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Minoru Aoshima, Akio Kizawa, Hiroshi Kitada
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Patent number: 7809157Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes a document manager that is configured to search for application services providers (ASPS) over a network and based on a user input. The document manager can search documents within the ASPs, retrieve documents and URLs, store documents, and data, format documents, generate and issue unified bills from a plurality of bills from a plurality ASPs. The document manager can also manage, e.g. create, receive, transmit, store, merge, watermark information for documents managed by the document manager. The document manager can request that a document be merged with a corresponding watermark information so that the document be printed with an embedded watermark. Alternatively, the document manager can merge the watermark information with the document and can transmit the merged document data to a printing entity.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2006Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Ricoh Americas CorporationInventors: Shogo Hyakutake, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Minoru Aoshima, Akio Kizawa, Hiroshi Kitada
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Patent number: 7752277Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for storing document information in an application service provider (ASP) which is connected to a user terminal through a network, such as the Internet. The method on which the system and computer program product are based includes inputting the document information into the user terminal, inputting a previously created e-mail address into the user terminal, the e-mail address being confirmed by the ASP and corresponding to a storage location in the ASP, and sending the document information to the e-mail address via the network. The document information may be input into the user terminal either manually or automatically and a storage folder may be created for storing documents to the ASP. Where the user terminal is an Internet fax machine, the Internet fax machine can be set up to automatically send all document information received by the Internet fax machine to the ASP for storage.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2008Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Ricoh Americas CorporationInventors: Shogo Hyakutake, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Minoru Aoshima
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Patent number: 7734715Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes an image forming apparatus configured to display interactive menus so as to allow an operator of the image forming apparatus to interact with a document manager. The display interactive menus are downloaded from the document manager to the image forming apparatus based on a request by the operator. The document manager is configured to search for application services providers (ASPs) over a network and based on operator inputs. The document manager can search documents within the ASPs, retrieve documents and URLs, store documents and data. The system can provide basic and/or customized interactive menus displayed on the screen of the image forming apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2001Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Ricoh Americas CorporationInventors: Shogo Hyakutake, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Minoru Aoshima, Akio Kizawa, Hiroshi Kitada
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Patent number: 7720758Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for managing bills issued from applications service providers (ASPs). The method on which the system and computer readable medium are based includes receiving an ASP service request from a remote user, forwarding the ASP service request to an ASP, receiving a service bill from the ASP, and incorporating the service bill into a unified bill and issuing the unified bill to the remote user. Calculating the ASP fee may include determining a discount offered by the ASP. The discount offered by the ASP may be determined on a customer by customer basis or based on a volume usage of a document management system providing access to the ASP for a plurality of users. The accuracy of the service bill from the ASP may be verified, and a discrepancy between a calculated fee and the billing amount may be determined, and negotiations undertaken with the ASP to resolve the discrepancy. Whether the user pays the bill issued may also be monitored.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2001Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Ricoh Americas CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Kitada, Shogo Hyakutake, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Minoru Aoshima, Akio Kizawa
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Patent number: 7673016Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for managing applications service provider (ASP) transactions between an ASP and an ASP user. The method on which the system and computer program product are based includes receiving an ASP transaction request from the user via a communications network such as the Internet, selecting an ASP for processing the transaction request, and transmitting instructions for performing the transaction request, via the communications network, to the selected ASP. The ASP transaction request may be received by receiving a user identifier from the user or by receiving a document consultation request from the user. Selecting an ASP may include selecting a special service ASP.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Ricoh Americas CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Kitada, Shogo Hyakutake, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Minoru Aoshima, Akio Kizawa
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Publication number: 20080215690Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for storing document information in an application service provider (ASP) which is connected to a user terminal through a network, such as the Internet. The method on which the system and computer program product are based includes inputting the document information into the user terminal, inputting a previously created e-mail address into the user terminal, the e-mail address being confirmed by the ASP and corresponding to a storage location in the ASP, and sending the document information to the e-mail address via the network. The document information may be input into the user terminal either manually or automatically and a storage folder may be created for storing documents to the ASP. Where the user terminal is an Internet fax machine, the Internet fax machine can be set up to automatically send all document information received by the Internet fax machine to the ASP for storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: Shogo Hyakutake, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Minoru Aoshima
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Patent number: 7401125Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes a document manager that is configured to search for application services providers (ASPs) over a network and based on a user input. The document manager can search documents within the ASPs, retrieve documents and URLs, store documents and data, format documents, generate and issue unified bills from a plurality of bills from a plurality of ASPs. The document manager can provide consulting advice to the user regarding document managing, and can manage the documents stored on a user storage device, for example by transferring these documents to a ASP storage device after storage time periods associated with the documents.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2000Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignees: Ricoh Corporation, Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yuki Uchida, Shogo Hyakutake, Minoru Aoshima
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Patent number: 7340504Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for storing document information in an application service provider (ASP) which is connected to a user terminal through a network, such as the Internet. The method on which the system and computer program product are based includes inputting the document information into the user terminal, inputting a previously created e-mail address into the user terminal, the e-mail address being confirmed by the ASP and corresponding to a storage location in the ASP, and sending the document information to the e-mail address via the network. The document information may be input into the user terminal either manually or automatically and a storage folder may be created for storing documents to the ASP. Where the user terminal is an Internet fax machine, the Internet fax machine can be set up to automatically send all document information received by the Internet fax machine to the ASP for storage.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2006Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Ricoh CorporationInventors: Shogo Hyakutake, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Minoru Aoshima
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Publication number: 20070240029Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for managing applications service provider (ASP) transactions between an ASP and an ASP user. The method on which the system and computer program product are based includes receiving an ASP transaction request from the user via a communications network such as the Internet, selecting an ASP for processing the transaction request, and transmitting instructions for performing the transaction request, via the communications network, to the selected ASP. The ASP transaction request may be received by receiving a user identifier from the user or by receiving a document consultation request from the user. Selecting an ASP may include selecting a special service ASP.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Inventors: Hiroshi KITADA, Shogo Hyakutake, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Minoru Aoshima, Akio Kizawa
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Patent number: 7246158Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for managing applications service provider (ASP) transactions between an ASP and an ASP user. The method on which the system and computer program product are based includes receiving an ASP transaction request from the user via a communications network such as the Internet, selecting an ASP for processing the transaction request, and transmitting instructions for performing the transaction request, via the communications network, to the selected ASP. The ASP transaction request may be received by receiving a user identifier from the user or by receiving a document consultation request from the user. Selecting an ASP may include selecting a special service ASP.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2001Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Ricoh Americas CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Kitada, Shogo Hyakutake, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Minoru Aoshima, Akio Kizawa
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Publication number: 20070150534Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes an image forming apparatus configured to display interactive menus so as to allow an operator of the image forming apparatus to interact with a document manager. The display interactive menus are downloaded from the document manager to the image forming apparatus based on a request by the operator. The document manager is configured to search for application services providers (ASPs) over a network and based on operator inputs. The document manager can search documents within the ASPs, retrieve documents and URLs, store documents and data. The system can provide basic and/or customized interactive menus displayed on the screen of the image forming apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2007Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Shogo HYAKUTAKE, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Minoru Aoshima, Akio Kizawa, Hiroshi Kitada
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Publication number: 20070136260Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes a document manager that is configured to search for application services providers (ASPs) over a network and based on a user input. The document manager can search documents within the ASPs, retrieve documents and URLs, store documents and data, format documents, generate and issue unified bills from a plurality of bills from a plurality of ASPs. The document manager can provide consulting advice to the user regarding document managing, and can manage the documents stored on a user storage device, for example by transferring these documents to a ASP storage device after storage time periods associated with the documents.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2007Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Yuki UCHIDA, Shogo Hyakutake, Minoru Aoshima
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Publication number: 20070133051Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes an image forming apparatus configured to display interactive menus so as to allow an operator of the image forming apparatus to interact with a document manager. The display interactive menus are downloaded from the document manager to the image forming apparatus based on a request by the operator. The document manager is configured to search for application services providers (ASPs) over a network and based on operator inputs. The document manager can search documents within the ASPs, retrieve documents and URLs, store documents and data. The system can provide basic and/or customized interactive menus displayed on the screen of the image forming apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2007Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Shogo HYAKUTAKE, Hiroaki Ishizuka, Minoru Aoshima, Akio Kizawa, Hiroshi Kitada
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Publication number: 20070094358Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for managing documents. The system includes a document manager that is configured to search for application services providers (ASPs) over a network and based on a user input. The document manager can search documents within the ASPs, retrieve documents and URLs, store documents and data, format documents, generate and issue unified bills from a plurality of bills from a plurality of ASPs. The documents manager can provide consulting advise to the user regarding document managing, and can manage the documents stored on a user storage device, for example by transferring these documents to a ASP storage device after storage time periods associated with the documents.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2006Publication date: April 26, 2007Inventors: Yuki Uchida, Shogo Hyakutake, Minoru Aoshima