Patents by Inventor Mototsugu Emori

Mototsugu Emori 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: 11528321
    Abstract: A load balancing system, a load balancing method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The load balancing system includes a first client apparatus and a second client apparatus each of which communicates with a particular server among a plurality of servers through a load balancer that distributes load of the plurality of servers. The first client apparatus transmits to the load balancer, a request to the server to acquire identification information for identifying the particular server selected by the load balancer from among the plurality of servers, notifies the second client apparatus of the identification information of the particular server, the second client apparatus requesting the load balancer to connect to the particular server, and requests the load balancer to connect to the particular server using the identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
  • Publication number: 20220272150
    Abstract: A load balancing system, a load balancing method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The load balancing system includes a first client apparatus and a second client apparatus each of which communicates with a particular server among a plurality of servers through a load balancer that distributes load of the plurality of servers. The first client apparatus transmits to the load balancer, a request to the server to acquire identification information for identifying the particular server selected by the load balancer from among the plurality of servers, notifies the second client apparatus of the identification information of the particular server, the second client apparatus requesting the load balancer to connect to the particular server, and requests the load balancer to connect to the particular server using the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Mototsugu EMORI
  • Patent number: 10521500
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a handwriting renderer, an image renderer, an external image renderer, a serializer, a creator, a recognizer, and a concatenation unit. The handwriting renderer is configured to render a stroke on a first layer. The image renderer is configured to render an image on a second layer lower than the first layer. The external image renderer is configured to render an external image on a third layer lower than the second layer. The serializer is configured to convert the stroke rendered on the first layer and the images rendered on the second and third layers into text data. The creator is configured to create document data corresponding to one page based on the text data. The recognizer is configured to acquire a character string from the stroke. The concatenation unit is configured to concatenate adjacent characters on the string with an unnecessary space therebetween being deleted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
  • Patent number: 10382813
    Abstract: A content reproduction device includes a communication unit, a data acquirer, a buffering controller, a buffering condition determiner, a reassembler, and a content reproducer. The communication unit is configured to communicate with an information processing device. The data acquirer is configured to sequentially acquire pieces of data from the information processing device via the communication unit. The buffering controller is configured to buffer the pieces of data in a storage. The buffering condition determiner is configured to determine a buffering condition for buffering the pieces of data, depending on a condition of communication with the information processing device. The reassembler is configured to reassemble the pieces of data buffered in the storage in a predetermined order when the determined buffering condition is satisfied. The content reproducer is configured to reproduce a content based on the reassembled pieces of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Shimizu, Ryohta Kawamata, Mototsugu Emori
  • Patent number: 10148708
    Abstract: An electronic information terminal includes a transmission storage unit that stores stroke data to be transferred temporarily, a network status management unit that detects and manages a status of a communication network to which the electronic information terminal is connected, and a transmitter that transfers the stroke data read from the transmission storage unit to an image processing apparatus via the communication network in accordance with the status of the communication network detected by the network status management unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
  • Publication number: 20180199096
    Abstract: A content reproduction device includes a communication unit, a data acquirer, a buffering controller, a buffering condition determiner, a reassembler, and a content reproducer. The communication unit is configured to communicate with an information processing device. The data acquirer is configured to sequentially acquire pieces of data from the information processing device via the communication unit. The buffering controller is configured to buffer the pieces of data in a storage. The buffering condition determiner is configured to determine a buffering condition for buffering the pieces of data, depending on a condition of communication with the information processing device. The reassembler is configured to reassemble the pieces of data buffered in the storage in a predetermined order when the determined buffering condition is satisfied. The content reproducer is configured to reproduce a content based on the reassembled pieces of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Naoyuki SHIMIZU, Ryohta KAWAMATA, Mototsugu EMORI
  • Publication number: 20180070370
    Abstract: A communication device includes circuitry to perform wireless communication with other communication device using at least one wireless communication method, determine a provision level of a service to be provided to the other communication device, based on characteristic information on the wireless communication being performed, and provide, to the other communication device, a service limited with a degree of the service that has been determined in accordance with the determined provision level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
  • Patent number: 9754559
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus having a display device displaying a background image and a stroke image superimposed on the background image, the stroke image reproducing a stroke which is drawn by an input operation of a user, includes a recording unit recording image data of the background image and stroke data, which are related to the stroke input by the input operation, into an electronic document; a read unit reading the electronic document; a display unit displaying the background image on the display device by using the image data of the background data, reproducing the stroke image by using the stroke data, and displaying the stroke image superimposed on the background image on the display device; and an edit unit editing the stroke data in accordance with the input operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Mototsugu Emori, Tomoyuki Tsukuda
  • Publication number: 20170249294
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a handwriting renderer, an image renderer, an external image renderer, a serializer, a creator, a recognizer, and a concatenation unit. The handwriting renderer is configured to render a stroke on a first layer. The image renderer is configured to render an image on a second layer lower than the first layer. The external image renderer is configured to render an external image on a third layer lower than the second layer. The serializer is configured to convert the stroke rendered on the first layer and the images rendered on the second and third layers into text data. The creator is configured to create document data corresponding to one page based on the text data. The recognizer is configured to acquire a character string from the stroke. The concatenation unit is configured to concatenate adjacent characters on the string with an unnecessary space therebetween being deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: Mototsugu EMORI
  • Publication number: 20160315935
    Abstract: An image processing system includes an electronic blackboard and a data server connected via a network. The electronic blackboard is configured to generate a code including identification information of a request and identification information of data to be processed specified on the electronic blackboard, and display the code on a display device. The data server includes a transmitter configured to transmit an uploading request to the electronic blackboard when the identification information of the request included in an image of the code captured by a communication device indicates the request as being the uploading request. The uploading request includes the identification information of the data to be processed. The electronic blackboard includes a transmitter configured to transmit data identified by the identification information of the data to be processed to the data server, in response to the uploading request received from the data server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki TSUKUDA, Kiyoshi KASATANI, Eiji KEMMOCHI, Mototsugu EMORI
  • Publication number: 20160149976
    Abstract: An electronic information terminal includes a transmission storage unit that stores stroke data to be transferred temporarily, a network status management unit that detects and manages a status of a communication network to which the electronic information terminal is connected, and a transmitter that transfers the stroke data read from the transmission storage unit to an image processing apparatus via the communication network in accordance with the status of the communication network detected by the network status management unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: Mototsugu EMORI
  • Patent number: 9288438
    Abstract: A communication control system includes a first control device; a second control device, wherein the first control device and the second control device are grouped together by group identification information; a detecting unit configured to detect image data displayed on a display unit connected to the first control device; a first communication control unit configured to establish a session for performing data communication with the second control device identified by the group identification information, and send the image data; and a display control unit configured to implement control to display the image data sent from the first communication control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
  • Publication number: 20150091940
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus having a display device displaying a background image and a stroke image superimposed on the background image, the stroke image reproducing a stroke which is drawn by an input operation of a user, includes a recording unit recording image data of the background image and stroke data, which are related to the stroke input by the input operation, into an electronic document; a read unit reading the electronic document; a display unit displaying the background image on the display device by using the image data of the background data, reproducing the stroke image by using the stroke data, and displaying the stroke image superimposed on the background image on the display device; and an edit unit editing the stroke data in accordance with the input operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Mototsugu EMORI, Tomoyuki Tsukuda
  • Publication number: 20150035938
    Abstract: A communication control system includes a first control device; a second control device, wherein the first control device and the second control device are grouped together by group identification information; a detecting unit configured to detect image data displayed on a display unit connected to the first control device; a first communication control unit configured to establish a session for performing data communication with the second control device identified by the group identification information, and send the image data; and a display control unit configured to implement control to display the image data sent from the first communication control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY , LTD.
    Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
  • Patent number: 8823768
    Abstract: A conference system includes a first conference device and a second conference device installed at a first site, and is connected with an external conference device installed at a site different from the first site. The second conference device selects one from a group consisting of a video image taken by and received from the first conference device and a video image taken by the second conference device to transmit the selected video image to the external conference device. The second conference device selects a video image taken by the second conference device when the second conference device detects an event occurred at the second conference device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
  • Patent number: 8631421
    Abstract: To provide an apparatus that transmits information, which includes a storage unit that stores notification rule information in which transmission destination information is associated with notification type information, a reception processor that receives predetermined information from a detector that detects a mobile information storage medium attached to an object, a notification information generating unit that obtains information specified by the notification type information in the notification rule information based on the predetermined information, to generate notification information from obtained information, and a notification unit that transmits the notification information to a transmission destination specified by the transmission destination information associated with the notification type information that is used when the notification information is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Takatsu, Takuya Imai, Yukiko Sahashi, Mototsugu Emori
  • Patent number: 8577964
    Abstract: A network device management unit manages a first network device, communicable with a second network device, managed by a counterpart network device management unit, in a network environment. The network device management includes a device information storage, a communication-start information, a network device management information operation unit, an available function information acquisition unit, and a display-information generator. The device information storage stores network device management information of the first network device. The communication-start information acquisition unit obtains communication-start information when the first and second network devices start to communicate. The network device management information operation unit lets the counterpart network device management unit to obtain the network device management information of the first network device. The available function information acquisition unit obtains available function information of the second network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
  • Patent number: 8526037
    Abstract: A client terminal transmits a call request for using a MFP to a call control server. The call control server carries out authentication processing about a user and the MFP in response to the call request. If the authentication processing result is correct, the call control server transfers the call request to the printing service management server. The call request is transferred from the printing service management server to a printing service providing server and then transferred to the MFP via the call control server. Thus, a session of the client terminal and the MFP is established. The printing service providing server carries out processing for providing a predetermined printing service based on the call request from the client terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mototsugu Emori, Hiroshi Hiraki, Hiroki Kohmura, Takuma Katori, Kengo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8443289
    Abstract: A display instruction apparatus transmits a display screen on which symbols representing network devices connected to a network are displayed to a client terminal connected to the network; and transmits, when a drag-and-drop operation between symbols of network devices is received from the client terminal, an instruction for executing a predetermined process between the network devices that are subjected to the drag-and-drop operation to the network devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yukiko Sahashi, Takahiro Asai, Takuya Imai, Mototsugu Emori, Naoki Umehara
  • Publication number: 20130063537
    Abstract: A conference system includes a first conference device and a second conference device installed at a first site, and is connected with an external conference device installed at a site different from the first site. The second conference device selects one from a group consisting of a video image taken by and received from the first conference device and a video image taken by the second conference device to transmit the selected video image to the external conference device. The second conference device selects a video image taken by the second conference device when the second conference device detects an event occurred at the second conference device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Mototsugu Emori