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).
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Patent number: 11528321Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
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Publication number: 20220272150Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Mototsugu EMORI
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Patent number: 10521500Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
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Patent number: 10382813Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Naoyuki Shimizu, Ryohta Kawamata, Mototsugu Emori
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Patent number: 10148708Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
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Publication number: 20180199096Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Naoyuki SHIMIZU, Ryohta KAWAMATA, Mototsugu EMORI
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Publication number: 20180070370Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
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Patent number: 9754559Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Mototsugu Emori, Tomoyuki Tsukuda
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Publication number: 20170249294Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventor: Mototsugu EMORI
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Publication number: 20160315935Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki TSUKUDA, Kiyoshi KASATANI, Eiji KEMMOCHI, Mototsugu EMORI
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Publication number: 20160149976Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventor: Mototsugu EMORI
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Patent number: 9288438Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
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Publication number: 20150091940Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Mototsugu EMORI, Tomoyuki Tsukuda
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Publication number: 20150035938Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: RICOH COMPANY , LTD.Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
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Patent number: 8823768Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventor: Mototsugu Emori
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Patent number: 8631421Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 3, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kazunori Takatsu, Takuya Imai, Yukiko Sahashi, Mototsugu Emori
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Patent number: 8577964Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 22, 2009Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Mototsugu Emori
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Patent number: 8526037Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 19, 2009Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Mototsugu Emori, Hiroshi Hiraki, Hiroki Kohmura, Takuma Katori, Kengo Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8443289Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2008Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Yukiko Sahashi, Takahiro Asai, Takuya Imai, Mototsugu Emori, Naoki Umehara
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Publication number: 20130063537Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventor: Mototsugu Emori