Patents by Inventor Naoki CHIYO

Naoki CHIYO 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: 11409905
    Abstract: A management apparatus, a management system, a server system, a remote device management system, and a data deletion request method. The management apparatus acquires apparatus identification information for identifying a processing apparatus storing device event data indicating content of an event executed by a device to be managed from one or more processing apparatuses that process the device event data and requests deletion of the device event data to the processing apparatus identified by the acquired apparatus identification information in response to a device event data deletion request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki Chiyo
  • Patent number: 11379613
    Abstract: A management system, a remote device management system, a data deletion method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The management system stores in a memory, device event data indicating content of an event executed by the device and user identification information for identifying a user who requested to execute the event in association with each other, receives the device event data deletion request including the user identification information for identifying the user, from the device or a communication terminal, and deletes the device event data associated with the user identification information included in the device event data deletion request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki Chiyo
  • Patent number: 11315169
    Abstract: An information distribution system includes an electronic device; and a server system including at least one information distribution apparatus that communicates with the electronic device via a network. The electronic device includes an information requester configured to transmit, to the server system, a request to distribute information, the request being transmitted together with identification information of the electronic device; and an information displayer configured to display, on a display device, the information transmitted from the server system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Chiyo, Mayu Kondo
  • Publication number: 20200302085
    Abstract: A management system, a remote device management system, a data deletion method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The management system stores in a memory, device event data indicating content of an event executed by the device and user identification information for identifying a user who requested to execute the event in association with each other, receives the device event data deletion request including the user identification information for identifying the user, from the device or a communication terminal, and deletes the device event data associated with the user identification information included in the device event data deletion request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventor: Naoki CHIYO
  • Publication number: 20200302083
    Abstract: A management apparatus, a management system, a server system, a remote device management system, and a data deletion request method. The management apparatus acquires apparatus identification information for identifying a processing apparatus storing device event data indicating content of an event executed by a device to be managed from one or more processing apparatuses that process the device event data and requests deletion of the device event data to the processing apparatus identified by the acquired apparatus identification information in response to a device event data deletion request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventor: Naoki Chiyo
  • Publication number: 20200151802
    Abstract: An information distribution system includes an electronic device; and a server system including at least one information distribution apparatus that communicates with the electronic device via a network. The electronic device includes an information requester configured to transmit, to the server system, a request to distribute information, the request being transmitted together with identification information of the electronic device; and an information displayer configured to display, on a display device, the information transmitted from the server system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki CHIYO, Mayu KONDO
  • Patent number: 10580061
    Abstract: An information distribution system includes an electronic device; and a server system including at least one information distribution apparatus that communicates with the electronic device via a network. The electronic device includes an information requester configured to transmit, to the server system, a request to distribute information, the request being transmitted together with identification information of the electronic device; and an information displayer configured to display, on a display device, the information transmitted from the server system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Chiyo, Mayu Kondo
  • Patent number: 10474401
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an apparatus and a server system. The server system includes an apparatus information receiving unit, a content generation unit, a content information request receiving unit, a content information transmitting unit, a content request receiving unit, and a content transmitting unit. The apparatus information receiving unit receives apparatus information. The content generation unit generates a content based on the apparatus information. The content information request receiving unit receives a content information request from the apparatus. The content information transmitting unit transmits content information that can identify one or more contents generated by the content generation unit to the apparatus. The content request receiving unit receives a content request from the apparatus. The content transmitting unit transmits the content to the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoki Chiyo
  • Patent number: 10298785
    Abstract: A system according to the present invention includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and an executing unit. The first communication unit is connected to a first network segment. The second communication unit is connected to a second network segment different from the first network segment, and receives a processing request, which requests to execute predetermined processing, from an apparatus via the second network segment and transmits the received processing request to the first communication unit. The executing unit executes the predetermined processing in response to the processing request received by the first communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Chiyo, Teruaki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20190082001
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry to: obtain upload-requesting-source information indicating at least one requesting source that has requested for uploading file data; and register, in a memory, the obtained upload-requesting-source information to be used to determine download availability of the file data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventor: Naoki CHIYO
  • Publication number: 20190050176
    Abstract: An information processing system according to the present invention includes an apparatus and a server system. The server system includes an apparatus information receiving unit, a content generation unit, a content information request receiving unit, a content information transmitting unit, a content request receiving unit, and a content transmitting unit. The apparatus information receiving unit receives apparatus information. The content generation unit generates a content based on the apparatus information. The content information request receiving unit receives a content information request from the apparatus. The content information transmitting unit transmits content information that can identify one or more contents generated by the content generation unit to the apparatus. The content request receiving unit receives a content request from the apparatus. The content transmitting unit transmits the content to the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: Naoki CHIYO
  • Patent number: 10162578
    Abstract: There is provided an information distribution system including an electronic apparatus and an information distribution apparatus connected through a network, the information distribution apparatus comprising an apparatus usage information collection unit configured to collect apparatus usage information indicating usage situation of the electronic apparatus; a distribution information generating unit configured to generate distribution information to be distributed to the electronic apparatus based on the apparatus usage information; and a distribution unit configured to distribute the distribution information to the electronic apparatus; the electronic apparatus comprising a distribution information acquiring unit configured to acquire the distribution information; and a display control unit configured to display the distribution information in a display unit of the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidehiko Watanabe, Hiroshi Kakii, Junya Jimbo, Naoki Chiyo
  • Publication number: 20180165751
    Abstract: An information distribution system includes an electronic device; and a server system including at least one information distribution apparatus that communicates with the electronic device via a network. The electronic device includes an information requester configured to transmit, to the server system, a request to distribute information, the request being transmitted together with identification information of the electronic device; and an information displayer configured to display, on a display device, the information transmitted from the server system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki CHIYO, Mayu KONDO
  • Publication number: 20180115659
    Abstract: A system according to the present invention includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and an executing unit. The first communication unit is connected to a first network segment. The second communication unit is connected to a second network segment different from the first network segment, and receives a processing request, which requests to execute predetermined processing, from an apparatus via the second network segment and transmits the received processing request to the first communication unit. The executing unit executes the predetermined processing in response to the processing request received by the first communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Naoki Chiyo, Teruaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9883055
    Abstract: A system according to the present invention includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and an executing unit. The first communication unit is connected to a first network segment. The second communication unit is connected to a second network segment different from the first network segment, and receives a processing request, which requests to execute predetermined processing, from an apparatus via the second network segment and transmits the received processing request to the first communication unit. The executing unit executes the predetermined processing in response to the processing request received by the first communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Chiyo, Teruaki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170212714
    Abstract: There is provided an information distribution system including an electronic apparatus and an information distribution apparatus connected through a network, the information distribution apparatus comprising an apparatus usage information collection unit configured to collect apparatus usage information indicating usage situation of the electronic apparatus; a distribution information generating unit configured to generate distribution information to be distributed to the electronic apparatus based on the apparatus usage information; and a distribution unit configured to distribute the distribution information to the electronic apparatus; the electronic apparatus comprising a distribution information acquiring unit configured to acquire the distribution information; and a display control unit configured to display the distribution information in a display unit of the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidehiko WATANABE, Hiroshi KAKII, Junya JIMBO, Naoki CHIYO
  • Publication number: 20170163824
    Abstract: A system according to the present invention includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and an executing unit. The first communication unit is connected to a first network segment. The second communication unit is connected to a second network segment different from the first network segment, and receives a processing request, which requests to execute predetermined processing, from an apparatus via the second network segment and transmits the received processing request to the first communication unit. The executing unit executes the predetermined processing in response to the processing request received by the first communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Naoki CHIYO, Teruaki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9614982
    Abstract: A system according to the present invention includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and an executing unit. The first communication unit is connected to a first network segment. The second communication unit is connected to a second network segment different from the first network segment, and receives a processing request, which requests to execute predetermined processing, from an apparatus via the second network segment and transmits the received processing request to the first communication unit. The executing unit executes the predetermined processing in response to the processing request received by the first communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Chiyo, Teruaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9537791
    Abstract: A management apparatus manages a plurality of devices. The management apparatus includes a management part that manages, for each one of the devices, one of communication systems used for carrying out communication between the management apparatus and the one of the devices and a communication data amount between the management apparatus and the one of the devices; a setting part that sets a permissible communication amount for each one of the communication systems; and a determination part that determines whether to be able to provide a service to one of the devices based on a communication data amount required for providing the service to the one of the devices, the permissible communication amount of one of the communication systems used by the one of the devices and a total of the communication data amounts of respective ones of the devices each using the one of the communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki Chiyo
  • Publication number: 20150215480
    Abstract: A system according to the present invention includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and an executing unit. The first communication unit is connected to a first network segment. The second communication unit is connected to a second network segment different from the first network segment, and receives a processing request, which requests to execute predetermined processing, from an apparatus via the second network segment and transmits the received processing request to the first communication unit. The executing unit executes the predetermined processing in response to the processing request received by the first communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Naoki CHIYO, Teruaki Takahashi