Patents by Inventor Naoki Fukasawa

Naoki Fukasawa 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: 11936701
    Abstract: A distribution control apparatus assigns one of the one or more media distribution servers that is selected based on a reserved bandwidth of the media distribution server for distributing the media information and a maximum reserved bandwidth available to the media distribution server, as a media distribution server that distributes the media information to one or more communication apparatuses at a collective site, the collective site including one or more sites that share the same media information, and transmits, in response to a connection request to connect to the assigned distribution media distribution server, transmitted from a particular communication apparatus of the one or more communication apparatuses at a particular site of the collective site, a connection response to the particular communication apparatus at the particular site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki Fukasawa
  • Publication number: 20230113867
    Abstract: A distribution control apparatus assigns one of the one or more media distribution servers that is selected based on a reserved bandwidth of the media distribution server for distributing the media information and a maximum reserved bandwidth available to the media distribution server, as a media distribution server that distributes the media information to one or more communication apparatuses at a collective site, the collective site including one or more sites that share the same media information, and transmits, in response to a connection request to connect to the assigned distribution media distribution server, transmitted from a particular communication apparatus of the one or more communication apparatuses at a particular site of the collective site, a connection response to the particular communication apparatus at the particular site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Naoki FUKASAWA
  • Patent number: 11176522
    Abstract: A conference information management system including an information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to acquire schedule information of conference stored in a server, from the server; create conference information of a specific conference, held or to be held using an electronic information board function of the information processing apparatus, based on the acquired schedule information; and store the created conference information in a storage destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoki Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 11163432
    Abstract: An information processing system for transmitting data relating to an image to be displayed, includes a hardware processor configured to store a setting for using an external service, the setting for using the external service being stored in association with a user among one or more users; store transmission destination setting information in which the external service is set as a transmission destination to which the data is addressed, the transmission destination setting information being stored in association with a user among the one or more users; identify the one or more users; and transmit the data to the transmission destination corresponding to the external service, based on the transmission destination setting information associated with each of the identified one or more users, the transmission destination corresponding to the external service being different for each of the one or more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukinari Toyota, Shigeo Araki, Naoki Fukasawa
  • Publication number: 20200295959
    Abstract: A conference information management system including an information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to acquire schedule information of conference stored in a server, from the server; create conference information of a specific conference, held or to be held using an electronic information board function of the infoiiiiation processing apparatus, based on the acquired schedule information; and store the created conference information in a storage destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: NAOKI FUKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20190235735
    Abstract: An information processing system for transmitting data relating to an image to be displayed, includes a hardware processor configured to store a setting for using an external service, the setting for using the external service being stored in association with a user among one or more users; store transmission destination setting information in which the external service is set as a transmission destination to which the data is addressed, the transmission destination setting information being stored in association with a user among the one or more users; identify the one or more users; and transmit the data to the transmission destination corresponding to the external service, based on the transmission destination setting information associated with each of the identified one or more users, the transmission destination corresponding to the external service being different for each of the one or more users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukinari TOYOTA, Shigeo ARAKI, Naoki FUKASAWA
  • Patent number: 10331388
    Abstract: An image processing system includes at least one image processing apparatus, an information terminal, and an information processing device configured to communicate with the at least one image processing apparatus and the information terminal. The information terminal includes a specifying information transmitter configured to transmit, to the information processing device, specifying information for specifying, from the at least one image processing apparatus, a first image processing apparatus for inputting and a second image processing apparatus for outputting. The information processing device includes an input data retrieval unit configured to obtain input data from the first image processing apparatus for inputting based on the specifying information received from the information terminal, and an output data transmitter configured to transmit, based on the received specifying information, output data corresponding to the obtained input data to the second image processing apparatus for outputting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoki Fukasawa
  • Publication number: 20190099750
    Abstract: An ion exchange device is used that includes an anion exchange tank, a cation exchange tank and a tower body side portion, in which the anion exchange tank and the cation exchange tank are allowed to communicate by communication means that is arranged around the outside of the anion exchange tank and the cation exchange tank. The ion exchange device also includes supply/discharge pipes for supplying or discharging a liquid to or from an upper portion and a lower portion of the anion exchange tank, and supply/discharge pipes for supplying or discharging a liquid to or from an upper portion and a lower portion of the cation exchange tank. A water collection/distribution member that allows water to pass but prevents passage of an ion-exchange resin is provided in a flat plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Yoichi MIYAZAKI, Hideaki IINO, Naoki FUKASAWA
  • Patent number: 10223042
    Abstract: A system includes a terminal and an information processing device including a first specification unit configured to specify a second computer program based on terminal information on the terminal received from the terminal; a first provision unit configured to provide the second computer program to the terminal; and a second specification unit configured to specify a first computer program based on device information received from the terminal; and a second provision unit configured to provide the first computer program to the terminal. The terminal including a transmission unit configured to transmit the terminal information; a first processing unit configured to perform processing of acquiring device information and transmitting the acquired device information, by execution of the second computer program; and a second processing unit configured to perform processing of installing the first computer program on the terminal, by execution of the second computer program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Fukasawa, Shigeo Araki
  • Patent number: 10146491
    Abstract: A printing system includes one or more of information processing apparatuses, an image forming apparatus, a storage storing pieces of job information on print jobs, and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to execute: receiving the print target data from the information processing apparatus; receiving a history of pieces of job information corresponding to user identification information corresponding to the target data from the storage; estimating, based on the history, a type of a PDL to which the target data is converted; generating PDL data by converting the target data to the PDL of which the type is estimated; transmitting the PDL data to the image forming apparatus when the estimated PDL is available for the image forming apparatus; and selecting, when the estimated PDL is not available for the image forming apparatus, a PDL available for the image forming apparatus and re-converting the print target data to the selected PDL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Fukasawa, Rina Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180136886
    Abstract: An image processing system includes at least one image processing apparatus, an information terminal, and an information processing device configured to communicate with the at least one image processing apparatus and the information terminal. The information terminal includes a specifying information transmitter configured to transmit, to the information processing device, specifying information for specifying, from the at least one image processing apparatus, a first image processing apparatus for inputting and a second image processing apparatus for outputting. The information processing device includes an input data retrieval unit configured to obtain input data from the first image processing apparatus for inputting based on the specifying information received from the information terminal, and an output data transmitter configured to transmit, based on the received specifying information, output data corresponding to the obtained input data to the second image processing apparatus for outputting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoki FUKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20180074763
    Abstract: A printing system includes one or more of information processing apparatuses, an image forming apparatus, a storage storing pieces of job information on print jobs, and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to execute: receiving the print target data from the information processing apparatus; receiving a history of pieces of job information corresponding to user identification information corresponding to the target data from the storage; estimating, based on the history, a type of a PDL to which the target data is converted; generating PDL data by converting the target data to the PDL of which the type is estimated; transmitting the PDL data to the image forming apparatus when the estimated PDL is available for the image forming apparatus; and selecting, when the estimated PDL is not available for the image forming apparatus, a PDL available for the image forming apparatus and re-converting the print target data to the selected PDL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki FUKASAWA, Rina TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9904495
    Abstract: An image processing system includes at least one image processing apparatus, an information terminal, and an information processing device configured to communicate with the at least one image processing apparatus and the information terminal. The information terminal includes a specifying information transmitter configured to transmit, to the information processing device, specifying information for specifying, from the at least one image processing apparatus, a first image processing apparatus for inputting and a second image processing apparatus for outputting. The information processing device includes an input data retrieval unit configured to obtain input data from the first image processing apparatus for inputting based on the specifying information received from the information terminal, and an output data transmitter configured to transmit, based on the received specifying information, output data corresponding to the obtained input data to the second image processing apparatus for outputting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoki Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 9817623
    Abstract: A terminal device displays a first screen related to a setting for processing executable by plural models of a device; acquires, from a target device, identification information for the model of the target device through a first communication unit and communication information for communicating with the target device through second communication unit; acquires, from a storing unit, processing information corresponding to the acquired identification information; transmits, to the target device, through the second communication unit, a setting entered through the first screen using communication information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Norota, Tomoyuki Takahira, Teruaki Takahashi, Yuuta Hashimoto, Naoki Fukasawa, Susumu Fujioka
  • Patent number: 9794447
    Abstract: A service providing system provides a service in which information processing apparatuses and an image forming apparatus cooperate with each other to execute processes for performing printing. The service providing system includes processors configured to execute the processes; a flow controller configured to accept, from one of the information processing apparatuses, a print execution request to execute printing in the image forming apparatus, and to cause the processors to issue a print instruction to be provided to the image forming apparatus, based on flow settings and parameter settings of the processes included in the print execution request; and a print instruction distributor configured to distribute the print instruction to the image forming apparatus based on a print instruction acquisition request from the image forming apparatus. The processors include a print instructor configured to issue the print instruction and to store the print instruction in the print instruction distributor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Fukasawa, Kiyohiro Hyo, Hiroki Asakimori
  • Publication number: 20170160995
    Abstract: A system includes a terminal and an information processing device including a first specification unit configured to specify a second computer program based on terminal information on the terminal received from the terminal; a first provision unit configured to provide the second computer program to the terminal; and a second specification unit configured to specify a first computer program based on device information received from the terminal; and a second provision unit configured to provide the first computer program to the terminal. The terminal including a transmission unit configured to transmit the terminal information; a first processing unit configured to perform processing of acquiring device information and transmitting the acquired device information, by execution of the second computer program; and a second processing unit configured to perform processing of installing the first computer program on the terminal, by execution of the second computer program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Naoki FUKASAWA, Shigeo Araki
  • Publication number: 20170094119
    Abstract: A service providing system provides a service in which information processing apparatuses and an image forming apparatus cooperate with each other to execute processes for performing printing. The service providing system includes processors configured to execute the processes; a flow controller configured to accept, from one of the information processing apparatuses, a print execution request to execute printing in the image forming apparatus, and to cause the processors to issue a print instruction to be provided to the image forming apparatus, based on flow settings and parameter settings of the processes included in the print execution request; and a print instruction distributor configured to distribute the print instruction to the image forming apparatus based on a print instruction acquisition request from the image forming apparatus. The processors include a print instructor configured to issue the print instruction and to store the print instruction in the print instruction distributor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki FUKASAWA, Kiyohiro HYO, Hiroki ASAKIMORI
  • Patent number: 9471328
    Abstract: An information processor has a program stored in a first storage area. The program is installed when authenticated based on a comparison of authentication information generated from the pre-certified files of the program and authentication information of the pre-certified files written in an authentication information file. The pre-certified files include the authentication information file and a first configuration file that defines an operation of the program. When the program is executed, the information processor searches for a second configuration file that exists when the program is installed and has the same file configuration as the first configuration file. Configuration data written in the second configuration file are registered with a second storage area different from the first storage area, when the second configuration file is located by the search. The configuration data are reflected in the operation of the program when determined as being stored in the second storage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoki Fukasawa
  • Publication number: 20160274834
    Abstract: An image processing system includes at least one image processing apparatus, an information terminal, and an information processing device configured to communicate with the at least one image processing apparatus and the information terminal. The information terminal includes a specifying information transmitter configured to transmit, to the information processing device, specifying information for specifying, from the at least one image processing apparatus, a first image processing apparatus for inputting and a second image processing apparatus for outputting. The information processing device includes an input data retrieval unit configured to obtain input data from the first image processing apparatus for inputting based on the specifying information received from the information terminal, and an output data transmitter configured to transmit, based on the received specifying information, output data corresponding to the obtained input data to the second image processing apparatus for outputting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki FUKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20150212769
    Abstract: A terminal device displays a first screen related to a setting for processing executable by plural models of a device; acquires, from a target device, identification information for the model of the target device through a first communication unit and communication information for communicating with the target device through second communication unit; acquires, from a storing unit, processing information corresponding to the acquired identification information; transmits, to the target device, through the second communication unit, a setting entered through the first screen using communication information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Ken NOROTA, Tomoyuki TAKAHIRA, Teruaki TAKAHASHI, Yuuta HASHIMOTO, Naoki FUKASAWA, Susumu FUJIOKA