Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Nitta

Nobuyuki Nitta 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).

  • Information processing apparatus and method of detecting malfunction in data communication
    Patent number: 11909925
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an image forming apparatus, an information processing method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The information processing apparatus in response to completion of a specific software activation process in the controller, transmits an activation completion notification to the operation device and the operation device in response to receiving the activation completion notification, updates a timeout period of a timer started after activation of software of the operation device to a shorter period of time and restart the timer, and in a case data communication is not established on the communication path within the updated timeout period, detects a malfunction and notifies the controller of the malfunction, and the controller performs a recovery process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Nitta, Ryuuichi Satoh
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20230396718
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an image forming apparatus, an information processing method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The information processing apparatus in response to completion of a specific software activation process in the controller, transmits an activation completion notification to the operation device and the operation device in response to receiving the activation completion notification, updates a timeout period of a timer started after activation of software of the operation device to a shorter period of time and restart the timer, and in a case data communication is not established on the communication path within the updated timeout period, detects a malfunction and notifies the controller of the malfunction, and the controller performs a recovery process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Nitta, Ryuuichi Satoh