Patents by Inventor Nozomi Sawada

Nozomi Sawada 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).

  • Publication number: 20190012584
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing setting information including at least a size of a substitute recording medium, and a processing unit for executing a print instruction by automatically changing a size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information stored in the storage means, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: Nozomi SAWADA
  • Patent number: 10115043
    Abstract: A computer communicably coupled to an image forming apparatus sends paper information specified for a print job, and a print setting information that is used when the paper information does not match any one of a plurality of paper information of the paper set in a plurality of trays of the image forming apparatus. A processor of the image forming apparatus determines the paper on which an image specified for the print job is formed based at least in part on the paper information specified for the print job, the plurality of paper information of the paper set in the plurality of trays and the print setting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Nozomi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20170154253
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing setting information including at least a size of a substitute recording medium, and a processing unit for executing a print instruction by automatically changing a size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information stored in the storage means, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventor: Nozomi SAWADA
  • Patent number: 9607252
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing setting information including at least a size of a substitute recording medium, and a processing unit for executing a print instruction by automatically changing a size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information stored in the storage unit, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Nozomi Sawada
  • Patent number: 9224078
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing setting information including at least a size of a substitute recording medium, and a processing unit for executing a print instruction by automatically changing a size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information stored in the storage means, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Nozomi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20140240723
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing setting information including at least a size of a substitute recording medium, and a processing unit for executing a print instruction by automatically changing a size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information stored in the storage means, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Nozomi SAWADA
  • Patent number: 8760711
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing setting information including at least a size of a substitute recording medium, and a processing unit for executing a print instruction by automatically changing a size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information stored in the storage means, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Nozomi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20140146337
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing setting information including at least a size of a substitute recording medium, and a processing unit for executing a print instruction by automatically changing a size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information stored in the storage means, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventor: Nozomi SAWADA
  • Patent number: 8730513
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing setting information including at least a size of a substitute recording medium, and a processing unit for executing a print instruction by automatically changing a size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information stored in the storage means, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Nozomi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20130222852
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing setting information including at least a size of a substitute recording medium, and a processing unit for executing a print instruction by automatically changing a size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information stored in the storage means, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventor: Nozomi SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20120257254
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing setting information including at least a size of a substitute recording medium, and a processing unit for executing a print instruction by automatically changing a size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information stored in the storage means, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventor: Nozomi SAWADA
  • Patent number: 8179559
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for forming images on recording media of different sizes are provided. The image forming procedure may include reading setting information which includes the size of a substitute recording medium for each user from a memory and, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available, executing a print instruction by automatically changing the size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information. Additional computer-readable storage media storing image forming procedures are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Nozomi Sawada
  • Patent number: 7657753
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an input part to input authentication information for authenticating a predetermined operation with respect to a registered printing job, an input part to input log-in authentication information for authenticating the predetermined operation from an operation part, an image forming part to form an image of the printing job, and a control part to request input of the authentication information for authenticating the predetermined operation with respect to a printing job that is being executed by the image forming part when the predetermined operation is made from the operation part in a logged in state, and authenticating the predetermined operation with respect to the printing job when authentication of the authentication information input by the input part is successful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Nozomi Sawada
  • Patent number: 7450260
    Abstract: In a printer driver that transmits a print data to a printer connected via a network to make a print request, a document password processing unit prompts a user to input a document password for decrypting a PDF document data encrypted by a predetermined application. A print data creating unit creates a print data including the PDF document data encrypted and the document password. The created print data is transmitted to the printer via the network by a host I/F controller and a host I/F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Takeda, Hirofumi Nishiwaki, Nozomi Sawada, Masaki Ohtani
  • Patent number: 7230731
    Abstract: In an image formation apparatus that prints out print data to a sheet, a print data storage unit stores the print data, a printing unit conducts print processing to the print data stored in the print data storage unit, a password acquisition unit acquires a password for the print data from an outside of the apparatus, and a printing control unit allows the printing unit to start the print processing of the print data under condition that the password acquisition unit acquires the password for the print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Dan, Takeshi Fujita, Yasuyuki Igarashi, Mihoko Inamoto, Nozomi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20060176531
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for forming images on recording media of different sizes are provided. The image forming procedure may include reading setting information which includes the size of a substitute recording medium for each user from a memory and, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available, executing a print instruction by automatically changing the size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information. Additional computer-readable storage media storing image forming procedures are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventor: Nozomi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20050183141
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an input part to input authentication information for authenticating a predetermined operation with respect to a registered printing job, an input part to input log-in authentication information for authenticating the predetermined operation from an operation part, an image forming part to form an image of the printing job, and a control part to request input of the authentication information for authenticating the predetermined operation with respect to a printing job that is being executed by the image forming part when the predetermined operation is made from the operation part in a logged in state, and authenticating the predetermined operation with respect to the printing job when authentication of the authentication information input by the input part is successful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventor: Nozomi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20040184064
    Abstract: In a printer driver that transmits a print data to a printer connected via a network to make a print request, a document password processing unit prompts a user to input a document password for decrypting a PDF document data encrypted by a predetermined application. A print data creating unit creates a print data including the PDF document data encrypted and the document password. The created print data is transmitted to the printer via the network by a host I/F controller and a host I/F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Kenichi TaKeda, Hirofumi Nishiwaki, Nozomi Sawada, Masaki Ohtani
  • Publication number: 20040156056
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing setting information including at least a size of a substitute recording medium, and a processing unit for executing a print instruction by automatically changing a size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information stored in the storage means, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventor: Nozomi Sawada
  • Patent number: 6775488
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for forming images on recording media of different sizes are provided. The image forming procedure may include reading setting information which includes the size of a substitute recording medium from a storage and, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available, executing a print instruction by automatically changing the size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information. The image forming procedure may further include invalidating the setting information with respect to second and subsequent pages of the recording medium of identical size during one print job. Additional computer-readable storage media storing image forming procedures are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Nozomi Sawada