Patents by Inventor Osamu Maruo

Osamu Maruo 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, method, and program
    Patent number: 8217758
    Abstract: In an information processing apparatus in which a sheet having an RFID tag is transported, the transport speed is changed or the sheet is stopped to enable data to be communicated to or from the RFID tag without the need for setting a fixed speed in advance. Common communication standards are identified between the RFID tag and an RFID reader/writer, and common communication speeds are identified. Among the common communication speeds, the maximum common communication speed is identified. Based on the size of the data that needs to be communicated and the maximum common communication speed, a read/write required time is calculated. Based on the access range of the RFID reader/writer and the read/write required time, the maximum transport speed is calculated. When the maximum transport speed is lower than the minimum transport speed at which the sheet can be transported stably, the sheet is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Maruo, Kentaro Onoe
  • Apparatus capable of using memory-equipped sheet and sheet selection apparatus
    Patent number: 8154758
    Abstract: An apparatus capable of using a memory-equipped sheet, in which a memory device is provided to a sheet, comprises a selection part that selects a specific memory-equipped sheet from a plurality of memory-equipped sheets based on information stored in the memory device on the memory-equipped sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Maruo
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20090207002
    Abstract: In an information processing apparatus in which a sheet having an RFID tag is transported, the transport speed is changed or the sheet is stopped to enable data to be communicated to or from the RFID tag without the need for setting a fixed speed in advance. Common communication standards are identified between the RFID tag and an RFID reader/writer, and common communication speeds are identified. Among the common communication speeds, the maximum common communication speed is identified. Based on the size of the data that needs to be communicated and the maximum common communication speed, a read/write required time is calculated. Based on the access range of the RFID reader/writer and the read/write required time, the maximum transport speed is calculated. When the maximum transport speed is lower than the minimum transport speed at which the sheet can be transported stably, the sheet is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Osamu Maruo, Kentaro Onoe
  • APPARATUS CAPABLE OF USING MEMORY-EQUIPPED SHEET AND SHEET SELECTION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20090091794
    Abstract: An apparatus capable of using a memory-equipped sheet, in which a memory device is provided to a sheet, comprises a selection part that selects a specific memory-equipped sheet from a plurality of memory-equipped sheets based on information stored in the memory device on the memory-equipped sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Ricon Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Maruo