Patents by Inventor Ryo Takaba

Ryo Takaba 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: 20250106339
    Abstract: A program is provided for executing, in a case where a predetermined setting for permitting a predetermined application program to use a location-based service is not set to be enabled in a first information processing apparatus, first processing for setting the predetermined setting to be enabled, based on an OS of the first information processing apparatus being a first version and the predetermined setting not being set to be enabled in the first information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: RYO TAKABA, YU MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20250060916
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus activates, from a first program, a second program by executing an activation instruction to the first program after agreement to a software license agreement regarding the second program is acquired by first processing being executed; and based on the second program having activated by executing the activation instruction according to the first program, not executing, according to the second program, second processing for acquiring, from a user, the agreement to the software license agreement regarding the second program, and, based on the second program having activated without executing the activation instruction according to the first program, executing, according to the second program, the second processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: RYO TAKABA, YU MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 12153840
    Abstract: An information processing method performs steps for an information processing apparatus to communicate with an image forming apparatus having first and second sheet output sections. The second sheet output section can be switched between a close position to serve to guide a sheet to the first sheet output section, and an open position not to guide the sheet to the first sheet output section but to stack the sheet. The method inputs a type of sheet, acquires information indicating whether the second sheet output section is in an open or closed state, and transmits image information to the image forming apparatus. When the sheet type recommends the sheet be output to the second sheet output section and the second sheet output section is in the closed state, a message is output to prompt to switch the second sheet output section into the open position before the image information is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taro Ishifune, Yuki Sugiyama, Shingo Harada, Yuya Konno, Lisa Kitadai, Kazumasa Nohsho, Ryo Takaba, Hayato Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11983445
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus performs setup processing of a first apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus; acquires setup data used in the setup processing and indicating a setup operation of the first apparatus from a second apparatus different from the first apparatus; determines whether display concerning the setup operation can be performed using the acquired setup data; and, if it is determined that the display concerning the setup operation can be performed, the display concerning the setup operation is performed by predetermined program, if it is determined that the display concerning the setup operation cannot be performed, predetermined processing for allowing a user to refer to other medium except for the predetermined program is performed. The other medium is for presenting information concerning the setup operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryo Takaba
  • Publication number: 20230418530
    Abstract: An information processing method performs steps for an information processing apparatus to communicate with an image forming apparatus having first and second sheet output sections. The second sheet output section can be switched between a close position to serve to guide a sheet to the first sheet output section, and an open position not to guide the sheet to the first sheet output section but to stack the sheet. The method inputs a type of sheet, acquires information indicating whether the second sheet output section is in an open or closed state, and transmits image information to the image forming apparatus. When the sheet type recommends the sheet be output to the second sheet output section and the second sheet output section is in the closed state, a message is output to prompt to switch the second sheet output section into the open position before the image information is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Taro Ishifune, Yuki Sugiyama, Shingo Harada, Yuya Konno, Lisa Kitadai, Kazumasa Nohsho, Ryo Takaba, Hayato Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11789679
    Abstract: An information processing method performs steps for an information processing apparatus to communicate with an image forming apparatus having first and second sheet output sections. The second sheet output section can be switched between a close position to serve to guide a sheet to the first sheet output section, and an open position not to guide the sheet to the first sheet output section but to stack the sheet. The method inputs a type of sheet, acquires information indicating whether the second sheet output section is in an open or closed state, and transmits image information to the image forming apparatus. When the sheet type recommends the sheet be output to the second sheet output section and the second sheet output section is in the closed state, a message is output to prompt to switch the second sheet output section into the open position before the image information is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taro Ishifune, Yuki Sugiyama, Shingo Harada, Yuya Konno, Lisa Kitadai, Kazumasa Nohsho, Ryo Takaba, Hayato Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220371848
    Abstract: An information processing method performs steps for an information processing apparatus to communicate with an image forming apparatus having first and second sheet output sections. The second sheet output section can be switched between a close position to serve to guide a sheet to the first sheet output section, and an open position not to guide the sheet to the first sheet output section but to stack the sheet. The method inputs a type of sheet, acquires information indicating whether the second sheet output section is in an open or closed state, and transmits image information to the image forming apparatus. When the sheet type recommends the sheet be output to the second sheet output section and the second sheet output section is in the closed state, a message is output to prompt to switch the second sheet output section into the open position before the image information is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Taro Ishifune, Yuki Sugiyama, Shingo Harada, Yuya Konno, Lisa Kitadai, Kazumasa Nohsho, Ryo Takaba, Hayato Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220342612
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus performs setup processing of a first apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus; acquires setup data used in the setup processing and indicating a setup operation of the first apparatus from a second apparatus different from the first apparatus; determines whether display concerning the setup operation can be performed using the acquired setup data; and, if it is determined that the display concerning the setup operation can be performed, the display concerning the setup operation is performed by predetermined program, if it is determined that the display concerning the setup operation cannot be performed, predetermined processing for allowing a user to refer to other medium except for the predetermined program is performed. The other medium is for presenting information concerning the setup operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventor: Ryo Takaba
  • Patent number: 11435964
    Abstract: An information processing method performs steps for an information processing apparatus to communicate with an image forming apparatus having first and second sheet output sections. The second sheet output section can be switched between a close position to serve to guide a sheet to the first sheet output section, and an open position not to guide the sheet to the first sheet output section but to stack the sheet. The method inputs a type of sheet, acquires information indicating whether the second sheet output section is in an open or closed state, and transmits image information to the image forming apparatus. When the sheet type recommends the sheet be output to the second sheet output section and the second sheet output section is in the closed state, a message is output to prompt to switch the second sheet output section into the open position before the image information is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taro Ishifune, Yuki Sugiyama, Shingo Harada, Yuya Konno, Lisa Kitadai, Kazumasa Nohsho, Ryo Takaba, Hayato Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11163254
    Abstract: An image forming system includes a processing tray, a detecting unit, a stapling unit, a discharge tray, an instruction unit, and a control unit. Recording material, placed on the processing tray, is detected by the detecting unit. When instructed, the stapling unit can staple the detected recording material. Stapled recording material then is discharged to the discharge tray. The control unit controls switching between a first mode wherein a stapling process is executed and a second mode where the stapling unit executes the stapling process after the detecting unit detects recording material inserted into the processing tray and the execution instruction are received. If an instruction to interrupt a power supply of the image forming system is received in the second mode, the control unit causes recording material inserted into the processing tray to discharge to the discharge tray and then interrupts the power supply without the stapling process executing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryo Takaba, Seiji Yokoyama, Genki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20210286572
    Abstract: An information processing method performs steps for an information processing apparatus to communicate with an image forming apparatus having first and second sheet output sections. The second sheet output section can be switched between a close position to serve to guide a sheet to the first sheet output section, and an open position not to guide the sheet to the first sheet output section but to stack the sheet. The method inputs a type of sheet, acquires information indicating whether the second sheet output section is in an open or closed state, and transmits image information to the image forming apparatus. When the sheet type recommends the sheet be output to the second sheet output section and the second sheet output section is in the closed state, a message is output to prompt to switch the second sheet output section into the open position before the image information is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Taro Ishifune, Yuki Sugiyama, Shingo Harada, Yuya Konno, Lisa Kitadai, Kazumasa Nohsho, Ryo Takaba, Hayato Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20200174416
    Abstract: An image forming system includes a processing tray, a detecting unit, a stapling unit, a discharge tray, an instruction unit, and a control unit. Recording material, placed on the processing tray, is detected by the detecting unit. When instructed, the stapling unit can staple the detected recording material. Stapled recording material then is discharged to the discharge tray. The control unit controls switching between a first mode wherein a stapling process is executed and a second mode where the stapling unit executes the stapling process after the detecting unit detects recording material inserted into the processing tray and the execution instruction are received. If an instruction to interrupt a power supply of the image forming system is received in the second mode, the control unit causes recording material inserted into the processing tray to discharge to the discharge tray and then interrupts the power supply without the stapling process executing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Ryo Takaba, Seiji Yokoyama, Genki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10662020
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes an intermediate tray on which a sheet is to be stacked, a stapler to execute stapling processing on the stacked sheet, a discharge tray on which the sheet subjected to the stapling processing by the stapler and discharged from the intermediate tray is to be stacked, a control unit, and a shift unit. The shift unit may shift the sheet to a position on the intermediate tray, wherein the position is outside of a range in which the stapling processing is to be executed. In a state where a first sheet and a second sheet are stacked on the intermediate tray and the second sheet is subject to the stapling processing, the control unit causes the shift unit to shift the first sheet on which the stapling processing is not executed, and causes the stapler to execute the stapling processing on the second sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryo Takaba
  • Patent number: 10324412
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charging unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, a residual developer collecting container, a developer feeding unit, a driving unit configured to drive the developer feeding unit and at least one of the image bearing member, the developing unit and the transfer unit, and a control unit configured to change a driving speed of the driving unit depending on a storing amount of the residual developer in the collecting container in a period from an end of formation of an image on a first recording material to a start of formation of the image on a second recording material subsequent to the first recording material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryo Takaba
  • Publication number: 20190161313
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes an intermediate tray on which a sheet is to be stacked, a stapler to execute stapling processing on the stacked sheet, a discharge tray on which the sheet subjected to the stapling processing by the stapler and discharged from the intermediate tray is to be stacked, a control unit, and a shift unit. The shift unit may shift the sheet to a position on the intermediate tray, wherein the position is outside of a range in which the stapling processing is to be executed. In a state where a first sheet and a second sheet are stacked on the intermediate tray and the second sheet is subject to the stapling processing, the control unit causes the shift unit to shift the first sheet on which the stapling processing is not executed, and causes the stapler to execute the stapling processing on the second sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Ryo Takaba
  • Publication number: 20190041789
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charging unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, a residual developer collecting container, a developer feeding unit, a driving unit configured to drive the developer feeding unit and at least one of the image bearing member, the developing unit and the transfer unit, and a control unit configured to change a driving speed of the driving unit depending on a storing amount of the residual developer in the collecting container in a period from an end of formation of an image on a first recording material to a start of formation of the image on a second recording material subsequent to the first recording material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: Ryo Takaba
  • Patent number: 10120325
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charging unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, a residual developer collecting container, a developer feeding unit, a driving unit configured to drive the developer feeding unit and at least one of the image bearing member, the developing unit and the transfer unit, and a control unit configured to change a driving speed of the driving unit depending on a storing amount of the residual developer in the collecting container in a period from an end of formation of an image on a first recording material to a start of formation of the image on a second recording material subsequent to the first recording material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryo Takaba
  • Patent number: 10065827
    Abstract: A conveyance apparatus according to the disclosure includes a conveyance unit that conveys a sheet, a flapper movable between a first position and a second position, a flapper moving unit that moves the flapper to the first position when power is supplied, a door to open a predetermined conveyance path and a second conveyance path, a detection unit that detects an occurrence of an abnormal state relating to the conveyance apparatus, and a control unit that, in a case where the detection unit detects the occurrence of the abnormal state while a sheet is conveyed to the first conveyance path by the conveyance unit and the flapper is in the first position, stops a sheet conveyance operation of the conveyance unit and inhibits the flapper from moving to the second position by continuing to supply power to the flapper moving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryo Takaba
  • Publication number: 20180150019
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charging unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, a residual developer collecting container, a developer feeding unit, a driving unit configured to drive the developer feeding unit and at least one of the image bearing member, the developing unit and the transfer unit, and a control unit configured to change a driving speed of the driving unit depending on a storing amount of the residual developer in the collecting container in a period from an end of formation of an image on a first recording material to a start of formation of the image on a second recording material subsequent to the first recording material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Ryo Takaba
  • Publication number: 20180029821
    Abstract: A conveyance apparatus according to the disclosure includes a conveyance unit that conveys a sheet, a flapper movable between a first position and a second position, a flapper moving unit that moves the flapper to the first position when power is supplied, a door to open a predetermined conveyance path and a second conveyance path, a detection unit that detects an occurrence of an abnormal state relating to the conveyance apparatus, and a control unit that, in a case where the detection unit detects the occurrence of the abnormal state while a sheet is conveyed to the first conveyance path by the conveyance unit and the flapper is in the first position, stops a sheet conveyance operation of the conveyance unit and inhibits the flapper from moving to the second. position by continuing to supply power to the flapper moving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: Ryo Takaba