Patents by Inventor Ryuji Nagahara

Ryuji Nagahara 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: 11972160
    Abstract: Convenience and security of an information processing apparatus including a USB host interface in a case where network connection is established via a USB-LAN adapter are improved. The information processing apparatus includes a plurality of external USB ports to which USB compatible network adapters are connected. The information processing apparatus performs a predetermined notification in response to a number of the network adapters connected to the information processing apparatus via the external USB ports having reached a predetermined upper limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryuji Nagahara
  • Patent number: 11936820
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus connectable to a plurality of types of wireless Local Area Network (LAN) chips is provided. The image forming apparatus includes an identification unit configured to identify a capability of a wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus, a reception unit configured to receive an instruction to import a setting value, a determination unit configured to determine whether the wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus is operable at the setting value based on the identified capability, and a reflection unit configured to reflect the setting value for the wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus in a case where it is determined that the wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus is operable at the setting value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryuji Nagahara
  • Patent number: 11929874
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprises a first communication interface for performing wireless communication via a network provided by an external access point; a second communication interface for performing wired communication; a unit for setting, in a case where a user operation to set a first communication function for connecting to the external access point via the first communication interface to perform wireless communication has been accepted, a setting indicating that a second communication function for performing wired communication will not be used, and unit for setting, in case where a user operation to cancel the setting of the first communication function has been accepted before the information processing apparatus belongs to the network provided by the external access point, a setting indicating that the second communication function will be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryuji Nagahara
  • Publication number: 20230421438
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprises a first communication interface for performing wireless communication via a network provided by an external access point; a second communication interface for performing wired communication; a unit for setting, in a case where a user operation to set a first communication function for connecting to the external access point via the first communication interface to perform wireless communication has been accepted, a setting indicating that a second communication function for performing wired communication will not be used, and unit for setting, in case where a user operation to cancel the setting of the first communication function has been accepted before the information processing apparatus belongs to the network provided by the external access point, a setting indicating that the second communication function will be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: RYUJI NAGAHARA
  • Publication number: 20230239414
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus connectable to a plurality of types of wireless Local Area Network (LAN) chips is provided. The image forming apparatus includes an identification unit configured to identify a capability of a wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus, a reception unit configured to receive an instruction to import a setting value, a determination unit configured to determine whether the wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus is operable at the setting value based on the identified capability, and a reflection unit configured to reflect the setting value for the wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus in a case where it is determined that the wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus is operable at the setting value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventor: RYUJI NAGAHARA
  • Publication number: 20230125254
    Abstract: Convenience and security of an information processing apparatus including a USB host interface in a case where network connection is established via a USB-LAN adapter are improved. The information processing apparatus includes a plurality of external USB ports to which USB compatible network adapters are connected. The information processing apparatus performs a predetermined notification in response to a number of the network adapters connected to the information processing apparatus via the external USB ports having reached a predetermined upper limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventor: Ryuji Nagahara
  • Patent number: 11556290
    Abstract: Convenience and security of an information processing apparatus including a USB host interface in a case where network connection is established via a USB-LAN adapter are improved. The information processing apparatus includes a plurality of external USB ports to which USB compatible network adapters are connected. The information processing apparatus performs a predetermined notification in response to a number of the network adapters connected to the information processing apparatus via the external USB ports having reached a predetermined upper limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryuji Nagahara
  • Patent number: 11516352
    Abstract: A printing apparatus acquires an incoming direction and reception strength of a signal received from another apparatus, and performs predetermined processing relating to printing based on the acquired incoming direction and the acquired reception strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryuji Nagahara
  • Publication number: 20220006695
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprises a first communication interface for performing wireless communication via a network provided by an external access point; a second communication interface for performing wired communication; a unit for setting, in a case where a user operation to set a first communication function for connecting to the external access point via the first communication interface to perform wireless communication has been accepted, a setting indicating that a second communication function for performing wired communication will not be used, and unit for setting, in case where a user operation to cancel the setting of the first communication function has been accepted before the information processing apparatus belongs to the network provided by the external access point, a setting indicating that the second communication function will be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Ryuji Nagahara
  • Publication number: 20210286570
    Abstract: Convenience and security of an information processing apparatus including a USB host interface in a case where network connection is established via a USB-LAN adapter are improved. The information processing apparatus includes a plurality of external USB ports to which USB compatible network adapters are connected. The information processing apparatus performs a predetermined notification in response to a number of the network adapters connected to the information processing apparatus via the external USB ports having reached a predetermined upper limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Ryuji Nagahara
  • Patent number: 11055039
    Abstract: Convenience and security of an information processing apparatus including a USB host interface in a case where network connection is established via a USB-LAN adapter are improved. The information processing apparatus includes a plurality of external USB ports to which USB compatible network adapters are connected. The information processing apparatus performs a predetermined notification in response to a number of the network adapters connected to the information processing apparatus via the external USB ports having reached a predetermined upper limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryuji Nagahara
  • Publication number: 20210037149
    Abstract: A printing apparatus acquires an incoming direction and reception strength of a signal received from another apparatus, and performs predetermined processing relating to printing based on the acquired incoming direction and the acquired reception strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Ryuji Nagahara
  • Patent number: 10656891
    Abstract: A MFP including a wireless network interface can set whether wireless communication based on Wi-Fi Direct® or wireless communication not based on Wi-Fi Direct® is used as direct wireless communication via the wireless network interface. The MFP provides, in a method different from the wireless communication using the wireless interface, an external device with connection information for establishing network communication between the external device and the MFP. The MFP provides different types of connection information between the case of using wireless communication based on Wi-Fi Direct® and the case of not using such wireless communication as direct wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryuji Nagahara
  • Publication number: 20200110562
    Abstract: Convenience and security of an information processing apparatus including a USB host interface in a case where network connection is established via a USB-LAN adapter are improved. The information processing apparatus includes a plurality of external USB ports to which USB compatible network adapters are connected. The information processing apparatus performs a predetermined notification in response to a number of the network adapters connected to the information processing apparatus via the external USB ports having reached a predetermined upper limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Ryuji Nagahara
  • Publication number: 20190114128
    Abstract: A MFP including a wireless network interface can set whether wireless communication based on Wi-Fi Direct® or wireless communication not based on Wi-Fi Direct® is used as direct wireless communication via the wireless network interface. The MFP provides, in a method different from the wireless communication using the wireless interface, an external device with connection information for establishing network communication between the external device and the MFP. The MFP provides different types of connection information between the case of using wireless communication based on Wi-Fi Direct® and the case of not using such wireless communication as direct wireless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventor: Ryuji Nagahara