Patents by Inventor Sachiko Asano

Sachiko Asano 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).

  • Image forming system with adaptability based on operator identification
    Patent number: 6873806
    Abstract: An image forming system which can ensure high operability according to an operator is provided. A control unit 950 of a digital copying machine 1A changes an image which is displayed on a touch panel 248 according to an ID specified by an IC card, a fingerprint of an operator, or input from the touch panel 248 corresponding to each operator in accordance with operator information stored in a hard disk 961. The control unit 950 raises contrast of the image by changing the tone when an operator is the aged, makes an image to be displayed recognizable by changing the color when an operator the colorblind, indicates an image by enlarged characters when an operator is the poor sighted or a person with trembling fingers, changes languages according to an operator, and adjusts height of the touch panel 248 according to height of an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Nisca Corporation
    Inventors: Misao Kobayashi, Shuji Ishimaru, Yusuke Asao, Sachiko Asano
  • Image forming system and image forming apparatus
    Publication number: 20040081479
    Abstract: An image forming system which can ensure high operability according to an operator is provided. A control unit 950 of a digital copying machine 1A changes an image which is displayed on a touch panel 248 according to an ID specified by an IC card, a fingerprint of an operator, or input from the touch panel 248 corresponding to each operator in accordance with operator information stored in a hard disk 961. The control unit 950 raises contrast of the image by changing the tone when an operator is the aged, makes an image to be displayed recognizable by changing the color when an operator the colorblind, indicates an image by enlarged characters when an operator is the poor sighted or a person with trembling fingers, changes languages according to an operator, and adjusts height of the touch panel 248 according to height of an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Misao Kobayashi, Shuji Ishimaru, Yusuke Asao, Sachiko Asano