Patents by Inventor Satoko Konno

Satoko Konno 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: 8867085
    Abstract: A printing device includes a plurality of storage units into which image data is written, a control unit which has storage space information indicating a same storage space as a storage space of each of the plurality of storage units and manages address information to perform a writing and reading of image data with respect to the plurality of storage units on the basis of the storage space information, a plurality of data managing units which are provided correspondingly to the plurality of storage units and perform the writing and the reading of the image data with respect to the plurality of storage units on the basis of the address information, and a printing unit which prints the image data read from the plurality of storage units on a same page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventor: Satoko Konno
  • Patent number: 8786900
    Abstract: A printing device includes a printing unit that prints printing image data of a plurality of colors on a printing medium, a plurality of data storage units that receive and store the image data. The image data is transferred from the upper level device through a plurality of first transfer paths corresponding to the image data of the plurality of colors. The printing device further includes a control unit that controls the plurality of data storage units to receive control information for controlling a printing of the image data from the upper level device through a second transfer path, and send a request of transferring the image data to the upper level device on the basis of the control information, and to receive and store the image data transferred from the upper level device, and a conveyance control unit that controls a conveyance unit conveying the printing medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventor: Satoko Konno
  • Publication number: 20130070262
    Abstract: A printing device includes a plurality of holding units connected to an upper level device for generating image data, via a plurality of first transfer paths, respectively; a control unit configured to divide the image data into a plurality of blocks and transfer division pieces of image data corresponding respectively to the blocks to the respective holding units via the first transfer paths to cause the holding units to hold the division pieces of image data, the number of blocks being equal to the number of holding units; and a printing unit configured to print the division pieces of image data read out from the holding units on a same page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Satoko KONNO, Shunsuke ARITA, Mitsutaka NAKATA, Ato ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20120069402
    Abstract: A printing device includes a plurality of storage units into which image data is written, a control unit which has storage space information indicating a same storage space as a storage space of each of the plurality of storage units and manages address information to perform a writing and reading of image data with respect to the plurality of storage units on the basis of the storage space information, a plurality of data managing units which are provided correspondingly to the plurality of storage units and perform the writing and the reading of the image data with respect to the plurality of storage units on the basis of the address information, and a printing unit which prints the image data read from the plurality of storage units on a same page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventor: Satoko KONNO
  • Publication number: 20120069362
    Abstract: A printing device includes a printing unit that prints printing image data of a plurality of colors on a printing medium, a plurality of data storage units that receive and store the image data. The image data is transferred from the upper level device through a plurality of first transfer paths corresponding to the image data of the plurality of colors. The printing device further includes a control unit that controls the plurality of data storage units to receive control information for controlling a printing of the image data from the upper level device through a second transfer path, and send a request of transferring the image data to the upper level device on the basis of the control information, and to receive and store the image data transferred from the upper level device, and a conveyance control unit that controls a conveyance unit conveying the printing medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventor: Satoko Konno