Patents by Inventor Shigemi Saito

Shigemi Saito 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: 8843520
    Abstract: A document managing system which can detect the presence of inaccessible files and folders. In the document managing system, a file as a research object for which the right of access has been set is acquired, and a file user set for which the right of access to the research object has been set is acquired. A folder to which the research object belongs is acquired, and a folder user set for which the right of access to the folder has been set is acquired. If the intersection of the file user set and the folder user set is an empty set, it is determined that determines that there is no user who can access the research object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigemi Saito
  • Patent number: 8488151
    Abstract: An image input-output apparatus capable of recording information enabling events of image data items output by output jobs to be tracked, while suppressing load on a network and a server. If an executed job is an output job, a job event of the output job is recorded in association with a job event of an input job in which image data used in the output job is input. If the job event is of an output job, the job event of the input job associated with the job event of the output job is transmitted to a server together with the job event of the output job, whereas if the job event is of an input job, and image data input by the input job is not used in any other job, the job event of the input job is not transmitted to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigemi Saito
  • Patent number: 8264721
    Abstract: A server apparatus configured to manage log information corresponding to job information transmitted from a host computer to a printer includes a storage unit storing the log information received in a temporary storage area, an issue unit configured to issue identification information identifying the log information, a generation unit configured to generate authentication information based on the identification information and authenticate the identification information, a transmission unit configured to transmit the identification to the host computer, a reception unit configured to receive, from the image processing apparatus, identification information and authentication information extracted by the image processing apparatus from job information received by the image processing apparatus from the host computer, a determination unit configured to determine whether log information corresponding to the identification information is stored in the temporary storage area, and a notification unit configured to n
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Oomura, Shigemi Saito
  • Patent number: 8046365
    Abstract: An apparatus stores one or more document information of which access right is managed by an access right management apparatus, and generates an index of stored document information. The apparatus receives user identification information, and sends the user identification information, and information for identifying document information of which index has not been generated to the access right management apparatus. The apparatus receives access right information associated with the user from the access right management apparatus, and generates index of the identified document information based on the received access right information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigemi Saito
  • Patent number: 7827220
    Abstract: An image log recording system which is capable of optimizing image log transfer. A plurality of log recording agents generate image logs. An image processing server performs image processing on the image logs transferred from the log recording agents. The image logs subjected to image processing by the image processing server are cumulatively stored in a database. Each of the image recording agents receives from a management server transfer settings for transferring an image log to the image processing server, and transfers an image log to the image processing server according to the transfer settings. The management server monitors load on the image log recording system and changes the transfer settings based on the monitored system load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigemi Saito
  • Publication number: 20090231624
    Abstract: An image input-output apparatus capable of recording information enabling events of image data items output by output jobs to be tracked, while suppressing load on a network and a server. If an executed job is an output job, a job event of the output job is recorded in association with a job event of an input job in which image data used in the output job is input. If the job event is of an output job, the job event of the input job associated with the job event of the output job is transmitted to a server together with the job event of the output job, whereas if the job event is of an input job, and image data input by the input job is not used in any other job, the job event of the input job is not transmitted to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shigemi Saito
  • Publication number: 20090109477
    Abstract: A server apparatus configured to manage log information corresponding to job information transmitted from a host computer to a printer includes a storage unit storing the log information received in a temporary storage area, an issue unit configured to issue identification information identifying the log information, a generation unit configured to generate authentication information based on the identification information and authenticate the identification information, a transmission unit configured to transmit the identification to the host computer, a reception unit configured to receive, from the image processing apparatus, identification information and authentication information extracted by the image processing apparatus from job information received by the image processing apparatus from the host computer, a determination unit configured to determine whether log information corresponding to the identification information is stored in the temporary storage area, and a notification unit configured to n
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Oomura, Shigemi Saito
  • Publication number: 20080140675
    Abstract: An image log recording system which is capable of optimizing image log transfer. A plurality of log recording agents generate image logs. An image processing server performs image processing on the image logs transferred from the log recording agents. The image logs subjected to image processing by the image processing server are cumulatively stored in a database. Each of the image recording agents receives from a management server transfer settings for transferring an image log to the image processing server, and transfers an image log to the image processing server according to the transfer settings. The management server monitors load on the image log recording system and changes the transfer settings based on the monitored system load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shigemi Saito
  • Publication number: 20070226174
    Abstract: An apparatus stores one or more document information of which access right is managed by an access right management apparatus, and generates an index of stored document information. The apparatus receives user identification information, and sends the user identification information, and information for identifying document information of which index has not been generated to the access right management apparatus. The apparatus receives access right information associated with the user from the access right management apparatus, and generates index of the identified document information based on the received access right information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shigemi Saito
  • Publication number: 20050216469
    Abstract: A document managing system which can detect the presence of inaccessible files and folders. In the document managing system, a file as a research object for which the right of access has been set is acquired, and a file user set for which the right of access to the research object has been set is acquired. A folder to which the research object belongs is acquired, and a folder user set for which the right of access to the folder has been set is acquired. If the intersection of the file user set and the folder user set is an empty set, it is determined that determines that there is no user who can access the research object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigemi Saito
  • Patent number: 5019850
    Abstract: A photographic developing apparatus of the type in which development is effected by passing exposed sensitive material (principally one for printing such as photographic paper) successively through a developing vessel, a bleaching/fixing vessel, and a rinsing vessel. The bleaching/fixing vessel is replenished with a mixture of concentrated processing liquid and liquid extracted from the rinsing vessel, so that the amount of processing liquid discharged from the rinsing vessel as overflow is reduced, thereby alleviating the burden of waste liquid disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Ishikawa, Shigemi Saito, Kazuaki Yoshida, Yoshihiro Fujita
  • Patent number: 4937608
    Abstract: In a photographic processing apparatus for immersing and developing an exposed light sensitive material in a developer contained in a developing tank, the temperature of the developer is detected and an evaporation amount of the developer corresponding to an elapsed time period is estimated on the basis of the temperature detected. Then, a replenishment water is supplied to the developing tank by the amount based on this estimated evaporation amount. Consequently, an optimum concentration of the developer in the developing tank can be maintained, thereby preventing a change in the developing characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Ishikawa, Shigemi Saito, Kazuaki Yoshida, Yoshihiro Fujita
  • Patent number: 4903064
    Abstract: A photographic processing apparatus having a plurality of processing tanks and a guide rack structure detachably mounted thereon for guiding a long strip of photographic material passing through the tanks. The guide rack structure has a pair of guide members removably installed into each of the tanks, and each pair is movable to define the width of guide passage therebetween and thus guide lengthwise edges of the long strip passing through the tank. Width adjusting mechanisms are provided, one for each pair of guide members, for adjusting the width of guide passage so that it is equal to the width of the long strip of photographic material. A drive mechanism is coupled to all the pairs of guide members to drive the width adjusting mechanisms and thus effect width adjustment. A power transmission is provided between the drive mechanism and each width adjusting means for connecting and disconnecting the transmission of drive power from the drive mechanism to the width adjusting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Kogane, Shigemi Saito, Tadatosi Koyama