Patents by Inventor Shingo Chihara

Shingo Chihara 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).

  • Document administration system and document destruction apparatus
    Patent number: 7973959
    Abstract: A document administration system includes a document administration apparatus and a document destruction apparatus. The document administration apparatus includes a document administration information storage section that stores administration information containing at least document identification information assigned to a document and a retention period of the document. The document destruction apparatus includes an identification information reader, a determination section and a document reader. The identification information reader reads the document identification information assigned to the document. The determination section determines, based on a reading result by the identification information reader, as to whether or not the document identification information is assigned to the document. The document reader reads the document to acquire an image of the document if the document meets a predetermined read condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shingo Chihara
  • Document administration system and document destruction apparatus
    Publication number: 20080088873
    Abstract: A document administration system includes a document administration apparatus and a document destruction apparatus. The document administration apparatus includes a document administration information storage section that stores administration information containing at least document identification information assigned to a document and a retention period of the document. The document destruction apparatus includes an identification information reader, a determination section and a document reader. The identification information reader reads the document identification information assigned to the document. The determination section determines, based on a reading result by the identification information reader, as to whether or not the document identification information is assigned to the document. The document reader reads the document to acquire an image of the document if the document meets a predetermined read condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shingo Chihara