Patents by Inventor Shinichi SHIGA

Shinichi SHIGA 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, image forming apparatus, authentication server, client personal computer, and control method of image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9025171
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus for use in an image forming system that includes the image forming apparatus, a client PC, and an authentication server is disclosed. The image forming apparatus may include a cryptographic communication unit configured to perform secure communications, a parameter setting unit configured to set parameters for performing encryption in the image forming apparatus itself, an access right setting unit configured to set an access right of the image forming apparatus itself, a transmission unit configured to transmit the parameters according to an authentication result of the access right, and an automatic setting unit configured to automatically set the parameters by an operation from the client PC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichi Shiga
  • IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION SERVER, CLIENT PERSONAL COMPUTER, AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130314736
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus for use in an image forming system that includes the image forming apparatus, a client PC, and an authentication server is disclosed. The image forming apparatus may include a cryptographic communication unit configured to perform secure communications, a parameter setting unit configured to set parameters for performing encryption in the image forming apparatus itself, an access right setting unit configured to set an access right of the image forming apparatus itself, a transmission unit configured to transmit the parameters according to an authentication result of the access right, and an automatic setting unit configured to automatically set the parameters by an operation from the client PC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Shinichi SHIGA