Patents by Inventor Shohgo OSAKI

Shohgo OSAKI 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 processing system, image processing method, and image processing apparatus
    Patent number: 10031708
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a determiner configured to, upon determining that information processing is not to be performed by the image forming apparatus based on a load status of the image forming apparatus, determine whether or not other image forming apparatuses on a network include an alternative image forming apparatus capable of performing the information processing based on load statuses of the other image forming apparatuses acquired from a server apparatus via the network; and a requester configured to, when the other image forming apparatuses include the alternative image forming apparatus capable of performing the information processing, request the alternative image forming apparatus to perform the information processing, but when the other image forming apparatuses do not include the alternative image forming apparatus capable of performing the information processing, request the server apparatus to perform the information processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shohgo Osaki
  • IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170262240
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a determiner configured to, upon determining that information processing is not to be performed by the image forming apparatus based on a load status of the image forming apparatus, determine whether or not other image forming apparatuses on a network include an alternative image forming apparatus capable of performing the information processing based on load statuses of the other image forming apparatuses acquired from a server apparatus via the network; and a requester configured to, when the other image forming apparatuses include the alternative image forming apparatus capable of performing the information processing, request the alternative image forming apparatus to perform the information processing, but when the other image forming apparatuses do not include the alternative image forming apparatus capable of performing the information processing, request the server apparatus to perform the information processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shohgo OSAKI