Patents by Inventor Shunsuke ARITA
Shunsuke ARITA 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).
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Patent number: 10999451Abstract: Based on a correction value that is stored in a correction value storage, correcting circuitry corrects printing data that is acquired according to a printing instruction that is transmitted from a higher-level device. When an image forming unit determines, in response to reception of the printing instruction, that timing of reception of the printing instruction meets a given condition, the image forming unit suspends the printing instruction, requests the correcting circuitry to update the correction value, and forms an image based on the printing data that is corrected by the correcting circuitry. When the image forming unit requests the correcting circuitry to update the correction value, the correcting circuitry updates the correction value that is stored in the correction value storage based on the image that is formed by the image forming unit according to measurement pattern printing data that is stored in a measurement pattern storage.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Shunsuke Arita
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Publication number: 20190253566Abstract: Based on a correction value that is stored in a correction value storage, correcting circuitry corrects printing data that is acquired according to a printing instruction that is transmitted from a higher-level device. When an image forming unit determines, in response to reception of the printing instruction, that timing of reception of the printing instruction meets a given condition, the image forming unit suspends the printing instruction, requests the correcting circuitry to update the correction value, and forms an image based on the printing data that is corrected by the correcting circuitry. When the image forming unit requests the correcting circuitry to update the correction value, the correcting circuitry updates the correction value that is stored in the correction value storage based on the image that is formed by the image forming unit according to measurement pattern printing data that is stored in a measurement pattern storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Shunsuke Arita
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Patent number: 9906656Abstract: An image data transmission apparatus for transmitting image data of a plurality of planes, the image data transmission apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to: deliver the image data to a common transmission line used for transmitting the image data of the planes; generate first timing signals indicating transmission timings of the image data of the planes for the respective planes, and generate a second timing signal indicating a transmission timing of the image data in the common transmission line based on the first timing signals for the respective planes transmitted through the common transmission line.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Shunsuke Arita, Shinya Nohdomi, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Katsunao Takahashi
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Publication number: 20170013143Abstract: An image data transmission apparatus for transmitting image data of a plurality of planes, the image data transmission apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to: deliver the image data to a common transmission line used for transmitting the image data of the planes; generate first timing signals indicating transmission timings of the image data of the planes for the respective planes, and generate a second timing signal indicating a transmission timing of the image data in the common transmission line based on the first timing signals for the respective planes transmitted through the common transmission line.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Shunsuke Arita, Shinya Nohdomi, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Katsunao Takahashi
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Patent number: 8995016Abstract: In a printer controller, an obtaining unit automatically obtains the configuration of each station. Based on the obtaining result of the obtaining unit, a table creating unit creates a table of setting information for each data control unit as well as creates a table of setting information for an image output control unit; and sends the table of the setting information for the data control unit to the data control units and sends the table of the settings information for the image output control unit to the image output control unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Mitsutaka Nakata, Masaki Masubuchi, Shunsuke Arita, Satoko Fujiwara, Ato Araki
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Patent number: 8917421Abstract: A printing apparatus includes one or more print execution units each including a plurality of storage units configured to receive and storage pieces of image data transferred from a higher level apparatus via a first transfer path, respectively, a plurality of image forming units configured to form an image on a print medium in accordance with the pieces of image data stored in the storage units, and a selection unit configured to select a path for transferring a piece of image data stored in the storage units for each of the image forming units; and a print control unit configured to control the print execution units to print the image data in accordance with control information transferred from the higher level apparatus via a second transfer path. The selection unit selects the path in accordance with configuration information indicating configuration of all of the one or more print execution units.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Mitsutaka Nakata, Shunsuke Arita, Satoko Fujiwara, Ato Araki
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Patent number: 8854646Abstract: A printing device includes a storage unit configured to store image data transferred from a high level device; a conveyance control unit configured to control conveyance of a printing medium and output a notification of a printable state when the printing medium is conveyed to reach a predetermined printable state; a printing unit configured to print the image data stored in the storage unit on the printing medium in response to the notification of the printable state output from the conveyance control unit; and a printing control unit configured to create print setting information including conveyance control information to control conveyance of the printing medium from printing information specified from the high level device and transmit the print setting information at least to the conveyance control unit. The conveyance control unit controls conveyance of the printing medium in accordance with the conveyance control information included in the print setting information.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Shunsuke Arita, Shigeru Toyazaki, Shinya Nohdomi, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Takeya Satou, Muneyoshi Akai
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Patent number: 8537411Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an image forming apparatus obtains image data to be formed on a continuous roll sheet that includes front-side image data and back-side image data. The apparatus generates page allocation information that indicates to combine a part of the front-side image data and a part of the back-side image data that are overlapped with each other in the main scanning direction into drawing data.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Shunsuke Arita
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Publication number: 20130188205Abstract: In a printer controller, an obtaining unit automatically obtains the configuration of each station. Based on the obtaining result of the obtaining unit, a table creating unit creates a table of setting information for each data control unit as well as creates a table of setting information for an image output control unit; and sends the table of the setting information for the data control unit to the data control units and sends the table of the settings information for the image output control unit to the image output control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2013Publication date: July 25, 2013Inventors: Mitsutaka NAKATA, Masaki MASUBUCHI, Shunsuke ARITA, Satoko FUJIWARA, Ato ARAKI
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Publication number: 20130188206Abstract: A printing apparatus includes one or more print execution units each including a plurality of storage units configured to receive and storage pieces of image data transferred from a higher level apparatus via a first transfer path, respectively, a plurality of image forming units configured to form an image on a print medium in accordance with the pieces of image data stored in the storage units, and a selection unit configured to select a path for transferring a piece of image data stored in the storage units for each of the image forming units; and a print control unit configured to control the print execution units to print the image data in accordance with control information transferred from the higher level apparatus via a second transfer path. The selection unit selects the path in accordance with configuration information indicating configuration of all of the one or more print execution units.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2013Publication date: July 25, 2013Inventors: Mitsutaka NAKATA, Shunsuke ARITA, Satoko FUJIWARA, Ato ARAKI
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Publication number: 20130070262Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Inventors: Satoko KONNO, Shunsuke ARITA, Mitsutaka NAKATA, Ato ARAKI
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Publication number: 20130070270Abstract: A printing device includes a storage unit configured to store image data transferred from a high level device; a conveyance control unit configured to control conveyance of a printing medium and output a notification of a printable state when the printing medium is conveyed to reach a predetermined printable state; a printing unit configured to print the image data stored in the storage unit on the printing medium in response to the notification of the printable state output from the conveyance control unit; and a printing control unit configured to create print setting information including conveyance control information to control conveyance of the printing medium from printing information specified from the high level device and transmit the print setting information at least to the conveyance control unit. The conveyance control unit controls conveyance of the printing medium in accordance with the conveyance control information included in the print setting information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Inventors: Shunsuke ARITA, Shigeru TOYAZAKI, Shinya NOHDOMI, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Takeya SATOU, Muneyoshi AKAI
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Publication number: 20110211224Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an image forming apparatus obtains image data to be formed on a continuous roll sheet that includes front-side image data and back-side image data. The apparatus generates page allocation information that indicates to combine a part of the front-side image data and a part of the back-side image data that are overlapped with each other in the main scanning direction into drawing data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Inventor: Shunsuke ARITA