Patents by Inventor Taeko Ishizu

Taeko Ishizu 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: 11532251
    Abstract: A display system includes a plurality of display devices each of which includes circuitry. The circuitry of each of the plurality of display devices synchronizes a reproduction time with other of the plurality of display devices. The reproduction time is a time to reproduce content including an image and audio. The circuitry further starts displaying the image at a predetermined time and starts outputting the audio at the predetermined time. In response to detection of one of a failure and a probability of failure to output the audio at the predetermined time, the circuitry further stops outputting the audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Taeko Ishizu
  • Publication number: 20220108639
    Abstract: A display system includes a plurality of display devices each of which includes circuitry. The circuitry of each of the plurality of display devices synchronizes a reproduction time with other of the plurality of display devices. The reproduction time is a time to reproduce content including an image and audio. The circuitry further starts displaying the image at a predetermined time and starts outputting the audio at the predetermined time. In response to detection of one of a failure and a probability of failure to output the audio at the predetermined time, the circuitry further stops outputting the audio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Taeko Ishizu
  • Patent number: 10609092
    Abstract: An image display system including a plurality of terminals and at least one image display apparatus capable of communicating with the terminals via a network. The image display system includes a first storage part configured to store a connection information list used for connecting to the image display apparatus on the network, an update part configured to add, update, or delete connection information included in the connection information list stored in the first storage part to update the stored connection information list, a searching part configured to search the network for the terminals storing the connection information list, and an acquisition part configured to acquire the connection information list from the terminals detected by the searching part. The update part updates the connection information list stored in the first storage part in accordance with the connection information list acquired by the acquisition part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Oyamada, Junichi Hara, Taeko Ishizu
  • Patent number: 10573277
    Abstract: A display device includes: a zoom ratio determining unit configured to determine whether a zoom ratio different from a current zoom ratio is set for a first image; a data type determining unit configured to determine a type of the first image; state determining unit configured to determine an operating state of the display device; a display item acquiring unit configured to acquire an item to be displayed in a second image that indicates information on the display device in accordance with the type that has been determined and the operating state that has been determined; and a position adjusting unit configured to adjust a display position of the second image in accordance with the zoom ratio that is different from the current zoom ratio set for the first image, in response to the zoom ratio determining unit determining that the zoom ratio is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuro Mano, Yoko Sugiura, Taeko Ishizu, Takahiro Kamekura
  • Patent number: 9769509
    Abstract: A video playback system includes a first acquirer configured to acquire first specification information indicating video playback performance of an image display device; a second acquirer configured to acquire second specification information indicating video creating performance of an image supply device; a determiner configured to determine, based on the first specification information and the second specification information, either the image display device or the image supply device to be a device satisfying a playback condition; and a controller configured to, when the playback condition is changed to a new playback condition while the image display device is playing a video, cause the converter of the image display device to convert the video data into video data satisfying the new playback condition until the image display device receives video data where the new playback condition is reflected from the image supply device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Ozaki, Taeko Ishizu, Ryo Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20170186407
    Abstract: A display device includes: a zoom ratio determining unit configured to determine whether a zoom ratio different from a current zoom ratio is set for a first image; a data type determining unit configured to determine a type of the first image; state determining unit configured to determine an operating state of the display device; a display item acquiring unit configured to acquire an item to be displayed in a second image that indicates information on the display device in accordance with the type that has been determined and the operating state that has been determined; and a position adjusting unit configured to adjust a display position of the second image in accordance with the zoom ratio that is different from the current zoom ratio set for the first image, in response to the zoom ratio determining unit determining that the zoom ratio is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuro MANO, Yoko SUGIURA, Taeko ISHIZU, Takahiro KAMEKURA
  • Publication number: 20170178290
    Abstract: A display device includes: a receiving unit configured to receive first image data from an external device coupled via a network; a determining unit configured to determine, based on a size of an image represented by the first image data received by the receiving unit, whether the first image data is able to be reproduced in a display region of the display device; a generating unit configured to generate, based on the first image data, second image data representing an image in a size that conforms with a size of the display region, in response to a determination that the first image data is not able to be reproduced in the display region; a storing unit configured to store the second image data generated by the generating unit; and a display unit configured to reproduce, on the display device, the second image data generated by the generating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoko SUGIURA, Takahiro KAMEKURA, Takuro MANO, Taeko ISHIZU, Shinji AOKI
  • Publication number: 20170154452
    Abstract: A display apparatus displays a composite image on a display screen in a split screen display mode, the composite image including a plurality of images generated from a plurality of items of image data, which are respectively displayed on a plurality of split screens of the display screen. In response to receiving a switching request to switch the display screen from the split screen display mode to a full screen display mode to request to display one image on the display screen, the display apparatus performs operation of ending display of the respective images displayed on the split screens, while keeping display of the composite image that is displayed in the split screen display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Taeko ISHIZU, Kazuaki NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160337409
    Abstract: An image display system including a plurality of terminals and at least one image display apparatus capable of communicating with the terminals via a network. The image display system includes a first storage part configured to store a connection information list used for connecting to the image display apparatus on the network, an update part configured to add, update, or delete connection information included in the connection information list stored in the first storage part to update the stored connection information list, a searching part configured to search the network for the terminals storing the connection information list, and an acquisition part configured to acquire the connection information list from the terminals detected by the searching part. The update part updates the connection information list stored in the first storage part in accordance with the connection information list acquired by the acquisition part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Kei OYAMADA, Junichi HARA, Taeko ISHIZU
  • Patent number: 9417688
    Abstract: A measurement device includes an image capturing unit which includes a photoelectric unit and captures multiple images corresponding to different photoelectric areas of the photoelectric unit, multiple reflecting units arranged at different positions and configured to reflect light traveling from a projection area, changing units which change image capture angles of the reflecting units, a light condensing unit which condenses the light reflected off the different reflecting units to the different photoelectric areas, an obtaining unit which obtains the captured images corresponding to the photoelectric areas and corresponding image capture angles of the reflecting units, a selection unit which selects, from the captured images, two or more images in each of which a measurement subject is captured, and a calculation unit which calculates a position of the measurement subject in a 3D space from the selected captured images and the image capture angles corresponding to the captured images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Hara, Kei Oyamada, Taeko Ishizu
  • Publication number: 20160080788
    Abstract: A video playback system includes a first acquirer configured to acquire first specification information indicating video playback performance of an image display device; a second acquirer configured to acquire second specification information indicating video creating performance of an image supply device; a determiner configured to determine, based on the first specification information and the second specification information, either the image display device or the image supply device to be a device satisfying a playback condition; and a controller configured to, when the playback condition is changed to a new playback condition while the image display device is playing a video, cause the converter of the image display device to convert the video data into video data satisfying the new playback condition until the image display device receives video data where the new playback condition is reflected from the image supply device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki OZAKI, Taeko ISHIZU, Ryo IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20150264297
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit to acquire movie data, including video data and audio data, stored in a given storage area, a separator to separate the video data and the audio data of the movie data acquired by the acquisition unit, a determination unit to determine whether the movie data acquired by the acquisition unit is replayable by conducting at least one of a first process and a second process. In the first process, the determination unit determines whether the movie data is replayable by comparing time information attached to the video data and time information attached to the audio data separated by the separator. In the second process, the determination unit determines whether the movie data is replayable by checking whether the separator correctly separates the video data and the audio data from the start to the end of movie data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Taeko ISHIZU, Junichi HARA, Kei OYAMADA
  • Publication number: 20150213309
    Abstract: A measurement device includes an image capturing unit which includes a photoelectric unit and captures multiple images corresponding to different photoelectric areas of the photoelectric unit, multiple reflecting units arranged at different positions and configured to reflect light traveling from a projection area, changing units which change image capture angles of the reflecting units, a light condensing unit which condenses the light reflected off the different reflecting units to the different photoelectric areas, an obtaining unit which obtains the captured images corresponding to the photoelectric areas and corresponding image capture angles of the reflecting units, a selection unit which selects, from the captured images, two or more images in each of which a measurement subject is captured, and a calculation unit which calculates a position of the measurement subject in a 3D space from the selected captured images and the image capture angles corresponding to the captured images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Junichi HARA, Kei OYAMADA, Taeko ISHIZU
  • Patent number: 8472085
    Abstract: An image processing device provides a detection result of additional information added to each of pages which constitute a document. The image processing device includes an input part which inputs image data of each page of a document. A detection part generates a page detection result of additional information added to the image data, the page detection result being generated on a page basis and indicating a result of detection of the additional information for each page. A detection result output part outputs an outline result indicating an outline of the page detection results for the respective pages on a document basis, together with an identifier of the document associated with the outline result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taeko Ishizu, Yoshinaga Kato, Takahiro Yagishita, Katsumi Sayama, Tatsuo Nishimura, Yukinori Ishii
  • Patent number: 8325970
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit, an area setting unit, and an adding unit. The obtaining unit obtains an adding method by which additional information is to be added to image data containing content information. The area setting unit sets an additional-information area to which the additional information is to be added based on the adding method and the content information. The adding unit adds the additional information to the additional-information area by the adding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masaaki Ishikawa, Yasushi Abe, Masaichi Niro, Hiroshi Shimura, Taeko Ishizu, Motohiro Kuroda
  • Patent number: 8325361
    Abstract: A confidential document is generated by encoding distribution destination information specifying a destination to which the confidential document will be distributed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shimura, Masaaki Ishikawa, Haike Guan, Taeko Ishizu, Takashi Saitoh, Hiroyuki Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8315424
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus configured to embed embedment information in image data includes an embedment information acquisition unit configured to acquire embedment information to be embedded in the image data, an information embedment manner determination unit configured to determine an information embedment manner to embed the embedment information according to one of the acquired embedment information and image data to be generated by embedding the acquired embedment information in the image data, and an information embedment unit configured to embed the acquired embedment information in image data according to the information embedment manner determined by the information embedment manner determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taeko Ishizu, Akihiro Mihara, Hiroshi Shimura, Masaaki Ishikawa, Haike Guan, Yasushi Abe, Motohiro Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20120236344
    Abstract: A disclosed image processing system including plural image processing apparatuses connected by a network and an image printing part outputting a print by printing based on image information to be printed with a first image processing apparatus; an image reading part reading an image of the print and generating read image information with a second image processing apparatus; a correction information generating part generating a correction requirement for a print function of the first image processing apparatus and correction information containing a correction content based on read image characteristic information indicative of characteristics of the read image information, print image characteristic information indicating the image information to be printed, or the read image characteristic information and the print image characteristic information; and a correction executing part carrying out a correction for the print function based on the correction information in the first image processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya NAGASE, Takahiro YAGISHITA, Tadashi HONDA, Junichi HARA, Junichi YAMAGATA, Taeko ISHIZU
  • Patent number: 8259991
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus embedding information in an image by combining multiple predetermined patterns with the image is disclosed that includes a level determination part configured to determine at least one of the levels of conditions to be added regarding the disposition of the predetermined patterns, to which at least one of the levels the information to be embedded belongs; and a pattern combining part configured to combine the predetermined patterns with the image in accordance with the condition corresponding to the information to be embedded at the determined at least one of the levels. If the information to be embedded belongs to two or more of the levels, the pattern combining part combines the predetermined patterns so that the conditions corresponding to the information to be embedded are satisfied at the two or more of the levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Ishikawa, Takashi Saitoh, Hiroshi Shimura, Haike Guan, Taeko Ishizu
  • Patent number: 8238599
    Abstract: An image processing method is disclosed that is capable of efficient information extraction when embedding information in an image by using plural information embedding methods. The image processing method includes steps of embedding target information in the image by using one or more methods selected from plural information embedding methods; and embedding identification information in the image for identifying the selected one or more methods. The identification information is embedded in a method allowing an amount of the embedded information to be less than an amount of the embedded information in each of the selected one or more methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Ishikawa, Takashi Saitoh, Hiroshi Shimura, Haike Guan, Taeko Ishizu, Hideaki Yamagata