Patents by Inventor Takahiro Asai

Takahiro Asai 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: 9615057
    Abstract: A transmission terminal that communicates contents data including sound data with a counterpart transmission terminal, detects a delay time indicating a delay in receiving the contents data from the counterpart transmission terminal, and interrupts transmission of the contents data other than the sound data to the counterpart transmission terminal when the delay time exceeds a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinaga Kato, Takahiro Asai
  • Patent number: 9602175
    Abstract: A master station apparatus modulates downlink digital control data that includes at least a synchronization signal and a control signal, adds resource element information to the modulated control data, and composites downlink digital frequency-domain user data that has not been modulated and data originating from the modulated control data to which the resource element information has been added. A slave station apparatus converts a received optical signal into an electrical signal, separates, from the electrical signal, the frequency-domain user data and the data originating from the modulated control data, modulates the frequency-domain user data, adds resource element information to the modulated user data, and transmits time-domain composite data including a component originating from the modulated user data and a component originating from the modulated control data by radio waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro Kubo, Takahiro Asai, Yukihiko Okumura
  • Patent number: 9601739
    Abstract: A method for producing a porous polyimide film comprises: forming a first un-burned composite film wherein the first film is formed on a substrate using a first varnish that contains (A1) a polyamide acid or a polyimide and (B1) fine particles at a volume ratio (A1):(B1) of from 19:81 to 45:65; forming a second un-burned composite film wherein the second film is formed on the first film using a second varnish that contains (A2) a polyamide acid or a polyimide and (B2) fine particles at a volume ratio (A2):(B2) of from 20:80 to 50:50 and has a lower fine particle content ratio than the first varnish; burning wherein an un-burned composite film composed of the first film and the second film is burned, thereby obtaining a polyimide-fine particle composite film; and a fine particle removal step wherein the fine particles are removed from the polyimide-fine particle composite film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Sugawara, Takahiro Asai
  • Publication number: 20170078405
    Abstract: A communication management system stores session identification information for identifying one or more communication sessions for providing the service, and use state information indicating whether each one of the communication sessions is being used. In response to receiving from a first communication terminal a request for starting communication including first service identification information for identifying a first service, the management system transmits to the first communication terminal a session identification information of one of the communication sessions having the use state information indicating that the communication session is not being used based on determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi HORIUCHI, Takahiro ASAI
  • Publication number: 20170070359
    Abstract: A transmission control system includes: a storage unit that stores therein zone identification information for identifying a zone in which each of transmission terminals is used, and priority information that indicates a priority at which a transmission terminal indicated by the zone identification information should use each of a plurality of relay devices, in association with each other; a reception unit that receives, from a first transmission terminal, first zone identification information for identifying a zone in which the first transmission terminal is used and second zone identification information for identifying a zone in which a second transmission terminal as a destination terminal is used; and a selection unit that selects a relay device to be used for relaying the content data based on first priority information associated with the first zone identification information and second priority information associated with the second zone identification information in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KANDA, Takahiro ASAI
  • Publication number: 20170050415
    Abstract: A laminated glass according to the present invention includes an outer glass sheet, an inner glass sheet that is arranged opposite to the outer glass sheet and has a smaller thickness than that of the outer glass sheet, and an interlayer sandwiched between the outer glass sheet and the inner glass sheet. A transmittance with respect to light having a wavelength of 850 to 950 nm is 30 to 80%. The outer glass sheet has a thickness of 1.8 to 2.3 mm. The inner glass sheet has a thickness of 0.6 to 2.0 mm. The interlayer includes a plurality of layers including at least a core layer. The core layer has a Young's modulus of 1 to 20 MPa at a frequency of 100 Hz and a temperature of 20° C., the Young's modulus being lower than the Young's modulus of the other layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Satoshi KANKI, Takahiro ASAI, Hisashi OGAWA, Hisashi ASAOKA
  • Publication number: 20170048683
    Abstract: A communication management system includes: a group management unit that manages group identification information for identifying a group to which an addition request source terminal requesting to add a destination candidate belongs, in association with group identification information for identifying a group to which an addition request target terminal being able to become the destination candidate belongs; a receiving unit that receives an addition request transmitted by a first communication terminal and requesting to add a second communication terminal as a destination candidate; and a transmission controlling unit that does not transmit the approval request to the second communication terminal, when first group identification information for the first communication terminal is group identification information for an addition request source terminal, and second group identification information for the second communication terminal is not included in at least one corresponding piece of group identification
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventor: Takahiro ASAI
  • Publication number: 20170041469
    Abstract: A management system manages access from a communication terminal to an application and includes a receiving unit, an identification unit, and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit receives model information indicating a model of the communication terminal and application information indicating an application that are transmitted from the communication terminal. The identification unit identifies a function that is matched with a function capable of being provided by the application identified based on the application information received by the receiving unit out of functions available in the communication terminal identified based on the model information received by the receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi HOMMA, Takahiro ASAI, Kaoru MAEDA
  • Patent number: 9565221
    Abstract: A communication management system that manages a plurality of communication terminals transmits, to a request communication terminal, one of operation state information indicating that an operation state of a candidate counterpart communication terminal is unknown or information indicating that a communications protocol of the candidate counterpart communication terminal is different from a communications protocol of the request communication terminal, when the communications protocol is different between the candidate counterpart communication terminal and the request communication terminal. The request communication terminal displays information to a user, which is generated based on the information received from the communication management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Okuyama, Takahiro Asai
  • Publication number: 20170034475
    Abstract: A transmission management system for managing a session transmitting content data via a relay apparatus, includes a service management unit configured to manage service management information including service identification information identifying service content to be provided to each of transmission terminals, and service content corresponding to the service identification information; a first acquisition unit configured to acquire the service identification information for the transmission terminal participating in the session; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire terminal capacity information indicating service content available for the transmission terminal; an extraction unit configured to extract the service content available for the transmission terminal, based on service content corresponding to the acquired service identification information and service content corresponding to the acquired terminal capacity information; and a determination unit configured to determine service content of
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi HORIUCHI, Takahiro Asai
  • Publication number: 20170034230
    Abstract: A transmission management system includes a destination name data managing unit which manages a plurality of destination name data items which indicate a plurality of names of a destination in communications between transmission terminals, a destination name data reading unit which reads a destination name data item from the plurality of destination name data items managed by the destination name data managing unit, and a destination name data transmitting unit which transmits the destination name data item read by the destination name data reading unit to a transmission terminal capable of communicating with the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kaoru MAEDA, Takahiro ASAI
  • Publication number: 20170018369
    Abstract: First, there is provided a crystal growth control agent which is capable of suppressing an increase in a crystal size of a p-type semiconductor, and performing chemical modification on a surface of p-type semiconductor microparticle. Second, there is provided a composition for forming a hole transport layer which is capable of prompting crystallization and fine pulverization of the p-type semiconductor and performing the chemical modification on the surface of the p-type semiconductor microparticle even in the case where an organic salt (an ionic liquid) containing an anion other than the thiocyanate ion is used. According to the present invention, the crystal growth control agent contains at least one of sulfur-containing compounds (except for thiocyanate) selected from the group consisting of a compound, which generates a thiolate anion due to dissociation of a proton or a cation, and a disulfide compound, and controls crystal growth of a p-type semiconductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akimasa NAKAMURA, Atsushi YAMANOUCHI, Takahiro ASAI, Kaoru ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170019832
    Abstract: A transmission terminal configured to transmit and receive content data via one of relay devices is disclosed. The transmission terminal includes a storage unit configured to store first priority level information indicative of a priority level regarding use of each of the relay devices when used by the transmission terminal, the first priority level information being indicative of priority among the relay devices; a reception unit configured to receive second priority level information indicative of a priority level regarding use of each of the relay devices when used by another transmission terminal, the second priority level information being indicative of priority among the relay devices, the second priority level information being transmitted by the other transmission terminal; and a selection unit configured to select, based on the first priority level information and the second priority level information, one of the relay devices as a relay device to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KANDA, Takahiro Asai
  • Publication number: 20170019637
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for controlling establishment of communication between a plurality of communication terminals is disclosed. The information processing apparatus includes a communication establishing unit configured to cause, while communication via a first session is established between the plurality of communication terminals, the plurality of communication terminals to establish communication via a second session; and a communication starter configured to cause the plurality of communication terminals to start the communication via the second session upon confirming that the communication via the second session is established between the plurality of communication terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Tatsuya NAGASE, Takahiro Asai
  • Patent number: 9544197
    Abstract: At a communication terminal, visual information reflecting an operation state of a candidate counterpart terminal and a graphical image that allows the communication terminal to switch from a first communications protocol to a second communications protocol, is displayed, respectively, when the communication terminal activates the first communications protocol. In response to a user instruction for selecting the graphical image, the communication terminal activates the second communications protocol to cause the communication terminal to communicate using the second communications protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kanda, Takahiro Asai
  • Publication number: 20160366281
    Abstract: A transmission control system capable of transmitting data received from a first transmission terminal to a second transmission terminal, includes a receiver unit to receive identification information to identify the second transmission terminal or a user of the second transmission terminal, the data, and first type information that represents a type of the data, from the first transmission terminal; and a transmission control unit to control the received data not to be transmitted to the second transmission terminal in a case where the received first type information is not included in second type information corresponding to the received identification information, the second type information being managed in a management unit configured to have identification information to identify a predetermined transmission terminal or a user of the transmission terminal, associated with the second type information that represents a type of data processible by the predetermined transmission terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Yuuta HAMADA, Takahiro ASAI
  • Patent number: 9509861
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention include a communication terminal, a communication method, and a communication control program stored on a non-transitory recording medium, each of which is capable of communicating with a counterpart terminal via a network. While communicating with a counterpart communication terminal being a first counterpart terminal, the communication terminal displays, on a display, second-terminal-specific information regarding an image forming apparatus as a candidate of a second counterpart terminal. In response to a user instruction that selects the image forming apparatus as the second counterpart terminal, the communication terminal communicates with the selected image forming apparatus to transmit image data to the selected image forming apparatus through the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hinohara, Hiroyuki Kanda, Kenji Tanaka, Takahiro Asai
  • Patent number: 9503893
    Abstract: A relay device is communicable with a communication management system that stores relay device identification information for identifying a relay device capable of communicating with a communication terminal using a first communications protocol, in association with configuration data that allows the communication terminal to communicate using a second communications protocol. In response to a configuration data request received from a communication terminal using the first communications protocol, the relay device transmits relay device identification information to the communication management system to obtain configuration data associated with the relay device identification information, and transmits the configuration data to the communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Negishi, Takahiro Asai, Kenji Tanaka, Yoshinaga Kato, Katsuyuki Kaji
  • Patent number: 9503439
    Abstract: A communication system includes a transmission terminal and a management device, and when having received contact list information about a second user from the management device while displaying a contact list about a first user or the transmission terminal, the transmission terminal creates the contact list about the second user based on the contact list information about the second user, and displays the contact list of the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Taro Okuyama, Takahiro Asai
  • Publication number: 20160337009
    Abstract: A master station apparatus modulates downlink digital control data that includes at least a synchronization signal and a control signal, adds resource element information to the modulated control data, and composites downlink digital frequency-domain user data that has not been modulated and data originating from the modulated control data to which the resource element information has been added. A slave station apparatus converts a received optical signal into an electrical signal, separates, from the electrical signal, the frequency-domain user data and the data originating from the modulated control data, modulates the frequency-domain user data, adds resource element information to the modulated user data, and transmits time-domain composite data including a component originating from the modulated user data and a component originating from the modulated control data by radio waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro Kubo, Takahiro Asai, Yukihiko Okumura