Patents by Inventor Takekazu Kumagai
Takekazu Kumagai 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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Publication number: 20120290734Abstract: A list of addresses indicating communication destinations is acquired. A communication protocol used between a communication apparatus and a communication destination indicated by an address is specified. The notation of the address included in the list is converted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takekazu Kumagai
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Patent number: 8179537Abstract: In an image forming apparatus enabling communication through a network and having a monochrome-printing mode and a color-printing mode, by, in a case where printing of a Web page downloaded through the network is instructed, determining whether or not there is any color image in the Web page, and by, if there is any color image, setting a printing mode for the Web page in accordance with information on the size of the image, whether color printing is printed or monochrome printing is implemented can be automatically determined in consideration of users' convenience.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2005Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takekazu Kumagai
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Patent number: 7895169Abstract: In a document management system according to the present invention, which is used for registering and managing a document in a database of a relational database server, a judgment is made as to whether or not a capacity of the database has reached a predetermined limited capacity, and when it is judged that the predetermined limited capacity has been reached, an identifier indicating an editing-inhibited state is added to the database, to inhibit all editing actions to the database, thereby achieving the user-friendly system.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2009Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takekazu Kumagai
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Patent number: 7852505Abstract: This invention relates to management of facsimile information in a network system to which a document distribution server, a client terminal, and a facsimile apparatus are connected. When operated, this facsimile apparatus transmits information concerning the operation to the server. When an image is transmitted as a result of operation, information concerning the result of this transmission is also transmitted to the server. The server stores in a database the received information pertaining to the operation of the facsimile apparatus, the transmitted image, and the received information pertaining to the transmission result. Whether these pieces of information are to be transmitted to the server is set for each client. Each client can acquire operation log information of the facsimile apparatus by looking up the database.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2005Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takekazu Kumagai
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Publication number: 20100220366Abstract: An image processing apparatus provided with a reader for reading an original image, a connection unit for connection with a network to which plural computers are connected, and a transfer unit for transferring the image data, read by the reader, to a computer through the connection unit, the apparatus comprising a specifying unit for specifying a desired one among the computers connected through the connection unit, and a designation unit for designating image reading by the reader, wherein the transfer unit is adapted to transfer the image data, read by the reader in response to the designation by the designation unit, to a computer specified by the specifying unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koji Kajita, Toshihiro Kadowaki, Seishi Ejiri, Soichi Yamamuro, Masaya Kondo, Takekazu Kumagai, Takeshi Tsukamoto, Masaru Saruwatari, Masaki Toyama
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Patent number: 7746495Abstract: An image processing apparatus provided with a reader for reading an original image, a connection unit for connection with a network to which plural computers are connected, and a transfer unit for transferring the image data, read by the reader, to a computer through the connection unit, the apparatus comprising a specifying unit for specifying a desired one among the computers connected through the connection unit, and a designation unit for designating image reading by the reader, wherein the transfer unit is adapted to transfer the image data, read by the reader in response to the designation by the designation unit, to a computer specified by the specifying unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2006Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koji Kajita, Toshihiro Kadowaki, Seishi Ejiri, Soichi Yamamuro, Masaya Kondo, Takekazu Kumagai, Takeshi Tsukamoto, Masaru Saruwatari, Masaki Toyama
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Publication number: 20090222607Abstract: In a document management system according to the present invention, which is used for registering and managing a document in a database of a relational database server, a judgment is made as to whether or not a capacity of the database has reached a predetermined limited capacity, and when it is judged that the predetermined limited capacity has been reached, an identifier indicating an editing-inhibited state is added to the database, to inhibit all editing actions to the database, thereby achieving the user-friendly system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2009Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takekazu Kumagai
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Patent number: 7552259Abstract: In a document management system according to the present invention, which is used for registering and managing a document in a database of a relational database server, a judgment is made as to whether or not a capacity of the database has reached a predetermined limited capacity, and when it is judged that the predetermined limited capacity has been reached, an identifier indicating an editing-inhibited state is added to the database, to inhibit all editing actions to the database, thereby achieving the user-friendly system.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2003Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takekazu Kumagai
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Publication number: 20070143402Abstract: This invention provides a conference aided system, which is configured by interconnecting a conference management server, an input board having a board surface and used to input handwritten information, and an image storage device via a network, and aids execution of process associated with a conference. The server stores conference information including address information indicating the storage location of image data used in a conference. The server acquires conference information corresponding to an acquisition request of conference information in response to this request sent from the input board, and transmits the conference information to the input board. The input board receives the conference information corresponding to the acquisition request from the server. The input board acquires image data in the image storage device on the network, which is designated by the address information in the conference information. The input board renders the image data on its board surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2006Publication date: June 21, 2007Inventor: Takekazu Kumagai
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Publication number: 20070097425Abstract: There is disclosed an image processing apparatus provided with a reader for reading an original image, a connection unit for connection with a network to which plural computers are connected, and a transfer units for transferring the image data, read by the reader, to a computer through the connection unit, the apparatus comprises a specifying unit for specifying desired one among the computers connected through the connection unit, and a designation unit for designating image reading by the reader, wherein the transfer unit is adapted to transfer the image data, read by the reader in response to the designation by the designation unit, to a computer specified by the specifying unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2006Publication date: May 3, 2007Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koji Kajita, Toshihiro Kadowaki, Seishi Ejiri, Soichi Yamamuro, Masaya Kondo, Takekazu Kumagai, Takeshi Tsukamoto, Masaru Saruwatari, Masaki Toyama
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Patent number: 7184976Abstract: An apparatus having a memory box function manages the use states of data stored in memory boxes in units of memory boxes, and also manages charging unit information about the use of data. This makes it possible to calculate charges for the use of data in units of memory boxes.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2000Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takekazu Kumagai
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Patent number: 7136182Abstract: There is disclosed an image processing apparatus provided with a reader for reading an original image, a connection unit for connection with a network to which plural computers are connected, and a transfer units for transferring the image data, read by the reader, to a computer through the connection unit, the apparatus comprises a specifying unit for specifying desired one among the computers connected through the connection unit, and a designation unit for designating image reading by the reader, wherein the transfer unit is adapted to transfer the image data, read by the reader in response to the designation by the designation unit, to a computer specified by the specifying unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2003Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koji Kajita, Toshihiro Kadowaki, Seishi Ejiri, Soichi Yamamuro, Masaya Kondo, Takekazu Kumagai, Takeshi Tsukamoto, Masaru Saruwatari, Masaki Toyama
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Patent number: 7057753Abstract: There is disclosed an image processing apparatus provided with a reader for reading an original image, a connection unit for connection with a network to which plural computers are connected, and a transfer units for transferring the image data, read by the reader, to a computer through the connection unit, the apparatus comprises a specifying unit for specifying desired one among the computers connected through the connection unit, and a designation unit for designating image reading by the reader, wherein the transfer unit is adapted to transfer the image data, read by the reader in response to the designation by the designation unit, to a computer specified by the specifying unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2000Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koji Kajita, Toshihiro Kadowaki, Seishi Ejiri, Soichi Yamamuro, Masaya Kondo, Takekazu Kumagai, Takeshi Tsukamoto, Masaru Saruwatari, Masaki Toyama
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Publication number: 20060028669Abstract: In an image forming apparatus enabling communication through a network and having a monochrome-printing mode and a color-printing mode, by, in a case where printing of a Web page downloaded through the network is instructed, determining whether or not there is any color image in the Web page, and by, if there is any color image, setting a printing mode for the Web page in accordance with information on the size of the image, whether color printing is printed or monochrome printing is implemented can be automatically determined in consideration of users' convenience.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2005Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takekazu Kumagai
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Publication number: 20060001907Abstract: This invention relates to management of facsimile information in a network system to which a document distribution server, a client terminal, and a facsimile apparatus are connected. When operated, this facsimile apparatus transmits information concerning the operation to the server. When an image is transmitted as a result of operation, information concerning the result of this transmission is also transmitted to the server. The server stores in a database the received information pertaining to the operation of the facsimile apparatus, the transmitted image, and the received information pertaining to the transmission result. Whether these pieces of information are to be transmitted to the server is set for each client. Each client can acquire operation log information of the facsimile apparatus by looking up the database.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2005Publication date: January 5, 2006Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takekazu Kumagai
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Publication number: 20050216526Abstract: According to a document management system and a document management method, a bookmark is created in document data controlled by a server. When document data are displayed on the screen of a client, a bookmark icon is associated with a page on which a bookmark is created and is displayed on the screen. A list of bookmarks created in the document data is displayed. Rights of a user to access, create, and delete a bookmark are controlled. Whether or not the bookmark is shared with other users can be determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2005Publication date: September 29, 2005Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takekazu Kumagai
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Patent number: 6947182Abstract: This invention relates to management of facsimile information in a network system to which a document distribution server, a client terminal, and a facsimile apparatus are connected. When operated, this facsimile apparatus transmits information concerning the operation to the server. When an image is transmitted as a result of operation, information concerning the result of this transmission is also transmitted to the server. The server stores in a database the received information pertaining to the operation of the facsimile apparatus, the transmitted image, and the received information pertaining to the transmission result. Whether these pieces of information are to be transmitted to the server is set for each client. Each client can acquire operation log information of the facsimile apparatus by looking up the database.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2000Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takekazu Kumagai
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Data communication apparatus connected to external information processing terminal through interface
Publication number: 20040027612Abstract: In the communication between a facsimile apparatus and an information processing terminal, the communication of status information of the facsimile apparatus is efficiently effected and an operation efficiency of the apparatus is improved. In response to a command from the information processing terminal, information indicating a change in the status of the facsimile apparatus is set in a response transmitted from the facsimile apparatus to the information processing terminal, and the information processing terminal conducts a communication request of the status information of the facsimile apparatus in accordance with the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2003Publication date: February 12, 2004Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaru Saruwatari, Seishi Ejiri, Soichi Yamamuro, Masaya Kondo, Takekazu Kumagai, Takeshi Tsukamoto, Masaki Toyama -
Data communication apparatus connected to external information processing terminal through interface
Patent number: 6667813Abstract: In the communication between a facsimile apparatus and an information processing terminal, the communication of status information of the facsimile apparatus is efficiently effected and an operation efficiency of the apparatus is improved. In response to a command from the information processing terminal, information indicating a change in the status of the facsimile apparatus is set in a response transmitted from the facsimile apparatus to the information processing terminal, and the information processing terminal conducts a communication request of the status information of the facsimile apparatus in accordance with the information.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1997Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaru Saruwatari, Seishi Ejiri, Soichi Yamamuro, Masaya Kondo, Takekazu Kumagai, Takeshi Tsukamoto, Masaki Toyama -
Publication number: 20030200233Abstract: In a document management system according to the present invention, which is used for registering and managing a document in a database of a relational database server, a judgment is made as to whether or not a capacity of the database has reached a predetermined limited capacity, and when it is judged that the predetermined limited capacity has been reached, an identifier indicating an editing-inhibited state is added to the database, to inhibit all editing actions to the database, thereby achieving the user-friendly system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2003Publication date: October 23, 2003Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takekazu Kumagai