Patents by Inventor Takeshi Zengo

Takeshi Zengo 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).

  • Publication number: 20230205910
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor, in which the processor determines a role of each of pages constituting a document, searches each of the pages for a character string indicating a confidentiality level according to different criteria depending on the determined role, and determines a confidentiality level of the document based on a result of the search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Koki UWATOKO, Takeshi ZENGO, Masaki KYOJIMA, Koichi FUJII
  • Patent number: 11651174
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a sensor configured to detect a substance applied to a medium containing confidential information and a processor configured to record information including substance information identifying the substance detected with the sensor and user information on a user carrying the medium in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Mamoru Fujita, Akira Mihara, Takeshi Zengo, Atsuyuki Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11461601
    Abstract: A confidential information provision device includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire a confidential level of information that is to be printed on a recording medium; and a provision unit configured to provide confidential information to the recording medium in accordance with the confidential level, the confidential information provided to the recording medium being constituted of a material that is detectable in a non-contact manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takeshi Zengo, Mamoru Fujita, Akira Mihara, Atsuyuki Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20220309165
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: obtain operation information relating to an operation performed on an information asset, the operation information including degree of secrecy of the information asset operated, a time period of the operation, and a place of the operation; determine a security risk of the operation performed on the information asset based on the operation information; and display a determined security risk of the operation on a display apparatus using a graphic, the graphic indicating an operator of the operation performed on the information asset and representing a level of risk using a predetermined display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Ryo KUKIMIYA, Masamichi TAKAHASHI, Koki UWATOKO, Takeshi ZENGO
  • Patent number: 11323583
    Abstract: A reading device includes: a reading unit configured to read a first recording medium; and an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to a detection object applied to the first recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takeshi Zengo, Akira Mihara, Mamoru Fujita
  • Publication number: 20220109771
    Abstract: A reading device includes: a reading unit configured to read a first recording medium; and an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to a detection object applied to the first recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takeshi ZENGO, Akira MIHARA, Mamoru FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20220108095
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a sensor configured to detect a substance applied to a medium containing confidential information and a processor configured to record information including substance information identifying the substance detected with the sensor and user information on a user carrying the medium in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Mamoru FUJITA, Akira MIHARA, Takeshi ZENGO, Atsuyuki KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220067463
    Abstract: A confidential information provision device includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire a confidential level of information that is to be printed on a recording medium; and a provision unit configured to provide confidential information to the recording medium in accordance with the confidential level, the confidential information provided to the recording medium being constituted of a material that is detectable in a non-contact manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Takeshi Zengo, Mamoru Fujita, Akira Mihara, Atsuyuki Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11184489
    Abstract: A printed material detection apparatus includes: a detector configured to transmit radio waves whose frequency of 1 GHz or more and 5 THz or less toward a printed material and to detect reflection or absorption of the radio waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Akira Mihara, Takeshi Zengo, Mamoru Fujita
  • Patent number: 10919320
    Abstract: A light irradiation device includes: an irradiation portion that irradiates a member with light, the member having density varying in accordance with at least one of light or heat; and an adjustment portion that adjusts a light amount of the irradiation portion based on a change of the density in the member irradiated with the light by the irradiation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuma Ishihara, Takeshi Zengo
  • Publication number: 20200269604
    Abstract: A light irradiation device includes: an irradiation portion that irradiates a member with light, the member having density varying in accordance with at least one of light or heat; and an adjustment portion that adjusts a light amount of the irradiation portion based on a change of the density in the member irradiated with the light by the irradiation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Takuma Ishihara, Takeshi Zengo
  • Patent number: 10639912
    Abstract: An ejection device includes: an ejection portion that ejects liquid droplets onto one surface of a recording medium that is fed; a first drying portion that applies light energy to the one surface in a noncontact manner to thereby dry the liquid droplets; and a second drying portion that comes in contact with only other surface of the recording medium in which the liquid droplets have been dried toy the first drying portion, and heats the recording medium to thereby dry the recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomozumi Uesaka, Masahiko Sekimoto, Hiroshi Ikeda, Hiroshi Inoue, Norihisa Takemoto, Satoshi Hasebe, Takeshi Zengo, Yukari Motosugi
  • Publication number: 20190091993
    Abstract: An ejection device includes: an ejection portion that ejects liquid droplets onto one surface of a recording medium that is fed; a first drying portion that applies light energy to the one surface in a noncontact manner to thereby dry the liquid droplets; and a second drying portion that comes in contact with only other surface of the recording medium in which the liquid droplets have been dried toy the first drying portion, and heats the recording medium to thereby dry the recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Tomozumi Uesaka, Masahiko Sekimoto, Hiroshi Ikeda, Hiroshi Inoue, Norihisa Takemoto, Satoshi Hasebe, Takeshi Zengo, Yukari Motosugi
  • Patent number: 9902169
    Abstract: A droplets drying device includes: a drying mechanism having a plurality of light sources that are arranged in a width direction of a recording medium, and dry droplets ejected onto the recording medium by emitting light toward the droplets; a moving mechanism that moves the drying mechanism in the width direction; a light shield member that is opposed to at least part of the drying mechanism being moved by the moving mechanism, and interrupts light emitted from the light sources disposed in the part, opposed to the light shield member, of the drying mechanism; and a measuring member that is disposed in a light shield region where the light shield member interrupts incoming light, and receives light emitted from each of the light sources and measures a light quantity of the light source as the measuring member is moved relative to the drying mechanism in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Zengo, Akira Sakamoto, Toshinobu Hamazaki, Jun Isozaki, Hiroyuki Tsukuni
  • Patent number: 9902170
    Abstract: An irradiation device includes: an irradiation unit that is disposed downstream of an ejection unit that ejects droplets, in a movement direction of a medium that is moved relative to the ejection unit so as to form a gap between the irradiation unit and the medium, and that irradiates, with light, droplets that have been ejected from the ejection unit and landed on the medium; and a transparent member that is shaped like a belt, transmits light, and is moved through the gap relative to the irradiation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Zengo, Akira Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Tsukuni, Jun Isozaki, Toshinobu Hamazaki, Yukari Motosugi
  • Publication number: 20180001666
    Abstract: A droplets drying device includes: a drying mechanism having a plurality of light sources that are arranged in a width direction of a recording medium, and dry droplets ejected onto the recording medium by emitting light toward the droplets; a moving mechanism that moves the drying mechanism in the width direction; a light shield member that is opposed to at least part of the drying mechanism being moved by the moving mechanism, and interrupts light emitted from the light sources disposed in the part, opposed to the light shield member, of the drying mechanism; and a measuring member that is disposed in a light shield region where the light shield member interrupts incoming light, and receives light emitted from each of the light sources and measures a light quantity of the light source as the measuring member is moved relative to the drying mechanism in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Takeshi Zengo, Akira Sakamoto, Toshinobu Hamazaki, Jun Isozaki, Hiroyuki Tsukuni
  • Publication number: 20170368842
    Abstract: An irradiation device includes: an irradiation unit that is disposed downstream of an ejection unit that ejects droplets, in a movement direction of a medium that is moved relative to the ejection unit so as to form a gap between the irradiation unit and the medium, and that irradiates, with light, droplets that have been ejected from the ejection unit and landed on the medium; and a transparent member that is shaped like a belt, transmits light, and is moved through the gap relative to the irradiation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi Zengo, Akira Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Tsukuni, Jun Isozaki, Toshinobu Hamazaki, Yukari Motosugi
  • Patent number: 9809038
    Abstract: A droplet drying device includes a plurality of light emitting devices arranged in a two-dimensional manner to irradiate droplets with light to dry the droplets, the droplets being ejected on a recording medium by an ejection unit, a regular irradiation capability portion provided in a region corresponding to an image forming region of the recording medium where an image is formed, the regular irradiation capability portion having a predetermined light irradiation capability, and a low irradiation capability portion provided in a region corresponding to a region of the recording medium set to have a lower image-forming density than the image forming region, a light irradiation capability of the low irradiation capability portion being lower than the predetermined light irradiation capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuma Ishihara, Takeshi Zengo, Takehiro Niitsu, Akira Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20170266985
    Abstract: Provided is a droplet ejection device, including: a droplet ejection head in which a longitudinal direction thereof is aligned with a width direction of a recording medium and that forms an image by ejecting a droplet onto the recording medium to be transported along a transporting path; and three or more movable infrared ray irradiation devices that are movably disposed on a downstream side of the recording medium in a transporting direction in relation to the droplet ejection head and that evaporate moisture in the image formed on the recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Yukari Motosugi, Takeshi Zengo, Hiroyuki Tsukuni, Kazuhiko Hirokawa, Takuma Ishihara, Akira Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 9751335
    Abstract: A liquid droplet drying device includes: a drying unit that includes a plurality of light sources emitting light to a liquid droplet ejected to a recording medium by a forming unit which ejects the liquid droplet to form an image and drying the image and in which an amount of light of each of the plurality of light sources is variable; and a correction unit that corrects the amount of light of each of the plurality of light sources so that a light amount distribution of the drying unit is within a range of a pre-decided target using light amount information obtained by reading the amount of light emitted from each of the plurality of light sources by a reading unit which reads the image formed on the recording medium by the forming unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Zengo, Akira Sakamoto, Jun Isozaki