Patents by Inventor Taro OKUYAMA

Taro OKUYAMA 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: 20150077506
    Abstract: A transmission management system receives a request for starting communication with a counterpart terminal from a terminal, which includes counterpart terminal identification information for identifying the counterpart terminal. In response to receiving the request, the transmission management system stores the counterpart terminal identification information of the counterpart terminal in association with terminal identification information of the terminal that sends the request to update candidate counterpart terminal identification for the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Taro OKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150071130
    Abstract: A communication terminal accepts a communication start request for starting communication with a counterpart terminal indicated by counterpart information, through one of a first acceptance unit and a second acceptance unit. The communication terminal stores the counterpart information of the counterpart terminal in a first memory as log data, when the communication start request is accepted through the first acceptance unit, and prevents the counterpart information of the counterpart terminal from being stored in the first memory as log data, when the communication start request is accepted through the second acceptance unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Taro OKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150074196
    Abstract: An information processing terminal is disclosed, including a generation part and a transmission part. The generation part generates image data indicating a first image where address information of predetermined data is embedded in a second image being displayed at a display device. The transmission part transmits the image data generated by the generation part to have a destination for sharing the second image be a share of the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Taro OKUYAMA, Takahiro Asai
  • Publication number: 20150070460
    Abstract: A counterpart terminal information management system (50) includes: a terminal manager (5002) that manages, for each one of a plurality of terminals (10), terminal identification information for identifying the terminal, and terminal related information previously set by default, in association with each other; a counterpart terminal manager (5003) that manages, for each one of the plurality of terminals (10), the terminal identification information for identifying the terminal, counterpart terminal identification information for identifying a candidate counterpart terminal that may be requested by the terminal to have communication with, and counterpart terminal related information individually set by a user who operates the terminal (10), in association with one another; a receiver (51) that receives, from a first terminal (10aa), a request to share a candidate counterpart terminal managed for the first terminal (10aa) with the second terminal (10ac), and information indicating whether to permit or reject s
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Taro OKUYAMA, Yoshiko AONO
  • Publication number: 20150006699
    Abstract: In response to a request for sending second candidate information of a first communication terminal to a second communication terminal, a communication management system sends modified second candidate information of the first communication terminal from which information regarding the unregistered member communication terminal is excluded, to the second communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshiko AONO, Taro OKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150006697
    Abstract: A management system modifies a group of one or more member communication terminals indicated by first candidate information of a first communication terminal in response to information indicating to modify the first candidate information of the first communication terminal to generate second candidate information of a second communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshiko AONO, Taro OKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150006698
    Abstract: In response to a request for sending second candidate information of a first communication terminal to a second communication terminal, a communication management system adds at least one of the member communication terminals indicated by the second candidate information of the first communication terminal, to first candidate information of the second communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshiko AONO, Taro OKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140362741
    Abstract: A transmission management system receives, from a request source terminal which is an addition request source requesting to add a certain transmission terminal as a destination candidate, an addition request for the destination candidate, identification information of the request source terminal and identification information of a request target terminal which is an addition request target of the destination candidate; and informs the request target terminal of an approval request for requesting the request target terminal to approve the addition request, and the identification of the request source terminal. The system receives an addition request response from the request target terminal in response to the addition request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Taro OKUYAMA, Takahiro Asai
  • Patent number: 8861377
    Abstract: A transmission management system receives, from a request source terminal which is an addition request source requesting to add a certain transmission terminal as a destination candidate, an addition request for the destination candidate, identification information of the request source terminal and identification information of a request target terminal which is an addition request target of the destination candidate; and informs the request target terminal of an approval request for requesting the request target terminal to approve the addition request, and the identification of the request source terminal. The system receives an addition request response from the request target terminal in response to the addition request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Okuyama, Takahiro Asai
  • Publication number: 20140292816
    Abstract: A computer program product includes a non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer-readable program codes embodied in the medium. The program codes when executed cause a computer to execute: detecting a connection status of an externally connected second display different from a built-in first display; writing status information indicating the detected connection status in a storage, changing over a display destination between the first display and the second display based on the detected connection status, and controlling a display screen according to screen specifications of the first display or the second display, which corresponds to the display destination after changeover; and reading the connection status written in the storage and scaling a display image at a magnification based on the read connection status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Shigemasa, Masanori Ishigami, Mikiko Abe, Masahiro Ujiie, Taro Okuyama, Yoshinaga Kato
  • Publication number: 20140298311
    Abstract: A terminal is connected to a terminal management device and an update management device. The terminal includes: a determination request unit configured to request the terminal management device to determine whether or not an update of a program is executable; an acquisition unit configured to, when the determination request unit receives information indicating that the terminal is able to execute an update of a program, acquire an update program used for executing an update of the program from the update management device; and an updating unit configured to execute the update program received from the update management device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Mikiko ABE, Tsuyoshi Shigemasa, Masahiro UJIIE, Taro Okuyama, Yoshinaga Kato
  • Publication number: 20140293000
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an image control unit that controls an operation of imaging a picture image; a detection control unit that controls an operation of detecting whether a direction of imaging the picture image is changed or not; and a display control unit that controls an operation of displaying a display image which is generated based on the imaged picture image, and displays an image for setting when the detection control unit detects that the direction of imaging is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Masahiro UJIIE, Tsuyoshi Shigemasa, Mikiko Abe, Taro Okuyama, Yoshinaga Kato, Takahiro Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20140240449
    Abstract: A communication management system receives identification information of a first communication terminal, obtains identification information of a candidate second communication terminal that is associated with the identification information of the first communication terminal, and obtains communications protocol information indicating a communications protocol of the candidate second communication terminal using a part of the identification information of the candidate second communication terminal. The communication management system determines whether the communications protocol is the same for the first communication terminal and the candidate second communication terminal, and transmits information based on the determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Hiroshi HINOHARA, Taro OKUYAMA, Takahiro ASAI
  • Publication number: 20140101727
    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: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Taro OKUYAMA, Takahiro ASAI
  • Publication number: 20140033274
    Abstract: A communication system comprising a plurality of terminals, comprising: a start request information obtaining unit that obtains information for requesting start of a session between a first terminal and a second terminal of the plurality of terminals; a session management unit that establishes the session in accordance with the start request information; a participation request information obtaining unit that obtains participation request information with which a third terminal of the plurality of terminals requests participating in the already established session; and a participation determination unit that allows the third terminal to participate or prohibit the third terminal from participating in the already established session, wherein when the participation determination unit allows participation in the already established session, the session management unit lets the third terminal to participate in the already established session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Taro OKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140019378
    Abstract: An evaluation system includes an evaluation device and a server. The evaluation device includes a detection unit configured to detect a specific action, an ID (identification data) obtaining unit configured to obtain an ID of an evaluation object according to a detection result of the detection unit, a first storage unit configured to store the ID obtained by the ID obtaining unit, and a communication unit configured to transmit the ID to a server and receive evaluation data of the evaluation object from the server. The server includes a second storage unit configured to store the evaluation data of the evaluation object in association with the ID of the evaluation object, a counting unit configured to update the evaluation data of the evaluation object when receiving the ID associated with the evaluation object, and a providing unit configured to transmit the evaluation data to the evaluation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Taro OKUYAMA, Yuuji Kasuya, Kiwamu Watanabe, Zhi Min, Taiji Shudoh
  • Publication number: 20130339271
    Abstract: An evaluation system includes a device including a processor and a memory storing a program and a first external apparatus. The program is configured to cause the processor to function as an action detecting unit that detects a predefined action, an identification information obtaining unit that obtains identification information of an evaluation target when the predefined action is detected by the action detecting unit, an identification information storing unit that stores the obtained identification information in a storage, and a transmitting unit that transmits the identification information stored in the storage to the first external apparatus. The first external apparatus includes an evaluation information calculating unit that calculates and updates evaluation information of the evaluation target associated with the identification information received from the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuji KASUYA, Taro Okuyama, Kiwamu Watanabe, Zhi Min, Taiji Shudoh
  • Publication number: 20130242034
    Abstract: A transmission management apparatus manages transmission states of a plurality of transmission terminals including a first transmission terminal and a second transmission terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Yoshinaga Kato, Taro Okuyama
  • Publication number: 20130223292
    Abstract: A transmission management system receives, from a request source terminal which is an addition request source requesting to add a certain transmission terminal as a destination candidate, an addition request for the destination candidate, identification information of the request source terminal and identification information of a request target terminal which is an addition request target of the destination candidate; and informs the request target terminal of an approval request for requesting the request target terminal to approve the addition request, and the identification of the request source terminal. The system receives an addition request response from the request target terminal in response to the addition request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Taro Okuyama, Takahiro Asai
  • Publication number: 20130173800
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store therein, in association with one another, group identification information for identifying groups to which transmission terminals each belong, transmission terminal identification information for identifying the terminals belonging to the respective groups, and display information to be displayed on the transmission terminals belonging to the groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Taro OKUYAMA, Takahiro Asai