Patents by Inventor Tatsunori Okada

Tatsunori Okada 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: 20230038778
    Abstract: An environmental management analysis system includes: a hardware processor that: acquires information on an organization system executing environmental management of a business entity to be analyzed, based on the acquired information, analyzes a degree of maturity of the business entity relating to the environmental management, and presents proposal information for improving the environmental management depending on the degree of maturity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yaguchi, Tatsunori Okada
  • Patent number: 10674217
    Abstract: A device for reproducing guidance on a task including a plurality of steps is provided. The device includes an input device with which a user selects from which position of the guidance is to be reproduced; and a player configured to, where a designated step corresponding to the position selected by the user from among the steps is a particular step, jump a playback progress to the position selected to play the guidance, the particular step being an initial step of steps having not yet been performed completely, and, where the designated step is not the particular step, jump the playback progress to a position of the particular step to play the guidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Komaba, Atsushi Tomita, Hiroshi Sugiura, Hiroaki Sugimoto, Tatsunori Okada, Akito Ota, Yu Sonoda
  • Patent number: 10607123
    Abstract: A remotely-operated apparatus remotely operated by an external terminal notifies the external terminal of a first transition command when a server cooperation process which is a cooperation process with a server is performed. The first transition command is a command indicating that a display mode of the external terminal, in which a remote operation screen used for remotely operating the remotely-operated apparatus is displayed on a display part of the external terminal, should be changed from a transmitted image use mode in which a transmitted image screen is displayed to a browser use mode in which a browser screen is displayed. Further, the remotely-operated apparatus notifies the external terminal of a second transition command indicating that the display mode should be changed from the browser use mode to the transmitted image use mode when occurrence of a specific event inside or outside the remotely-operated apparatus is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Tatsunori Okada
  • Patent number: 10514643
    Abstract: A system for reproducing guidance on a task including a plurality of steps is provided. The system includes a hardware processor; and an output device configured to output an image or audio; wherein the hardware processor determines a completed step of the steps based on a change in state of a target on which the task is to be performed, the completed step being a step which has been completed, and the hardware processor causes the output device to reproduce an unfinished part in a first form where a predetermined condition is not satisfied, and causes the output device to reproduce the unfinished part in a second form different from the first form where the predetermined condition is satisfied, the unfinished part being a part corresponding to an unfinished step which is not determined to have been completed among the steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Tatsunori Okada, Kenichi Komaba, Akito Ota, Hiroshi Sugiura, Hiroaki Sugimoto, Atsushi Tomita
  • Publication number: 20190324696
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of trays in which sheets are set; a printer; and a hardware processor that determines a first tray, which is one tray of the plurality of trays, in preference to a second tray, which is another tray of the plurality of trays, among the plurality of trays as a feed source tray feeding the sheets to the printer in a state where first sheets of which types are determined are set in the first tray as the sheets, second sheets of which types are not determined are set in the second tray as the sheets, and both the first and second sheets are capable of satisfying a condition allowing an image to be printed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Matsuda, Yusuke Mikoshiba, Tatsunori Okada, Yoshikazu Takesada, Yuji Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10126997
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided which is used in a system having a first group and one or more second groups into which a plurality of second image forming apparatuses are classified, and classified into the first group together with a third image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a transmitter configured to send target data to be shared to the plurality of second image forming apparatuses, one by one, classified into the second groups, and to send the target data to the third image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Tatsunori Okada
  • Publication number: 20180136597
    Abstract: A system for reproducing guidance on a task including a plurality of steps is provided. The system includes a hardware processor; and an output device configured to output an image or audio; wherein the hardware processor determines a completed step of the steps based on a change in state of a target on which the task is to be performed, the completed step being a step which has been completed, and the hardware processor causes the output device to reproduce an unfinished part in a first form where a predetermined condition is not satisfied, and causes the output device to reproduce the unfinished part in a second form different from the first form where the predetermined condition is satisfied, the unfinished part being a part corresponding to an unfinished step which is not determined to have been completed among the steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsunori OKADA, Kenichi KOMABA, Akito OTA, Hiroshi SUGIURA, Hiroaki SUGIMOTO, Atsushi TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20180103297
    Abstract: A device for reproducing guidance on a task including a plurality of steps is provided. The device includes an input device with which a user selects from which position of the guidance is to be reproduced; and a player configured to, where a designated step corresponding to the position selected by the user from among the steps is a particular step, jump a playback progress to the position selected to play the guidance, the particular step being an initial step of steps having not yet been performed completely, and, where the designated step is not the particular step, jump the playback progress to a position of the particular step to play the guidance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichi KOMABA, Atsushi TOMITA, Hiroshi SUGIURA, Hiroaki SUGIMOTO, Tatsunori OKADA, Akito OTA, Yu SONODA
  • Publication number: 20170371607
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided which is used in a system having a first group and one or more second groups into which a plurality of second image forming apparatuses are classified, and classified into the first group together with a third image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a transmitter configured to send target data to be shared to the plurality of second image forming apparatuses, one by one, classified into the second groups, and to send the target data to the third image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Tatsunori OKADA
  • Patent number: 9817616
    Abstract: When an image formation apparatus included in an image processing system including a plurality of apparatus groups each consisting of a plurality of image formation apparatuses accepts a request for an inquiry about an image formation apparatus which has stored a print job associated with a designated user from another image formation apparatus belonging to an apparatus group to which the image formation apparatus belongs, the image formation apparatus requests, in response to the request, of an image formation apparatus which belongs to another apparatus group and is saved in advance, for the inquiry. When the request originates from another image formation apparatus belonging to another apparatus group, the image formation apparatus inquires of a management image formation apparatus within that apparatus group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Tatsunori Okada
  • Patent number: 9648177
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with a remote operation device and an apparatus-side controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Tatsunori Okada
  • Patent number: 9588718
    Abstract: When an MFP in a group accepts log-in, in a case where a log-in user is not a user belonging to the group, the MFP requests of other MFPs as representative apparatuses of other groups, for information about jobs associated with the log-in user stored in the other groups. Based on the information about the jobs from the other MFPs, the MFP displays a selection screen to accept selection of a job by the user. The MFP outputs a control request for the selected job to an MFP storing the job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Tatsunori Okada
  • Publication number: 20160283169
    Abstract: When an MFP in a group accepts log-in, in a case where a log-in user is not a user belonging to the group, the MFP requests of other MFPs as representative apparatuses of other groups, for information about jobs associated with the log-in user stored in the other groups. Based on the information about the jobs from the other MFPs, the MFP displays a selection screen to accept selection of a job by the user. The MFP outputs a control request for the selected job to an MFP storing the job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Tatsunori OKADA
  • Publication number: 20160191729
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with a remote operation device and an apparatus-side controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Inc.
    Inventor: Tatsunori OKADA
  • Publication number: 20160077774
    Abstract: When an image formation apparatus included in an image processing system including a plurality of apparatus groups each consisting of a plurality of image formation apparatuses accepts a request for an inquiry about an image formation apparatus which has stored a print job associated with a designated user from another image formation apparatus belonging to an apparatus group to which the image formation apparatus belongs, the image formation apparatus requests, in response to the request, of an image formation apparatus which belongs to another apparatus group and is saved in advance, for the inquiry. When the request originates from another image formation apparatus belonging to another apparatus group, the image formation apparatus inquires of a management image formation apparatus within that apparatus group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Tatsunori OKADA
  • Patent number: 9153386
    Abstract: An electric storage device pressure regulating apparatus includes: a case in an internal portion of which is disposed a regulating chamber that communicates with a space in a vessel by an opening portion; a semipermeable membrane that seals the opening portion; a check valve that stops discharging of the gas out of the vessel from inside the regulating chamber when the internal pressure of the regulating chamber is less than or equal to a predetermined value, and that discharges the gas out of the vessel from inside the regulating chamber when the internal pressure of the regulating chamber exceeds the value; and a communicating pipe that communicates between a space inside the regulating chamber and a space inside the vessel and extends from the case to an electric storage device main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsunori Okada, Kenro Mitsuda
  • Patent number: 9076100
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus constituting a print system includes a reception unit configured to receive a job, a determination unit configured to analyze job data of the job, and determine whether or not the job involves a storage job for performing data storage processing to a non-volatile storage unit of the image forming apparatus, an analysis unit, and a communication unit. In a case where the job is determined to involve the storage job, the analysis unit performs simplified analysis processing for obtaining list display information for displaying storage target data stored by the storage job prior to the data storage processing. When the communication unit receives a display request for displaying a list of jobs including the storage job from a second image forming apparatus, the communication unit transmits, to the second image forming apparatus, list information including information about the storage target data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Tatsunori Okada
  • Publication number: 20150029551
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus constituting a print system includes a reception unit configured to receive a job, a determination unit configured to analyze job data of the job, and determine whether or not the job involves a storage job for performing data storage processing to a non-volatile storage unit of the image forming apparatus, an analysis unit, and a communication unit. In a case where the job is determined to involve the storage job, the analysis unit performs simplified analysis processing for obtaining list display information for displaying storage target data stored by the storage job prior to the data storage processing. When the communication unit receives a display request for displaying a list of jobs including the storage job from a second image forming apparatus, the communication unit transmits, to the second image forming apparatus, list information including information about the storage target data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Tatsunori OKADA
  • Patent number: 8790811
    Abstract: A cathode terminal includes a cathode collector foil connector connected to the blank of a cathode collector foil, a cathode terminal external lead-out portion, and an intra-cell cathode terminal radiator located between the cathode collector foil connector and the cathode terminal external lead-out portion and covering approximately half of one of the wide side surfaces of a flat-wound electrode portion. An anode terminal includes an anode collector foil connector connected to the blank of an anode collector foil, an anode terminal external lead-out portion, and an in-cell anode terminal radiator located between the anode collector foil connector and the anode terminal external lead-out portion and substantially covering a remaining portion of the one of the wider side surfaces of the flat-wound electrode portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenro Mitsuda, Daigo Takemura, Shigeru Aihara, Tatsunori Okada, Makiko Kise, Shuichi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20140168698
    Abstract: A remotely-operated apparatus remotely operated by an external terminal notifies the external terminal of a first transition command when a server cooperation process which is a cooperation process with a server is performed. The first transition command is a command indicating that a display mode of the external terminal, in which a remote operation screen used for remotely operating the remotely-operated apparatus is displayed on a display part of the external terminal, should be changed from a transmitted image use mode in which a transmitted image screen is displayed to a browser use mode in which a browser screen is displayed. Further, the remotely-operated apparatus notifies the external terminal of a second transition command indicating that the display mode should be changed from the browser use mode to the transmitted image use mode when occurrence of a specific event inside or outside the remotely-operated apparatus is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Tatsunori OKADA