Patents by Inventor Tetsuo Kimoto
Tetsuo Kimoto 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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Patent number: 7430057Abstract: An image forming apparatus administration system is provided which includes an image forming apparatus, which is located in a first local network and connected to the Internet through a first firewall server, an administration computer, which is located in a second local network and connected to the Internet through a second firewall server, and a relaying server, which is located outside the first local network and the second local network and is connected to the Internet. The administration computer transmits information for administrating the image forming apparatus to the relaying server, and accesses the relaying server to obtain information corresponding to a state of the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus accesses the relaying server at a predetermined timing to obtain the information from the administrating computer, and transmits the information corresponding to the state of the image forming apparatus to the relaying server.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2006Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Kei Yamada, Kunio Shijo, Tetsuo Kimoto, Tomoya Yoshida
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Patent number: 7379917Abstract: The image forming apparatus, for printing print data, and a printing control apparatus, for controlling a printing operation of the image forming apparatus, are connected through a network. In the printing control apparatus, there are provided an authentication means that authenticates a user of the image forming apparatus, a discriminating means that discriminates whether print data for which the printing is instructed by the authenticated user is for public business or for private business, a recording means that records information relating to printing of print data as private business information corresponding to the user when the print data are discriminated by the discriminating means to be for private business and a charging means that charges for private business printing of the user based on the private business information recorded on the recording means.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2002Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Tomoya Yoshida, Kazuhiro Takemoto, Tetsuo Kimoto, Kei Yamada, Kunio Shijo
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Publication number: 20070288423Abstract: There is described a program update control apparatus, which make it possible to determine an updating sequence and necessity or not of update operations for a plurality of programs, so as to appropriately control the update operations to be conducted in an external terminal apparatus, when updating the plurality of programs installed in the external terminal apparatus. The program update control apparatus includes: a receiving section to receive update instructions with respect to a plurality of programs; a storage section to store the update instructions with respect to the plurality of programs, received by the receiving section; a determining section to determine an updating sequence of the plurality of programs indicated by the update instructions, which are stored in the storage section; a controlling section to control program update operations to be conducted in an external terminal apparatus, according to the updating sequence determined by the determining section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Inventor: Tetsuo Kimoto
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Patent number: 7170626Abstract: An image processing apparatus management method wherein an external management apparatus manages an image processing apparatus via an information communications terminal, having the steps of transmitting to the external management apparatus inputted first identification information inherent to the image processing apparatus and second identification information stored in the information communications terminal in advance; authenticating the transmitted second identification information based on second identification information previously stored in the management apparatus; acquiring operation information of the image processing apparatus previously stored being associated with the first identification information; transmitting to the information communications terminal the operation information of the image processing apparatus; accepting the input of the operation information of the image processing apparatus sent through the information communications terminal; and performing the specified operation corresType: GrantFiled: July 29, 2002Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Kunio Shijo, Kazuhiro Takemoto, Tetsuo Kimoto, Tomoya Yoshida, Kei Yamada
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Publication number: 20070019238Abstract: An image forming apparatus administration system is provided which includes an image forming apparatus, which is located in a first local network and connected to the Internet through a first firewall server, an administration computer, which is located in a second local network and connected to the Internet through a second firewall server, and a relaying server, which is located outside the first local network and the second local network and is connected to the Internet. The administration computer transmits information for administrating the image forming apparatus to the relaying server, and accesses the relaying server to obtain information corresponding to a state of the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus accesses the relaying server at a predetermined timing to obtain the information from the administrating computer, and transmits the information corresponding to the state of the image forming apparatus to the relaying server.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2006Publication date: January 25, 2007Applicant: KONICA CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Yamada, Kunio Shijo, Tetsuo Kimoto, Tomoya Yoshida
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Patent number: 7123372Abstract: An image forming apparatus administration system is provided which includes an image forming apparatus, which is located in a first local network and connected to the Internet through a first firewall server, an administration computer, which is located in a second local network and connected to the Internet through a second firewall server, and a relaying server, which is located outside the first local network and the second local network and is connected to the Internet. The administration computer transmits information for administrating the image forming apparatus to the relaying server, and accesses the relaying server to obtain information corresponding to a state of the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus accesses the relaying server at a predetermined timing to obtain the information from the administrating computer, and transmits information corresponding to the state of the image forming apparatus to the relaying server.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2001Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Kei Yamada, Kunio Shijo, Tetsuo Kimoto, Tomoya Yoshida
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Publication number: 20060059480Abstract: A system for updating a program comprises a device to be updated with an update-program based on a program-update request including information of a requester and information for specifying the device, generated by the requester, and an authentication device for authenticating the requester, the authentication device including a receiving device for receiving the program-update request, a judging device for judging whether the information of the requester is identical with a pre-registered information, and a transmitting device for transmitting a program-update notice to the device based on the program-update request only when the program-update request is identical with the pre-registered information, wherein the device is changed into a status which can allow the device to update the program only when the device receives the program-update notice.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2004Publication date: March 16, 2006Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Tetsuo Kimoto
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Patent number: 6999191Abstract: An image forming system, comprises an image forming apparatus including a first memory section to store a program to conduct a predetermined operation, and an image forming apparatus connecting section to connect the image forming apparatus with a network; and an administrating apparatus including an administrating memory section to store a rewrite program for the image forming apparatus, and an administrating apparatus connecting section to connect the administrating apparatus with the network. The image forming apparatus accesses the administrating apparatus through the network, obtains the rewrite program stored in the administrating memory section, and rewrites the program stored in the first memory section with the obtained rewrite program.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2001Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Kei Yamada, Tetsuo Kimoto, Tomoya Yoshida, Ikuya Hotta, Kazuo Izumi, Kunio Shijyo
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Publication number: 20030035137Abstract: An image processing apparatus management method wherein an external management apparatus manages an image processing apparatus via an information communications terminal, having the steps of transmitting to the external management apparatus inputted first identification information inherent to the image processing apparatus and second identification information stored in the information communications terminal in advance; authenticating the transmitted second identification information based on second identification information previously stored in the management apparatus; acquiring operation information of the image processing apparatus previously stored being associated with the first identification information; transmitting to the information communications terminal the operation information of the image processing apparatus; accepting the input of the operation information of the image processing apparatus sent through the information communications terminal; and performing the specified operation corresType: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2002Publication date: February 20, 2003Applicant: Konica CorporationInventors: Kunio Shijo, Kazuhiro Takemoto, Tetsuo Kimoto, Tomoya Yoshida, Kei Yamada
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Publication number: 20030032421Abstract: There is described a maintenance service supporting apparatus that is coupled to an information-communicating terminal device and a stock control host apparatus through a communication network so as to supports a maintenance service operation in respect to the information-communicating terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Applicant: Konica CorporationInventors: Kazuo Izumi, Tetsuo Kimoto, Kazuhiro Takemoto, Kei Yamada, Kunio Shijo, Tomoya Yoshida
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Publication number: 20030030835Abstract: The image forming apparatus, for printing print data, and a printing control apparatus, for controlling a printing operation of the image forming apparatus, are connected through a network. In the printing control apparatus, there are provided an authentication means that authenticates a user of the image forming apparatus, a discriminating means that discriminates whether print data for which the printing is instructed by the authenticated user is for public business or for private business, a recording means that records information relating to printing of print data as private business information corresponding to the user when the print data are discriminated by the discriminating means to be for private business and a charging means that charges for private business printing of the user based on the private business information recorded on the recording means.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Applicant: Konica CorporationInventors: Tomoya Yoshida, Kazuhiro Takemoto, Tetsuo Kimoto, Kei Yamada, Kunio Shijo
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Publication number: 20020054323Abstract: An image forming system, comprises an image forming apparatus including a first memory section to store a program to conduct a predetermined operation, and an image forming apparatus connecting section to connect the image forming apparatus with a network; and an administrating apparatus including an administrating memory section to store a rewrite program for the image forming apparatus, and an administrating apparatus connecting section to connect the administrating apparatus with the network. The image forming apparatus accesses the administrating apparatus through the network, obtains the rewrite program stored in the administrating memory section, and rewrites the program stored in the first memory section with the obtained rewrite program.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2001Publication date: May 9, 2002Applicant: Konica CorporationInventors: Kei Yamada, Tetsuo Kimoto, Tomoya Yoshida, Ikuya Hotta, Kazuo Izumi, Kunio Shijyo
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Publication number: 20010055125Abstract: An image forming apparatus administration system, including: an image forming apparatus, located in the first local network and connected to the Internet through the first firewall server of the first local network; an administration computer, located in the second local network and connected to the Internet through the second firewall server of the second local network; a relaying server, located outside the first local network and the second local network, connected to the Internet and including a relaying storage; in which the administration computer at least transmits first passing information for administrating the image forming apparatus by accessing the relaying server or receives second passing information, corresponding a state of the image forming apparatus and stored in the relaying storage of the relaying server; and the image forming apparatus executes an access to the relaying server at a predetermined timing so as to obtain the first passing information, stored in the relaying storage, or to trType: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2001Publication date: December 27, 2001Applicant: Konica CorporationInventors: Kei Yamada, Kunio Shijo, Tetsuo Kimoto, Tomoya Yoshida
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Patent number: 5830914Abstract: An apoptosis-controlling agent comprising a carrier and as an effective ingredient 3-?4-hydroxy-3,5-bis(3-methyl-2-butenyl)phenyl!-2-propenoic acid and/or its physiologically acceptable salt(s). The agent promotes the apoptosis of abnormal cells without substantially affecting the apoptosis of normal cells.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 1997Date of Patent: November 3, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku KenkyujoInventors: Tetsuo Kimoto, Hiroto Chaen, Masashi Kurimoto
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Patent number: 5710179Abstract: An antitumor agent comprising as an effective ingredient 3-?4-hydroxy-3,5-bis(3-methyl-2-butenyl)phenyl!-2-propenoic acid obtained from propolis and/or its physiologically acceptable salt(s). The agent exerts a strong antitumor activity without substantially inducing side effects.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 1996Date of Patent: January 20, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku KenkyujoInventors: Shigeyuki Arai, Yasushi Nishizaki, Tetsuo Kimoto, Masashi Kurimoto
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Patent number: 5491151Abstract: This invention relates to an antitumor agent containing as the effective ingredient a cyanine dye, shown by the general formula: ##STR1## where X.sup.- is a physiologically-acceptable anion; Z.sup.+, a group of the formula ##STR2## R, an alkyl group having a carbon chain length of 1-5; and R', either hydrogen atom or an alkoxy group. Oral and parenteral administration of the antitumor agent remarkably activates macrophages in vivo and enhances their functions to allow them to inhibit the growth and metastasis of tumors, as well as to accelerate their natural death through cicatrization.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: February 13, 1996Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku KenkyujoInventors: Yoshinori Nakagawa, Tetsuo Kimoto, Makoto Takeuchi
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Patent number: 5390005Abstract: A method of indicating a setting screen of an image forming machine on which a touch-panel is displayed, wherein automatic setting conditions and a manual mode button are displayed on an initial screen; and when a touch operation is conducted on the manual mode button, a manual setting screen is indicated and an operating condition can be manually set by a touch operation on the manual setting screen.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1993Date of Patent: February 14, 1995Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Tetsuo Kimoto, Tetsuo Hirata, Yoshikazu Maekawa
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Patent number: 5259041Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus for detecting at least one region designated by at least one line of at least one closed loop on an original, wherein the original is scanned and an image formation is generated; the image information is processed for generating image data and region data which represent said at least one designated region; and the region data is processed for each scanning line.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1992Date of Patent: November 2, 1993Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Kato, Masahiko Matsunawa, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Takashi Hasebe, Yoshinori Abe, Tetsuo Kimoto
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Patent number: 5053867Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing apparatus for processing digital color image data, wherein there are provided an image input circuit for introducing color image signal into a conversion circuit which generates digital color image data including color data and density data, a data processing circuit which includes a plurality of image processing circuits for processing the color data and the density data, and wherein latch circuits are further provided to each of the plurality of image processing circuits so that the color code data and the density data are respectively latched every after passing through the plurality of image circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1988Date of Patent: October 1, 1991Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Takashi Hasebe, Masahiko Matsunawa, Hiroshi Katoh, Yoshinori Abe, Tetsuo Kimoto
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Patent number: 4942461Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a photoelectric converter, a multiple-value circuit, and a detachable external storage unit. The photoelectric converter photoelectrically coverts data of an original into image signals. The multiple-value circuit converts the image signals into multiple-valued data by comparing the image signals with predetermined threshold value data. The detachable external storage stores the threshold value data. The threshold values can also be made automatically responsive to gray scale data. The automatic mode and the manual selection mode are switched between in response to a release (toggle) signal. Color separation and color ghost correction are provided; and various types of formatting management are faciliated. Partial color converting (as, for example, color reversal) is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1988Date of Patent: July 17, 1990Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Abe, Kazuo Watanabe, Tetsuo Kimoto, Tetsuo Hirata, Chiharu Kobayashi, Hideki Endo