Patents by Inventor Tetsuyuki CHIMURA

Tetsuyuki CHIMURA 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: 20240095190
    Abstract: A device management system according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a device management system capable of managing a device and includes a control device that includes a processor and functions, through the processor executing a control program, as a device management page creator and a connection status confirmer. The device management page creator creates a device management page that is a Web page for managing the device. The connection status confirmer confirms a connection status of the device to the device management system. When a specific request relating to the device management page is made, the connection status confirmer confirms the connection status of the device subject to the device management page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoki OYASATO, Tetsuyuki CHIMURA, Takuma FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20220166889
    Abstract: In a consumables ordering system, an image forming apparatus notifies a management system about a consumable whose remaining quantity is under a specific threshold. When a consumable whose remaining quantity is under the threshold is autonomously notified from the image forming apparatus, the management system checks the consumable whose remaining quantity is under the threshold in a specific image forming apparatus other than an autonomously notifying apparatus (S122), and notifies the autonomously notifying apparatus about the consumable autonomously notified from the autonomously notifying apparatus, and ordering information as information necessary for placing an order for the consumable checked in S122 (S129). The autonomously notifying apparatus displays the ordering information notified from the management system, and places an order for the consumable for which the ordering information is displayed in response to an instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki YOSHIDA, Tetsuyuki CHIMURA, Tomoyuki IZUMI, Tomoki OYASATO, Masaaki AIBA
  • Patent number: 11210152
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is configured to, in a period from returning from an energy-saving mode to determining to change to the energy-saving mode, capture screenshot data every time the first controller circuit detects input from a user into the input device, the screenshot data being data of a screen displayed on the first display device, determine an error code, the error code identifying an error that occurred in the period, and generate a screenshot log and store the screenshot log in the first storage device, the screenshot log including a series of the screenshot data in the period and the error code identifying the error that occurred in the period, receive the screenshot log send request from the error solution information provider apparatus, and then send the screenshot log stored in the first storage device to the error solution information provider apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Tetsuyuki Chimura, Masaaki Aiba, Tomoki Oyasato, Tomoyuki Izumi, Naoki Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11044371
    Abstract: A server apparatus includes a controller circuit configured to obtain a use time period and a use amount of each of multiple client apparatuses, calculate a use percentage of each of the multiple client apparatuses of each use time period on a basis of the use amount, determine a recommended time period on a basis of the use percentage of each of the multiple client apparatuses, the recommended time period being a time period in which a largest number of client apparatuses are to be maintained, and specify the largest number of client apparatuses to be maintained during the recommended time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Tomoki Oyasato, Tomoyuki Izumi, Masaaki Aiba, Tetsuyuki Chimura, Naoki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20200310902
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is configured to, in a period from returning from an energy-saving mode to determining to change to the energy-saving mode, capture screenshot data every time the first controller circuit detects input from a user into the input device, the screenshot data being data of a screen displayed on the first display device, determine an error code, the error code identifying an error that occurred in the period, and generate a screenshot log and store the screenshot log in the first storage device, the screenshot log including a series of the screenshot data in the period and the error code identifying the error that occurred in the period, receive the screenshot log send request from the error solution information provider apparatus, and then send the screenshot log stored in the first storage device to the error solution information provider apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: TETSUYUKI CHIMURA, MASAAKI AIBA, TOMOKI OYASATO, TOMOYUKI IZUMI, NAOKI YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 10750045
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a memory, a mode configuration management portion, a panel portion, and a memory management portion. The mode configuration management portion configures a plurality of allocation modes for allocating a plurality of areas to the memory. The panel portion displays a mode selection screen for selecting one of the allocation modes. The memory management portion allocates the plurality of areas to the memory based on the selected one of the allocation modes. The mode configuration management portion manages a plurality of recommended modes. The memory management portion sets sizes of an input portion and an output portion of the respective areas according to the recommended mode selected by the mode configuration management portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Tetsuyuki Chimura
  • Publication number: 20200236231
    Abstract: A server apparatus includes a controller circuit configured to obtain a use time period and a use amount of each of multiple client apparatuses, calculate a use percentage of each of the multiple client apparatuses of each use time period on a basis of the use amount, determine a recommended time period on a basis of the use percentage of each of the multiple client apparatuses, the recommended time period being a time period in which a largest number of client apparatuses are to be maintained, and specify the largest number of client apparatuses to be maintained during the recommended time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: TOMOKI OYASATO, TOMOYUKI IZUMI, MASAAKI AIBA, TETSUYUKI CHIMURA, NAOKI YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200068086
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a memory, a mode configuration management portion, a panel portion, and a memory management portion. The mode configuration management portion configures a plurality of allocation modes for allocating a plurality of areas to the memory. The panel portion displays a mode selection screen for selecting one of the allocation modes. The memory management portion allocates the plurality of areas to the memory based on the selected one of the allocation modes. The mode configuration management portion manages a plurality of recommended modes. The memory management portion sets sizes of an input portion and an output portion of the respective areas according to the recommended mode selected by the mode configuration management portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Tetsuyuki CHIMURA
  • Patent number: 9846547
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first non-volatile storage device, a second non-volatile storage device, and a processor. The first non-volatile storage device has limitations on a number of times of writing therein. The second non-volatile storage device has no limitations on a number of times of writing therein. The processor functions as: a normal writing section, a backup writing section, a substitute writing section, and a determination section. The normal writing section writes data into only the first non-volatile storage device. The backup writing section writes data into both the first non-volatile storage device and the second non-volatile storage device. The substitute writing section writes data into only the second non-volatile storage device. The determination section selects one of the normal writing section, the backup writing section, and the substitute writing section based on the number of bad blocks in the first non-volatile storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Tetsuyuki Chimura
  • Patent number: 9626143
    Abstract: A first-region allocating unit of an electronic device allocates a first region having a size required for a first process. The first process includes at least one second process in a region of the memory. A second-region dividing unit divides a second region having a size required for the second process by the second process. A region-for-release dividing unit divides a region for release from the first region when the second-region dividing unit has allocated the second regions for all the second processes included in the first process. The region for release is a region other than the second region and to be released. The second-region dividing unit divides the second region regardless of a page basis used as a unit in the memory management. The region-for-release dividing unit divides the region for release on the page basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Tetsuyuki Chimura
  • Publication number: 20170097786
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first non-volatile storage device, a second non-volatile storage device, and a processor. The first non-volatile storage device has limitations on a number of times of writing therein. The second non-volatile storage device has no limitations on a number of times of writing therein. The processor functions as: a normal writing section, a backup writing section, a substitute writing section, and a determination section. The normal writing section writes data into only the first non-volatile storage device. The backup writing section writes data into both the first non-volatile storage device and the second non-volatile storage device. The substitute writing section writes data into only the second non-volatile storage device. The determination section selects one of the normal writing section, the backup writing section, and the substitute writing section based on the number of bad blocks in the first non-volatile storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Tetsuyuki CHIMURA
  • Patent number: 9542308
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a memory, a first-region allocating unit, and a second-region allocating unit. The first-region allocating unit allocates first regions in a region of the memory. The first regions are for execution of tasks. The second-region allocating unit allocates second regions in the first regions. The second region is to be actually used for execution of a task. If the first-region allocating unit has previously allocated a first region for a task identical in type to a new task as an execution target, the first-region allocating unit cancels allocation of a first region for the new task. When the allocation of a first region for the new task is cancelled, the second-region allocating unit allocates, in the first region for the task identical in type to the new task, a second region for the new task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Tetsuyuki Chimura
  • Publication number: 20150293736
    Abstract: A first-region allocating unit of an electronic device allocates a first region having a size required for a first process. The first process includes at least one second process in a region of the memory. A second-region dividing unit divides a second region having a size required for the second process by the second process. A region-for-release dividing unit divides a region for release from the first region when the second-region dividing unit has allocated the second regions for all the second processes included in the first process. The region for release is a region other than the second region and to be released. The second-region dividing unit divides the second region regardless of a page basis used as a unit in the memory management. The region-for-release dividing unit divides the region for release on the page basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Tetsuyuki CHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20150293838
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a memory, a first-region allocating unit, and a second-region allocating unit. The first-region allocating unit allocates first regions in a region of the memory. The first regions are for execution of tasks. The second-region allocating unit allocates second regions in the first regions. The second region is to be actually used for execution of a task. If the first-region allocating unit has previously allocated a first region for a task identical in type to a new task as an execution target, the first-region allocating unit cancels allocation of a first region for the new task. When the allocation of a first region for the new task is cancelled, the second-region allocating unit allocates, in the first region for the task identical in type to the new task, a second region for the new task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Tetsuyuki CHIMURA