Patents by Inventor Tomohiko Beppu
Tomohiko Beppu 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: 7982141Abstract: A pen includes a first speaker that outputs a first signal and a second speaker that outputs a second signal. The first and second speakers are located away from a tip of the pen at respectively different locations. The second signal is delayed with respect to the first signal by a time shorter than a cycle of the first signal. An interpolation time is set between the times of generation of the first and second signals. Interpolated positions of the first and second speakers at the interpolation time are estimated, and position of the tip of the pen is calculated from the interpolated positions of the first and second speakers.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2007Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Sadao Takahashi, Satoshi Suga, Toshiyuki Furuta, Tomohiko Beppu, Hirofumi Horikawa, Yuuta Hamada
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Patent number: 7973960Abstract: A document processing system is disclosed that is capable of processing both fixed-format and unfixed-format hand written paper documents. The document processing system includes an encoding unit that encodes a sheet ID for identifying a hand written first document on a sheet to generate a coded sheet ID; a decoding unit that decodes the coded sheet ID; a document-sheet ID association unit that associates the sheet ID with a document ID assigned to a computerized second document; a printing unit that acquires the sheet ID and prints the coded sheet ID on the first document; a sheet ID management unit that manages the sheet ID; an information acquisition unit that acquires the sheet ID decoded by the decoding unit, and hand-written data from the first document on which the coded sheet ID is printed; and a process-sheet ID association unit that associates the sheet ID with a process ID of a process for processing the hand-written data acquired by the information acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Furuta, Tomohiko Beppu, Naoki Kozuka, Satoshi Suga, Sadao Takahashi, Yasuhiro Sato, Takashi Ohkuma, Yasuhiro Ono, Hirofumi Horikawa
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Patent number: 7787712Abstract: An electronic document creating apparatus includes a document information obtaining device that obtains and inputs document identification information put on a sheet document. The document identification information specifies an electronic document stored in a folder. The electronic document serves as an output source of the sheet document. An electronic document extraction device is provided to extract an electronic document based on the document identification information. A new document creation device is provided to create a new electronic document by combining at least two electronic documents extracted by the electronic document extraction device. The new electronic document is stored in a folder.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2006Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Sadao Takahashi, Tomohiko Beppu, Hirofumi Horikawa, Yuuta Hamada, Satoshi Suga, Toshiyuki Furuta
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Patent number: 7712664Abstract: A 2-dimensional code reading apparatus includes a code position detector receiving an input image that is formed by optically reading 2-dimensional codes, and extracting a 2-dimensional codes from the input image. A data acquisition unit acquires identification information of a document page and positional information of the 2-dimensional codes on the document page, from the 2-dimensional codes. A data decoder performs decoding of the identification information and the positional information. The code position detector is provided with a code frame detector detecting a code frame which defines a fixed region of the 2-dimensional codes, and determining a dot of a target pixel as being a corner dot of the code frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Sadao Takahashi, Taiga Asano, Makoto Yamasaki, Tomohiko Beppu, Toshiyuki Furuta, Nobuyuki Doi, Hitoshi Hattori
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Publication number: 20090306414Abstract: The present invention provides a microchannel reactor that is used as a new reaction device capable of greatly expanding the utilization range of chemical reactions occurring in microspaces. A solution of a soluble linear polymer containing ligands and a solution of a soluble transition metal molecule are individually introduced into a microreactor, the flows are merged inside a microchannel and a metal polymer membrane of a complex formed is generated at the interface of the flows. The membrane is used as a solid catalyst, and various reactions such as carbon-carbon bond formation reactions, oxidation reactions and the like can be conducted at extremely fast reaction rates.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2007Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventors: Yasuhiro Uozumi, Yoichi Yamada, Naoshi Fukuyama, Tomohiko Beppu, Takehiko Kitamori, Masaharu Ueno
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Publication number: 20090190168Abstract: A document processing system is disclosed that is capable of processing both fixed-format and unfixed-format hand written paper documents. The document processing system includes an encoding unit that encodes a sheet ID for identifying a hand written first document on a sheet to generate a coded sheet ID; a decoding unit that decodes the coded sheet ID; a document-sheet ID association unit that associates the sheet ID with a document ID assigned to a computerized second document; a printing unit that acquires the sheet ID and prints the coded sheet ID on the first document; a sheet ID management unit that manages the sheet ID; an information acquisition unit that acquires the sheet ID decoded by the decoding unit, and hand-written data from the first document on which the coded sheet ID is printed; and a process-sheet ID association unit that associates the sheet ID with a process ID of a process for processing the hand-written data acquired by the information acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2009Publication date: July 30, 2009Inventors: Toshiyuki FURUTA, Tomohiko Beppu, Naoki Kozuka, Satoshi Suga, Sadao Takahashi, Yasuhiro Sato, Takashi Ohkuma, Yasuhiro Ono, Hirofumi Horikawa
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Patent number: 7505160Abstract: A paper identification information management system includes a client apparatus that handles a sheet of paper bearing prescribed information, and a management server connected to the client apparatus via a network to comprehensively manage information about the paper handled in the client apparatus. The client apparatus transmits a paper ID request and document information to the management server via the network when carrying out a printing operation. Based on the paper ID request and the document information, the management server assigns a paper ID to each sheet of paper handled by the client apparatus. The management server then transmits the paper IDs to the client apparatus, and simultaneously, records the assigned paper IDs in association with the document information.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2003Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Furuta, Taiga Asano, Tomohiko Beppu, Nobuyuki Doi, Hitoshi Hattori, Sadao Takahashi, Makoto Yamasaki
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Patent number: 7489415Abstract: A document processing system is disclosed that is capable of processing both fixed-format and unfixed-format hand written paper documents. The document processing system includes an encoding unit that encodes a sheet ID for identifying a hand written first document on a sheet to generate a coded sheet ID; a decoding unit that decodes the coded sheet ID; a document-sheet ID association unit that associates the sheet ID with a document ID assigned to a computerized second document; a printing unit that acquires the sheet ID and prints the coded sheet ID on the first document; a sheet ID management unit that manages the sheet ID; an information acquisition unit that acquires the sheet ID decoded by the decoding unit, and hand-written data from the first document on which the coded sheet ID is printed; and a process-sheet ID association unit that associates the sheet ID with a process ID of a process for processing the hand-written data acquired by the information acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2004Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Furuta, Tomohiko Beppu, Naoki Kozuka, Satoshi Suga, Sadao Takahashi, Yasuhiro Sato, Takashi Ohkuma, Yasuhiro Ono, Hirofumi Horikawa
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Publication number: 20070195070Abstract: A pen includes a first speaker that outputs a first signal and a second speaker that outputs a second signal. The first and second speakers are located away from a tip of the pen at respectively different locations. The second signal is delayed with respect to the first signal by a time shorter than a cycle of the first signal. An interpolation time is set between the times of generation of the first and second signals. Interpolated positions of the first and second speakers at the interpolation time are estimated, and position of the tip of the pen is calculated from the interpolated positions of the first and second speakers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventors: Sadao Takahashi, Satoshi Suga, Toshiyuki Furuta, Tomohiko Beppu, Hirofumi Horikawa, Yuuta Hamada
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Publication number: 20070195370Abstract: A workflow system for performing a process according to information input to an electronic form from an input screen displaying the electronic form, and inputting handwritten information of a corresponding paper form to the electronic form is disclosed. Based on screen formation data used for forming the input screen, paper layout information defining the paper form corresponding to the input screen is generated. The paper form is printed based on the paper layout information together with a form ID identifying the electronic form. An image of the printed paper form to which handwritten information is added is input. The handwritten information and the form ID are extracted from the image of the paper form input, converted to electronic handwritten information, and input to the electronic form corresponding to the extracted form ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2006Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventors: Satoshi Suga, Toshiyuki Furuta, Tomohiko Beppu, Sadao Takahashi, Hirofumi Horikawa, Yuuta Hamada
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Publication number: 20070076984Abstract: An electronic document creating apparatus includes a document information obtaining device that obtains and inputs document identification information put on a sheet document. The document identification information specifies an electronic document stored in a folder. The electronic document serves as an output source of the sheet document. An electronic document extraction device is provided to extract an electronic document based on the document identification information. A new document creation device is provided to create a new electronic document by combining at least two electronic documents extracted by the electronic document extraction device. The new electronic document is stored in a folder.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2006Publication date: April 5, 2007Inventors: Sadao Takahashi, Tomohiko Beppu, Hirofumi Horikawa, Yuuta Hamada, Satoshi Suga, Toshiyuki Furuta
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Patent number: 7098898Abstract: An information processing apparatus is constructed to include a plurality of information recording media respectively having a generally paper shape with an image display surface for displaying various information, a holding part which holds a holding portion of each of the information recording media which are stacked, an input part for accepting an input of various information by handwriting on an arbitrary one of the information recording media, a recognizing part for recognizing the identification information recorded on the arbitrary information recording medium, a storing part for storing the various information accepted by the input part and the identification information recognized by the recognizing part in an information storage medium by linking corresponding various information and identification information, and an output part for outputting the various information stored in the information storage medium with respect to a storage which stores various information at storage locations specified inType: GrantFiled: April 5, 2005Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Hattori, Toshiyuki Furuta, Tomohiko Beppu
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Publication number: 20060156234Abstract: One aspect of the current invention is related to updating an electronic source file based upon the edits made on a recording medium such as a print out. In other words, after the content of the source file is printed on a sheet of paper, when any edit is made to the printed sheet, the edit is automatically incorporated into the original source file without any human intervention to identify the edit or the original source file.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2006Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: Sadao Takahashi, Hitoshi Hattori, Taiga Asano, Nobuyuki Doi, Toshiyuki Furuta, Tomohiko Beppu, Makoto Yamasaki
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Publication number: 20060049260Abstract: A 2-dimensional code reading apparatus includes a code position detector receiving an input image that is formed by optically reading 2-dimensional codes, and extracting a 2-dimensional codes from the input image. A data acquisition unit acquires identification information of a document page and positional information of the 2-dimensional codes on the document page, from the 2-dimensional codes. A data decoder performs decoding of the identification information and the positional information. The code position detector is provided with a code frame detector detecting a code frame which defines a fixed region of the 2-dimensional codes, and determining a dot of a target pixel as being a corner dot of the code frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2005Publication date: March 9, 2006Inventors: Sadao Takahashi, Taiga Asano, Makoto Yamasaki, Tomohiko Beppu, Toshiyuki Furuta, Nobuyuki Doi, Hitoshi Hattori
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Patent number: 6974917Abstract: An information processing apparatus is constructed to include a plurality of information recording media respectively having a generally paper shape with an image display surface for displaying various information, a holding part which holds a holding portion of each of the information recording media which are stacked, an input part for accepting an input of various information by handwriting on an arbitrary one of the information recording media, a recognizing part for recognizing the identification information recorded on the arbitrary information recording medium, a storing part for storing the various information accepted by the input part and the identification information recognized by the recognizing part in an information storage medium by linking corresponding various information and identification information, and an output part for outputting the various information stored in the information storage medium with respect to a storage which stores various information at storage locations specified inType: GrantFiled: April 20, 2001Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Hattori, Toshiyuki Furuta, Tomohiko Beppu
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Patent number: 6959866Abstract: A 2-dimensional code reading apparatus includes a code position detector receiving an input image that is formed by optically reading 2-dimensional codes, and extracting a 2-dimensional codes from the input image. A data acquisition unit acquires identification information of a document page and positional information of the 2-dimensional codes on the document page, from the 2-dimensional codes. A data decoder performs decoding of the identification information and the positional information. The code position detector is provided with a code frame detector detecting a code frame which defines a fixed region of the 2-dimensional codes, and determining a dot of a target pixel as being a corner dot of the code frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2003Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Sadao Takahashi, Taiga Asano, Makoto Yamasaki, Tomohiko Beppu, Toshiyuki Furuta, Nobuyuki Doi, Hitoshi Hattori
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Publication number: 20050219616Abstract: A document processing system is disclosed that is capable of processing both fixed-format and unfixed-format hand written paper documents. The document processing system includes an encoding unit that encodes a sheet ID for identifying a hand written first document on a sheet to generate a coded sheet ID; a decoding unit that decodes the coded sheet ID; a document-sheet ID association unit that associates the sheet ID with a document ID assigned to a computerized second document; a printing unit that acquires the sheet ID and prints the coded sheet ID on the first document; a sheet ID management unit that manages the sheet ID; an information acquisition unit that acquires the sheet ID decoded by the decoding unit, and hand-written data from the first document on which the coded sheet ID is printed; and a process-sheet ID association unit that associates the sheet ID with a process ID of a process for processing the hand-written data acquired by the information acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2004Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: Toshiyuki Furuta, Tomohiko Beppu, Naoki Kozuka, Satoshi Suga, Sadao Takahashi, Yasuhiro Sato, Takashi Ohkuma, Yasuhiro Ono, Hirofumi Horikawa
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Patent number: 6935565Abstract: An imaging method includes the steps of (a) determining whether an object on which an image is to be formed is an information display medium on which a code is formed with an imaging material formed of a near infrared absorbing pigment, and (b) forming the image on the object by a printer engine with an imaging material formed of a pigment absorbing no or little light in a near infrared spectral region if the step (a) determines that the object is the information display medium.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2003Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeaki Nimura, Hitoshi Hattori, Tomohiko Beppu, Nobuyuki Doi, Toshiyuki Furuta, Taiga Asano, Sadao Takahashi, Makoto Yamasaki
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Publication number: 20050184159Abstract: An information processing apparatus is constructed to include a plurality of information recording media respectively having a generally paper shape with an image display surface for displaying various information, a holding part which holds a holding portion of each of the information recording media which are stacked, an input part for accepting an input of various information by handwriting on an arbitrary one of the information recording media, a recognizing part for recognizing the identification information recorded on the arbitrary information recording medium, a storing part for storing the various information accepted by the input part and the identification information recognized by the recognizing part in an information storage medium by linking corresponding various information and identification information, and an output part for outputting the various information stored in the information storage medium with respect to a storage which stores various information at storage locations specified inType: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2005Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventors: Hitoshi Hattori, Toshiyuki Furuta, Tomohiko Beppu
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Patent number: D510090Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2004Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Obara, Tomohiko Beppu, Hitoshi Hattori, Toshiyuki Furuta