Patents by Inventor Tomoya AMIKURA

Tomoya AMIKURA 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).

  • Patent number: 11887391
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method, each of which associates a region subjected to image processing with identification information, receives, in response to a device accepting selection from a user, the identification information and image data from the device, and outputs a result of the image processing performed on the region subjected to image processing associated with the identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohsuke Yoshihashi, Tomoya Amikura, Kazuaki Kidoguchi, Kohji Yamamoto, Kohji Kambara
  • Patent number: 11533403
    Abstract: A process executing system for receiving image data of an output material from an apparatus and processing the output material, the process executing system comprising a communicator and a duplicate detector. The communicator is configured to transmit, in response to a request from the apparatus, to the apparatus, output data of the output material including identification information of the output material, and is configured to receive image data generated by reading the output material by the apparatus, the output material being the output data printed by the apparatus. The duplicate detector is configured to detect a generation of the image data from a same output material as the output material, based on the identification information of the output material attached in the image data received by the communicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Saitoh, Ayako Tsushima, Kazuaki Kidoguchi, Atsuko Serizawa, Tomoya Amikura, Nobumitsu Tabei
  • Publication number: 20220086287
    Abstract: A process executing system for receiving image data of an output material from an apparatus and processing the output material, the process executing system comprising a communicator and a duplicate detector. The communicator is configured to transmit, in response to a request from the apparatus, to the apparatus, output data of the output material including identification information of the output material, and is configured to receive image data generated by reading the output material by the apparatus, the output material being the output data printed by the apparatus. The duplicate detector is configured to detect a generation of the image data from a same output material as the output material, based on the identification information of the output material attached in the image data received by the communicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi SAITOH, Ayako TSUSHIMA, Kazuaki KIDOGUCHI, Atsuko SERIZAWA, Tomoya AMIKURA, Nobumitsu TABEI
  • Publication number: 20210409555
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method, each of which associates a region subjected to image processing with identification information, receives, in response to a device accepting selection from a user, the identification information and image data from the device, and outputs a result of the image processing performed on the region subjected to image processing associated with the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohsuke YOSHIHASHI, Tomoya AMIKURA, Kazuaki KIDOGUCHI, Kohji YAMAMOTO, Kohji KAMBARA
  • Patent number: 10621070
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a first memory that stores information on a request for performing data processing associated with a type of the data processing, a second memory that stores information on a request for performing data processing for testing, and a plurality of circuitry that performs data processing according to the type of the data processing. The plurality of circuitry includes a first circuitry that operates in a normal mode and a second circuitry that operates in a test mode. The second circuitry starts up in the test mode to operate in the test mode if the first circuitry operates in the normal mode and transitions from the test mode to the normal mode according to a user request. In the normal mode, the circuitry acquires the information on the request for performing the data processing from the first memory and performs the data processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masateru Kumagai, Tadashi Honda, Kohichiroh Nishikawa, Tomoya Amikura
  • Publication number: 20180113792
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a first memory that stores information on a request for performing data processing associated with a type of the data processing, a second memory that stores information on a request for performing data processing for testing, and a plurality of circuitry that performs data processing according to the type of the data processing. The plurality of circuitry includes a first circuitry that operates in a normal mode and a second circuitry that operates in a test mode. The second circuitry starts up in the test mode to operate in the test mode if the first circuitry operates in the normal mode and transitions from the test mode to the normal mode according to a user request. In the normal mode, the circuitry acquires the information on the request for performing the data processing from the first memory and performs the data processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masateru KUMAGAI, Tadashi HONDA, Kohichiroh NISHIKAWA, Tomoya AMIKURA
  • Patent number: 9383950
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a managing unit that sorts a process execution request based on a type of process of the process execution request; a storing unit that stores the sorted process execution request according to the type of process of the process execution request; and a plurality of executing units that are configured to execute a process corresponding to the process execution request stored in the storing unit. At least one executing unit of the plurality of executing units is configured to split the process corresponding to the process execution request stored in the storing unit into a plurality of processes to be executed by at least two other executing units of the plurality of executing units and store in the storing unit a split process execution request including the split processes for prompting the other executing units to cooperatively execute the split processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoya Amikura
  • Patent number: 9317396
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first preservation unit configured to preserve execution request information for information processing; an execution unit configured to execute one or more types of the information processing; an execution control unit configured to have the execution unit being capable of executing one of the types of the information processing execute the information processing of the execution request information preserved by the first preservation unit; and a second preservation unit configured to preserve a stop command of the execution unit. If the execution unit does not execute the information processing, the execution control unit checks the second preservation unit if the second preservation unit preserves the stop command to have the execution unit execute a stop procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Honda, Tetsuharu Kohkaki, Kenta Yamano, Tomoya Amikura, Masateru Kumagai, Yuuichiroh Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9160867
    Abstract: An information processing system including at least one information processing apparatus includes a holding unit holding a processing request waiting for a processing; processing units monitoring the holding unit, acquiring the processing request and performing the processing corresponding to the processing request; and a memory unit storing information of a state of the processing request, wherein each processing unit includes a state acquiring unit acquiring information indicative of the state of the acquired processing request from the memory unit, and a state controlling unit checking the information indicative of the state of the acquired processing request, and controlling whether the processing corresponding to the acquired processing request is preformed based on a result of checking the information indicative of the state of the acquired processing request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Yamano, Masateru Kumagai, Tomoya Amikura, Yuuichiroh Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20150156340
    Abstract: An information processing system including at least one information processing apparatus includes a holding unit holding a processing request waiting for a processing; processing units monitoring the holding unit, acquiring the processing request and performing the processing corresponding to the processing request; and a memory unit storing information of a state of the processing request, wherein each processing unit includes a state acquiring unit acquiring information indicative of the state of the acquired processing request from the memory unit, and a state controlling unit checking the information indicative of the state of the acquired processing request, and controlling whether the processing corresponding to the acquired processing request is preformed based on a result of checking the information indicative of the state of the acquired processing request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta YAMANO, Masateru KUMAGAI, Tomoya AMIKURA, Yuuichiroh HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20140223150
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first preservation unit configured to preserve execution request information for information processing; an execution unit configured to execute one or more types of the information processing; an execution control unit configured to have the execution unit being capable of executing one of the types of the information processing execute the information processing of the execution request information preserved by the first preservation unit; and a second preservation unit configured to preserve a stop command of the execution unit. If the execution unit does not execute the information processing, the execution control unit checks the second preservation unit if the second preservation unit preserves the stop command to have the execution unit execute a stop procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Honda, Tetsuharu Kohkaki, Kenta Yamano, Tomoya Amikura, Masateru Kumagai, Yuuichiroh Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20140223004
    Abstract: A network system including one or more information processing devices includes plural information processing program executing units to execute different processes, and an execution control unit to cause, when receiving via a predefined interface, designation of one or more of the different processes and a reporting destination of a completion report indicating that the different processes have been executed from an application installed on an external device connected to the network system via a network, the information processing program executing units to execute the different processes based on the designation, and to transmit to the reporting destination, when the different processes executed by the information processing program executing units have been completed, a completion report indicating that the different processes have been completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Tadashi HONDA, Tetsuharu Kohkaki, Kenta Yamano, Tomoya Amikura, Masateru Kumagai, Yuuichiroh Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20140201759
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a managing unit that sorts a process execution request based on a type of process of the process execution request; a storing unit that stores the sorted process execution request according to the type of process of the process execution request; and a plurality of executing units that are configured to execute a process corresponding to the process execution request stored in the storing unit. At least one executing unit of the plurality of executing units is configured to split the process corresponding to the process execution request stored in the storing unit into a plurality of processes to be executed by at least two other executing units of the plurality of executing units and store in the storing unit a split process execution request including the split processes for prompting the other executing units to cooperatively execute the split processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya AMIKURA