Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Otake

Toshihiko Otake 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: 10972632
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus in which voice operation is enabled, the information processing apparatus including: a voice input device that accepts voice input for voice operation; and a hardware processor that: sets an inputted condition as a job; identifies a content of voice operation based on a voice inputted to the voice input device, and reflects the content of the voice operation in setting of the job; returns the job set by the hardware processor to an initial setting condition; identifies a user by performing voice print authentication; and changes a time until a setting condition of the job is returned to the initial setting condition by the hardware processor, between a case where a user who has uttered the voice inputted to the voice input device is changed in the voice print authentication and a case where the user is not changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Otake
  • Patent number: 10871928
    Abstract: An information terminal includes: a communication unit; and a control unit configured to control the communication unit, wherein the control unit is configured to establish a communication channel with another terminal by using the communication unit, and the communication unit is configured to receive device information containing an address of an image processing device positioned on the periphery of the another terminal, and transmit the device information of the image processing device positioned on the periphery of the another terminal to an image processing device positioned on the periphery of the information terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Otake, Kazumi Sawayanagi, Hisashi Uchida, Hidetaka Iwai, Yosuke Taniguchi, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hideaki Soejima
  • Publication number: 20200374410
    Abstract: An image processing device including: a display; a microphone; a hardware processor; and a memory including instructions that when executed by the hardware processor cause the image processing device to: display a default setting screen on the display, the default setting screen being registered in advance; receive a setting via manual operation of the default setting screen; receive a setting via voice input received by the microphone; judge whether or not a setting value according to the voice input is a specific setting value not displayed on the default setting screen; and display a specific screen on the display when judging positively, the specific screen corresponding to the setting value and being different from the default setting screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Toshihiko OTAKE
  • Publication number: 20200195811
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus in which voice operation is enabled, the information processing apparatus including: a voice input device that accepts voice input for voice operation; and a hardware processor that: sets an inputted condition as a job; identifies a content of voice operation based on a voice inputted to the voice input device, and reflects the content of the voice operation in setting of the job; returns the job set by the hardware processor to an initial setting condition; identifies a user by performing voice print authentication; and changes a time until a setting condition of the job is returned to the initial setting condition by the hardware processor, between a case where a user who has uttered the voice inputted to the voice input device is changed in the voice print authentication and a case where the user is not changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Toshihiko OTAKE
  • Publication number: 20200084325
    Abstract: An image formation apparatus includes: a network interface connectable to another image formation apparatus via a network; and a controller that controls the image formation apparatus. The controller: receives an instruction via voice; determines whether the received instruction is intended for the other image formation apparatus; upon determining that the received instruction is intended for the other image formation apparatus, converts the received instruction into an instruction associated with the other image formation apparatus; and transmits the converted instruction to the other image formation apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Otake
  • Patent number: 10216460
    Abstract: In a communication system, within a first subnetwork, a first image processing apparatus sets a first timeout time serving as a timeout time for communication within the first subnetwork and a second timeout time serving as a timeout time for communication between the first subnetwork and the second subnetwork, and notifies an image processing apparatus within the first subnetwork other than the first image processing apparatus of the first timeout time and the second timeout time and notifies a second image processing apparatus of the second timeout time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Otake, Kazuya Anezaki
  • Patent number: 10171691
    Abstract: A document generation system which generates, from a first document in which a plurality of text groups constituted by a plurality of lines arranged in a first direction is arranged in a second direction different from the first direction, a second document includes: a ranking unit configured to rank each of the plurality of text groups according to an order in which a person reads the first document; and a generating unit configured to generate, as the second document, a document in which each of the plurality of text groups is arranged one by one in the first direction in ascending order ranked by the ranking unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hisashi Uchida, Kazumi Sawayanagi, Hidetaka Iwai, Yosuke Taniguchi, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Toshihiko Otake, Hideaki Soejima
  • Publication number: 20180217787
    Abstract: In a communication system, within a first subnetwork, a first image processing apparatus sets a first timeout time serving as a timeout time for communication within the first subnetwork and a second timeout time serving as a timeout time for communication between the first subnetwork and the second subnetwork, and notifies an image processing apparatus within the first subnetwork other than the first image processing apparatus of the first timeout time and the second timeout time and notifies a second image processing apparatus of the second timeout time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Otake, Kazuya Anezaki
  • Patent number: 9813577
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main processor, a first memory, a sub processor, and a second memory. The second memory stores a snapshot that includes an executable program obtained by loading one or more programs in the first memory. The main processor switches from a drive mode to a stop mode. The sub processor activates the main processor in response to any one of a plurality of activation factors being detected, cuts off power in response to an operation mode being switched to the stop mode, and supplies power to the main processor and the first memory before the main processor is activated. The main processor reads out a snapshot associated with an activation factor from the second memory and stores the snapshot into the first memory in response to being activated by the sub processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takehisa Yamaguchi, Atsushi Ohshima, Toshihiko Otake, Hiroaki Kubo, Masaya Hashimoto, Toshimichi Iwai, Tomoaki Nakajima, Takeshi Morikawa
  • Patent number: 9807274
    Abstract: Portable information devices each include a portable-side communication unit to communicate with an image processing apparatus within a range of a predetermined distance, and a portable-side control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Nakajima, Atsushi Ohshima, Toshihiko Otake, Hiroaki Kubo, Takehisa Yamaguchi, Toshimichi Iwai, Masaya Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 9785394
    Abstract: An image processing system where an image processing apparatus that includes an image data transmitting function and a mobile terminal that includes an electronic mail transmitting function operate to link with each other, the image processing apparatus including: a startup instruction transmitting unit; an image data acquiring unit; a transmission destination designation information acquiring unit; and an image data transmitting unit, and the mobile terminal including: an electronic mail function starting unit that starts up the electronic mail transmitting function and causes a predetermined display unit to display address information; a transmission destination designation information transmitting unit that receives an operation of designating a transmission destination address among the address information and transmit the transmission destination designation information to the image processing apparatus; and an attached file output unit that outputs the image data as an attached file of an electronic mai
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Takehisa Yamaguchi, Takeshi Minami, Toshihiko Otake, Daisuke Nakano, Yasutaka Ito, Atsushi Ohshima
  • Publication number: 20170249114
    Abstract: An information terminal includes: a communication unit; and a control unit configured to control the communication unit, wherein the control unit is configured to establish a communication channel with another terminal by using the communication unit, and the communication unit is configured to receive device information containing an address of an image processing device positioned on the periphery of the another terminal, and transmit the device information of the image processing device positioned on the periphery of the another terminal to an image processing device positioned on the periphery of the information terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiko OTAKE, Kazumi SAWAYANAGI, Hisashi UCHIDA, Hidetaka IWAI, Yosuke TANIGUCHI, Toshikazu KAWAGUCHI, Hideaki SOEJIMA
  • Publication number: 20170230541
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operation accepter that accepts an operation of a user, and a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor includes a user authenticator configured to authenticate the user who operates the operation accepter, a job executor configured to execute a job having an activation condition in response to satisfaction of the activation condition, a job receiver configured to receive a job, a state detector configured to, in the case where the job receiver receives the job having the activation condition from an information processing apparatus, detect a state of the authenticated user, and an activation condition changer configured to, in response to detection of a predetermined state by the state detector, change the activation condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Toshikazu KAWAGUCHI, Hidetaka IWAI, Kazumi SAWAYANAGI, Toshihiko OTAKE, Hisashi UCHIDA, Yosuke TANIGUCHI, Hideaki SOEJIMA
  • Publication number: 20170070623
    Abstract: A document generation system which generates, from a first document in which a plurality of text groups constituted by a plurality of lines arranged in a first direction is arranged in a second direction different from the first direction, a second document includes: a ranking unit configured to rank each of the plurality of text groups according to an order in which a person reads the first document; and a generating unit configured to generate, as the second document, a document in which each of the plurality of text groups is arranged one by one in the first direction in ascending order ranked by the ranking unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hisashi UCHIDA, Kazumi SAWAYANAGI, Hidetaka IWAI, Yosuke TANIGUCHI, Toshikazu KAWAGUCHI, Toshihiko OTAKE, Hideaki SOEJIMA
  • Publication number: 20170024177
    Abstract: An image processing system where an image processing apparatus that includes an image data transmitting function and a mobile terminal that includes an electronic mail transmitting function operate to link with each other, the image processing apparatus including: a startup instruction transmitting unit; an image data acquiring unit; a transmission destination designation information acquiring unit; and an image data transmitting unit, and the mobile terminal including: an electronic mail function starting unit that starts up the electronic mail transmitting function and causes a predetermined display unit to display address information; a transmission destination designation information transmitting unit that receives an operation of designating a transmission destination address among the address information and transmit the transmission destination designation information to the image processing apparatus; and an attached file output unit that outputs the image data as an attached file of an electronic mai
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Takehisa Yamaguchi, Takeshi Minami, Toshihiko Otake, Daisuke Nakano, Yasutaka Ito, Atsushi Ohshima
  • Patent number: 9332142
    Abstract: A portable information device includes a first display portion in which a parameter that defines a color for displaying an image is set, and a remote operation portion to display a remote operation screen on the first display portion and transmit a remote operation to an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes an apparatus-side display control portion to display an operation screen on a second display portion, and a remote control portion to transmit a remote operation screen to the portable information device and execute a process in accordance with a remote operation. One of the portable information device and the image forming apparatus acquires a distance between the image forming apparatus and the portable information device and determines an update parameter based on the acquired distance. The remote operation portion updates the parameter set in the first display portion with the update parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kubo, Atsushi Ohshima, Toshihiko Otake, Toshimichi Iwai, Takehisa Yamaguchi, Masaya Hashimoto, Tomoaki Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20160057304
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main processor, a first memory, a sub processor, and a second memory. The second memory stores a snapshot that includes an executable program obtained by loading one or more programs in the first memory. The main processor switches from a drive mode to a stop mode. The sub processor activates the main processor in response to any one of a plurality of activation factors being detected, cuts off power in response to an operation mode being switched to the stop mode, and supplies power to the main processor and the first memory before the main processor is activated. The main processor reads out a snapshot associated with an activation factor from the second memory and stores the snapshot into the first memory in response to being activated by the sub processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Takehisa YAMAGUCHI, Atsushi OHSHIMA, Toshihiko OTAKE, Hiroaki KUBO, Masaya HASHIMOTO, Toshimichi IWAI, Tomoaki NAKAJIMA, Takeshi MORIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9256180
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a storage portion to store application data and reduced image data thereof, in association with each other, a position detection portion to detect a position designated by the user on a display surface of a display portion, an enlargement operation detection portion to detect an enlargement operation, a first image display portion to display a first display image generated from the reduced image data as a preview image, a process target determination portion to determine process target data from the reduced image data and the application data, based on a magnification set based on the amount of operation in the enlargement operation, a second display image generation portion to generate a second display image based on the process target data, in response to the enlargement operation being detected, and a second image display portion to display the second display image as a preview image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Otake, Hidetaka Iwai, Kazumi Sawayanagi, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Masayuki Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20160028919
    Abstract: Portable information devices each include a portable-side communication unit to communicate with an image processing apparatus within a range of a predetermined distance, and a portable-side control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoaki NAKAJIMA, Atsushi OHSHIMA, Toshihiko OTAKE, Hiroaki KUBO, Takehisa YAMAGUCHI, Toshimichi IWAI, Masaya HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160021271
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a function to perform imaging of a web page provided by an external web server and provide a user with the web page. The image forming apparatus acquires contents information of the web page which is information related to the web page, and determines whether a predetermined discrimination condition is satisfied or not for each area of the web page, based on the acquired contents information. The image forming apparatus transmits the information related to the web page to an external server apparatus which differs from the web server in response to the determination result, and acquires information sent from the server apparatus after the transmitting. The image forming apparatus executes imaging of the web page based on the information which was sent from the server apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiko OTAKE, Atsushi OHSHIMA, Takehisa YAMAGUCHI, Hiroaki KUBO, Toshimichi IWAI, Tomoaki NAKAJIMA, Masaya HASHIMOTO