Patents by Inventor Toshiya Furubayashi
Toshiya Furubayashi 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: 10244569Abstract: A mobile terminal capable of communication with at least one image forming apparatus for transmitting waves for short-distance wireless communication includes a detection unit that detects, on the basis of the waves, a connection candidate device that is an image forming apparatus as a connection destination candidate in short-distance wireless communication, and a determination unit that determines a pairing mode of short-distance wireless communication in accordance with the number of connection candidate devices detected.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Toshiya Furubayashi, Akira Murakawa
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Patent number: 9967430Abstract: A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program causes a computer incorporated in a mobile terminal to execute the steps of: a) acquiring apparatus specifying information in order for a user to determine whether an information processing apparatus to cooperate with the mobile terminal is a desired information processing apparatus using a proximity wireless communication with the information processing apparatus; b) displaying, on an operation unit of the mobile terminal, a confirmation message which is a confirmation message to confirm execution of a cooperative action with the information processing apparatus and includes the apparatus specifying information; and c) executing the cooperative action in response to a confirmation operation to the confirmation message by the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kenichi Nagasawa, Toshiya Furubayashi
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Patent number: 9727809Abstract: A mobile terminal operated in cooperation with an information processing device capable of setting an authentication mode relating to user authentication to one mode selected from two kinds of modes of an authentication request mode requiring the user authentication, and a non-authentication request mode not requiring the user authentication, the mobile terminal including: a display unit configured to display a confirmation message inquiring a user of the mobile terminal whether to perform authentication operation; and a control unit configured to control display operation for displaying the confirmation message, acquiring, from the information processing device, authentication mode information being information representing whether the authentication mode is the authentication request mode or the non-authentication request mode, and displaying the confirmation message on the display unit, on condition that the authentication mode information is acquired, the authentication mode information representing thatType: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kenichi Nagasawa, Toshiya Furubayashi
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Publication number: 20170142767Abstract: A mobile terminal capable of communication with at least one image forming apparatus for transmitting waves for short-distance wireless communication includes a detection unit that detects, on the basis of the waves, a connection candidate device that is an image forming apparatus as a connection destination candidate in short-distance wireless communication, and a determination unit that determines a pairing mode of short-distance wireless communication in accordance with the number of connection candidate devices detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Toshiya FURUBAYASHI, Akira MURAKAWA
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Publication number: 20160292553Abstract: A mobile terminal operated in cooperation with an information processing device capable of setting an authentication mode relating to user authentication to one mode selected from two kinds of modes of an authentication request mode requiring the user authentication, and a non-authentication request mode not requiring the user authentication, the mobile terminal including: a display unit configured to display a confirmation message inquiring a user of the mobile terminal whether to perform authentication operation; and a control unit configured to control display operation for displaying the confirmation message, acquiring, from the information processing device, authentication mode information being information representing whether the authentication mode is the authentication request mode or the non-authentication request mode, and displaying the confirmation message on the display unit, on condition that the authentication mode information is acquired, the authentication mode information representing thatType: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kenichi NAGASAWA, Toshiya FURUBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20160295072Abstract: A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program causes a computer incorporated in a mobile terminal to execute the steps of acquiring apparatus specifying information in order for a user to determine whether an information processing apparatus to cooperate with the mobile terminal is a desired information processing apparatus using a proximity wireless communication with the information processing apparatus; b) displaying, on an operation unit of the mobile terminal, a confirmation message which is a confirmation message to confirm execution of a cooperative action with the information processing apparatus and includes the apparatus specifying information; and c) executing the cooperative action in response to a confirmation operation to the confirmation message by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kenichi NAGASAWA, Toshiya FURUBAYASHI
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Patent number: 9354688Abstract: An image forming apparatus monitors sleep-cancelling events, and when a sleep-cancelling event occurs, stores an identifier and a sleep-cancellation time of the event. If a start time of a sleep mode is reached when (i) the apparatus is in a standby mode and (ii) one or more sleep-cancelling events specifying sleep-cancellation times later than the start time have been stored, the apparatus calculates power consumption required to maintain the standby mode for a period from the start time to the earliest sleep-cancellation time, as a power-saving amount savable during the period. Also, a recovery power amount required for recovery from the sleep mode to the standby mode is calculated on the assumption that the sleep mode is started at the start time and is cancelled at the earliest sleep-cancellation time. Switching to the sleep mode is performed only when the power-saving amount is greater than the recovery power amount.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Toshiya Furubayashi
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Patent number: 9282206Abstract: Provided is a portable information terminal capable of selectively displaying a display screen based on a single application, from among display screens of a plurality of applications, the portable information terminal including: a display unit which displays a display screen of a cooperation source application; a generation unit which generates, based on a start instruction which instructs to start a cooperation destination application, an image for background for the cooperation destination application by capturing the display screen of the cooperation source application. The cooperation destination application has, as a main display area, a display area smaller than an entire display area of the display screen of the cooperation source application. The display unit displays the image for background given from the cooperation source application to the cooperation destination application, in a peripheral area of the main display area of the cooperation destination application.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Toshiya Furubayashi
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Publication number: 20150172482Abstract: Provided is a portable information terminal capable of selectively displaying a display screen based on a single application, from among display screens of a plurality of applications, the portable information terminal including: a display unit which displays a display screen of a cooperation source application: a generation unit which generates, based on a start instruction which instructs to start a cooperation destination application, an image for background for the cooperation destination application by capturing the display screen of the cooperation source application. The cooperation destination application has, as a main display area, a display area smaller than an entire display area of the display screen of the cooperation source application. The display unit displays the image for background given from the cooperation source application to the cooperation destination application, in a peripheral area of the main display area of the cooperation destination application.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Toshiya FURUBAYASHI
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Patent number: 8964227Abstract: A print server includes a temporary storage portion to temporarily store externally received print data, an extraction portion to extract a set of one or more print data serving as a transmission target from the temporarily stored print data, a print data transmission portion to successively transmit one or more print data included in the extracted set without transmitting two or more simultaneously to a requestor apparatus that has transmitted a request, and a hold portion. If a plurality of sets are extracted by the extraction portion while print data is being transmitted, and if there exist one or more not-yet-transmitted data among one or more print data included in the same set as the print data being transmitted, the hold portion holds transmission of not-yet-transmitted data after transmission of the print data being transmitted is completed.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventor: Toshiya Furubayashi
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Patent number: 8891995Abstract: In order to properly count the number of sheets printed which serves as the basis on which a charge is calculated, an MFP that acts as a designated printer includes a job accepting portion to accept a print job, a job executing portion to carry out printing based on the print job, a requesting portion to, when the job executing portion is not available for executing the print job, transmit an alternative instruction including the print job to an alternative printer, and an adding portion to add the number of alternative sheets printed by the alternative printer based on the print job included in the alternative instruction to the number of sheets printed by the job executing portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Takashi Honda, Yoshinori Maruyama, Shigeki Nozawa, Toshiya Furubayashi, Masao Kondo, Masazumi Ito
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Publication number: 20140009790Abstract: A print server includes a temporary storage portion to temporarily store externally received print data, an extraction portion to extract a set of one or more print data serving as a transmission target from the temporarily stored print data, a print data transmission portion to successively transmit one or more print data included in the extracted set without transmitting two or more simultaneously to a requestor apparatus that has transmitted a request, and a hold portion. If a plurality of sets are extracted by the extraction portion while print data is being transmitted, and if there exist one or more not-yet-transmitted data among one or more print data included in the same set as the print data being transmitted, the hold portion holds transmission of not-yet-transmitted data after transmission of the print data being transmitted is completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Toshiya FURUBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20140009794Abstract: In order to properly count the number of sheets printed which serves as the basis on which a charge is calculated, an MFP that acts as a designated printer includes a job accepting portion to accept a print job, a job executing portion to carry out printing based on the print job, a requesting portion to, when the job executing portion is not available for executing the print job, transmit an alternative instruction including the print job to an alternative printer, and an adding portion to add the number of alternative sheets printed by the alternative printer based on the print job included in the alternative instruction to the number of sheets printed by the job executing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Takashi HONDA, Yoshinori Maruyama, Shigeki Nozawa, Toshiya Furubayashi, Masao Kondo, Masazumi Ito
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Patent number: 8290389Abstract: A main body of an image forming apparatus includes a switching circuit provided for switching between a normal current which should be applied at a time of normal operation and a contact-corrosion preventing current which is set larger than the normal current. Each of the currents is to be applied to an imaging unit through the contacts between the main body and the imaging unit. A control section controls the switching circuit so as to temporarily switch from the normal current to the contact-corrosion preventing current at specified timing.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Toshiya Furubayashi, Yasuhiro Ishihara
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Publication number: 20120159223Abstract: An image forming apparatus monitors sleep-cancelling events, and when a sleep-cancelling event occurs, stores an identifier and a sleep-cancellation time of the event. If a start time of a sleep mode is reached when (i) the apparatus is in a standby mode and (ii) one or more sleep-cancelling events specifying sleep-cancellation times later than the start time have been stored, the apparatus calculates power consumption required to maintain the standby mode for a period from the start time to the earliest sleep-cancellation time, as a power-saving amount savable during the period. Also, a recovery power amount required for recovery from the sleep mode to the standby mode is calculated on the assumption that the sleep mode is started at the start time and is cancelled at the earliest sleep-cancellation time. Switching to the sleep mode is performed only when the power-saving amount is greater than the recovery power amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Toshiya FURUBAYASHI
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Patent number: 8170426Abstract: Provides is an image forming system, comprising an image forming device and an information processing device connected to the image forming device, further comprising a function-detecting unit detecting that a second function is added to the image forming device having a first function, and a notification unit notifying the user using the first function of the fact that the second function is added when addition thereof is detected by the function-detecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2007Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Hirokazu Higashiuchi, Masatoshi Hitaka, Masao Kondo, Toshiya Furubayashi, Masazumi Ito
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Patent number: 8107848Abstract: In a printer, three toner patches are primary-transferred successively to an intermediate transfer belt. Here, after the first toner patch passes through a belt cleaner and before the second toner patch reaches the belt cleaner, and after the second toner patch passes through the belt cleaner and before the third patch reaches the belt cleaner, the belt cleaner is operated to change the state of contact to the intermediate transfer belt to a different state. A density sensor detects density of the toner image on the intermediate transfer belt, and presence/absence of the toner patch is detected. When presence/absence of the first to third patches is detected alternately, it is determined that the belt cleaner is performing the operation described above.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Shigeki Nozawa, Toshiya Furubayashi, Yoshinori Maruyama, Takashi Honda, Masao Kondo
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Publication number: 20110064423Abstract: A main body of an image forming apparatus includes a switching circuit provided for switching between a normal current which should be applied at a time of normal operation and a contact-corrosion preventing current which is set larger than the normal current. Each of the currents is to be applied to an imaging unit through the contacts between the main body and the imaging unit. A control section controls the switching circuit so as to temporarily switch from the normal current to the contact-corrosion preventing current at specified timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Toshiya FURUBAYASHI, Yasuhiro Ishihara
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Publication number: 20090232539Abstract: In a printer, three toner patches are primary-transferred successively to an intermediate transfer belt. Here, after the first toner patch passes through a belt cleaner and before the second toner patch reaches the belt cleaner, and after the second toner patch passes through the belt cleaner and before the third patch reaches the belt cleaner, the belt cleaner is operated to change the state of contact to the intermediate transfer belt to a different state. A density sensor detects density of the toner image on the intermediate transfer belt, and presence/absence of the toner patch is detected. When presence/absence of the first to third patches is detected alternately, it is determined that the belt cleaner is performing the operation described above.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2008Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Shigeki NOZAWA, Toshiya FURUBAYASHI, Yoshinori MARUYAMA, Takashi HONDA, Masao KONDO
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Publication number: 20080181651Abstract: In order to properly count the number of sheets printed which serves as the basis on which a charge is calculated, an MFP that acts as a designated printer includes a job accepting portion to accept a print job, a job executing portion to carry out printing based on the print job, a requesting portion to, when the job executing portion is not available for executing the print job, transmit an alternative instruction including the print job to an alternative printer, and an adding portion to add the number of alternative sheets printed by the alternative printer based on the print job included in the alternative instruction to the number of sheets printed by the job executing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2008Publication date: July 31, 2008Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yoshikazu Takesada, Takashi Honda, Yoshinori Maruyama, Shigeki Nozawa, Toshiya Furubayashi, Masao Kondo, Masazumi Ito