Patents by Inventor Toshiya Kanazawa

Toshiya Kanazawa 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: 7453588
    Abstract: There are provided an image forming apparatus, an image forming system, and a sheet feeding source designation control method, which are capable of preventing a user from failing to carry out proper settings to thereby avoid printing using an undesired sheet cassette, and also capable of allowing a user to change to another type of sheet feeding than manual feeding immediately if he or she desires to do so, and storage media storing programs for executing the methods. The size of at least one sheet for manual feeding can be designated by a device or a job. It is determined whether or not a manual feed tray can be designated as a sheet feeding source if the sheet size is designated by the device or the job, and the manual feed tray is designated as the sheet feeding source when it is so determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiya Kanazawa, Akio Suzuki, Satoshi Ookuma
  • Patent number: 7330280
    Abstract: To provide an image processing apparatus or a scheme to set a message displayed on a terminal device externally connected to the image processing apparatus. Arbitrary messages and display timings for the messages can be set. Furthermore, troubles associated with setting of messages can be prevented beforehand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshiya Kanazawa
  • Patent number: 7149371
    Abstract: An image filing apparatus prints a search (mark) sheet, on which the reduced image of the first page of a document stored on an optical magnetic disk is written, from a printer unit. When the printer unit cannot print the search sheet because no paper is available or the like, information indicating that the search sheet was not output is recorded on the magnetic optical disk is displayed on the operation screen of a touch panel display. A search sheet print key is also displayed on the operation screen. When the search sheet key is depressed, the not yet output search sheet is then printed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshiya Kanazawa
  • Publication number: 20060092450
    Abstract: There are provided an image forming apparatus, an image forming system, and a sheet feeding source designation control method, which are capable of preventing a user from failing to carry out proper settings to thereby avoid printing using an undesired sheet cassette, and also capable of allowing a user to change to another type of sheet feeding than manual feeding immediately if he or she desires to do so, and storage media storing programs for executing the methods. The size of at least one sheet for manual feeding can be designated by a device or a job. It is determined whether or not a manual feed tray can be designated as a sheet feeding source if the sheet size is designated by the device or the job, and the manual feed tray is designated as the sheet feeding source when it is so determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiya Kanazawa, Akio Suzuki, Satoshi Ookuma
  • Patent number: 7019851
    Abstract: There are provided an image forming apparatus, an image forming system, and a sheet feeding source designation control method, which are capable of preventing a user from failing to carry out proper settings to thereby avoid printing using an undesired sheet cassette, and also capable of allowing a user to change to another type of sheet feeding than manual feeding immediately if he or she desires to do so, and storage media storing programs for executing the methods. The size of at least one sheet for manual feeding can be designated by a device or a job. It is determined whether or not a manual feed tray can be designated as a sheet feeding source if the sheet size is designated by the device or the job, and the manual feed tray is designated as the sheet feeding source when it is so determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiya Kanazawa, Akio Suzuki, Satoshi Ookuma
  • Publication number: 20020057463
    Abstract: An image filing apparatus prints a search (mark) sheet, on which the reduced image of the first page of a document stored on an optical magnetic disk is written, from a printer unit. When the printer unit cannot print the search sheet because no paper is available or the like, information indicating that the search sheet was not output is recorded on the magnetic optical disk is displayed on the operation screen of a touch panel display. A search sheet print key is also displayed on the operation screen. When the search sheet key is depressed, the not yet output search sheet is then printed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 1996
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventor: TOSHIYA KANAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20020051161
    Abstract: There are provided an image forming apparatus, an image forming system, and a sheet feeding source designation control method, which are capable of preventing a user from failing to carry out proper settings to thereby avoid printing using an undesired sheet cassette, and also capable of allowing a user to change to another type of sheet feeding than manual feeding immediately if he or she desires to do so, and storage media storing programs for executing the methods. The size of at least one sheet for manual feeding can be designated by a device or a job. It is determined whether or not a manual feed tray can be designated as a sheet feeding source if the sheet size is designated by the device or the job, and the manual feed tray is designated as the sheet feeding source when it is so determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Toshiya Kanazawa, Akio Suzuki, Satoshi Ookuma
  • Publication number: 20020046217
    Abstract: To provide an image processing apparatus or a scheme to set a message displayed on a terminal device externally connected to the image processing apparatus. Arbitrary messages and display timings for the messages can be set. Furthermore, troubles associated with setting of messages can be prevented beforehand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventor: Toshiya Kanazawa
  • Patent number: 6371471
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus for processing sheets from an image forming apparatus includes a first processing unit for processing a sheet, the first processing unit including a processing station for processing a sheet, a first path for transporting a sheet therethrough, and a second path for transporting a sheet to the processing station, a second processing unit for processing the sheet transported from the first processing unit, a power supply for supplying power independently to the first processing unit and the second processing unit. The first processing unit selects the first path when the first processing unit is not supplied with power by the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuo Fukazu, Toshiya Kanazawa, Chikara Sato, Norifumi Miyake, Masatoshi Yaginuma, Hiromichi Tsujino, Nobuaki Miyahara
  • Patent number: 6167218
    Abstract: An operator depresses a voice registration key to set a voice registration mode, and registers the copy mode having been set at memory, and inputs the voice input for the copy mode registered through a microphone while depressing a voice input key, and registers the voice for the copy mode, so that a desired copy mode can be called at any time. When an operator inputs voice to call the registered copy mode while depressing the voice input key, the registered voice similar to the input voice is retrieved, and the copy mode corresponding to the voice is called from the memory and set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiya Kanazawa, Kaori Yamada, Akio Suzuki, Yuka Nagai, Hiroshi Matsuda, Satoshi Okuma
  • Patent number: 5565964
    Abstract: A multifunction image processing apparatus allows autoclear function to clear only a process mode designated by an operator, if no key-input has been made at an operation panel, otherwise, allows the autoclear function to operate against a pre-designated function and/or a currently-used function mode. The operator can designate an initial picture of a process mode to be displayed after autoclearing can be designated. The apparatus has good operability since the autoclear can be performed in accordance with the respective functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirohiko Tashiro, Toshiya Kanazawa, Hidehiko Asai, Michiko Hirayu
  • Patent number: 5192977
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an original circulation unit for feeding originals placed on an original mounting unit one by one to an exposure site and after the exposure, returning the original to the original mounting unit; a copying unit for copying an original image to a recording sheet through exposure of the original at the exposure site; a first transport unit for feeding the recording sheet to a copy site; a first control unit for performing the original circulation by the original circulation unit for a set number of times to obtain the set number of copies; a second transport unit for feeding a specific sheet for each circulation of the originals; and a second control unit for controlling the first and second transport units to pre-feed the recording sheet and the specific sheet to be next supplied during a copy operation; wherein the second control unit does not perform the pre-feed of the recording sheet and the specific sheet during the first circulation of the originals by the original ci
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tokuharu Kaneko, Miho Nakayama, Masanori Miyata, Takeshi Honjo, Hideki Adachi, Toshiya Kanazawa
  • Patent number: 5105225
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus has an automatic original transporting device, a scanning device for effecting exposure scanning of the original while moving relative to the original over a platen glass, and a control circuit for controlling the scanning device to cause it to effect exposure scanning while moving it in a direction opposite to the direction in which the original is being transported. An image forming apparatus which includes the above image reading apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Honjo, Noriyoshi Ueda, Akimaro Yoshida, Hideki Adachi, Toshiya Kanazawa, Satoshi Kaneko
  • Patent number: 5079598
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an original circulation unit for feeding originals placed on an original mounting unit one by one to an exposure site and after the exposure, returning the original to the original mounting unit; a copying unit for copying an original image to a recording sheet through exposure of the original at the exposure site; a first transport unit for feeding the recording sheet to a copy site; a first control unit for performing the original circulation by the original circulation unit for a set number of times to obtain the set number of copies; a second transport unit for feeding a specific sheet for each circulation of the originals; and a second control unit for controlling the first and second transport units to pre-feed the recording sheet and the specific sheet to be next supplied during a copy operation; wherein the second control unit does not perform the pre-feed of the recording sheet and the specific sheet during the first circulation of the originals by the original ci
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tokuharu Kaneko, Miho Nakayama, Masanori Miyata, Takeshi Honjo, Hideki Adachi, Toshiya Kanazawa
  • Patent number: 4905040
    Abstract: A board copying apparatus comprising a writing board unit carrying a sheet which enables an image to be written thereon, a copying unit capable of forming, on a recording material, a copy image of an image carried by an original, and also capable of forming, on the recording material, a copy image of the image written on the sheet of the board means, a first density setting device for setting the density of the copy image of the image on the board unit, and a second density setting device for setting the density of the copy image of the image on the original. This arrangement eliminates the necessity for troublesome work for adjusting the copying density each time the copying unit is used in board copying mode for copying the image on the board unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mamoru Nagai, Yukio Takemura, Toshiya Kanazawa, Sohei Tanaka, Fumio Mikami, Hiroyuki Nakano