Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Ohishi

Tsutomu Ohishi 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: 8649028
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a connection terminal for connecting and disconnecting a plug-in device, which is configured to be plugged into the connection terminal. The image forming apparatus includes a driver controller that activates a device driver corresponding to the plug-in device in accordance with detection of insertion of the plug-in device. The device driver establishes a connection with an application in response to a connection request from the application that uses the plug-in device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Ohishi
  • Patent number: 8640092
    Abstract: A compatibility evaluation apparatus for evaluating compatibility between a platform program and an application program that uses interfaces provided by the platform program, includes an application analyzing unit configured to analyze the application program and extract a list of the interfaces used by the application program; an incompatibility interface usage determination unit configured to extract, from the list of the interfaces used by the application program, an interface that corresponds to an incompatible interface that does not satisfy a specification, the interface being extracted with the use of a first storage unit storing information indicating contents of incompatibility for each of the incompatible interfaces among the interfaces provided by the platform; and a compatibility report creating unit configured to record, in a second storage unit, the information indicating contents of incompatibility for each interface that has been extracted by the incompatibility interface usage determination u
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Niimura, Tsutomu Ohishi, Taku Ikawa
  • Patent number: 8635633
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an application platform including at least one interface having an implementation that is blank, and an applying part configured to apply at least one additional program, capable of being dynamically added to another program, to the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Ohhashi, Tsutomu Ohishi
  • Patent number: 8621040
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a plurality of programs of which an interface is open to public so that an application created according to the interface is executable. An amount condition providing part provides information indicating a mount condition of a group constituted by a plurality of the programs in accordance with a request made by the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Ohishi
  • Patent number: 8593678
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that functions as a client of a distributed file system is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: a distributed file system process part for mounting a file system of a server apparatus on the image forming apparatus to enable the image forming apparatus to access the file system of the server apparatus as the distributed file system of the image forming apparatus; and a storing process part for accessing the file system of the server apparatus and storing, in the file system, information that is stored in a storage unit used by the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ohishi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kazumi Fujisaki
  • Patent number: 8576438
    Abstract: A main controller stores levels and information to be stored in accordance with the levels. An operation screen is used to enter operation information for operating a complex machine 1. A scanner engine and a plotter engine execute operations based on the operation information. A memory records only information on operations in a level corresponding to the entered level information among the operations performed by the complex machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Ohishi
  • Publication number: 20130235426
    Abstract: An information processing system including an information processing apparatus that selects between transferring data and obtaining data, and controls transferring data or obtaining data based on the selection. The system also includes a server that stores data transferred from the information processing apparatus, and controls transferring data to the information processing apparatus based on a request for transferring data received from the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Tsutomu OHISHI, Katsuhiko NAKAGAWA, Yuuko SUGIURA
  • Publication number: 20130185318
    Abstract: A data processing system includes an electronic apparatus including a script implementation unit which receives a Web page including a script via a network, and sends a request for obtaining data based on the script to a data providing apparatus which is connected via a network, the request for obtaining data including identification data of target data to obtain, and attribute data of the electronic apparatus; and the data providing apparatus including a conversion unit which converts a data format of target data stored in a data storing unit identified by the identification data included in the request for obtaining data sent from the electronic apparatus to another data format based on the attribute data of the electronic apparatus included in the request for obtaining data, and a sending unit which sends the target data with the other data format to the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kohichi Hirai, Tsutomu Ohishi
  • Publication number: 20130182282
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus including: a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display a screen based on screen information, obtained via a network, for executing a function of the electronic apparatus, wherein the display control unit stores, in a storing unit, identification information of a program corresponding to the screen information according to execution of the function of the electronic apparatus based on definition of the screen information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuuichiroh NAKAYAMA, Tsutomu Ohishi
  • Patent number: 8441672
    Abstract: An information processing system including an information processing apparatus that selects between transferring data and obtaining data, and controls transferring data or obtaining data based on the selection. The system also includes a server that stores data transferred from the information processing apparatus, and controls transferring data to the information processing apparatus based on a request for transferring data received from the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ohishi, Katsuhiko Nakagawa, Yuuko Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20130077131
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that functions as a client of a distributed file system is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: a distributed file system process part for mounting a file system of a server apparatus on the image forming apparatus to enable the image forming apparatus to access the file system of the server apparatus as the distributed file system of the image forming apparatus; and a storing process part for accessing the file system of the server apparatus and storing, in the file system, information that is stored in a storage unit used by the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: TSUTOMU OHISHI, HIROYUKI TANAKA, KAZUMI FUJISAKI
  • Publication number: 20130067565
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus provided with an interface for a portable information recording medium, has an access control part carrying out access control, for respective ones of a plurality of resources which the image forming apparatus has, based on access control information defining whether or not usage thereof by a user is allowed, wherein the access control part carries out access control based on the access control information stored in the portable information recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Tsutomu OHISHI
  • Patent number: 8392523
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a plurality of programs of which an interface is open to public so that an application created according to the interface is executable. The image processing apparatus also determines the availability of a plurality of application program interfaces mounted at the image forming apparatus that are available to the application upon execution of the application. The operation of the application may then be affected by the available application program interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Ohishi
  • Publication number: 20130036420
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a plurality of programs of which an interface is open to public so that an application created according to the interface is executable. An amount condition providing part provides information indicating a mount condition of a group constituted by a plurality of the programs in accordance with a request made by the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventor: Tsutomu OHISHI
  • Patent number: 8353051
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus provided with an interface for a portable information recording medium, has an access control part carrying out access control, for respective ones of a plurality of resources which the image forming apparatus has, based on access control information defining whether or not usage thereof by a user is allowed, wherein the access control part carries out access control based on the access control information stored in the portable information recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Ohishi
  • Patent number: 8339649
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that functions as a client of a distributed file system is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: a distributed file system process part for mounting a file system of a server apparatus on the image forming apparatus to enable the image forming apparatus to access the file system of the server apparatus as the distributed file system of the image forming apparatus; and a storing process part for accessing the file system of the server apparatus and storing, in the file system, information that is stored in a storage unit used by the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ohishi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kazumi Fujisaki
  • Publication number: 20120086981
    Abstract: An information processing system including an information processing apparatus that selects between transferring data and obtaining data, and controls transferring data or obtaining data based on the selection. The system also includes a server that stores data transferred from the information processing apparatus, and controls transferring data to the information processing apparatus based on a request for transferring data received from the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: TSUTOMU OHISHI, KATSUHIKO NAKAGAWA, YUUKO SUGIURA
  • Patent number: 8115943
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: an information providing part for providing, to a client terminal, screen data for selecting one or more image forming apparatuses among from a plurality of image forming apparatuses connected to a network; and a print request part for distributing print data and a print request to the selected one or more image forming apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ohishi, Yuuko Sugiura
  • Patent number: 8107112
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a scanner engine and an operation panel is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: a display part for displaying a selection screen for selecting a transfer destination of scanned data from among a plurality of transfer destinations on the operation panel; a scanning process part for causing the scanner engine to scan a document to produce scanned data; and a transfer part for transferring the scanned data to one or more selected transfer destinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ohishi, Katsuhiko Nakagawa, Yuuko Sugiura
  • Patent number: 8094330
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes service modules for performing system side processes on image formation, wherein applications can be added to the image forming apparatus separately from the service modules, and the image forming apparatus includes an application launch part for referring to launch selection information indicating at least a location that stores one or more applications, and launching the one or more applications from the at least a location according to the launch selection information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ohishi, Kohji Shimizu