Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Endoh
Tsuyoshi Endoh 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: 8339358Abstract: An input apparatus for enabling a user to enter an instruction into a main apparatus has high durability and offers superior operability. The input apparatus includes a table device having a table with a variable size. An image of plural virtual keys that is adapted to the size of the table is projected by a projector unit onto the table. Position information about a finger of the user that is placed on the table is detected by a position detecting device contactlessly. One of the plural virtual keys that corresponds to the position of the finger of the user detected by the position detecting device is detected by a key detecting device based on information about the image of the plural virtual keys and a result of the detection made by the position detecting device.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tasuku Kohara, Kenichi Yamada, Kazuo Koike, Taisuke Omi, Tsuyoshi Endoh
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Patent number: 8314969Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processor and a storage device to store instructions which cause the processor to operate as a specially programmed processor. The processor executes a multi-application in which a plurality of applications is combined, each of the applications configured to input, process, and output image data; displays a screen including display areas to enter input- and output-setting items; displays a multi-application screen including a feedback display area; identifies, when a content of the input- and output-setting items is changed for one application of the applications, another application for which a content of the input- and output-setting items is changed by the setting change for the one application; identifies a difference before and after the change in the content of the input- and output-setting items of the another application; and switches a display of the feedback display area in accordance with the difference to setting-change-influence information.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2009Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Tsuyoshi Endoh, Ryo Takemoto
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Publication number: 20120200874Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a main body of the electronic apparatus; an operation unit including an operation block having a display unit, the operation block being detachable with respect to the main body of the electronic apparatus, and the operation block enabling at least a bidirectional wireless communication with the main body of the electronic apparatus; and a detection unit configured to detect relative positional information between the operation block and the main body of the electronic apparatus, when the operation block is detached from the main body of the electronic apparatus. The operation block being detached from the main body of the electronic apparatus is able to display information corresponding to the relative positional information on the display unit, in accordance with a condition of the main body of the electronic apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventors: Tasuku KOHARA, Hiroshi Takeda, Kazuo Koike, Kenichi Yamada, Taisuke Omi, Tsuyoshi Endoh, Masaaki Kawamura
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Patent number: 8085242Abstract: An input control device and an image forming apparatus capable of providing an easy-to-use operating environment even for a user having difficulties operating such conventional devices and apparatuses due to his/her height, color vision deficiency, weak vision, use of a wheelchair, and the like is disclosed. In the input control device, based on the detected distance between an instruction item on the display and an operation direction element (such as a user's finger), the display mode of the instruction item is changed (by, for example, changing positions, colors, and combinations). Further, as the operation direction element approaches, the size of the instruction item on the display becomes larger, thereby improving the operability especially for a user with color vision deficiency or weak vision.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2008Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Endoh, Kazuo Koike, Kenichi Yamada, Tasuku Kohara, Taisuke Omi, Takashi Inoue, Hiroki Tsuruoka, Yoshiaki Nishizaki
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Patent number: 8046702Abstract: An attribute storing unit stores a type attribute indicating a type of a selection component for defining how a selection component having a plurality of options is to be displayed and a display attribute indicating a display status of an operation component representing each of the options. A display attribute modifying unit modifies a value of the display attribute according to an operation from a user. When the display attribute of any of the options is changed, a type attribute modifying unit modifies the type attribute of the selection component having the option to a value according to number of the options whose display attributes are set to be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventor: Tsuyoshi Endoh
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Publication number: 20110228347Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a scanner part reading an original on a contact glass, and a projector part projecting image information onto the contact glass as first image displaying. The projector part projects thumbnails or an image to have an image processing operation carried out or be printed. The display part carries out second image displaying obtained from reducing the first image displaying in size. At a time of the scanner part being operated, transmittance of the contact glass is increased and the projector part stops projecting the image information, and at a time of the scanner part not being operated, the transmittance of the contact glass is decreased and the projector part carries out the first image displaying. Setting of the image processing operation for the image data is reflected on the first image displaying and the second image displaying.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Inventors: Tasuku KOHARA, Kazuo Koike, Kenichi Yamada, Taisuke Omi, Tsuyoshi Endoh, Hiroshi Takeda, Hiroki Tsuruoka
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Publication number: 20110228285Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a contact glass having a light control glass part having transmittance changeable by an applied voltage; a scanner part reading an original placed on an original placement surface of the contact glass and outputting image data in a storage part; a projector part projecting image information onto the contact glass from a side opposite to the original placement surface; and a control part controlling the voltage applied to the light controlling glass part. When the scanner part is operated, the control part causes the transmittance of the contact glass to increase and the projector part stops projecting the image information, and when the scanner part is not operated, the control part causes the transmittance of the contact glass to decrease and the projector part projects the image data stored in the storage part onto the contact glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Inventors: Tasuku KOHARA, Kazuo Koike, Kenichi Yamada, Taisuke Omi, Tsuyoshi Endoh, Hiroshi Takeda, Hiroki Tsuruoka
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Publication number: 20110221735Abstract: Provided are a control panel or a display as well as an image processing apparatus and an electronic calculating apparatus using the electronic device or the display, the electronic device and the display each using a light transmissive solar cell for electric power generation so as to allow a solar cell part and a display part to be disposed to overlap an input part so that a larger electric power than the conventional cases can be generated without increasing the size of the whole operation panel and the whole display. An electronic device of the present invention includes: a display part capable of electrically and magnetically changing a display region and displaying of a display content displayed in the display region; a solar cell part that transmits light in a visible light region; and an input part that detects whether or not any part of the display region is manipulated, and that transmits light in a visible light region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Inventors: Akira IMAI, Taisuke Omi, Yoshiaki Nishizaki, Kazuo Koike, Kenichi Yamada, Tasuku Kohara, Tsuyoshi Endoh, Hiroshi Takeda, Hiroki Tsuruoka
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Publication number: 20100271537Abstract: An imaging apparatus is equipped with a voltage control section, which individually controls the focus distance of a lens managed on the basis of each of a plurality of pieces of management information in accordance with a predetermined control condition corresponding to each of the pieces of management information and switches the focus distance of the lens at the time of imaging at a predetermined switching period in accordance with the focus distance indicated by each piece of management information while switching the plurality of pieces of management information at the predetermined switching period.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Endoh, Yasuaki Ogawa, Keiichi Tanioka
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Publication number: 20090316954Abstract: An input apparatus for enabling a user to enter an instruction into a main apparatus has high durability and offers superior operability. The input apparatus includes a table device having a table with a variable size. An image of plural virtual keys that is adapted to the size of the table is projected by a projector unit onto the table. Position information about a finger of the user that is placed on the table is detected by a position detecting device contactlessly. One of the plural virtual keys that corresponds to the position of the finger of the user detected by the position detecting device is detected by a key detecting device based on information about the image of the plural virtual keys and a result of the detection made by the position detecting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Inventors: Tasuku Kohara, Kenichi Yamada, Kazuo Koike, Taisuke Omi, Tsuyoshi Endoh
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Publication number: 20090316193Abstract: An input apparatus for a user to input an instruction into a body apparatus is disclosed. The input apparatus includes: a projection unit configured to project images of a plurality of virtual keys onto a projection area on a floor surface; a position detection unit configured to detect position information of a foot of the user put on the projection area; and a key detection unit configured to detect a virtual key corresponding to a position of the foot of the user from among the virtual keys based on information on the images of the virtual keys and a result of detection by the position detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Inventors: Tasuku KOHARA, Kenichi Yamada, Kazuo Koike, Taisuke Omi, Tsuyoshi Endoh
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Publication number: 20090300529Abstract: For prescribing a state of a selection operating part having options disposed on an operating page displayed, a type attribute of the selection operating part, a display attribute of displaying or not displaying an operating part corresponding to each option of the selection operating part, and priority setting information indicating modification of setting of an option of the selection operating part, are stored, the modification being carried out while the operating page is displayed. In response to a user's operation, a selected or non-selected state of an operating part of each option, or a display attribute may be changed. When a display attribute of an option is changed, information corresponding to a type of the selection operating part having the option and a selected or non-selected state of the operating part having the option is registered as the priority setting information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Tsuyoshi ENDOH, Toru Sasaki
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Publication number: 20090237692Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processor and a storage device to store instructions which cause the processor to operate as a specially programmed processor. The processor executes a multi-application in which a plurality of applications is combined, each of the applications configured to input, process, and output image data; displays a screen including display areas to enter input- and output-setting items; displays a multi-application screen including a feedback display area; identifies, when a content of the input- and output-setting items is changed for one application of the applications, another application for which a content of the input- and output-setting items is changed by the setting change for the one application; identifies a difference before and after the change in the content of the input- and output-setting items of the another application; and switches a display of the feedback display area in accordance with the difference to setting-change-influence information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Tsuyoshi ENDOH, Ryo Takemoto
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Patent number: 7537205Abstract: A size storing unit stores a size of a ring member for binding stacked sheets. A range determining unit determines whether a thickness represented by input thickness information is larger than a minimum total thickness of sheets allowed to be bound with a ring member having the stored size and equal to or smaller than a maximum total thickness of sheets that can be bound with the ring member. When it is determined that the thickness represented by the thickness information is equal to or smaller than the minimum total thickness or larger than the maximum total thickness, a setting unit sets the size stored in the size storing unit to a different size.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2007Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Nagata, Nobuaki Tomidokoro, Tsuyoshi Endoh, Motoyuki Katsumata, Kohji Ishikura, Akira Miyazaki, Aritaka Hagiwara
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Publication number: 20090102110Abstract: An image forming system includes a printing unit which prints an image on a recording sheet and a wrap bookbinding unit which performs wrap bookbinding of a batch of recording sheets including a plurality of document sheets on which images are printed by the printing unit. In the image forming system, a thickness detection unit detects a thickness of the batch of recording sheets. A wrap bookbinding control unit causes, when the detected thickness of the batch of recording sheets exceeds a thickness threshold value, the wrap bookbinding unit to perform wrap bookbinding to create two or more volumes. A relevant information printing control unit causes the printing unit to print an image of relevant information, indicating a relationship of the two or more volumes, on a cover sheet used to wrap each volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Tsuyoshi Endoh, Tadashi Nagata
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Patent number: 7518742Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a controlling unit that controls all units of the image forming apparatus, a reading unit that reads an image, a processing unit that generates image data based on the image read, a recognizing unit that recognizes a ground tint pattern in the image read, and a detecting unit that detects an abnormality in the recognizing unit. When the recognizing unit recognizes a ground tint pattern in an image read, the controlling unit controls the processing unit to perform a special processing on the image. When the detecting unit detects an abnormality in the recognizing unit, the controlling unit controls the image forming apparatus according to the abnormality.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2005Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Shiho Toyonori, Tsuyoshi Endoh, Takeshi Kowada, Nobuaki Tomidokoro
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Publication number: 20090066644Abstract: An input control device and an image forming apparatus capable of proving an easy-to-use operating environment even for a user having difficulties operating such conventional devices and apparatuses due to his/her height, color vision deficiency, weak vision, use of a wheelchair, and the like is disclosed. In the input control device, based on the detected distance between an instruction item on the display and an operation direction means (such as a user's finger), the display mode of the instruction item is changed (by, for example, changing positions, colors, and combinations). Further, as the operation direction means approaches, the size of the instruction item on the display becomes larger, thereby improving the operability especially for a user with color vision deficiency or weak vision.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventors: Tsuyoshi Endoh, Kazuo Koike, Kenichi Yamada, Tasuku Kohara, Taisuke Omi, Takashi Inoue, Hiroki Tsuruoka, Yoshiaki Nishizaki
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Patent number: 7502141Abstract: In an image forming device, a ground-tint detection unit detects a ground-tint pattern in an original image based on image data output from an image reader unit. An image invalidation unit outputs a processed image data that makes the image data of the original image illegible, when the ground-tint pattern in the original image is detected. A resolution setting unit allows a resolution of the image reader unit to be higher than a minimum resolution needed for detection of a ground-tint pattern and stored in a memory unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Kowada, Shiho Toyonori, Nobuaki Tomidokoro, Tsuyoshi Endoh
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Publication number: 20090060612Abstract: The height of an image reading unit or an operating panel in an image forming apparatus is adjusted to facilitate their operation depending on the physical characteristics of a user, such as his height or use of a wheel chair. A second operating panel and a second automatic document feeder (ADF) are disposed on the side of the image forming apparatus, so that a user on a wheel chair can access them easily. The second ADF houses plural sheet trays that are configured to open or close together. When the sheet trays are closed, a first operating panel disposed at the top of the apparatus is activated while the second operating panel on the side is deactivated. When the sheet trays are open, the second operating panel is activated while the first operating panel is deactivated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventors: Tasuku Kohara, Takashi Inoue, Kazuo Koike, Kenichi Yamada, Taisuke Omi, Tsuyoshi Endoh
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Publication number: 20080307329Abstract: An attribute storing unit stores a type attribute indicating a type of a selection component for defining how a selection component having a plurality of options is to be displayed and a display attribute indicating a display status of an operation component representing each of the options. A display attribute modifying unit modifies a value of the display attribute according to an operation from a user. When the display attribute of any of the options is changed, a type attribute modifying unit modifies the type attribute of the selection component having the option to a value according to number of the options whose display attributes are set to be displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventor: Tsuyoshi ENDOH