Patents by Inventor Yasuhito Niikura
Yasuhito Niikura 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: 11831741Abstract: A communication apparatus determines whether a file selected by a file selection unit is of a format analyzable by the communication apparatus. If it is determined that the file selected by the file selection unit is not of the format analyzable by the communication apparatus, the communication apparatus restricts selection of a predetermined protocol included in a plurality of protocols. The communication apparatus further determines whether the protocol selected by a protocol selection unit is a predetermined protocol. If it is determined that the protocol selected by the protocol selection unit is the predetermined protocol, the communication apparatus restricts selection of a file of a format not analyzable by the communication apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasuhito Niikura
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Publication number: 20200358885Abstract: A communication apparatus determines whether a file selected by a file selection unit is of a format analyzable by the communication apparatus. If it is determined that the file selected by the file selection unit is not of the format analyzable by the communication apparatus, the communication apparatus restricts selection of a predetermined protocol included in a plurality of protocols. The communication apparatus further determines whether the protocol selected by a protocol selection unit is a predetermined protocol. If it is determined that the protocol selected by the protocol selection unit is the predetermined protocol, the communication apparatus restricts selection of a file of a format not analyzable by the communication apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventor: Yasuhito Niikura
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Patent number: 10771594Abstract: A communication apparatus determines whether a file selected by a file selection unit is of a format analyzable by the communication apparatus. If it is determined that the file selected by the file selection unit is not of the format analyzable by the communication apparatus, the communication apparatus restricts selection of a predetermined protocol included in a plurality of protocols. The communication apparatus further determines whether the protocol selected by a protocol selection unit is a predetermined protocol. If it is determined that the protocol selected by the protocol selection unit is the predetermined protocol, the communication apparatus restricts selection of a file of a format not analyzable by the communication apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasuhito Niikura
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Patent number: 10104244Abstract: Provided is an image processing system which reduces the load of destination registration on the user. To accomplish this, in an image processing system including a PC (102) and device (101) connected to a network, the PC (102) has a transfer unit (120) which transfers identification data of the PC (102) to the device (101), and the device (101) has a scanner unit (130) which scans an image and outputs the image data, a memory (140) which stores a destination of the output image data from the scanner unit (130), a transfer unit (150) which transfers the image data to the destination stored in the memory (140), and a registration unit (170) which receives the identification data transferred by the transfer unit (120), and registers the received identification data as a destination of image data in the memory (140).Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhito Niikura, Fumio Shoji, Takao Ikuno, Masahiro Odaira, Yoshiaki Katahira, Toru Fujino, Kenji Kasuya, Noritsugu Okayama
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Publication number: 20170374181Abstract: A communication apparatus determines whether a file selected by a file selection unit is of a format analyzable by the communication apparatus. If it is determined that the file selected by the file selection unit is not of the format analyzable by the communication apparatus, the communication apparatus restricts selection of a predetermined protocol included in a plurality of protocols. The communication apparatus further determines whether the protocol selected by a protocol selection unit is a predetermined protocol. If it is determined that the protocol selected by the protocol selection unit is the predetermined protocol, the communication apparatus restricts selection of a file of a format not analyzable by the communication apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventor: Yasuhito Niikura
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Patent number: 9787804Abstract: A communication apparatus determines whether a file selected by a file selection unit is of a format analyzable by the communication apparatus. If it is determined that the file selected by the file selection unit is not of the format analyzable by the communication apparatus, the communication apparatus restricts selection of a predetermined protocol included in a plurality of protocols. The communication apparatus further determines whether the protocol selected by a protocol selection unit is a predetermined protocol. If it is determined that the protocol selected by the protocol selection unit is the predetermined protocol, the communication apparatus restricts selection of a file of a format not analyzable by the communication apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasuhito Niikura
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Patent number: 9210285Abstract: This invention prevents repetitive storage of identical character string data, and efficiently uses a storage area. To accomplish this, a facsimile apparatus 8 has an NIC 1 as a network interface, and also has a display unit 4c as a display means for displaying an image as a user interface, a main body controller 3 including a memory as a storage means for storing character string data, a display controller 4b as an image generating means for generating an image to be displayed on the display means, by using the character string data stored in the memory, and an HTTP server as a display data generating means for generating an HTML file as display data described in a markup language by using the character string data stored in the memory, in accordance with a browsing request input via the network interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2005Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noritsugu Okayama, Fumio Shoji, Takao Ikuno, Masahiro Odaira, Yoshiaki Katahira, Toru Fujino, Kenji Kasuya, Yasuhito Niikura
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Patent number: 9154661Abstract: An image processing apparatus acquires user information and changes a default setting value for at least one of a plurality of processes that are defined in a process definition file. The changed default setting value is displayed on a setting screen. The image processing apparatus changes the default setting value based on the frequency with which a setting value has been changed by a user that corresponds to the user information in processing in accordance with the process definition file.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2012Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Minoru Akazawa, Hideaki Nemoto, Yasuhito Niikura
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Publication number: 20150156344Abstract: Provided is an image processing system which reduces the load of destination registration on the user. To accomplish this, in an image processing system including a PC (102) and device (101) connected to a network, the PC (102) has a transfer unit (120) which transfers identification data of the PC (102) to the device (101), and the device (101) has a scanner unit (130) which scans an image and outputs the image data, a memory (140) which stores a destination of the output image data from the scanner unit (130), a transfer unit (150) which transfers the image data to the destination stored in the memory (140), and a registration unit (170) which receives the identification data transferred by the transfer unit (120), and registers the received identification data as a destination of image data in the memory (140).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2015Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Yasuhito Niikura, Fumio Shoji, Takao Ikuno, Masahiro Odaira, Yoshiaki Katahira, Toru Fujino, Kenji Kasuya, Noritsugu Okayama
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Patent number: 8982381Abstract: Provided is an image processing system which reduces the load of destination registration on the user. To accomplish this, in an image processing system including a PC (102) and device (101) connected to a network, the PC (102) has a transfer unit (120) which transfers identification data of the PC (102) to the device (101), and the device (101) has a scanner unit (130) which scans an image and outputs the image data, a memory (140) which stores a destination of the output image data from the scanner unit (130), a transfer unit (150) which transfers the image data to the destination stored in the memory (140), and a registration unit (170) which receives the identification data transferred by the transfer unit (120), and registers the received identification data as a destination of image data in the memory (140).Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2005Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhito Niikura, Fumio Shoji, Takao Ikuno, Masahiro Odaira, Yoshiaki Katahira, Toru Fujino, Kenji Kasuya, Noritsugu Okayama
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Patent number: 8732494Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive data, a first processing unit configured to perform predetermined processing on the received data, a second processing unit configured to perform the predetermined processing on the received data, a first control unit configured to perform control so that the data processing apparatus operates in one of a first operation mode for supplying power to both the first processing unit and the second processing unit and a second operation mode for discontinuing a supply of power to the first processing unit while supplying power to the second processing unit, and a second control unit configured to perform control so that the first processing unit performs the predetermined processing if the data processing apparatus operates in the first operation mode and that the second processing unit performs the predetermined processing if the data processing apparatus operates in the second operation mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2008Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasuhito Niikura
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Patent number: 8482754Abstract: An image processing apparatus has a large number of image processing functions, in which resources necessary for code processing units can be suppressed while a large-scale decline in performance is prevented. The apparatus includes code processing units for executing coding and decoding of image data, and request-source task units (print function, scanner function and FAX transceive function), which request any one of the code converters to perform code conversion of image data. The number of request-source task units is greater than the number of code converters and a degree of priority has been set for each one. A determination unit always assigns the code converting units to processing requests from request-source task units having a high priority and, if there is an idle code converting unit, assigns the code converting unit to a processing request from a request-source task unit having a low priority.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2005Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takao Ikuno, Fumio Shoji, Masahiro Odaira, Yoshiaki Katahira, Toru Fujino, Yasuhito Niikura, Kenji Kasuya, Noritsugu Okayama
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Publication number: 20130050773Abstract: An image processing apparatus acquires user information and changes a default setting value for at least one of a plurality of processes that are defined in a process definition file. The changed default setting value is displayed on a setting screen. The image processing apparatus changes the default setting value based on the frequency with which a setting value has been changed by a user that corresponds to the user information in processing in accordance with the process definition file.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Minoru Akazawa, Hideaki Nemoto, Yasuhito Niikura
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Patent number: 8060890Abstract: An apparatus, method, and program accesses a USB memory in accordance with a request from a PC on a network using a USB host interface, a USB device interface, a network interface, a network manager which inputs, via the network interface, a file access command which requests access to a memory card connected to the USB host interface, a memory manager which inputs the file access command generated inside an apparatus, a file access controller which performs exclusive access control between the file access commands input by the network and memory managers, a SCSI analyzer which converts the file access command selected by the file access controller into a SCSI command, and a memory card access controller which performs exclusive access control between the SCSI command generated by the conversion, and a SCSI command input via the USB device interface and requests access to the memory card.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2005Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Odaira, Fumio Shoji, Takao Ikuno, Yoshiaki Katahira, Toru Fujino, Kenji Kasuya, Noritsugu Okayama, Yasuhito Niikura
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Publication number: 20110066751Abstract: A communication apparatus determines whether a file selected by a file selection unit is of a format analyzable by the communication apparatus. If it is determined that the file selected by the file selection unit is not of the format analyzable by the communication apparatus, the communication apparatus restricts selection of a predetermined protocol included in a plurality of protocols. The communication apparatus further determines whether the protocol selected by a protocol selection unit is a predetermined protocol. If it is determined that the protocol selected by the protocol selection unit is the predetermined protocol, the communication apparatus restricts selection of a file of a format not analyzable by the communication apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yasuhito Niikura
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Patent number: 7889379Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing apparatus which prevents repetitive storage of identical image data, and efficiently uses a storage area. More specifically, a facsimile apparatus (8) has a network interface, and also has a display unit (4c) as a display means for displaying an image as a user interface, a main controller (3) including a memory as a storage means for storing image data, a display controller (4b) as a generating means for generating an image to be displayed on the display means, by using the image data stored in the memory, and an HTTP server as a transmitting means for transmitting the image data stored in the memory, in response to a browsing request input via the network interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2005Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noritsugu Okayama, Fumio Shoji, Takao Ikuno, Masahiro Odaira, Yoshiaki Katahira, Toru Fujino, Kenji Kasuya, Yasuhito Niikura
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Patent number: 7873756Abstract: This invention increases the design efficiency of an upper layer such as a job control means. To accomplish this, an image processing apparatus having a plurality of types of external interfaces (a USB and LAN) different in protocol has an external interface adaptor 203 which dynamically allocates external interfaces as objects of processing to lower layer IDs within a predetermined range, and a job controller 202 which controls execution of various types of jobs by using the lower layer IDs, and a value which the lower layer ID can take is constant regardless of the type of external interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2005Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumio Shoji, Takao Ikuno, Masahiro Odaira, Yoshiaki Katahira, Toru Fujino, Kenji Kasuya, Noritsugu Okayama, Yasuhito Niikura
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Patent number: 7849231Abstract: A local interface driver generates a network communication channel through which resources of a peripheral device connected via a local interface can be seen, from application software for accessing resources of a peripheral device connected via a network interface by use of a predetermined network communication system, as network resources accessible using the same predetermined network communication system. Depending on which of the peripheral devices connected to the individual interfaces is used to communicate, either the local interface driver or a network interface driver is selected. A unified user interface can be used for making user's operations or setup operations to peripheral devices without being limited to interfaces via which a host device user gains access to the peripheral devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2005Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasuhito Niikura
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Patent number: 7804618Abstract: Memory interface means which can be easily removed by a user is included, use of a generally-available general-purpose memory is made possible and increase of the capacity of a memory which can be used by an image forming apparatus, image electronic data stored in a memory in the image forming apparatus, management information for managing the image electronic data, management information in the apparatus such as a telephone book used by facsimile means are can be bidirectionally copied or moved with the external memory in accordance with the user's operation or automatically.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2005Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toru Fujino, Fumio Shoji, Takao Ikuno, Masahiro Odaira, Yoshiaki Katahira, Kenji Kasuya, Noritsugu Okayama, Yasuhito Niikura
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Patent number: 7769005Abstract: A communication apparatus generates an IP network communication path on a local interface, which is constituted of a USB between a computer and the communication apparatus, or the like, using a PPP or the like, and communicates through the IP network communication path with the computer. The computer uses a general-purpose network application like a WEB browser for accessing a resource of the communication apparatus through the local interface. In addition, the communication apparatus provides domain name service and service such as IP packet routing, and the like, for the computer through the local interface. A user in a host apparatus side can use a unified interface for the user's operation and setup operation of a communication apparatus without being limited to an interface of accessing the communication apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2005Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasuhito Niikura