Patents by Inventor Yoichiro Matsuno

Yoichiro Matsuno 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: 11558431
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes a memory and circuitry. The memory stores, for each image type information indicating a type of image data, sizes of a plurality of display areas, each display area being a divided area divided from an entire area displayable by a display, in association with required resolutions of image data to be displayed in the corresponding display areas. The circuitry receives, from a communication management system, specific image type information indicating a type of specific image data transmitted from other communication terminal. The circuitry transmits, to the communication management system, specific required resolution, which is a resolution stored in the memory for the specific image type information in association with the size of one of the display areas in which the specific image data is to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Morita, Kumiko Yoshida, Yoichiro Matsuno
  • Patent number: 10979751
    Abstract: A communication management apparatus includes a receiver to receive image type information indicating a type of an image from a first communication terminal; circuitry to generate image data identification information for identifying image data to be transmitted from the first communication terminal to a second communication terminal, based on reception of the image type information; and a transmitter to transmit the image data identification information that is generated to the first communication terminal, and transmit the image data identification information that is generated and the image type information that is received to the second communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Morita, Kumiko Yoshida, Yoichiro Matsuno, Takuya Imai, Shoh Nagamine, Junpei Mikami
  • Patent number: 10778865
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus communicable with an image capturing device that captures image data includes circuitry. The circuitry acquires the image data captured by the image capturing device. The circuitry acquires type data indicating a type of the image capturing device. The circuitry determines the type of the image capturing device based on the acquired type data. Based on the determined type of the image capturing device, the circuitry determine a type of image processing to be performed on the acquired image data, and performs the determined image processing on the acquired image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Morita, Shoh Nagamine, Kumiko Yoshida, Yoichiro Matsuno
  • Patent number: 10721116
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes a memory, a receiver, and circuitry. The memory stores image data identification information identifying image data in association with image type information indicating a type of an image represented by the image data. The receiver receives specific image data and specific image data identification information identifying the specific image data from another communication terminal. The circuitry controls a display to display a specific image represented by the specific image data received by the receiver in a size according to the image type information associated with the specific image identification information in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kumiko Yoshida, Kenichiro Morita, Yoichiro Matsuno, Takuya Imai, Shoh Nagamine, Junpei Mikami
  • Patent number: 10630736
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that interconnects a plurality of transmission terminals supporting a plurality of communication platforms is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a state detection unit configured to detect a communication state relating to at least one of a communication between the transmission terminals and a communication between at least one of the transmission terminals and the information processing apparatus; a read unit configured to read from a storage unit communication platform determination information associating the plurality of communication platforms with the communication state; and a determination unit configured to determine that a communication platform of the plurality of communication platforms that is registered in the communication platform determination information in association with the communication state that has been detected by the state detection unit is to be used in the communication between the transmission terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Homma, Tatsuya Nagase, Yoichiro Matsuno, Takahiro Asai
  • Publication number: 20190191198
    Abstract: A communication management apparatus includes a receiver to receive image type information indicating a type of an image from a first communication terminal; circuitry to generate image data identification information for identifying image data to be transmitted from the first communication terminal to a second communication terminal, based on reception of the image type information; and a transmitter to transmit the image data identification information that is generated to the first communication terminal, and transmit the image data identification information that is generated and the image type information that is received to the second communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Kenichiro MORITA, Kumiko Yoshida, Yoichiro Matsuno, Takuya Imai, Shoh Nagamine, Junpei Mikami
  • Patent number: 10264302
    Abstract: A communication management apparatus includes a receiver to receive image type information indicating a type of an image from a first communication terminal; circuitry to generate image data identification information for identifying image data to be transmitted from the first communication terminal to a second communication terminal, based on reception of the image type information; and a transmitter to transmit the image data identification information that is generated to the first communication terminal, and transmit the image data identification information that is generated and the image type information that is received to the second communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Morita, Kumiko Yoshida, Yoichiro Matsuno, Takuya Imai, Shoh Nagamine, Junpei Mikami
  • Patent number: 10177864
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided for communicating with another information processing apparatus in a different site by using at least one of a plurality of communication platforms. The information processing apparatus includes: a receiving unit configured to receive a transmission image that has been transmitted from the another information processing apparatus in the different site; a displaying unit configured to display on a display device the transmission image that has been received by the receiving unit; and a reading unit configured to read an image to be displayed from an image storing unit configured to store the image to be displayed. For at least a certain period while the one of the communication platform is being switched to another one, the displaying unit displays, in place of the transmission image, the image to be displayed that has been read by the reading unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Nagase, Takahiro Asai, Yoichiro Matsuno, Takeshi Homma
  • Publication number: 20180324228
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes an obtainer to obtain, for each destination candidate, attributes of the destination candidate, and state information that represents whether the destination candidate is ready to start communication; a determiner to determine based on the attributes and state information, for each of the attributes, which destination candidate associated with the attribute is ready to start communication; a display controller to display, for each attribute with which at least one of the destination candidates is ready to start communication, information that represents the attribute in association with information that represents that the destination candidate is ready to start communication, and to display, for each attribute with which none of the destination candidates is ready to start communication, information that represents the attribute in association with information that represents that none of the destination candidates is ready to start communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi HASEGAWA, Atsushi NAKAFUJI, Yoichiro MATSUNO, Kenichiro MORITA
  • Publication number: 20180227457
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus communicable with an image capturing device that captures image data includes circuitry. The circuitry acquires the image data captured by the image capturing device. The circuitry acquires type data indicating a type of the image capturing device. The circuitry determines the type of the image capturing device based on the acquired type data. Based on the determined type of the image capturing device, the circuitry determine a type of image processing to be performed on the acquired image data, and performs the determined image processing on the acquired image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichiro Morita, Shoh Nagamine, Kumiko Yoshida, Yoichiro Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20180191787
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes a memory and circuitry. The memory stores, for each image type information indicating a type of image data, sizes of a plurality of display areas, each display area being a divided area divided from an entire area displayable by a display, in association with required resolutions of image data to be displayed in the corresponding display areas. The circuitry receives, from a communication management system, specific image type information indicating a type of specific image data transmitted from other communication terminal. The circuitry transmits, to the communication management system, specific required resolution, which is a resolution stored in the memory for the specific image type information in association with the size of one of the display areas in which the specific image data is to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichiro MORITA, Kumiko Yoshida, Yoichiro Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20180097682
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes a memory, a receiver, and circuitry. The memory stores image data identification information identifying image data in association with image type information indicating a type of an image represented by the image data. The receiver receives specific image data and specific image data identification information identifying the specific image data from another communication terminal. The circuitry controls a display to display a specific image represented by the specific image data received by the receiver in a size according to the image type information associated with the specific image identification information in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Kumiko Yoshida, Kenichiro Morita, Yoichiro Matsuno, Takuya Imai, Shoh Nagamine, Junpei Mikami
  • Publication number: 20180098105
    Abstract: A communication management apparatus includes a receiver to receive image type information indicating a type of an image from a first communication terminal; circuitry to generate image data identification information for identifying image data to be transmitted from the first communication terminal to a second communication terminal, based on reception of the image type information; and a transmitter to transmit the image data identification information that is generated to the first communication terminal, and transmit the image data identification information that is generated and the image type information that is received to the second communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichiro MORITA, Kumiko YOSHIDA, Yoichiro MATSUNO, Takuya IMAI, Shoh NAGAMINE, Junpei MIKAMI
  • Publication number: 20180027030
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that interconnects a plurality of transmission terminals supporting a plurality of communication platforms is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a state detection unit configured to detect a communication state relating to at least one of a communication between the transmission terminals and a communication between at least one of the transmission terminals and the information processing apparatus; a read unit configured to read from a storage unit communication platform determination information associating the plurality of communication platforms with the communication state; and a determination unit configured to determine that a communication platform of the plurality of communication platforms that is registered in the communication platform determination information in association with the communication state that has been detected by the state detection unit is to be used in the communication between the transmission terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Takeshi HOMMA, Tatsuya NAGASE, Yoichiro MATSUNO, Takahiro ASAI
  • Publication number: 20180013503
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided for communicating with another information processing apparatus in a different site by using at least one of a plurality of communication platforms. The information processing apparatus includes: a receiving unit configured to receive a transmission image that has been transmitted from the another information processing apparatus in the different site; a displaying unit configured to display on a display device the transmission image that has been received by the receiving unit; and a reading unit configured to read an image to be displayed from an image storing unit configured to store the image to be displayed. For at least a certain period while the one of the communication platform is being switched to another one, the displaying unit displays, in place of the transmission image, the image to be displayed that has been read by the reading unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuya NAGASE, Takahiro ASAI, Yoichiro MATSUNO, Takeshi HOMMA
  • Patent number: 9787555
    Abstract: An activation control apparatus stores, in a memory, first association information that associates, for each one of a plurality of applications, application identification information for identifying an application with terminal identification information for identifying a communication terminal permitted to debug the application. In response to an activation request for activating a first application from a first communication terminal, the activation control apparatus determines whether the first communication terminal is provided with a debugger. When the first communication terminal is provided with a debugger, the activation control apparatus further determines whether the first communication terminal is permitted to debug the first application using the first association information, and rejects the activation request when the first communication terminal is not permitted to debug the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Maeda, Yoichiro Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20150212926
    Abstract: An activation control apparatus stores first association information that associates, for each application, application identification information for identifying an application with terminal identification information for identifying a communication terminal permitted to debug the application. When a first communication terminal is provided with a debugger, the activation control apparatus determines whether any candidate application available for use by the first communication terminal is associated with terminal identification information of the first communication terminal using the first association information, and excludes from the candidate applications one or more applications that are not associated with the terminal identification information of the first communication terminal to generate an application list of one or more applications that can be activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Kaoru MAEDA, Yoichiro MATSUNO
  • Publication number: 20150212813
    Abstract: An activation control apparatus stores, in a memory, first association information that associates, for each one of a plurality of applications, application identification information for identifying an application with terminal identification information for identifying a communication terminal permitted to debug the application. In response to an activation request for activating a first application from a first communication terminal, the activation control apparatus determines whether the first communication terminal is provided with a debugger. When the first communication terminal is provided with a debugger, the activation control apparatus further determines whether the first communication terminal is permitted to debug the first application using the first association information, and rejects the activation request when the first communication terminal is not permitted to debug the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Kaoru Maeda, Yoichiro Matsuno
  • Patent number: 8427672
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a document storing unit which stores document information containing scanned images and fax transmission/reception images sent from a plurality of users. A metadata outputting unit generates a metadata of the document information stored by the document storing unit and distributes the metadata. A display format file supplying unit supplies a display conversion file linked to the metadata. A zooming process file supplying unit supplies a zooming process file linked to the metadata. A document information supplying unit reads a document information item, requested at a time of displaying, from the document storing unit and supplies the document information item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoichiro Matsuno
  • Patent number: 8390862
    Abstract: A document data producing part produces document data in which first meta data is embedded based on a document template and a data source; a printing part prints the document data in a paper document; a scanning part obtains a scanned image from scanning the paper document after predetermined processing is carried out thereon after the printing, and obtains various sorts of information provided at the time of the scanning as second meta data; and a processing part carries out predetermined processing according to the paper document with reference to the document template, based on the first meta data obtained decoded from the scanned image and the second meta data obtained at the time of scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoichiro Matsuno