Patents by Inventor Yoko Ishii

Yoko Ishii 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).

  • Publication number: 20180041664
    Abstract: A color adjustment determination method is provided that includes forming a color adjustment image on a recording medium by moving a plurality of heads including a plurality of nozzles relative to the recording medium in a relative moving direction and ejecting liquid from the plurality of heads that are arranged in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the relative moving direction, acquiring colorimetric values of a plurality of portions of the color adjustment image formed by the plurality of heads that are arranged at different positions in the orthogonal direction, calculating a color difference between at least two portions of the plurality of portions of the color adjustment image based on the colorimetric values of the plurality of portions, and determining whether at least one of the plurality of heads that have ejected the liquid requires adjustment based on the calculated color difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohsuke KONISHI, Yoko ISHII
  • Publication number: 20170173974
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit to form an image on a recording medium by discharging liquid droplets onto the medium; and a media heater to heat the medium by contacting a rear surface of the medium opposite a surface of the medium on which the image is formed, in which the media heater includes a contact member with a contact surface having a predetermined curvature that the medium contacts, the contact member is a roller member, and the medium closely contacts the contact surface of the contact member across an entire width of the medium in a direction perpendicular to the media conveyance direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki HOSHINO, Kenji SATO, Hirokazu IKENOUE, Satoshi KITAOKA, Hideaki NISHIMURA, Yoko ISHII
  • Patent number: 9616681
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit to form an image on a recording medium by discharging liquid droplets onto the medium; and a media heater to heat the medium by contacting a rear surface of the medium opposite a surface of the medium on which the image is formed, in which the media heater includes a contact member with a contact surface having a predetermined curvature that the medium contacts, the contact member is a roller member, and the medium closely contacts the contact surface of the contact member across an entire width of the medium in a direction perpendicular to the media conveyance direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Hoshino, Kenji Sato, Hirokazu Ikenoue, Satoshi Kitaoka, Hideaki Nishimura, Yoko Ishii
  • Patent number: 9589215
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of properly reproducing, even when a setting operation is interrupted by a cause unintended by a user, settings desired by the user, and thereby improving the user-friendliness. In a case where a cause of interruption of a job setting operation is generated at a timing other than a predetermined timing, information on the displayed screen and information on the job settings are stored. When the cause of interruption has been removed, the stored screen information and information on job settings are read out, and the interrupted state of the job setting operation is reproduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoko Ishii
  • Patent number: 9374489
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus equipped with a customization function and a resume function, which is capable of enabling a user to select one of these functions and thereby displaying an initial display screen intended by the user. A user is prompted to make a selection as to whether to display a user-customized screen or to display a screen displayed at logout time, as an initial screen to be displayed after start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus. The display of the initial screen after the start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus is controlled based on the selection made by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoko Ishii
  • Patent number: 9116651
    Abstract: An information transmission apparatus receives information indicating a display language type of a web page to be displayed on a web browser included in an information processing apparatus, and determines whether a display language type of a screen displayed on a display unit included in the information transmission apparatus matches the display language type indicated by the received information. If the display languages do not match, the information transmission apparatus changes the display language of the screen displayed on the display unit to the display language indicated by the received information, generates a web page including image data indicating a screen of a changed display language type, and transmits the generated web page to the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoko Ishii
  • Publication number: 20150168906
    Abstract: An image forming system includes sheet detection sensors to detect a jam of a sheet material, which are provided along a conveyance path for conveying the sheet material. The image forming system includes a printing apparatus, a large capacity stacker, a glue binding apparatus, and a saddle stitch binding apparatus, each having a cover. When being in an open state, each cover allows a user operation in the apparatus. Corresponding to each cover, an open/close detection sensor is provided to detect opening and closing of the corresponding cover. When a jam has been detected, the image forming system displays the apparatus including the sheet detection sensor that has detected the jam. When the open/close detection sensor corresponding to the cover of the apparatus detects the open state of the cover, the image forming system displays a moving image presenting a procedure for clearing the jam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Yoko Ishii
  • Publication number: 20150092235
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus equipped with a customization function and a resume function, which is capable of enabling a user to select one of these functions and thereby displaying an initial display screen intended by the user. A user is prompted to make a selection as to whether to display a user-customized screen or to display a screen displayed at logout time, as an initial screen to be displayed after start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus. The display of the initial screen after the start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus is controlled based on the selection made by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventor: Yoko Ishii
  • Publication number: 20150062644
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of properly reproducing, even when a setting operation is interrupted by a cause unintended by a user, settings desired by the user, and thereby improving the user-friendliness. In a case where a cause of interruption of a job setting operation is generated at a timing other than a predetermined timing, information on the displayed screen and information on the job settings are stored. When the cause of interruption has been removed, the stored screen information and information on job settings are read out, and the interrupted state of the job setting operation is reproduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Yoko Ishii
  • Patent number: 8902447
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that is capable of displaying a user's operating procedure to a user appropriately. A first acquisition unit acquires, when a detection unit detects an error, operating procedure data that shows a user's operation required to release the errors and an operating position at which the user's operation is performed corresponding to the detected error. A second acquisition unit acquires, when a user position differs from the operating position acquired by the first acquisition unit, applicable movement data that urges a user to move to the operating position from the user position. A display unit displays, when the second acquisition unit acquires the movement data, the operating procedure data acquired by the first acquisition unit after displaying the movement data, and displays, when the second acquisition unit does not acquire the movement data, the operating procedure data acquired by the first acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoko Ishii
  • Publication number: 20140146342
    Abstract: When an event requiring maintenance in an apparatus has been detected, moving image reproducing, for starting reproducing of a moving image indicating a procedure of maintenance in response to a user instruction and reproducing, is executed. Then, when it is determined that the procedure indicated by the moving image is executed, reproducing of a moving image indicating a procedure for clearing the event is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventors: Yoko Ishii, Yoshiro Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20120287457
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that is capable of displaying a user's operating procedure to a user appropriately. A first acquisition unit acquires, when a detection unit detects an error, operating procedure data that shows a user's operation required to release the errors and an operating position at which the user's operation is performed corresponding to the detected error. A second acquisition unit acquires, when a user position differs from the operating position acquired by the first acquisition unit, applicable movement data that urges a user to move to the operating position from the user position. A display unit displays, when the second acquisition unit acquires the movement data, the operating procedure data acquired by the first acquisition unit after displaying the movement data, and displays, when the second acquisition unit does not acquire the movement data, the operating procedure data acquired by the first acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoko ISHII
  • Publication number: 20110302512
    Abstract: An information transmission apparatus receives information indicating a display language type of a web page to be displayed on a web browser included in an information processing apparatus, and determines whether a display language type of a screen displayed on a display unit included in the information transmission apparatus matches the display language type indicated by the received information. If the display languages do not match, the information transmission apparatus changes the display language of the screen displayed on the display unit to the display language indicated by the received information, generates a web page including image data indicating a screen of a changed display language type, and transmits the generated web page to the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoko Ishii
  • Patent number: 7863235
    Abstract: The invention provides an activation method of ?-amylase. ?-Amylase or particles containing the same are contacted with an oxidizing agent or particles containing the same. After contacting, the activated ?-amylase can be separated from the oxidizing agent. After contacting, ?-amylase and the oxidizing agent can be incorporated in the form of a mixture into a detergent base to give a detergent composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Yoko Ishii, Masafumi Nomura, Shitsuu Shikata
  • Publication number: 20060154845
    Abstract: The invention provides an activation method of ?-amylase. ?-Amylase or particles containing the same are contacted with an oxidizing agent or particles containing the same. After contacting, the activated ?-amylase can be separated from the oxidizing agent. After contacting, ?-amylase and the oxidizing agent can be incorporated in the form of a mixture into a detergent base to give a detergent composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Yoko Ishii, Masafumi Nomura, Shitsuu Shikata