Patents by Inventor Yoshihide Kohtani

Yoshihide Kohtani 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).

  • Image output system having image log recording function, and log recording method in image output system
    Patent number: 8040544
    Abstract: An image output system includes input section for inputting an image or data, instruction acceptance section for accepting an instruction of outputting the input image or an image generated from the input data, image output section for outputting the instructed image, and log-recording section for recording an image log, including at least the image to be output and the result information of an output process for the image to be output, irrespective of whether or not the output of the instructed image has been completed successfully.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsunori Murakami, Yoshihide Kohtani, Ichiro Yamashita
  • History control apparatus
    Patent number: 7844138
    Abstract: A history management apparatus includes: a detection unit that detects a character or a word included in image data which is processed in an image processing apparatus; and a storage unit that stores information to specify a detection position of the detected character or word in the image data and the image data in association with each other. The stored information is provided to an image data searching process using the character or the word and the detecting position as search conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihide Kohtani, Ayumi Segi
  • History control apparatus
    Publication number: 20070140568
    Abstract: A history management apparatus includes: a detection unit that detects a character or a word included in image data which is processed in an image processing apparatus; and a storage unit that stores information to specify a detection position of the detected character or word in the image data and the image data in association with each other. The stored information is provided to an image data searching process using the character or the word and the detecting position as search conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihide Kohtani, Ayumi Segi
  • Image output system having image log recording function, and log recording method in image output system
    Publication number: 20060290975
    Abstract: An image output system includes input section for inputting an image or data, instruction acceptance section for accepting an instruction of outputting the input image or an image generated from the input data, image output section for outputting the instructed image, and log-recording section for recording an image log, including at least the image to be output and the result information of an output process for the image to be output, irrespective of whether or not the output of the instructed image has been completed successfully.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Tetsunori Murakami, Yoshihide Kohtani, Ichiro Yamashita