Patents by Inventor Yu Tomioka

Yu Tomioka 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: 11782652
    Abstract: The present invention offers a system including a transmission unit configured to transmit, based on a reception of predetermined information, first notification information for causing an audio control device to audibly notify a user of a first message related to a printing apparatus, and second notification information for causing a terminal device outside the audio control device and outside the printing apparatus to notify, through a notification screen, the user of a second message related to the printing apparatus and including a message not included in the first message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Patent number: 11729320
    Abstract: A system includes an image processing apparatus configured to perform image reading processing and a management server. The image processing apparatus includes a unit configured to acquire data created by the image reading processing while a user logs in to a registration server communicable with the management server, and a unit configured to transmit the acquired data, wherein the management server includes a unit configured to receive the transmitted data and a unit configured to transmit the received data, and wherein the transmitted data is stored in a storage server communicable with the registration server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20230119508
    Abstract: A predetermined server provides a performance unit configured to perform, in a case where a print job for push printing is transmitted from the terminal apparatus, push printing processing to cause the printing apparatus to perform the push printing based on the print job for the push printing and a setting detail of a print setting for the push printing, without a user operation on the printing apparatus after the print job for the push printing is transmitted from the terminal apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Patent number: 11588944
    Abstract: Provided is an acquisition unit configured to, in a case where a predetermined function is newly added as a function related to a communication apparatus and of which execution is instructed with a voice input to a voice control device, after an input from the user who permits the execution of the at least one function is performed. The acquisition unit acquires information that is based on a predetermined voice input that indicates whether to permit the execution of the predetermined function and that has been received by voice from the user by the voice control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Patent number: 11582365
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an image processing apparatus capable of obtaining image data and a server-for-service connected with the image processing apparatus through a network. The server-for-service holds profile information, which defines processing executed on the image data uploaded from the image processing apparatus, in association with authorization information on a user. Thereafter, the server-for-service executes the processing in accordance with the profile information on the image data in response to a request from a terminal device or the image processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakazu Nomoto, Yu Tomioka
  • Patent number: 11546344
    Abstract: An ID is managed, and access information including the ID is displayed on a first web browser. Thereafter, in response to reception of an access request by use of the access information from a second web browser, the predetermined web page is displayed on the second web browser, based on the ID included in the access request. Then, in response to completion of predetermined processing which is performed based on the predetermined web page, a first web page is displayed. In a case where display of a second web page, which is provided by a predetermined server, is requested by the user on the first web browser of the apparatus, the first web browser is controlled to perform a display for prompting an access to the predetermined server from another apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20220350547
    Abstract: The present invention offers a system including a transmission unit configured to transmit, based on a reception of predetermined information, first notification information for causing an audio control device to audibly notify a user of a first message related to a printing apparatus, and second notification information for causing a terminal device outside the audio control device and outside the printing apparatus to notify, through a notification screen, the user of a second message related to the printing apparatus and including a message not included in the first message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Patent number: 11422753
    Abstract: The present invention offers a system including a transmission unit configured to transmit, based on a reception of predetermined information, first notification information for causing an audio control device to audibly notify a user of a first message related to a printing apparatus, and second notification information for causing a terminal device outside the audio control device and outside the printing apparatus to notify, through a notification screen, the user of a second message related to the printing apparatus and including a message not included in the first message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20220159145
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an image processing apparatus capable of obtaining image data and a server-for-service connected with the image processing apparatus through a network. The server-for-service holds profile information, which defines processing executed on the image data uploaded from the image processing apparatus, in association with authorization information on a user. Thereafter, the server-for-service executes the processing in accordance with the profile information on the image data in response to a request from a terminal device or the image processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Masakazu Nomoto, Yu Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20220070310
    Abstract: A system includes an image processing apparatus configured to perform image reading processing and a management server. The image processing apparatus includes a unit configured to acquire data created by the image reading processing while a user logs in to a registration server communicable with the management server, and a unit configured to transmit the acquired data, wherein the management server includes a unit configured to receive the transmitted data and a unit configured to transmit the received data, and wherein the transmitted data is stored in a storage server communicable with the registration server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Patent number: 11226779
    Abstract: A relay apparatus transmits information corresponding to a registered photograph to the print management apparatus based on an event being specified when the first option is selected, wherein the event that is specified is registration of the photograph in the Web service, and transmits an instruction to print the game contents to the print management apparatus when the second option is selected and a speech instruction in a predetermined phrase spoken toward the speech recognition terminal is specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Yamada, Yu Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20220006911
    Abstract: Provided is an acquisition unit configured to, in a case where a predetermined function is newly added as a function related to a communication apparatus and of which execution is instructed with a voice input to a voice control device, after an input from the user who permits the execution of the at least one function is performed. The acquisition unit acquires information that is based on a predetermined voice input that indicates whether to permit the execution of the predetermined function and that has been received by voice from the user by the voice control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Patent number: 11163526
    Abstract: A printing system includes a server system to receive instruction data based on a voice instruction accepted by a voice control device and transmit message data, and a printing apparatus that communicates with the server system. The voice control device outputs, in a case where the message data for narrowing down content to be printed is transmitted, a message by voice based on the transmitted message data and accepts a voice instruction related to a content of the first content type, the server system specifies content data of the first content type based on instruction data received in a case where the voice instruction related to the content of the first content type is accepted, and the printing apparatus executes printing based on print data generated based on the specified content data of the first content type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20210311674
    Abstract: The present invention offers a system including a transmission unit configured to transmit, based on a reception of predetermined information, first notification information for causing an audio control device to audibly notify a user of a first message related to a printing apparatus, and second notification information for causing a terminal device outside the audio control device and outside the printing apparatus to notify, through a notification screen, the user of a second message related to the printing apparatus and including a message not included in the first message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Patent number: 11061627
    Abstract: The present invention offers a system including a transmission unit configured to transmit, based on a reception of predetermined information, first notification information for causing an audio control device to audibly notify a user of a first message related to a printing apparatus, and second notification information for causing a terminal device outside the audio control device and outside the printing apparatus to notify, through a notification screen, the user of a second message related to the printing apparatus and including a message not included in the first message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20210026596
    Abstract: If print target content data cannot be specified based on instruction data, a transmission unit of at least one server transmits message data to inquire about a content setting item, and if the print target content data can be specified based on the instruction data, the transmission unit transmits message data to inquire about a print setting item. A voice control device outputs a message by voice based on the transmitted message data. A specifying unit of the at least one server specifies the content data based on a voice instruction accepted by the voice control device after the message is output by voice, and a printing apparatus executes printing based on print data generated based on the specified content data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20200404004
    Abstract: An ID is managed, and access information including the ID is displayed on a first web browser. Thereafter, in response to reception of an access request by use of the access information from a second web browser, the predetermined web page is displayed on the second web browser, based on the ID included in the access request. Then, in response to completion of predetermined processing which is performed based on the predetermined web page, a first web page is displayed. In a case where display of a second web page, which is provided by a predetermined server, is requested by the user on the first web browser of the apparatus, the first web browser is controlled to perform a display for prompting an access to the predetermined server from another apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Patent number: 10838693
    Abstract: A printing system includes a server system that receives instruction data based on a voice instruction concerning printing accepted by a voice control device, transmits message data based on the received instruction data, and specifies content data. If the instruction data includes information indicating a first content type, message data to inquire about a content setting item is transmitted, and if the instruction data includes information indicating a second content type different from the first content type, the message data to inquire about the content setting item is not transmitted. The content data of the first content type is specified based on instruction data received in a case where the voice instruction concerning the content setting item of the first content type is accepted, and the printing apparatus executes printing based on print data generated based on the specified content data of the first content type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Patent number: 10838674
    Abstract: The present invention offers a server system including a transmission unit configured to, based on error information acquired, transmitting audio notification information for causing an audio control device to audibly notify a user of information about an error occurring in a communication apparatus. Control is performed such that, in a case where a plurality of errors is occurring in the communication apparatus, based on the audio notification information transmitted, information about a first error from among the plurality of errors is audibly notified to the user by the audio control device, and information about a second error different from the first error from among the plurality of errors is not audibly notified to the user by the audio control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20200356319
    Abstract: The present invention offers a system including a transmission unit configured to transmit, based on a reception of predetermined information, first notification information for causing an audio control device to audibly notify a user of a first message related to a printing apparatus, and second notification information for causing a terminal device outside the audio control device and outside the printing apparatus to notify, through a notification screen, the user of a second message related to the printing apparatus and including a message not included in the first message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Yu Tomioka