Patents by Inventor Yuichi Ueno

Yuichi Ueno 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: 9933722
    Abstract: An image forming method is for forming an image using an electrostatic latent image that is formed by exposing a surface of an image bearer in accordance with an image pattern that includes a plurality of image areas in combination. Each of the plurality of image areas includes a plurality of pixels. A part of pixels to be exposed in each of the plurality of image areas is set as a non-exposure pixel group in accordance with a position of any one of the plurality of image areas in the image pattern. Pixels that are different from the non-exposure pixel group in each of the plurality of image areas are set as a high-output exposure pixel group that is exposed with an optical output value that is higher than a predetermined optical output value that is needed to expose the image area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroto Tachibana, Hiroyuki Suhara, Yuichi Ueno
  • Patent number: 9904691
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a creating unit that creates correspondence information that, based on reproduction history information representing a date and time of reproduction of content information and photographing history information representing a date and time of photographing of image information, associates the content information with the image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuhei Shimada, Manabu Ueda, Hiroyuki Hattori, Yuichi Ueno
  • Patent number: 9778592
    Abstract: An image forming method exposes a surface of an image bearer with light according to an image pattern including an image portion to form an electrostatic latent image, and includes: setting, among pixels constituting the image portion, at least a group of pixels existing at a boundary with respect to a non-image portion as a non-exposure pixel group, and at least a group of pixels existing at a boundary with respect to the non-exposure pixel group as a high power exposure pixel group; specifying, among the pixels constituting the image portion, a predetermined pixel as a target pixel, and a group of pixels existing at a boundary with respect to the non-image portion close to the target pixel as a boundary pixel group; and specifying a light power value of the target pixel based on image identification information acquired from the pixels constituting the image portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Suhara, Masato Iio, Hiroto Tachibana, Yuichi Ueno
  • Patent number: 9562774
    Abstract: A guidance device includes: a storing unit that stores information regarding content, a reproduction time of the content, and a providing range different from each content; a calculation unit that acquires a current position of a user and calculates a movement status; a selection unit that estimates, based on the movement status of the user calculated by the calculation unit, a position of the user at a time when the reproduction time of the content has passed, and selects from the storing unit content whose content providing range includes the estimated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuhei Shimada, Manabu Ueda, Yuichi Ueno
  • Publication number: 20160378016
    Abstract: An image forming method is for forming an image using an electrostatic latent image that is formed by exposing a surface of an image bearer in accordance with an image pattern that includes a plurality of image areas in combination. Each of the plurality of image areas includes a plurality of pixels. A part of pixels to be exposed in each of the plurality of image areas is set as a non-exposure pixel group in accordance with a position of any one of the plurality of image areas in the image pattern. Pixels that are different from the non-exposure pixel group in each of the plurality of image areas are set as a high-output exposure pixel group that is exposed with an optical output value that is higher than a predetermined optical output value that is needed to expose the image area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroto TACHIBANA, Hiroyuki SUHARA, Yuichi UENO
  • Publication number: 20160334729
    Abstract: An image forming method exposes a surface of an image bearer with light according to an image pattern including an image portion to form an electrostatic latent image, and includes: setting, among pixels constituting the image portion, at least a group of pixels existing at a boundary with respect to a non-image portion as a non-exposure pixel group, and at least a group of pixels existing at a boundary with respect to the non-exposure pixel group as a high power exposure pixel group; specifying, among the pixels constituting the image portion, a predetermined pixel as a target pixel, and a group of pixels existing at a boundary with respect to the non-image portion close to the target pixel as a boundary pixel group; and specifying a light power value of the target pixel based on image identification information acquired from the pixels constituting the image portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroyuki SUHARA, Masato IIO, Hiroto TACHIBANA, Yuichi UENO
  • Patent number: 9360341
    Abstract: A map preparation apparatus includes a position information acquisition section, an input information acquisition section, and a selection section. The position information acquisition section acquires position information of a user who is moving. The input information acquisition section acquires input information including a date and time when the user starts moving and a date and time when the user finishes moving. The selection section selects map information from preregistered map information on the basis of the position information acquired by the position information acquisition section and on the basis of the input information acquired by the input information acquisition section. The selected map information includes a route in a ratio equal to or larger than a predetermined ratio. The route is taken from the date and time when the user starts moving to the date and time when the user finishes moving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuhei Shimada, Manabu Ueda, Hiroyuki Hattori, Yuichi Ueno
  • Publication number: 20150293944
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a creating unit that creates correspondence information that, based on reproduction history information representing a date and time of reproduction of content information and photographing history information representing a date and time of photographing of image information, associates the content information with the image information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Yuhei SHIMADA, Manabu UEDA, Hiroyuki HATTORI, Yuichi UENO
  • Publication number: 20150192418
    Abstract: A guidance device includes: a storing unit that stores information regarding content, a reproduction time of the content, and a providing range different from each content; a calculation unit that acquires a current position of a user and calculates a movement status; a selection unit that estimates, based on the movement status of the user calculated by the calculation unit, a position of the user at a time when the reproduction time of the content has passed, and selects from the storing unit content whose content providing range includes the estimated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuhei SHIMADA, Manabu UEDA, Yuichi UENO
  • Patent number: 8914263
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquiring module, a model generating module and an analyzing module. The acquiring module acquires recording information corresponding to a target event from an event recording information storage device storing the recording information which includes a starting date and time of the target event, an ending date and time of the target event, and a place for an occurrence of the target event. The model generating module sets a date and time before or after a predetermined period since the starting date and time, sets a date and time before or after a predetermined period since the ending date and time, and generates a model including influence information. The analyzing module analyzes an influence of a first event and a second event. The second event is generated in the same place as the place in which the first event occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuhei Shimada, Manabu Ueda, Yuichi Ueno
  • Publication number: 20140309926
    Abstract: A map preparation apparatus includes a position information acquisition section, an input information acquisition section, and a selection section. The position information acquisition section acquires position information of a user who is moving. The input information acquisition section acquires input information including a date and time when the user starts moving and a date and time when the user finishes moving. The selection section selects map information from preregistered map information on the basis of the position information acquired by the position information acquisition section and on the basis of the input information acquired by the input information acquisition section. The selected map information includes a route in a ratio equal to or larger than a predetermined ratio. The route is taken from the date and time when the user starts moving to the date and time when the user finishes moving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuhei SHIMADA, Manabu UEDA, Hiroyuki HATTORI, Yuichi UENO
  • Patent number: 8738416
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a difference calculation module, an addition module, and an output module. The difference calculation module calculates a difference between a first information amount that is generated between a first person in charge and a second person in charge when a business that constitutes a business process is finished and a second information amount that is estimated to be generated between the first person in charge and the second person in charge when the business that constitutes the business process is finished. The addition module adds the differences calculated by the difference calculation module in a combination of the first person in the business process and the second person in the business process or in other business process related to the business process. The output module outputs the sum of the differences calculated by the addition module as risks of the business processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Ueno, Manabu Ueda, Yuhei Shimada
  • Publication number: 20120046926
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquiring module, a model generating module and an analyzing module. The acquiring module acquires recording information corresponding to a target event from an event recording information storage device storing the recording information which includes a starting date and time of the target event, an ending date and time of the target event, and a place for an occurrence of the target event. The model generating module sets a date and time before or after a predetermined period since the starting date and time, sets a date and time before or after a predetermined period since the ending date and time, and generates a model including influence information. The analyzing module analyzes an influence of a first event and a second event. The second event is generated in the same place as the place in which the first event occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuhei SHIMADA, Manabu UEDA, Yuichi UENO
  • Publication number: 20120041799
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a difference calculation module, an addition module, and an output module. The difference calculation module calculates a difference between a first information amount that is generated between a first person in charge and a second person in charge when a business that constitutes a business process is finished and a second information amount that is estimated to be generated between the first person in charge and the second person in charge when the business that constitutes the business process is finished. The addition module adds the differences calculated by the difference calculation module in a combination of the first person in the business process and the second person in the business process or in other business process related to the business process. The output module outputs the sum of the differences calculated by the addition module as risks of the business processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi UENO, Manabu UEDA, Yuhei SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20110173036
    Abstract: An environmental burden indicating apparatus includes a first history acquiring unit that acquires history of positional information which indicates position of at least one user, wherein the history of the positional information corresponds to first time information, and a second history acquiring unit that acquires history of environmental burden information which indicates the amount of burden against an environment produced in a facility where the at least one user is positioned, wherein the history of the environmental burden information corresponds to second time information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu UEDA, Yuichi UENO
  • Patent number: 7920160
    Abstract: There is provided an information terminal device in an electronic conference system, including a reception unit that receives information on a state of attendance of participants in a conference, who are present in a plurality of conference holding spaces; a disadvantageous degree calculation processor that calculates a disadvantageous degree indicating a degree of disadvantage which each participant has when participating in the conference, based on the received information; and a disadvantageous degree output processor that outputs the calculated disadvantageous degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eriko Tamaru, Motoyuki Takaai, Yuichi Ueno, Hitoshi Abe
  • Patent number: 7920159
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic conference system, including a display controller that arranges and displays a marker for specifying a display position on a display screen of a display apparatus which placed in a conference room, a unit that obtains information concerning the display position of each marker included in an image capturing range obtained by capturing an image of a portion of the display screen by a conference participant using an information terminal device and that specifies an image capturing region on the display screen based on the information concerning the display position of each marker that is obtained, and a unit that combines image data displayed on the display apparatus at the time of image capturing performed using the information terminal device having an image capturing function with display data, to be displayed in the image capturing region that is specified, to generate a screen image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Ueno, Motoyuki Takaai, Eriko Tamaru, Hitoshi Abe
  • Patent number: 7911495
    Abstract: An electronic conference support device has a cut screen information management section that stores information related to a cut screen object which forms a portion of a screen image displayed on a presenter-side display unit; a screen image generation processor that generates a screen image based on stored information related to a cut screen object designated from among cut screen objects contained in a screen image displayed on a participant-side display unit, by incorporating the designated cut screen object into image data to be newly displayed on the participant-side display unit; and an edit screen information storage unit that stores, in association with each other, information related to the generated screen image and information related to the cut screen object incorporated into the screen image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eriko Tamaru, Motoyuki Takaai, Yuichi Ueno, Hitoshi Abe
  • Patent number: 7859483
    Abstract: An electronic conference control device has a display controller that controls display of common screen images commonly displayed on display devices, local screen images displayed only on a connected one of the display devices, cut screen images generated by extracting a screen image portion contained in a closed space having a region designated by a user on a screen image displayed on the connected one of the display devices, and common cut screen images commonly displayed on the display devices on the connected one of the display devices, and a screen-dividing processor that, upon selection of one or multiple common cut screen images from among common cut screen images contained in a common screen image displayed on the screen and input of an instruction to start a local discussion at the site, to thereby manage the selected common cut screen image also as a local cut screen image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Ueno, Motoyuki Takaai, Eriko Tamaru, Hitoshi Abe
  • Patent number: 7685153
    Abstract: A personal connection network analysis apparatus includes: event history holding means for holding histories of events related to organization members; relation calculation means for extracting, from the event history holding means, histories of events common to both a first member of the organization members and second members of the organization members and calculating a relation between the second members based on the extracted histories of events; and network information holding means for holding the calculated relation as link information between nodes of a personal connection network unique to the first members, the nodes being respectively indicative of the second members in the personal connection network unique to the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Ito, Masakazu Fujimoto, Nobuhiro Yamasaki, Noriyuki Kurabayashi, Yuichi Ueno, Masamichi Takahashi, Keiichi Nemoto