Patents by Inventor Yuko Kimoto

Yuko Kimoto 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: 7913168
    Abstract: There is provided a technique to contribute to an improvement in convenience of a setting screen for performing setting for a function capable of being executed by an image processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Hoshino, Yuko Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20110007335
    Abstract: A draft size detecting function detects a size and a setting direction of a draft set in a scanner which reads an image of the draft, a display unit displays, in a selectable state, an icon corresponding to the draft setting direction detected by the draft size detecting function, and displays, in a non-selectable state, an icon which does not correspond to the draft setting direction detected by the detecting function among a plurality of icons to designate a direction of the image in the draft, and the image direction corresponding to the selected icon is set as the direction of the image in the draft, in a case where the specific icon is selected from the selectable icons displayed in the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko KIMOTO, Naoki HOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20100253959
    Abstract: There is displayed, in a display section, a photocopy processing setting screen having a setting information display area to display information indicating various setting particulars of photocopy processing, a button display area to display various icons indicating the setting particulars of the photocopy processing, and a graphic to associate each setting particular displayed in the setting information display area with each icon to set the setting particular displayed in the setting information display area among the icons displayed in the button display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuko KIMOTO, Naoki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 7782497
    Abstract: A draft size detecting function detects a size and a setting direction of a draft set in a scanner which reads an image of the draft, a display unit displays, in a selectable state, an icon corresponding to the draft setting direction detected by the draft size detecting function, and displays, in a non-selectable state, an icon which does not correspond to the draft setting direction detected by the detecting function among a plurality of icons to designate a direction of the image in the draft, and the image direction corresponding to the selected icon is set as the direction of the image in the draft, in a case where the specific icon is selected from the selectable icons displayed in the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuko Kimoto, Naoki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 7747185
    Abstract: There is displayed, in a display section, a photocopy processing setting screen having a setting information display area to display information indicating various setting particulars of photocopy processing, a button display area to display various icons indicating the setting particulars of the photocopy processing, and a graphic to associate each setting particular displayed in the setting information display area with each icon to set the setting particular displayed in the setting information display area among the icons displayed in the button display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuko Kimoto, Naoki Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20100023856
    Abstract: In a case where a display unit displays a setting screen having a first display area to display a draft graphical image in accordance with draft setting and a second display area to display a finished graphical image in accordance with sheet setting, and a user designates a position to be stapled, a staple region mark is superimposed and displayed on a region corresponding to the position to be stapled in the draft graphical image in accordance with the draft setting, and a staple position mark is superimposed and displayed on a position corresponding to the position to be stapled in the finished graphical image in accordance with the sheet setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Hoshino, Yuko Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20090257772
    Abstract: In a case where a display unit displays a setting screen having a first display area to display a draft graphical image in accordance with draft setting and a second display area to display a finished graphical image in accordance with sheet setting, and a user designates a position to be stapled, a staple region mark is superimposed and displayed on a region corresponding to the position to be stapled in the draft graphical image in accordance with the draft setting, and a staple position mark is superimposed and displayed on a position corresponding to the position to be stapled in the finished graphical image in accordance with the sheet setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Hoshino, Yuko Kimoto
  • Patent number: 7546055
    Abstract: An operation device displays, in a display unit, an input screen to input setting information on an insertion sheet designated by a user, and sets the insertion sheet based on contents input in the input screen of an insertion sheet setting displayed in the display unit, in a case where a specific sheet designated by the user is set to be inserted as the insertion sheet in a mode to print a plurality of pages of images onto a plurality of sheets, and the operation device further displays, in the display unit, a check screen which displays set contents of the insertion sheet set by a setting unit, in a case where the input of the setting information on the insertion sheet by the user ends in the input screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Hoshino, Yuko Kimoto
  • Patent number: 7539433
    Abstract: In a case where a display unit displays a setting screen having a first display area to display a draft graphical image in accordance with draft setting and a second display area to display a finished graphical image in accordance with sheet setting, and a user designates a position to be stapled, a staple region mark is superimposed and displayed on a region corresponding to the position to be stapled in the draft graphical image in accordance with the draft setting, and a staple position mark is superimposed and displayed on a position corresponding to the position to be stapled in the finished graphical image in accordance with the sheet setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Hoshino, Yuko Kimoto
  • Patent number: 7532837
    Abstract: In a display unit, a setting check key for checking present set contents is displayed together with a setting screen such as a basic screen for performing various basic settings. In a case where a user indicates a setting check key displayed in the setting screen, the display unit displays a template registration key for registering the present set contents as a template together with a setting check screen displaying the present set contents. In a case where the template registration key is indicated, processing is executed to register the present set contents as the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuko Kimoto, Naoki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 7512354
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus sets photocopy processing based on setting information designated with an operation unit by a user in a state in which a setting screen of the photocopy processing is displayed in a display unit. Every time set contents of the photocopy processing are changed, a sheet state image indicating a sheet state and a printed image area image indicating an image to be printed are set based on the set contents. Furthermore, a finished graphical image is set in which the sheet state image is superimposed on the printed image area image on the basis of a printing start position of the image to be printed with respect to the sheet. The finished graphical image set in this manner is displayed in a special display area of the setting screen of the photocopy processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Hoshino, Yuko Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20080291485
    Abstract: To provide a technique that can contribute to improvement of operability in performing management of setting contents in a driver apparatus that causes an image processing apparatus to execute plural functions executable in the image processing apparatus on the basis of setting contents registered for respective functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko Kimoto, Naoki Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20080292329
    Abstract: To provide a technique that improves, when image processing is applied to a special sheet for which an arrangement method needs to be taken into account, operability of arrangement operation for the special sheet to be printed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko Kimoto, Naoki Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20080291484
    Abstract: To provide a technique that can improve visibility of the registered setting contents and contribute to improvement of operability in a driver apparatus that causes an image processing apparatus to execute plural functions executable in the image processing apparatus on the basis of setting contents registered for respective functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Hoshino, Yuko Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20080294983
    Abstract: There is provided a technique to contribute to an improvement in convenience of a setting screen for performing setting for a function capable of being executed by an image processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Hoshino, Yuko Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20080295116
    Abstract: A technique is provided that contributes to improvement in convenience of a setting screen for carrying out setting for a function executable in an image processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Hoshino, Yuko Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20080291474
    Abstract: A print setting apparatus that carries out print setting for an image processing apparatus, includes: a paper display unit configured to display predetermined paper information related to a paper that can be used, as a list; a printed matter display unit configured to display a printed matter, as a page list; a selected paper information acquiring unit configured to acquire selected paper information showing which paper information is selected, of the paper information displayed as a list; an insertion position information acquiring unit configured to acquire insertion position information showing which page position a paper should be inserted to, of the pages displayed as a list; and an insertion state reflecting unit configured to reflect the selected paper information in the page list displayed by the printed matter display unit, in a form that the selected paper information is inserted in the insertion position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Hoshino, Yuko Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20080295115
    Abstract: To provide a technique that can contribute to a reduction in a burden of work on a user in an image processing system in which a driver apparatus gives a command for execution of processing to an image processing apparatus and causes the image processing apparatus to execute desired processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko Kimoto, Naoki Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20070212098
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus sets photocopy processing based on setting information designated with an operation unit by a user in a state in which a setting screen of the photocopy processing is displayed in a display unit. Every time set contents of the photocopy processing are changed, a sheet state image indicating a sheet state and a printed image area image indicating an image to be printed are set based on the set contents. Furthermore, a finished graphical image is set in which the sheet state image is superimposed on the printed image area image on the basis of a printing start position of the image to be printed with respect to the sheet. The finished graphical image set in this manner is displayed in a special display area of the setting screen of the photocopy processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Hoshino, Yuko Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20070211264
    Abstract: An operation device for use in a photocopier displays a draft setting key for setting a direction of an image in a draft in a basic screen displayed in a display unit which can display an icon selectable by an operation unit, further displays the draft setting key in a second setting screen for performing set processing in response to an indicated key, in a case where any of the keys displayed in the basic screen is indicated, and displays, in the display unit, a draft image direction setting screen for setting the direction of the image in the draft, in a case where the draft setting key is indicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Hoshino, Yuko Kimoto