Patents by Inventor Yusuke Mikoshiba

Yusuke Mikoshiba 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: 20240124995
    Abstract: An electrochemical reaction device in an embodiment includes: an electrochemical reaction cell including a first accommodation part for accommodating carbon dioxide, a second accommodation part for accommodating an electrolytic solution containing water, or water vapor, a diaphragm provided between the first accommodation part and the second accommodation part, a reduction electrode arranged in the first accommodation part, and an oxidation electrode arranged in the second accommodation part, a detection unit detecting a reaction amount in the electrochemical reaction cell; a regulation unit regulating an amount of the carbon dioxide to be supplied to the first accommodation part, and a control unit controlling the regulation unit based on a detection signal of the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryota KITAGAWA, Yusuke KOFUJI, Asahi MOTOSHIGE, Masakazu YAMAGIWA, Jun TAMURA, Yuki KUDO, Akihiko ONO, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
  • Publication number: 20240117515
    Abstract: An electrolytic device includes: an electrolysis cell including: an anode; a cathode; a first flow path plate facing on the anode, the first flow path plate having a first recess defining an anode flow path through which a first liquid flows; a second flow path plate facing on the cathode, the second flow path plate having a second recess defining a cathode flow path through which a first gas flows; and a separator provided between the anode and the cathode. The second flow path plate has an uneven surface on an inner surface of the second recess. An arithmetic mean roughness of the uneven surface is 0.03 ?m or more and 50 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akihiko ONO, Yusuke KOFUJI, Yuki KUDO, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA, Ryota KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20240091736
    Abstract: A sequestration system includes: an electrolysis part having an electrolysis cell having an anode, a cathode, an anode flow path facing on the anode, and a cathode flow path facing on the cathode; and a reaction part configured to switch a first operation and a second operation, the first operation including producing solid carbon using a catalyst from a first raw material containing a first fluid to be introduced from the cathode flow path, and the second operation including performing a reaction of a second raw material containing a second fluid to be introduced from the anode flow path and solid carbon to be deposited on the catalyst to remove at least a part of the deposited solid carbon from the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryota KITAGAWA, Naoya FUJIWARA, Yusuke KOFUJI, Akihiko ONO, Satoshi MIKOSHIBA
  • Patent number: 11769494
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is connected to a voice processing server that analyzes text data transmitted from a voice input/output apparatus that converts an instruction by an utterance of a user to the text data and outputs the text data, and outputs an instruction obtained by analysis and utterance language information indicating a language of the utterance, and the information processing apparatus includes: a communicator that communicates with the voice processing server; a destination searcher that determines on the basis of the utterance language information whether to include a space character in a target of the search, and searches for a name indicated in a search character string from a destination list on the basis of a result of the determination; and a hardware processor that performs control to transmit a search result of a destination by the destination searcher to the voice processing server via the communicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Yusuke Mikoshiba
  • Patent number: 11729322
    Abstract: A voice operation system includes: an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording material; a server that accepts voice information related to an operation on the image forming apparatus, and gives an operation instruction to the image forming apparatus; and a voice input/output device that converts an input voice into voice information, sends the voice information to the server, receives voice information as a response to the voice information related to the operation on the image forming apparatus, and emits a sound of the voice information, wherein the server has a hardware processor that stores information on a part of a function or configuration of the image forming apparatus, and the server determines executability of an operation associated with voice information transmitted from the voice input/output device, and causes the image forming apparatus to execute determination of executability of an operation that is not determinable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takeo Katsuda, Yusuke Mikoshiba
  • Patent number: 11477335
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a hardware processor that: executes processing corresponding to an instruction input via an external device; sends a first notification to the external device according to a completion of execution of the processing; and upon estimating that the execution of the processing is not completed before a timeout time, sends a second notification different from the first notification to the external device. The external device sets the timeout time for the first notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeo Katsuda, Yusuke Mikoshiba
  • Patent number: 11425271
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to suppress occurrence of a combination inhibition error when an instruction of changing setting values of a plurality of setting items is given by a voice operation. An image processing device according to one aspect of the present invention has: an instruction receiving unit receiving a change instruction by a voice operation, for set setting values of a plurality of setting items; a setting order control unit, in the case where combination inhibition occurs by changing the set setting values of the plurality of setting items in a setting order based on the change instruction, changing the setting order of changing the set setting values to a setting order in which the combination inhibition does not occur; and a setting changing unit changing the set setting values of the plurality of setting items in the changed setting order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Yusuke Mikoshiba
  • Publication number: 20220174162
    Abstract: A voice operation system includes: an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording material; a server that accepts voice information related to an operation on the image forming apparatus, and gives an operation instruction to the image forming apparatus; and a voice input/output device that converts an input voice into voice information, sends the voice information to the server, receives voice information as a response to the voice information related to the operation on the image forming apparatus, and emits a sound of the voice information, wherein the server has a hardware processor that stores information on a part of a function or configuration of the image forming apparatus, and the server determines executability of an operation associated with voice information transmitted from the voice input/output device, and causes the image forming apparatus to execute determination of executability of an operation that is not determinable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takeo KATSUDA, Yusuke MIKOSHIBA
  • Patent number: 11283944
    Abstract: A voice operation system includes: an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording material; a server that accepts voice information related to an operation on the image forming apparatus, and gives an operation instruction to the image forming apparatus; and a voice input/output device that converts an input voice into voice information, sends the voice information to the server, receives voice information as a response to the voice information related to the operation on the image forming apparatus, and emits a sound of the voice information, wherein the server has a hardware processor that stores information on a part of a function or configuration of the image forming apparatus, and the server determines executability of an operation associated with voice information transmitted from the voice input/output device, and causes the image forming apparatus to execute determination of executability of an operation that is not determinable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA INC.
    Inventors: Takeo Katsuda, Yusuke Mikoshiba
  • Publication number: 20210409562
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a hardware processor that: executes processing corresponding to an instruction input via an external device; sends a first notification to the external device according to a completion of execution of the processing; and upon estimating that the execution of the processing is not completed before a timeout time, sends a second notification different from the first notification to the external device. The external device sets the timeout time for the first notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeo Katsuda, Yusuke Mikoshiba
  • Publication number: 20210382883
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a communicator that receives a search instruction for a term generated based on an instruction uttered by a user; and a search executor that performs search targeting each piece of information associated with a plurality of attributes in information management data in which the plurality of attributes is associated with information related to the term by using the term contained in the search instruction received by the communicator as a keyword, and outputs a search result to the communicator and/or a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Shimpei ITAYA, Yusuke MIKOSHIBA
  • Publication number: 20210358485
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is connected to a voice processing server that analyzes text data transmitted from a voice input/output apparatus that converts an instruction by an utterance of a user to the text data and outputs the text data, and outputs an instruction obtained by analysis and utterance language information indicating a language of the utterance, and the information processing apparatus includes: a communicator that communicates with the voice processing server; a destination searcher that determines on the basis of the utterance language information whether to include a space character in a target of the search, and searches for a name indicated in a search character string from a destination list on the basis of a result of the determination; and a hardware processor that performs control to transmit a search result of a destination by the destination searcher to the voice processing server via the communicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Yusuke MIKOSHIBA
  • Publication number: 20210092254
    Abstract: An address search system includes: a hardware processor that receives, as text information including a logogram, address information as a voice recognition result transmitted from a server or a device that recognizes a voice, converts the received text information of the logogram into text information of a character of reading, also converts the converted text information of the character of reading into a plurality of pieces of text information including the logogram again, and searches for a registered address using the plurality of pieces of text information including the logogram; and a presenter that presents the address searched by the hardware processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: SHIMPEI ITAYA, YUSUKE MIKOSHIBA
  • Publication number: 20210092242
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to suppress occurrence of a combination inhibition error when an instruction of changing setting values of a plurality of setting items is given by a voice operation. An image processing device according to one aspect of the present invention has: an instruction receiving unit receiving a change instruction by a voice operation, for set setting values of a plurality of setting items; a setting order control unit, in the case where combination inhibition occurs by changing the set setting values of the plurality of setting items in a setting order based on the change instruction, changing the setting order of changing the set setting values to a setting order in which the combination inhibition does not occur; and a setting changing unit changing the set setting values of the plurality of setting items in the changed setting order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Yusuke MIKOSHIBA
  • Publication number: 20210092243
    Abstract: A voice operation system includes: an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording material; a server that accepts voice information related to an operation on the image forming apparatus, and gives an operation instruction to the image forming apparatus; and a voice input/output device that converts an input voice into voice information, sends the voice information to the server, receives voice information as a response to the voice information related to the operation on the image forming apparatus, and emits a sound of the voice information, wherein the server has a hardware processor that stores information on a part of a function or configuration of the image forming apparatus, and the server determines executability of an operation associated with voice information transmitted from the voice input/output device, and causes the image forming apparatus to execute determination of executability of an operation that is not determinable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Takeo KATSUDA, Yusuke MIKOSHIBA
  • Publication number: 20190324696
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of trays in which sheets are set; a printer; and a hardware processor that determines a first tray, which is one tray of the plurality of trays, in preference to a second tray, which is another tray of the plurality of trays, among the plurality of trays as a feed source tray feeding the sheets to the printer in a state where first sheets of which types are determined are set in the first tray as the sheets, second sheets of which types are not determined are set in the second tray as the sheets, and both the first and second sheets are capable of satisfying a condition allowing an image to be printed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Matsuda, Yusuke Mikoshiba, Tatsunori Okada, Yoshikazu Takesada, Yuji Kawamura