Patents by Inventor Yuuto WATANABE

Yuuto WATANABE 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: 11917113
    Abstract: An image processing device and an amount-of-characteristic detecting method. The image processing apparatus includes a first image processing device to process an invisible image of an object, a second image processing device to process a visible image of the object, and a controller to control the first image processing device and the second image processing device. The first image processing device includes a first skew detector to detect a skew of the object from the invisible image of the object. The second image processing device includes a second skew detector to detect the skew from the visible image of the object, and circuitry to adjust the skew of the object based on a first result of skew detection performed by the first skew detector of the first image processing device or a second result of skew detection performed by the second skew detector of the second image processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yuuto Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230077567
    Abstract: An image processing device and an amount-of-characteristic detecting method. The image processing apparatus includes a first image processing device to process an invisible image of an object, a second image processing device to process a visible image of the object, and a controller to control the first image processing device and the second image processing device. The first image processing device includes a first skew detector to detect a skew of the object from the invisible image of the object. The second image processing device includes a second skew detector to detect the skew from the visible image of the object, and circuitry to adjust the skew of the object based on a first result of skew detection performed by the first skew detector of the first image processing device or a second result of skew detection performed by the second skew detector of the second image processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Yuuto WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10996904
    Abstract: A network control device includes first and second interfaces, a first memory, a packet converter, a first data transfer section, a filter, and a packet transmission controller. The converter converts a second type of packets of a second system in the memory into a first type of packets of a first system. The filter extracts a valid first type of packets from the first type of packets read from the memory by the transfer section. In an energy saving state, the controller generates and transmits a first type of packets for transmission of the first system to the first interface when the extracted valid first type of packets are of the first type of packets, and generates and transmits a second type of packets for transmission of the second system to the second interface when the extracted valid first type of packets are of the second type of packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yuuto Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210034308
    Abstract: A network control device includes first and second interfaces, a first memory, a packet converter, a first data transfer section, a filter, and a packet transmission controller. The converter converts a second type of packets of a second system in the memory into a first type of packets of a first system. The filter extracts a valid first type of packets from the first type of packets read from the memory by the transfer section. In an energy saving state, the controller generates and transmits a first type of packets for transmission of the first system to the first interface when the extracted valid first type of packets are of the first type of packets, and generates and transmits a second type of packets for transmission of the second system to the second interface when the extracted valid first type of packets are of the second type of packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Yuuto WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10630865
    Abstract: Control circuitry includes a converter and an arbitration unit. The converter is configured to convert a first signal based on a first communication standard to an internal second signal based on a second communication standard and output the internal second signal. The arbitration unit is configured to arbitrate between access of the internal second signal output from the converter and access of an external second signal, which is also based on the second communication standard, input from outside the control circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuuto Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20190387124
    Abstract: Control circuitry includes a converter and an arbitration unit. The converter is configured to convert a first signal based on a first communication standard to an internal second signal based on a second communication standard and output the internal second signal. The arbitration unit is configured to arbitrate between access of the internal second signal output from the converter and access of an external second signal, which is also based on the second communication standard, input from outside the control circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: YUUTO WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10430370
    Abstract: A data transfer device includes circuitry to: set information regarding a virtual channel of a counterpart device to which data are to be transferred from the data transfer device, switch between a first communication process and a second communication process according to the information regarding the virtual channel of the counterpart device, the first communication process causing the circuitry to transmit or receive the data using a single virtual channel, and the second communication process causing the circuitry to transmit or receive the data using multiple virtual channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuuto Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10270937
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an external memory interface to write image data to an image memory, and an inclination correction circuit. The inclination correction circuit generates coordinate information based on inclination information, detects, from the coordinate information, a minimum sub-scanning coordinate in each of divided areas of the image data, generates first read addresses for reading the divided areas of the image data from the image memory based on the minimum sub-scanning coordinate, reads the divided areas of the image data from the image memory based on the first read addresses, writes the divided areas of the image data to an internal memory, generates second read addresses for reading the divided areas of the image data from the internal memory based on the coordinate information, and reads the divided areas of the image data from the internal memory based on the second read addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomonori Tanaka, Naoki Ohta, Mitsutaka Iwasaki, Yuuto Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20190012290
    Abstract: A data transfer device includes circuitry to: set information regarding a virtual channel of a counterpart device to which data are to be transferred from the data transfer device, switch between a first communication process and a second communication process according to the information regarding the virtual channel of the counterpart device, the first communication process causing the circuitry to transmit or receive the data using a single virtual channel, and the second communication process causing the circuitry to transmit or receive the data using multiple virtual channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: Yuuto WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10148853
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a writing circuit to write image data to a first memory, a second memory with a capacity of lines, a coordinate generating circuit to generate coordinate information based on inclination information, a deviation calculating circuit to calculate a maximum deviation amount of the image data from the coordinate information, a division number calculating circuit to calculate a division number based on the number of the lines and the deviation amount, an address generating circuit to generate an address for reading each of divided areas of the image data from the first memory, a burst length calculating circuit to calculate a burst length based on the division number and a main scanning width of the image data, and a transferring circuit to read and burst-transfer the image data from the first memory to the second memory based on the address and the burst length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuto Watanabe, Tomonori Tanaka, Naoki Ohta, Mitsutaka Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 9900465
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a writing circuit to write image data to an image memory and detect a write line number, a coordinate generating circuit to generate coordinate information based on inclination information, detect a minimum sub-scanning coordinate in each of divided areas of the image data, and generate first read addresses for reading the divided areas from the image memory, a reading circuit to read the divided areas from the image memory and detect a read line number, a reading control circuit to bring the reading circuit into a standby state and cancel the standby state, and a memory control circuit to generate write addresses for writing the divided areas to a memory, sequentially write the read divided areas to the memory, generate second read addresses for reading the divided areas from the memory, and sequentially read the divided areas from the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Ohta, Tomonori Tanaka, Mitsutaka Iwasaki, Yuuto Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20170195518
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a writing circuit to write image data to a first memory, a second memory with a capacity of lines, a coordinate generating circuit to generate coordinate information based on inclination information, a deviation calculating circuit to calculate a maximum deviation amount of the image data from the coordinate information, a division number calculating circuit to calculate a division number based on the number of the lines and the deviation amount, an address generating circuit to generate an address for reading each of divided areas of the image data from the first memory, a burst length calculating circuit to calculate a burst length based on the division number and a main scanning width of the image data, and a transferring circuit to read and burst-transfer the image data from the first memory to the second memory based on the address and the burst length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuto WATANABE, Tomonori TANAKA, Naoki OHTA, Mitsutaka IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20170187917
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an external memory interface to write image data to an image memory, and an inclination correction circuit. The inclination correction circuit generates coordinate information based on inclination information, detects, from the coordinate information, a minimum sub-scanning coordinate in each of divided areas of the image data, generates first read addresses for reading the divided areas of the image data from the image memory based on the minimum sub-scanning coordinate, reads the divided areas of the image data from the image memory based on the first read addresses, writes the divided areas of the image data to an internal memory, generates second read addresses for reading the divided areas of the image data from the internal memory based on the coordinate information, and reads the divided areas of the image data from the internal memory based on the second read addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomonori TANAKA, Naoki OHTA, Mitsutaka IWASAKI, Yuuto WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20170187916
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a writing circuit to write image data to an image memory and detect a write line number, a coordinate generating circuit to generate coordinate information based on inclination information, detect a minimum sub-scanning coordinate in each of divided areas of the image data, and generate first read addresses for reading the divided areas from the image memory, a reading circuit to read the divided areas from the image memory and detect a read line number, a reading control circuit to bring the reading circuit into a standby state and cancel the standby state, and a memory control circuit to generate write addresses for writing the divided areas to a memory, sequentially write the read divided areas to the memory, generate second read addresses for reading the divided areas from the memory, and sequentially read the divided areas from the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki OHTA, Tomonori TANAKA, Mitsutaka IWASAKI, Yuuto WATANABE