Patents by Inventor Yuya AKIMOTO
Yuya AKIMOTO 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).
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Patent number: 11818492Abstract: A communication management apparatus for communicating with a communication terminal, including circuitry that receives from the communication terminal pieces of designated-position information transmitted, each indicating a corresponding one of a plurality of designated positions in an area where the plurality of image capturing devices are provided, and transmits to the communication terminal identification information of a shareable image capturing device and pieces of predetermined-area information of the shareable image capturing device, the shareable image capturing device being an image capturing device for which distances from any two designated positions among the plurality of designated positions indicated by the pieces of designated-position information are shortest and which is capable of sharing images of the two designated positions, each of the pieces of predetermined-area information of the shareable image capturing device indicating a predetermined area in which a corresponding one of the twoType: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Hidekuni Annaka, Kenichiro Morita, Kyohsuke Kaminushi, Hiroyuki Kanda, Tomonori Aikawa, Yuya Akimoto
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Patent number: 11743590Abstract: A communication terminal including circuitry to: receive images captured by a plurality of image capturing devices in a distribution site; accept designation of a point of interest in the distribution site by a user; acquire predetermined-area information indicating a predetermined area including the designated point of interest, the predetermined area being included in an image captured by a specific image capturing device selected based on a position of the point of interest and positions of the image capturing devices; and display a predetermined-area image based on the acquired predetermined-area information, the predetermined-area image being an image of the predetermined area in the image captured by the specific image capturing device.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kenichiro Morita, Hidekuni Annaka, Tomonori Aikawa, Yuya Akimoto, Hiroyuki Kanda, Kyohsuke Kaminushi
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Patent number: 11736802Abstract: A communication management apparatus includes circuitry to receive from a communication terminal predetermined-position information indicating a predetermined position in an area where a plurality of image capturing devices are provided, and number-of-division information indicating the number of divisions for dividing the area from the predetermined position, and transmit to the communication terminal first predetermined-area information indicating a predetermined area including the predetermined position in an image captured by a first image capturing device and second predetermined-area information indicating a predetermined area including the predetermined position in an image captured by a second image capturing device, the first image capturing device being arranged at a shortest distance from the predetermined position, and the second image capturing device being arranged such that an angle between the second and the first image capturing devices is closest to an angle obtained by dividing the area inType: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Hidekuni Annaka, Kenichiro Morita, Hiroyuki Kanda, Kyohsuke Kaminushi, Tomonori Aikawa, Yuya Akimoto
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Publication number: 20220103763Abstract: A communication management apparatus for communicating with a communication terminal, including circuitry that receives from the communication terminal pieces of designated-position information transmitted, each indicating a corresponding one of a plurality of designated positions in an area where the plurality of image capturing devices are provided, and transmits to the communication terminal identification information of a shareable image capturing device and pieces of predetermined-area information of the shareable image capturing device, the shareable image capturing device being an image capturing device for which distances from any two designated positions among the plurality of designated positions indicated by the pieces of designated-position information are shortest and which is capable of sharing images of the two designated positions, each of the pieces of predetermined-area information of the shareable image capturing device indicating a predetermined area in which a corresponding one of the twoType: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Hidekuni ANNAKA, Kenichiro MORITA, Kyohsuke KAMINUSHI, Hiroyuki KANDA, Tomonori AIKAWA, Yuya AKIMOTO
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Publication number: 20220103751Abstract: A communication management apparatus includes circuitry to receive from a communication terminal predetermined-position information indicating a predetermined position in an area where a plurality of image capturing devices are provided, and number-of-division information indicating the number of divisions for dividing the area from the predetermined position, and transmit to the communication terminal first predetermined-area information indicating a predetermined area including the predetermined position in an image captured by a first image capturing device and second predetermined-area information indicating a predetermined area including the predetermined position in an image captured by a second image capturing device, the first image capturing device being arranged at a shortest distance from the predetermined position, and the second image capturing device being arranged such that an angle between the second and the first image capturing devices is closest to an angle obtained by dividing the area inType: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Hidekuni ANNAKA, Kenichiro MORITA, Hiroyuki KANDA, Kyohsuke KAMINUSHI, Tomonori AIKAWA, Yuya AKIMOTO
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Publication number: 20220094850Abstract: A communication terminal including circuitry to: receive images captured by a plurality of image capturing devices in a distribution site; accept designation of a point of interest in the distribution site by a user; acquire predetermined-area information indicating a predetermined area including the designated point of interest, the predetermined area being included in an image captured by a specific image capturing device selected based on a position of the point of interest and positions of the image capturing devices; and display a predetermined-area image based on the acquired predetermined-area information, the predetermined-area image being an image of the predetermined area in the image captured by the specific image capturing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Kenichiro MORITA, Hidekuni ANNAKA, Tomonori AIKAWA, Yuya AKIMOTO, Hiroyuki KANDA, Kyohsuke KAMINUSHI
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COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, IMAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
Publication number: 20220070412Abstract: A communication terminal includes a memory that stores target area information indicating a plurality of target areas at the distribution site, and circuitry that controls a display to display a viewable-area image including a particular target area, based on the target area information of the particular target area, in response to reception of target area designation information designating the particular target area. An image communication system including the communication terminal, a displaying method, and a non-transitory recording medium are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Tomonori AIKAWA, Kenichiro MORITA, Hidekuni ANNAKA, Yuya AKIMOTO, Hiroyuki KANDA, Kyohsuke KAMINUSHI -
Patent number: 10623455Abstract: A management system includes a transmission/reception unit configured to receive transmission terminal identification information of a plurality of transmission terminals used for transmitting/receiving content data, a relay device extracting unit configured to specify relay device identification information of a relay device that can be used to be common to the plurality of transmission terminals among the relay device identification information managed by a relay device selection managing unit based on the received transmission terminal identification information, and a selection unit configured to select a relay device based on relay device identification information for which acceptability/unacceptability information managed by the relay device managing unit represents being acceptable among specified relay device identification information as a relay device relaying transmission/reception of the content data.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Hinohara, Naoki Umehara, Yuya Akimoto
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Patent number: 9924332Abstract: A transmission management system includes a memory that stores destination information indicating destination candidates of a request source terminal, a receiver that receives a destination registration request designating one or more destination terminals as the destination candidates, processing circuitry that, when approval of the destination registration request can be omitted, registers one or more request destination terminals in the destination information as the destination candidates, and a transmitter that, when the approval of the destination registration request cannot be omitted, transmits the approval request to the one or more request destination terminals. The receiver receives a response to the approval request from the one or more request destination terminals. The processing circuitry registers the request destination terminal in the destination information of the request source terminal as a destination candidate.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yuya Akimoto, Naoki Umehara
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Patent number: 9749466Abstract: A transmission system includes one or more processors that cause a source transmission terminal to transmit data to a destination transmission terminal, the processors including a receiving unit that receives availability information generated based on a current place of a destination candidate, a displaying unit that displays the availability information on a display to allow a user to determine whether transmitting the data to a destination transmission terminal associated with the destination candidate is appropriate, an operation reception unit that receives a selection of the destination candidate corresponding to the availability information displayed, and a transmission unit that transmits the data to the destination transmission terminal associated with the destination candidate the selection of which is received by the operation reception unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Homma, Takahiro Asai, Yuya Akimoto
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Patent number: 9602768Abstract: A management system manages a candidate list for each one of a plurality of transmission terminals, the candidate list associating identification information of one or more candidate counterpart terminals each capable of communicating with the transmission terminal, with identification information of the transmission terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Yuya Akimoto
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Patent number: 9578286Abstract: A communication management system transmits a request for obtaining capability information indicating capability of a first communication terminal of a plurality of communication terminals, to the first communication terminal through a network, receives capability information of the first communication terminal from the first communication terminal, determines a set value for each one of a plurality of set items to be configured in providing a service plan corresponding to the capability of the first communication terminal, based on the capability information of the first communication terminal, and transmits the determined set value of each one of the plurality of set items to a relay device, as an operating parameter for controlling the relay device in transmitting or receiving content data to or from the first communication terminal according the service plan corresponding to the capability of the first communication terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Nagase, Yuya Akimoto
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Publication number: 20160191851Abstract: A communication management system transmits a request for obtaining capability information indicating capability of a first communication terminal of a plurality of communication terminals, to the first communication terminal through a network, receives capability information of the first communication terminal from the first communication terminal, determines a set value for each one of a plurality of set items to be configured in providing a service plan corresponding to the capability of the first communication terminal, based on the capability information of the first communication terminal, and transmits the determined set value of each one of the plurality of set items to a relay device, as an operating parameter for controlling the relay device in transmitting or receiving content data to or from the first communication terminal according the service plan corresponding to the capability of the first communication terminalType: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Tatsuya NAGASE, Yuya AKIMOTO
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Publication number: 20160156684Abstract: A management system includes a transmission/reception unit configured to receive transmission terminal identification information of a plurality of transmission terminals used for transmitting/receiving content data, a relay device extracting unit configured to specify relay device identification information of a relay device that can be used to be common to the plurality of transmission terminals among the relay device identification information managed by a relay device selection managing unit based on the received transmission terminal identification information, and a selection unit configured to select a relay device based on relay device identification information for which acceptability/unacceptability information managed by the relay device managing unit represents being acceptable among specified relay device identification information as a relay device relaying transmission/reception of the content data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Hiroshi HINOHARA, Naoki Umehara, Yuya Akimoto
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Patent number: 9332220Abstract: A transmission management system stores association information that associates, for each one of a plurality of starting terminals, starting terminal identification information for identifying the starting terminal capable of requesting to start communication with one or more candidate counterpart terminals, and candidate counterpart terminal identification information for identifying each one of the one or more candidate counterpart terminals.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yuya Akimoto, Ryoji Shimamoto, Takahiro Asai, Yohei Yamamoto, Kaoru Maeda
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Publication number: 20160050314Abstract: A transmission system includes one or more processors that cause a source transmission terminal to transmit data to a destination transmission terminal, the processors including a receiving unit that receives availability information generated based on a current place of a destination candidate, a displaying unit that displays the availability information on a display to allow a user to determine whether transmitting the data to a destination transmission terminal associated with the destination candidate is appropriate, an operation reception unit that receives a selection of the destination candidate corresponding to the availability information displayed, and a transmission unit that transmits the data to the destination transmission terminal associated with the destination candidate the selection of which is received by the operation reception unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Takeshi HOMMA, Takahiro Asai, Yuya Akimoto
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Publication number: 20150312729Abstract: A transmission management system includes a memory that stores destination information indicating destination candidates of a request source terminal, a receiver that receives a destination registration request designating one or more destination terminals as the destination candidates, processing circuitry that, when approval of the destination registration request can be omitted, registers one or more request destination terminals in the destination information as the destination candidates, and a transmitter that, when the approval of the destination registration request cannot be omitted, transmits the approval request to the one or more request destination terminals. The receiver receives a response to the approval request from the one or more request destination terminals. The processing circuitry registers the request destination terminal in the destination information of the request source terminal as a destination candidate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Yuya AKIMOTO, Naoki UMEHARA
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Publication number: 20150145947Abstract: A management system manages a candidate list for each one of a plurality of transmission terminals, the candidate list associating identification information of one or more candidate counterpart terminals each capable of communicating with the transmission terminal, with identification information of the transmission terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventor: Yuya AKIMOTO
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Publication number: 20150062286Abstract: A transmission management system stores association information that associates, for each one of a plurality of starting terminals, starting terminal identification information for identifying the starting terminal capable of requesting to start communication with one or more candidate counterpart terminals, and candidate counterpart terminal identification information for identifying each one of the one or more candidate counterpart terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Yuya AKIMOTO, Ryoji Shimamoto, Takahiro Asai, Yohei Yamamoto, Kaoru Maeda
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Publication number: 20140075020Abstract: A storage unit of a server device stores first identification information on a power feeding device and stores a layout drawing. The layout drawing is a drawing in which a first image indicating the power feeding device is located at a first position that corresponds to the positional information in the real space. A receiving unit receives, from the power feeding device, first data that includes the first identification information on the power feeding device and second identification information on an information processing apparatus to which the power feeding device feeds the electric power. An update unit updates the layout drawing by locating a second image indicating the information processing apparatus identified by the received second identification information at a second position that is within a predetermined area of the first position of the power feeding device identified by the first identification information included in the first data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Inventors: Masato TAKAHASHI, Yohei Ando, Yuya Akimoto