Toshiyuki Mitsubori from Foster City, CA, age 53

Method And System For Network Diagnostics Which Shows Possible Causes On A Display Of An Image Forming Apparatus
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US Patent:

20130003111, Jan 3, 2013
Filed:

Jun 30, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/174292
Inventors:

Toshiyuki MITSUBORI - San Mateo CA, US
Assignee:

KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC. - San Mateo CA
International Classification:

G06K 15/02
US Classification:

358 115
Abstract:

A method of detecting and displaying network status for an image forming system having an image forming apparatus and a printer controller. The method includes the steps of connecting the printer controller with the image forming apparatus through a first line which a client sends a print job to the printer controller and a second line which transfers the image data. Upon detection of a failure in network connectivity through the first line, transmitting messages from the printer controller and image forming apparatus to the printer controller and the image forming apparatus. The messages sent and received by the printer controller and the image forming apparatus are gathered and based on the gathered messages received and not received by the image forming apparatus and the printer controller, a cause of the failure is detected.

Method And System For Handling Sub-Jobs
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US Patent:

20120250053, Oct 4, 2012
Filed:

Mar 31, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/076616
Inventors:

Toshiyuki MITSUBORI - San Mateo CA, US
Randy Cruz Soriano - San Leandro CA, US
Assignee:

KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC. - San Mateo CA
International Classification:

G06F 3/12
US Classification:

358 113, 358 115
Abstract:

A method of managing a plurality of print jobs executed by an image forming apparatus, which includes: processing a plurality of sub-print jobs that constitute a print job for printing by the image forming apparatus; assigning the plurality of sub-print jobs to a print job management module; managing the processing of each of the sub-print jobs with the print job management module, wherein the print job management module determines based on an estimated time for processing of each of the sub-print jobs, if the print job should be printed first sheet to last sheet with each of the sheets face down or last sheet to first sheet with each of the sheets face up; sending the processed sub-print jobs to a print queue for printing in an order according to the determination result by the print job management module; and printing the plurality of sub-print jobs in the print queue.

Scan Calibration Method That Eliminates The Color Inaccuracy Of Printed Color Charts Used On Scan Calibrations
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US Patent:

20160191749, Jun 30, 2016
Filed:

Dec 30, 2014
Appl. No.:

14/586298
Inventors:

- San Mateo CA, US
Toshiyuki MITSUBORI - Foster City CA, US
Assignee:

KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A. INC. - San Mateo CA
International Classification:

H04N 1/60
H04N 1/00
Abstract:

A method is disclosed of executing a scan calibration program on multi-function peripherals, the method includes: receiving a request for initiation of a scan calibration program on a multi-function peripheral; determining whether or not a print calibration should be performed on the multi-function peripheral before printing a calibration chart on the multi-function peripheral, wherein the determination of whether or not to execute the print calibration is based on a predetermined condition of the multi-function peripheral; executing the print calibration on the multi-function peripheral, if the predetermined condition exists on the multi-function peripheral; and printing the calibration chart on the multi-function peripheral after the determination of whether or not the print calibration should be performed.

Method And System For Generating A Password For An Image Forming Apparatus
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US Patent:

20150188903, Jul 2, 2015
Filed:

Dec 31, 2013
Appl. No.:

14/145038
Inventors:

- San Mateo CA, US
Toshiyuki MITSUBORI - San Mateo CA, US
Assignee:

Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc. - San Mateo CA
International Classification:

H04L 29/06
G06F 3/12
Abstract:

A method and system for generating a password for an image forming apparatus is disclosed, the method includes the steps of: providing a password setting mode on the image forming apparatus configured to automatically generate a password for the image forming apparatus after the image forming apparatus is ready to operate for image formation; determining if the password setting mode on the image forming apparatus is enabled or disabled; confirming a status of the image forming apparatus being ready to operate for image formation; and if the password setting mode is enabled, automatically generating the password for the image forming apparatus after confirming the status.

Method And System For Generating A Customer Survey For An Image Forming Apparatus
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US Patent:

20150066804, Mar 5, 2015
Filed:

Aug 28, 2013
Appl. No.:

14/012157
Inventors:

- San Mateo CA, US
Toshiyuki MITSUBORI - San Mateo CA, US
Assignee:

KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC. - San Mateo CA
International Classification:

G06Q 30/02
US Classification:

705347
Abstract:

A method and system for generating a customer survey for an image forming apparatus is disclosed, which includes generating an e-mail on the image forming apparatus addressed to one or more customers; forwarding the generated e-mail to the one or more customers, wherein each of the one or more customers is requested to complete a customer satisfaction survey; receiving answers to the customer satisfaction survey from the one or more customers; tabulating the answers to the customer satisfaction survey from the one or more customers to determine if the image forming apparatus has one or more complaints associated therewith; selecting a temporary solution for each of the one or more complaints on the image forming apparatus having a complaint ratio greater than a predetermined ratio; and implementing the temporary solution on the image forming apparatus.

Secure Approval Process
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US Patent:

20140268243, Sep 18, 2014
Filed:

Mar 15, 2013
Appl. No.:

13/839087
Inventors:

Toshiyuki MITSUBORI - San Mateo CA, US
Assignee:

Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc. - San Mateo CA
International Classification:

H04N 1/00
US Classification:

358402
Abstract:

A method for obtaining one or more signatures on a document is disclosed, which includes: inputting information of a requestor and one or more approvers into an image forming apparatus and requesting signature approval on one or more documents; generating an e-mail from the image forming apparatus to the one or more approvers; forwarding the generated e-mail to the one or more approvers, wherein the one or more approvers can approve or reject the request for the signature approval from the requestor, forwarding the approval or rejection from each of the one or more approvers to the remote server upon selection of an approval or a rejection icon, and processing the approval or rejection of each of the one or more approvers on the remote server and generating a notification on the remote server, which is forwarded to the image forming apparatus.

Toshiyuki Mitsubori