Toshihiro Kudara

7321867, Jan 22, 2008

Nov 9, 2000

09/710329

Yuki Uchida - Wayne NJ, US
Toshihiro Kudara - River Edge NJ, US
Hisashi Ishijima - Fort Lee NJ, US

Ricoh Company, Ltd. - Tokyo
Ricoh Corporation - West Caldwell NJ

G06Q 30/00

705 26

A method and a system to help users of image forming equipment make informed decision on when to order supplied therefor and from which supplier. The equipment at the user side automatically sends status information to a service center that keeps a database of independent suppliers. The service center analyzes the automatically transmitted information from the user side and when it detects a need for supplies for specific equipment of a specific user, it analyzes a database of independent potential suppliers to generate a list of suppliers matching the particular detected need. The service center sends the list and information about the suppliers and supplies on the list to the user side, from which the supplies are ordered from one or more suppliers and delivered thereby to the user side.

7599864, Oct 6, 2009

Feb 2, 2007

11/701739

Yuki Uchida - Wayne NJ, US
Toshihiro Kudara - River Edge NJ, US
Hisashi Ishijima - Fort Lee NJ, US

Ricoh Company, Ltd. - Tokyo
Ricoh Corporation - West Caldwell NJ

G06Q 30/00

705 26

A method and a system to help users of image forming equipment make informed decision on when to order supplied therefor and from which supplier. The equipment at the user side automatically sends status information to a service center that keeps a database of independent suppliers. The service center analyzes the automatically transmitted information from the user side and when it detects a need for supplies for specific equipment of a specific user, it analyzes a database of independent potential suppliers to generate a list of suppliers matching the particular detected need. The service center sends the list and information about the suppliers and supplies on the list to the user side, from which the supplies are ordered from one or more suppliers and delivered thereby to the user side.

7624045, Nov 24, 2009

Oct 18, 2004

10/967624

Yuki Uchida - Wayne NJ, US
Toshihiro Kudara - River Edge NJ, US
Hisashi Ishijima - Fort Lee NJ, US

Ricoh Company, Ltd. - Tokyo
Ricoh Corporation - West Caldwell NJ

G06Q 30/00

705 26

A method and a system to help users of image forming equipment make informed decision on when to order supplied therefor and from which supplier. The equipment at the user side automatically sends status information to a service center that keeps a database of independent suppliers. The service center analyzes the automatically transmitted information from the user side and when it detects a need for supplies for specific equipment of a specific user, it analyzes a database of independent potential suppliers to generate a list of suppliers matching the particular detected need. The service center sends the list and information about the suppliers and supplies on the list to the user side, from which the supplies are ordered from one or more suppliers and delivered thereby to the user side.

63175703, Nov 13, 2001

Nov 9, 2000

9/710615

Yuki Uchida - Wayne NJ
Toshihiro Kudara - River Edge NJ
Hitoshi Sekine - Sunnyvalle CA
Hisashi Ishijima - Fort Lee NJ

Ricoh Company, Ltd. - Tokyo
Ricoh Corporation - West Caldwell NJ

G03G 1500

399 8

A method and a system for facilitating service for image forming devices such as copiers, fax machines and printers. A main service center receives a service request from a user, such as via an Internet home page that the main service center maintains. Based on the service requests and databases for user information and information regarding local service centers, the main service centers identifies the local service center(s) that are suitable for meeting the service request, in term of the type of devices and territories they service and other factors. The user, the main service center, and the one or more local service centers transmit information among themselves to track the service request and responses by the user and one or more local service centers and to ensure that the requested service is appropriately supplied.

20070201051, Aug 30, 2007

Apr 27, 2007

11/796377

Yuki Uchida - Wayne NJ, US
Toshihiro Kudara - Riveredge NJ, US
Hisashi Ishijima - Fort Lee NJ, US

G06K 15/00

358001100

A system and method for utilizing otherwise unused space on cover or partition sheets printed in response to a print command, which sheets otherwise typically become waste paper, by printing on such sheets additional information not directly related to the print job but of interest to the user, such as coupons, or other promotional material, or other information such as lottery material.