Patents by Inventor Akihiro Mitsui

Akihiro Mitsui 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: 8917405
    Abstract: The graphics state of the second graphics data is determined when converting the first graphics data into the second graphics data and outputting the second graphics data to the second printer driver in accordance with a print instruction from the first application. Warning information is output in accordance with the determined graphics state of the second graphics data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20140153018
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus manages user information in such a manner that the user information is unable to be acquired using an authority different from a user authority, and acquires the user information by changing an authority of a control unit configured to control print processing under a system authority from a system authority to the user authority of a user that issues an instruction for print processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20140146344
    Abstract: A device includes a notification unit configured to notify an information processing apparatus of an execution instruction for accessing the device, a reception unit configured to receive a fax address corresponding to drawing data from the information processing apparatus as a response to the notification of the execution instruction by the notification unit, and a transmission unit configured to transmit a fax data based on the fax address and the drawing data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Patent number: 8427683
    Abstract: To provide a system capable of preventing unintended update of default values of print settings and capable of improving the usability in image forming processing, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a CPU that accepts a display instruction from a user to display an interface of a printer driver and does not permit the user to update the default values in a case where the accepted display instruction is a first display instruction for updating the default values relating to the print settings of the printer driver and the update of the default values is not permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20130063753
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is configured to change a name of a print setting item and a display method of an option depending on application, or change display control depending on an execution environment in which the application is running.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Patent number: 8320001
    Abstract: When a setting corresponding to a setting item for generating a banner sheet for banner printing by the printer driver of the printer is made, print setting information including information representing that a banner sheet is to be generated is generated in accordance with the setting. Based on the generated print setting information, banner data for generating a banner sheet is generated. Information for using the generated banner data as banner data for print data, printing of which is designated by the application, is additionally described in the print setting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20120281245
    Abstract: A printer driver and an advanced UI application are associated with each other during installation, and the advanced UI application is activated in a different process using a COM when the printer driver is called.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Patent number: 8302001
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus which processes document information includes a designation unit configured to designate information which is not to be displayed in the document information, a generation unit configured to generate identification information which is uniquely determined, an addition unit configured to add metadata for restoring the designated information from the identification information to the document information, and a replacing unit configured to replace the designated information in the document information with the identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Patent number: 8294908
    Abstract: The invention provides an information processing apparatus which can add a job attribute of optimum print setting to a combined job without changing print settings by using a user interface upon job combination. The information processing apparatus makes the user preset the print setting which is applied upon combination of print jobs on a print setting display screen upon combination and combines the print jobs on the basis of the set print setting upon combination at the time of the combination of the print jobs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20120262745
    Abstract: The printing system is configured so that a sheet discharge unit of a first image forming apparatus is connected to a sheet feeding unit of a second image forming apparatus, and a sheet on which an image is formed by the first image forming apparatus is supplied to the second image forming apparatus changes order of image formation so that data to be printed on the same side is printed on the same side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Patent number: 8279467
    Abstract: An operation window including the first display area having a plurality of types of print setting items, and a second display area which displays log data representing the log of setting operations to the print setting items in the first display area is displayed. The second print setting item, which conflicts with the first print setting item, is set to be disabled on the basis of an operation to the first print setting item. Information containing a print setting value of the first print setting item before and after a change, and the second print setting item disabled along with the change is stored as the log data. When the designation of the second print setting item is detected, it is controlled to display log data so as to be distinct from other log data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20120236354
    Abstract: It is an object to provide such a technique that when an apparatus which provides a plurality of functions is connected to a PC or the like, if a connection destination is the same apparatus type, a link to all of the functions of the apparatus is enabled to be used on a device detailed page of a device stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20110116131
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for processing a print setting in a printer driver configured to generate data to be sent to and printed from a printing device, the information processing apparatus including storage unit configured to store constraint rules each defining a constraint for avoiding conflict between print settings; an instruction unit configured to instruct fixing of a print setting; and a rule priority setting unit configured to increase a priority of a constraint rule concerning a print setting for which fixing has been instructed is disclosed as an example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Patent number: 7908609
    Abstract: When a device on a network is detected with network plug and play and its driver is installed, a function installed by the device information is uniquely decided. The high priority device function is selected based on information of client and the device function is automatically decided with network plug and play based on the selection of the high priority device function to install the driver. In this situation, a criterion can be selected by a user among most installed criterion, recently installed criterion, currently installed criterion, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20100296122
    Abstract: To provide a system capable of preventing unintended update of default values of print settings and capable of improving the usability in image forming processing, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a CPU that accepts a display instruction from a user to display an interface of a printer driver and does not permit the user to update the default values in a case where the accepted display instruction is a first display instruction for updating the default values relating to the print settings of the printer driver and the update of the default values is not permitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Patent number: 7817294
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus has an input unit to input settings which are used for a print process, a recognizing unit to execute a printer driver and recognize a conflict of the settings inputted to the input unit, and a notifying unit to notify an application of a reason of occurrence of the conflict recognized by the recognizing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Patent number: 7768661
    Abstract: A method of processing data to be printed and print setting information used to print the data includes a detection step of detecting uninterpretable information from the print setting information, a transmission step of transmitting the uninterpretable information detected in the detection step, an acquisition step of acquiring interpretable information which is sent back in response to transmission of the uninterpretable information transmitted in the transmission step, and a creation step of creating print setting information by using the information acquired in the acquisition step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20090254810
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus which processes document information includes a designation unit configured to designate information which is not to be displayed in the document information, a generation unit configured to generate identification information which is uniquely determined, an addition unit configured to add metadata for restoring the designated information from the identification information to the document information, and a replacing unit configured to replace the designated information in the document information with the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20090244585
    Abstract: When a setting corresponding to a setting item for generating a banner sheet for banner printing by the printer driver of the printer is made, print setting information including information representing that a banner sheet is to be generated is generated in accordance with the setting. Based on the generated print setting information, banner data for generating a banner sheet is generated. Information for using the generated banner data as banner data for print data, printing of which is designated by the application, is additionally described in the print setting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20090097047
    Abstract: The graphics state of the second graphics data is determined when converting the first graphics data into the second graphics data and outputting the second graphics data to the second printer driver in accordance with a print instruction from the first application. Warning information is output in accordance with the determined graphics state of the second graphics data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Mitsui