Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Banno

Hirokazu Banno 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: 9676591
    Abstract: In an elevator apparatus, a reference position switch is a usually closed switched that is opened by a car moving to a reference position. A detected body is installed inside a hoistway. A detected body detector that detects the detected body is disposed on the car. A car position detecting portion stores as detected position information of the detected body an amount of movement of the car from where the detected body is detected until the car is detected by the reference position switch by a learning run that is implemented in advance. After completion of the learning run, the car position detecting portion detects the car position based on information from the detected body detector, the stored detected position information, and information from a movement detector that outputs a signal that corresponds to an amount of movement of the car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirokazu Banno, Takuo Kugiya, Yasushi Otsuka
  • Patent number: 9674379
    Abstract: A relay apparatus to be connected through a network to a server apparatus configured to store image data and a communication apparatus configured to acquire the image data from the server and output an image based on the acquired image data, the relay apparatus includes: a first receiving unit configured to receive a request for acquiring location information from the communication apparatus; an acquiring unit configured to acquire the location information for acquiring the image data from the server apparatus upon receipt of the request; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the acquired location information to the communication apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Nogawa, Masafumi Miyazawa, Yusuke Shimada, Takeshi Nagasaki, Satoshi Watanabe, Katsuaki Ito, Hirokazu Banno, Kazutaka Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9648360
    Abstract: A relay apparatus configured to communicate with a server which transmits contents corresponding to identification information received by the server, and a terminal which acquires the contents corresponding to the identification information, the relay apparatus comprises: a communication unit configured to communicate with the server and the terminal; and a processor configured to: receive first identification information from the server through the communication unit; determine whether first contents corresponding to the received first identification information complies with a first format or a second format; transmit the first identification information to the terminal through the communication unit if the processor determines that the first contents complies with the first format; and transmits, to the terminal through the communication unit, second identification information corresponding to second contents which is acquired by converting the first contents if the processor determines that the first con
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sasaki, Masafumi Miyazawa, Yusuke Shimada, Takeshi Nagasaki, Katsuaki Ito, Satoshi Watanabe, Kazutaka Yamamoto, Hirokazu Banno
  • Publication number: 20170093865
    Abstract: A server receives access request from an information processing apparatus. The access request includes address information of a source web page. The access request is generated in response to reception of the source web page. The server receives authentication information from the information processing apparatus to authenticate the information processing apparatus, and receives display request from the authenticated information processing apparatus. The display request is for displaying, by the information processing apparatus, a set of device information in a storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Satoshi Watanabe, Hirokazu Banno
  • Publication number: 20170094079
    Abstract: A server receives a correlation instruction from an information processing apparatus when the storage stores first device information uniquely assigned to an image processing apparatus. The correlation instruction is for correlating first device information with a service that a service-providing apparatus provides. The server receives first authentication information from the information processing apparatus. The server stores the first authentication information in association with the first device information in the storage. The server receives, from the image processing apparatus, second device information and first information. The second device information is assigned to the image processing apparatus. The first information is generated in the image processing apparatus for receiving the service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Satoshi Watanabe, Hirokazu Banno, Hiroaki Fujino, Takeshi Nagasaki, Masafumi Miyazawa, Kiyotaka Ohara
  • Publication number: 20160214832
    Abstract: In an elevator apparatus, a reference position switch is a usually closed switched that is opened by a car moving to a reference position. A detected body is installed inside a hoistway. A detected body detector that detects the detected body is disposed on the car. A car position detecting portion stores as detected position information of the detected body an amount of movement of the car from where the detected body is detected until the car is detected by the reference position switch by a learning run that is implemented in advance. After completion of the learning run, the car position detecting portion detects the car position based on information from the detected body detector, the stored detected position information, and information from a movement detector that outputs a signal that corresponds to an amount of movement of the car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirokazu BANNO, Takuo KUGIYA, Yasushi OTSUKA
  • Patent number: 9319454
    Abstract: A communication apparatus system includes a relay apparatus and a communication apparatus which are connected to a network, to which a service providing apparatus for an electronic-file storing service is connected. The communication apparatus includes: an address-get-request transmitting unit that transmits a request for getting an upload destination address to the relay apparatus; a receiving unit that receives the upload destination address and a template for an upload message from the relay apparatus; an upload-message generating unit that generates the upload message including the electronic file and the upload destination address according to the received template; and an upload-message transmitting unit that transmits the generated upload message to the service providing apparatus to upload the electronic file in the electronic-file storing service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Nagasaki, Masafumi Miyazawa, Yusuke Shimada, Satoshi Watanabe, Katsuaki Ito, Hirokazu Banno, Kazutaka Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20160096707
    Abstract: An elevator device automatically setting a current value of an interval between upper and lower cars vertically movable inside a car frame, including: a moving mechanism vertically moving the cars; a memory storing a current interval between the cars; a car interval change quantity detector detecting a change quantity of the interval between the cars; an adjustment mechanism adjusting the interval between the cars based on the stored car interval and the detected change quantity of the interval; an initial car interval detector detecting that the interval between the cars has reached an initial car interval; and a learning mechanism causing the moving mechanism to vertically move the cars until the initial car interval detector detects that the interval between the cars has reached the initial car interval to learn the car interval when the car interval is not stored in the memory, which is then stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Hirokazu BANNO
  • Publication number: 20160094534
    Abstract: A service providing apparatus configured to acquire a resource request from a terminal apparatus, specify destination information, which is associated with authentication information stored in a storage and coinciding with authentication information included in the acquired resource request, from the storage, determine whether domain information included in the acquired resource request and the specified destination information coincide with each other, and transmit a first response including information indicating that authentication is required and the domain information to the terminal apparatus when the domain information and the destination information coincide with each other, and transmit a second response not including the domain information to the terminal apparatus when the domain information and the destination information do not coincide with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Hirokazu BANNO
  • Patent number: 9216881
    Abstract: A car power supply device of an elevator which performs power supply to a car without using a traveling cable, does not require arrangement of a power supply line along the whole path, has good installability and layout capability, and in which weight balance between a car and a counterweight is taken into consideration. A car power supply device of an elevator which lifts and lowers a car and a counterweight in a well-bucket manner arranged to be able to ascend and descent in a shaft of an elevator includes: a power supply line arranged in the shaft along the path of the car and the counterweight; and power receiving devices provided each in the car and the counterweight and that receive power supply from the power supply line. In this car power supply device of an elevator, the power receiving device of the car and the power receiving device of the counterweight receive power supply from the same power supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Hirokazu Banno
  • Patent number: 9167026
    Abstract: A communication system includes: a communication apparatus; and a relay apparatus. The communication apparatus includes: a contents-summary-information address request unit; a contents-summary-information display unit; a selection-information transmission unit; a selection-completion notification unit; and a contents get unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Shimada, Kazutaka Yamamoto, Hirokazu Banno, Takeshi Nagasaki, Masafumi Miyazawa, Satoshi Watanabe, Katsuaki Ito
  • Patent number: 9094575
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a communication device, instruct the processor to perform processes that includes performing a first receiving that receives a start request from a partner communication device, the start request including identification information and first user information and requesting that a remote conference be started, acquiring, based on the identification information, second user information stored in a storage portion, performing a first determining that determines whether the first user information and the second user information differ from one another, performing a first outputting that outputs a first command in response to determining that the first user information and the second user information differ from one another, and performing a second outputting that outputs a second command in response to determining that the first user information and the second user information do not differ from
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirokazu Banno
  • Publication number: 20140028787
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a communication device, instruct the processor to perform processes that includes performing a first receiving that receives a start request from a partner communication device, the start request including identification information and first user information and requesting that a remote conference be started, acquiring, based on the identification information, second user information stored in a storage portion, performing a first determining that determines whether the first user information and the second user information differ from one another, performing a first outputting that outputs a first command in response to determining that the first user information and the second user information differ from one another, and performing a second outputting that outputs a second command in response to determining that the first user information and the second user information do not differ from
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirokazu Banno
  • Publication number: 20120247878
    Abstract: A car power supply device of an elevator which performs power supply to a car without using a traveling cable, does not require arrangement of a power supply line along the whole path, has good installability and layout capability, and in which weight balance between a car and a counterweight is taken into consideration. A car power supply device of an elevator which lifts and lowers a car and a counterweight in a well-bucket manner arranged to be able to ascend and descent in a shaft of an elevator includes: a power supply line arranged in the shaft along the path of the car and the counterweight; and power receiving devices provided each in the car and the counterweight and that receive power supply from the power supply line. In this car power supply device of an elevator, the power receiving device of the car and the power receiving device of the counterweight receive power supply from the same power supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Hirokazu Banno
  • Publication number: 20120254368
    Abstract: A relay apparatus configured to communicate with a server which transmits contents corresponding to identification information received by the server, and a terminal which acquires the contents corresponding to the identification information, the relay apparatus comprises: a communication unit configured to communicate with the server and the terminal; and a processor configured to: receive first identification information from the server through the communication unit; determine whether first contents corresponding to the received first identification information complies with a first format or a second format; transmit the first identification information to the terminal through the communication unit if the processor determines that the first contents complies with the first format; and transmits, to the terminal through the communication unit, second identification information corresponding to second contents which is acquired by converting the first contents if the processor determines that the first con
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki SASAKI, Masafumi MIYAZAWA, Yusuke SHIMADA, Takeshi NAGASAKI, Katsuaki ITO, Satoshi WATANABE, Kazutaka YAMAMOTO, Hirokazu BANNO
  • Publication number: 20120113464
    Abstract: A relay apparatus connected to service providing apparatuses respectively providing services and a communication apparatus that includes an additional-information storage unit configured to store additional information associated with the service and identification information, comprises: a receiving unit configured to receive notification including the service and the user identification information from the communication apparatus; a generating unit generating an output command for outputting, to the relay apparatus, the additional information stored in the additional-information storage unit corresponding to the service and the identification information included in the notification; an output commanding unit transmitting the output command to the communication apparatus; an acquiring unit acquiring the additional information output in response to the output command; a first communication unit configured to perform communication with the service providing apparatus using the acquired additional information
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyoshi INOUE, Takeshi NAGASAKI, Yusuke SHIMADA, Satoshi WATANABE, Katsuaki ITO, Hirokazu BANNO, Kazutaka YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120117629
    Abstract: A relay apparatus connected to a communication apparatus, a service providing apparatus and a browser-equipped apparatus, includes: a registering unit registering provisional registration information, the provisional registration information being used in an authentication procedure performed between the service providing apparatus and the browser-equipped apparatus; an acquiring unit acquiring permission information representing that use of the service is permitted, the permission information being issued by the service providing apparatus in the authentication procedure; a communication unit transmitting the provisional registration information to the browser-equipped apparatus; a receiving unit receiving input information transmitted from the communication apparatus, the input information being generated in response to the provisional registration information; and a communication unit transmitting the permission information to the communication apparatus which has transmitted the input information if the r
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masafumi MIYAZAWA, Yusuke SHIMADA, Takeshi NAGASAKI, Kazutaka YAMAMOTO, Hirokazu BANNO, Satoshi WATANABE, Katsuaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20120113471
    Abstract: A communication system includes: a communication apparatus; and a relay apparatus. The communication apparatus includes: a contents-summary-information address request unit; a contents-summary-information display unit; a selection-information transmission unit; a selection-completion notification unit; and a contents get unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke SHIMADA, Kazutaka YAMAMOTO, Hirokazu BANNO, Takeshi NAGASAKI, Masafumi MIYAZAWA, Satoshi WATANABE, Katsuaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20120113463
    Abstract: A relay apparatus to be connected through a network to a server apparatus configured to store image data and a communication apparatus configured to acquire the image data from the server and output an image based on the acquired image data, the relay apparatus includes: a first receiving unit configured to receive a request for acquiring location information from the communication apparatus; an acquiring unit configured to acquire the location information for acquiring the image data from the server apparatus upon receipt of the request; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the acquired location information to the communication apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki NOGAWA, Masafumi MIYAZAWA, Yusuke SHIMADA, Takeshi NAGASAKI, Satoshi WATANABE, Katsuaki ITO, Hirokazu BANNO, Kazutaka YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120113472
    Abstract: A communication apparatus, a control program of the communication apparatus, and a relay apparatus are provided. The communication apparatus is configured to download electronic data from a server storing a first amount or more of electronic data and to output the downloaded electronic data. The communication apparatus includes an output unit configured to output a second amount of electronic data smaller than the first amount at one time, a download information acquiring unit configured to acquire download information necessary for downloading the first amount of electronic data stored in the server, from the server, a download unit configured to download the second amount of electronic data of the first amount of electronic data from the server, using the download information acquired by the download information acquiring unit. The output unit is configured to output the electronic data downloaded by the download unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yutaka URAKAWA, Satoshi WATANABE, Katsuaki ITO, Hirokazu BANNO, Kazutaka YAMAMOTO, Masafumi MIYAZAWA, Yusuke SHIMADA, Takeshi NAGASAKI