Patents by Inventor Masafumi Kawaguchi

Masafumi Kawaguchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20190196758
    Abstract: A terminal device includes an operation interface, a short-range wireless communication interface, and a processor. The terminal device receives a designating operation of designating a model of an image processing device and a setting operation of setting an execution condition to perform an imaging process. After establishing a short-range wireless communication with the image processing device, the terminal device determines whether a model of the image processing device coincides with a designated model. When the two models coincide with each other, an execution instruction is transmitted to the image processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicants: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masafumi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20190037087
    Abstract: A processor of an information processing apparatus receives a first setting for a first setting item among a plurality of setting items for an image processing function of an image processing apparatus via an each-time setting window. The processor receives a second setting for the second setting item via a detailed setting window. The processor transmits a first execution command of the image processing function to the image processing device in a case where the display instruction is received. The first execution command is based on the first setting and the second setting. The processor transmits a second execution command of the image processing function to the image processing device in a case where the display instruction is not received via the operation interface. The second execution command is based on the first setting and the default setting for the second setting item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masafumi Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 10168970
    Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium storing computer-readable instructions which cause, when executed by a controller, cause the print layout generating device to display a first image indicative of a layout area in which objects can be arranged, display a second image indicative of a database including at least one field, and at least one record for the at least one field, the at least one record containing character data corresponding to each of at least one field, receive a first operation to select at least one field, receive a second operation to select a position within the layout area, identify a position of the selected object within the layout area, generating print layout data in which the selected object and a selected field are associated with each other. Selected characters corresponding to the selected field of the database are arranged within the selected objects for each record of the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masafumi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20180288247
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a display; an operation interface; a controller, which performs: acquiring image data, through the communication interface, image data, designation information, and specific information; displaying, a notification, a notification including the specific information, the notification indicating that the image data, the designation information and the specific information are acquired; and displaying, a result obtained by performing a processing of the image data designated by the designation information, in response to receiving an operation, displaying, a second notification together with a first notification, in a case where second image data, second designation information, and second specific information are acquired during displaying of the first notification indicating that a first image data, a first designation information and a first specific information are acquired, the second notification indicating that the second image data, the second designation info
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Masafumi KAWAGUCHI, Ryo YANAGAWA
  • Patent number: 9864553
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores a set of program instructions for an information processing apparatus. The set of program instructions when executed by a processor, causes the information processing apparatus to perform: acquiring device identification information to identify a selected device selected from among the at least one device; acquiring image data identification information to identify image data; acquiring setting information including a print setting for printing an image based on the image data; storing in the storage the device identification information and a print workflow in correlation with each other; and displaying a device image and a first instruction image. The first instruction image is configured to be operated to output toward the device an instruction to execute a print process in accordance with the print workflow stored in correlation with the device identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masafumi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20170371605
    Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium storing computer-readable instructions which cause, when executed by a controller, cause the print layout generating device to display a first image indicative of a layout area in which objects can be arranged, display a second image indicative of a database including at least one field, and at least one record for the at least one field, the at least one record containing character data corresponding to each of at least one field, receive a first operation to select at least one field, receive a second operation to select a position within the layout area, identify a position of the selected object within the layout area, generating print layout data in which the selected object and a selected field are associated with each other. Selected characters corresponding to the selected field of the database are arranged within the selected objects for each record of the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventor: Masafumi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20170185356
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores a set of program instructions for an information processing apparatus. The set of program instructions when executed by a processor, causes the information processing apparatus to perform: acquiring device identification information to identify a selected device selected from among the at least one device; acquiring image data identification information to identify image data; acquiring setting information including a print setting for printing an image based on the image data; storing in the storage the device identification information and a print workflow in correlation with each other; and displaying a device image and a first instruction image. The first instruction image is configured to be operated to output toward the device an instruction to execute a print process in accordance with the print workflow stored in correlation with the device identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masafumi KAWAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 4518353
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a vacuum sintering furnace having a lubricant eliminating section, sintering section and cooling section which are aligned in series and connected by connecting hood means to each other so that a workpiece may be directly transferred to the following section without exposure of the workpiece to outside air. The connecting hood means comprises doors for selectively opening and closing the boundaries between the neighboring sections. Furthermore, the lubricant eliminating section is provided with a lubricant trapping device mounted on an exhaust line connecting a furnace body and a vacuum pump to each other, thereby the stable operation of the vacuum pump is ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1985
    Assignees: Chugai Ro Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Kinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Banno, Tadashi Seki, Masafumi Kawaguchi, Yukio Tanaka, Morikatsu Iwasaki, Toshio Nagasawa