Patents by Inventor Masakatsu Sakurai

Masakatsu Sakurai 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: 10558411
    Abstract: A server apparatus includes a controller that determines, for a page of a held print job, whether or not to perform rendering processing in the server apparatus, performs, in accordance with a result of the determination, the rendering processing on a page determined to be a target page of the rendering processing in the print job, and transmits, to a printing apparatus, a print job including data of the page for which the rendering processing is performed. A processing time allowed for print processing per page is determined based on capability information indicating a capability of the printing apparatus that is to execute the print job, and the target page is determined based on the determined processing time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Patent number: 10185904
    Abstract: In a pixel of a part where two objects are superimposed, pixel values of the objects are compared to thereby set an attribute of the pixel to an attribute of one of the objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Patent number: 10007871
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that converts drawing data generated by an application program into print data to be used for printing with a printing apparatus. A memory stores a program. The program determines, among drawing elements included in the drawing data, a drawing element that has a graphics attribute and that corresponds to a character drawn with path coordinates. The program generates the print data by converting the drawing data and includes performing image processing suitable to a text attribute for the drawing element having the graphics attribute determined to correspond to the character drawn with the path coordinates. The program also sends the generated print data to the printing apparatus for the printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Patent number: 9928616
    Abstract: A data conversion server reduces a data amount of a path that constitutes drawing data. The data conversion server adds information used to adjust a scale of the drawing data to the drawing data, wherein the information is obtained based on a length of the path before the data amount is reduced. For example, in a case of data in the SVG format, path length information before the data amount is reduced is set to an attribute (pathLength) as the information used to adjust the scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20170316291
    Abstract: In a pixel of a part where two objects are superimposed, pixel values of the objects are compared to thereby set an attribute of the pixel to an attribute of one of the objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Patent number: 9596368
    Abstract: A server apparatus configured to receive a job from an information processing apparatus and generate print data to be printed by a printing apparatus searches for, in response to reception of the job, a camera configured to image a printing apparatus identified by the job. The server apparatus receives an image of the printing apparatus captured by the camera, and distributes the received image to an information processing apparatus identified by the job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20170053197
    Abstract: To make is possible to perform image processing optimum for character outputting also for a character that is drawn in the form of path (graphics attribute). An image processing apparatus that converts drawing data generated by an application into print data in a form that can be output by a printing apparatus, and the image processing apparatus includes: a determination unit configured to determine a drawing element that is a drawing element with the graphics attribute and which corresponds to a character the drawing of which is specified by path coordinates among drawing elements included in the drawing data; and an image processing unit configured to generate the print data by performing predetermined image processing for the drawing element included in the drawing data, and to perform image processing suitable to a drawing element with the text attribute for the drawing element with the graphics attribute determined to be the drawing element corresponding to a character by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20160104300
    Abstract: A data conversion server reduces a data amount of a path that constitutes drawing data. The data conversion server adds information used to adjust a scale of the drawing data to the drawing data, wherein the information is obtained based on a length of the path before the data amount is reduced. For example, in a case of data in the SVG format, path length information before the data amount is reduced is set to an attribute (PathLength) as the information used to adjust the scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20150229790
    Abstract: A server apparatus configured to receive a job from an information processing apparatus and generate print data to be printed by a printing apparatus searches for, in response to reception of the job, a camera configured to image a printing apparatus identified by the job. The server apparatus receives an image of the printing apparatus captured by the camera, and distributes the received image to an information processing apparatus identified by the job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Patent number: 9019552
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that processes document data including a plurality of objects. The information processing apparatus acquires a size of an output medium to which an image based on the document data is output, acquires an output condition of an image based on the document data, extracts an object to be output alone to the output medium from among the plurality of objects included in the document data on a basis of the acquired size and the acquired output condition, and generates, on a basis of the extracted object, output data for outputting an image of the extracted object alone to the output medium based on the extracted object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Patent number: 8773717
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a check unit, an acquisition unit, a first determination unit, and an output unit. The check unit checks a processing status of a printing apparatus. The acquisition unit acquires exception processing information including a content of exception processing from the printing apparatus in response to the processing status checked by the check unit being in execution of the exception processing. The first determination unit determines a check operation to be added to a physical job ticket according to the exception processing content included in the exception processing information acquired by the acquisition unit. The output unit outputs the physical job ticket including the check operation determined by the first determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20140168666
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that processes document data including a plurality of objects. The information processing apparatus acquires a size of an output medium to which an image based on the document data is output, acquires an output condition of an image based on the document data, extracts an object to be output alone to the output medium from among the plurality of objects included in the document data on a basis of the acquired size and the acquired output condition, and generates, on a basis of the extracted object, output data for outputting an image of the extracted object alone to the output medium based on the extracted object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Patent number: 8564804
    Abstract: Print job data is generated in accordance with a printing instruction from an application. When encryption of the print job data is designated, the generated print job data is encrypted, and the generated or encrypted print job data is output. When a printing apparatus serving as an output destination to which the encrypted print job data is output does not have a decryption function of decrypting the encrypted print job data, the output destination is changed to a decryption apparatus having the decryption function. When designation to save the print job data in the printing apparatus is detected in encryption, the print job is canceled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masakatsu Sakurai, Yoshio Kimura
  • Patent number: 8503011
    Abstract: When input print data is data for normal printing, a hot folder control manager changes information on the property rights of the print data to a holder to whom a quota of a shared folder is not set (holder on whom use limit is not imposed). Then, the hot folder control manager moves print data changing information on the property rights to a normal printing hot folder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20120324344
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a designation unit configured to designate a number of pages, a calculation unit configured to calculate an enlargement ratio based on original data, the number of pages designated by the designation unit, and an area of a display unit, a size change unit configured to change a size of an object included in the original data based on the enlargement ratio calculated by the calculation unit, and a display unit configured to display the object whose size has been changed by the size change unit on the display unit on a page-by-page basis by using the number of pages designated by the designation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20120200865
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a check unit, an acquisition unit, a first determination unit, and an output unit. The check unit checks a processing status of a printing apparatus. The acquisition unit acquires exception processing information including a content of exception processing from the printing apparatus in response to the processing status checked by the check unit being in execution of the exception processing. The first determination unit determines a check operation to be added to a physical job ticket according to the exception processing content included in the exception processing information acquired by the acquisition unit. The output unit outputs the physical job ticket including the check operation determined by the first determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Patent number: 8237947
    Abstract: The managing apparatus (14) issues device-control information of the device to a user of the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus (1) determines whether or not the device-control information has been received. If the device-control information has not been received, device-control information prepared in advance is obtained. If the device-control information has not been received, a job for executing processing within the range of the obtained device-control information is sent to the device via a network. If the device-control information has been received, a job for executing processing within the range of the received device-control information is sent to the device. The device (19) processes the received job within the range of the obtained device-control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Patent number: 8189206
    Abstract: A print control apparatus controls a color multifunction printer (MFP) having a print unit and a paper ejecting unit, and a post-press section including a nearline finisher having a feeding unit and a post processing unit and including a post-press server controlling the finisher. The print control apparatus performs control as follows: The print unit is controlled to print content included in a job together with a job ticket and to print information included in the job ticket on the upper surface thereof. The paper ejecting unit is controlled to eject the job ticket using a determined paper ejection method so as to be placed on top of the printed media on which the content has been printed, in a state in which the printed media are stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masakatsu Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20120057187
    Abstract: Print job data is generated in accordance with a printing instruction from an application. When encryption of the print job data is designated, the generated print job data is encrypted, and the generated or encrypted print job data is output. When a printing apparatus serving as an output destination to which the encrypted print job data is output does not have a decryption function of decrypting the encrypted print job data, the output destination is changed to a decryption apparatus having the decryption function. When designation to save the print job data in the printing apparatus is detected in encryption, the print job is canceled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: MASAKATSU SAKURAI, Yoshio Kimura
  • Patent number: 8081327
    Abstract: Print job data is generated in accordance with a printing instruction from an application. When encryption of the print job data is designated, the generated print job data is encrypted, and the generated or encrypted print job data is output. When a printing apparatus serving as an output destination to which the encrypted print job data is output does not have a decryption function of decrypting the encrypted print job data, the output destination is changed to a decryption apparatus having the decryption function. When designation to save the print job data in the printing apparatus is detected in encryption, the print job is canceled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masakatsu Sakurai, Yoshio Kimura