Patents by Inventor Masami Yamanashi

Masami Yamanashi 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: 10289975
    Abstract: An item management apparatus comprises an interface configured to obtain a first identifier of a first wireless device that is carried by a user and a second identifier of a second wireless device that is correlated with an item and carries out an alarm notice in response to a drive signal; a first receiver configured to receive a first signal from the first wireless device; a second receiver configured to receive a second signal from the second wireless device; and a processor configured to correlate the first identifier with the second identifier and to cause the memory to store the correlated first identifier and second identifier, if the first signal is received by the first receiver from the first wireless device corresponding to the first identifier obtained via the interface, and the second signal is received by the second receiver from the second wireless device corresponding to the second identifier obtained via the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Ito, Masami Yamanashi, Shinichi Kashiwagi
  • Patent number: 10133899
    Abstract: A baggage management system according to an embodiment includes a storage unit and a processor. The storage unit stores a baggage terminal identification corresponding to a baggage terminal which is provided with a baggage that is a subject of a baggage management event. The storage unit also stores a clock time of the baggage management event, the clock time being stored in association with the baggage terminal identification. The processor receives a search condition corresponding to the baggage terminal identification. The processor identifies the clock time stored in the storage unit in association with the baggage terminal identification that corresponds to the search condition. The processor identifies a video file of a video recording recorded at the identified clock time. A display unit displays the identified video file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Ito, Masami Yamanashi, Shinichi Kashiwagi
  • Patent number: 10124612
    Abstract: A printer includes a battery, and a conveying unit powered by the battery and configured to convey printing media at a first speed and a second speed lower than the first speed, a printing unit that prints on the printing media conveyed by the conveying unit, a measuring device that measures a residual capacity of the battery, a display for displaying information related to the residual capacity of the battery, and a processor configured to control the display to, when the residual capacity of the battery is not less than a predetermined residual capacity value, display first information indicating a total number of the printing media that can be printed at the first speed, and when the residual capacity of the battery is less than the predetermined residual capacity value, display second information indicating a total number of the printing media that can be printed at the second speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shu Satake, Masami Yamanashi, Michio Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9908349
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a printer includes a battery, a display, a memory and a processor. The memory stores a predetermined residual capacity of the battery of the printer and amount information of a printing medium on which a predetermined printing data can be printed with the predetermined residual capacity in association with each other in advance. The processor controls the display such that the amount information corresponding to the predetermined residual capacity stored in the memory is displayed on the display, in a case where determining that the residual capacity of the battery is reduced to less than the predetermined residual capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shu Satake, Masami Yamanashi, Michio Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20180043712
    Abstract: A printer includes a battery, and a conveying unit powered by the battery and configured to convey printing media at a first speed and a second speed lower than the first speed, a printing unit that prints on the printing media conveyed by the conveying unit, a measuring device that measures a residual capacity of the battery, a display for displaying information related to the residual capacity of the battery, and a processor configured to control the display to, when the residual capacity of the battery is not less than a predetermined residual capacity value, display first information indicating a total number of the printing media that can be printed at the first speed, and when the residual capacity of the battery is less than the predetermined residual capacity value, display second information indicating a total number of the printing media that can be printed at the second speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Shu SATAKE, Masami YAMANASHI, Michio SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9886830
    Abstract: An article management system comprises a medium in which unique identification information is recorded, a reader for reading the identification information recorded on the medium, an alarm, which is to be attached to an article deposited by a user, for carrying out a notification operation in response to input of a driving signal, and an article management apparatus including an association module configured to associate the medium with the alarm attached to the article to be handed over to the user who carries the medium and an output module configured to output the driving signal to the alarm associated with the medium of which the identification information is read by the reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Ito, Masami Yamanashi, Shinichi Kashiwagi
  • Publication number: 20180005182
    Abstract: An item management apparatus comprises an interface configured to obtain a first identifier of a first wireless device that is carried by a user and a second identifier of a second wireless device that is correlated with an item and carries out an alarm notice in response to a drive signal; a first receiver configured to receive a first signal from the first wireless device; a second receiver configured to receive a second signal from the second wireless device; and a processor configured to correlate the first identifier with the second identifier and to cause the memory to store the correlated first identifier and second identifier, if the first signal is received by the first receiver from the first wireless device corresponding to the first identifier obtained via the interface, and the second signal is received by the second receiver from the second wireless device corresponding to the second identifier obtained via the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Kenji Ito, Masami Yamanashi, Shinichi Kashiwagi
  • Patent number: 9798997
    Abstract: An article management system comprises a transmitter for sending electric wave, a receiver for receiving the electric wave from the transmitter, an alarm for carrying out a notification operation in response to the input of a drive signal and an article management apparatus including an association module configured to associate the transmitter with the alarm corresponding to an article to be handed over to a user who has the transmitter on condition that the electric wave from the transmitter is being received by the receiver, and a determination-output module configured to determine whether or not a relative distance between the transmitter and the receiver becomes shorter than a specific distance on condition that the electric wave from the transmitter is being received by the receiver and to output the drive signal to the alarm which is associated with the transmitter if the relative distance is shorter than the specific distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Ito, Masami Yamanashi, Shinichi Kashiwagi
  • Publication number: 20170091501
    Abstract: A baggage management system according to an embodiment includes a storage unit and a processor. The storage unit stores a baggage terminal identification corresponding to a baggage terminal which is provided with a baggage that is a subject of a baggage management event. The storage unit also stores a clock time of the baggage management event, the clock time being stored in association with the baggage terminal identification. The processor receives a search condition corresponding to the baggage terminal identification. The processor identifies the clock time stored in the storage unit in association with the baggage terminal identification that corresponds to the search condition. The processor identifies a video file of a video recording recorded at the identified clock time. A display unit displays the identified video file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kenji ITO, Masami YAMANASHI, Shinichi KASHIWAGI
  • Publication number: 20170085734
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a printer comprises a printing processor configured to execute a printing processing on a conveyed sheet; a near field communication device including a non-volatile rewritable storage module and configured to carry out input or output of information to or from the storage module through a near field communication caused by an induced electromotive force generated by a carrier wave from an external device; a status reception module configured to receive a status indicating a state of the printing processor; and a status storage module configured to store the status received through the status reception module in the storage module of the near field communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Shu Satake, Masami Yamanashi, Michio Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170080727
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a printer includes a battery, a display, a memory and a processor. The memory stores a predetermined residual capacity of the battery of the printer and amount information of a printing medium on which a predetermined printing data can be printed with the predetermined residual capacity in association with each other in advance. The processor controls the display such that the amount information corresponding to the predetermined residual capacity stored in the memory is displayed on the display, in a case where determining that the residual capacity of the battery is reduced to less than the predetermined residual capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Shu SATAKE, Masami YAMANASHI, Michio SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20160232768
    Abstract: An article management system comprises a transmitter for sending electric wave, a receiver for receiving the electric wave from the transmitter, an alarm for carrying out a notification operation in response to the input of a drive signal and an article management apparatus including an association module configured to associate the transmitter with the alarm corresponding to an article to be handed over to a user who has the transmitter on condition that the electric wave from the transmitter is being received by the receiver, and a determination-output module configured to determine whether or not a relative distance between the transmitter and the receiver becomes shorter than a specific distance on condition that the electric wave from the transmitter is being received by the receiver and to output the drive signal to the alarm which is associated with the transmitter if the relative distance is shorter than the specific distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Kenji Ito, Masami Yamanashi, Shinichi Kashiwagi
  • Publication number: 20160217667
    Abstract: An article management system comprises a medium in which unique identification information is recorded, a reader for reading the identification information recorded on the medium, an alarm, which is to be attached to an article deposited by a user, for carrying out a notification operation in response to input of a driving signal, and an article management apparatus including an association module configured to associate the medium with the alarm attached to the article to be handed over to the user who carries the medium and an output module configured to output the driving signal to the alarm associated with the medium of which the identification information is read by the reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Kenji Ito, Masami Yamanashi, Shinichi Kashiwagi
  • Publication number: 20040038821
    Abstract: A multicolor thermosensitive recording medium according to the present invention comprises a first thermosensitive coloring layer which develops by the application of coloring energy, and a second thermosensitive coloring layer which develops in a different color from the first thermosensitive coloring layer by the application of coloring energy. At least one of a region wherein only the monochrome color of the first thermosensitive coloring layer is obtained without coloring the second thermosensitive coloring layer, and a region wherein only the monochrome color of the second thermosensitive coloring layer is obtained without coloring the first thermosensitive coloring layer, is provided in a printing region of the multicolor thermosensitive recording medium of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tamura, Takayuki Hiyoshi, Shinichi Mizushima, Michio Suzuki, Masami Yamanashi
  • Publication number: 20030195116
    Abstract: A multicolor thermosensitive recording medium according to the present invention comprises a first thermosensitive coloring layer which develops by the application of coloring energy, and a second thermosensitive coloring layer which develops in a different color from the first thermosensitive coloring layer by the application of coloring energy. At least one of a region wherein only the monochrome color of the first thermosensitive coloring layer is obtained without coloring the second thermosensitive coloring layer, and a region wherein only the monochrome color of the second thermosensitive coloring layer is obtained without coloring the first thermosensitive coloring layer, is provided in a printing region of the multicolor thermosensitive recording medium of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tamura, Takayuki Hiyoshi, Shinichi Mizushima, Michio Suzuki, Masami Yamanashi
  • Publication number: 20010049340
    Abstract: A multicolor thermosensitive recording medium according to the present invention comprises a first thermosensitive coloring layer which develops by the application of coloring energy, and a second thermosensitive coloring layer which develops in a different color from the first thermosensitive coloring layer by the application of coloring energy. At least one of a region wherein only the monochrome color of the first thermosensitive coloring layer is obtained without coloring the second thermosensitive coloring layer, and a region wherein only the monochrome color of the second thermosensitive coloring layer is obtained without coloring the first thermosensitive coloring layer, is provided in a printing region of the multicolor thermosensitive recording medium of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Applicant: Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tamura, Takayuki Hiyoshi, Shinichi Mizushima, Michio Suzuki, Masami Yamanashi
  • Patent number: 5021975
    Abstract: A printer includes a print data source for supplying print data, a print format setter for specifying a format to be issued, a print data preparer for defining the contents to be printed in accordance with the print data and the format, a print data memory for storing the print data of one sheet, a divider for dividing the print data stored in the print data memory into a plurality of areas, a print buffer having a freely and alternatively switchable drawing area in which data divided by the divider is drawn and printing area which contains pre-drawn divided data, a switcher for alternatively switching between the drawing and printing areas of the print buffer each time the drawing of the divided data is executed, and a printer block, coupled to the print buffer, for printing data of the printing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masami Yamanashi