Patents by Inventor Mayumi Kuraya

Mayumi Kuraya 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: 9787857
    Abstract: A display control apparatus is configured to display on a display unit a user interface screen for an image data generating apparatus configured to generate image data using an image sensor. The display control apparatus includes a setting acquiring unit which is configured to acquire a setting value for generating the image data, a display determining unit which is configured to determine whether to display an update reception screen based on the acquired setting value, a display control unit which is configured to display the update reception screen on the display unit if the display determining unit determines to display the update reception screen, and is configured not to display the update reception screen on the display unit if the display determining unit determines not to display the update reception screen, and an instruction receiving unit which is configured to receive the update instruction through the update reception screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mayumi Kuraya
  • Patent number: 9013755
    Abstract: An image processing device may calculate, by utilizing scan data obtained by a scan of a document including a natural image in accordance with a specific optical resolution, a first type of index value for classifying the document, determine an output resolution by utilizing the first type of index value, convert the scan data indicating the specific optical resolution into image data indicating the output resolution in a case where the output resolution is not identical to the specific optical resolution, and create a file including the image data indicating the output resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mayumi Kuraya, Tomohiko Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8989489
    Abstract: In a control apparatus, a controller operates as: identifying a reading condition instructed for reading an image from a document; and determining a method of an analysis processing, the identifying including identifying a reading section instructed to read an image from the document. If an identified reading condition satisfies a first condition including that an identified reading section is a first reading section configured to read an image from a document while maintaining the document to be stationary, a first analysis processing configured to extract a first type region from a read out image is determined. If the identified reading condition satisfies a second condition including that the identified reading section is a second reading section configured to read an image from the document while conveying the document, a second analysis processing configured to extract a second type region from the read out image is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mayumi Kuraya
  • Patent number: 8928950
    Abstract: A controlling device for controlling a scan performing unit may determine a specific optical resolution from among a plurality of optical resolutions by utilizing specific information given from a user, cause the scan performing unit to perform a scan of a document in accordance with the specific optical resolution, perform an analysis of scan data obtained by the scan of the document, determine an output resolution based on a result of the analysis of the scan data, converting the scan data indicating the specific optical resolution into image data indicating the output resolution in a case where the output resolution is not identical to the specific optical resolution, and create a file including the image data indicating the output resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mayumi Kuraya, Tomohiko Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8922842
    Abstract: A controlling device may cause a scan performing unit to perform either a first type of scan or a second type of scan. In the first type of scan, a document may be moved with respect to optical elements while the optical elements are not moved, and in a second type of scan, the optical elements are moved with respect to the document while the document is not moved. The controlling device may judge that a first type of analysis is to be performed on scan data in a case where one type of scan is performed, and judge that the first type of analysis is not to be performed in a case where the other type of scan is performed. The controlling device may determine an output resolution by utilizing a result of the first type of analysis, and create a file including image data indicating the output resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mayumi Kuraya, Tomohiko Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8896887
    Abstract: A controlling device may cause a scan performing unit to perform either a first type of scan or a second type of scan. In the first type of scan, a document may be moved with respect to optical elements while the optical elements are not moved, and in a second type of scan, the optical elements are moved with respect to the document while the document is not moved. The controlling device may judge that a first type of analysis is to be performed on scan data in a case where one type of scan is performed, and judge that the first type of analysis is not to be performed in a case where the other type of scan is performed. The controlling device may determine an output resolution by utilizing a result of the first type of analysis, and create a file including image data indicating the output resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mayumi Kuraya, Tomohiko Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20140010457
    Abstract: In a control apparatus, a controller operates as: identifying a reading condition instructed for reading an image from a document; and determining a method of an analysis processing, the identifying including identifying a reading section instructed to read an image from the document. If an identified reading condition satisfies a first condition including that an identified reading section is a first reading section configured to read an image from a document while maintaining the document to be stationary, a first analysis processing configured to extract a first type region from a read out image is determined. If the identified reading condition satisfies a second condition including that the identified reading section is a second reading section configured to read an image from the document while conveying the document, a second analysis processing configured to extract a second type region from the read out image is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mayumi KURAYA
  • Publication number: 20120250102
    Abstract: A controlling device for controlling a scan performing unit may determine a specific optical resolution from among a plurality of optical resolutions by utilizing specific information given from a user, cause the scan performing unit to perform a scan of a document in accordance with the specific optical resolution, perform an analysis of scan data obtained by the scan of the document, determine an output resolution based on a result of the analysis of the scan data, converting the scan data indicating the specific optical resolution into image data indicating the output resolution in a case where the output resolution is not identical to the specific optical resolution, and create a file including the image data indicating the output resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mayumi KURAYA, Tomohiko HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20120250101
    Abstract: An image processing device may calculate, by utilizing scan data obtained by a scan of a document including a natural image in accordance with a specific optical resolution, a first type of index value for classifying the document, determine an output resolution by utilizing the first type of index value, convert the scan data indicating the specific optical resolution into image data indicating the output resolution in a case where the output resolution is not identical to the specific optical resolution, and create a file including the image data indicating the output resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mayumi Kuraya, Tomohiko Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20120250100
    Abstract: A controlling device may cause a scan performing unit to perform either a first type of scan or a second type of scan. In the first type of scan, a document may be moved with respect to optical elements while the optical elements are not moved, and in a second type of scan, the optical elements are moved with respect to the document while the document is not moved. The controlling device may judge that a first type of analysis is to be performed on scan data in a case where one type of scan is performed, and judge that the first type of analysis is not to be performed in a case where the other type of scan is performed. The controlling device may determine an output resolution by utilizing a result of the first type of analysis, and create a file including image data indicating the output resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mayumi Kuraya, Tomohiko Hasegawa