Patents by Inventor Mitsuyoshi SHIRASAKA

Mitsuyoshi SHIRASAKA 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: 10404876
    Abstract: A print method in which carrying, cutting and printing of a continuous medium are performed according to print data includes a step of generating the print data that includes; a copy unit printing designation, a cut page number and a page number equalization designation; and a step of determining whether or not the page number equalization designation is included in the print data and whether or not a total number of print pages in printing the print data in the copy units is not a multiple of the cut page number, a step of inserting one or more of blank pages into the print data in order to make the total number of print pages, to which the blank pages are added, equal to the multiple of the cut page number when the page number equalization designation is included and the total number of print pages is not the multiple of the cut page number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Shirasaka, Hironobu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10235106
    Abstract: An information processor includes an image data generating circuitry and a communicator. The image data generating circuitry includes a logical page generating circuitry and a page adjusting circuitry, and generates image data. The logical page generating circuitry generates a plurality of logical pages each containing a plurality of pages. The page adjusting circuitry adjusts number of pages of the plurality of pages contained in a first logical page of the plurality of logical pages. The image data contains the plurality of logical pages. The communicator transmits the image data to an image forming unit. The image forming unit is able to cut a recording medium by using the logical pages as a reference, and forms an image on the recording medium by using the logical pages as a reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Shirasaka, Hiroshi Kato
  • Patent number: 10210436
    Abstract: A printing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a conveying device which conveys a record medium in a conveyance direction; a cutter which cuts out the record medium; a printing unit which prints an image on the record medium; a mark detector which detects a reference mark indicating a page start position of the record medium; a receiver which receives record medium type information; and a controller which, based on a content of the record medium type information, switches a cut position to be cut with the cutter between a first position being a position upstream in the conveyance direction by a predetermined one-page length from the page start position and a second position being a position shifted in the conveyance direction by a prescribed length from the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsuyoshi Shirasaka
  • Publication number: 20190007570
    Abstract: A print method in which carrying, cutting and printing of a continuous medium are performed according to print data includes a step of generating the print data that includes; a copy unit printing designation, a cut page number and a page number equalization designation; and a step of determining whether or not the page number equalization designation is included in the print data and whether or not a total number of print pages in printing the print data in the copy units is not a multiple of the cut page number, a step of inserting one or more of blank pages into the print data in order to make the total number of print pages, to which the blank pages are added, equal to the multiple of the cut page number when the page number equalization designation is included and the total number of print pages is not the multiple of the cut page number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi SHIRASAKA, Hironobu YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20180081604
    Abstract: An information processor includes an image data generating circuitry and a communicator. The image data generating circuitry includes a logical page generating circuitry and a page adjusting circuitry, and generates image data. The logical page generating circuitry generates a plurality of logical pages each containing a plurality of pages. The page adjusting circuitry adjusts number of pages of the plurality of pages contained in a first logical page of the plurality of logical pages. The image data contains the plurality of logical pages. The communicator transmits the image data to an image forming unit. The image forming unit is able to cut a recording medium by using the logical pages as a reference, and forms an image on the recording medium by using the logical pages as a reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi SHIRASAKA, Hiroshi KATO
  • Publication number: 20170344861
    Abstract: A printing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a conveying device which conveys a record medium in a conveyance direction; a cutter which cuts out the record medium; a printing unit which prints an image on the record medium; a mark detector which detects a reference mark indicating a page start position of the record medium; a receiver which receives record medium type information; and a controller which, based on a content of the record medium type information, switches a cut position to be cut with the cutter between a first position being a position upstream in the conveyance direction by a predetermined one-page length from the page start position and a second position being a position shifted in the conveyance direction by a prescribed length from the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsuyoshi SHIRASAKA
  • Patent number: 9785869
    Abstract: An image forming system for printing a sequence of image blocks on a continuous printing sheet based on image data, includes an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus. A printing setting unit included by the information processing apparatus designates first information and second information. The first information indicates whether a printing order of the image blocks is to be a normal order or a reverse order. The second information indicates how many image blocks of the sequence are to be printed on each of a plurality of segments of the printing sheet. The image forming apparatus includes a cutting unit and a control unit. The cutting unit cuts the printing sheet. The control unit controls the cutting unit so as to separate the segments of the printing sheet. The control unit determines cutting positions on the printing sheet based on the first information and the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsuyoshi Shirasaka
  • Publication number: 20160247047
    Abstract: An image forming system for printing a sequence of image blocks on a continuous printing sheet based on image data, includes an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus. A printing setting unit included by the information processing apparatus designates first information and second information. The first information indicates whether a printing order of the image blocks is to be a normal order or a reverse order. The second information indicates how many image blocks of the sequence are to be printed on each of a plurality of segments of the printing sheet. The image forming apparatus includes a cutting unit and a control unit. The cutting unit cuts the printing sheet. The control unit controls the cutting unit so as to separate the segments of the printing sheet. The control unit determines cutting positions on the printing sheet based on the first information and the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsuyoshi SHIRASAKA
  • Patent number: 9298483
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a driver installer to install a program that causes a computer to execute functional units for operating an image processing apparatus. The driver installer includes a driver installing unit and a plug-in installing unit. The driver installing unit is for retrieving a printer driver package including a file necessary for operating a printer driver, and for installing the file as the printer driver. The plug-in installing unit is for retrieving a plug-in package including a plug-in information file and a plug-in file for adding a function, and for registering the plug-in information file and the plug-in file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: OKI DATA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsuyoshi Shirasaka
  • Publication number: 20140115608
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a driver installer to install a program that causes a computer to execute functional units for operating an image processing apparatus. The driver installer includes a driver installing unit and a plug-in installing unit. The driver installing unit is for retrieving a printer driver package including a file necessary for operating a printer driver, and for installing the file as the printer driver. The plug-in installing unit is for retrieving a plug-in package including a plug-in information file and a plug-in file for adding a function, and for registering the plug-in information file and the plug-in file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: OKI DATA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsuyoshi SHIRASAKA