Patents by Inventor Naoko Shimotai

Naoko Shimotai 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).

  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system, and storage medium for storing information processing program
    Patent number: 7907296
    Abstract: There is disclosed an information processing apparatus which is handy for a user. In the information processing apparatus, a user interface of a control program for controlling a peripheral is automatically formed in accordance with a function obtained from the peripheral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoaki Endo, Mamoru Osada, Takashi Inoue, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Kan Torii, Naoko Shimotai, Tomoko Takagi
  • Setting attributes of jobs and documents in a layered structure
    Patent number: 7647432
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-function peripheral which is easy for a user to operate. To achieve the object, according to the present invention, there is provided a peripheral connected to an information processing apparatus, which inputs and analyzes a job script constituted of packet data from the information processing apparatus, and subsequently generates an appropriate job file in accordance with the content of the job script.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Sasaki, Tomoaki Endoh, Mamoru Osada, Takayuki Matsuo, Takashi Inoue, Naoko Shimotai, Tomoko Takagi
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system, and storage medium for storing information processing program
    Patent number: 7167253
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus which is easy for a user to operate. In the information processing apparatus, it is judged based on a function obtained from a peripheral whether or not a job script can be issued to the peripheral, and a job issuance processing is controlled in accordance with a judgment result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoaki Endoh, Mamoru Osada, Takashi Inoue, Yasuhiko Sasaki, Kan Torii, Naoko Shimotai, Tomoko Takagi
  • Peripheral, peripheral control method, peripheral control system, memory medium for storing peripheral control program, and peripheral control program product
    Publication number: 20060206629
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-function peripheral which is easy for a user to operate. To achieve the object, according to the present invention, there is provided a peripheral connected to an information processing apparatus, which inputs and analyzes a job script constituted of packet data from the information processing apparatus, and subsequently generates an appropriate job file in accordance with the content of the job script.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Sasaki, Tomoaki Endoh, Mamoru Osada, Takayuki Matsuo, Takashi Inoue, Naoko Shimotai, Tomoko Takagi
  • Peripheral, peripheral control method, peripheral control system, memory medium for storing peripheral control program, and peripheral control program product
    Patent number: 6912597
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-function peripheral which is easy for a user to operate. To achieve the object, according to the present invention, there is provided a peripheral connected to an information processing apparatus, which inputs and analyzes a job script constituted of packet data from the information processing apparatus, and subsequently generates an appropriate job file in accordance with the content of the job script.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Sasaki, Tomoaki Endoh, Mamoru Osada, Takayuki Matsuo, Takashi Inoue, Naoko Shimotai, Tomoko Takagi
  • Peripheral, peripheral control method, peripheral control system, memory medium for storing peripheral control program, and peripheral control program product
    Publication number: 20050097232
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-function peripheral which is easy for a user to operate. To achieve the object, according to the present invention, there is provided a peripheral connected to an information processing apparatus, which inputs and analyzes a job script constituted of packet data from the information processing apparatus, and subsequently generates an appropriate job file in accordance with the content of the job script.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Sasaki, Tomoaki Endoh, Mamoru Osada, Takayuki Matsuo, Takashi Inoue, Naoko Shimotai, Tomoko Takagi
  • PERIPHERAL DEVICE, PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONTROL PROGRAMS, SENDING DEVICE FOR SENDING PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONTROL PROGRAMS, AND PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONTROL PROGRAM PRODUCT
    Patent number: 6775729
    Abstract: A peripheral device is connected to an information processing device, and in the event that an interruption job is input from the information processing device while the peripheral device is processing a job by executing one of multiple device control programs holding the functions of multiple devices engines of the peripheral device and managing jobs with the device engines, another device control program different from the device control program being executed is selected and the interruption job is executed. Accordingly, a user-friendly multifunctional peripheral device can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takyuki Matsuo, Tomoaki Endo, Mamoru Osada, Takashi Inoue, Yasuhiko Sasaki, Naoko Shimotai, Tomoko Takagi
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system, and storage medium for storing information processing program
    Publication number: 20040145767
    Abstract: There is disclosed an information processing apparatus which is handy for a user. In the information processing apparatus, a user interface of a control program for controlling a peripheral is automatically formed in accordance with a function obtained from the peripheral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoaki Endo, Mamoru Osada, Takashi Inoue, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Kan Torii, Naoko Shimotai, Tomoko Takagi
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system, and storage medium for storing information processing program
    Patent number: 6717689
    Abstract: There is disclosed an information processing apparatus which is handy for a user. In the information processing apparatus, a user interface of a control program for controlling a peripheral is automatically formed in accordance with a function obtained from the peripheral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoaki Endo, Mamoru Osada, Takashi Inoue, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Kan Torii, Naoko Shimotai, Tomoko Takagi
  • Peripheral, peripheral control method, peripheral control system, memory medium for storing peripheral control program, and peripheral control program product
    Publication number: 20040064785
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-function peripheral which is easy for a user to operate. To achieve the object, according to the present invention, there is provided a peripheral connected to an information processing apparatus, which inputs and analyzes a job script constituted of packet data from the information processing apparatus, and subsequently generates an appropriate job file in accordance with the content of the job script.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Sasaki, Tomoaki Endoh, Mamoru Osada, Takayuki Matsuo, Takashi Inoue, Naoko Shimotai, Tomoko Takagi
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system, and storage medium for storing information processing program
    Publication number: 20040042030
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus which is easy for a user to operate. In the information processing apparatus, it is judged based on a function obtained from a peripheral whether or not a job script can be issued to the peripheral, and a job issuance processing is controlled in accordance with a judgment result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoaki Endoh, Mamoru Osada, Takashi Inoue, Yasuhiko Sasaki, Kan Torii, Naoko Shimotai, Tomoko Takagi
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system, and storage medium for storing information processing program
    Patent number: 6636903
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus which is easy for a user to operate. In the information processing apparatus, it is judged based on a function obtained from a peripheral whether or not a job script can be issued to the peripheral, and a job issuance processing is controlled in accordance with a judgment result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoaki Endoh, Mamoru Osada, Takashi Inoue, Yasuhiko Sasaki, Kan Torii, Naoko Shimotai, Tomoko Takagi
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20030142332
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus which is easy for a user to operate. In the information processing apparatus, it is judged based on a function obtained from a peripheral whether or not a job script can be issued to the peripheral, and a job issuance processing is controlled in accordance with a judgment result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: TOMOAKI ENDOH, MAMORU OSADA, TAKASHI INOUE, YASUHIKO SASAKI, KAN TORII, NAOKO SHIMOTAI, TOMOKO TAKAGI
  • Printing control apparatus, printing control method, printing control system, and storage medium in which printing control program is stored
    Patent number: 6600569
    Abstract: A printing control apparatus for analyzing and processing an input print job that includes printing management data for managing the print job and print data. Header information identifying the printing management data has been added to the printing management data and header information identifying the print data and indicating a data size of the print data has been added to the print data. Header information of input data is analyzed and input data determined to be printing management data in accordance with the header information is stored in a management information storage medium and input data determined to be print data in accordance with the head information is stored in a print data storage medium on the basis of the data size indicated in the header information, without analyzing the print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mamoru Osada, Naoko Shimotai
  • Data processing apparatus and method in which a logical device control program analyzes an inputted job, and storage medium storing a program therefor
    Patent number: 6535932
    Abstract: There is provided a multi-functional peripheral which is easy for user to use. In the multi-functional peripheral, after a logical device control program retaining a function of a logical device to which the job is transmitted from an information processing apparatus and managing the job transmitted to the logical device is allowed to analyze the inputted job, a physical device control program retaining a function of a device engine of the peripheral and managing the job in the device engine is allowed to analyze the job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoaki Endoh, Mamoru Osada, Takashi Inoue, Yasuhiko Sasaki, Kan Torii, Naoko Shimotai, Tomoko Takagi