Patents by Inventor Norihiko Asai

Norihiko Asai 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: 10684810
    Abstract: A portable terminal executes instructions to perform processes including determining whether initial acquisition information is set, and determining whether designated device information is stored. The processes further include performing, when (1) it is determined that the initial acquisition information is set to the first value and (2) it is determined that the designated device is stored: receiving the operation identification information; updating the operation identification information; specifying the operation object; receiving a user operation of designating an object; and, when the user operation is received, preparing the designated device to execute an designated operation. The designated operation identified by the operation identification information corresponds to the designated operation object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Patent number: 10686927
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer program readable by a computer of a portable device connectable to an image input device and image output device and including a memory storing external programs activated by the computer program, the computer program causes the portable device to perform: receiving a user operation on a first screen including first objects corresponding to the external programs; determining the designated program when the first object is designated; when the designated program has a first function of executing processing for the input data, instructing the image input device to execute an input operation and performing first post-processing; and when the designated program has the second function of enabling a user to designate the output data, performing pre-processing and controlling the image output device to execute output operation for the output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Patent number: 10681224
    Abstract: A portable terminal includes a user interface, a memory, a network interface, and a controller, and performs operations including: performing a first acquiring processing of acquiring the content data, which is identified by the data identification information, and the operation identification information; performing, a second acquiring processing of acquiring operation information representing operations, which is able to be performed by the first device; performing, a first determining processing of determining whether the output operation, which is identified by the operation identification information, is represented by the operation information, and transmitting, in the output instructing processing in a case where it is determined that the output operation is represented by the operation information, a first output instructing information to the first device via the network interface, wherein the first output instructing information is output instructing information for outputting the content data by th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Patent number: 10666830
    Abstract: A portable terminal has a memory having a program stored thereon and readably by a computer. The program causes the portable terminal to perform searching an image processing apparatus capable of executing an image processing operation by a first method, determining whether the image processing apparatus is detected in the searching by the first method, searching the image processing apparatus by a second method in a case where it is determined that the image processing apparatus is not detected as a result of the searching by the first method, storing apparatus information for identifying the image processing apparatus detected in the searching by the first method or the searching by the second method, and transmitting operation instruction information for instructing execution of the image processing operation to the image processing apparatus identified with the designated apparatus information stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Publication number: 20200143103
    Abstract: An information processing terminal device includes: an acquiring unit acquiring image data; a detecting unit detecting a posture of the information processing terminal device; a generating unit generating display image data based on the image data acquired in the acquiring unit according to the posture of the terminal device detected by the detecting unit; and a displaying unit displaying the display image data generated by the generating unit on a display unit. If the posture of the terminal device is changed, the generating unit generates the display image data according to the changed posture of the terminal device. If the posture of the terminal device is changed during the generation of the image data by the generating unit, the generating unit does not generate the display image data according to the changed posture of the terminal device, until the generation of the display image data is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Patent number: 10645246
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer program readable by a computer of a portable device comprising a memory storing a plurality of external programs activated by the computer program and being connectable to an image forming device that executes a formation operation, the computer program causes the portable device to perform: obtaining type information indicating each type of the plurality of external programs; determining whether the corresponding external program is a first type or a second type; pre-processing of activating the external program determined as the first type and obtaining a parameter indicating a condition of generating the image data designated by a user; instructing the image forming device to execute the formation operation; and post-processing of activating the external program determined as the second type with designating the image data formed in the formation operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Patent number: 10613802
    Abstract: A communication device including a processor configured to, when executing processor-executable instructions stored in a storage unit, perform determining a first configurable range including setting values stored in the storage unit, acquiring, from an image processing apparatus via a communication unit, a second configurable range including setting values for image processing executable by the image processing apparatus, determining whether the first configurable range is equal to the second configurable range, when determining that the first configurable range is equal to the second configurable range, transmitting an image processing instruction to perform an image processing operation according to the setting values of the first configurable range stored in the storage unit, to the image processing apparatus via the communication unit, and when determining that the first configurable range is different from the second configurable range, restricting transmission of the image processing instruction to the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Publication number: 20200104086
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions, the computer-readable instructions, in response to being activated by an operating system, causing the portable terminal to perform: a first acceptance process of accepting an operation designating one of image forming devices communicable; a first storage process of causing the memory to store a first device ID, as a designated device ID; a second acceptance process of accepting an operation designating contents; and an operation instruction process of transmitting operation instruction information, and the computer-readable instructions, in response to being activated by another program, causing the portable terminal to perform: an acquisition process of acquiring, from the another program, a second device ID for identifying the image forming device; and a second storage process of causing the memory to store the second device ID, as the designated device ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Norihiko ASAI
  • Publication number: 20200081666
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions that are executable by a computer in an operating terminal is provided. The computer readable instructions, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to designate an information processing apparatus to transmit apparatus information to a server, and based on the designation of the information processing apparatus, transmit a setting command to the designated information processing apparatus through a communication interface. The setting command commands the information processing apparatus to shift to one of a condition for transmitting the apparatus information to the server and a condition for not transmitting the apparatus information to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Norihiko ASAI
  • Publication number: 20200053246
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a data sharing unit configured to cause an application selected as a data output destination to process data which is output by an application which is a data output source; a process-object-data generation control unit configured to generate process object data in one of a first format and a second format based on image data acquired by an image information interface from an image information source; and an application-information display unit configured to display identification images for identifying applications which the data sharing unit can select as the data output destination if the data sharing unit is to process either data of the first format or data of the second format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Norihiko ASAI
  • Patent number: 10530918
    Abstract: A portable terminal has a memory having a program and an external program generating content data. The program transmits output instruction information for instructing to output content data to an output apparatus. The program determines whether previous content data is stored, displays a screen including a program object of the external program and a content object of the previous content data, and receives an input operation on the screen. When the program object is designated, the program activates the external program so as to cause the external program of the program object to newly generate the content data. When the content object is designated, the program receives, as target content data, the previous content data of the content object from the external program generating the previous content data, and transmits, to the output apparatus, the output instruction information instructing to execute the output operation for the target content data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Patent number: 10528648
    Abstract: An information processing terminal device includes: an acquiring unit acquiring image data; a detecting unit detecting a posture of the information processing terminal device; a generating unit generating display image data based on the image data acquired in the acquiring unit according to the posture of the terminal device detected by the detecting unit; and a displaying unit displaying the display image data generated by the generating unit on a display unit. If the posture of the terminal device is changed, the generating unit generates the display image data according to the changed posture of the terminal device. If the posture of the terminal device is changed during the generation of the image data by the generating unit, the generating unit does not generate the display image data according to the changed posture of the terminal device, until the generation of the display image data is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Patent number: 10521174
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions, the computer-readable instructions, in response to being activated by an operating system, causing the portable terminal to perform: a first acceptance process of accepting an operation designating one of image forming devices communicable; a first storage process of causing the memory to store a first device ID, as a designated device ID; a second acceptance process of accepting an operation designating contents; and an operation instruction process of transmitting operation instruction information, and the computer-readable instructions, in response to being activated by another program, causing the portable terminal to perform: an acquisition process of acquiring, from the another program, a second device ID for identifying the image forming device; and a second storage process of causing the memory to store the second device ID, as the designated device ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Patent number: 10521166
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions that are executable by a computer in an operating terminal is provided. The computer readable instructions, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to designate an information processing apparatus to transmit apparatus information to a server, and based on the designation of the information processing apparatus, transmit a setting command to the designated information processing apparatus through a communication interface. The setting command commands the information processing apparatus to shift to one of a condition for transmitting the apparatus information to the server and a condition for not transmitting the apparatus information to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Publication number: 20190387121
    Abstract: A portable terminal has a memory having a program stored thereon and readably by a computer. The program causes the portable terminal to perform searching an image processing apparatus capable of executing an image processing operation by a first method, determining whether the image processing apparatus is detected in the searching by the first method, searching the image processing apparatus by a second method in a case where it is determined that the image processing apparatus is not detected as a result of the searching by the first method, storing apparatus information for identifying the image processing apparatus detected in the searching by the first method or the searching by the second method, and transmitting operation instruction information for instructing execution of the image processing operation to the image processing apparatus identified with the designated apparatus information stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Norihiko ASAI
  • Publication number: 20190364145
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer program readable by a computer of a portable device connectable to an image input device and image output device and including a memory storing external programs activated by the computer program, the computer program causes the portable device to perform: receiving a user operation on a first screen including first objects corresponding to the external programs; determining the designated program when the first object is designated; when the designated program has a first function of executing processing for the input data, instructing the image input device to execute an input operation and performing first post-processing; and when the designated program has the second function of enabling a user to designate the output data, performing pre-processing and controlling the image output device to execute output operation for the output data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Norihiko ASAI
  • Patent number: 10477039
    Abstract: A portable terminal includes a user interface, a memory, a network interface, and a controller, and performs operations including: performing a first acquiring processing of acquiring a data identification information; performing a second acquiring processing of acquiring operation information representing output operations, performing a first output instructing processing of transmitting output instructing information to a output device via the network interface, the output instructing information being information for outputting a content data identified by the data identification information by a target operation; and performing, when it is determined that the operation identification information represents one output operation, a second output instructing processing of transmitting the output instructing information to the output device via the network interface, wherein the target operation of the second output instructing processing is the output operation represented by the operation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Patent number: 10477041
    Abstract: A non-transitory recording medium of a mobile terminal having contains instructions which, when executed by the controller, cause the mobile terminal to receive a user condition, identify a designated device, receive ability information from the designated device, receive availability information, transmit first execution instruction information to the designated device in response to determination that the user condition falls within the rage of the ability information, the first execution instruction information instruction execution of the operation according to the user condition, determine whether the availability information is the first value or the second value in response to determination that the user condition is out of the range of the ability information, and transmit second execution instruction information to the designated device in response to determination that the availability information is the first value, the second execution instruction information instructing execution of the operation
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Publication number: 20190335045
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus is configured to receive a selection of a first function and search for one or more devices which has the capability to perform that first function. The apparatus may then receive a selection of the one or more devices for performing that first function and, in conjunction, determine whether the selected device has the capability to execute a second function. The device identification data may be stored. Subsequently, if the selected device is determined to be capable of executing the second function, which is different from the first function selected, and the second function is further selected, the previously selected device may be displayed as having the capability to execute the selected second function. Otherwise, the apparatus does not display the previously selected device as being able to execute the selected second function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jun Yamada, Norihiko Asai
  • Patent number: RE47876
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a processor configured to output a first print instruction to print one or more images corresponding to one or more pieces of image data contained in a specific image data set in one case of a first case that a near field wireless communication unit establishes near field wireless communication with a printer when a display unit is showing a display created based on a first display data and a second case that the near field wireless communication unit establishes the near field wireless communication with the printer when the display unit is showing a display created based on a second display data, and output a second print instruction to print one image corresponding to one piece of image data contained in the specific image data set in the other case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai