Patents by Inventor Seijiro Imai

Seijiro Imai 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).

  • Publication number: 20240114096
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inspection system comprising a printing apparatus and an inspection apparatus that inspects a printed matter printed by the printing apparatus. The inspection apparatus obtains a scanned image by reading an image formed on the printed matter, diagnose the printing apparatus based on the scanned image, and in a case in which the printing apparatus is diagnosed as having a defect by the diagnosis, the inspection apparatus presents a countermeasure to be executed in the printing apparatus to resolve the defect. Then, in response to the execution of the countermeasure in the printing apparatus, the inspection apparatus allows an instruction to re-diagnose the printing apparatus to be accepted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: SEIJIRO IMAI, TAKESHI OKADA
  • Patent number: 11815843
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of light sources, a light source control unit that controls turning on and off of the plurality of light sources, a first detection unit that detects an accumulated amount of waste toner with respect to the total capacity of the first waste toner container, and a second detection unit that detects an accumulated amount of waste toner with respect to the total capacity of the second waste toner container. The light source control unit turns on one of the plurality of light sources, based on detection results of the first detection unit and the second detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Seijiro Imai
  • Publication number: 20230131875
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is configured to obtain information indicating the capacity of a toner container. In accordance with the obtained information, a gamma table for correcting the luminance value of a printing-target image is determined and the luminance value of the image is corrected by using the determined gamma table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventor: Seijiro Imai
  • Publication number: 20220382207
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of light sources, a light source control unit that controls turning on and off of the plurality of light sources, a first detection unit that detects an accumulated amount of waste toner with respect to the total capacity of the first waste toner container, and a second detection unit that detects an accumulated amount of waste toner with respect to the total capacity of the second waste toner container. The light source control unit turns on one of the plurality of light sources, based on detection results of the first detection unit and the second detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Seijiro Imai
  • Patent number: 11501425
    Abstract: A verification apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure selects an image associated with a code of a reference image switching sheet as a reference image when the code of the reference image switching sheet is read. An instruction is provided to discharge the reference image switching sheet to a set sheet discharging destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Seijiro Imai
  • Patent number: 11385842
    Abstract: A printing system includes an image formation apparatus, an information processing apparatus, and a terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive conditions of capabilities required for an image formation apparatus to be registered on a virtual printer, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the conditions received by the reception unit to the information processing apparatus. The image formation apparatus includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit, to the information processing apparatus, capability information indicating a capability of the image formation apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register the image formation apparatus on the virtual printer in a case where the capability indicated in the capability information transmitted by the second transmission unit satisfies the conditions transmitted by the first transmission unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jun Miyajima, Akinori Takeo, Seijiro Imai, Masaki Kashiwagi, Takeshi Kaneda
  • Publication number: 20210326082
    Abstract: A printing system includes an image formation apparatus, an information processing apparatus, and a terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive conditions of capabilities required for an image formation apparatus to be registered on a virtual printer, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the conditions received by the reception unit to the information processing apparatus. The image formation apparatus includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit, to the information processing apparatus, capability information indicating a capability of the image formation apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register the image formation apparatus on the virtual printer in a case where the capability indicated in the capability information transmitted by the second transmission unit satisfies the conditions transmitted by the first transmission unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Jun Miyajima, Akinori Takeo, Seijiro Imai, Masaki Kashiwagi, Takeshi Kaneda
  • Patent number: 11079977
    Abstract: A printing system includes an image formation apparatus, an information processing apparatus, and a terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive conditions of capabilities required for an image formation apparatus to be registered on a virtual printer, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the conditions received by the reception unit to the information processing apparatus. The image formation apparatus includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit, to the information processing apparatus, capability information indicating a capability of the image formation apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register the image formation apparatus on the virtual printer in a case where the capability indicated in the capability information transmitted by the second transmission unit satisfies the conditions transmitted by the first transmission unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jun Miyajima, Akinori Takeo, Seijiro Imai, Masaki Kashiwagi, Takeshi Kaneda
  • Patent number: 11029894
    Abstract: An image forming system capable of reducing the processing load of a print server. An information processing apparatus generates execution data for causing an image forming process to be executed. The print server holds the execution data acquired from the apparatus. A plurality of printers execute the image forming process based on the execution data. Print settings are set based on capability information of the printers and are transmitted to the apparatus. The information processing apparatus generates the execution data based on the received print settings. History information indicating one of the plurality of printers, which is used for printing, is managed, and the print settings are set based on capability information of one of the printers, which is selected based on the history information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Kaneda, Masaki Kashiwagi, Akinori Takeo, Jun Miyajima, Seijiro Imai
  • Patent number: 10990334
    Abstract: A system is operable to save a print job received from an information processing apparatus and transmit the print job to one printing device among a plurality of printing devices that are registered in advance, in response to a request from the one printing device. The system includes a server, that generates capability information for the plurality of printing devices based on capability information indicating a capability of each printing device of the plurality of printing devices, and updates the generated capability information in a case that the capability information indicating the capability of one of the plurality of printing devices changes. The information processing apparatus generates and displays a print setting screen based on the updated capability information obtained from the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Kaneda, Masaki Kashiwagi, Akinori Takeo, Jun Miyajima, Seijiro Imai
  • Patent number: 10956095
    Abstract: A server system that causes one of a plurality of printers to print an image received from an information processing apparatus. A virtual printer determines whether or not a printer capable of performing printing to which both of a first print setting and a second print setting are applied is included in the plurality of printers. In a case where it is determined that a printer capable of performing printing to which the first and second print settings are applied is not included in the plurality of printers, information indicating that the first print setting and the second print setting conflicting with each other is stored as prohibited settings information. The print settings are controlled based on the prohibited settings information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akinori Takeo, Takeshi Kaneda, Masaki Kashiwagi, Jun Miyajima, Seijiro Imai
  • Publication number: 20210073967
    Abstract: A verification apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure selects an image associated with a code of a reference image switching sheet as a reference image when the code of the reference image switching sheet is read. An instruction is provided to discharge the reference image switching sheet to a set sheet discharging destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Seijiro Imai
  • Publication number: 20200133591
    Abstract: An image forming system capable of reducing the processing load of a print server. An information processing apparatus generates execution data for causing an image forming process to be executed. The print server holds the execution data acquired from the apparatus. A plurality of printers execute the image forming process based on the execution data. Print settings are set based on capability information of the printers and are transmitted to the apparatus. The information processing apparatus generates the execution data based on the received print settings. History information indicating one of the plurality of printers, which is used for printing, is managed, and the print settings are set based on capability information of one of the printers, which is selected based on the history information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Takeshi Kaneda, Masaki Kashiwagi, Akinori Takeo, Jun Miyajima, Seijiro Imai
  • Publication number: 20200097224
    Abstract: A printing system includes an image formation apparatus, an information processing apparatus, and a terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive conditions of capabilities required for an image formation apparatus to be registered on a virtual printer, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the conditions received by the reception unit to the information processing apparatus. The image formation apparatus includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit, to the information processing apparatus, capability information indicating a capability of the image formation apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register the image formation apparatus on the virtual printer in a case where the capability indicated in the capability information transmitted by the second transmission unit satisfies the conditions transmitted by the first transmission unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Jun Miyajima, Akinori Takeo, Seijiro Imai, Masaki Kashiwagi, Takeshi Kaneda
  • Publication number: 20200089440
    Abstract: A server system that causes one of a plurality of printers to print an image received from an information processing apparatus. A virtual printer determines whether or not a printer capable of performing printing to which both of a first print setting and a second print setting are applied is included in the plurality of printers. In a case where it is determined that a printer capable of performing printing to which the first and second print settings are applied is not included in the plurality of printers, information indicating that the first print setting and the second print setting conflicting with each other is stored as prohibited settings information. The print settings are controlled based on the prohibited settings information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Akinori Takeo, Takeshi Kaneda, Masaki Kashiwagi, Jun Miyajima, Seijiro Imai
  • Publication number: 20200089443
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives capability information from each of a plurality of image forming apparatuses, and calculates a product set of pieces of capability information indicating capabilities (such as two-sided/one-sided printing and supported sheet sizes) of the plurality of image forming apparatuses. An external apparatus displays the product set of pieces of capability information when a user makes print settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki Kashiwagi, Takeshi Kaneda, Akinori Takeo, Jun Miyajima, Seijiro Imai
  • Publication number: 20200073603
    Abstract: There is provided a system operable to save a print job received from an information processing apparatus and transmit the print job to one printing device among a plurality of printing devices that are registered in advance, in response to a request from the one printing device. The system comprises a server, the server generates capability information for the plurality of printing devices based on capability information indicating a capability of each printing device of the plurality of printing devices, and updates the generated capability information in a case that the capability information indicating the capability of one of the plurality of printing devices changes. The information processing apparatus generates and displays a print setting screen based on the updated capability information obtained from the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Takeshi Kaneda, Masaki Kashiwagi, Akinori Takeo, Jun Miyajima, Seijiro Imai